|
The PenMount M1 Resistive Touch Controller,
released earlier this year, provides a way
for operating touch panels with multiple
fingers. The M1 Touch Controller targets on
"Confirmation" and "Safety" applications.
For customers who intend to develop multiple
fingers touch applications on Microsoft
Windows XP or later operating systems, we
also provide device drivers along with the
PenMount API, which is included in the
PenMount M1 Self Development Kit (SDK).
The PenMount team members often discuss with
customers for possible multiple touch
applications. We find out that nowadays most
applications in the market are still for
photo zooming and rotation only. Therefore,
to help our customers further understand the
main targets of PenMount M1 Touch
Controller, which are confirmation and
safety, and to create more potential
applications, we have developed sample
applications that demonstrate usages for
these purposes.
The demo program for PenMount M1 Multiple
Finger Touch Controller includes basic
operations for touch panels, identifying
each touch region position, simultaneously
detecting touch inputs on all 12 regions,
disabling or enabling one or more regions of
touch panel, and drawing across different
regions.
Besides the above-mentioned functions, the
program also demonstrates applications for
confirmation and safety uses:
-
Signature Signing Demo : This
application demonstrates how to use the
touch region disable function to disable
unwanted regions and only enables
regions that allows user inputs.
-
Confirmation Demo: This application
demonstrates how to compel user to press
on one confirmation button and change
settings with other fingers.
-
System Restart Demo: This application
demonstrates how to ask to user to press
on all three buttons to trigger
important functions, such as resetting
the system.
-
Safety Demo: This application
demonstrates how to compel the operators
to use both their hands when operating
potentially dangerous machines.
This demo program needs to be used with the
latest PenMount M1 Device Driver V1.2.0.0,
which supports either USB or RS-232
Interface of PenMount M1 touch controller
under Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7. This
new device driver also integrates an
enhanced version of PenMount Gesture
Recognizer, which previously bundled with
the standard PenMount Universal Driver, now
with 6 new two finger gestures :
-
Two Fingers Right : Use two fingers to
touch on two different regions and drag
to the right
-
Two Fingers Left : Use two fingers to
touch on two different regions and drag
to the left
-
Two Fingers Up: Use two fingers to touch
on two different regions and drag
upward.
-
Two Fingers Down: Use two fingers to
touch on two different regions and drag
downward
-
Two Fingers Zoom In: Use two fingers to
touch on two different regions and drag
inward
-
Two Fingers Zoom Out: Use two fingers to
touch on two different regions and drag
outward
If you need more information on PenMount M1
Device Driver V1.2.0.0 or the demo program,
please contact us. We also welcome any ideas
on multiple touch applications, and can
discuss with you for more potential usages.
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. |
