Software streamlines touch panel development

When used in conjunction with Aito’s evaluation boards and the Arduino host platform, the software suite eases the adoption of touch controls by allowing the rapid evaluation of design concepts and validation of ideas. Designers, therefore, do not need to prototype early designs or have any detailed knowledge of the underlying technology. Later in the development cycle, Design Studio provides a comprehensive capability for easily configuring the touch interface by adjusting the touch sensitivity and providing various tactile, audible and visual feedback signals.

The software has an easy access interface that allows developers to create code that can either be uploaded directly to the Arduino Nano platform, included with Aito’s evaluation kits, or used by the customer’s embedded software engineers to quickly create device drivers for their own host processor, using Aito’s Arduino Library. The software provides a timeline view, with separate bars for each output, to show changes to design parameters in real-time. It also provides information on other parameters, such as buzzer frequency or haptic sharpness. The ability to import and export code configurations allows development teams to share and reuse designs. The tool is fully supported by a detailed User Manual and also a Design Guide, which describes how to create successful UX designs.

“The aim of UX Design Studio is to provide a simple and easy to use tool which removes any of the complex technical hurdles in implementing control panels using SEP technology”, said Pauli Laitinen, Aito’s CTO “It significantly reduces development time and cost, and truly enables the ultimate user experience.”

UX Design Studio is available on request, free of charge, to allow the initial evaluation of Aito’s SEP touch technology.