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TSS: Xtrinsic Touch-Sensing Software  Favorite



Freescale continues improving on new features with the release of the fifth software version: Xtrinsic touch-sensing software (TSS) Suite 3.0. This innovative touch-sensing software library offers differentiated features such as water tolerance, noise detection and touch detection algorithm for reduced false touches under electrical noise.

Robustness and flexibility adds value to targeted Freescale silicon. The TSS 3.0 free software library supports a unified API for ARM®Cortex™-M0+, ARM® Cortex™ -M4, ColdFire+ and HCS08 MCU platforms and different capacitance measurement algorithms.


Features


  • Water tolerant
  • Support for S08 TSI (for S08PT and S08RN family)
  • MQX™ support
  • KwikStik support
  • Shielding electrode/electrodes
  • Memory usage optimization
  • Analog decoder

Related Software and Tools


  • FRDM-K20D50M: Freescale Freedom Development Platform for the Kinetis K20 USB MCUs
  • TWRPI-TOUCH-STR: Capacitive Touch Plug-In Tower System Starter Kit
  • TWR-K40D100M: Kinetis K40 100 MHz Low-Power MCU Tower System Module
  • TWR-K20D50M: Kinetis K20 50 MHz Tower System Module
  • TWR-K20D72M: Kinetis K20 72 MHz MCU Tower System Module
  • TWR-K40X256: Kinetis K40 Tower System Module
  • TWR-K53N512: Kinetis K53 Tower System Module
  • TWR-K60N512: Kinetis K60 Tower System Module
  • TWR-K70F120M: Kinetis K70 120 MHz Tower System Module
  • TWR-MCF51QM: ColdFire+ MCF51QM Tower System Module
  • TWR-MCF51JF: ColdFire+ MCF51JX Tower System Module
  • TWR-S08PT60: Rugged 5-Volt, 8-bit MC9S08PT60 Tower System Module
  • TWR-KL25Z48M: Kinetis KL2 Tower System Module
  • FRDM-KL25Z: Freescale Freedom Development Platform for Kinetis KL1x and KL2x MCUs
  • TSSEVB: Touch-Sensing Software Evaluation Board
  • TWRPI-TOUCH-STR: Capacitive Touch Plug-In Tower System Starter Kit
  • KWIKSTIK-K40: Ultra low-cost development tool for Kinetis MCUs
  • DEMOQE128: MCF51QE128 Demonstration Board
  • DEMOAC: Flexis AC Demonstration Board
  • KITPROXIMITYEVM: Proximity Sensing Software Evaluation Add-on Kits for MCUs

Benefits


  • Touch added to one-chip solution to reduce overall system cost and size
  • Improved touch detection algorithm for reduced false touches under electrical noise
  • Enables over 1,000 Freescale 8-bit and 32-bit MCUs as touch sensors, including ColdFire+ and Kinetis MCUs
  • Free license software with cost-effective development tools
  • Enhances reliability by eliminating mechanical wear and tear
  • Increases product longevity
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Supported Devices


  • MCF51JM: Flexis 32-bit V1 ColdFire USB Microcontroller
  • S08P: 8-bit 5V EEPROM with TSI MCUs
  • K30_100: Kinetis K30 Segment LCD 100 MHz MCUs
  • K70_120: Kinetis K70 Graphic LCD 120/150 MHz MCUs

Featured Documentation


  • AN3863: AN3863, Designing Touch Sensing Electrodes - Application Notes
  • TSSFS: Xtrinsic Touch-Sensing Software - Fact Sheet
  • TSSUG: TSSUG, Touch Sensing Software Users Guide
  • TSSAPIRM: TSSAPIRM, Touch Sensing Software API Reference Manual - Reference manual
  • AN4637: Integrating Touch Sensing Software (TSS 3.0.1) on Kinetis L Using GPIO Method
  • AN4330: AN4330, Writing Touch Sensing Software Using TSI Module - Application Notes
  • AN3934: AN3934, How to Implement a Human Machine Interface Using the Touch Sensing Software Library - Application Notes
  • AN4578: Integrating Touch-Sensing Software (TSS) on TWR-S08DC-PT60

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