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MonitorMouse ® for Windows NT Version 2.0 User’s Guide Manual Version 2.0 Elo TouchSystems, Inc. 1-800-ELOTOUCH www.elotouch.com A Raychem Company P/N 008013-A DOC # SW000081
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ii Trademark Acknowledgements IntelliTouch, AccuTouch, and MonitorMouse are registered trademarks, and ELODEV is a trademark of EloTouchSystems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Copyright Copyright © 1997 by Elo TouchSystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduct...
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iii CONTENTS Chapter 1 - Introduction ............................................................................. 1 About this Manual .................................................................................................. 1About MonitorMouse for Windows NT .................................
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iv Appendix B - Programming Options ....................................................... 27 Z-Axis Capabilities ............................................................................................... 27Launching the Touchscreen Control Panel ..................................................
Page 6 - Introduction; About this Manual 1; BOUT THIS
1 Introduction • About this Manual 1 • About MonitorMouse for Windows NT 2 • Product Registration 3 • Contacting Elo 3 A BOUT THIS M ANUAL This manual provides all of the information you need to install and useMonitorMouse for Windows NT, Elo TouchSystems’ touchscreen driver designed for Windows N...
Page 7 - Chapter 1 - Introduction; BOUT; NT; Touchscreen Controller Compatibility
2 Chapter 1 - Introduction See the README.TXT file on the accompanying disk. It contains any additionsor changes made after this manual was printed. For details on available product configurations, touchscreen theory of operation,and general troubleshooting, see the IntelliTouch Ultra Product Manual...
Page 8 - Product Registration; Video Compatibility; , the Elo touchscreen driver program for DOS, is also; RODUCT
Product Registration 3 MonitorMouse for Windows NT also works with most DOS applications run in awindow on the Windows NT desktop. Video Compatibility The video function of the display and the Elo touchscreen installed on the displayare entirely separate systems. Therefore, the touchscreen is compat...
Page 10 - Before You Begin 5; EFORE
5 Installing MonitorMouse for Windows NT • Before You Begin 5 • Configuring the Controller 6 • Installing the Software 6 • MonitorMouse for Windows NT Files 9 • Modifications to Windows NT Configuration 11 B EFORE Y OU B EGIN First, be sure Windows NT is installed and operating properly with your mo...
Page 11 - Chapter 2 - Installing MonitorMouse for Windows NT; ONFIGURING THE; Insert the MonitorMouse for Windows NT disk into drive A.
6 Chapter 2 - Installing MonitorMouse for Windows NT C ONFIGURING THE C ONTROLLER Elo typically ships touchscreen controllers preconfigured for use with Elosoftware, including MonitorMouse for Windows NT. Install the Elo touchscreen hardware as described in the AccuTouch ProductManual or IntelliTouc...
Page 14 - MonitorMouse for Windows NT Files; ONITOR; NT F; ILES; The following files are on the MonitorMouse for Windows NT disk:
MonitorMouse for Windows NT Files 9 12. Click the Calibrate button and touch each of the three targets as they appearon the screen. Touch Yes when the cursor lines up correctly with your finger.Touch OK to close the Touchscreen Control Panel. M ONITOR M OUSE FOR W INDOWS NT F ILES The following file...
Page 16 - Modifications to Windows NT Configuration; ODIFICATIONS TO; ONFIGURATION
Modifications to Windows NT Configuration 11 M ODIFICATIONS TO W INDOWS NT C ONFIGURATION The MonitorMouse for Windows NT Setup program makes the followingmodifications to Windows NT: 1. Copies driver files to your hard disk and updates previous installations of Elodriver software. 2. Adds the follo...
Page 18 - Touchscreen Control Panel 13; OUCHSCREEN
13 Using MonitorMouse for Windows NT • Touchscreen Control Panel 13 • Tips on Using the Touchscreen in Windows NT 17 • Running DOS Programs from NT 19 • Tips on Using the Touchscreen in Windows NT 19 T OUCHSCREEN C ONTROL P ANEL The MonitorMouse for Windows NT Touchscreen Control Panel allows you to...
Page 19 - Chapter 3 - Using MonitorMouse for Windows NT; Running the Touchscreen Control Panel
14 Chapter 3 - Using MonitorMouse for Windows NT Running the Touchscreen Control Panel 1. Touch the Start button, then touch Settings, then touch Control Panel. 2. Double-touch Elo Touchscreen to run the Touchscreen Control Panel. Calibration Select Calibrate to initiate the calibration sequence. Fo...
Page 20 - Touchscreen Control Panel; Mouse Button Emulation Mode; Click on touch
Touchscreen Control Panel 15 Once calibrated, MonitorMouse for Windows NT will be ready to runautomatically each time the system is restarted. Recalibration should only benecessary after moving or resizing the video image, or after changing either thetouchscreen, controller, or monitor. Mouse Button...
Page 21 - Click Sound on Touches
16 Chapter 3 - Using MonitorMouse for Windows NT application that does not use double-clicking, you may use one of the othermodes. The double-click speed for the mouse and touchscreen can be adjusted with themouse Control Panel. It may be helpful to adjust this threshold toward the slowerend of the ...
Page 22 - Tips on Using the Touchscreen in Windows NT; IPS ON; Removing the Mouse Pointer; Open the Control Panel and select Mouse.; Border Width
Tips on Using the Touchscreen in Windows NT 17 T IPS ON U SING THE T OUCHSCREEN IN W INDOWS NT The following are suggestions for using the touchscreen with Windows NT. TheDrag, double-click mouse button emulation mode is assumed. Removing the Mouse Pointer A mouse pointer is not required in most tou...
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18 Chapter 3 - Using MonitorMouse for Windows NT Scrolling Scrolling lists can be performed by touching the scroll bars, as you would with themouse. Some lists can be scrolled more easily by touching the data area, slidingyour finger to an edge, then continuing to slide outside the area. This techni...
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Running DOS Programs from NT 19 R UNNING DOS P ROGRAMS FROM NT DOS mouse-driven programs run from Windows NT may also use thetouchscreen when run in a window. Limited support for Full-screen DOS mode is provided. The video mode inWindows NT and the video mode in the DOS application must be the same ...
Page 26 - Troubleshooting; General Information 21; ENERAL; Installation Problems; The Setup program fails to run.
21 $SSHQGL[$ Troubleshooting • General Information 21 • Diagnostic Utilities 23 G ENERAL I NFORMATION Should you experience operational difficulties with the touchscreen system eitherduring or after installation, this appendix should help you determine the source ofthe problem. The first step in tro...
Page 27 - Appendix A - Troubleshooting; Display Problems; Check all the cables and restart your system.
22 Appendix A - Troubleshooting Display Problems If you are experiencing a display problem (such as no video, horizontal andvertical synchronization, raster non-linearities, etc.), realize that the videofunction of the display and the Elo touchscreen installed on the display areentirely separate sys...
Page 28 - Diagnostic Utilities; The cursor moves but does not line up with my finger.; You need to run the calibration routine in the Control Panel.; Errors appear in the Event Log but the touchscreen still works.; IAGNOSTIC; BUSSTAT
Diagnostic Utilities 23 directory by the Setup program. See COMDUMP and BUSSTAT later in thisappendix. The cursor moves but does not line up with my finger. You need to run the calibration routine in the Control Panel. • Open the Elo Touchscreen Control Panel and select the Calibrate button. Errors ...
Page 29 - COMDUMP; To run COMDUMP, type the following at the DOS prompt:
24 Appendix A - Troubleshooting It is possible that non-linearity or other problems may exist even if data is beingreported to the computer. From the coordinate display, you can determine whichcorner is the origin and watch both X and Y increase steadily as you slide yourfinger to the diagonally opp...
Page 30 - SAWDUMP; To run SAWDUMP, type the following at the DOS prompt:
Diagnostic Utilities 25 For instructions on how to format the command line and display the versionnumber of COMDUMP, just type: COMDUMP [Enter] Once in COMDUMP, the raw (untranslated) data received from the controller isdisplayed. Normally, data is displayed at a constant rate only when thetouchscre...
Page 32 - Programming Options; Z-Axis Capabilities 27; XIS
27 $SSHQGL[% Programming Options • Z-Axis Capabilities 27 • Launching the Touchscreen Control Panel 29 • Calibrating from Within Your Program 29 Z-A XIS C APABILITIES Windows NT programmers can take advantage of IntelliTouch Z-axis capabilities.For a demo of Z-Axis run ZAXIS.EXE from the \ELO direct...
Page 33 - Appendix B - Programming Options
28 Appendix B - Programming Options The following example code demonstrates how to obtain Z data. For a completeexample, see the included source code for ZAXIS.EXE. #include "mmioctl.h" HANDLE hndFile; // Win32 handle of "MMDev" device LONG IoctlCode; // Function to perform ULONG Dat...
Page 34 - Launching the Touchscreen Control Panel
Launching the Touchscreen Control Panel 29 IoctlResult = DeviceIoControl( hndFile, // Handle to device IoctlCode, // IO Control code NULL, // We don't need input data 0, // No input buffer required, 0 bytes &IOBuffer, // Buffer from driver.// This buffer will contain Z data DataLength, // Length...
