| COMPARISON CHART
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Attribute
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4-Wire
Resistive
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Digital
Matrix
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5-Wire
Resistive
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Surface Wave
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COST:
Touch Panel
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Low Cost |
Low Cost |
Good, all sizes. Especially for sizes 10.4" or smaller
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Moderate |
COST:
Touch Controller
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Low Cost
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Low Cost
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Moderate
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Moderate |
Size
Recommendation
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Best for 10.4" and smaller
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Good for all sizes
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Good for 6.4", 8.4" and 10.4". Very good for 12.1" and higher
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Good for all sizes if this high-end technology required
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| Scratch and Damage Resistance
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Good, hard-coated
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Good, hard-coated
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Very Good. Hard coated and not affected by deep surface scratches
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Excellent. Pure glass surface not affected by scratches
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| Calibration Stability
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Fair, best 10.4" or smaller, required periodically
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Good, calibration required at set-up and periodically, but less frequently than 4-wire
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Excellent, no calibration required; drift-free
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Excellent. No calibration required; drift-free
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Life
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Good 1 million + touches
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Good, 1 million + touches. Best for instrumentation and most industrial automation
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Very Good. 35 million + touches. Best for retail POS and industrial automation
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Very Good. 50 million + touches. Best for unattended POI
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| SPECIFICATIONS AND SELECTION GUIDE
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Touch screen: analog resistive
Provided Sizes: 3.8" - 20.1"
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| Optical
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| Film – anti-glare/polish, anti-reflective |
| Light Transmission – 80% standard; 85% VLT available |
| Electrical
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| Insulation Impedance – 20M ohm or >@ DC 25V |
| Operation Voltage – DC 5V (Max 5.5V, 3.3V available after customization) |
| Linearity – 98.5% (bias less than 1.5%) |
| Chattering Time – 10msec or less mechanical |
| Mechanical
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| Input Method – finger, pen or gloved hand |
| Touch Activation Force – 125 Grams |
| Surface Hardness – scrape hardness 4H of ASTM D3365 and 3H JIS K5400 |
| Supported Operating Systems
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| MS-DOS, Windows 95/98, Windows XP, Windows CE, ME/2000NT, MAC, Linux, Unix |
| Sensor Thickness (Film on Glass)
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| 1.40 +/-0.21mm – available |
| 2.13 +/-0.21mm – available |
| 3.35 +/-0.21mm – developing |
| *Custom thicknesses available |
| Reliability
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| Operation Temperature – -20ºC, -60ºC, <50% relative humidity dew condensation |
| Storage Temperature – -40ºC, -70ºC, <50% relative humidity dew condensation |
| Humidity – 50ºC at 90% relative humidity or lower for 240 hours, no dew condensation |
| Touch Durability – 35 million touches in a single location* |
| Pen Hitting Durability – 6 million* |
| Pen Sliding Durability – 500,000 strokes* |
| *350 gram force NEMA 4, 12 and IP 65 capable |
| Durability / Reliability
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Chemical Resistance: ASTM F 1598-95 – 6% HC1, 40% H2SO4, 10% NaOH,
gasoline, acetone |
| ASTM D 1308-87 – beer, tea, coffee, cola, ink, bleach |
| Warranty: 2-year standard warranty. Long term warranty available. |
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