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mINTRODUCTION TO THE TECHNOLOGY

m TOUCHSCREEN TECHNOLOGIES
m WORKING
m PROS & CONS
m APPLICATIONS
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mA touch screen is an input device that allows users
to operate a PC by simply touching the display
screen.
mThe display screen has a sensitive glass overlay
placed on it and we could give the desired input by
touching it.
mA touch screen is based on CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)
technology, that accepts direct onscreen input.
mThe ability for direct onscreen input is facilitated by
an external (light pen) or an internal device (touch
overlay and controller) .
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Working of Touch screen is a result of

coordination of the following main
components used in it.
Main touch screen components:
components:
m Touch sensor
m Controller
m Software Drivers

 

m A touch screen sensor is a clear glass panel

with a touch responsive surface which is placed
over a display screen so that the responsive area
of the panel covers the viewable area of the
display screen.
m The sensor generally has an electrical current
or signal going through it and touching the
screen causes a voltage or signal change. This
voltage change is used to determine the location
of the touch to the screen
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The controller is a
small PC card that
connects between the
touch sensor and the
PC. It takes
information from the
touch sensor and
translates it into
information that PC
can understand.
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m The driver is a software that allows the
touch screen and computer to work
together.

mIt tells the operating system how to

interpret the touch event information
that is sent from the controller.


mThis allows the touch screen to work with
existing software and allows new
applications to be developed without the
need for touch screen specific
programming.

mMost touch screen drivers today are a

mouse-emulation type driver. This makes
touching the screen the same as clicking
your mouse at the same location on the
screen.

   
mResistive
mSurface acoustic wave
mCapacitive
mInfrared
mOptical imaging
mDispersive signal technology
mAcoustic pulse recognition


£Resistive touch screen monitor is composed of a
flexible top layer and a rigid bottom layer separated
by insulating dots, attached to a touch screen
controller.
£The inside surface of each of the two layers is
coated with a transparent metal oxide coating
£ Pressing the flexible top sheet creates electrical
contact between the resistive layers, producing a
switch closing in the circuit.
£The controller gets the alternating voltages
between the two layers and converts them into the
digital X and Y coordinates of the activated area
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mSurface acoustic wave (SAW) technology

uses ultrasonic waves that pass over the
touch screen panel.

mWhen the panel is touched, a portion of the

wave is absorbed. This change in the
ultrasonic waves registers the position of the
touch event and sends this information to the
controller for processingM
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When you touch the screen, you absorb a portion of the wave
traveling across it. The received signal is then compared to the
stored digital map, the change recognized, and a coordinate
calculated. . The digitized coordinates are transmitted to the
computer for processing.



m A capacitive touch screen panel is coated with a
material, typically indium tin oxide that conducts a
continuous electrical current across the sensor.
m The sensor therefore exhibits a precisely controlled
field of stored electrons in both the horizontal and
vertical axes - it achieves capacitance.
m When the sensor's 'normal' capacitance field (its
reference state) is altered by another capacitance
field, i.e., someone's finger, electronic circuits
located at each corner of the panel measure the
resultant 'distortion' in the sine wave characteristics
of the reference field and send the information about
the event to the controller for mathematical
processing... The Apple iPhone is an example of a
product that uses capacitance touch screen
technology.
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mAn infrared (IR) touch screen panel
employs one of two very different
methods.
m One method uses thermal induced
changes of the surface resistance. This
method is sometimes slow and requires
warm hands.
mAnother method is an array of vertical
and horizontal IR sensors that detect the
interruption of a modulated light beam
near the surface of the screen.
mIR touch screens have the most durable
surfaces and are used in many military
applications that require a touch panel
display.
 

mA relatively-modern development in touch
screen technology, two or more image
sensors are placed around the edges (mostly
the corners) of the screen. Infrared
backlights are placed in the camera's field of
view on the other sides of the screen. A touch
shows up as a shadow and each pair of
cameras can then be triangulated to locate
the touch. This technology is growing in
popularity, due to its scalability, versatility,
and affordability, especially for larger units.


  

 
mThis system uses more than two
piezoelectric transducers located at
some positions of the screen to turn
the mechanical energy of a touch
(vibration) into an electronic signal.
This signal is then converted into an
audio file, and then compared to
preexisting audio profile for every
position on the screen. This system
works without a grid of wires running
through the screen, the touchscreen
itself is actually pure glass, giving it
the optics and durability of the glass
out of which it is made.
 


£ Direct pointing to the £ Low precision by
objects. using finger
£ Fast £ User has to sit or
£ Finger or pen is usable stand closer to the
(No cable required) screen
£ No keyboard £ The screen may be
necessary covered more by using
£ Suited to: novices, hand
application for £ No direct activation to
information retrieval etc the selected function

 

m Information system
m Device controls
m Customer Self-Services
m Public information system
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