PenMount Bulletin No. PMY09020

Released Date:October 7, 2009

PenMount Controller Supported Operating System List

The PenMount single touch controller family includes: PenMount 6000 (USB and RS232 COMBO) series and PenMount 9000 (RS232) series. PenMount is noted for its driver support for almost every operating systems; therefore, allowing user to switch their main input device to touch panel right after setting up the system and no need to pay extra time and expense to driver development. This can really help to reduce the pressure and risk for the user. The most commonly supported operating systems are listed in the table below.

 

PM9000
(RS232)

PM6000
(RS232)

PM6000
(USB)

Windows 2K/XP/2003/Vista/7

Windows 7_64bit

Windows Vista_64bit

Windows XP_64bit

Windows XP Embedded

Windows NT

 

 

Windows 98/Me

 

 

Windows 95

 

 

Windows 3.1

 

 

Windows CE4.2/5.0/6.0

Dos

 

Ubuntu 9.04

Ubuntu 8.10

Ubuntu 8.04

Ubuntu 7.10

Ubuntu 6.06/6.10/7.04

Debian 5.0

Debian 4.0 R1

Debian 3.1

 

 

Fedora Core11

Fedora Core10

Fedora Core9

Fedora Core8

Fedora Core5/6/7

Fedora Core4

Fedora Core4_64bit

 

 

Fedora Core3

 

Fedora Core2

 

 

Slackware12.0/12.1

Slackware10.0

 

 

Red Hat 9.0

 

Red Hat 7.3/8.0

Suse 11.1

Suse 11.0

Suse 10.2/10.3

Suse 10.1

Suse 10.0

 

Suse 9.3

 

 

Suse 9.2

 

 

Suse 8.0/9.0/9.1

 

 

CentOS 5.2/5.3

Solaris 10

 

 

QNX 6.4

 

QNX 6.3

 

 

Linux XFree86 4.x.x

 

 

Linux XFree86 3.3.6

 

 

Linux for GPM

In the latest version of PenMount Windows Universal Driver, PenMount has passed the Microsoft's compatibility tests and received the “Compatible with Windows 7” logo. The PenMount Windows Universal Driver not only provides single touch control feature but also offers PenMount single-touch gesture function. The PenMount single-touch gesture utility is a mouse emulation device’s application which provides 15 kinds of gestures under Microsoft’s Windows XP, Vista, and 7 operating systems. This feature can be used under both USB and RS-232; user can easily and conveniently use the PenMount gestures instead of the keyboard’s hotkeys. PenMount gesture utility not only provides some defined functions to mapping the functions of the operating system but also allows user to define their application program to map and able to turn on/off of individual gesture type by PenMount Gesture operating interface.

For operating systems like Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, a new hand input device type is defined, in addition to the traditional mouse emulation for touch panel. As a result, user may use the applications like handwriting, Journal, Sticky Notes, Pen Flicks, etc., to improve their touch activities. When using the PenMount 6000 USB controller with the driver designed for pen input devices, user not only can enjoy the built-in applications for Tablet-PC, but also can use the PenMount calibration utility for touch panel linear correction. If you are using Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows Vista, or Windows 7, please contact us for the PenMount 6000 USB pen input device driver.

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.