Title :
A capacitive-sensing based simple serial mouse [Instrumentationnotes]
Author :
Engelberg, Shlomo ; Hazout, Haim Hay ; Hirshowitz, Jonathan
fDate :
4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Capacitive sensing is a way of sensing changes by measuring changes in capacitance. We decided to build a very simple mouse using home-grown capacitive sensors. Using an analog microcontroller (the Analog Devices ADuC841), a few simple chips, and a few cents worth of copper we put together a very simple capacitive-sensing based mouse. Along the way, we learned quite a bit ¿ including how a serial mouse really works.
Keywords :
Biological system modeling; Capacitance measurement; Capacitors; Conductors; Instruments; Mice; Oscillators; Resistors; Trigger circuits; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIM.2010.5438335
