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GestIC® Air Gesture Controllers

Intuitive 3D Gesture Control for Smarter, Touch-Free Interfaces


Add simple and intuitive 3D gesture control to almost any product with the world’s first electrical near–field (E-Field) 3D gesture and motion tracking controllers. Based on our patented GestIC® technology, these single-chip solutions perform gesture detection and motion tracking without requiring host processing. They come with a complete gesture portfolio that enables command input with natural hand and finger movements in free space to create innovative, compelling and user-friendly interfaces in a variety of embedded applications.

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Similar to capacitive touch sensing, GestIC technology uses E-Field sensing to detect gestures. Electrodes remain invisible behind the device housing, which allows you to create an aesthetically pleasing user interface design without the need for holes or other cutouts that are typically required for cameras or infrared-based systems. Here are some additional benefits of choosing our controllers with GestIC technology:

  • True single-chip gesture solution for embedded usage
  • From 0 (touch) to 20 cm detection range
  • Very low-power design
  • No detection blind spots
  • No ambient influences (light/sound)
  • Use of thin, low-cost sensing electrodes, for example a standard PCB
  • Highest gesture detection reliability
  • Active noise handling
  • 44–100 kHz carrier frequency; no RF interference

GestIC technology enables gesture recognition on-chip without any additional processing, which allows you to easily create powerful user interfaces and speed up your time to market. The integrated Colibri Gesture Suite uses a Hidden Markov Model (HMM)-based gesture recognition engine that can detect subtle differences in the timing, amplitude and other metrics to provide a high recognition rate of deliberate hand gestures to limit responses to general hand movements and unintended gestures.

Ready to Get Started With Creating Your 3D Gesture-Enabled User Interface?

Our user-friendly development kits, Aurea Graphical User Interface (GUI), tutorial videos and other resources will help you bring your 3D gesture control project to life.

Applications


Automotive

Automotive

Notebooks/PC Peripherals

Notebooks/PC Peripherals

Audio Products

Audio Products

Home Automation and Light Switches

Home Automation and Light Switches

Software


FirmwareDownload
MGC3030/3130 PIC18 Host Reference CodeDownload
MGC3030/3130 Software Development Kit (SDK) V1.2.0Download
Aurea_Software_GUI_3.0.04Download
3DTouchPadGUI 1.2.13Download
3DTouchPad Software Development KitDownload

Documentation


Application Notes

Programming MGC3030/3130 in Production

Data Sheets

MGC3030/3130 3D Tracking and Gesture Controller Data Sheet

Demo Guides

MGC3030/3130 GestIC® Technology Quick Start Guide

Product Brief

MGC3140 3D Tracking and Gesture Controller Product Brief
MGC3130 Single-Zone 3D Tracking and Gesture Controller Product Brief
MGC3030 3D Gesture Controller Product Brief

Miscellaneous

GestIC Hardware References
MGC3140_Hardware_References_Package

Reference Manuals

GestIC_MGC3140_EVK_Aurea_LabManual_Training

User Guides

Aurea Graphical User Interface User's Guide
MGC3030/3130 GestIC Library Interface Description User's Guide
MGC3030 Woodstar Development Kit User's Guide
GestIC Design Guide
3DTouchPad User's Guide
MGC3140/MXG3141 GestIC Library Interface Description User's Guide
MGC3130 Hillstar Development Kit User Guide

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