Projected Capacitive

Zytronic is introducing the next development of its award winning projected capacitive technology, ZYPOS®, the capacitive touch sensor of the future.

The manufacturing technology employed for ZYPOS® is unique to Zytronic and offers significant benefits to traditional users of resistive, capacitive and SAW technologies. Unlike the other touch technologies, the active component of ZYPOS® is embedded for protection, providing a true safety laminated pure glass fronted construction.

Not only does this technology produce a highly dependable, low-maintenance and durable system, it also offers unrivalled protection against a wide range of physical, mechanical and chemical abuse, providing the cost effective solution for the most demanding of applications such as POS, Gaming and In-vehicle equipment.

Summary of Benefits:

• Laminated safety glass fronted construction
• Excellent readability - light transmission of up to 91% through a standard sensor
• Accuracy - <~1mm on 10.4” to 17.1” sized units
• Response time – <20ms
• Stability – no drift, therefore no recalibration is required
• Pointing device – works with gloved and ungloved finger
• Environments – functionality is unaffected by surface contaminants
• Resistance to contamination – unaffected by harsh cleaning fluids and other noxious ubstances
• Operating temperature – ranges from –20ºC to >+60ºC.
• Flying tail and separate controller for ease of installation.
• Supports serial RS232 or USBv1.1, compatible with USBv2.0
• Operating systems supported – Windows 98SE, NT, ME, 2000, XP, XP-E, CE and Linux
• Output protocol available to allow users to customise own drivers
• The ideal solution for all large format touch screen applications

Zytronic’s ZYTOUCH® touchscreens are based on projected capacitive technology which enables the pointing device to sense through an optical protective screen in front of the display.

This manufacturing technology is unique to Zytronic and offers significant benefits to electronic display manufacturers.  The touch-sensing layer consists of an array of micro fine wires that are not visible on a powered display.

Unlike other touch-screens using a capacitive system where the sensing medium is on the surface of the touch panel, the active component of the ZYTOUCH®  sensor is embedded for protection – and can be up to 20mm from the touch surface.

Not only does this technology produce a highly dependable, low-maintenance system, it also offers unrivalled protection against a wide range of physical threats – a cost effective solution for the most demanding touchscreen applications.

Summary of Benefits:

• Excellent readability - light transmission of up to 91% through a standard sensor.
• Ideal for internal and external usage - a proven solution for public access areas.
• Excellent optical clarity – the sensor can be enhanced with Zytronic’s range of optical coatings and filters.
• Accuracy - less than +/- 1.5% of reported position.
• Response time – <20ms.
• Stability – no drift, therefore no recalibration is required.
• Pointing device – works with gloved and ungloved finger.
• Immunity to damage – unsurpassed impact, vandal, and scratch resistance.
• External environments – unaffected by dirt, moisture and rain.
• Operating temperature – ranges from –35ºC to +65ºC. Sub zero operation may be enhanced by an integrated heater panel.
• Resistance to contamination – unaffected by harsh cleaning fluids.
• Shielded filters can be specified.
• Supports both RS232 and USB.
• Embedded controller – further enhances reliability and life expectancy.
• Operating systems supported – Windows 9X, NT, ME, 2000, XP and Linux.