Drawing tablet with Pen: All about stylus technology

Almost all electronics come with a touch screen now thanks to the rapid progression of technology. Although all-purpose fingers can operate on these screens for drawing, writing, editing, and filling yet these fingers cannot replace the exclusive handwriting that stylists can do. For artists, a drawing tablet with a pen is still the favorite electronic device E signatures, sketching, handwriting, taking notes, drawing, painting, and editing.

Touch technologies for stylus

There are two touch technologies stylists; capacitive and resistive. We are going to talk about both of these technologies in detail below.

Resistive stylus

You generally found this type of touch screen in outdoor machines example parking payment machines, industrial machines, car navigations, or traditional POS machines.

The screen surface does not respond when you stroke it. In order to make the screen sense your touch, you have to poke the screen with a little force.

Therefore you can use any material for a resistive Stylus. Generally, manufacturers use plastic to create nips for a resistive stylus. In comparison to the finger, the stylus comes with a smaller contact point thus it ensures the accuracy and efficiency of your touch position.

Capacitive stylus

The other type of drawing tablet with pen stylus technology is the capacitive stylus. All mainstream electronics including touchscreen monitors, smartphones, and tablets tend to use capacitive touch technology.

There are two layers of ITO conductive material underneath the cover glass. This forms the electromagnetic field on the Y-axis and the X-axis. When it charge the connector in most cases a stylus or a finger touches the touch screen the contact point absorbs a small current.

In other words, this screen determines the touch point when it senses that there is a change in the capacitance value of the why and the X axis. Thus, it responds to the position accordingly.

 Passive stylus

 basically replaces the finger as a conductor and it stimulates the impact or the effect of a finger touch. You do not need to power it and the pen tip has sufficient captive sensing and is usually big. This type of stylist is not limited in terms of compatibility, therefore you can use it with almost all types of touch screens. Although, make sure that the touch screen is capacitive touch screens.

Active stylus

This type of stylist comes with a control chip and a battery. When you turn it on, it actively emits electromagnetic signals, which signal you the special frequency. The contact area between the touch glass and the stylist is usually small. The stylus models differ based on the sensitivity of the touch screen as well as the amount of electromagnetic induction that a Stylus omits.

Most active styluses are designed for specific touch devices. This dedicated active stylus ensures accuracy, precision, reduction of errors, and effectiveness.

They even offer palm rejection and pressure-sensing functionality via Bluetooth Connection or pairing.

Choosing a stylus pen for a capacitive touch monitor

Of course, the stylists that come with the drawing tablet with a pen are undoubtedly the first choice of every consumer. However, in case you’re looking for alternatives, a certain thing that you need to keep in mind in order to choose the right kind of stylus for your touch screen.

Below are different tips that would help you choose the right stylus pen.

Rubber tip

This is perhaps the most common pattern. Mainly because it stimulates the soft texture of a finger and the contact area. The stylus pen is famous for bringing a smooth and seamless experience. However, due to the rubber tip, the stylist does not offer durability. It is extremely prone to wear and tear.

Conductive fiber cloth passive

 It is one of the most common and cheap pen tip materials. It has a relatively large contact area and the material is more durable in comparison to rubber. However, the fiber cloth is more likely to become dirty and dusty rather quickly.

Magnetic disc

It is basically a disc oppressed to the touch screen. It lets you write smoothly even with a Slight tilt. It is also the most famous among the passive touch pens.

Pen power active stylus

It is the perfect combination of a firm and soft tip. It has a thicker barrel. It is great for people with big hands. However, the accuracy is bored and the friction between the touch glass and the tip is very high thus the smoothness is also poor.

Copper Tip

It is a white-label active stylus on the market. They used copper to make it step. It has allowed a list sound when you use it on a touch screen. But it is a great comment.

Of course, there are many more materials that you can use for a stylus pen tip. However, in this blog, we will be covering just these  Materials that manufacturers use for drawing tablets with pen tips.