Crestron
Serial Mouse Control Driver
Software
Serial Mouse Control Driver
Introduction
The Crestron Serial Mouse Control Driver
,
licensed for use only in conjunction with the
TPS-XVGA/-BV/L Computer Interface Cards, is designed to enable a Crestron Isys
TPS
touchpanel to function as a touch-sensitive computer monitor, compatible with Microsoft
Windows
98/XP and Windows 2000/NT.
When you use the touchpanel as a monitor for a computer connected to your Crestron system,
the Serial Mouse Control Driver lets you control the cursor movement and simulate the
functions of a traditional mouse using your finger on the touchpanel to simulate typical
computer mouse click and drag functions. In operation, use of the Serial Mouse Driver is
similar to using a tablet device (such as a graphics tablet). For example, touching the cursor
and dragging it across the screen, as you would do with a regular mouse, actually creates a
selection box and selects displayed items in the path, as though you had done a left-click-and-
drag operation. The way to move the cursor using the Serial Mouse Driver is to touch the
screen where you want the cursor to be. Also, if you move the cursor to a location with the
Mouse Driver, and then move it to a different location with the regular mouse, the Serial
Mouse Driver “thinks” it is still at the earlier location. Before you can perform a function
through the Serial Mouse Driver at the new location, you must touch the screen at that
location.
The Serial Mouse Driver operation can be configured via a serial connection between the
touchpanel and personal computer (PC), a wired connection through the Crestron remote
control system (herein referred to as the Cresnet system), or an Ethernet/local area network
(LAN), a local Crestron LAN, or a wide area network (WAN). Ethernet communication
allows access to any Crestron Internet protocol (IP) control device, remote diagnostic and
upgrade functions, access to Crestron’s network analyzer, and the ability to activate any
device connected to the system.
The version of the Serial Mouse Control Driver listed in the “Driver Requirements” section
below, supports inputs for two pointing devices, specifies serial join numbers during the “pad
area” setup, and the Network/CIP Transmission Symbols are initialized automatically during
control system reboot, eliminating the use of the “todest” and “toformat” commands.
Additionally, the programming in VisionTools
TM
Pro-e (VT Pro-e) no longer requires that a
slider be created.
Programmer’s Guide - DOC. 5916A
Serial Mouse Control Driver
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