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Resistive touchscreen
In electrical engineering, resistive touchscreens are touch-sensitive computer displays composed of two flexible sheets coated with a resistive material and separated by an air gap or microdots. There are two different types of metallic layers. The first type is called Matrix, in which striped electrodes on substrates such as glass or plastic face each other. The second type is called Analogue which consists of transparent electrodes without any patterning facing each other. As of 2011 analogue offered lowered production costs.[1] When contact is made to the surface of the touchscreen, the two sheets are pressed together. On these two sheets there are horizontal and vertical lines that, when pushed together, register the precise location of the touch. Because the touchscreen senses input from contact with nearly any object (finger, stylus/pen, palm) resistive touchscreens are a type of "passive" technology. For example, during operation of a four-wire touchscreen, a uniform, unidirectional voltage gradient is applied to the first sheet. When the two sheets are pressed together, the second sheet measures the voltage as distance along the first sheet, providing the X coordinate. When this contact coordinate has been acquired, the voltage gradient is applied to the second sheet to ascertain the Y coordinate. These operations occur within a few milliseconds,[2][3] registering the exact touch location as contact is made, provided the screen has been properly calibrated for variations in resistivity.[4] Resistive touchscreens typically have high resolution (4096 x 4096 DPI or higher), providing accurate touch control. Because the touchscreen responds to pressure on its surface, contact can be made with a finger or any other pointing device.
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[1] Broz, John. "Touch Screen Technologies" (http:/ / courses. engr. illinois. edu/ ece317/ presentations/ Touch_Screen_Pres. pdf). Illionos University. . Retrieved 27 October 2011. [2] Resistive Touchscreen (http:/ / resistivetouchscreen. org/ ) [3] "Using resistive touch screens for human/machine interface" (http:/ / www. ti. com/ lit/ an/ slyt209a/ slyt209a. pdf). Texas Instruments. . [4] Touch Screen Calibration (http:/ / globaldisplayengineering. com/ Touch_Screen_Calibration. php) Global Display Engineering [5] Lee, David (28 December 2010). "Capacitive vs. Resistive Touchscreens" (http:/ / capacitive-resistive-touchscreens. articles. r-tt. com/ ). R-Tools Technology, Inc.. . Retrieved 9 September 2012. [6] "Stantum's mind-blowing multitouch interface on video!" (http:/ / www. engadget. com/ 2009/ 02/ 19/ stantums-mind-blowing-multitouch-interface-on-video/ ). 19 Feb 2009. . Retrieved 20 November 2012. [7] Capacitive vs Resistive (http:/ / www. knowyourcell. com/ features/ 687370/ touchscreen_lowdown_capacitive_vs_resistive. html) Andrew Williams, Know your Cell
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