• WHAT IS TO BE EXPLAINED..

• INTRODUCING THE TECHNOLOGY

 A touch screen is an input device that allows
users to operate a PC by simply touching the
display screen.

 The display screen has a sensitive glass

overlay placed on it and we could give the
desired input by touching it.

 A touch screen is based on CRT (Cathode Ray

Tube) technology, that accepts direct onscreen
input.

 The ability for direct onscreen input is

facilitated by an external (light pen) or an
internal device (touch overlay and controller) .
HOW DOES A TOUCHSCREEN
WORK?

MAI N CO MPO NEN TS

TOUCH SENSOR
CONTROLLER
SOFTWARE DRIVER
 TOUCH SENS OR .
A touch sensor is a clear glass panel with a touch
responsive surface .
The sensor generally has an electrical signal going
through it and touching the screen causing a signal
change.
The signal change is used to determine the location
of the touch to the screen.
 CONTROLLER
 The controller is
small PC card that
connects between
the touch sensor
and PC.
 It takes information
from the touch
sensor and translate
in to information that
PC can understand.
 SOF TWA RE D RI VER
The driver is a software that allows the
touch screen and computer to work
together.
It tells the operating system how to
interpret the touch event information that
sent from the controller.
Most of the touch screen drivers today
are mouse emulation type driver .
 WHY WE ARE USED TOUCH
SCREEN
 Si mpl if ie s the man /mach in e inte rface – Because
touch input is so simple and natural, touch screen requires no
training
 and no learning
Sui tab curve.
le for all en vi ronmen ts – Rugged enough
for applications where a keyboard and mouse are not
practical, yet attractive enough for uses where appearance
is crucial.

 Grea te r a ccur acy – Clearly defined menus and

intuitive touch virtually eliminate operator error.

 Smal le r footprin t – Input device is integrated into

the monitor, so no space is wasted.
 Response time – Measured in milliseconds (ms), it
reflects the screen's speed in reacting to touch. Most
screens have response times between 8ms and 20ms;
anything slower than 25ms may create problems for
users.

 Touch contact requirement – Also measured in

milliseconds, this denotes the amount of time you must
touch the screen before it reacts.

 Touch resolution –screen's ability to recognize touch

is measured in total number of The points per screen or
points per inch (ppi). The higher the resolution, of course,
the more accurate the determination of the location
touched.
 Touch screen
1. Polyester Film
2. Upper Resistive Circuit
Layer
3. Conductive ITO
(Transparent Metal
Coating)
4. Lower Resistive Circuit
Layer
5. Insulating Dots
6. Glass/Acrylic Substrate
1. Insulating Dots
Glass/Acrylic Substrate
Touching the overlay surface
causes the (2) Upper
Resistive Circuit Layer to
contact the (4) Lower
Resistive Circuit Layer,
producing a circuit switch
from the activated area.

5. The touchscreen controller

gets the alternating voltages
between the (7) two circuit
layers and converts them into
the digital X and Y
coordinates of the activated
area.
DIFFERENT TOUCH SCR EEN
 Surface wave

Resistive

Capacitive

Infrared
 Flexible top layer

Metal controller
oxide
coating Upper resistive
circuit layer

Lower
resistive
circuit layer

Insulating
dots

glass Resi sti ve Touch S creen

Technol ogy
 ADVANTAGES :
• Highly durable
• Less susceptible
• Less sensitive to the effects of severe
scratches
• For industrial applications