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FDC2212: Some using problems

Part Number: FDC2212

1 : Consistency problem. Currently we use FDC2212 two channels in single-ended mode, 10PCS board inside, the same conditions to collect the capacitance consistency is very poor. There will be a 2pf gap between different devices. But the amount of change in capacitance is relatively similar in detecting water.
I would like to know if you have done any testing on this consistency problem? Is this poor consistency problem reasonable?
2: Single-ended mode and differential mode software register configuration issues. Before and you have communicated, single-ended and differential, only the hardware wiring way is different. Software does not need to be modified. However, I have seen the specification description. Single-ended mode is to configure the register. Please confirm if this has any effect. Is this configuration necessary?

3. Regarding the calculation of the measured capacitance value. Do you have a relevant calculation formula? Preferably, there is an actual code routine that can be provided for our reference.

  • Zoey,

    1. Our FDC devices are better at detecting a change in capacitance as opposed to an absolute capacitance. So more consistency between devices for a chnage in capacitance is expected. 

    2. The assumption behind the text above Figure 55 is that a single-ended sensor has half of the sensor area as the differential sensor.
         That is why the advice is to divide the estimated result by 2.

    3. The data sheet equations (7) - (9) support a computation of the sensor capacitance from the raw output data and some of the other device settings.
    Please see page 17 of the FDC2212 data sheet for the details.