FAQs

GETTING STARTED WITH SENSE

Things you need to know about SENSE

Written by Christos Daskalou
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Can I somehow export the project?

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Can you see my project online?

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What do the capacitance results actually mean?

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I have gotten to the analysis part, but it fails at 10%.

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How do I see details from the progress of my analysis?

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Why my projects are submitted, but not in progress?

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Can I close the chrome tabs to run simulation? Or should let them open until it is done?

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About the shielding, do we mean it is connected to ground?

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How do you specify which layer the tracks and the shield element go on?

For example, I have set up two test tracks with an outline, and I want to place a shield underneath the tracks.

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What is the simplest way to simulate the capacitance across some PCB tracks?

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Does the pointer always touch the top side of the "first" layer (Layer 1) of the Stackup?

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Can I have more than one material forming the traces?

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Can I draw a Layout without importing a design?

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Do I have to specify the thickness of the conductive parts?

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Is it OK if a Via is not fully covered by the conductive layer it is connected to?

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How can I specify which side of the board the conductors are on?

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Do I need to change the electrical permittivity or the sheet resistance depending on the materials, like copper, ITO or Ag Nano?

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In order to get the mutual capacitance between two electrodes do I need to assign both as "active"?

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How can I set the ground in the Stackup?

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How can I assign a conductor as "active"?

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What does "active" mean in Capacitance Analysis ?

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Where can I set up the finger placement?

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What do I have to do before starting to run an Analysis?

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How is the finger simulated?

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Should I center every element at the (0,0) in the Layout canvas?

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The screen sometimes lags. How can I fix it?

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Which web browser should I use?

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Key points

Usual mistakes done by our users and Known issues of the software

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How to use Resources in SENSE

What do Cores and RAM mean in a simulation?

Written by Christos Daskalou
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How to prepare an importable dxf file

This article describes practices that will help a user work with .dxf sensor layout designs without any trouble

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What is a Capacitance Matrix

Description of Capacitance Matrix concept implemented to visualize capacitance values in Sense

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What is the Equivalent Circuit Analysis

What you should know before you start using the Equivalent Circuit extraction tool

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How does a controller work

How does the charge transfer acquisition method work

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