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TOUCHSCREEN TECHNOLOGY

Submitted By :Md Nazish Aslam 0832EC071029

Submitted To :Mr. Amit Malik

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION

 INTRODUCING THE TECHNOLOGY HOW DOES A TOUCHSCREEN WORK? TOUCH SCREEN DIVERSITY

COMPARISON
APPLICATIONS

CONCLUSION

 A visual display unit screen that allows the user to give

commands to the computer by touching parts of the screen instead of using the keyboard or a mouse. and we could give the desired input by touching it.

The display screen has a sensitive glass overlay placed on it

A touch screen is based on CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)

technology, that accepts direct onscreen input.

A basic touchscreen has three main components: 1 Touch sensor; 2 Controller; 3 Software driver. The touchscreen is an input device, so it needs to be combined with a display and a PC or other device to make a complete touch input system.

 A touch screen sensor is a clear

glass panel with a touch responsive surface which is placed over a display screen so that the responsive area of the panel covers the viewable area of the display screen.

 The controller is a

small PC card that connects between the touch sensor and the PC. It takes information from the touch sensor and translates it into information that PC can understand.
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 The driver is a software that allows the touch

screen and computer to work together. It tells the operating system how to interpret the touch event information that is sent from the controller.
Most touch screen drivers today are a mouse-

emulation type driver. This makes touching the screen the same as clicking your mouse at the same location on the screen.
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 Resistive Touch screen

Capacitive Touch screen

*Surface capacitive *Projected capacitive Surface Acoustic wave (SAW) Touch screen Near Field Imaging Touch screen Infrared Touch screen

 Resistive touch screen monitor is

composed of a flexible top layer and a rigid bottom layer separated by insulating dots, attached to a touch screen controller. The inside surface of each of the two layers is coated with a transparent metal oxide coating Pressing the flexible top sheet creates electrical contact between the resistive layers, producing a switch closing in the circuit. The controller gets the alternating voltages between the two layers and converts them into the digital X and Y coordinates of the activated area.

(Reading a 4-Wire Screen)

Structure
Surface capacitive technology consists of a uniform conductive coating on a glass panel. Electrodes around the panels edge evenly distribute a low voltage across the conductive layer, creating a uniform electric field.

 Working principle
A human body is an electric conductor, so when you touch the screen with a finger, a slight amount of current is drawn, creating a voltage drop. The current respectively drifts to the electrodes on the four corners. Theoretically, the amount of current that drifts through the four electrodes should be proportional to the distance from the touch point to the four corners. The controller precisely calculates the proportion of the current passed through the four electrodes and figures out the X/Y coordinate of a touch point.

Infrared (IR) technology relies on the interruption of an IR light grid in front of the display screen. The touch frame contains a row of IR-light emitting diode (LEDs) and photo transistors, each mounted on two opposite sides to create a grid of invisible infrared light. The IR controller sequentially pulses the LEDs to create a grid of IR light beams. When a stylus, such as a finger, enters the grid, it obstructs the beams. One or more photo transistors from each axis detect the absence of light and transmit signals that identifies the x and y coordinates.

Comparison
Technology Transparence Resolution Capacitive Very good >92% Good SAW Very good >92% Good Infrared Very good >92% Limited due to spacing of IR sensors Potential for False activation or dead zones From Surface Contaminants Any substrate Resistive 75%~85% good

Surface Contaminants /durability

Resistant to moisture and other surface contaminants

Adversely affected by moisture or Surface contaminants Glass with ITO coating

Unaffected by Surface contaminants. Polyester top sheet is easily scratched Polyester top sheet, glass substrate with ITO coating up to 19" Can use any pointing device

Sensor substrate

Glass with ITO coating

Display size Touch method

8.4"-21" Human touch

10.4"-30" finger, gloved hand or soft tip

10.4"-60" Can use any pointing device

Limitations:
The user must sit within arms reach of the display Possible arm fatigue Difficult to select small items Possible retrofit problem (the touch screen must be fitted on the screen)

 Public Information Displays:::

Tourism displays, Trade show display

Customer Self-Services:::

Stores, Restaurants, ATMs, Airline ticket terminals and Transportation hubs. Digital jukeboxes, Computerized gaming, Student Registration systems, Multimedia softwares , Scientific applications etc.
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More uses...

Though the touch screen technology contains some limitations its very user friendly, fast, accurate, easy for the novices & fun to operate. It has been widely accepted. And now by just modifying a little it can replace the mouse and key board completely in near future.

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Any queries???