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Sonix launched a total solution for Gaming keyboard applications
According to game research firm Newzoo’s market report, the global Esport economy
grows from 325 to 463 million USD with a year on year growth of 43% from 2015 to 2016.
Esport is the hottest topic in game and digital media with strong growth momentum.
The booming Gaming and Esport market also create tremendous opportunities for hardware
and related peripheral products. As a leading company of micro controller design,
Sonix technology focusing on computer peripherals market for years, announced to launch
a total solution for gaming keyboard application, including MCUs and LED driver ICs
to provide customers the most competitive choice.
The specifications of Gaming keyboard are high-end applications with some special features, e.g. the reaction rate and feedback mechanisms which can expedite frequently used keystroke combinations. Moreover, players enjoy fancy lighting effects when they play games. Therefore, RGB full color backlit gaming keyboards are the hottest peripherals for gaming hardware. The barrier for design RGB full color backlit gaming keyboards is RGB LED control. There is a RGB LED light for each key on the keyboard. In order to make the design optimization, the LED drivers need to drive at least 110 keys and RGB LED to control colors. Each RGB color needs a pin, so it requires at least 330 I.O.( input and output) pins. The keyboards are designed with double layer boards. It will increase the complexity of PCB layout. By the way, in order to satisfy full-color requirements of 16 million colors, each IO pin needs to support PWM control with constant current output. To solve such kind of problems, the best solution is using MCUs and LED driver ICs to control the RGB LED matrix, USB transmission and key scanning process respectively at the same time.
Sonix introduced its gaming keyboard solution which includes a micro controller and LED driver ICs. Developers can choose the cost-effective solution by using 8- bit MCU or select the high performance 32-bit MCU series to support more additional functions. The specs of 8-bit SN8F22E88B include embedded 16KW Flash ROM, 1KB SRAM, and with LQFP48 package. The features of SN32F248 are with 21-channel PWM, which can be implemented 21x18 matrix of LED directly, and also can use the PWM as the pin counts for key matrix. By using this design, the IC pin numbers can be reduced to just 45(original 330 pins). The other features of SN32F248 include built-in 64KB Flash ROM, 8KB SRAM and LQFP64 package. Customers use Sonix’s MCU and SLED1735, the total solution can drive up to 75 RGB LED, to achieve full-color capabilities easily. The benefits for use of Sonix total solution include to trim IC pin numbers, and to solve PCB layout problems when make modules, and can achieve 16 million full-color capabilities with fewer LED drivers.
The gaming keyboard features and specifications are more and more high-end, only the best design can demonstrate the key feedback, reaction speed and unique brilliant colors. Sonix’s gaming keyboard solution is the most competitive products to assist customers to control costs and improve performance in product development.
For more product information, please contact Sonix Sales:
[email protected]
The specifications of Gaming keyboard are high-end applications with some special features, e.g. the reaction rate and feedback mechanisms which can expedite frequently used keystroke combinations. Moreover, players enjoy fancy lighting effects when they play games. Therefore, RGB full color backlit gaming keyboards are the hottest peripherals for gaming hardware. The barrier for design RGB full color backlit gaming keyboards is RGB LED control. There is a RGB LED light for each key on the keyboard. In order to make the design optimization, the LED drivers need to drive at least 110 keys and RGB LED to control colors. Each RGB color needs a pin, so it requires at least 330 I.O.( input and output) pins. The keyboards are designed with double layer boards. It will increase the complexity of PCB layout. By the way, in order to satisfy full-color requirements of 16 million colors, each IO pin needs to support PWM control with constant current output. To solve such kind of problems, the best solution is using MCUs and LED driver ICs to control the RGB LED matrix, USB transmission and key scanning process respectively at the same time.
Sonix introduced its gaming keyboard solution which includes a micro controller and LED driver ICs. Developers can choose the cost-effective solution by using 8- bit MCU or select the high performance 32-bit MCU series to support more additional functions. The specs of 8-bit SN8F22E88B include embedded 16KW Flash ROM, 1KB SRAM, and with LQFP48 package. The features of SN32F248 are with 21-channel PWM, which can be implemented 21x18 matrix of LED directly, and also can use the PWM as the pin counts for key matrix. By using this design, the IC pin numbers can be reduced to just 45(original 330 pins). The other features of SN32F248 include built-in 64KB Flash ROM, 8KB SRAM and LQFP64 package. Customers use Sonix’s MCU and SLED1735, the total solution can drive up to 75 RGB LED, to achieve full-color capabilities easily. The benefits for use of Sonix total solution include to trim IC pin numbers, and to solve PCB layout problems when make modules, and can achieve 16 million full-color capabilities with fewer LED drivers.
The gaming keyboard features and specifications are more and more high-end, only the best design can demonstrate the key feedback, reaction speed and unique brilliant colors. Sonix’s gaming keyboard solution is the most competitive products to assist customers to control costs and improve performance in product development.
For more product information, please contact Sonix Sales:
[email protected]