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PICED FAQ

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serial output driver. If you are having problems using C-Touch as a PC Interface, ensure that the

software you are using sets DTR high and RTS low or vice versa. The PICED Software does this

for you when you connect to the Touchscreen.

A simple method to initialise the handshaking lines to enable C-Touch to be used as a PC

Interface is :

1. Start the PICED Software

2. Select

Connect to C-Bus

from the

Options

menu.

3. Disconnect from C-Bus (repeat step 2).

4. The above steps have now set the Handshaking lines and any software may use C-Touch

as a PC Interface (provided the software does not reset the handshaking lines).

Notes :

C-Touch can not be used for its normal functions while operating as a PCI

To stop the C-Touch from operating as a PCI, you need to disconnect the serial cable.

See also C-Touch Connection Problems

1.3.1.14 C-Touch Project Appearance

Problem

The Project looks different on C-Touch than it does in the PICED Software.

Cause

The Project may have errors.

Solution

When the C-Touch project is compiled prior to download, it is checked to see if there are any

obvious errors. Read the error messages and try to fix any problems.

To see the error messages, select the

Tools | Reports | Check Project

menu item.

Some errors may cause the project to look or behave differently on C-Touch than it does on the

PICED Software.

Sometimes the end of a piece of text gets truncated. This is related to the way that Windows

reports the width of text. It is generally only a problem with italic fonts. In the picture below, you will

see that the first piece of text is contained entirely within the selection boundary. With the second

piece of text, part of the letter "t" is outside of the region. The C-Touch software only takes the

pixels within the boundary when it downloads the images to the C-Touch unit. The solution is to

add a space after the text as shown in the third piece of text below. This makes the selection

boundary wider, and the text is completely within the region.