#2dmulti-touch

Last October 9, we discussed about Development Platform with 2D Multi-Touch and 3D Gestures which was brought to us by Microchip Technologies. 3DTouchPad is Microchip’s is a personal computer peripheral used to extend a 2D touch pad with 3D free space gestures. This component utilizes Microchip’s projected capacitive (PCAP) sensor as well as Microchip’s 3D gesture technology, GestIC®. 

The 3DTouchPad offers all features expected from a touch pad (precision, multi-finger tracking, multi-finger surface gestures, such as swipes and scrolling) to which it adds 3D hand gestures. It enables a more efficient, more productive usage of the touch pad area. For example, the 3DTouchPad will allow the user to control the flow of pictures by a wave of the hand or to control the volume of the speakers with a casual rotation. 

No driver installation is needed for the 3DTouchPad; it will simply work out-of-the-box. The 3DTouchPad is designed to be a comprehensive development platform, offering a fully documented Software Development Kit (SDK) as well as an Application Programming Interface (API). The SDK contains reference code and enables the development of applications, drivers and games.

The 3DTouchPad consists of a single four-layer PCB enclosed by a plastic housing. The mini USB port provides connectivity to a USB port of a PC. Three LEDs indicate the operating modes: 2D, 3D and Debug mode.

Converging Microchip 2D Touch pad solution with 3D gesture recognition based on Microchips GestIC® Technology the 3DTouchPad is a stunning accessory for your daily PC interaction. Without a driver under Win7/8 or MacOS enjoy the precision and speed of a state of the art touchpad, use the 2D surface gesture and enjoy the intuitive support of the build in 3D gestures. Flip through any content (pictures, slides, web browser, …) with a wave of your hand or access the Win8 UI without the need for a touch screen.

Furthermore the 3DTouchPad is a development platform with a compelling SDK, an API and comes with the 3DTouchPad GUI.

The new 3DTouchPad includes driverless, out-of-the-box features for Windows® 7/8.X and OS X®, 3D air gestures, advanced multi-touch performance including surface gestures, and a free downloadable GUI and SDK/API package tailored for developers. The possibilities for this technology also expand beyond the PC market and computer touch pads to include hands-free sanitary products, home automation, remote controls, game controllers, wearable devices and automotive applications. 

Features

Driverless HID USB connection

Cursor control

Win7/8 click events

2 finger Pinch/Zoom – coming soon

2 finger scroll

Edge swipes (Windows 8)

Content flow control by East/West flicks (3D)

Content scroll

Close Application by 3D gesture (double flick)

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