Digital pen sensor surface
An example electronic device includes an active digital pen sensor surface to generate analog position information, wherein the active digital pen sensor surface includes a projective capacitive sensor layer with a variance of sheet resistance of less than plus or minus 20 percent. The electronic device also includes a controller, including a sigma-delta analog-to-digital (A-to-D) converter, to generate digital pen position information based on the analog position information, and perform a triangulation based on the digital pen position information to determine a pen position.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
an active digital pen sensor surface to generate analog position information, wherein the active digital pen sensor surface includes a projective capacitive sensor layer with a variance of sheet resistance of less than plus or minus 20 percent; and
a controller, including a sigma-delta analog-to-digital (A-to-D) converter, to generate digital pen position information based on the analog position information, and perform a triangulation based on the digital pen position information to determine a pen position.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the projective capacitive sensor layer has a variance of sheet resistance of less than plus or minus 10 percent.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the projective capacitive sensor layer has a variance of sheet resistance of less than plus or minus 3 percent.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the projective capacitive sensor layer has a sheet resistance of at least an average of 200 ohms/sq.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the projective capacitive sensor layer has a sheet resistance of at least an average of 400 ohms/sq.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the projective capacitive sensor layer is fabricated from poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) film.
7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the active digital pen sensor surface includes a first projective capacitive PEDOT film with rows of electrodes stacked over a second projective capacitive PEDOT film with columns of electrodes.
8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the triangulation includes using a signal from a trace intersection of the active digital pen sensor surface closest to a pen tip touch down location, and signals from other trace intersections surrounding the touch down location.
9. A method, comprising:
generating analog position information with an active digital pen sensor surface that includes a projective capacitive sensor layer with a variance of sheet resistance of less than plus or minus 20 percent;
converting, with a sigma-delta analog-to-digital (A-to-D) converter, the analog position information to digital position information; and
determining, via a controller, a pen position by performing a triangulation based on the digital position information.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the projective capacitive sensor layer has a variance of sheet resistance of less than plus or minus 5 percent.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the projective capacitive sensor layer has a sheet resistance of at least an average of 300 ohms/sq.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the projective capacitive sensor layer is fabricated from poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) film.
13. An electronic device, comprising:
an active digital pen projective capacitive sensor surface to generate analog position information, wherein the active digital pen projective capacitive sensor surface includes a projected capacitive sensor fabricated from poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) film; and
a controller, including a sigma-delta analog-to-digital (A-to-D) converter, to generate digital pen position information based on the analog position information, and perform a triangulation based on the digital pen position information to determine a pen position, wherein the PEDOT film has a variance of sheet resistance of less than plus or minus 5 percent to help facilitate an accurate determination of the pen position based on the triangulation.
14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the electronic device is a display device.
15. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the electronic device is an indirect inking device.