With the introduction of cutting-edge touch screen products, the demand for multi-touch user-machine interfaces is growing. Adding multi-touch to a wide variety of products—from cell phones and MP3 players to medical imaging equipment and even washing machines—may be easier than you think. This webcast shows a very cost-effective way to add multi-touch to your system using Altera’s MAX® II CPLDs and surprisingly simple IP. The first part of the webcast will review current touch screen technologies and their strengths and weaknesses. You’ll learn how to connect a digital resistive touch screen to a processor I²C port using only a MAX II CPLD. You’ll also learn a straightforward digital design technique for multi-touch decoding.
November 17, 2009