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CN109144305B - High-sensitivity capacitive touch device and operation method thereof - Google Patents

High-sensitivity capacitive touch device and operation method thereof
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CN109144305B
CN109144305BCN201810155262.3ACN201810155262ACN109144305BCN 109144305 BCN109144305 BCN 109144305BCN 201810155262 ACN201810155262 ACN 201810155262ACN 109144305 BCN109144305 BCN 109144305B
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一种包含触控面板及控制晶片的电容触控装置。所述触控面板包含检测电极用以形成自感及互感电容。所述控制晶片包含仿真电路及减法电路。所述仿真电路用以输出参考信号。所述减法电路耦接所述仿真电路及所述检测电极,将所述仿真电路输出的所述参考信号与所述检测电极输出的检测信号进行差分运算以输出差分检测信号,并根据所述差分检测信号识别接触事件,借以节省接触检测所需的电能。

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A capacitive touch device comprising a touch panel and a control chip. The touch panel includes detection electrodes for forming self-inductance and mutual inductance capacitances. The control chip includes an emulation circuit and a subtraction circuit. The simulation circuit is used for outputting a reference signal. The subtraction circuit is coupled to the simulation circuit and the detection electrode, performs a differential operation on the reference signal output by the simulation circuit and the detection signal output by the detection electrode to output a differential detection signal, and according to the difference The detection signal identifies the contact event, thereby saving the power required for contact detection.

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High-sensitivity capacitive touch device and operation method thereof
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a touch device, and more particularly, to a high-sensitivity capacitive touch device and an operating method thereof.
Background
Touch panels are widely used in various electronic devices because they allow users to intuitively operate the touch panels. Touch panels can be generally classified into capacitive, resistive, and optical touch panels.
The capacitive touch device can be further divided into a self-capacitive touch sensor and a mutual capacitive touch sensor, which have different capacitance variation characteristics and are suitable for different functions. For example, the mutual capacitance type touch device can be used for multi-touch detection (multi-touch detection) and the self-capacitance type touch device has higher sensitivity to the floating operation and lower sensitivity to the water drop. However, in both of these capacitive touch devices, how to improve the touch sensitivity is an important issue.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present invention provides a capacitive touch device with high sensitivity.
The invention provides a capacitive touch device, wherein a simulation circuit is arranged in a control chip and used for generating a reference signal as an elimination value (cancellation) of a detection signal so as to reduce the size of a detection capacitor in the control chip.
The invention provides a capacitive touch device, wherein an emulation circuit is arranged in a control chip to generate a reference signal as an elimination value of a detection signal so as to increase the sensitivity of touch detection.
The invention provides a capacitive touch device which comprises a touch panel, an amplifying circuit, a simulation circuit and a subtraction circuit. The touch panel includes a detection electrode. The amplifying circuit is coupled with the detection electrode and used for outputting a first detection signal when the detection electrode is not in inductive contact and outputting a second detection signal when the detection electrode is in inductive contact. The simulation circuit is used for outputting a reference signal. The subtraction circuit is configured to perform a differential operation on the reference signal and the first detection signal to generate a first differential detection signal, and perform a differential operation on the reference signal and the second detection signal to generate a second differential detection signal, wherein the first differential detection signal and the second differential detection signal are in an inverted phase.
The invention also provides a capacitive touch device, which comprises a touch panel, a detection capacitor, an input resistor, an amplifying circuit, a simulation circuit and a subtraction circuit. The touch panel comprises a detection electrode, and is used for operating in a self-capacitance detection mode or a mutual capacitance detection mode. The detection capacitor is configured to couple to a signal input of the detection electrode in the self-capacitance detection mode and not couple to the signal input of the detection electrode in the mutual-capacitance detection mode. The input resistor is coupled with the signal output end of the detection electrode. The amplifying circuit is coupled with the input resistor and used for outputting a detection signal. The simulation circuit comprises a simulation detection capacitor, a simulation self-inductance capacitor, a simulation mutual inductance capacitor, a simulation input resistor and a simulation amplifying circuit, and is used for outputting a first reference signal according to the simulation detection capacitor, the simulation self-inductance capacitor, the simulation input resistor and the simulation amplifying circuit in the self-capacitance detection mode or outputting a second reference signal according to the simulation mutual inductance capacitor, the simulation input resistor and the simulation amplifying circuit in the mutual-capacitance detection mode. The subtraction circuit is configured to perform a differential operation on the detection signal and the first reference signal in the self-capacitance detection mode or perform a differential operation on the detection signal and the second reference signal in the mutual-capacitance detection mode to generate a differential detection signal.
The invention also provides a capacitive touch device, which comprises a touch panel, an input resistor, an amplifying circuit, a flash memory, a digital-to-analog converter and a subtracting circuit. The touch panel includes a detection electrode. The input resistor is coupled with the signal output end of the detection electrode. The amplifying circuit is coupled with the input resistor and used for outputting a detection signal. The flash memory stores at least one digital data in advance. The digital-to-analog converter is used for outputting at least one reference signal according to the at least one digital data. The subtraction circuit is used for carrying out a differential operation on the detection signal and the at least one reference signal to generate a differential detection signal.
The capacitive touch device described in the present invention can be applied to a touch device using only self-capacitance detection and a touch device using dual-mode detection (dual-mode detection) using both self-capacitance detection and mutual capacitance detection.
In order that the manner in which the above recited and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention are obtained will become more apparent, a more particular description of the invention briefly described below will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. In the description of the present invention, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and will be described later.
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Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a capacitive touch device according to an embodiment of the invention;
fig. 2 is a block diagram of a capacitive touch device according to an embodiment of the invention;
fig. 3 is another schematic block diagram of a capacitive touch device according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 4A is a waveform of a detection signal and a reference signal in the capacitive touch device of the embodiment of FIGS. 2-3;
FIG. 4B is a waveform of a differential detection signal of the detection signal of FIG. 4A and a reference signal;
fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operating method of a capacitive touch device according to an embodiment of the invention;
fig. 6 is a frequency response of a filter circuit of a capacitive touch device according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a capacitive touch device according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 8A is a circuit diagram of a simulation circuit of a capacitive touch device according to another embodiment of the invention;
fig. 8B is a block diagram of a simulation circuit of a capacitive touch device according to another embodiment of the invention;
9A-9B are circuit diagrams of phase reference circuits of a capacitive touch device according to another embodiment of the invention; and
fig. 9C-9D are block diagrams of phase reference circuits of a capacitive touch device according to another embodiment of the invention.
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1 capacitive touch device
11 drive circuit
13 touch panel
131 detection electrode
15 analog front end
150' simulation circuit
15A amplifying circuit
152 subtraction circuit
155 detection circuit
156 phase reference circuit
16 digital back end
CinDetecting capacitance
CmEach otherInductive capacitor
CSSelf-inductance capacitor
RinInput resistance
So1Detecting the signal
Sref' reference Signal
SdiffDifferential detection signal
SprefA phase reference signal.
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Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a capacitive touch device according to an embodiment of the invention. Thecapacitive touch device 1 includes acontrol chip 100 and atouch panel 13; preferably, thecapacitive touch device 1 can be detected by using a self-capacitance detection mode (self-capacitance mode). In some embodiments, thecapacitive touch device 1 can detect a proximity object and determine a touch position by using a self capacitive detection mode and a mutual capacitive detection mode (mutual capacitive mode) in a time-sharing manner. For example, in some embodiments, since the scanning period of the self-capacitance detection mode is short, thecapacitive touch device 1 may first identify whether an object is approaching by using the self-capacitance detection mode, and then identify a touch position by using the mutual capacitance detection mode when it is determined that an object is approaching; in other embodiments, thecapacitive touch device 1 may first determine a rough position (rough position) of an approaching object and determine a desired detection range (WOI) by using the self-capacitance detection mode, and then identify a precise position (fine position) in the desired detection range by using the mutual capacitance detection mode, so as to reduce the amount of data required to be processed in the mutual capacitance detection mode. It should be noted that the above embodiments of the self-capacitance detection mode and the mutual capacitance detection mode are only used for illustration, but not for limiting the invention.
Thetouch panel 13 includes a plurality of detectingelectrodes 131 for forming self-inductance capacitors C respectivelys(ii) a The detectingelectrode 131 includes a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of receiving electrodes extending in different directions, such as perpendicular to each other, and a mutual inductance capacitance C can be formed between the driving electrodes and the receiving electrodesm(see FIGS. 2 and 3). Capacitor with a capacitor elementThe principle of forming the self-inductance capacitor and the mutual-inductance capacitor in the touch panel is known and is not the subject of the description of the present invention, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted.
Thecontrol chip 100 includes a plurality of drivingcircuits 11 and a plurality of detecting capacitors CinAnd asimulation circuit 150; thesimulation circuit 15 is used to simulate the circuit characteristics of the detection circuit in the self-contained detection mode (for example, detailed later). In the self-capacitance detection mode, the drivingcircuit 11 and the detection capacitor CinA signal input terminal electrically coupled to thedetection electrode 131 through a pin (pin). The drivingcircuit 11 is configured to output a driving signal Sd, such as a sine wave, a cosine wave, a square wave, etc., to the detectingelectrode 131. In the mutual capacitance detection mode, only the drivingcircuit 11 corresponding to the driving electrode outputs the driving signal Sd, and the drivingcircuit 11 corresponding to the receiving electrode is opened.
Fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a capacitive touch device according to an embodiment of the invention. As described above, thecapacitive touch device 1 includes thetouch panel 13 and thecontrol chip 100. Thecontrol chip 100 includes a plurality of drivingcircuits 11 and a plurality of detecting capacitors CinAn analogfront end 15 and a digitalback end 16; thedigital backend 16 is not a subject of the description of the present invention, and therefore, is not described herein again. In the present invention, the drivingcircuit 11 can pass through the detection capacitor CinA signal input terminal electrically coupled to the detecting electrode 131 (e.g. in a self-capacitance detecting mode), or the detecting capacitor C can be bypassed (bypass)inA signal input terminal electrically coupled to the detection electrode 131 (e.g., in a mutual capacitance detection mode); wherein, a plurality of change-over switches SW can be arranged1Between the drivingcircuit 11 and thetouch panel 13.
The analogfront end 15 includes anemulation circuit 150, a plurality ofprogrammable filters 151, a subtraction circuit 52, again circuit 153, and an anti-noise filter (AAF) 154. Theprogrammable filter 151 and the detection capacitor CinAnd a self-inductance capacitance C of thedetection electrode 131sForming a first filter circuit; wherein the first filter circuit is, for example, a band-pass filter (BPF) or a high-pass filter (b:)HPF), the first filter circuit may further form a band pass filter having a predetermined bandwidth with the low pass filter formed by theanti-noise filter 154. In one embodiment, the signal output terminal of eachdetection electrode 131 is connected (e.g., via a switch element) to theprogrammable filter 151. It should be noted that although FIGS. 2 and 3 only show the laterally disposed detectingelectrodes 131 connected to theprogrammable filter 151, in other embodiments, theprogrammable filter 151 is also connected to the longitudinally disposed detectingelectrodes 131, and is not limited to that shown in FIGS. 2-3. The connection manner of theprogrammable filter 151 may be determined according to the operation mode of thecapacitive touch device 1.
Thesimulation circuit 150 forms a second filter circuit and is configured to output a reference signal Sref(ii) a The second filter circuit is, for example, a band-pass filter circuit or a high-pass filter circuit, and the second filter circuit may further form a band-pass filter with a predetermined bandwidth with the low-pass filter formed by theanti-noise filter 154. Thesubtraction circuit 152 is coupled to thesimulation circuit 150 for passing through the switch SW in the self-capacitance detection mode2Theprogrammable filter 151 is electrically coupled to the detectingelectrode 131. Thesubtraction circuit 152 is used for subtracting the reference signal S output by thesimulation circuit 150refThe detection signal S outputted from theprogrammable filter 151 coupled theretoo1Performing a differential operation to output a differential detection signal Sdiff. More particularly, in the present specification, the detection capacitor CinBy a plurality of change-over switches (e.g. SW)1) Are electrically coupled to the signal input terminals of the detectingelectrodes 131 respectively, and the subtractingcircuit 152 is connected to the detecting electrodes through a plurality of switches (e.g. SW)2) Are electrically coupled to theprogrammable filter 151 and the detectingelectrode 131, respectively.
In the present specification, the detection capacitor CinDisposed in thecontrol chip 100 for connecting with a self-inductance capacitor CsA partial pressure is formed. Thereby, thecapacitive touch device 1 can detect the signal S according to the differencediffA peak-to-peak value (peak-to-peak values) change of (a) determines a contact event; wherein the differential detection signal SdiffIs a time continuous signal; wherein the differential detection signal S is used before the touch event is determineddiffMay be further filtered, digitized, etc. For example, FIG. 2 shows a touch differential sense signal SContact withAnd no-contact differential detection signal SIs not in contact with. However, due to the self-inductance capacitance CsUsually quite large, so that a large sensing capacitor C is required to achieve effective voltage divisioninTherefore, a relative installation space is required in the wafer, and the overall size of thecontrol wafer 100 cannot be reduced.
Therefore, in the present description, theemulation circuit 150 is configured to simulate the detection line (e.g., from the drivingcircuit 11 through the detection capacitor C)inThe detectingelectrode 131 and the programmable filter 151) to output the reference signal SrefAs the detection signal So1The erase value of (2) is shown in FIG. 4A. By deriving from said detection signal So1Subtracting the elimination value to reduce the DC signal level, the detection capacitor C can be reducedinThe value of (c). For example, the detection capacitor CinIs preferably smaller than the self-inductance capacitance Cs10% of the capacitance value of (c). Therefore, the overall size of thecontrol wafer 100 can be effectively reduced.
In order to contact the differential detection signal SContact withAnd the untouched differential detection signal SIs not in contact withThe difference between the signals is more obvious, and in some embodiments, thegain circuit 153 may be used to amplify the differential detection signal Sdiff(ii) a The gain value (gain) of thegain circuit 153 may be determined according to an analysis range of an analog-to-digital conversion unit (ADC) in the digitalback end 16, and is not particularly limited. As shown in fig. 2, the contact differential detection signal S is included in the output signal (i.e., the amplified differential detection signal) of thegain circuit 153Contact withAnd the untouched differential detection signal SIs not in contact withThe difference therebetween is increased, and thus whether a contact event occurs can be more easily recognized. Theanti-noise filter 154 is then used to filter the amplified differential detection signal, as described above154 is for example a low pass filter.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating another block diagram of a capacitive touch device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 also shows an implementation of thesimulation circuit 150 and theprogrammable filter 151.
In some embodiments, theprogrammable filter 151 includes an input resistor RinAnd an amplifyingcircuit 15A; wherein the detection capacitor CinThe self-inductance capacitor CsThe input resistor RinAnd the amplifyingcircuit 15A forms a first filter circuit and the emulatingcircuit 150 forms a second filter circuit. As mentioned above, the subtractingcircuit 152 is used to output the detection signal S from the first filtering circuito1And a reference signal S output by the second filter circuitrefPerforming a differential operation to output a differential detection signal SdiffReferring to FIGS. 4A-4B; wherein, FIG. 4B is the detection signal S of FIG. 4Ao1And a reference signal SrefIs detected as a differential detection signal SdiffThe waveform of (2).
In one embodiment, theamplifier circuit 15A is an Integral Programmable Gain Amplifier (IPGA). For example, the amplifyingcircuit 15A includes an operational amplifier OP, a feedback resistor Rf, and a compensation capacitor Cf. The feedback resistor Rf and the compensation capacitor Cf are bridged between the negative input end and the output end of the operational amplifier OP, and the input resistor RinA second terminal (i.e. a signal output terminal) of the detectingelectrode 131 is coupled to the negative input terminal of the operational amplifier OP, and a first terminal (i.e. a signal input terminal) of the detectingelectrode 131 is coupled to the detecting capacitor Cin. In this embodiment, the frequency response of the first filter circuit can be expressed by equation (1) and Bode plot (Bode diagram) of fig. 6, and the first filter circuit has two poles (pole) and zero (zero) at 0
(Vout/Vin)=-(Rf/Rin)×(s·Cin·Rin)/(1+s·Rf·Cf)×(1+s·Rin·Cs+s·Rin·Cin) (1)
As described above, since the output of thesimulation circuit 150 is the output of the simulation circuitThe cancellation value of the first filter circuit, the frequency response of theemulation circuit 150 is preferably similar to the first filter circuit, i.e., the frequency response of theemulation circuit 150 is determined according to the frequency response of the first filter circuit. In some embodiments, the two frequency responses are similar, including, but not limited to, two poles of thesimulation circuit 150 being close to two poles of the first filter circuit. For example, two poles of thesimulation circuit 150 can be determined according to two poles of the first filter circuit, and only the pole frequency needs to be considered since the zero has no effect. For example, the frequency difference between the pole frequency (pole frequency) of two poles of thesimulation circuit 150 and the corresponding pole of the second filter circuit is designed to be lower than 35%, preferably lower than 20%, of the pole frequency. Although theoretically, the two poles of thesimulation circuit 150 are as close as possible to the two poles of the first filter circuit, in practice, the self-inductance capacitance C of eachdetection electrode 131 is considered to be the samesIt is not easily known in advance with precision, and therefore thesimulation circuit 150 is designed in an estimated manner.
In one embodiment, thesimulation circuit 150 includes an analog detection capacitor Cref_inAnalog self-inductance capacitor Cref_sAnalog input resistor Rref_inAnd ananalog amplifier circuit 15B, and the analog detection capacitor Cref_inThe analog self-inductance capacitor Cref_sThe analog input resistor Rref_inThe connection mode with theanalog amplifying circuit 15B is the same as that of the detection capacitor CinThe self-inductance capacitor CsThe input resistor RinConnected to theamplifier circuit 15A in such a way as to obtain a similar frequency response. That is, the analog self-inductance capacitance Cref_sSelf-inductance capacitance C for simulatingdetection electrode 131sThe analog detection capacitor Cref_inCorresponding analog detection capacitor CinThe analog input resistor Rref_inCorresponding input resistance RinTheanalog amplifier circuit 15B corresponds to theamplifier circuit 15A. It has to be noted that the circuit parameters (pole RC values) of thesimulation circuit 150 may not be exactly the same as the circuit parameters of the first filter circuit, as long as thesimulation circuitThe circuit 150 has a similar frequency response to the first filter circuit and is capable of reducing the detection capacitance CsThat is, there is no particular limitation.
Theanalog amplifying circuit 15B also includes an operational amplifier OP', an analog feedback resistor Rref_fAnd an analog compensation capacitor Cref_f(ii) a The connection of the elements in theanalog amplifier circuit 15B is the same as that of theamplifier circuit 15A. Therefore, the second filter circuit formed by thesimulation circuit 150 also has a frequency response similar to that of equation (1) and fig. 6, except that all the device parameters in thesimulation circuit 150 are designed in advance. Therefore, the positions of the two extreme values can be adjusted by changing the parameters of the elements in thesimulation circuit 150, i.e., the resistance and the capacitance.
Referring to fig. 5, a flowchart illustrating an operating method of a capacitive touch device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a self-capacitance detection mode (step S)51) And mutual capacitance detection mode (step S)52). In this embodiment, the self-capacitance detection mode and the mutual capacitance detection mode operate in a time-sharing manner, for example, the self-capacitance detection mode is used to determine an approaching object and/or a to-be-detected area (WOI), and then the mutual capacitance detection mode is used to determine a touch position and/or a gesture.
In the self-capacitance detection mode, the drivingcircuit 11 passes through the detection capacitor CinAre respectively electrically coupled to the first ends of the drivingelectrodes 131, and the subtractingcircuit 152 is sequentially electrically coupled to the second ends of the drivingelectrodes 131. Meanwhile, thesubtraction circuit 152 receives the reference signal S output by thesimulation circuit 150refThe subtractingcircuit 152 is electrically coupled to the second end of the drivingelectrode 131 through theprogrammable filter 151, so that the subtractingcircuit 152 can output the detecting signal S outputted by theprogrammable filter 151o1And the reference signal S output by thesimulation circuit 150refPerforming a differential operation to output a differential detection signal SdiffAs shown in fig. 4A and 4B. Then, thegain circuit 153 can be used to amplify the differential detection signal SdiffSo as to contact the differential detection signal SContact withAnd the untouched differential detection signal SIs not in contact withThe difference between them is more pronounced as shown in fig. 2. In addition, in one embodiment, only the detection signals output by the plurality of driving electrodes or the plurality of receiving electrodes are detected to determine whether a contact event occurs, so that the operation can be performed in a shorter scanning period.
In another embodiment, the detection signals output by the plurality of driving electrodes and the plurality of receiving electrodes can be detected to substantially identify a desired detection area (WOI) in a mutual capacitance detection mode. Therefore, in the self-capacitance detection mode, the drivingcircuit 11 is also driven by the detection capacitor CinAre respectively electrically coupled to a first terminal (i.e., a signal input terminal) of the receivingelectrode 131, and the subtractingcircuit 152 is sequentially electrically coupled to a second terminal (i.e., a signal output terminal) of the receivingelectrode 131. The range to be detected can be determined by judging the driving electrode and the receiving electrode which sense the approaching object. As described above, in the present specification, the driving electrode and the receiving electrode belong to the detectingelectrode 131 for generating the mutual inductance capacitance C therebetweenm
In the mutual capacitance detection mode, the drivingcircuit 11 does not pass through the detection capacitor CinAre electrically coupled to the first ends of the drivingelectrodes 131, respectively; for example, in FIGS. 2-3, thedrive circuit 11 utilizes a switch SW1Bypass (bypass) the detection capacitor CinTo directly drive the signal SdTo thedetection electrode 131. Furthermore, theanti-noise filter 154 is not electrically coupled to the second end of the drivingelectrode 131 through thesubtraction circuit 152 in turn, for example, as in fig. 2-3, theanti-noise filter 154 utilizes another switch SW2The subtracting circuit 152 (and the gain circuit 153) are bypassed so that the detecting signal S outputted from theprogrammable filter 151o1Directly to theanti-noise filter 154. The filter parameters of theanti-noise filter 154 may be determined according to the actual application, and are not particularly limited.
In the self-capacitance detection mode, the signal transmitted to the detection line does not pass through the resistance and the capacitance of the panel, so the reference line (C) is usedI.e., an emulation circuit) and the detection line, so that the reference signal S is not significantrefCan be used as a cancellation value in subtracting the detected signal.
It should be noted that although the contactless differential detection signal S is shown in fig. 2Is not in contact withIs greater than the contact differential detection signal SContact withThe amplitude (or peak to peak) of the signal is merely illustrative and not limiting. The contact differential detection signal S is set according to the parameter (i.e., RC value) of thesimulation circuit 150Contact withMay be larger than the untouched differential detection signal SIs not in contact with
It should be noted that although the detection signal S is shown in FIG. 4Ao1Is greater than the reference signal SrefThe amplitude (or peak to peak) of the signal is merely illustrative and not limiting. According to the parameter setting (i.e. RC value) of thesimulation circuit 150, the reference signal SrefMay also be larger than the detection signal So1The amplitude of (d).
In other embodiments, the circuit parameters of thesimulation circuit 150 are changed to wake up the sleep mode of thecapacitive touch device 1. In this sleep mode, most of the touch detection is performed by the analogfront end 15, which reduces the amount of complex post-processing operations of the digitalback end 16 and thus reduces overall power consumption.
Fig. 7 is a block diagram of acapacitive touch device 1 according to another embodiment of the invention. The analogfront end 15 of the present embodiment further includes a mechanism for waking up thecapacitive touch device 1 operating in the sleep mode. In other words, thecapacitive touch device 1 of fig. 7 can be combined with fig. 3, for example, the analogfront end 15 further includes a multiplexer or a switch (for example, switched between thesubtraction circuit 152 and thegain circuit 153 and the detection circuit 155) to switch to the circuit connection of fig. 7 in a sleep mode and to switch to the circuit connection of fig. 3 in a normal mode (non-sleep mode), for example, a mode for calculating touch positions and/or gestures, and the sleep mode for example, a mode for not calculating touch positions and gestures. Thus, after detecting a touch event using FIG. 7, the operations of FIGS. 2-3 and 5 can be performed.
As described above, thecapacitive touch device 1 includes thetouch panel 13, the driving terminal and the detecting terminal. The detection end includes an analogfront end 15 and a digitalback end 16. A drivingcircuit 11 and a plurality of switches SW included in the driving end1And a detection capacitor CinThe contents of the detectingelectrodes 131 included in thetouch panel 13 and the digitalback end 16 have been described in the previous embodiments. For example, thetouch panel 13 can be operated in a self-capacitance detection mode or a mutual-capacitance detection mode. The detection capacitor CinA switch SW for coupling to the signal input terminal of the detectingelectrode 131 in the self-capacitance detection mode and for being switched from the signal input terminal of the detectingelectrode 131 in the mutual-capacitance detection mode1Bypassing thedetection electrode 131 without being connected thereto.
The analogfront end 15 comprises a plurality of input resistors RinA plurality ofamplification circuits 15A (see fig. 3), a simulation circuit 150', asubtraction circuit 152, adetection circuit 155, and aphase reference circuit 156; wherein thedetection circuit 155 is a phase detection circuit. As mentioned above, the driving terminal and the detecting terminal are disposed in thecontrol chip 100.
As mentioned above, the plurality of input resistors RinRespectively coupled to the signal output terminals of the detectingelectrodes 131. The plurality of amplifyingcircuits 15A pass through the plurality of input resistors RinCoupled to thedetection electrode 131 and configured to output a detection signal So1. When the conductor contacts or approaches thetouch panel 13, the detection signal S is generatedo1A change occurs. For example, fig. 7 shows that when the detectingelectrode 131 is not in inductive contact, the amplifyingcircuit 15A outputs the first detecting signal So11(ii) a When the detectingelectrode 131 is touched, the amplifyingcircuit 15A outputs the second detecting signal So12. In the description of the present invention, the signal S is detected unless otherwise specifiedo1May be the first detection signal So11And a second detection signal So12One of them. As mentioned before, the first detection signal S depends on the applicationo11And a second detection signal So12The size values of (a) may be interchanged.
This embodiment and the previous oneOne difference of the embodiments is the reference signal S output by the simulation circuit 150' of FIG. 7ref' reference signal S output bysimulation circuit 150 different from FIG. 2ref. In the former embodiment, the reference signal S output by thesimulation circuit 150refTo approximate the detection signal S as closely as possibleo1(ii) a In this embodiment, the reference signal S outputted by the simulation circuit 150ref' is interposed between the first detection signal So11And the second detection signal So12As shown in fig. 7.
The subtractingcircuit 152 is also used to calculate the detection signal So1(may be the first detection signal So11Or the second detection signal So12Determined by whether there is a conductor approaching the touch panel 13) and the reference signal Sref' to output a differential detection signal Sdiff
For example, thesubtraction circuit 152 is directed to the reference signal Sref' with said first detection signal So11Performing a differential operation to generate a first differential detection signal Sdiff1=So11-Sref' (as shown in FIG. 7) and with respect to the reference signal Sref' with said second detection signal So12Performing a differential operation to generate a second differential detection signal Sdiff2=So12-Sref' (as shown in FIG. 7). According to a reference signal Sref' the first differential detection signal Sdiff1And the second differential detection signal Sdiff2With a phase difference of 180 degrees or referred to as reverse. The present embodiment uses the phase difference to identify whether a touch event occurs on thetouch panel 13.
In one embodiment, the simulation circuit 150' of FIG. 8A is similar to that of FIG. 3, and includes an analog detection capacitor Cref_inAnalog self-inductance capacitor Cref_sAnalog input resistor Rref_inAnd ananalog amplifier circuit 15B. In addition, the simulation circuit 150' of the present embodiment further includes an analog mutual inductance capacitor Cref_mThe analog mutual inductance capacitor Cref_mFor simulating mutual inductance capacitance C between thedetection electrodes 131 of thetouch panel 13m
In addition, such asAs shown in FIG. 8A, the simulation circuit 150' of the present embodiment further includes a switch SWref_1、SWref_2And SWref_3To cooperate with thetouch panel 13 to operate in a self-capacitance detection mode or a mutual-capacitance detection mode.
In the self-contained test mode, the switch SW is switchedref_2Bypass analog mutual inductance capacitor Cref_mAnd a change-over switch SWref_1And SWref_3Conducted to connect with the analog detection capacitor Cref_inAnd an analog self-inductance capacitor Cref_sTo form thesimulation circuit 150 of fig. 3. That is, the simulation circuit 150' detects the capacitance C according to the simulation in the self-capacitance detection moderef_inThe analog self-inductance capacitor Cref_sThe analog input resistor Rref_inAnd theanalog amplifying circuit 15B outputs a first reference signal (or a self-contained reference signal).
However, in order to make the waveform of the first reference signal intervene in the first detection signal So11(also detected in the self-contained detection mode) and the second detection signal So12(also detected in the self-capacitance detection mode), the analog self-inductance capacitance Cref_sCan be based on the detection signal S caused by contacto1Is selected. In one embodiment, the analog self-inductance capacitor Cref_sA self-inductance capacitance C selected as thedetection electrode 131 of thetouch panel 13S0.92 to 0.98 times, since the detection signal S caused by contact in generalo1The amount of change in (c) is about 10%. It can be understood that the detection signal S is caused when the touch is madeo1The range of multiples may be adjusted when the amount of change in (c) is different.
Thesubtraction circuit 152 is for the detection signal S in the self-capacitance detection modeo1Performs a differential operation with the first reference signal to generate a differential detection signal Sdiff
In the mutual capacitance detection mode, the switch SW is switchedref_1And SWref_3Separately bypassing analog detection capacitor Cref_inAnd an analog self-inductance capacitor Cref_sAnd a change-over switch SWref_2Conducted to connect with analog mutual inductance capacitor Cref_mThat is, as shown in FIG. 8AThe connections shown are. That is, the simulation circuit 150' in the mutual capacitance detection mode is based on the simulated mutual inductance capacitance Cref_mThe analog input resistor Rref_inAnd theanalog amplifying circuit 15B outputs a second reference signal (or a mutual capacitance reference signal). In this embodiment, the first reference signal may be different from the second reference signal due to different circuit components for generating the first reference signal and the second reference signal.
Similarly, in order to interpose the waveform of the second reference signal between the first detection signal So11(also generated in the mutual capacitance detection mode) and said second detection signal So12(also generated in mutual capacitance detection mode), the analog mutual capacitance Cref_mSelected as the mutual inductance capacitance C of thedetection electrode 131 of thetouch panel 13m0.92 to 0.98 times; the setting of the multiple is described above.
Thesubtraction circuit 152 is for the detection signal S in the mutual capacitance detection modeo1Is differentially operated with a second reference signal to generate a differential detection signal Sdiff
It should be understood that although FIG. 8A shows the emulation circuit 150' including three switches SWref_1、SWref_2、SWref_3And analog detection capacitor Cref_inAnalog self-inductance capacitor Cref_sAnalog mutual inductance capacitor Cref_mTo cooperate with the two modes of operation, which are merely illustrative and not restrictive. In some embodiments, thecapacitive touch device 1 can perform contact detection in one of the self-capacitance detection mode and the mutual capacitance detection mode to end the sleep mode, and does not need to adopt the two modes at the same time.
For example, when thecapacitive touch device 1 only uses the mutual capacitance detection mode for touch detection, the simulation circuit 150' of fig. 8A may not include the switch SWref_1、SWref_2、SWref_3And an analog detection capacitor Cref_inAnalog self-inductance capacitor Cref_s. For example, when thecapacitive touch device 1 only uses the self-capacitance detection mode for touch detection, the simulation circuit 150' of fig. 8A may not include the switch SWref_1、SWref_2、SWref_3And simulating mutual inductance capacitance Cref_m
In another embodiment, the emulation circuit 150' may not be implemented as the circuit of FIG. 8A, but includes theflash memory 81 of FIG. 8B and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC)83, and theDAC 83 generates the reference signal S according to at least one digital data stored in the flash memory 81ref'. Theflash memory 81 stores digital data, and therefore theflash memory 81 is included in the digitalback end 16, for example.
As described above, thecapacitive touch device 1 can perform contact detection in the sleep mode by using at least one of the self-capacitance detection mode and the mutual capacitance detection mode. Therefore, it is preferable that at least one of the first digital data used in the self-capacitance detection mode and the second digital data used in the mutual-capacitance detection mode is stored in theflash memory 81.
The first digital data is a first detection signal S output by the amplifyingcircuit 15A when thesimulation touch panel 13 is touched in the self-capacitance detection mode in advanceo11And a second detection signal S outputted from theamplifier circuit 15A when not touchedo12The data is obtained and stored in theflash memory 81. The touch simulation method is, for example, a built-in self test (BIST) circuit built in parallel with thedetection electrode 131 of thetouch panel 13, such as an equivalent capacitance circuit simulating a human body or a finger. Contact is indicated when the BIST circuit is connected (e.g., turned on by a switch) to thedetection electrode 131 and no contact is indicated when the BIST circuit is not connected (e.g., turned off by a switch) to thedetection electrode 131, thereby simulating a contact operation.
The first digital data is a waveform of the first reference signal (similar to S of fig. 7)ref') between the first detection signals So11And the second detection signal So12Between the waveforms of (a). The first digital data is generated by, for example, operating thetouch panel 13 in a self-contained detection mode and sequentially connecting or disconnecting the built-in self-test circuit to obtain two sets of data (e.g., S shown in fig. 7 for sampling)o11、So12Data obtained from the waveform) and then based onThe two sets of data are used to calculate the first digital data, for example, but not limited to, averaging the data of the corresponding sampling points of the two sets of data.
Similarly, the second digital data is a third detection signal (similar to S) output by the amplifyingcircuit 15A in advance according to simulation when thetouch panel 13 is touched in the mutual capacitance detection modeo11) And a fourth detection signal (like S) outputted from theamplification circuit 15A when not touchedo12) The data is obtained and stored in theflash memory 81. The second digital data is a waveform of the second reference signal (similar to S of fig. 7)ref') between waveforms of the third and fourth detection signals; the second digital data is generated in a manner similar to the first digital data, and only the operation mode of thecapacitive touch device 1 is different.
At the time of contact detection, the digital-analog converter 83 outputs a first reference signal according to the first digital data in the self-capacitance detection mode or outputs a second reference signal according to the second digital data in the mutual capacitance detection mode. It can be understood that when the detection signal S is sampledo11、So12The reference signal can be restored from the digital data when the sampling frequency of (2) times the Nyquist frequency is exceeded. As mentioned above, in some embodiments, theflash memory 81 may store only one of the first digital data and the second digital data, so the digital-to-analog converter 83 may generate only one of the first reference signal and the second reference signal.
The subtractingcircuit 152 operates as described above for the detection signal S in the self-capacitance detection modeo1Performing a differential operation with the first reference signal or for the detection signal S in the mutual capacitance detection modeo1Performing a differential operation with the second reference signal to generate a differential detection signal Sdiff
Thecapacitive touch device 1 further comprises aphase reference circuit 156 for generating a phase reference signal SprefAnd includes adetection circuit 155 for comparing the differential detection signal SdiffAnd a phase reference signal SprefTo determine whether thecapacitive touch device 1 is touched. Thedetection circuit 155 is electrically connected to thesubtraction circuit 152 and thephase reference circuit 156. In one embodiment, thedetection circuit 155 may be implemented by a differential operational amplifier (differential amplifier), for example.
As shown in fig. 7, the subtractingcircuit 152 outputs the first differential detection signal S when no touch is detecteddiff1Thesubtraction circuit 152 outputs a second differential detection signal S when a touch occursdiff2. Thedetection circuit 155 compares the first differential detection signal Sdiff1And/or said second differential detection signal Sdiff2And the phase reference signal SprefTo output a contact signal St or a non-contact signal Snt.
For example, assume the phase reference signal SprefSelected to differentially detect signals (i.e., S) from no contactdiff1) Having the same phase. When thedetection circuit 155 judges the differential detection signal SdiffAnd a phase reference signal SprefWhen the touch panel is substantially in phase, it is determined that no touch event has occurred and an untouched signal Snt indicating that thetouch panel 13 is untouched is generated to the digitalback end 16. The digitalback end 16 maintains thecapacitive touch device 1 in a sleep or low power mode. When thedetection circuit 155 judges the differential detection signal SdiffAnd a phase reference signal SprefWith an inverted phase (180 degrees out of phase), it can be determined that a touch event has occurred and generate a touch signal St to the digitalback end 16 indicating that thetouch panel 13 is touched, and the digitalback end 16 wakes up thecapacitive touch device 1. Thecapacitive touch device 1 is woken up and operates as in the previous embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 to 3 and 5.
In another embodiment, thedetection circuit 155 generates the control signal St to the digitalback end 16 only when it is determined that the touch event occurs to wake up thecapacitive touch device 1, otherwise does not generate the control signal.
Thephase reference circuit 156 can be made in a suitable manner without limitation, as long as it can generate the phase reference signal SprefThedetection circuit 155 may be used as a phase reference. Phase reference signal SprefCan be selected asdiff1、Sdiff2Or a combination thereof, as long as thedetection circuit 155 is able to recognize.
In one embodiment, thetouch panel 13 may include at least one null line (null line) to generate the false signal So1_dummyThe empty line is arranged not to be contacted to make the capacitance value (C)S、Cm) Is modified, for example, by providing a shielding layer thereon. In other words, the glitch So1_dummyAlways representing a non-contact detection signal. Thephase reference circuit 156 includes the at least one empty line, the emulation circuit 150', and thesubtraction circuit 152. More specifically, thephase reference circuit 156 may be disposed apart from and identical to the circuit for generating the phase reference signal S for thecapacitive touch device 1 to actually detect the touchprefThe circuit of (1).
For example, FIG. 9A shows a circuit diagram ofphase reference circuit 156 in a relatively mutual capacitance detection mode, which includesdrive circuit 11, and mutual capacitance C formed by empty lines (i.e., empty detection electrodes 131)mInput resistance RinAn amplifying circuit 15A, a simulation circuit 150' and asubtracting circuit 152. The emulation circuit 150' includes at least the components of the relatively mutually compatible detection mode of fig. 8A (as mentioned above, all the components of fig. 8A may be included and the connection may be changed by switching a switch). The subtractingcircuit 152 outputs S of fig. 7diff1Of the phase reference signal SprefThis is used as a reference for judging contact or non-contact.
For example, FIG. 9B shows a circuit diagram of thephase reference circuit 156 in the self-capacitance detection mode, which includes the drivingcircuit 11 and the detection capacitor CinA self-inductance capacitance C formed by the empty line (i.e. the empty detection electrode 131)SInput resistance RinAn amplifying circuit 15A, a simulation circuit 150' and asubtracting circuit 152. The emulation circuit 150' includes at least the components of the relatively self-contained detection mode of fig. 8A (similarly, all the components of fig. 8A may be included and the connection may be changed by switching a switch). The subtractingcircuit 152 outputs S of fig. 7diff1Of the phase reference signal SprefThis is used as a reference for judging contact or non-contact.
In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9C, thephase reference circuit 156 includesIncludes a phase lock loop (157), the phase lock loop (157) is used to lock the reference signal S outputted by thesimulation circuit 150refThe phase of. As mentioned above, since the emulation circuit 150' is disposed in thecontrol chip 100 without being affected by an external conductor, the reference signal SrefThe phase of' is in phase with the untouched differential detection signal.
Similarly, the connected capacitances of the simulation circuit 150' are different according to different operation modes, so that different reference signals S are outputref'. It is assumed that the simulation circuit 150' outputs a first reference signal in the self-capacitance detection mode and a second reference signal in the mutual-capacitance detection mode, and thus the phase-lockedloop 157 locks the phase of the first reference signal in the self-capacitance detection mode and the phase of the second reference signal in the mutual-capacitance detection mode.
In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 9D, thephase reference circuit 156 includes aphase locking loop 157, and thephase locking loop 157 is used to lock the phase of the driving signal Sd output by the drivingcircuit 11 at the driving end. Although the drive signal Sd is also unaffected by the external conductor, the differential detection signal S being compareddiffThe differential detection signal S is generated because the phase shift is still derived from the signal passing through thetouch panel 13diffThe phase of the driving signal Sd is not exactly in phase or in anti-phase. In this embodiment, thedetection circuit 155 can detect the differential detection signal SdiffWhether the phase difference from the phase of the driving signal Sd is within a preset range. For example, non-contact is determined when the phase difference is between 0 and 45 degrees and non-contact is determined when the phase difference is between 135 and 180 degrees. It is understood that the range of the phase difference is not limited thereto, and may be measured and set in advance before factory shipment, and is not particularly limited.
In some embodiments, thecapacitive touch device 1 described in the present invention can be used as a trigger button (touch button) for simply detecting whether a touch event occurs, without calculating a touch position, for example, without including the components in fig. 3 that are not included in fig. 7.
The change-over switch of the illustrative embodiment of the invention is, for example, a semiconductor switch.
In summary, how to reduce the overall power consumption of the capacitive touch device is an important issue. Therefore, the present invention provides a capacitive touch device (fig. 7), in which an emulation circuit is disposed in a control chip to generate a reference signal, a phase difference between a contact differential signal and a non-contact differential signal, which is obtained by subtracting the reference signal from a detection signal of a touch panel, is 180 degrees, and a contact event can be determined according to the phase difference. Meanwhile, the judgment of the contact event can be completed by the analog front end, so that the electric energy consumed by the digital back end can be reduced.
Although the present invention has been disclosed by way of examples, it is not intended to be limited thereto, and various changes and modifications can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention is subject to the scope defined by the appended claims.

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1.一种电容触控装置,该电容触控装置包含:1. A capacitive touch device comprising:触控面板,该触控面板包含检测电极;a touch panel, the touch panel includes detection electrodes;放大电路,该放大电路耦接所述检测电极,用于当所述检测电极未感应接触时输出第一检测信号并当所述检测电极感应接触时输出第二检测信号;an amplifying circuit, coupled to the detection electrode, for outputting a first detection signal when the detection electrode is not inductive contact and outputting a second detection signal when the detection electrode induces contact;仿真电路,该仿真电路用于输出参考信号,其中所述仿真电路包含切换开关、模拟检测电容、模拟自感电容、模拟输入电阻及模拟放大电路,所述切换开关相对自容检测模式及互容检测模式连接及不连接所述模拟自感电容与所述模拟输入电阻;以及An emulation circuit for outputting a reference signal, wherein the emulation circuit includes a switch, an analog detection capacitor, an analog self-inductance capacitor, an analog input resistor and an analog amplifier circuit, and the switch is relatively self-capacitance detection mode and mutual capacitance The detection mode connects and disconnects the analog self-inductive capacitor and the analog input resistor; and减法电路,该减法电路用于针对所述参考信号与所述第一检测信号进行差分运算以产生第一差分检测信号,并针对所述参考信号与所述第二检测信号进行差分运算以产生第二差分检测信号,其中所述第一差分检测信号与所述第二差分检测信号反相。a subtraction circuit for performing a differential operation on the reference signal and the first detection signal to generate a first differential detection signal, and performing a differential operation on the reference signal and the second detection signal to generate a first differential operation Two differential detection signals, wherein the first differential detection signal and the second differential detection signal are inverted.2.根据权利要求1所述的电容触控装置,其中所述参考信号的波形介于所述第一检测信号与所述第二检测信号的波形之间。2 . The capacitive touch device of claim 1 , wherein the waveform of the reference signal is between the waveforms of the first detection signal and the second detection signal. 3 .3.根据权利要求1所述的电容触控装置,其中,所述模拟自感电容为所述触控面板的所述检测电极的自感电容的0.92~0.98倍。3 . The capacitive touch device of claim 1 , wherein the analog self-inductive capacitance is 0.92˜0.98 times the self-inductive capacitance of the detection electrode of the touch panel. 4 .4.根据权利要求1所述的电容触控装置,其中所述仿真电路还包含模拟互感电容,所述模拟互感电容为所述触控面板的所述检测电极的互感电容的0.92~0.98倍。4 . The capacitive touch device according to claim 1 , wherein the simulation circuit further comprises an analog mutual inductance capacitance, and the analog mutual inductance capacitance is 0.92˜0.98 times of the mutual inductance capacitance of the detection electrode of the touch panel. 5 .5.根据权利要求1所述的电容触控装置,还包含5. The capacitive touch device of claim 1, further comprising相位参考电路,该相位参考电路用于产生相位参考信号;及a phase reference circuit for generating a phase reference signal; and检测电路,该检测电路电性连接所述减法电路及所述相位参考电路,用于比较所述第一差分检测信号或所述第二差分检测信号与所述相位参考信号的相位,以输出接触信号或非接触信号。a detection circuit, which is electrically connected to the subtraction circuit and the phase reference circuit for comparing the phases of the first differential detection signal or the second differential detection signal and the phase reference signal to output a contact signal or contactless signal.6.根据权利要求5所述的电容触控装置,其中所述相位参考电路包含相位锁定回路,该相位锁定回路用于锁定所述仿真电路输出的所述参考信号的相位。6 . The capacitive touch device according to claim 5 , wherein the phase reference circuit comprises a phase locking loop for locking the phase of the reference signal output by the emulation circuit. 7 .7.根据权利要求5所述的电容触控装置,其中所述相位参考电路包含相位锁定回路,该相位锁定回路用于锁定驱动电路输出的驱动信号的相位。7 . The capacitive touch device according to claim 5 , wherein the phase reference circuit comprises a phase locking loop for locking the phase of the driving signal output by the driving circuit. 8 .8.一种电容触控装置,该电容触控装置包含:8. A capacitive touch device comprising:触控面板,该触控面板包含检测电极,用于操作于自容检测模式或互容检测模式;a touch panel, which includes detection electrodes for operating in a self-capacitance detection mode or a mutual-capacitance detection mode;检测电容,该检测电容用于在所述自容检测模式耦接所述检测电极的信号输入端并于所述互容检测模式不耦接所述检测电极的所述信号输入端;a detection capacitor, which is used for coupling to the signal input terminal of the detection electrode in the self-capacitance detection mode and not coupled to the signal input terminal of the detection electrode in the mutual capacitance detection mode;输入电阻,该输入电阻耦接所述检测电极的信号输出端;an input resistor, the input resistor is coupled to the signal output end of the detection electrode;放大电路,该放大电路耦接所述输入电阻,并用于输出检测信号;an amplifying circuit, which is coupled to the input resistor and used to output a detection signal;仿真电路,该仿真电路包含模拟检测电容、模拟自感电容、模拟互感电容、模拟输入电阻及模拟放大电路,用于在所述自容检测模式下根据所述模拟检测电容、所述模拟自感电容、所述模拟输入电阻及所述模拟放大电路输出第一参考信号或在所述互容检测模式下根据所述模拟互感电容、所述模拟输入电阻及所述模拟放大电路输出第二参考信号;以及An emulation circuit, which includes an analog detection capacitor, an analog self-inductance capacitor, an analog mutual inductance capacitor, an analog input resistance, and an analog amplifying circuit, which are used in the self-capacitance detection mode according to the analog detection capacitor, the analog self-inductance The capacitor, the analog input resistance and the analog amplifier circuit output a first reference signal or output a second reference signal according to the analog mutual inductance capacitance, the analog input resistor and the analog amplifier circuit in the mutual capacitance detection mode ;as well as减法电路,该减法电路用于在所述自容检测模式下针对所述检测信号与所述第一参考信号进行差分运算或在所述互容检测模式下针对所述检测信号与所述第二参考信号进行差分运算以产生差分检测信号。a subtraction circuit for performing a differential operation between the detection signal and the first reference signal in the self-capacitance detection mode or for the detection signal and the second reference signal in the mutual-capacitance detection mode A differential operation is performed on the reference signal to generate a differential detection signal.9.根据权利要求8所述的电容触控装置,其中所述模拟自感电容为所述触控面板的所述检测电极的自感电容的0.92~0.98倍。9 . The capacitive touch device of claim 8 , wherein the simulated self-inductive capacitance is 0.92˜0.98 times the self-inductive capacitance of the detection electrode of the touch panel. 10 .10.根据权利要求8所述的电容触控装置,其中所述模拟互感电容为所述触控面板的所述检测电极的互感电容的0.92~0.98倍。10 . The capacitive touch device of claim 8 , wherein the analog mutual capacitance is 0.92˜0.98 times the mutual capacitance of the detection electrodes of the touch panel. 11 .11.根据权利要求8所述的电容触控装置,其中所述仿真电路还包含切换开关,该切换开关用于连接或旁路所述模拟检测电容、所述模拟自感电容及所述模拟互感电容。11. The capacitive touch device according to claim 8, wherein the simulation circuit further comprises a switch for connecting or bypassing the analog detection capacitor, the analog self-inductance capacitor and the analog mutual inductance capacitance.12.根据权利要求8所述的电容触控装置,还包含12. The capacitive touch device of claim 8, further comprising相位参考电路,该相位参考电路用于产生相位参考信号;及a phase reference circuit for generating a phase reference signal; and检测电路,该检测电路用于比较所述差分检测信号与所述相位参考信号的相位,以输出表示所述触控面板被接触的接触信号或表示所述触控面板未被接触的未接触信号。a detection circuit for comparing the phase of the differential detection signal and the phase reference signal to output a contact signal indicating that the touch panel is contacted or a non-contact signal indicating that the touch panel is not contacted .13.根据权利要求12所述的电容触控装置,其中所述相位参考电路包含相位锁定回路,该相位锁定回路用于在所述自容检测模式下锁定所述仿真电路输出的所述第一参考信号的相位或在所述互容检测模式下锁定所述仿真电路输出的所述第二参考信号的相位。13. The capacitive touch device of claim 12, wherein the phase reference circuit comprises a phase locked loop for locking the first output of the emulation circuit in the self-capacitance detection mode The phase of the reference signal or the phase of the second reference signal output by the emulation circuit is locked in the mutual capacitance detection mode.14.根据权利要求12所述的电容触控装置,其中所述相位参考电路包含相位锁定回路,该相位锁定回路用于锁定驱动电路输出的驱动信号的相位。14 . The capacitive touch device of claim 12 , wherein the phase reference circuit comprises a phase locking loop for locking the phase of the driving signal output by the driving circuit. 15 .15.一种电容触控装置,该电容触控装置包含:15. A capacitive touch device comprising:触控面板,该触控面板包含检测电极;a touch panel, the touch panel includes detection electrodes;输入电阻,该输入电阻耦接所述检测电极的信号输出端;an input resistor, the input resistor is coupled to the signal output end of the detection electrode;放大电路,该放大电路耦接所述输入电阻,并用于输出检测信号;an amplifying circuit, which is coupled to the input resistor and used to output a detection signal;闪存,该闪存事先储存有至少一个数字数据;Flash memory, which is pre-stored with at least one digital data;数字模拟转换器,该数字模拟转换器用于根据所述至少一个数字数据输出至少一个参考信号;以及a digital-to-analog converter for outputting at least one reference signal according to the at least one digital data; and减法电路,该减法电路用于针对所述检测信号与所述至少一个参考信号进行差分运算以产生差分检测信号,其中,a subtraction circuit for performing a differential operation on the detection signal and the at least one reference signal to generate a differential detection signal, wherein,所述至少一个数字数据包含第一数字数据及第二数字数据,the at least one digital data includes first digital data and second digital data,所述数字模拟转换器用于在自容检测模式下根据所述第一数字数据输出第一参考信号,并用于在互容检测模式下根据所述第二数字数据输出第二参考信号,The digital-to-analog converter is used for outputting a first reference signal according to the first digital data in a self-capacitance detection mode, and for outputting a second reference signal according to the second digital data in a mutual capacitance detection mode,所述第一数字数据事先根据仿真所述触控面板在所述自容检测模式下被接触时所述放大电路所输出的第一检测信号及未被接触时所述放大电路所输出的第二检测信号求得并存储于所述闪存,The first digital data is simulated in advance according to a first detection signal output by the amplifying circuit when the touch panel is touched in the self-capacitance detection mode and a second detection signal output by the amplifying circuit when the touch panel is not touched. The detection signal is obtained and stored in the flash memory,所述第一数字数据是使所述第一参考信号的波形介于所述第一检测信号与所述第二检测信号的波形之间,The first digital data is such that the waveform of the first reference signal is between the waveforms of the first detection signal and the second detection signal,所述第二数字数据事先根据仿真所述触控面板在所述互容检测模式下被接触时所述放大电路所输出的第三检测信号及未被接触时所述放大电路所输出的第四检测信号求得并存储于所述闪存,及The second digital data is simulated in advance according to the third detection signal output by the amplifying circuit when the touch panel is touched in the mutual capacitance detection mode and the fourth signal output by the amplifying circuit when the touch panel is not touched. detection signals are derived and stored in the flash memory, and所述第二数字数据是使所述第二参考信号的波形介于所述第三检测信号与所述第四检测信号的波形之间。The second digital data is such that the waveform of the second reference signal is between the waveforms of the third detection signal and the fourth detection signal.16.根据权利要求15所述的电容触控装置,还包含16. The capacitive touch device of claim 15, further comprising相位参考电路,该相位参考电路用于产生相位参考信号;及a phase reference circuit for generating a phase reference signal; and检测电路,该检测电路用于比较所述差分检测信号与所述相位参考信号的相位,以输出表示所述触控面板被接触的接触信号或表示所述触控面板未被接触的未接触信号。a detection circuit for comparing the phase of the differential detection signal and the phase reference signal to output a contact signal indicating that the touch panel is contacted or a non-contact signal indicating that the touch panel is not contacted .17.根据权利要求16所述的电容触控装置,其中所述相位参考电路包含相位锁定回路,该相位锁定回路用于在所述自容检测模式下锁定所述数字模拟转换器输出的所述第一参考信号的相位并在所述互容检测模式下锁定所述数字模拟转换器输出的所述第二参考信号的相位。17. The capacitive touch device of claim 16, wherein the phase reference circuit comprises a phase locked loop for locking the digital-to-analog converter output in the self-capacitance detection mode phase of the first reference signal and lock the phase of the second reference signal output by the digital-to-analog converter in the mutual capacitance detection mode.18.根据权利要求16所述的电容触控装置,其中所述相位参考电路包含相位锁定回路,该相位锁定回路用于锁定驱动电路输出的驱动信号的相位。18 . The capacitive touch device of claim 16 , wherein the phase reference circuit comprises a phase locking loop for locking the phase of the driving signal output by the driving circuit. 19 .
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