TOUCH SCREEN BASICS
With the invention by E.A Johnson in the 1960s, touch screens
have become a multimillion dollar business. We use them
weekly, or even daily, to withdraw cash and make deposits at the
ATM. Once rarely seen outside of banks, touch screens are now
used in numerous applications. Example: kiosks, airport check-in,
voting machines and bridal registries. (Click here to read more about our TS
Technologies)
COMPONENTS OF A TOUCH SCREEN
The touch screen is an input device that allows users to operate
a device simply by touching the display screen. A basic touch
screen has three main components: touch screen sensor, controller,
and software driver.
TOUCH SCREEN SENSOR
A glass panel with a touch responsive surface
CONTROLLER
The interface between the touch screen and the display.
The controller takes information from the touch screen and
translates it into information a computer can understand.
SOFTWARE DRIVER
A computer program that allows the computer operating system and
the controller to communicate.
