Multi-Touch

Crystal Touch: Multi-Touch

Projected Capacitive Touch Panel

Multi Touch

The Crystal Touch family of projected capacitive touch panels now includes true multi-touch panels in the 4.3", 7.0" and 10.1" sizes. Providing a variety of panel options, the Crystal Touch portfolio allows for additional products to benefit from the advanced technology of touch interfaces.

Crystal Touch: Multi-Touch represents the next generation of touch technology. Increasing the amount of touch points on the panel will allow for greater functionality and additional interface possibilities.

Multi-touch panels are similar to single touch applications with how they interact with the controller. However, instead of a single touch point and single source of instructions given to the controller, a multi-touch panel has additional touch points that can all be interpreted and give increased functionality to a product.

The Crystal Touch: Multi-Touch panel offerings are aesthetically pleasing, giving products a clean look and feel. Utilizing Ocular’s projected capacitive panel also lengthens the lifespan of products by increasing durability and enhancing optical clarity. The top layer of glass keeps the panel clean and can withstand harsh chemicals and cleaners. In addition to the ability to withstand harsh chemicals, Crystal Touch: Multi-Touch panels can also endure harsh environments and extreme temperatures.

Ocular offers additional product enhancements through Customization and Design services, such as Optical Bonding. This technology takes an already durable Ocular product and adds the technology of DuPont™ Vertak® to increase sunlight readability, impact resistance, durability and scratch resistance.

Features

Ultra-Rugged Touch Panel

  • Stands up to abrasive cleaners
  • Scratch resistant

All Glass Construction

  • Maximal optical clarity
  • No deformations over time
  • No deformations due to temperature

Projected Capacitive Coupling

  • Works with hands or stylus
  • High resolution
  • Fast sampling rate
  • Auto calibration

Ocular’s Crystal Touch: Multi-Touch line of projected capacitive touch panels gives products a competitive advantage with its clean look and true multi-touch interface. Featuring all glass construction, the Crystal Touch: Multi-Touch provides maximum optical clarity, does not lose its shape or deform over time and expands the lifespan of a product due to its increased durability. Made from capacitive glass, the all-glass construction provides a smooth surface that can withstand a wide range of temperatures: operating temperature ranges from -20° to 70°C and storage temperature is from -30° to 80°C. The all glass construction also provides a more durable product.

In addition to harsh environments, Crystal Touch: Multi-Touch panels are ruggedized and can handle abrasive cleaners, preventing any damage that may be caused if interaction with harsh chemicals occurs. This ultra-rugged panel is scratch resistant and can be an upgrade to products currently using a resistive touch interface or a single touch projected capacitive panel.

Projected Capacitive Coupling provided by Crystal Touch: Multi-Touch has a high resolution of 1024 x 1024, a fast sampling rate of 100 Hz, (10 ms per scan), auto calibration and is not restricted to just touch; panels will also work with a tethered stylus.

Specifications

Ocular’s Crystal Touch: Multi-Touch Projected Capacitive Touch Panels

Model Number Diagonal Size Outline (mm) Thickness (mm) Voltage (V) Operating Temperature Resolution Interface Transmissivity Simultaneous Touches Data Sheet
FTCA1004-50 4.3" 106 x 67 1.6 3.3 -20° to 70°C 1024 x 1024 I2C or USB 90% 10 Datasheet
FTCA1007-50 7" 163 x 104 1.6 3.3 -20° to 70°C 1024 x 1024 I2C or USB 90% 10 Datasheet
FTCA1010-50 10.1" 235 x 146 1.6 3.3 -20° to 70°C 1024 x 1024 I2C or USB 90% 10 Datasheet

Customizable Options

  • Hardening
    • Increasing the hardness and ruggedizing panels makes the interface more durable.
  • Impact resistance
    • Multiple methods are available to increase the impact resistance of a panel. Adding strengthening material or using alternative materials is an option as well as optical bonding to make panels stronger.
  • Anti-glare treatments
    • Treatments to reduce glare and increase display clarity are available on the Crystal Touch projected capacitive panels. Minimizing glare will create an enhanced image.
  • Anti-reflection treatments
    • Minimizing reflection on the display is an option that will increase efficiency of the display due to less light that is lost.
  • Optical Bonding
    • Eliminating air gaps and increasing enclosure strength is an optional upgrade to panels. Optical bonding is re-workable and increases sunlight readability up to 400% and impact resistance and scratch resistance up to 300%.
  • Coverplates with customer silkscreen
    • Customized coverplates can be added to panels to reflect unique product designs.
Product descriptions and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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