
Getting Started with CapSense
®
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Figure 2-5. Sensing Algorithm Output
2.3.3 CapSense with Sigma Delta Modulator (CSD)
Cypress‘s CSD method uses a switched capacitor circuit on the front end of the system to convert the sensor
capacitance to an equivalent resistor. A Sigma-Delta modulator converts the current measured through the equivalent
resistor into a digital count. When a finger is on the sensor, the capacitance increases and the equivalent resistance
+decreases. This causes an increase in current through the resistor, resulting in an increase in the digital count.
The CSD method requires a single dedicated pin and a single external component, C
MOD
, or two dedicated pins and
two external components, C
MOD
and R
B
, depending on what CapSense controller family is selected.
Figure 2-6 shows the CSD configuration for the CY8C21x34 CapSense controller family, and the family requires two
external components and two dedicated pins.
Figure 2-6. CY8C21x34/B CSD Block Diagram
Cx
Vdd
isensor
Sigma-Delta
Converter
Precharge
Clock
Cmod
Rb
High-Z
input
Sw1
Sw2
CY8C21x34/B
Gnd
ibleed
= External Connection
AMUX Bus
Vref
Rbus
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