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Introduction
Input Devices
Keyboard,mouse,joystick,scanners,digital
camera, bar code reader, touch
Sreeen,Speech input device (microphone)
Whats available for input
touch - fingers, feet, breath
sound - voice, other sounds
gesture
gaze
brainwaves
2.Input Devices
Used by a person to communicate to a
computer.
Person to computer
Output Devices
Displays information from the computer to
a person.
Input Devices
Keyboard.
Mouse
Microphone
Digital Camera
Scanner
The Keyboard
The most commonly used input device is
the keyboard on which data is entered by
manually keying in or typing certain keys.
A keyboard typically has 101 or 105 keys.
The Mouse
Is a pointing device which is used to
control the movement of a mouse pointer
on the screen to make selections from the
screen. A mouse has one to five buttons.
The bottom of the mouse is flat and
contains a mechanism that detects
movement of the mouse.
Microphones - Speech
Recognition
Use a microphone to talk to your
computer.
Add a sound card to your computer.
Sound card digitizes audio
input into 0-1sec.
Audio Input: Speech
Recognition
Speech recognition is a type of input in
which the computer recognizes words
spoken into a microphone.
Special software and a microphone are
required.
Latest technology uses continuous speech
recognition where the user does not have
to pause between words.
View of Audio Speech
Recognition
Microphones - Speech
Recognition
Digital camera
A digital camera can store many more
pictures than an ordinary camera. Pictures
taken using a digital camera are stored
inside its memory and can be transferred
to a computer by connecting the camera to
it. A digital camera takes pictures by
converting the light passing through the
lens at the front into a digital image.
Scanner
A scanner can be used to input pictures
and text into a computer. There are two
main types of scanner; Hand-held and
Flat-bed.
Summary Input Devices
Trackball
Pointing
Stick
Touch Pad
Introduction
1.Resistive
3. Capacitive
4. Infrared
Resistive
A resistive touch screen panel is composed
of several layers, the most important of
which are two thin, metallic, electrically
conductive layers separated by a narrow
gap. When an object, such as a finger,
presses down on a point on the panel's outer
surface the two metallic layers become
connected at that point. This causes a
change in the electrical current, which is
registered as a touch event and sent to
the controller for processing. It is used
in Grocery Stores, Hotels, Restaurants and
Retail Stores.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Resistive
Advantages
Cost-effective solution
Activated by any stylus
Very accurate
Low power requirements
Liquids won't affect touch screen performance
Disadvantages
Polyester surface can be damaged
Lower endurance (35 million touches)
Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW)
Surface acoustic wave (SAW) technology
uses ultrasonic waves that pass over the touch screen panel.
When the panel is touched, a portion of the wave is
absorbed. This change in the ultrasonic waves registers the
position of the touch event and sends this information to
the controller for processing. SAW touch screen technology
is suggested for use in ATMs, Amusement Parks, Gaming
Environments, Industrial Control Rooms etc.
Advantages & Disadvantages of SAW
Advantages
Durable glass construction
High optical clarity
Activated by a finger, gloved hand, or soft tip stylus
Disadvantages
Moving liquids or condensation can cause false touches
Solid contaminants create non-touch areas until removed
Doesn't support drag or draw effectively
Capacitive
A capacitive touch screen panel
consists of an insulator such
as glass, coated with a
transparent conductor such
as indium tin oxide (ITO). As the
human body is also a conductor,
touching the surface of the screen
results in a distortion of the
body's electrostatic field,
measurable as a change
in capacitance.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Capacitive
Advantages
Scratch resistant, durable surface
High endurance (225 million touches)
Very accurate
Good optical clarity
Liquids won't affect touch screen performance
Disadvantages
Does not work with gloved fingers or stylus
Infrared
An infrared touch screen uses
an array of X-Y
infrared LED and photo
detector pairs around the edges
of the screen to detect a
disruption in the pattern of LED
beams. Infra-red bezels have
proven to be a very reliable
technology for use in
ATMs,Medical Instrumentation
and Transportation Tracking
applications.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Infrared Touch
Screen
Advantages
-Highest quality of underlying image
-Very high transmittance
-Excellent anti-glare, with use of chemically etched glass
-Can be activated with almost any device
-Higher accuracy than other technologies
-Very high durability and reliability
Disadvantages
- Surface obstructions can cause a false touch
It is very sensitive and can be activated by stray touches.
Low resolution
Parallax problems
Touch Screen Technology Comparison Chart
Resistive Infrared SAW Capacitive