Chapter Three - Installation
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Caution
Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of procedures other than
those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Miscellaneous Drivers
Refer to your operating system and peripheral manuals for information on installing
drivers related to these items.
Using a Touchscreen
The Xycom Automation touchscreen, based on resistive membrane technology, consists
of two layers with transparent, conductive coatings on the facing sides. Finger or stylus
pressure causes the outer layer to make electrical contact with the inner layer. Xycom
Automation’s touchscreen complies with environmental specifications and maintains a
NEMA 4 seal when panel mounted. It remains operational even after 30 million touches.
The touchscreen interface module circuit impresses a voltage across the conductive
coatings. When the touchscreen is pressed the circuit converts from analog to x and y
digital coordinate positions and then passes the x and y codes to the installed touchscreen
driver. The touchscreen Monitor Mouse driver emulates a Microsoft pointer.
Note
Refer to the touchscreen manuals (included in the Documentation kit)
for complete driver installation details.
Depending upon the date of purchase, the Xycom Automation unit will have one of two
possible touchscreen controllers:
•
The Microtouch Controller P/N 114084
•
The Xycom Controller
P/N 140554
These controllers function similarly. However, the following sections require attention to
the type of controller installed.
Microtouch Controller
Note
If touchscreen is factory installed along with
MS-DOS, the touchscreen is set up on the AUX
port, making this port unavailable.
If the Windows 95 or Windows NT operating
system is factory installed, then touchscreen is
set up on COM2, making this port unavailable.