Microchip Technology CAP1 Series Operation & User’s Manual

DS50002221A-page 2  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. 1 Overview This document provides a description of the software and hardware used to demonstrate the features of the Microchip CAP1xxx Family of RightTouchTM multiple-channel capacitive touch controllers and LED drivers. Two evaluation boards are covered in this Use ...

 2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS50002221A-page 3 Figure 1.1 CAP1xxx Evaluation System CAP1188 Device Capacitive Sensors LED Drivers PIC16F1454 CAP11xx Evaluation Board I2C PC with CAP1xxx GUI USB CAP1298 Device Capacitive Sensors LED Drivers PIC16F1459 CAP12xx Evaluation Board I2C PC with CAP1xxx GUI USB ...

DS50002221A-page 4  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. 1.2.1 Capacitive Sensing Device on the Evaluation Board The CAP1188 device was chosen for the evaluation board because it has the most sensors and LEDs in the CAP11xx family. Note: The CAP1114 and CAP1214 devices, each with 14 sensors and 11 LED drivers, contain a ...

 2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS50002221A-page 5 The CAP1298, CAP1296, CAP1293, CAP1208, CAP1206, and CAP1203 part of the same family and so have a very similar feature set, with the major exception being of the number of capacitive sensor inputs and the guard output, as shown in Table 1.2. 1.2.2 Major Component ...

DS50002221A-page 6  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. Figure 1.3 Evaluation Board Component Side View PIC16F1455 USB 5V to 3.3V Regulator PIC16F1455 Programming Header CAP1188 8-pin Communication Header PIC16F1459 USB PIC16F1459 Programming Header CAP1298 8-pin Communication Header ...

 2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS50002221A-page 7 2 Software and Hardware Installation To begin using the CAP1xxx evaluation board, you only need to supply power by plugging in the USB connector. However, in order to further evaluate the features of the CAP device, the CAP1xxx GUI must be installed on a Windows-bas ...

DS50002221A-page 8  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. Click Next in the Destination Directory window, shown in Figure 2.2. For proper operation, the files must be installed in the default locations. The default location for the software files is C:\Program Files\Microchip\Microchip CAP1xxx GUI and for the LabVIEWTM sof ...

 2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS50002221A-page 9 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. During installation, shortcuts will be created on the Windows Start Menu and on the desktop. When installation is complete, the program will automatically run and begin looking for the PIC16F145x USB to ...

DS50002221A-page 10  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. 2.2 USB Bridge Installation To complete the installation, connect the USB mini connector to the EVB and the standard USB connector to any available USB port on the PC. If the USB Bridge driver has not previously been installed on the selected USB port, the “Fin ...