Vinco Touch-Key Shield

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FTDI, Future Technology Devices International Ltd

            Vinco Touch-Key Shield
                    FTDI adds an advanced user interface mechanism to the Arduino-inspired Vinco platform
    

Image of FTDI's Vinco Touch-Key Shield The Vinco Touch-Key is a shield that mates with the FTDI Vinco development module to allow touch pad operation. The shield includes an STMPE821 device, which is an 8-channel GPIO capacitive touch-key sensor. The sensor communicates to the Vinculum-II (VNC2) (on the Vinco module) via I²C protocol.

Vinco is a development module inspired by the Arduino concept and uses the Vinculum-II (VNC2) dual port USB Host/device IC. Vinco uses a VNC2-64Q package to facilitate 38 GPIO options on 0.1" pitch sockets. Vinco is designed as a prototyping platform for VNC2 based designs and applications.

Features
Utilize STMPE821 chipset with 8 capacitive touch key or GPIOs Eight Touch-key capacitance pads operation Four push button switches Five LEDs I²C interface with digital controller (VNC2 device) via pin headers Mates with the Vinco Development Platform to enable Open Accessory Mode in Android devices		Reset switch PWM outputs available 5V External/ Internal operation selected by jumper Six I/O pin headers – set as high or low FTDI Integrated Development Environment (IDE) including code editor, compiler and debugger, which is available as a free download from the FTDI website Free software libraries, source codes and drivers are available for customization purposes