GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Unlike many capacitive touch solutions, the SX8660 features dedicated capacitive sense inputs (that requires no external components) in addition to 8 general purpose I/O ports (GPIO). The high resolution capacitive sensing supports a wide variety of touch pad sizes and shapes and allows capacitive buttons to be created using thick overlay materials (up to 5mm) for an extremely robust and ESD immune system design. The SX8660 incorporates a versatile firmware that was specially designed to simplify capacitive touch solution design and offers reduced time-to-market. Integrated multi-time programmable memory provides the ultimate flexibility to modify key firmware parameters (gain, threshold, scan period, auto offset compensation) in the field without the need for new firmware development. The SX8660 supports the 400 kHz I²C serial bus data protocol and includes a field programmable slave address. The tiny 4mm x 4mm footprint makes it an ideal solution for portable, battery powered applications where power and density are at a premium.
Semtech Corporation
