Sarath Manoharan Roll no: 321 S3-MCA

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The Touchscreen Components of a Touch system The Touch Technology Working of Touch sensors Applications Advantages and Disadvantages Conclusion

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It is a display screen that is sensitive to the touch of a finger or stylus. It allows users to navigate a computer system by touching icons or links on the screen. It is also an input device. They play an important role in the design of digital appliances such as the personal digital assistant (PDA)

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Touch Sensor:

Flat panel with a touch responsive surface. The sensor/panel is placed over a display screen. The controller connects between the touch sensor and the PC. It takes information from the touch sensor and interpret it into computer understandable form. The driver allows the touchscreen and computer to work together. It tells the computer how to interpret the touch event information that is sent from the controller. These drivers are mouse-emulation type driver. No need for touch screen specific programming.

Controller:

Software Driver:

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Resistive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Infrared touchscreen Surface acoustic wave (SAW) touchscreen Etc.

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Structure:

Glass or acrylic panel. Conductive and resistive layers (indium tin oxide-ITO). Invisible spacers.

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Structure:

Glass panel.

Conductive coating (ITO/Copper).

Electrodes around the edges.

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Working principle:

Human body is an electric conductor.

Finger touch creates a voltage drop. The current respectively drifts to the electrodes. The amount of current that drifts through the four electrodes is proportional to the distance from the touch point to the four corners.

The controller calculates the proportion of current and determines X/Y coordinates

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Structure:

Front and back protective glass. Middle layer consists of a laminated sensor grid of micro-fine wires.

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During a touch, capacitance forms between the finger and the sensor grid. The embedded serial controller in the touchscreen calculates touch location coordinates and transmits them to the computer for processing.

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Structure:

Array of X-Y infrared LED and photo detector pairs. The IR controller sequentially pulses the LEDs. LED beams crosses each other and create a grid of IR light beams. When a touch is made, it obstructs the beams. Photo detectors from each axis detect the absence of light.

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Principle:

Glass panel Transmitting and receiving piezoelectric transducers for both the X and Y axes. Controller sends an electrical signal to the transmitting transducer Transducer converts the signal into ultrasonic waves within the glass. When you touch the screen, you absorb a portion of the wave traveling across it. Received signal is then compared to the stored digital map, the change recognized, and a coordinate calculate.
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Public information displays Customer self-service Retail and restaurant systems Control and Automation Systems Computer Based Training Assistive Technology

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User friendly. Fast command selection. Easier hand eye coordination than mouse or keyboards. Both an input and output device. No extra work space is required.

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Finger stress. Some reduction in image brightness may occur. Users hand may obscure the screen. They cost more than alternative devices.

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Touch sensor, controller, and driver software makes a complete touch system. Various technologies are available each employs different methods to sense input. Resistive, Capacitive, SAW and IR are commonly used. Many applications, advantages, and some disadvantages

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