Microchip announces new mTouch™ Inductive Touch-Sensing Technology, as an addition to its capacitive touch-sensing solutions. Inductive touch sensing’s fundamental operating principles enable it to work through a front panel such as plastic, stainless steel or aluminium. The technology also works through gloves and on surfaces that contain liquids.

The new mTouch Technology is available at distributor Rutronik now.

Microchip enables designers to integrate inductive touch-sensing
functionality within existing application code in a single standard 8-, 16-
or 32-bit PIC® microcontroller (MCU) or 16-bit dsPIC® Digital Signal
Controller (DSC). Touch sensing also enables a completely sealed and modern-looking design. Applications for inductive touch-sensing include stainless steel front panels for appliances, robust industrial equipment and
automotive applications because of the ability to reduce accidental touch
triggers.

Implementation details for Microchip’s inductive touch sensing solutions
are available now by free download from www.microchip.com/mtouch. Items
available for download include user manual with quick-start guide for
building an inductive touch-sensing application, application notes covering
hardware and software design practices. Also available for download are
graphical user interface software tools for analysis of designs.

www.rutronik.com