iLoad™ Flex: Intelligent Tactile Pressure & Force Measurement from Loadstar Sensors

iLoad^™Flex Capacitive Sensors

Intelligent Tactile Pressure & Force Measurement
The Flex series of sensors are designed to address applications where size
is of critical importance. They are based on our patented capacitive force
sensing technology which offers unprecedented sensitivity in a rugged and
tiny package. The high level analog (0-5V DC) or digital Serial/USB outputs,
makes it easy to incorporate into OEM products or into test & measurement
and process control applications.

Benefits

Diameters as low as 0.5"
Thickness as low as 0.1"
Excellent stability
Very high sensitivity
Rugged packaging
No additional signal conditioning needed
Output Options

Analog: 0 - 5V DC
Digital: Serial/USB

Compression/Tension forces
Reasonably prices for 1 Qty
Attractive Volume

Potential Applications

These sensors enable a wide variety of OEM applications at an attractive and affordable cost point. We provide generous application prototyping, testing and development support to OEM customers who want to utilize this revolutionary technology.

How it works

Simply connect the load cell to the CI-1000 Digital Load Cell Interface & use the USB out port on the CI-1000 to connect to a PC via the USB port. The load cell appears on the PC as a virtual COM port. Using a standard terminal emulator send commands to the sensor to display loads on screen. They can either be one at a time or in continuous operation mode. Alternatively, use an application (LoadVUE or LoadVUE Lite) to simplify load measurements on a PC.

Possible Configurations

These sensors can be built in a single sensor format or as an array of sensors that can be used to perform pressure measurements on a flexible surface.