Atmel QTouch Library Enables Customization of Touch Functions Across All AVR Products
28/09/2009 19:28
PR Newswire
SAN JOSE, California, September 28 /PRNewswire/ --
- Increased functionality and integration enable designers to embed touch
interface technology quickly and efficiently
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced version 3.0 of the
royalty-free Atmel QTouch(R) software library with up to 64 channels of touch
support for all Atmel AVR microcontrollers (MCUs) and select 32-bit AVR32
UC3. The increased channel support, and wider range of supported
microcontrollers, provide designers with several library files for each
device to enable a more flexible and efficient design. By selecting the
appropriate library file, designers can now gain a more compact and efficient
code using less RAM.
The QTouch library (http://www.atmel.com/qtouchlib) also supports Atmel's
patented charge transfer signal acquisition technology for robust sensing on
the AVR (http://www.atmel.com/products/AVR/overview.asp) and AVR32
(http://www.atmel.com/products/avr32/uc3l_landing.asp?source=home) MCUs. This
technology allows QTouch to outperform other capacitive touch sensitive
acquisition methods in electrostatic discharge (ESD) and electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC), overlay thickness and signal-to-noise ratio. The QTouch
library, combined with Atmel's AVR(R) development tools, can now provide a
fast, easy path to a reliable, high-quality touch interface for our
designers.
"Our customers continue to require software support for all AVR
microcontrollers, especially for touch buttons, sliders and wheels
solutions," said Arild Rodland, AVR Product Marketing Manager, Atmel
Corporation. "The release of the new QTouch Library allows us to offer our
customers superior touch technology for the full range of AVR and selected
AVR32 UC3 devices. Furthermore, our customers can now select our tinyAVR(R),
megaAVR(R), XMEGA(TM), AVR32 UC3A or UC3B device and add touch functionality
easily to their design."
The QTouch library consists of pre-compiled object code binaries which
can be configured individually as touch keys or combined in groups to form
sliders or navigation functionality. The QTouch Library also allows full user
customization and optimization of the touch function. The precompiled
software libraries come with a defined application programming interface
(API) that ensures easy integration with the customer code and is well suited
for applications requiring a limited number of touch channels. It also offers
a quick, easy solution for customers who want to embed touch functionality in
their existing AVR microcontroller designs.
Availability and Pricing
The QTouch library is available now and can be downloaded from our touch
software product page at www.atmel.com/qtouchlib.
Information:
Atmel's QTouch Library product information is available at
www.atmel.com/qtouchlib.
For further information on Atmel's Touch Solutions, visit:
www.atmel.com/touch.
Information on AVR microcontrollers is available at www.atmel.com/avr.
About Atmel
Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio
frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest
intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide
the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on consumer,
industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets.
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combinations thereof, AVR(R), megaAVR(R), tinyAVR(R), QTouch(R) and others
are registered trademarks, XMEGA(TM) and others are trademarks of Atmel
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Press Contact:
Clive Over, Director, Public Relations. Atmel Corporation
Tel: +1-408-436-4305, E-mail: clive.over@atmel.com
Clive Over, Director, Public Relations of Atmel Corporation, +1-408-436-4305, clive.over@atmel.com
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