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The touch screen application is getting more
and more popular. It has already been used
in systems like Point of Sale ( POS ) ,
Automatic Teller Machine ( ATM ) , Point of
Information ( POI ), etc. Now personal hand
held devices like Tablet PC , Ultra Mobile
PC ( UMPC ) , Home Automation , Smart Phone
, Personal Digital Assistant ( PDA ) and the
Global Positioning System ( GPS ) also
integrate the touch control feature. Since
the market demand for touch screens is
rapidly growing, many system integrators are
starting to layout and integrate the
PenMount IC into their main board.
Should you use a resistive touch screen for
applications described above, we recommend
using the PenMount 6000 series, it supports
4, 5 and 8 wire touch screens and provides
the RS-232 and USB connection interfaces.
The touch controller IC packaged in QFN 28
pin size, with built-in 10 bit ADC,
oscillator, serial output and USB 2.0
compatible interface, totally reduces the
components type and circuit size. With the
special designed firmware and driver, it can
provide sample rate of up to 160~200 points
per second, therefore giving sufficient
touch accuracy and response time for systems
like POS, Kiosk, Panel PC and automation.
For Tablet PC, UMPC and MID systems with
hand writing feature, PenMount provides the
ideal speed and accuracy for data reporting,
and as such, has been adopted by some of the
UMPC systems in Japan and Taiwan.
When choosing to integrate the PenMount 6000
touch control IC into your system, we will
provide the standard circuit design
information, including the BOM, layout, and
design guides. We can also provide circuit
layouts for systems connecting to 4/8 or 5
wire touch screen only, in order to reduce
the total hardware cost. Additionally, we
will provide the standard PenMount touch
control board for your reference in the
design and verification stages. After the
circuit design is finished, our FAE team can
help you confirm the correctness of your
circuit layout. If the touch function
doesn’t work in your sample product, we will
also provide suggestions and necessary
support. Our customers are very satisfied
with the efficient and prompt service that
PenMount FAE team provides.
On the other hand, if you do not
design the IC to the main board, the
PenMount touch control board is an
alternative for your touch function. The
following are PenMount standard control
boards:
(1) PM6300 touch control board with USB
interface
(2) PM6500 touch control board with both
RS-232 and USB interfaces
(3) PM6200 touch control board with both
RS-232 and USB interfaces.
The PM6300 and PM6500 touch control boards
have the same dimensions, while the PM6200
control board is compatible in size with the
3M SC series and EXII 7000 control boards.
We also provide the RS-232 and USB cables
along with the touch screen connectors if
you need.
On software support, we provide PenMount
6000 drivers for the Microsoft Windows 2000
/ XP / XP Embedded / 2003 / Vista and the
Windows Embedded CE 4.2 / 5.0 / 6.0 systems.
On Linux operating systems we provide
drivers and GUI utilities for the kernel
2.6, and support most of the distributions
like Fedora , Slackware, Ubuntu and SUSE.
With the advanced calibration utility
developed by the PenMount software team,
user can correct the touch panel linearity
and improve the touch accuracy.
The PenMount team provides fast and
effective support to our customers. Users
can also email to
service@penmount.com.tw for touch
issues, the customer service will provide
professional suggestions to help them solve
their problems. If you need support on
fixing the touch function in the future,
please check the FAQ section in our website
for collecting sufficient information of
your system, including the versions of the
touch controller firmware and the software
package. With those information you provide,
the PenMount team can help you find the root
cause more efficiently and eventually solve
the problem.
For more PenMount controllers and
drivers information, please visit our
websites:
http://www.salt.com.tw and
http://www.penmount.com.
Please feel free to contact us at our email
address salt@salt.com.tw
or
service@penmount.com . |
