GestIC E-field sensors are not impacted by ambient influences such as light or
sound, which have a negative impact to the majority of other 3D technologies.
GestIC technology allows
gesture/position tracking processing on-chip – no host processing needed.
Algorithms are included in the Colibri Gesture Suite which runs on-chip and is
provided by Microchip.
The GestIC technology has a high immunity to noise, provides high update rates
and resolution, low latency and is also not affected by clothing, surface
texture or reflectivity.
Five carrier frequencies of 42,
43, 44, 45 and 100 kHz are utilized by the GestIC with minimal impact on the
regulated radio frequency range.
Usage of thin low-cost materials
as electrodes allow low-system cost at slim industrial designs.
The further use of existing
capacitive sensor structures, such as a touch panel’s ITO coating, allows
additional cost savings and ease the integration of the technology.
Electrodes are invisible to the user’s eye since they are implemented underneath
the housing surface or integrated into a touch panel’s ITO structure.
GestIC works centrically over the full sensing space. Thus, it provides full
surface coverage without any detection blind spots.
Only one GestIC transmitter
electrode is used for E-field generations. The benefit is an overall low-power
consumption and low-radiated EMC noise.
Since GestIC is basically
processing raw electrode signals and computing them in real time into
preprocessed gestures and x, y, z positional data, it provides a highly-flexible
user interface technology for any kind of electronic devices.
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