Silicon Labs offers two Front Panel demo boards.
The FrontPanel2EK demonstrates capacitive button sensing, capacitive proximity sensing, infrared proximity sensing and LED control with the Silicon Labs C8051F800 MCU and Si1120 infrared proximity sensor.
The FrontPanel1EB demonstrates capacitive button sensing, capacitive proximity sensing and LED control through an acrylic overlay with the C8051F700 MCU.
The Silicon Labs FrontPanel2EK evaluation kit combines two powerful proximity sensing technologies: capacitive and infrared. The evaluation board includes a Silicon Labs C8051F800 MCU for capacitive button sensing, capacitive proximity sensing, LED control, and control of the Si1120 device.
Modeled after an FR-4 PCB front panel, the infrared sensing is implemented with a single infrared LED and adjacent Si1120 infrared proximity detector. Visible LEDs illuminate when the buttons are pressed and when a hand enters the proximity region of either the infrared or capacitive sensing circuits. For convenience, the board includes the Silicon Labs Base Adapter circuit for USB connectivity to the Silicon Labs QuickSense Development Studio for sensor performance monitoring and threshold adjustment.
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- FrontPanel2-EB demonstration board
- USB cable
- FrontPanel2-EB Quick Start Guide
The Silicon Labs FrontPanel1EB Front Panel Demo board is a simple to use demonstration of the F700 MCU capacitive sensing circuit. The demonstration platform mimics the printed circuit board in a front panel and includes capacitive keypress and capacitive proximity sensing functions.
For convenience, the board includes the Silicon Labs Base Adapter circuit for PC connectivity to the Silicon Labs Human Interface Studio for capacitive sensor performance monitoring and threshold adjustment. The demonstration platform uses the new C8051F70x/71x high-pin count MCU device family.
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- FrontPanel1-EB demonstration board
- USB cable
- FrontPanel1EB Quick Start Guide