TOUCH SCREEN

TECHNOLOGY

PRESENTED BY

BALACHANDAR.K
 INTRODUCTION
 Works with the principle of CRT (Cathode Ray
Tube) technology.

 Input device --> Operates a PC by simply

touching the display screen.

 Made of sensitive glass overlay & desired inputs

can be given by touching it.

 Inputs --> External (light pen) or an internal

device (touch overlay and controller) .
 COMPONENTS OF TOUCH
SCREEN
 Three major components viz,

 Touch sensor

 Controller

 Software driver
TOUCH SENSORS

Touch
sensor

Covering screen
 CONTD..
 Touch sensor --> In between clear glass panels.

 Responsive area --> Entire viewable area of the

display screen.

 Sensors --> Detects electrical current or signal.

 Touching -->causes a voltage or signal change,

thereby the location can be determined.
CONTROLLER
 CONTD…

 PC card --> Touch sensor and the PC.

 Change in voltage --> Translated into the

information that CPU understands.

 Translated bits --> Position where the touch occurs.

 Processor --> change the screen accordingly.

 SOFTWARE DRIVER

 Acts as a bridge --> Screen and processor.

 Makes the operating system --> To interpret the

touch event information.

 Touch screen drivers today --> Mouse-emulation

type driver ( like touching the screen the same
as clicking mouse)

 Recent research --> To make it as PNP

 TYPES OF TOUCH SCREEN

 Resistive Touch screen

 Surface wave Touch screen

 Capacitive Touch screen

 Surface capacitive
 Projected capacitive

 Infrared Touch screen

RESISTIVE TOUCH
SCREENS
RESISTIVE TOUCH SCREEN
 CONTD…
 1. Polyester Film.

 2. Top Resistive Layer.

 3. Conductive Transparent Metal Coating.

 4. Bottom Resistive Layer .

 5. Insulating Dots .

 6. Glass Substrate
 WORKING OF RESISTIVE
SENSORS
 Resistive touch screen monitor composed of :
 Flexible top layer
 Rigid bottom layer
 Insulating dots
 Along with touch screen controller.

 Top & Bottom layers --> transparent metal oxide coating.

 Pressure over the flexible top sheet --> Makes electrical

contact between the resistive layers & the switch closing in
the circuit.

 Controller --> Alternating voltages & converts them into the

digital X and Y coordinates.
 CONTROLLER
 NAME:
 VS20UA CONTROLLER

 Supply Voltage
 5.0V  DC

 Maximum Current 
 20mA

 Resolution
 12-bit
 PROPERTIES

2 conductive layers that connects when touched.

 Capable of multi touch.

 Not affected by dirt or dust.

 Good for outdoor use.

SURFACE WAVE
TOUCH SCREEN
SURFACE WAVE TOUCH SCREEN
 WORKING OF SURFACE
WAVE SENSORS
 Contains Transmitting and receiving transducers

 Touchscreen controller --> 5 MHz electrical signal to the

transmitting transducer.

 Converts electrical signal --> ultrasonic waves within the

glass.

 Waves --> Directed across the front surface of screen.

 Reflectors - -> Reflects & directs towards receiving

transducer.

 Receiving transducer --> reconverts --> An electrical signal

& digitally maps the touchscreen
 CONTROLLER
 NAME:
 2701RSU CONTROLLER

 Voltage
 +5 VDC

 Baud Rate
 9600

 Touch Resolution
 12bit, size independent

 Conversion Time
 10 ms per coordinate set
CAPACITIVE
TOUCHSCREEN
CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREEN
 WORKING OF CAPACITIVE
TOUCHSCREEN
 Uniform conductive coating on a glass panel.

 Operation --> Electrodes around the panel's edge

evenly distribute a low voltage across the
conductive layer & creates an uniform electric
field.

 Finger touch --> Draws current from each corner.

 Controller --> Measures ratio of the current flow

from the corners & calculates the touch location.

 Capacitance --> Finger and the sensor grid.

 LAYERS OF CAPACITIVE
TOUCHSCREEN
 Contains 3layers ,viz

 Front Protective glass

 Back protective glass

- provides optical & strength enhancement options

 Middle layer
- laminated sensor grid of micro-fine wires
 CONTROLLER
 Name:
 5000
RSU SERIAL
CONTROLLER
 Supply Voltage:
 +5 V DC or +12V
 Baud Rate
 9600 (default) and 19200
 Touch Resolution
 12bit, size independent.
 Conversion Time
 Approximately 15 ms
per coordinate set
 PROPERTIES

 Conductive coating that emits electric field.

 Very durable.

 Must be touched by some conductive materials.

 Capable of multi touch.

 PROS & CONS OF TOUCH
SCREENS
PROS CONS

 Direct pointing to the objects.  Low precision when we

use finger.
 Fast.
 Screen may be covered
 Finger or pen is usable (No more by using hand
cable required)
 No direct activation to the
 No keyboard necessary selected function

 Suited to all interactive

applications.
 APPLICATIONS
 Public Information Displays:::
 Tourism displays
 Trade show display
 Awareness kiosks

 Customer Self-Services:::
 General departmental Stores
 Restaurants
 ATMs
 Airline ticket terminals, etc.

 Other uses:::
 Digital jukeboxes
 Computerized gaming
 Student Registration systems, etc.
 RECENT PRODUCT S
UNDER DEVELOPEMENT
 RECENT TRENDS
 Introduction of
 i-PAN7: Flat Touchscreen
computer - Panel PC

 Introduced by Keith & Koep

of Japan.

 Small frame computer.

 Runs with Windows

Embedded CE & built with
low power ARM processor.

 Uses Capacitive touch panels.

 FEATURES OF I-PAN7
 WVGA (800 x 480) 7"
Touchscreen.
 CPU 3.12MHz.
 64 to 128MB RAM.
 Up to 2GByte embedded flash.
 10/100 Ethernet.
 SD/MMC Card READER
 USB
 GPS, GPRS/GSM/SIM
 Camera
 20 bit stereo out (headphone)
 Real Time Clock
 8 inputs, 8 outputs (CPLD)
 3 x 10Bit ADC
 UART (1-3 x)
 Fingerprint extension (SPI)
 Low Power consumption
(typically 3-5W)
 Windows CE 5.0, Windows
CE 6.0 R2
 Dimension 169 mm x 108
mm x 17 mm
 IEEE 802.11bg WLAN.
 Bluetooth.
 CONCLUSION
 Though the Touch screen technology contains
some limitations it’s
 user friendly.
 Fast.
 Accurate.
 easy to operate.

 It has been widely accepted and a little

modification can replace the mouse and key
board completely in near future.
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