QT310-D ETC, QT310-D Datasheet

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QT310-D

Manufacturer Part Number
QT310-D
Description
PROGRAMMABLE CAPACITANCE SENSOR IC
Manufacturer
ETC
Datasheet
LQ
APPLICATIONS
This device requires only a few external passive parts to operate. It uses spread-spectrum burst modulation to dramatically
reduce interference problems.
The QT310 charge-transfer (“QT’”) touch sensor IC is a self-contained digital IC capable of detecting proximity, touch, or fluid
level when connected to a corresponding type of electrode. It projects sense fields through almost any dielectric, like glass,
plastic, stone, ceramic, and wood. It can also turn metal-bearing objects into intrinsic sensors, making them respond to
proximity or touch. This capability coupled with its ability to self calibrate continuously or to have fixed calibration by example
can lead to entirely new product concepts.
It is designed specifically for advanced human interfaces like control panels and appliances or anywhere a mechanical switch
or button may be found; it can also be used for material sensing and control applications, and for point-level fluid sensing.
The ability to daisy-chain permits electrodes from two or more QT310’s to be adjacent to each other without interference. The
burst rate can be programmed to a wide variety of settings, allowing the designer to trade off power consumption for response
time.
The IC’s RISC core employs signal processing techniques pioneered by Quantum; these are specifically designed to make
the device survive real-world challenges, such as ‘stuck sensor’ conditions and signal drift. All operating parameters can be
user-altered via Quantum’s cloning process to alter sensitivity, drift compensation rate, max on-duration, output polarity,
calibration mode, Heartbeat™ feature, and toggle mode. The settings are permanently stored in onboard eeprom.
The Quantum-pioneered HeartBeat™ signal is also included, allowing a host controller to monitor the health of the QT310
continuously if desired.
By using Quantum’s advanced, patented charge transfer principle, the QT310 delivers a level of performance clearly superior
to older technologies yet is highly cost-effective.
LQ
Fluid level sensors
Industrial panels
Single channel digital advanced capacitance sensor IC
Spread spectrum burst modulation for high EMI rejection
Full autocal capability
User programmable via cloning process
Internal eeprom storage of user setups, cal data
Variable drift compensation & recalibration times
BG and OBJ cal modes for learn-by-example
Sync pins for daisy-chaining or noise suppression
Variable gain via Cs capacitor change
Selectable output polarity, high or low
Toggle mode (optional via setups)
Push-pull output
Completely programmable output behavior
via cloning process from a PC
HeartBeat™ health indicator (can be disabled)
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Appliance controls
Security systems
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ROGRAMMABLE
Copyright © 2002 QRG Ltd
AVAILABLE OPTIONS
QT310-IS
SOIC
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Access controls
Micro-switch replacement
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8-PIN DIP
QT310-D
APACITANCE
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QP
ROX
Material detection
Toys & games
QT310/R1.03 21.09.03
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QT310
ENSOR
IC

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QT310-D Summary of contents

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... LQ P ROGRAMMABLE Appliance controls Access controls Security systems Micro-switch replacement AVAILABLE OPTIONS T SOIC + - +85 C QT310-IS Copyright © 2002 QRG Ltd QT310 QP ™ ROX C S APACITANCE ENSOR Material detection Toys & games 8-PIN DIP QT310-D - QT310/R1.03 21.09.03 IC ...

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... Only one low cost sampling capacitor is required for operation. A unique aspect of the QT310 is the ability of the designer to ‘clone’ a wide range of user-defined setups into the part’s eeprom during development and in production. Cloned setups can dramatically alter the behavior of the part ...

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... QT310 via earth. The QT310's PCB however can be physically quite small, so there may be little ‘free space’ coupling (Cx1 in Figure 1-4) between it and the environment to complete the return path. If the QT310 circuit ground cannot be grounded via the supply connections, then a ‘virtual capacitive ground’ may be required to increase return coupling ...

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... Cx lower and is encouraged. In the case LQ of the QT310, sensitivity can be high enough (depending on Cx and Cs) that 'walk-by' signals are a concern; if this is a problem, then some form of rear shielding may be required. ...

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... It is also possible to reduce sensitivity by making a capacitive divider with Cx by adding a low-value capacitor in series with the electrode wire. 1.5 TIMING Figure 1-7 and 1-8 shows the basic timing parameters of the QT310. The basic QT310 timing parameters are: Tbd Burst duration Tbs Burst spacing Tsc ...

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... PDC+1 sets the number of burst spacings, Tbs, that determines the interval of drift compensation, where: Example: then NDC operates in exactly the same way as PDC. 6 Tbs = Tbd + (SC x Tsc) where SC > 0 (Section 1.5.2) -or- Tbs = Tbd + 2.25ms where (Section 1.5.2) PDC = 9, (user setting) Tbs = 100ms Tpdc = (9+1) x 100ms = 1 sec Figure 2-1 Drift Compensation QT310/R1.03 21.09.03 ...

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... It is usually desirable to suppress detections generated by sporadic electrical noise or from quick contact with an object. To accomplish this, the QT310 incorporates a pair of detection integrator (‘DI’) counters that serve to filter out sporadic noise. These counters can also have the effect of slowing down response time if desired. ...

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... A clear pulse applied to the part is in the process of recalibrating due to a MOD timeout. The clear state of OUT can be set via the OUTP option (Section 2.7.1). 8 /CAL_CLR pin will clear the latch and make pin is sampled once per will clear the latch even if QT310/R1.03 21.09.03 ...

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... Cx changes (Section 2.8.2). SD selection affects which side of the reference the threshold and hysteresis points are placed (SD) ENSE IRECTION OSITIVE EFAULT M (DM) S ETECT ODE ELECTION : BG OR OBJ; D EFAULT : ACKGROUND ETECTION ODES 1 : BG1 OR BG2; D EFAULT : BG QT310/R1.03 21.09.03 ...

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... These are extremely powerful noise reduction Un methods. 7 The SYNC_I pin is used to trigger the QT310 to generate a OUT_N burst. The sleep timer will always wake the part if a sync 3 pulse has not been received before the sleep time expires. ...

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... If this is the case, power drain will be higher important to limit the pulse width to an amount less than the burst length (but greater than >15µs). Vdd 2.9 Using the sync feature, a QT310 can be synchronized 100pF R2 4.7k - 10K repetitive external source of interference such as the power 470K-1M line frequency (Figure 2-4) in order to dramatically reduce signal noise ...

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... LONE ORT ONNECTO cloning connector is used, place this close to the QT310. Placing the cloning connector far from the QT310 will increase the load capacitance Cx of the sensor line SNS1 and decrease sensitivity. Long distances on these lines can also make the cloning process more susceptible to communication errors from ringing and interference ...

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... M PREAD PECTRUM ODULATION The QT310 uses spread-spectrum burst modulation to dramatically reduce susceptibility to external noise sources. Spread-spectrum is implemented using frequency hopping between four ‘channels’ centered around 240kHz. The frequency of operation is altered with each successive burst; the total frequency spread is approximately ±7%. ...

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... Off 0 On Enabled 0 Can only be disabled when Disabled - 65,536 Reference (BG modes), Threshold (OBJ mode) 14 Calculation / Notes Unit Counts Counts Burst Cycles - Burst Cycles - - - - Secs/count Secs/count Tmod = (MOD + 1) x 256 x Tbs Seconds Tmod = (MOD + Tbs - - - - - - counts QT310/R1.03 21.09. ...

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... SIP SOP 5.4 SIGNAL PROCESSING Description 5.5 DC specifications Vdd = 3.0V 10nF 5pF recommended range, unless otherwise noted Parameter Description DD DDS Min Typ Max Min Typ Max Min Typ Max 15 O Units Notes Units Notes Units Notes QT310/R1.03 21.09. +150 C ...

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... Cx = 0pF 21pF 48pF 1.5 2357 Load (pf) 16 1.00 0.10 0. Load Figure 5-2 Typical sensitivity vs Cx; Threshold = 6, Vdd = 3.0 Volts 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 Power Supply (Volts) Figure 5-4 Tsc vs Vdd QT310/R1.03 21.09.03 4.7nF 9nF 19nF 43nF 74nF 124nF 200nF 50 4.5 5 5.5 ...

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... Figure 5-5 Typical internal signal count change vs Vdd 5.00% 4.00% 3.00% 2.00% 1.00% 0.00% -1.00% -2.00% -3.00% -4.00% -5.00% - 2.5 3 3.5 Vdd (Volts Temperature, C Figure 5-6: Typical Signal Deviation vs. Temperature Vdd = 5.0 Volts 10pF 5nF - 200nF PPS Film 17 4 4.5 5 5.5 QT310/R1.03 21.09.03 ...

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... Sampling Capacitor (nF) Figure 5-9 Power Consumption Selected values of Sleep Cycles 10pF, Vdd = 5.0 Volts 18 Sleep Cycles None One Two Three Five 50 60 Sleep Cycles None One Two Three Five Ten 50 60 Sleep Cycles None One Two Three Five Ten 50 60 QT310/R1.03 21.09.03 ...

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... L2 L Inches Min Max 0.24 0.28 0.3 0.325 0.355 0.4 0.3 - 0.027 0.037 0.014 0.022 0.045 0.07 0.008 0.012 0.1 - 0.015 - 0.115 0.15 - 0.21 0. φ h Inches Min Max 0.205 0.213 0.3 0.33 0.203 0.212 0.05 0.012 0.02 0.004 0.013 0.07 0.08 0.007 0.01 0.02 0.035 QT310/R1.03 21.09. Notes Typical BSC e E Notes BSC ...

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