Страница 2 из 24 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY Revision Date 1.0 NOV\20\2014 2.0 APR\27\2015 2.1 JUL\31\2015 REV 2.1 Author Ellen Cheng Rafay Rashid Rafay Rashid Comments Created the document Dependency on .net 4.5 Framework added. New feature Touch Regions Mask Updated pictures, added explanation of LINE and PEN
Страница 3 из 24 PRODUCT FAMILY DESCRIPTION This document describes features that are found in the ShadowSense™ family of open frame and large format products. The Dashboard Software supports all ShadowSense™ touch displays, regardless of size. COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS The NEC Dashboard software has the following
Страница 4 из 24 REV 2.1 JUL/31/2015 AN-SW-003 Baanto™ and ShadowSense™ are the trademarks of Baanto International Ltd., Canada. All other trademarks as used are the property of the respective owners.
Страница 5 из 24 1.0 INTRODUCTION ShadowSense ShadowSense™ touch technology is an innovative and patented position sensing technology. ShadowSense designs use high performance sensors operating in the analog domain to provide unprecedented performance, stability, and accuracy. The best analogy for ShadowSense
Страница 6 из 24 2.0 DIAGNOSTICS VIEW The ShadowSense technology utilizes a number of unique shadow sensors located along the top of the touchscreen. LEDs are placed along the remaining 3 edges and these LEDs are used to cast light across the surface of the glass. When a finger or other object, touches the screen,
Страница 7 из 24 Certain Large Format Baanto touchscreens use multiple slave controllers. Each slave controller manages a group of shadow sensors and is shown as a specific ‘bar’ with a number of shadow sensors. In the example below, a touchscreen with two slave controllers is shown. The firmware revision of the
Страница 8 из 24 REV 2.1 REVISION NUMBER: Displays the version of the firmware loaded on the master control board of the touchscreen. SERIAL NUMBER: Displays the Serial Number of the current touch frame connected to the PC. ADVISORY MESSAGE: The state of the touchscreen is shown in this section. When
Страница 9 из 24 Note: The LINE and PEN icon do not activate or deactivate Thickness and Stylus/Eraser modes. Touch thickness is at all times being reported to the OS via the usb packets. What the LINE button does is it allows one to visualize the thickness on the Dashboard drawing canvas. Similarly the
Страница 10 из 24 3.0 CONFIGURATION VIEW The Configuration View allows the user to customize the performance of the touchscreen based on application needs and use models. 1. CUSTOMIZATION BAR: OPERATING SYSTEM o Groups various parameters related to the operating system: o Apple Settings o Screen Rotation TOUCH
Страница 11 из 24 SETUP HARDWARE o Changes parameters that control the touch screen hardware o USB Boot Delay o Calibrate o Touch Regions Mask 2. LOAD BUTTON: This button reads the configuration parameters that are stored in the EEPROM of the touchscreen. 3. APPLY BUTTON: This button flashes the configuration
Страница 12 из 24 touch screen to rotate the data in order to match up with the LCD. The available options are: Landscape, Portrait, Landscape Flipped and Portrait Flipped. 3.2 TOUCH PERFORMANCE 3.2.1 NEW TOUCH DELAY The New Touch Delay parameter allows the user to control the latency between a new touch event and
Страница 13 из 24 the user’s fingers can be detected. This can make it difficult to process clicks, especially when trying to hold a finger still to generate a right click. Small movements of the finger will register as a mouse move in Windows, causing the intended right-click to be converted to a drag. This
Страница 14 из 24 larger percentage of the sensor reading until the finger is totally touching the surface of the glass, at which time the finger blocks all the light and casts a very dark shadow onto the sensor. Increasing the Shadow parameter will configure the touch screen to only process touches that cast a
Страница 15 из 24 3.3.1 MULTI TOUCH This parameter allows the user to enable/disable the multi touch functionality of the screen. When enabled the screen will be detected by the OS as a fully compliant multi-touch digitizer. When disabled the screen will be detected as a simple single touch or mouse device. This
Страница 16 из 24 conjunction with an OS like Windows 8 that supports pen and eraser messages without the need for any drivers. The user can enable/disable the stylus. If enabled, the user can then configure the minimum and maximum size of the stylus. Under this scenario, if the touch screen detects a touch event
Страница 17 из 24 3.3.4 MOUSE The mouse options allow the user to configure how the touch screen processes mouse events. Right Click Options: The touchscreen processes a right click event if the user holds a finger on the screen for a period of time without moving it. The user can set the time period by changing the
Страница 18 из 24 Normal Click and Click: Left Click Down is generated when the user touches the screen, and a Click Up event is generated with the user lifting the finger off the screen. Click is held down during the entire duration of touch. Click on New Touch, No Drag: Left Click Down and Left Click Up are
Страница 19 из 24 3.4.2 CALIBRATE The calibration process allows the user to perfectly align the touch screen data to the LCD image. Due to manufacturing variations, the LCD image might not line up with the touch location exactly. In order to fix this problem the user has the ability to measure the error and
Страница 20 из 24 3.4.3 TOUCH REGIONS MASK This settings allows the user to define up to four different zones where the touch is active. Each individual zone can be turned on and off. The touch screen will not report touch data in any spot that is outside of these zones. Touch will be active in the area where two or
Страница 21 из 24 4.0 UPGRADE VIEW The Upgrade View allows the user to change the firmware of the touchscreen. On occasion, NEC will provide the user with a specific file that can be used to perform dynamic, in the field upgrade or downgrade. The touchscreen only supports a special firmware file that is custom and
Страница 22 из 24 2. TARGET INFORMATION: Displays SKU, Revision Number and other information about the upgrade file that was selected by the user. 3. UPGRADE INFO: Show the current status and progress of the upgrade process. 4. OPEN FILE BUTTON: Allows the user to select the Firmware Upgrade File. 5. FILE
Страница 23 из 24 REV 2.1 JUL/31/2015 AN-SW-003 Baanto™ and ShadowSense™ are the trademarks of Baanto International Ltd., Canada. All other trademarks as used are the property of the respective owners.
