Development kit provides high resolution, capacitive-touch solution with high reliability and noise immunity at low power

Available from Farnell element 14, the Texas Instruments MSP CapTIvate MCU development kit is a comprehensive, easy-to-use platform to evaluate the MSP430FR2633 microcontroller with CapTIvate touch technology. The kit contains the processor board, a programmer/debugger board with EnergyTrace technology to measure energy consumption with the Code Composer Studio IDE, and sensor boards for evaluating self-capacitance, mutual capacitance, gesture and proximity sensing. MSP MCUs with CapTIvate technology are the industry’s lowest power capacitive touch MCUs with 10V RMS noise immunity and support for dirt-proof, glove-friendly designs. The devices are FRAM-based ultra-low-power MSP microcontrollers that feature touch technology for buttons, sliders, wheels (BSW), and proximity applications. The company say the technology provides the highest resolution capacitive-touch solution in the market with high reliability and noise immunity at the lowest power. The technology supports concurrent self-capacitance and mutual-capacitance electrodes on the same design for maximum flexibility. Using the CapTIvate Design Center, engineers can quickly develop BSW applications with an easy-to-use GUI. Typical applications include thermostats, electronic access control, lighting control, electronic door locks, white goods, small appliances and personal electronics.