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... Display M2256PW ™ User Guide Read and understand all safety information contained in this document before using this product. 3M Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information ...
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... Copyright © 2010 3M All rights reserved. Document Title: 3M Display M2256PW User Guide Document Number: 37531, Version 02 3M, the 3M logo, MicroTouch, and the MicroTouch logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks the United States and/or other countries ...
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... Using the Standard Controls for the Video Card......................................................13 Supported Video Display Modes and Refresh Rates ...............................................13 Configuring the Display Settings .............................................................................14 Multimedia Features.................................................................................................14 Access to the Video Controls ...................................................................................14 Adjusting the M2256PW Video Display..................................................................15 Chapter 3 Enabling Your M2256PW Display Windows™ 7 USB Compatibility............................................................................18 All Other Platforms ..................................................................................................18 Multitouch Application Support...............................................................................18 Installing 3M™ ...
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... Mode Inactive...........................................................................................................35 Mode Stream ............................................................................................................35 Name Command.......................................................................................................35 Null Command .........................................................................................................35 Output Identity .........................................................................................................36 Soft Reset .................................................................................................................36 Restore Defaults .......................................................................................................36 Unit Type..................................................................................................................37 Touch Data Format...................................................................................................38 Appendix C Regulatory Information Regulatory Agency Approvals .................................................................................40 FCC Warning ...........................................................................................................41 CE Conformity for Europe .......................................................................................41 3M Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide ...
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... Congratulations on the purchase of your 3M™ Touch Systems M2256PW Multi-Touch display. This guide describes how to set up your M2256PW Display. The M2256PW Multi-touch Display is a 22” LCD with 16:10 aspect ratio with an attached desktop stand. 3M Multi-touch Technology, based on 3M Projected Capacitive touch technology and electronics, offers fast, accurate and simultaneous 20-finger touch functionality for next-generation, multitouch applications ...
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... Handle the display with care to avoid breaking the touch sensor. The display contains glass parts. Dropping the display may cause the glass parts to break. • Ensure mounting screws are tightened fully to prevent instability. • Do not place foreign objects on the display. 3M Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide CAUTION To avoid the potentially hazardous situations associated with the use of isopropyl alcohol 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. To avoid possible environmental contamination which may result in minor or moderate injury: • ...
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... Information on additional peripherals Technical Support is available Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with limited call back service after 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. US Eastern Standard Time – p.m. throughout Europe. 3M Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide You can contact 3M Touch Systems, Inc. Technical Support (US only -- Eastern Standard Time) by calling the hot line, sending email or a fax. • Technical Support Hot Line: 978-659-9200 • Technical Support Fax: 978-659-9400 • Toll Free: 1-866-407-6666 (Option 3) • ...
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... CHAPTER 2 Setting up Your M2256PW Display This chapter describes how to set up your 3M Touch Systems M2256PW 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 • ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide Unpacking Your Touch Display Carefully unpack the carton and inspect the contents. Your M2256PW Display includes the following cables and accessories: • USB and RS-232 serial communication cables • DVI and VGA video cables • Audio cable • ...
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... Connect the power cable to an appropriate power source. Testing the M2256PW Display Note: The M2256PW display has a power status light located on the front of the bezel. After connection, turn on the power switch located at the bottom of the front bezel. Before testing your touch display, make sure all cables are connected properly. Be sure to tighten all cable screws ...
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... 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 1680 x 1050 for the M2256PW display. If you need information on installing a video card or video driver, refer to the manual that came with your video card. ...
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... This section provides guidelines for adjusting the video display and using the display controls to adjust the image to your liking. The controls for adjusting the video display are located on the bottom right of the M2256PW Display. These buttons let you display the on-screen menu and adjust the phase, image position, contrast, and brightness. Before you make any adjustments: • ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide Adjusting the M2256PW Video Display Your M2256PW Display has four controls to adjust the video display. • Menu – Shows or hides the on screen display menu. • Select -- Highlights the current menu option or saves the current setting. Press ▲ or ▼ ...
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... Moves image horizontally on screen either left or right. V POSITION (Vertical position) Moves images vertically on screen either up or down LANGUAGE Sets the language for the OSD -- the choices are English, French, German, Italian, and Chinese 3M Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide OSD 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 ...
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... Windows™ 7. Plug the display system running Windows™ 7 and you’ll quickly enter the world of true multi-touch functionality. The M2256PW display is compatible with Windows 7 with no additional software. Refer to Microsoft's Windows 7 documentation for additional information. All Other Platforms When using a Windows™ ...
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... Video Alignment The M2256PW has been calibrated prior to shipment and the display as delivered should not require video alignment. You should be able to accurately touch icons on the sensor. If for some reason, you cannot do this, the touch sensor’s active area may not be aligned to the underlying video ...
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... 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 multitouch operation. Retest the accuracy after you perform a calibration. 3M Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide APPENDIX A 3M™ PX USB 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 ...
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... Type 0xA1 (D2H) 0x01 0x21 (H2D) 0x09 0x21 (H2D) 0x09 0x21 (H2D) 0x09 0xA1 (D2H) 0x01 3M Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide Feature Report Data Report ID Subtype Stage Bytes 0x06 -- 8 0x03 4 8 0x03 ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide Table 2. Calibration Setup Stage Offset Field 0 bmRequestType 1 bRequest 2 wValue 4 wIndex 6 wLength Table 3. Data Stage Offset Field 0 Report ID 1 Report Subtype 2 bCalType 3--7 Not used The device stalls endpoint 0 if the command cannot be processed successfully. The request cannot be processed if an invalid calibration type is given in the wValue field. ...
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... Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide ( 1679, 0) [32767, 0] Upper Right Calibration Target X = 1679 – (1680 x 1/8) = 1679 – 210 = 1469 (1050 x 1/ 131 = 131 (1679, 1049) [32767, 32767] Description Class,D2H,Interface Get Report msb=03=Feature lsb=06= Feature Report ID ...
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... Display M2256PW 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. Power On Check Bit Fields ...
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... Size Value 1 0x03 1 0x07 1 0x01 0x02 Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide Description Feature Report ID Number of actual 30 fingers supported Description Class,H2D,Interface Set Report msb=03=Feature lsb=03= Feature Report ID Always 0 Always 8 Description Feature Report ID Indicates a reset request Soft Reset ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide Table 13. Restore Defaults -- Setup Stage Offset Field 0 bmRequestType 1 bRequest 2 wValue 4 wIndex 6 wLength Table 14. Restore Defaults - Data Stage Offset Field 0 Report ID 1 Report Subtype 2-7 After sending this command, the controller will acknowledge (ACK) the transfer, but the command will not yet be completed. Before sending any other commands, the host should poll with GetStatus until the command status field returns “ ...
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... Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide 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 0-7FFF) Width ( 0-7FFF) ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide APPENDIX B 3M™ PX Serial Controller Communications This appendix is intended for software developers only and discusses the fundamentals of communicating with the 3M™ PX serial controller. The firmware commands, which are usually issued by a driver or utility program on the host system, control the operation of the controller ...
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... The general format of a command is as follows: <Header>Command<Terminator> Note: The following descriptions of header, command, and terminator, use 3M Touch Systems terminal emulator key sequences. You may need to enter the sequence in a different format, depending on your emulator. 3M Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide The header is the first character in the command string and is the ASCII start-of-header control character SOH. The hexadecimal code for the ASCII SOH control character is 01. To start the command sequence, use the key combination Ctrl A (^A). If you are working with an IBM PC compatible system, the Ctrl A key combination immediately returns an ASCII ☺ ...
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... Default mode. Streaming touch reports. NM Returns a controller identifier string. Z Returns an ACK. No effect. OI Returns Identity string: ADxxxx R Resets certain modes and gets a new baseline. RD Restores default settings. UT Returns the Status string: AD****ss. 3M Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide Calibrate Syntax: <SOH>CX<CR> Response: <SOH>1<CR> Valid point response. A Valid Point Response (‘1’) signifies that a touch coordinate was detected and is in range of the expected screen target area. Two valid point responses indicate successful calibration. <SOH>0<CR> Invalid point response An Invalid Point Response (‘ ...
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... Get Copyright Syntax: <SOH>Q101<CR> ( 1679, 0) [16383, 16383] (1469, 131) (210, 918) 3M Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide Upper Right Calibration Target X = 1679 – (1680 x 1/8) = 1679 – 210 = 1469 (1050 x 1/ 131 = 131 (1679, 1049) [16383, 0] ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide Response: <SOH>Copyright © 2010 3M. All rights reserved.<CR> Description: This command is used to get copyright information. Mode Down Up Syntax: <SOH>MDU<CR> Response: <SOH>0<CR> Positive response. Description: Limits touch reports to touchdown and liftoff events only. Mode Inactive Syntax: <SOH>MI<CR> ...
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... The following table lists the factory defaults for the PX controller. The Restore Defaults command is useful in situations where inadvertent commands to the controller have rendered the sensor inoperative. Table 18 PX Factory Default Settings Operating Parameter Baud Rate Serial Communication Settings . Default 115,200 Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide Data Format Operating Mode Return to Factory Calibration Note: After you issue a Restore Defaults command, you must recalibrate your sensor. Unit Type <SOH>UT<CR> Responds with an 8-character identity string. This string identifies the type of controller currently attached to the system, lists the features supported by the controller, and outputs the status of the controller hardware (a self-test code) ...
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... ID. The X,Y coordinates are 14 bits, providing a range 16,383. The data is sent in the following format: Indicates the PX series of controllers Notes Code area checksum error Touch screen not connected or potential problem. Parameter Block1 checksum error Problem with ADCs 3M Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide Table 20 Touch Data Format Settings Data Sequence Status - Byte Byte Byte Byte Byte 5 ID – Byte 6 Note the proximity bit set to 1 when there is a touch, 0 for a liftoff. The ID is associated with a touch stream from one finger. The ID, in the range of 0-127, is assigned on a rotating basis at touchdown ...
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... Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Move the equipment away from the receiver. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. 3M Touch Systems, Inc. Proprietary Information 3M™ Display M2256PW User Guide ...
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... Display M2256PW User Guide CAUTION You are cautioned that any change or modification to the equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate such equipment. This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference- Causing Equipment Regulations. ...