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Scope and purpose

The CAPSENSE™ Configurator is used to create and configure CAPSENSE™ widgets and generate code to control the application firmware.

Intended audience

This document helps application developers understand how to use the CAPSENSE™ Configurator as part of creating a ModusToolbox™ application.

 

Conventions used

The following are the conventions used in this guide:

Convention Explanation

Bold

Emphasizes heading levels, column headings, menus and sub-menus.

Italics

Denotes file names and paths.

Monospace

Denotes APIs, functions, interrupt handlers, events, data types, error handlers, file/folder names, directories, command line inputs, code snippets.

File > New

Indicates that a cascading sub-menu opens when you select a menu item.

 

Abbreviations and definitions

  • Application – One or more projects related to each other.
  • BIST – Built-In Self-Test
  • CAPDAC – capacitive digital-to-analog converter
  • CAPSENSE – capacitive sensing
  • Configurator – A GUI-based tool used to configure a resource.
  • CSD – CAPSENSE™ sigma-delta – self-capacitance sensing method
  • CSX – CAPSENSE™ Transmit/Receive (CAPSENSE™ with two electrodes: Tx and Rx) – mutual capacitance sensing method
  • EFS – external frame start
  • IDAC – current-output digital-to-analog converter
  • IDE – integrated development environment
  • IIR filter – infinite-impulse response filter
  • CSD HW – CAPSENSE™ Sigma Delta – 4th generation hardware (HW) block
  • ISX – inductive sensing method
  • LFSR – linear-feedback shift register
  • MFS – multi-frequency scan
  • MSC HW – multi-sense converter – 5th generation hardware (HW) block
  • MSCLP HW – multi-sense converter low power – 5th generation LP hardware (HW) block
  • Peripheral – Any external analog or digital device that provides input and output for the computer.
  • PRS – pseudo-random sequencer
  • PSOC™ – programmable system-on-chip
  • SNR – signal-to-noise ratio
  • SSC – spread spectrum clock
  • Widget – This CAPSENSE™ functional unit consists of one sensor or a group of similar sensors that implement(s) a specific higher-level functionality such as a Button, Proximity, Linear Slider, Radial Slider, Matrix Buttons, Touchpad, Low Power, Liquid Level, and Liquid Presence widget.

 

Reference documents

Refer to the following documents for more information as needed:

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