3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide For the Multi-Touch Desktop Product Line: M1866PW, M2167PW, M2467PW, and M2767PW Read and understand all safety information contained in this document before using this product. 3M Touch Systems, Inc.
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M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide 3 Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ....................................................................................................................5 Important Safety Information .....................................................................................6 Important Notes ..........................................................................................................8 Maintaining Your Touch Display..................................
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide Appendix A 3M™ PX USB Controller Communications Overview of USB Firmware Communications ........................................................22 Communication Basics .............................................................................................22 Receiving Reports from the Controller ....................................................................23 Command Set ...............................................................................
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide 5 CHAPTER 1 Introduction Overview Congratulations on the purchase of your 3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display. This guide describes how to set up your Multi-Touch Desktop Display.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide By combining industry-leading multi-touch performance, vibrant high-definition graphics, and wide viewing angles with a fully integrated, industrial-design desktop device, the 3M Multi-Touch Desktop Displays clearly defines the next level of interactive touch displays. Important Safety Information Read and understand all safety information before using this product. Follow all instructions marked on the product and described in this document.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide 7 WARNING To avoid the risk of electric shock which could result in serious injury or death: • Do not expose the display to rain or other sources of water, steam, or moisture. • Do not place foreign objects on the display or its cables. • Do not remove the cover or back of the display. • Ensure that connecting the unit to the power source will not overload the power source.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide Important Notes • In extreme temperature and humidity situations, you may observe condensation between the touch screen and the display. To minimize this condition, place the unit where it will be used and allow a 24-hour environmental stabilization period prior to powering on the display. Any noticeable condensation is temporary and will have no long term affect on the operation of the display.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide 9 CAUTION To avoid the potentially hazardous situations associated with the use of alcohol or other solvents which may result in minor or moderate injury or property damage: • Follow all instructions and recommendations in the manufacturer's Material Safety Data Sheet and product label. • Be sure to follow solvent manufacturer's precautions and directions for use when using any solvents • It is important to avoid using any caustic chemicals on the touch sensor.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide CHAPTER 2 Setting up Your Multi-Touch Desktop Display This chapter describes how to set up your 3M Touch Systems Multi-Touch Desktop Display. You need to complete the following tasks: • • • • Unpack the components Connect the video, touch display cables, and power cables Power on the display and test your setup If you are not running Windows 7 (or Tablet PC), install MT7 software from the enclosed CD.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide 11 Unpacking Your Touch Display Carefully unpack the carton and inspect the contents. Your Multi-Touch Desktop Display includes the following cables and accessories: • • • • • USB communication cable DVI and VGA video cables and an HDMI to DVI converter.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide To connect the Multi-Touch Desktop Display: 1. Turn off your computer. You should always turn off the computer before connecting or disconnecting a device. 2. Select either the DVI/HGMI or VGA cable. Connect one end of the video cable to the video connector on the display. Connect the other end to the video card in your computer. 3. Connect one end of the touch sensor USB cable to the LCD. Connect the other end to an available port on your computer. 4.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide 13 Note: Do not use longer screws as they could potentially damage electronics inside the display. Video Card Requirements Before you connect your touch display, make sure your computer has a video card installed that supports the native video resolution of your Multi-Touch Desktop Display. The native resolution for the 18.5 is 1366 x 768 and for the 21.5, 24, and 27 is 1920 x 1080.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide Configuring the Display Settings After you connect your Multi-Touch Desktop Display and turn on your computer, you may need to configure one or more of these display settings.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide 15 Menu/Select —/Decrease +/Increase Cycle/Exit Power Note: The OSD provides a quick guide to these buttons as shown below. When the OSD is activated, the image will appear over the buttons for easy reference. Adjusting the Desktop Video Display Your Multi-Touch Desktop Display has four controls to adjust the video display. • Menu/Select – Shows or hides the on screen display menu. Select highlights the current menu option or saves the current setting.
OSD 3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide Choices Description SIGNAL SELECT Choices are VGA, HDMI, DP, or Exit Selects the applicable input source VIDEO Choices are Brightness, Contrast, or Exit BRIGHTNESS Selecting the Brightness option will allow you to adjust the brightness of the display. Adjust the brightness using the + or - buttons and press SELECT to confirm the new setting. CONTRAST Selecting the Contrast option increases or decreases the strength (lightness or dimness) of the image.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide OSD Choices 17 Description IMAGE Choices are Auto Tune, Clock, Phase, H. Position, V. Position, or Exit AUTO TUNE Performs automatic configuration of the Clock, Phase, Vertical and Horizontal positions. CLOCK and PHASE If the clock setting of your image is not fine-tuned, you may observe periodic vertical bars of video noise on your image. These bars of noise are usually adjusted out when an Auto Configuration is performed.
OSD 3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide Choices Description TOOLS Choices are OSD Timing, OSD Horizontal, OSD Vertical OSD TIMING Adjust how long the menu remains on the screen. Submenu choices are: Recall, Sharpness, or Exit OSD HORIZONTAL and VERTICAL Adjusts the position of the OSD on your screen RECALL Resets the control functions back to the original factory preset values. In order for the Recall function to work, the timing must fall under one of the factory preset timing modes.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide 19 CHAPTER 3 Enabling Your Multi-Touch Desktop Display Windows® 7 USB Compatibility 3M multi-touch technology works seamlessly with the Windows® 7 operating system. The Multi-touch display supports USB HID for direct communication. The Multi-Touch Desktop Display leverages all the multi-touch functionality that is native to Windows® 7. Plug the display in to a system running Windows® 7 and you’ll quickly enter the world of true multi-touch functionality.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide Installing 3M™ MicroTouch™ Software Remember that Windows® 7 does not require any additional software to enable multitouch functionality. However, for Windows® XP, Vista or Linux® operating systems, 3M™ MicroTouch™ Software enables your Multi-Touch Desktop Display to work with your computer. 3M™ MicroTouch™ Software includes a control panel for setting your touch sensor preferences and a diagnostic utility.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide 21 If you are using 3M™ MicroTouch™ MT 7 Software, launch the MT 7 Control Panel and follow the instructions on the Main tab. You'll be asked to touch 3 targets. If you are writing your own drivers, you should provide your own video alignment tool. Use the Paint program (Start> Programs> Accessories> Paint) to determine if you have multi-touch operation. Retest the accuracy after you perform a calibration. 3M Touch Systems, Inc.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide APPENDIX A 3M™ PX Controller Communications This appendix is intended for software developers only and discusses the fundamentals of communicating with the PX controller. The firmware commands, which are usually issued by a driver or utility program on the host system, control the operation of the controller. This appendix lists the recommended firmware commands and describes how to use each of these commands.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide 23 You need to know product ID and the vendor ID to write your own driver. These values are required for identifying the controller. Call 3M Touch Systems for more details. Receiving Reports from the Controller The controller sends a variety of reports to the computer. The first byte of each report is the Report ID that defines the structure and content of the report. The controller sends some reports as a direct response to a computer request (synchronous).
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide Table 2. Calibration Setup Stage Offset 0 1 2 Field bmRequestType bRequest wValue Size 1 1 2 Value 0x21 0x09 0x0303 4 6 wIndex wLength 2 2 0 8 Description Class,H2D,Interface Set Report Msb 03 = Feature Lsb 03 = Feature Report ID Always 0 Always 8 Table 3.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide 25 The Calibrate Extended command 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 the calibration targets are calculated for a Windows-based system. Your operating system may be different. The illustration below shows the coordinates of the calibration targets and display corners.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide POC Status – The status of the Power-on Checks. 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 the state of these flags. Table 7.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide 27 Table 10. Data Stage (controller response) Offset Field Size 0 Report ID 1 1 Max Count 1 Value 0x12 0x1E Description Feature Report ID Number of actual fingers supported Note: The number of actual contacts reported may exceed this number. Set Feature - Reset This is a request to perform a controller reset. Soft resets are automatic after any block parameter changes. Table 11.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide Table 13. Restore Defaults -- Setup Stage Offset 0 1 2 Field bmRequestType bRequest wValue Size 1 1 2 Value 0x21 0x09 0x0303 4 6 wIndex wLength 2 2 0 8 Description Class,H2D,Interface Set Report msb=03=Feature lsb=03= Feature Report ID Always 0 Always 8 Size 1 1 6 Value 0x03 0x08 0 Description Feature Report ID Restore Defaults Not used Table 14.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide Offset 51 61 62 63 Field Touch Report Actual Count Not used Not used 29 Size 10 1 1 1 Value See table 16 1 to 60 0 0 Description Touch Report Structure Number of valid touch reports Description 0x00 Report not valid 0x04 Not touching 0x07 Touching Touch thread ID number X ( 0-7FFF) Table 16.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide APPENDIX B Regulatory Information Regulatory Agency Approvals Your product complies with the following regulatory standards: • FCC-B • CE • TUV • RoHS/WEEE directives This equipment has been tested and found to comply within limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations.
3M™ Multi-Touch Desktop Display User Guide 31 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules: Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.