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Barco TouchKit Installation & User Manual
Barco TouchKit Installation & User Manual

Barco TouchKit Installation & User Manual

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  • Page 1 TouchKit Barco TouchScreen Controller Installation & User Manual...
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  • Page 3: Chapter 1. Installing Touchkit

    Chapter 1. Installing TouchKit Chapter 1. Installing TouchKit TouchKit is software that contains drivers of the touch panel and two other utilities. The two utilities are: • TouchKit configuration utility The calibration and draw test of the touch panel are done by this utility.
  • Page 4 Chapter 1. Installing TouchKit 4. Click [Next >] to continue the installation. In the following screen you can choose to install the PS/2 driver as well. 5. Don't change the default setting. The default setting is unchecked. Then Press [Next >] to continue installation.
  • Page 5 Chapter 1. Installing TouchKit 6. Don't change the default setting (None). Press [Next >] to continue installation. The following message appears: 7. Now connect the display USB port to the PC. (In case of a multi-monitor system connect each display’s USB port). Close the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog when it appears.
  • Page 6 Then press [Next >] to continue installation. The Select Program Folder screen appears. 10. Enter the name of the program folder for TouchKit or press [Next >] to accept the default folder and continue. 11. During driver installation, the setup program will scan the COM ports to install the RS232 Touchkit controller.
  • Page 7 Chapter 1. Installing TouchKit 12. After Touchkit installation, a 4-point calibration is required. 13. Press [Yes] and follow the instructions on the screen to perform the calibration. When done, the TouchKit software is opened. To use the software, please refer to the next chapter.
  • Page 8 Chapter 1. Installing TouchKit Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 9: Chapter 2. Configuration Utility

    Chapter 2. Configuration Utility Chapter 2. Configuration Utility There are 7 property pages in the TouchKit utility: General, Setting, Tools, Display, Edge coefficient, Hardware and About. Each property page contains different functions for users to do the adjustments. Therefore, users can easily manage all the TouchKit controllers through the TouchKit utility.
  • Page 10 Wait an instance and then click the name again. Now you can edit the name. The controller name is linked to the USB port. If you plug the USB cable into another USB port, the name is automatically changed. Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 11 <Add> / <Remove> The [Add] and [Remove] buttons do not function with USB controllers. Setting There are 5 functional groups in the Setting property page: Beep, Linearization Style, Double Click Time, Double Click Area and Mouse Mode. Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 12 To adjust the sound duration, drag the cursor from left (short) to right (long). Linearization Style By default, the touch screen linearization is done using 9 points. Touchkit also provides a more accurate 25 points linearization. The 25 points linearization is recommended for improved accuracy. Select the desired number of points.
  • Page 13 [Click on Release Without Moving Cursor] Click action will not be executed until finger leaves the panel. The cursor does not move as the finger or stylus moves over the screen. Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 14 Chapter 2. Configuration Utility Option Touchkit provides an option for advanced Mouse settings. When the Option button is pressed, a setting property sheet will be popped up. [Enable Constant Touch] Check the Enable Constant Touch option to force the driver to stop reporting touch points when the movement is within the defined range.
  • Page 15 Constant Touch Area With these sliders you can define the area for the Constant Touch option (See [Enable Constant Touch] on page 14.) Tools The Tools page shows the current linearization curve and provides 4 buttons. Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 16 Chapter 2. Configuration Utility <4 points Calibration> The 4-points calibration allows to calibrate the touch screen and map the touch screen input to the Windows desktop. Press [4 points Calibration]. The following pattern appears. Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 17 <Clear and Calibrate> Press this button to clear the current linearization parameters and start a 4-points calibration. Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 18 <Draw Test> With Draw Test you can test the calibration of the touch screen. Click on the [Draw Test] button. A rastered pattern appears where you can test the touch screen. Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 19 In the drawing test window, you can verify the panel linearity, calibration precision, and line drawing quality. Display In the Display page you can enable multiple monitors and select the operation mode for split desktops. Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 20 1. Select the touch screen controller in the General Tab. The name of the selected controller is displayed in the title of the TouchKit application window. 2. In the Display tab page select the display head (layout is the same as in "Display settings - Settings") where the MFCD...
  • Page 21 You can select from a number of standard modes: Full Screen, Lower Screen, Left Screen, Upper Screen and Right Screen. Additionally you can customize the active area. Therefore select Other and click the [>>] button. The following screen appears: Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 22 Left: 0, Right: 0, Top: 0 and Bottom: 0. Edge Compensation The Edge Coefficient property page contains the functions of Edge Compensation for Top, Bottom, Left, Right, X Axis and Y Axis. Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 23 In that case, you can set adjustments to reach the edges of the screen image. <Top> If users set the Edge to <Smaller>, TouchKit will reduce the vertical position of the top edge. If users set the Edge to <Bigger>, TouchKit will extend the vertical position of the top edge.
  • Page 24 Chapter 2. Configuration Utility <Right> If users set the Edge to <Smaller>, TouchKit will reduce the horizontal position of the right edge. If users set the Edge to <Bigger>, TouchKit will extend the horizontal position of the right edge. <Offset X Axis> / <Offset Y Axis>...
  • Page 25 <Edge Compensation Switch> Users can Enable / Disable Edge compensation at the left bottom corner of Touchkit Utility. The +10% and -10% buttons will adjust the edge settings. If you press the +10% button, the top, bottom, left and right edges will extend by 10% and the Offset X and Y Axis settings increase with 10 pixels.
  • Page 26 Chapter 2. Configuration Utility About Information about TouchKit. Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 27: Chapter 3. System Tray Application

    Here you can select the desired beep option, as in the Setting page of the Touch kit utility. See Beep options on page 12. Auto Right Click When this option is checked, Auto Right Click is enabled. See [Enable Auto Right Click] on page 15. Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 28 To hide the icon again, uncheck Display Button in the Touch Tray menu. 4 points calibration Select this menu to start a 4-points calibration. See <4 points Calibration> on page 16. Calibration Utility By selecting this menu the TouchKit utility application appears. Support Rotation This menu is not supported. Barco TouchScreen Controller...
  • Page 29: Chapter 4. About Cursor Visibility

    Pointers / Scheme, and choose Touch Hide Cursor. Press [Apply] to apply the setting, and press [OK] to close the property page. If you want to cancel the function of TouchKit Hide Cursor, do the steps again and choose another scheme.
  • Page 30 Chapter 4. About Cursor Visibility Barco TouchScreen Controller...
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