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    3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D  0  0XOWLWRXFK 'LVSOD03: 8VHU*XLGH            5HDGDQGXQGHUVWDQGDOOVDIHW LQIRUPDWLRQ FRQWDLQHGLQWKLVGRF XPHQWEHIRUHXVLQJWKLVSURGXFW[...]

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    2 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D The inform ation in this d ocume nt is sub ject to chang e without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any f orm or by any means, electronic or m echanical, for any purpose, without the express w ritten[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Content s Chapter 1 Introducti on Overview .................................................................................................................... 5 Im portant Safety I nformation ..........................................[...]

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    4 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D A ppendix A 3M™ PX USB Controll er Communications Overview of USB Firm wa re Communications ........................................................ 21 Comm unication Ba sics ..........................................................[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 5 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D CHA PTER 1 Introduction Overv iew Congratulations on the purchase of y our 3M™ Multi-touch Display M2256PW. This guide describes how to set up y our M2256PW Multi-touch Display . The M2256PW Multi-touch Display is a 22” LC D with 1[...]

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    6 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Explanation of Signal Word Consequences DA NGER: I ndicates a potentially hazardous situ ation, which, if not av oided, will result in death or serious injury and/or property dam age. WA RNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situ at[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 7 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D CA UTION To avoid the potentially hazardous situations associated with the use of isopropyl alcohol w hich may result in minor or moderate injury or property damage: Follow all instructions and recomm endations in the manufacturer&apos[...]

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    8 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D • Do not install the display in a place w here ventilation may be hindered. Always maintain adequate v entilation to protect the display from overheating and to prom ote reliable and continued operation. Touch Sensor Care and Cl eani[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 9 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D You can contact 3M Touch Systems, I n c. Technical Support (US only - - Eastern Standard Time) by calling the hot line, sending em ail or a fax. • Technical Support Hot Line: 978-659- 9200 • Technical Support Fax: 978-659- 9400 •[...]

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    10 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D CHA PTER 2 Setting up Y our M2256PW Multi-to uch Display This chapter describes how to set up your 3M Touch System s M2256PW Multi-touch Display. Y ou need to complete the following task s: • Unpack the com ponents • Connect the v[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 11 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Unpacking Your Touch Di splay Carefully unpack the carton and inspect the contents. Your M2256PW Multi-touch Display includes the following cables and accessories: • USB and RS-232 serial com munication cables • DVI and VGA video [...]

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    12 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Connecting the Touch Displ ay CA UTION You are cautioned that any chang e or modi fication to the equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compli ance could v oid your authority to operate such equipment. To conne[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 13 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Video Card Requir ements Before you connect y our touch display, ma k e sure your computer has a v ideo card installed that supports the native v ide o resolution of 1680 x 1050 for the M2256PW Multi-touch Display . If y ou need infor[...]

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    14 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Configuri ng the Display Settings After you connect y our M2256PW Multi-touch Display and turn on your computer, y ou may need to configure one or m ore of these display settings. The ideal setting for the M2256PW Multi-touch Display [...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 15 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D A djusting the M2256PW Video Display Your M2256PW Multi-touch Display has four controls to adjust the video display. • Menu – Shows or hides the on screen display m enu. • Select - - Hig hlights the current menu option or sav es[...]

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    16 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D OSD Choices Description setting. CONTRAST Selecting the Contrast option increases or decreases the strength (lig htness or dimness) of the im age. Adjust the contrast using the up and down buttons and press SELECT to confirm the new s[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 17 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D OSD Choices Description TOOLS Choices are OSD Timing, OSD Horizontal, OSD Vertical OSD TIMIN G Adjust how long the menu rem ains on the screen. Submenu choices are: Recall, Sharpness, or Exit OSD HO RIZONTAL and VERTICAL Adjusts the p[...]

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    18 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D CHA PTER 3 Enabling Y our M2256PW Multi-to uch Display Window s™ 7 USB Compatibility 3M multi- t ouch technolog y works seam lessly with the Windows™ 7 operating system . The Multi-touch display supports USB HI D for direct comm u[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 19 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Installing 3M ™ M icroTouch™ Softw are Remem ber that Windows™ 7 does not require any additional software to enable multitouch functionality . However, for Windows™ XP, Vista or Li nux® operating system s, 3M™ MicroT ouch?[...]

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    20 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D  If y ou are using 3M™ MicroTouch™ MT 7 Software, launch the MT 7 Control Panel and follow the instructions on the Main tab. You'll be ask ed to touch 3 targets.  If y ou are writing your ow n drivers, you should prov i[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 21 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D A PPENDIX A 3M™ PX USB Controller Co mmunications This appendix is intended for software developers only and discusses the fundam entals of comm unicating with the PX controller. The firmware com mands, which are usually issued by a[...]

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    22 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D synchronous report in response to som e of these requests. You need to know product I D (0502H) and the vendor I D (0596H) to write your own driver. These values are required for identify ing the controller. Receiving Reports from the[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 23 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Table 2. Calibrati on Setup Stage Offset Fi eld Size Value Description 0 bmRequestType 1 0x21 Class,H2D,I nterface 1 bRequest 1 0x09 Set Report 2 wValue 2 0x0303 Msb 03 = Feature Lsb 03 = Feature Report ID 4 wIndex 2 0 Always 0 6 wLen[...]

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    24 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D The Calibrate Extended comm and then positions the first calibration target inward from the lower left corner (0,1049) and the second calibration target inward from the upper right corner (1679,0). The following illustration shows how[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 25 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D POC Status – The status of the Power-on Check s. Various controller systems are checked at power- up. If any failures in these systems are detected, a POC flag is set. The POC status field reports th e state of these flags. Table 7.[...]

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    26 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Table 10. Data Stage (control ler response) Offset Fi eld Size Value Description 0 Report ID 1 0x12 Feature Report ID 1 Max Count 1 0x1E Number of actual 30 fing ers supported Note: The number of actual contacts reported may exceed th[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 27 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Set Feature –Rest ore Defaults This is a request to restore parameter defaults. Table 13. Restore Default s -- Setup Stage Offset Fi eld Size Value Description 0 bmRequestType 1 0x21 Class,H2D,I nterface 1 bRequest 1 0x09 Set Report[...]

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    28 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Table 15. Coordinate Data Report 0x13 --Data Stage Offset Fi eld Size Value Description 0 Report ID 1 0x13 Report ID 1 Touch Report 10 See table 16 Touch Report Structure 11 Touch Report 10 See table 16 Touch Report Structure 21 Touch[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 29 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D A PPENDIX B 3M™ PX Serial Controller Co mmunications This appendix is intended for software developers only and discusses the fundam entals of comm unicating with the 3M™ PX serial controller. The firmware com mands, w hich are us[...]

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    30 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Controller Default Settings Communication Parameters The operation of the PX serial controllers is N81 (no parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bits) at 115,200 baud (nonadjustable). Dat a Format Data format refers to the type of packet th[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 31 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Sending Commands to the Controller When you send a com mand to the controller, y ou must use the correct com mand form at. The general form at of a comm and is as follows: <Header>Com mand<Terminator> Note: The following d[...]

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    32 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D The command response , which always follows the header, is a rang e of ASCI I characters depending on the ty pe of command sent. Respons es can be in m any form s. For example, one standard response is 0 (ASCII character ‘zero’ or[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 33 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Note: When you enter comm ands in terminal m ode, precede each comm and with <CTRL> A to enter the start of header. Table 17. Firmware Commands for PX Serial Controller De velopment Command Code Description Calibrate CX Initiate[...]

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    34 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Calibrate Procedure To use the CX comm and: 1. Enter the Calibrate (CX) com mand. The controller sends an initial ack nowledgm ent of <SOH>0<CR>. 2. Touch the sensor at a lower left target, which is located 12.5% (1/8) in [...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 35 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D The illustration below shows the coordinates of the calibration targ ets and display corners. The corners show the video coordi nates in parentheses and the touch screen coordinates in brackets. Note that the touc h screen coordinates[...]

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    36 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Description: This is the default mode of operati on at power up. Touch reports include touchdown and liftoff events as well as continuing touches. Name Command Syntax: <SOH> NM <CR> Response: <SOH> 0 <CR> Posit[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 37 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D 3M Touch System s recommends that the host sy stem issue a Reset com mand whenever the host system is powered on and is attempting to establish comm unication with the controller. The amount of tim e needed to execute a Reset comm and[...]

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    38 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D AD Indicates the PX series of controllers F ff f = Four ASCII characters that indi cate the features supported by the controller. **** Indicates no additional features config ured Ss = Two ASCII characters that prov ide status inform [...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 39 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D Data Sequence Bits 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Y - Byte 5 0 Y13 Y12 Y11 Y10 Y9 Y8 Y7 ID – Byte 6 0 N6 N5 N4 N3 N2 N1 N0 Note 1: P is the prox imity bit. It is set to 1 when there is a t ouch, 0 for a liftoff. The ID is associated w ith a touch [...]

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    40 3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D A PPENDIX C Regulator y Informa tion Regulatory Ag ency A pproval s Your product complies with the following regulatory standards: • FCC-B • CE • UL60950/IEC60950/EN60950 certified in com pliance with the CB test scheme • RoHS[...]

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    3M™ M ulti-touch Display M 2256PW User Guide 41 3M Touch System s, Inc . Proprietary Inf ormation – 37531 Rev D CA UTION You are cautioned that any chang e or modi fication to the equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compli ance could v oid your authority to operate such equipment. This Class B digital apparatus m eets [...]