CapTIvate Design Center Release Notes

Table of Contents

Introduction

This is version 1.83.00.08 of CapTIvate Design Center.

CapTIvate™ is a capacitive user interface design ecosystem that takes the next big step in design process evolution. It brings together a capacitive measurement technology, a design GUI, a capacitive touch software library, and a hardware development platform.

Documentation

• License
• Software Manifest
• Users Guide

What’s New

Documentation

• CapTIvate Technology Guide:
  • Add the Temperature Drift information in Design Guide section
  • Update the Devices section with key sensing parameters and comparison between two generations

Software Library

• Add the support for new devices MSP430FR2672 and MSP430FR2673

Design Center

1.83.00.08

Please re-create the projects created from the previous version to get all the new features.

• Added support for TrackPad sensors
• Minor bug fixes

Upgrade and Compatibility Information

No special action is required to upgrade to this release.

Installation and Usage

• Download CapTIvate
• Run the appropriate platform specific installer: CapTIvateDesignCenter---installer
• Follow the installer directions
• To launch tool, use the desktop icon or execute the tool directly:
  • Windows
    • Start Menu -> All Programs -> Texas Instruments -> CapTIvateDesignCenter_<version> -> CapTIvateDesignCenter
    • C:/ti/msp/CapTIvateDesignCenter_<version>/CapTIvateDesignCenter.exe
  • OS X
    • /Applications/ti/msp/CapTIvateDesignCenter_<version>/CapTIvateDesignCenter
  • Linux OS
    • ~/ti/msp/CapTIvateDesignCenter_<version>/CapTIvateDesignCenter

Host Support

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows 7, 10
• Linux OS
• Apple OS X

Dependencies

• Java JRE 1.7 or later must be installed on the host system. Click here to go to Java Download Page.

• Source code generated by this release requires:
  • Code Composer Studio (CCS) v7.4
  • IAR Embedded Workbench 7.11

Device Support

The following families of devices are supported in this release of CapTIvate Design Center:

• MSP430FR2512, MSP430FR2522
• MSP430FR2532, MSP430FR2533
• MSP430FR2632, MSP430FR2633
• MSP430FR2675, MSP430FR2676
• MSP430FR2672, MSP430FR2673

Validation Information

The CapTIvate Design Center was validated with the following IDEs:

Code Composer Studio 8.2 IAR Embedded Workbench 7.12

Known Issues

ID	Summary
None	None

Versioning

This product’s version follows a version format, M.mm.pp.bb, where M is a single digit Major number, mm is 2 digit minor number, pp is a 2 digit patch number, and b is an unrestricted set of digits used as an incrementing build counter.

Prior Release Changes

• 1.82.00
  • Add the support for new devices MSP430FR2672 and MSP430FR2673
  • Added the Recommended Threshold Percentage calculation and warning feature to help the user to set a reliable proximity and touch threshold
  • Add project version check function
  • Documentation updates
  • Minor bug fixes
• 1.81.00
  • Added support for implementing custom slider/wheel position algorithm
  • Added FR2676_CAPTIVATE-EMC example project
  • Added Design Recommendation section in sensor properties window
  • Documentation updates
  • Minor bug fixes
• 1.80.00.30
  • Added support for MSP430FR2676 and MSP430FR2675 devices
  • Added Noise Immunity selection feature
  • Added the CAPTIVATE-FR2676 MCU board example projects
  • Updated SNR calculation tool with new rules and formulas
  • Enhanced data logging feature
  • Removed Maximum_Offset calibration algorithm
  • Documentation updates
  • Minor bug fixes
• 1.70.00.03
  • Update SNR calculation tool with new rules and formulas
  • Add Sensor Error Status Flags indication feature
    
  • Add Low Power Mode Options selection feature
  • Add Backchannel_UART example project
  • Add EVM430-CAPMINI example project
  • Enhance the data logging feature
  • Documentation updates
  • Minor bug fixes
• 1.60.00.00

ID	Summary
MSPCAPLIB-176	Add HID Bridge firmware Image to Design Center Download Package
MSPCAPLIB-175	Streamline customer development in basic mode by updating default values and hiding additional parameters in basic mode (keep in advanced mode)
MSPCAPLIB-174	Catch error when user opens a project in invalid workspace
MSPCAPLIB-168	Fix broken links to API guide and SW change control document from the user's guide
MSPCAPLIB-167	Add BOOSTXL-CAPKEYPAD chapter to CapTIvate Tech Guide
MSPCAPLIB-161	Expand calibration algorithm options to include new Max-Offset calibration
MSPCAPLIB-155	Add support for MSP430FR2522 and MSP430FR2512 devices
MSPCAPLIB-151	Add section to the tech guide to describe pin selection methodology

• 1.50.00.00

ID	Summary
MSPCAPLIB-158	Add Metal Touch examples and documentation updates
MSPCAPLIB-150	Change “PARALLEL BLOCK” column heading to “PARALLEL GROUP”
MSPCAPLIB-138	DesignCenter shall be modified to use the documentation tools from SimpleLink SDK SWTOOLS

• 1.40.00.00
  • Minimum Java requirement changed to 1.7.0_60
  • Add “SetAll” button to element tuning parameter widgets (MSPCAPLIB-126)
  • Add confirmation dialog when the target directory of code generation exists (MSPCAPLIB-129)
  • Documentation updates
  • Minor bug fixes
• v1.30.10.00
  • Updated to CapTIvate Software Library v1.04.00.00
    • Added support for using the VLO to clock the CapTIvate timer in LPM4 when in wake-on-proximity mode to the CAPT_App layer. This allows applications to achieve very low average power consumption when a crystal is not used for the low frequency clock (ACLK). Entering LPM4 disables ACLK (turning of XT1 or the REFO, whichever was used for ACLK). The CapTIvate peripheral may still be clocked from the VLO in LPM4, if the VLO is selected as the clock source. The trade-off with using this mode is reduced time-keeping accuracy in wake-on-proximity mode. To enable this feature, define CAPT_WOP_VLO_LPM4 in CAPT_App.c. For more details, see the Ultra Low Power section of the Design Guide chapter of the CapTIvate Technology Guide.
    • Added the ProximityRangeSensor example project. This example project shows how to implement a basic range sensing application using the CAPTIVATE-PROXIMITY sensing panel.
    • The MSP peripheral driver library is updated to include support for the DCO manual trim procedure.
    • The CapTIvate Starter Project default stack size was reduced to 256B from 512B. Testing estimates the worst case stack usage for most applications to be <128B.
  • Documentation updates
• v1.20.00.00
  • Documentation updates
  • Minor bug fixes
• v1.10.00.00
  • Documentation updates
  • Fix intermittent GUI startup issues
  • Other minor bug fixes
• v1.00.20.00
  • Initial public ES release

Technical Support and Product Updates

• Visit the MSP E2E Forum for support.