Zytronic will attend ISE 2022 with its ZyBrid touch sensor technology

At the Barcelona fair, Ise 2022, the benefits of XyBird touch sensor technology can be seen, as well as the new firmware for the ZXY500 controllers

in Ise 2022, to be held from the 1 to the 4 February in Fira de Barcelona, Zytronic show at your stand (pavilion 6, stand H930) the new touch sensor technology ZyBrid, developed to create stunning video walls and interactive multi-screen tables.

Designed to reflect the narrowest bezel video wall monitors, glass sensors have a very narrow edge, between three and zero millimeters, which creates an elegant appearance by using the maximum display surface.

Los sensores pueden enlazarse de forma innovadora cuando se utilizan con el nuevo controlador ZyBrid que facilita una transición táctil perfecta entre las pantallas, there is no space between adjacent active areas.

Normally, audiovisual installers fix a huge protective glass for interactive videowall, and, below, typically use an infrared or camera-based touch detection system around the outside of mosaic screens.

This arrangement creates a large bezel, unsightly and protruding around the edge of the wall, even if interactivity is only necessary on some screens. It also means that if a monitor needs to be adjusted or replaced, you have to disassemble all the glass of the cover (that can measure 3×3 meters or more) of the touch detection frame. In addition, these touch detection technologies tend to be susceptible to false and accidental touches.

They can also be confused with direct and strong sunlight.. And what's worse, whether dust and debris accumulate on the surface, the efficiency of optical transmitters or receivers may be affected, the interactive video wall stops working.

Today's alternative technologies, such as conventional capacitive or acoustic touch systems projected, have wider edges that distort the aesthetic aspect of an interactive videowall.

Zytronic's new projected capacitive solution eradicates these problems, allowing very fast and accurate touch responses and providing edges that fit the latest almost borderless LCD screens

Each ZyBrid narrow-edge sensor is supported by a dedicated multi-touch controller based on ZYX500, connected via a set of RJ45 data cables. connected associated controllers are eventually joined to a single primary controller.

"The controllers are equipped with a manual switch that changes the configuration of the built-in firmware., allowing av installers to choose whether it is an associated driver or a primary driver. Needing only one type of controller reduces system complexity and component inventory.", says Ian Crosby, Director of Sales and Marketing at Zytronic.

Firmware for ZXY500

In an innovative development, Zytronic has also designed a new firmware for the ZXY500 controllers. this allows data from the associated individual controllers to be 'stitched together'’ by the primary controller, which then presents a single set of X-Y coordinates to the host computer as a plug and play USB HID touchscreen device. Instead of individual touch screens, the computer just a giant touch sensor”, crosby explains.

This innovative approach solves the problem of touch coordinates dropping when a user swipes their fingers from a screen to an adjacent unit to get a 'handshake' (handshake) seamless coordinate transfer and tactile contact identification, regardless of how many people interact with the video wall. Individual touch sensors can be attached to the underlying ultra-narrow bezel displays using conveniently designed frames or optical adhesion. When placed in mosaic, the touch controller of each screen is linked to create a huge interactive wall almost without borders.

Another advantage of this individual approach, but linked and mosaic, is that only individual monitors that are at users' fingertips have to be equipped with ZyBrid edge touch sensors. You just have to place a protective glass for those who are higher up, which means a significant cost saving, in addition to facilitating maintenance.

As with all Zytronic touch sensors, sizes and layouts can be customized. As for the size, the main requirements are expected to be 37, 46, 49, 55 and 65″, which matches the most common narrow-edge videowall monitors from vendors like Christie, Lg, Nec, Philips and Samsung. Glass touch sensors can be manufactured with thermal tempered glass from 3, 4 and 6 Mm, with a smooth or non-glare finish, based on customer needs and impact requirements.

“With this latest development from Zytronic, installers of audiovisual systems can create projected capacitive videowalls, accurate and incredibly sensitive, of almost any size”, concludes Crosby. “With virtually unlimited scalability, This videowall solution allows endless possibilities to create the ultimate interactive experience, from mission control rooms, corporate headquarters and museums, to emblematic department stores".

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