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Resistive multi-touch screen microcontrollers

STMicroelectronics’ STM32TS60, the first member of the STMTouch family, is a resistive multi-touch controller that detects and tracks ten simultaneous touches with very fast response times while keeping an unrivaled power budget in active and sleep modes. This single-chip solution allows application designers to replace complex menu sequences with more direct and natural user controls using fingers, nails or stylus.

The STM32TS60 benefits from the highly efficient STM32 microcontroller architecture and a patented, multi-touch embedded firmware. This greatly reduces the application development cycle and the external component count.
The proven resistive technology is already widely used in numerous touch-enabled devices. It is a true zero power technology in standby mode, waking up the STM32TS60 only when a touch occurs.


Documents and Files for STMTouch family

 

STM32TS60 board

 
Resistive multi-touch screen microcontrollers features and benefits
Key features
Tracks up to 10 independent touches simultaneously at a scan rate of 125 Hz up to 250 Hz
Finger, nail and any stylus touch capability with actuation force information
Single- or dual-chip architecture that supports up to 11” screens
I²C, SPI, UART and USB communication interfaces
Patented resistive multi-touch technology powered by PMatrix™ firmware engine
 
Key benefits
Proven and cost-effective resistive panel technology
Very low power budget with wake-up-on-touch/-release only (no scan required in sleep)
No external compensation resistors for reduced BOM and easy connection to the touchpanel
No calibration requirements
Light external software drivers and simple configuration process to ease application development
 
STM32TS60
 
Main applications
Gaming devices
Mobile handsets
Smartphones
Portable media players
Personal navigation devices
Mobile Internet devices
Netbooks
Industrial equipments
Tools
STMicroelectronics' STM32TS60 is supported by an evaluation kit coming with a 3.5" or 4.3" touch panel.
A 10.1" touch panel is under development. This tool offers an easy means to evaluate the resistive multi-touch technology by displaying the multiple points sensed on the touch panel on a PC graphical user interface through a USB interface.

For more information, please contact your ST local office.
STM32TS60 board
 
Product News
Press announcement, January 6, 2010:
STMicroelectronics Pushes the Multi-Touch Screen Market and Unveils Resistive Multi-Touch Single-Chip Controller with Unrivaled Performance
 
Product brochures and selectors
Product brochures and selectors for microcontrollers
 
Related information
STMTouch