User manual
FSR™ Integration Guide
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Our Back
ground................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Intellectual Property and Other Legal Matters..................................................................
1
2.0 Theory of Operation................................................................................................. 2
2.1 Basic Construc
tion............................................................................................................ 2
2.2 Force Curve ...................................................................................................................... 3
3.0 FSR™ Force Sensing Resistor™ Products ............................................... 5
Single Zone............................................................................................................................. 5
4-Zone Array...........................................................................................................................
5
Other Arrays............................................................................................................................
5
Pressure Sensitive Snap Dome..............................................................................................
6
Linear and Rotational Pots......................................................................................................6
Touchpad
................................................................................................................................ 7
3.1 Standard vs. Custom ........................................................................................................ 8
Standard.................................................................................................................................. 8
Round...................................................................................................................................... 9
Square................................................................................................................................... 11
Strip
....................................................................................................................................... 12
VersaPad
.............................................................................................................................. 13
Ring Sens
or .......................................................................................................................... 14
Cus
tom Sensors ................................................................................................................... 15
Shapes and Sizes.................................................................................................................
15
Graphic Overlays and Actuators...........................................................................................
15
Material Options....................................................................................................................
15
4.0 Performance Specifications ............................................................................ 16
General ................................................................................................................................. 16
Environmental Performance Spec
ifications.......................................................................... 17
Durability Performance Specifications..................................................................................
17
Linear Pots............................................................................................................................
18
5.0 Environmental and Reliability Data............................................................ 18
6.0 Measurement Techniques................................................................................. 18
6.1 Circuit.............................................................................................................................. 18
7.0 Glossary ......................................................................................................................... 26
Terminology ..........................................................................................................................
26
8.0 FAQ .................................................................................................................................... 28
9.0 Performance Optimization................................................................................ 31
10.0 FSR Usage: The Do’s and Don’ts ............................................................... 33
11.0 Contact Interlink Electronics ...................................................................... 34