Nec P553 SST User Manual [ru]

SHADOWSENSE
DASHBOARD USER
GUIDE

AN-SW-003

Revision

Date

Author

Comments

1.0

NOV\20\2014

Ellen

Cheng

Created the document

2.0

APR\27\2015

Rafay

Rashid

Dependency on .net 4.5 Framework added.
New feature Touch Regions Mask
Updated pictures, added explanation of LINE and PEN
canvas controls.

2.1

JUL\31\2015

Rafay

Rashid

Document number fixed AN-SW-003
Added Eraser size calibrate button under eraser settings

DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY

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Baanto™ and ShadowSense™ are the trademarks of Baanto International Ltd., Canada. All other trademarks as used are the property of the respective owners.

PRODUCT FAMILY DESCRIPTION

This document describes features that are found in the ShadowSense™ family of open frame and large format
products. The Dashboard Software supports all ShadowSense™ touch displays, regardless of size.

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS

The NEC Dashboard software has the following requirements for the PC:

 OS: Windows XP®, Windows 7®, Windows 8®
 Plug-ins: Requires Microsoft .NET 4.5 Framework® (download from Microsoft and included as an

executable file in the \Redist directory)

 Dashboard requires Visual Studio 10® x64/x86 (can be downloaded from Microsoft is also included in

the ZIP file in the \Redist directory)

 HD Space: 15MB Minimum
 Processor: Celeron® class or better
 RAM: 500MB or above

Note:

Windows XP® does not support .NET Framework 4.5, please download .NET Framework 4.0 from Microsoft
website.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

The NEC Dashboard can be installed on platforms running Microsoft Windows XP/7/8 OS. The Dashboard
application also requires: Microsoft .Net 4.5 Framework and the Microsoft Visual C++ Service Pack.

The various Microsoft add-ons can be installed by downloading them from Microsoft directly; the required
add-ons are also included in the Dashboard zip file and are located in the \Redist folder.

Manual Installation Procedure is as follows:

 Install .NET Framework if needed. Either via download, or \Redist\dotNetFx45_Full_x86_x64.exe file
 Install Visual C++ 2010 if needed. Either via download or \Redist\vcredist_x86.exe
 Install 64 bit version \Redist\vcredist_x64.exe if your OS
 Run Dashboard.exe file to start the program

Auto Installation Procedure is as follows:

 Click on Dashboard.exe file and select the install location
 Click “OK” for install

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

ShadowSense

ShadowSense™ touch technology is an innovative and patented position sensing technology. ShadowSense

designs use high performance sensors operating in the analog domain to provide unprecedented
performance, stability, and accuracy.

The best analogy for ShadowSense technology lies in the 6,000 year old sundial. The shadow cast by a sundial
instantly and accurately corresponds to the position of a light source without the use of lenses, with an infinite
depth of field and without the need for exposure control. ShadowSense technology exploits the same
characteristics for touch applications, resulting in one of the highest performance, most robust position
sensing solutions available.

Dashboard

ShadowSense algorithms offer a variety of parameters that can be used to customize the touch screen’s
performance. The Dashboard software tool provides customers with the ability to easily modify the behavior
of the touchscreen based on various use cases. It allows the user to adjust the performance and touch
characteristics of the touchscreen such as to provide spurious touch and palm rejection, debris and static
object recognition, rain and fluid cancellation and to enable/disable various features.

The Dashboard software utility offers three different top level views:

 Diagnostic View – Displays LED and sensor information
 Configuration View – Allows the user to configure the various touch screen parameters
 Upgrade View – Allows the user to upgrade the firmware of the touch screen

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2.0 DIAGNOSTICS VIEW

The ShadowSense technology utilizes a number of unique shadow sensors located along the top of the
touchscreen. LEDs are placed along the remaining 3 edges and these LEDs are used to cast light across the
surface of the glass. When a finger or other object, touches the screen, the shadow sensors are able to detect
the angle of the shadow cast by that object. The Diagnostic View allows the user to view, debug and diagnose
any potential problems with the Baanto ShadowSense touchscreen. The various elements of this view are
described below.

Some of the features available in this view are highlighted in the diagram above and described below:

1. CALIBRATION BAR:

 The calibration state of the touchscreen is shown in this bar. The touchscreen goes through a

calibration process at boot up and at various times during operation if it detects that calibration has
changed due to environmental conditions. There are four states of calibration that the touchscreen
undergoes, which are described below:

 NO COMMUNICATION (RED) – Cannot communicate with the sensor bar
 UNCONFIGURED (GREY) – Device has not started calibration
 OPTIMIZATION STARTED (YELLOW) – Device is undergoing calibration. For optimal calibration it

should not be touched or handled while in this state.

 OPTIMIZATION POST DELAY (LIGHT GREEN) – device has completed calibration and is waiting for

post processing to be completed.

 OPTIMIZATION DONE (GREEN) – device has successfully completed calibration and is ready for

normal operation.

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 Certain Large Format Baanto touchscreens use multiple slave controllers. Each slave controller

manages a group of shadow sensors and is shown as a specific ‘bar’ with a number of shadow sensors.
In the example below, a touchscreen with two slave controllers is shown. The firmware revision of the
two slave controllers can be found by clicking the two rectangular calibration bars as shown below.
Both of the slave controllers should have the same firmware revision numbers.

2. SHADOW SENSORS:

 The shadow sensors are represented by the white circles located in the Calibration Bar. The user can

obtain specific information relating to each of the shadow sensors by selecting the individual sensor.
When a sensor is selected, it is highlighted as shown above and the LED data relating to this sensor will
be shown in the LED Data Bars.

3. LED DATA BARS:

 The touchscreen is surrounded by LEDs and the bars around the edge of the window represent these

LEDs.

 GREEN LED: LED is within operating specifications.
 YELLOW LED: LED is outside of normal operating parameters with respect to the sensor that is

highlighted. In this situation, please save the data using the Export LED Button, and forward it to
Baanto for further analysis.

 BLUE LED: LED is not visible to the sensor and is intentionally ignored.

4. DRAWING CANVAS:

 This area displays all touch events. By default each touch is represented by the color black. The user

can choose to represent each touch using a different color by changing the Drawing Color Mode option
from the main menu. If thickness is enabled, the width of the touch is represented by the width of the
stroke. It should be noted that the drawing canvas represents the entire LCD screen, regardless of how
small the actual window is made to be. In order to match the touch data with the LCD image, hit ‘ESC’
key or click the Full Screen Icon such that the drawing canvas will maximize to fill the LCD image.

4. STATUS BAR:

The status bar provides a very quick overview of the touchscreen that is connected to the host PC. Status Bar
includes the following items from left to right

 DEVICE FIELD: Displays the model number of the ShadowSense touchscreen.

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