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TouchScreen Microcontroller

The TSHARC-XXsc single-chip analog resistive touchscreen controller chip for embedded applications supports RS-232, P-92, ISA-Bus and 3-wire serial communication and allows for dynamic selection of 4, 5, 7 and 8 wire analog resistive touchscreens regardless of manufacturer or construction.

This high-performance device is the only chip needed to decode an analog resistive touchscreen. Algorithms to decode, filter, average, and debounce are built in and supply an after-process sample rate of 140 points per second. The TSHARC-XXsc is equipped with an onboard 10-bit or 12-bit A/D converter that delivers 1024 ý 1024 or 4096 ý 4096 resolution. This single chip solution costs slightly less than other chip solutions and can be integrated using 50% less PC board real estate. The chip is available in 18- and 20-pin DIP, SCIC, or SSCP chip packages.

Chip packages cost less than $10 and include standard device drivers and engineering support. Device drivers for DOS, Win9x, ME, NT, 2000, CE, QNX, and Linux are included and may be private labeled for little additional cost. Custom OS or embedded drivers are also available.

Hampshire Company, Inc.
(414) 873-4675
Fax: (414) 873-4775
www.tsharc.com

11-01

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