TIDUC26A April 2022 – April 2024
The second operational mode of this reference design is very similar to the first one. The LDC3114s are still setup in baseline tracking mode but the way the LEDs report is different. This mode looks at the data value from the baseline tracking algorithm on all buttons and determines which button has the highest force press. From there, LEDs are lit up depending on how hard the button is pressed with more force turning on more LEDs. Each time this mode is entered, a max force is reset to a standard value. If a button is pressed hard enough, a new maximum force value is saved to compare against other button presses. For example, if the starting maximum is 200, a data value of 100 lights up the first four LEDs. If the button algorithm reports a result of 400, the new maximum value is set to 400 while lighting up all the LEDs. Then, the next time the data value reads 100, only two of the LEDs light up. The magnetic dial push button changes the operational mode to mode 3 when pushed.