Proximity Design Guide Atmel（接近设计指南爱特梅尔公司）.pdfVIP

Proximity Design Guide 1. Introduction The ability to interact with an electronic device, while not physically making contact with the device, has fascinated designers and users alike for years. There are a variety of ways to implement this type of technology: IR, magnetic, optical, ultrasonic, and capacitive. Each of these technologies comes with its own unique benefits and Proximity trade-offs. Capacitive sensing technologies have the general advantage of achieving very Design Guide reliable proximity detection with low power, low cost, and relatively easy design. Atmel® has the advantage of being able to do all of these with ranges to over 250 mm. Application Note Capacitive sensing generates an electric field, or E-field, as part of the sensing QTAN0087 process; this applies to both self-capacitance (QTouch® ® and QTouchADC ) and mutual-capacitive sensors (QMatrix®). Proximity detection is achieved by adjusting the sensitivity of the standard capacitive sensing circuitry or algorithm. This can be applied to touch sensor designs using an Atmel application-specific device, or an Atmel microcontroller with the appropriate QTouch Library linked to your application code. Adding proximity detection to a design provides many benefits: • A more intuitive user interface • Power savings – The ability to have an application start/stop based on a user’s proximity to a device. The device can stay in sleep mode until a presence is detected, reducing power consumption and extending battery life. • Make the application interact with human presence: – Mobile phone – use proximity sensing to reduce RF power when a mobile phone is placed near a persons