EMR technical resources
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Electronics
Drawing tablets
Wacom Digitizer Implementation Guide: ()
Wacom: EMR Stylus (Electro-magnetic Resonance): How Wacom Pens work https://community.wacom.com/us/emr-stylus-electro-magnetic-resonance-how-wacom-pens-work/
Wacom: EMR (Electro-Magnetic Resonance) Technology https://archive.is/mhHkP
Wacom: How the Wacom cordless, batteryless pen work https://quietpc.sk/instructions/wacom/tech_bam_en.pdf
Wacom Patents https://patents.google.com/patent/US4786765A/en https://patents.google.com/patent/US4878553B1/en
Wacom: Wacom feel EMR https://wcm-cdn.wacom.com/-/media/graveyard/wacomdotcom/archived%20images/enterprise/technology-solutions/2015-12-21/f_emr_datasheet_12192015.pdf?la=en&rev=5973a6a064ce4f57b20a049410aed106&hash=A479EA340EE48BD510113192CCC3D271
The Scanlime videos are the deepest examination on drawing tablet tech I have found.
1:10 a tuned LC circuit can act as an EMR pen
This video shows an Huion H610PRO tablet and Huion PEN80 (rechargable) battery-powered pen.
Key points at around 24:20
24:22 buttons lower the frequency of the oscillation
24:41 the nib is plastic and does not affect the inductance of the coil
24:44 the nib moves a small ferrite core that changes the inductance of the coil.
24:50 Pressure decreases inductance which decreases energy stored in the magnetic field and slightly increases the oscillation
Other points
25:35 Shielding freom electromagnetic interference
Key points:
"At this point the Wacom and Huion designs diverge. Huion’s pen [PEN80] is a single-transistor oscillator. Pressure on the nib changes the frequency from 255 to 266kHz by tuning the inductor, and the two buttons switch to 235 or 245kHz with additional capacitors. The simplest Wacom pen would be a resonant LC circuit tuned to 750kHz. To transmit button and pressure status, an additional digital circuit modulates the resonant damping to send out individual bits of sensor data on each carrier burst."
Scanlime: Your Wacom pen is an Electric Pendulum ()
Scanlime 013: Graphics Tablet Primer for Hackers ()
Accompanying write up:
Scanlime: Wacom Teardown and Schematic - ()
What’s Inside those Wacoms, And How Can You Use Them In Projects?() (archive: )