Force calibration for temperature

1. A processing system, comprising:

sensor circuitry configured to be coupled to a plurality of force sensor electrodes, the sensor circuitry configured to drive the plurality of force sensor electrodes to obtain a first plurality of capacitive measurements; and

processing circuitry operatively connected to the sensor circuitry and configured to:

aggregate the first plurality of capacitive measurements into an aggregated measurement, and

apply, to the aggregated measurement, a capacitive measurement to temperature mapping to obtain a current temperature of the plurality of force sensor electrodes.

2. The processing system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

determine an absence of an input object in the sensing region, wherein obtaining the current temperature of the plurality of force sensor electrodes is in response to determining the absence of the input object, and

store the current temperature to obtain a stored temperature.

3. The processing system of claim 2 , wherein the sensor circuitry is further configured to:

drive the plurality of sensor electrodes to obtain a second plurality of capacitive measurements;

wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

determine a presence of an input object in the sensing region,

apply, in response to determining the presence of the input object, a temperature to gain mapping to the stored temperature to obtain a gain, and

apply the gain to the second plurality of capacitive measurements to obtain a plurality of revised capacitive measurements.

4. The processing system of claim 3 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

determine a force on an input surface using the plurality of revised capacitive measurements; and

report the force.

5. The processing system of claim 1 , wherein aggregating the first plurality of capacitive measurements comprises averaging the first plurality of capacitive measurements.

6. The processing system of claim 1 , wherein the capacitive measurement to temperature mapping comprises a linear function.

7. The processing system of claim 1 , wherein the linear function uses a temperature of a test environment as an intercept.

8. The processing system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor circuitry is further configured to:

drive, in the test environment, the plurality of sensor electrodes to obtain a second plurality of capacitive measurements,

wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

obtain a test environment temperature of a test environment,

aggregate the second plurality of capacitive measurements to obtain a test capacitive measurement, and

save the test capacitive measurement and the test environment temperature in memory as the capacitive measurement to temperature mapping.

9. A method, comprising:

driving a plurality of force sensor electrodes to obtain a first plurality of capacitive measurements;

aggregating the first plurality of capacitive measurements into an aggregated measurement; and

applying, to the aggregated measurement, a capacitive measurement to temperature mapping to obtain a current temperature of the plurality of force sensor electrodes.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining an absence of an input object in the sensing region, wherein obtaining the current temperature of the plurality of force sensor electrodes is in response to determining the absence of the input object; and

storing the current temperature to obtain a stored temperature.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

driving the plurality of sensor electrodes to obtain a second plurality of capacitive measurements;

determining a presence of an input object in the sensing region;

applying, in response to determining the presence of the input object, a temperature to gain mapping to the stored temperature to obtain a gain; and

applying the gain to the second plurality of capacitive measurements to obtain a plurality of revised capacitive measurements.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining a force on an input surface using the plurality of revised capacitive measurements; and reporting the force.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein aggregating the first plurality of capacitive measurements comprises averaging the first plurality of capacitive measurements.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the capacitive measurement to temperature mapping comprises a linear function.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the linear function uses a temperature of a test environment as an intercept.

16. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

driving, in a test environment, the plurality of sensor electrodes to obtain a second plurality of capacitive measurements;

obtaining a test environment temperature of a test environment;

aggregating the second plurality of capacitive measurements to obtain a test capacitive measurement; and

saving the test capacitive measurement and the test environment temperature in memory as the capacitive measurement to temperature mapping.

17. An input device comprising:

a plurality of sensor electrodes configured to generate sensing signals; and

a processing system connected to the plurality of sensor electrodes and configured to:

drive the plurality of force sensor electrodes to obtain a first plurality of capacitive measurements,

aggregate the first plurality of capacitive measurements into an aggregated measurement, and

apply, to the aggregated measurement, a capacitive measurement to temperature mapping to obtain a current temperature of the plurality of force sensor electrodes.

18. The input device of claim 17 , wherein the processing system is further configured to:

determine an absence of an input object in the sensing region, wherein obtaining the current temperature of the plurality of force sensor electrodes is in response to determining the absence of the input object, and

store the current temperature to obtain a stored temperature.

19. The input device of claim 18 , wherein the processing system is further configured to:

drive the plurality of sensor electrodes to obtain a second plurality of capacitive measurements,

determine a presence of an input object in the sensing region,

apply, in response to determining the presence of the input object, a temperature to gain mapping to the stored temperature to obtain a gain, and

apply the gain to the second plurality of capacitive measurements to obtain a plurality of revised capacitive measurements.

20. The input device of claim 19 , wherein the processing system is further configured to:

determine a force on an input surface using the plurality of revised capacitive measurements, and

report the force.