TouchKit Barco TouchScreen Controller Installation & User Manual
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Chapter 1. Installing TouchKit Chapter 1. Installing TouchKit TouchKit is software that contains drivers of the touch panel and two other utilities. The two utilities are: • TouchKit configuration utility The calibration and draw test of the touch panel are done by this utility. See Chapter 2. Configuration Utility on page 9. • Touch Tray (system tray application) This is a utility for emulating the right and left button of the mouse for controlling the touch panel.
Chapter 1. Installing TouchKit 4. Click [Next >] to continue the installation. In the following screen you can choose to install the PS/2 driver as well. 5. Don't change the default setting. The default setting is unchecked. Then Press [Next >] to continue installation. In the following screen you can select a calibration option.
Chapter 1. Installing TouchKit 6. Don't change the default setting (None). Press [Next >] to continue installation. The following message appears: 7. Now connect the display USB port to the PC. (In case of a multi-monitor system connect each display’s USB port). Close the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog when it appears. Next click OK to continue the installation. In the next screen you can choose to support multi-monitor systems.
Chapter 1. Installing TouchKit 8. If you are installing a multi-monitor system, check the option Support multi-monitor system. If not, do not check this option. Click [Next >] to continue. The Choose Destination Location screen appears. 9. Select the appropriate folder where setup files will be installed. Then press [Next >] to continue installation. The Select Program Folder screen appears. 10.
Chapter 1. Installing TouchKit 12. After Touchkit installation, a 4-point calibration is required. 13. Press [Yes] and follow the instructions on the screen to perform the calibration. When done, the TouchKit software is opened. To use the software, please refer to the next chapter. 14. You can check the situation of controllers in the Device Manager. If the controller is set up well, the device manager will show the following entries.
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Chapter 2. Configuration Utility Chapter 2. Configuration Utility There are 7 property pages in the TouchKit utility: General, Setting, Tools, Display, Edge coefficient, Hardware and About. Each property page contains different functions for users to do the adjustments. Therefore, users can easily manage all the TouchKit controllers through the TouchKit utility.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility General The controllers are displayed in the Installed Touchscreen Controllers box. Each controller corresponds to an MFCD 1219 TS display connected to a USB port. Selecting a controller in the panel list box activates the corresponding touch panel. USB controllers are listed automatically as soon they are plugged in. The program will also remove the controllers automatically as soon as they are unplugged.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility Multiple controllers When multiple controllers are connected it is not always clear to which monitor they correspond. To check to which monitor a controller corresponds, proceed as follows: 1. In the General tab page, click the controller of which you wish to check the corresponding monitor. 2. In the Tools tab, click on [Draw Test] and check on which monitor the test pattern appears. That is the monitor that is currently mapped to the selected controller.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility Beep options The Beep options provide users an audible feedback when touching the panel. Select the preferred option. The system will make a sound when touching the panel. The system will make a sound when the finger is lifted from the touch panel. To adjust the sound frequency, drag the cursor from left (low frequency) to right (high frequency).
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility Double Click Area When performing a double-click on the touch screen it may be hard to touch the screen twice on the same spot. Slide the Double-click area slider towards to enlarge the double-click area. Slide towards to reduce the double-click area. Change this setting only in case you experience difficulties to perform double-clicks. Mouse mode There are 5 kinds of mouse modes you can choose.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility Option Touchkit provides an option for advanced Mouse settings. When the Option button is pressed, a setting property sheet will be popped up. [Enable Constant Touch] Check the Enable Constant Touch option to force the driver to stop reporting touch points when the movement is within the defined range. Therefore, the user can see a stabilized cursor instead of a chattering cursor when users touch the same point with unwanted noise.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility [Enable Auto Right Click] Check this option to force the driver to report a right click mouse event to OS when users perform a continuous (without moving) touch till time out. This way the Touchtray program to activate a right click is no longer needed. This feature helps users to perform a right click more easily using the touchscreen. [Enable Touch] If you uncheck this option the touch screen is disabled.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility <4 points Calibration> The 4-points calibration allows to calibrate the touch screen and map the touch screen input to the Windows desktop. Press [4 points Calibration]. The following pattern appears.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility Touch the blinking symbol on the screen until the computer beeps or the symbol stops blinking. After calibration, new calibration parameters are stored in the display memory, overwriting the previous ones. The linearization parameters however are not overwritten. Important: • Do not touch the touch screen until the main screen appears again. Otherwise the new calibration parameters will not be written to the display memory and the calibration will have to be redone.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility Linearization can be done using 9 (default) or 25 (higher accuracy) points. The selection between 9 and 25 points is done in the Setting page. Press [Linearization] to start the linearization using the number of points defined in the Setting page. The following pattern appears. Touch the blinking symbol on the screen until the computer beeps or the symbol stops blinking.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility In the drawing test window, you can click [Clear] to clear the window. Also, you can click [Quit] or press the right mouse button to quit from the drawing test. In the drawing test window, you can verify the panel linearity, calibration precision, and line drawing quality. Display In the Display page you can enable multiple monitors and select the operation mode for split desktops.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility Set the check box (Enable Multiple Monitors) to enable multiple monitors mapping. Unchecking this box will disable multiplemonitor configuration, and all of the touch panel controllers will be mapped to the primary monitor. Note: When using multiple touch panels, the Enable Multiple Monitors check box must be checked for every touch controller to ensure flawless operation. The highlighted area is the monitor mapped to the selected controller.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility 1219 TS is connected to by double-clicking it. The head number will become white when selected. When using a split desktop setup, special setup is needed (see See on page 21.). 3. Now touch the touch screen. If the mapping is correct, the pointer will appear on the correct screen. If the pointer appears on the wrong screen, the mapping is incorrect. Please repeat the steps above and select the correct display head.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility It shows the current resolution of display and users can set up the active area by inputting the value by yourself (Customized) or use the default selections (Quarter 1-4). The default value of panel resolution should be full screen as Left: 0, Right: 0, Top: 0 and Bottom: 0. Edge Compensation The Edge Coefficient property page contains the functions of Edge Compensation for Top, Bottom, Left, Right, X Axis and Y Axis.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility In some case, if it is difficult to touch items at the edges of the touch panel. In that case, you can set adjustments to reach the edges of the screen image. If users set the Edge to , TouchKit will reduce the vertical position of the top edge. If users set the Edge to , TouchKit will extend the vertical position of the top edge. If users set the Edge to , TouchKit will reduce the vertical position of the bottom edge.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility If users set the Edge to , TouchKit will reduce the horizontal position of the right edge. If users set the Edge to , TouchKit will extend the horizontal position of the right edge. / In some cases, the cursor will be behind the finger when users touch the panel. If users cannot see the cursor when they touch the panel, users can the set X Axis or Y Axis offset to move the cursor.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility Users can Enable / Disable Edge compensation at the left bottom corner of Touchkit Utility. The +10% and -10% buttons will adjust the edge settings. If you press the +10% button, the top, bottom, left and right edges will extend by 10% and the Offset X and Y Axis settings increase with 10 pixels. If you press the -10% button, the top, bottom, left and right edges will decrease by 10% and the Offset X and Y Axis settings decrease with 10 pixels.
Chapter 2. Configuration Utility About Information about TouchKit.
Chapter 3. System Tray application Chapter 3. System Tray application Upon installation the TouchTray is installed in the system tray, providing a number of shortcut menus. To get access to the TouchTray menus, right-click the system tray icon. As a result, the TouchTray menu appears. Apply To Touchscreen Here you can select the USB controller to which the executed menus will apply. Mouse Mode Here you can select the desired mouse mode, as in the Setting page of the Touch kit utility.
Chapter 3. System Tray application Display Button You can select to which mouse button a touch on the touch panel corresponds. When checked, a small icon appears above the system tray. Change right/left button by clicking the upper buttons of the icon. The red area expresses what button has been selected. To hide the icon again, uncheck Display Button in the Touch Tray menu. 4 points calibration Select this menu to start a 4-points calibration. See <4 points Calibration> on page 16.
Chapter 4. About Cursor Visibility Chapter 4. About Cursor Visibility Cursor visibility function provides users to hide the cursor in the display. Please go to Start / Settings / Control Panel / Mouse / Pointers / Scheme, and choose Touch Hide Cursor. Press [Apply] to apply the setting, and press [OK] to close the property page. If you want to cancel the function of TouchKit Hide Cursor, do the steps again and choose another scheme.
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