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Working principle

Wacom’ s Active ES solution is an electrostatic capacitive coupling pen technology. This

solution uses capacity coupling between an electrostatic coupling type sensor and pen. It

uses the same sensor as the touch sensor.

Pressure sensitivity technology

User benefits

Write on Paper Feeling – Natural writing experience

To create the most natural writing feeling that comes as close as writing on standard

paper, Wacom uses a feature set that contributes to this feeling:

1. Pixel precision transfers the precision that

everyone is used to into the digital space. The

high-quality writing experience of the users is

directly linked to the respective hardware.

2. Millisecond data exchange (responsiveness) is

key to the concept of instant interaction

between the user and the hardware device.

The Wacom pen communicates with the

tablet in milliseconds.

3. Thousands of levels of pressure sensitivity

mean mimicking the standard pen experience

up to the highest possible level. For B-2-B

solutions, the pressure sensitivity is one of the

biometric factors, needed to capture a

signature in a legally binding way.

4. Pen tip materials selection: Depending on

what users write or draw, they use a different

kind of pen.

Wacom offers a large choice of different pen

tip materials. Manufacturers can equip their

pen with the material, which suits their needs

and use case scenarios best.

5. Palm rejection: When using a pen on a

hardware device, users expect a smooth

experience. This also includes the fact that –

when using a pen – the palm should not

interfere with the pen. By integrating palm

rejection into Wacom technology, users do

not need to worry about laying their hand on

the tablet, but can concentrate on what they

are doing. The pen comes first and natural.

6. Freedom in design

For manufacturers, integrating a pen solution into

their hardware offering should not mean ompromising

on their own design ideas. Wacom’ s pen offering

allows customers the freedom in design. Different

options are available that neatly fit into the original

manufacturer’ s concept. Wacom’ s garage pen is a

small, portable device. It integrates smoothly into the

design of the manufacturer’ s hardware, building a

logical design unit.

The Wacom pen needs only little power to

communicate with the tablet. This is a major

advantage for product design. The pen can be light

and there is no need for thick coils or other. For

manufacturers, this makes integration into their

hardware easier, resulting in thinner, lighter devices.

Depending on the use case scenario, the pen can be

in use for several hours a day. The design of the

Wacom pens is ergonomic; it not only heightens the

user acceptance of the digital pen, but helps them to

avoid fatigue at

the same time.

7. Personal User Experience and Adaptation

7-1.

Bottom command, the side switches of the Wacom

pens make customization for different applications

easy. By pre-programming the most common

functions or a complete menu, onto the side

switches, the use of software and hardware becomes

much faster and easier for users. Depending on the

use case scenario, hardware manufacturers can

either do the pre-programming themselves or leave it

up to their users. In any case, this feature makes the

pen more than “only” a writing tool.

7-2.

PenID enables innovative cloud experience. Each

Wacom pen features its unique ID. A signature or the

creation of content can thus be directly linked back to

the respective user. The PenID is useful in different

scenarios: In education, it supports group learning in

the classroom; the teacher still knows where the

content stems from. The same is true for business

collaboration: Meetings – also in a virtual meeting

room with a shared virtual whiteboard – and

brainstorming sessions come to a new level of

interaction between the participants and make the

work of the moderator much easier. For consumers,

sharing their ideas and creativity in cloud services also

benefit from the PenID.

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Power efficiency

Power supply can either be provided by a battery

or super capacitor charging

Precision

The sensor has multiple electrostatic grids

arranged orthogonally (X-axis, Y-axis) to each

other. One sensor grid and the pen act as the

transmitting unit; the other grids act as receiving

units.

The transmitting unit generates an electric field.

The generated electric charge is detected

according to the electric field which has been

identified on the receiving unit.

Nearly no latency

The transmission and reception happens similarly

on the other sensor grids; the pen's position is

identified based on differences in the charge

amount detected on each sensor grid receiving

unit.

False touch prevention

Hovering height detection /Palm rejection

Pen tip

features a signal electrode