PenMount Bulletin No. PMY09014

Released Date:July 15, 2009

PenMount Resistive Multi-Finger Touch Controller

PenMount team always pays attention to the new technologies development. According to many application requirements for multiple touches function, PenMount announces the PM 6250 control board to fulfill this requirement. PenMount 6250 control board is able to work with one to twelve touch areas operating at the same time, and this, of course, extends products application in varied fields to satisfy the software application development.  Also, our solution gives benefits for hardware and software developer and users a key feature, the “Safety” and “Confirmation” purpose. To make sure product development has more flexibility, we also provide chipset solution, PenMount M1, to product designer and manufacturer. This is helpful for cost consideration.

Here are the specifications of PenMount resistive Multi-Finger touch controller as below:

  1. Multiple touch supports from one up to twelve touch areas in various touch screen size.

  2. USB interface available now;  RS-232 interface will be available in Q3 of 2009

  3. Mouse emulation device driver for single and multiple touches under Windows XP/Vista

  4. Perfect for multi-touch and gesture features in Windows 7

  5. Supports Multi-monitor function under Windows OS

  6. PenMount utility automatically corrects cursor position for display rotation without re-aligning or calibrating

  7. PenMount Application Program Interface (API) provides enabling and disabling function for touch regions, therefore, can be used for palm rejection application 

PenMount 6250 control board or M1 controller with AMT Multi-Finger resistive touch panel is able to provide from one to twelve touch zones. This allows software developer to come out with its own creation to have a user friendly multiple touches applications based on PenMount. PenMount multiple touch solution is focused on Safety and Confirmation purpose which we presented with our demo utility and video demo to let you know what it is for.  There are some operations that require operators to press two buttons simultaneously in order to execute the next correct action, this is to ensure safety for the operator and others. Refer to drawings 1 and 2.

       

In addition, touch regions can be set to different status, "enable" or "disable", users can place his hand on the disabled touch region and no touch will be performed on this disabled region, therefore this can be used as palm rejection feature.  This function is very good for signature or writing on touch screen.  PenMount multi-touch controller also provides gestures utilities for designing a number of hot keys. PenMount is the good solution for the multiple touch applications.

It is our pleasure to invite you to visit PenMount or SALT website, to share more experiences of PenMount 6250 and M1 products information. Here you will find information and data as well as our News Bulletins that could help you in your new product creation.

Together with PenMount, we could generate brilliant touch features.

PenMount’s hardware and software are designed to meet the needs and demands of the market; and if you have any specific requirements of your own, we would be most glad and ready to offer our full support and assistance in your product development.  For more information on the PenMount hardware and software products, you can download its data sheet and drivers via www.salt.com.tw  or  www.penmount.com.  If you have any suggestions or comments, please email us at salt@salt.com.tw  or penmount@seed.net.tw.