DM160218: 3D Capacitive Sensing, 2.5 ~ 3.465V in

Summary

The Hillstar Development Kit is designed to support an easy integration of Microchip’s MGC3130 3D Tracking and Gesture Controller into customer’s applications. It provides MGC3130 system setup, related hardware and software references.

With the MGC3130 Software Package, including Aurea Graphical User Interface and GestIC Library, the MGC3130 Software Development Kit (SDK) and PIC18 Host Reference code, design-in is easy in five steps.

The MGC3130 is the first product based on Microchip’s GestIC® technology. It is developed as a mixed-signal controller. The MGC3130 has one transmit and five very sensitive receive channels that are capable to detect changes of a transmitted electrical field (E-field) corresponding to capacitive changes in the femtofarad (1 fF = 10-15F) range.

In order to transmit and receive an electrical field, electrodes have to be connected to the transmitting and receiving channels of the MGC3130 controller. The spatial arrangement of the electrodes allows the chip to determine the center of gravity of the electric field distortion, and thus position tracking and gesture recognition of a user’s hand in the detection space.

Specifications

Manufacturer Microchip Technology
Category Sensor Solutions
Sub-Category Capacitive Sensing
Eval Board Part Number DM160218-ND
Eval Board Supplier Microchip Technology
Eval Board Normally In Stock
Number & Type of Sensors Proximity
3D Free-space
Features I²C Interface
Shutdown, Enable, Standby
SPI Interface
Status Indication
Synchronizable
Application / Target Market Handheld games
LCD TV / Monitor
Portable Devices
RF: Remote Controls
Tablets
Component Count + Extras 34 + 8
Design Author Microchip Technology
Voltage In 2.5 ~ 3.465 V
Sleep Mode Current [Maximum]
Main I.C. Base Part MGC3130
Quiescent Current [Maximum] - Not Given
Sleep Mode Current [Typical] 9 µA (IC)
Quiescent Current [Typical] 20 mA
Date Created By Author 2013-10
Date Added To Library 2014-04

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