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TouchSense Effects Library

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Effect Description
Detent: Notches associated with selection position
Used to mark fine or coarse increments or selections, detents can be customized in size, shape, and number to suit context-sensitive requirements.
Barrier: Sensation of hitting a hard stop
Barrier effects restrict the user’s motion, and are useful for indicating first and last items, minimum and maximum, or the edge of an area. Range of rotation is programmable.
Hill: A plateau style of wide detent
A hill effect could be used for menu wraparound, letting the user know they have moved from last to first menu item. A hill can also be used to indicate a return from a sub-menu back to the main menu or to signal the crossing of a boundary.
Compound: Two or more effects such as barriers and detents
A compound effect, like small detents with a deeper center detent and barriers on both sides, would be appropriate for a balance control, for example. Compound effects help designers closely match tactile sensations to operational steps, which can enhance usability.
Spring: Force increases or decreases with handle position
A spring provides a good return-to-center or default position such as for a shuttle control used to regulate speed.
Damper: Force increases or decreases with controller speed
Damper effects create the sensation of drag or weight, and can be used to emulate the feel of high-quality controls such as those found on expensive audio equipment. A damper effect might also emulate a jog control used to move through video frames or data stacks.
Constant Force: Continuous force independent of position
Constant force can be used to simulate dynamics such as gravity, friction, or momentum.
Periodic: Vibration lasting for a set period of time
A periodic of sine, square, or triangular waves can be triggered by an event to alert users to a specific situation or control position.


Note: Not all haptic effects are possible on all TouchSense modules.

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