IQ Switch

ProxSense Series

IQS128 Long Range Proximity Kit

IQ Switch - ProxSense Series

The IQS128 ProxSense IC is a stand-alone capacitive sensor controller with high

sensitivity and signal to noise ratio for long range proximity detection.

1. Usage
The IQS128EV04 Kit comes with two parts, the base board and the module plugin board. The
plugin board should have the indented side pointing towards the electrode of the base board when
connected.
Operation:
1) Plug in module board to base board;
2) Plug baseboard to USB power source;
3) Move hand towards electrode to observe Proximity Threshold 1(bottom LED);
4) Move hand closer to observe Proximity Threshold 2
(top LED, can be adjusted to be a touch threshold).

2. Absolute Maximum Specifications

Operating temperature
Supply Voltage (VDDHI Vss)
Maximum pin voltage (OUT, CTRL)
Pin voltage (Cx)
Minimum pin voltage (VDDHI, VREG, OUT, CTRL, Cx)
Minimum power-on slope
ESD protection (VDDHI, VREG, VSS, OUT, CTRL, Cx)

-40C to 85C
6.5V
VDDHI + 0.5V
2.5V
VSS - 0.5V
100V/s
4kV

3. Features

IQS128 TSOT23-6

Features DYCAL Intelligent Hysteresis

Internal Capacitor Implementation (ICI)
Automatic Antenna Tuning Implementation (Auto-ATI)
Supply voltage: 2.95V to 5.5V
Minimal external components
1-Wire open drain data streaming
Advanced on-chip digital signal processing
User selectable (OTP):
o External synchronization control or
o External control over filter operation
o I/O Sink or Source selection
o Time-out for stuck key
o Proximity and Touch sensitivity selections

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6 pin TSOT23-6
Touch: 6 mm plastic, 10 mm glass
Proximity: 25cm

IQS128EV04 Kit includes:

1 x Module PCB with IQS128 (TSOT23-6)
1 x Base board with 70 x 80 mm electrode for long range proximity detection

4. Applications

Occupancy sensors
SAR qualification for Tablet PCs
On-ear detection for mobile phones
3D glasses
Personal Media Players
White goods and appliances
Human Interface Devices
Proximity activated backlighting
Any applications where a touch and proximity condition can prevail for a extended period of
time with or without a host controller

5. Advantages

Allows for sensor drift in periods of activation and non-activation

Improved digital filtering to reduce external noise
Minimal power consumption (<7A) when in standby mode (Charge Halt).

6. Device
The IQS128 is a single channel capacitive proximity and touch device which employs an internal
voltage regulator and reference capacitor (Cs).
The IQS128device has a dedicated pin for the connection of a sense antenna (Cx) and output pin
for proximity and touch events on OUT. The polarity of the output pins can be configured. A 1-wire
open drain data streaming protocol is implemented for debugging purposes.
Special device configuration can be done by setting one time programmable (OTP) options.
The device automatically tracks slow varying environmental changes via various signal processing
algorithms and has an Automatic Antenna Tuning Implementation (Auto-ATI) algorithm to calibrate
the device to the sense antenna.
DYCAL (Dynamic Calibration) is a special form of hysteresis that can track slow varying
environmental change even while the sensor is in a touch state.
The charge transfer method of capacitive sensing is employed on the IQS128. (The charge
transfer principle is thoroughly described in the application note: AZD004 - Azoteq Capacitive
Sensing.)

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7. IQS128 on AZP128EV04
VDDHI

U1
C1

C3
100pF

TOUT

1uF

1
2

GND

POUT

TOUT
VSS

CX
VDDHI

POUT

VREG

6
5
4

R3

CX

470R

VDDHI

CX

VDDHI

R2

VREG

IQS128 TSOT23-6

C2

C4

1uF

100pF

2K0

R1
2K0

TOUT

TOUT

POUT

POUT

GND

8. Base PCboard(AZP128EV04)

Sense Electrode

USB Power

Plugin area for AZP242A02

9. Plugin PCboard(AZP242A02)
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TOUT
GND

CX/Sense Plate

VDDHI

CTRL/POUT

Contact Information
Please visit www.azoteq.com for comprehensive datasheets,
application notes, reference designs and a list of distributors for your
region.

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