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The seventh step of designing a successful capacitive touch sensing system is to perform the system validation with the prototype units under all the expected operating condition. TI recommends building 20 to 50 units for field testing.
If the system meets performance requirements, the design can move to mass production. If the system does not meet performance requirements, you can either adjust the performance expectation or revisit the system design.
Table 16 is a system validation check list.
No. | Design For Test | Recommendations |
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1 | CapTIvate Design Center Communication Interface | Place a UART or I2C communication interface on the board for connecting to CapTIvate Design Center. This can be removed on production units. |
2 | Function Testing | Test the unit with all the functions enabled in the design. |
3 | EMC Testing | Define the EMC testing standard and pass criteria. |
4 | Environment Drift Testing | Define the environment drift testing standard and pass criteria. |
5 | Signal-to-Noise Ratio Margin Analysis | Perform SNR measurement using CapTIvate Design Center with all of the noise sources enabled in the design.
Make sure Advice = GOOD |
1. CapTIvate Design Center Communication Interface
2. Function Testing
To ensure the reliability of the product, make sure to test the capacitive touch performance with other functions enabled in the design and also with switching other functions on and off. The other functions may include: LED driver, motor driver, wireless communication, near-field communication(NFC), battery power supply.
3. EMC Testing
Refer to Noise-Tolerant Capacitive-Touch Human-Machine Interfaces Design Guide for complete details on EMC testing.
4. Temperature Drift Testing
5. Signal-to-Noise Ratio Margin Analysis
Perform SNR Measurement using CapTIvate Design Center with all the noise sources enabled in the system and make sure you are getting the GOOD advice. Refer to Sensitivity, SNR, and Design Margin in Capacitive Touch Applications for details.