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Component Integration Considerations for Elo TouchSystems Touch Technologies

Customers who are integrating Elo touch components into their own design should contact their sales representative or customer service. However this table will give additional information on considerations. Refer to the technology comparison table for monitros for general technology differences.

Compare All Elo Touch Technologies
Compare All Resistive Touch Technologies (4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-wire variations)

Key
Best in category

BestBest
Some advantage

Better
Neutral

Neutral
Some Disadvantages

Worse
Not Recommended

WorstWorst

  APR AT4
4-wire

resistive
AccuTouch
5-wire

resistive
IntelliTouch
SecureTouch
surface wave
Surface
capacitive
CarrollTouch
infrared
Functional:            
Touch and Hold
BestBest
BestBest
BestBest
BestBest
BestBest
BestBest
Signature Capture Possible
Better
BestBest
BestBest
Better1
BestBest1
WorseWorse
Signature Recognition Possible
Worse
Best
BestBest
Worse
BestBest
WorseWorse
  APR AT4
4-wire

resistive
AccuTouch
5-wire

resistive
IntelliTouch
SecureTouch
surface wave
Surface
capacitive
CarrollTouch
infrared
Input Flexibility:            
Hard Tip Stylus
BestBest
Best2
Best
WorseWorse
BestBest3
Best
  APR AT4
4-wire

resistive
AccuTouch
5-wire

resistive
IntelliTouch
SecureTouch
surface wave
Surface
capacitive
CarrollTouch
infrared
Electrical:            
Chipset Solution
BestBest
BestBest
BestBest
BestBest
BestBest
Best
ESD Considerations
BestBest
Neutral
BestBest
BestBest
Worst
Best
EMI/RFI Considerations
BestBest
BestBest
BestBest
BestBest
Worst
BestBest
  APR AT4
4-wire

resistive
AccuTouch
5-wire

resistive
IntelliTouch
SecureTouch
surface wave
Surface
capacitive
CarrollTouch
infrared
Mechanical:            
Flat Front Possible
BestBest
Best
BestBest
Worse
Worst
Worse
Narrow Border Possible
BestBest
BestBest
Best
Neutral
BestBest
Neutral
Plastic Surface Possible
WorstWorst
BestBest
BestBest
WorstWorst
WorstWorst
BestBest
Small Sizes (<10") Available
BestBest
BestBest
BestBest
Best/Worse
Worst
Worst
Ease of Integration
Neutral
BestBest
BestBest
Best
Best
Neutral
Sealability
BestBest
BestBest
BestBest
Worst
BestBest
BestBest

Notes

Special stylus required.
2 Hard tip stylus can all be used on resistive but can damage the flexible top layer and lead to failure.
3 Requires special electrically tethered stylus not currently availabe from Elo.

No guarantee of acceptability of the technology to the application is implied by this quick reference table.

General Information on AccuTouch

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