TSS: Touch-Sensing Software

Overview

NOTE: This software is no longer recommended for new designs. Please refer to the new NXP Touch Software for the latest software products designed specifically for applications utilizing touch sensing.

NXP^® Touch software is designed to speed development of your touch applications and is ideal for use with Kinetis^® MCUs. Available as a source code, this software download features touch detection algorithms and is ideally suited for RTOS based applications. NXP Touch software employs a modular architecture with a variety of touch centric controls, modules, and electrode data objects, enabling integrated and customizable features.

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Features

Available as source code
Based on MCUXpresso SDK
Released as MCUXpresso middleware
Ideally suited for RTOS based applications
Fully supports the NXP^® touch sensing interface (TSI) peripheral available on many Kinetis KE15Z MCUs
Abstracted decoder controls, such as rotary, slider, keypad, analog rotary, analog slider
Proximity and shielding electrodes
Advanced filtering and integrating detection (AFID) or Signal Adaptive Filtering Algorithm (SAFA) keydetectors
Water tolerance
Sensitivity auto-tuning function
FreeMASTER GUI Tools

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Features

Available as source code
Based on MCUXpresso SDK
Released as MCUXpresso middleware
Ideally suited for RTOS based applications
Fully supports the NXP^® touch sensing interface (TSI) peripheral available on many Kinetis KE15Z MCUs
Abstracted decoder controls, such as rotary, slider, keypad, analog rotary, analog slider
Proximity and shielding electrodes
Advanced filtering and integrating detection (AFID) or Signal Adaptive Filtering Algorithm (SAFA) keydetectors
Water tolerance
Sensitivity auto-tuning function
FreeMASTER GUI Tools

User Guide

Download

Robust MCU with 256KB Flash and TSI

NXP Touch Sense Interface for Kinetis KE15z MCUs

FRDM-KE15Z: Freedom Development Platform

FRDM-Touch with FRDM-KE15Z

FRDM-Touch: Touch Module for Freedom Board

A Touch of Innovation

NXP Touch Demo

Robust MCU with 256KB Flash and TSI
NXP Touch Sense Interface for Kinetis KE15z MCUs
FRDM-KE15Z: Freedom Development Platform
FRDM-Touch with FRDM-KE15Z
FRDM-Touch: Touch Module for Freedom Board
A Touch of Innovation
NXP Touch Demo

Robust MCU with 256KB Flash and TSI

NXP Touch Sense Interface for Kinetis KE15z MCUs

FRDM-KE15Z: Freedom Development Platform

FRDM-Touch with FRDM-KE15Z

FRDM-Touch: Touch Module for Freedom Board

A Touch of Innovation

NXP Touch Demo

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Supported Devices

KE1xZ: up to 72MHz, 5V main stream CM0+ MCU with NXP Touch (TSI) and CAN control

Target Applications

Industrial

Mobile

Wristband

Smart Home

Major Home Appliances

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 NXP 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