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Additional Resources

Microchip offers a number of hardware solutions to suit

the demands of any application from the most basic single

button design using the incredibly small and cost effective

PIC10F to the peripheral rich Mid-Range and PIC24FJ MCU

Families. Solutions are available for up to 64 keys using 8- or

16-bit microcontrollers.

For more information on Microchip Capacitive Touch

solutions, please consult our design center at

www.microchip.com/mtouch

Development Tools from Microchip

Part Number

Development Tool

Description

DM164125

PICDEM™ Touch Sense 1 Development Kit

Introduces users to Microchip’s 8-bit capacitive mTouch™ sensing

solutions. This kit includes keys and slides, the 8-bit PIC16F

microcontroller with S/R latch module and the PICkit™ Serial Analyzer.

DM164128

PICDEM™ Touch Sense 2 Development Kit

Introduces users to Microchip’s Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU)

Capacitive mTouch™ Sensing Solutions. Demonstrates touch sensing

technology using the 16-bit PIC24F family with CTMU.

DM240011

PIC24F Starter Kit

Includes everything needed to start designing a touch sensing

application. This kit features a number of demos including capacitive

touch sensing with CTMU and includes an integrated in-circuit debugger

and programmer, USB device and host connectors, tri-color LED,

capacitive touch pad and an OLED display.

Additional Information

AN1101: Introduction to Capacitive Sensing:

AN1102: Layout and Physical Design Guidelines for

Capacitive Sensing

AN1103: Software Handling for Capacitive Sensing

AN1104: Capacitive Multi-Button Configurations

AN1202: Capacitive Sensing with PIC10F

AN1171: Using the Capacitive Sensing Module on the

PIC16F72X

DS41328: mTouch™ Users Guide

DS39724: Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU)

Reference Manual

Web Seminars

Introduction to mTouch™ Capacitive Touch Sensing

Capacitive mTouch™ Sensing Solutions: Design Guidelines