TI combines haptics and capacitive touch on one chip
Expanding its portfolio of capacitive touch solutions, Texas Instruments has introduced a new range of microcontrollers that combine haptics and capacitive touch on one chip.
The MSP430TCH5E mcus allow users to add vibrational feedback to all capacitive touch buttons, sliders and wheels on mobile computing and gaming devices, as well as cameras, printers and industrial control panels.
In addition, TI says developers can easily add and tune 122 different haptics effects, including effect chaining and audio to haptics functionalities.
Available now, the MSP430TCH5E family includes a license for Immersion's TouchSense 2200 haptic software, as well as access to TI's HAPTOUCH software development kit for custom HMI development.
