README Driver File Contents (Penmount-9000.zip)

PenMount Linux X Window drivers & utilities (Support XFree86 version 4.x.x)

Files:
Driver/penmount_drv.o         -- Penmount driver
Driver/Source                 -- Penmount driver source code
Calibration/pencal-1.05       -- Penmount calibration utility
Calibration/bcircle.xpm       -- bitmap file, for Penmount calibration utility
Calibration/rcircle.xpm       -- bitmap file, for Penmount calibration utility
XF86Config.sample             -- XF86Config sample

Please check your X Window XFree86 version first and copy the corresponded PenMount driver to 
the floppy disk, then follow up the installation procedures as below to install Linux driver 
and calibration utilities.

A. Driver installation procedures:

  1. Login system with "root"
  
  2. # cd /root
  
  3. Copy the "penmount-1.03-XFree86-4.x.x.tgz" to directory "/root" from floppy disk.
     # mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
     # cp /mnt/floppy/penmount-1.03-XFree86-4.x.x.tgz /root
     
  4. # tar zxvf penmount-1.03-XFree86-4.x.x.tgz
  
  5. copy penmount driver "penmount_drv.o" into the directory named "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input".
     # cp /root/penmount-1.03-XFree86-4.x.x/Driver/penmount_drv.o /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input
     
  6. Edit XF86Config file to load driver. You can refer to /root/penmount-XFree86-4.x.x/XF86Config.sample file.
  
     NOTE: To make sure your XFree86 server using XF86Config or XF86Config-4. If XF86Config-4 be used,
     please rename it. 
         # cd /etc/X11
         # cp XF86Config-4 XF86Config
     
     a. # vi /etc/X11/XF86Config

     b. In the Section "ServerLayout", add a statement :

        InputDevice    "Penmount" "AlwaysCore"

     c. Add a Section "InputDevice" :¡]Here we suppose that touch screen controller is connecting to COM2)

        Section "InputDevice"
        
	Identifier  "PenMount"
	Driver      "penmount"
	Option      "Protocol"	   "Auto"
	Option      "Device"	   "/dev/ttyS1"
	Option	    "MinX"	   "100"
	Option	    "MaxX"	   "1000"
	Option	    "MinY"	   "100"
	Option	    "MaxY"	   "1000"
	Option      "Beep"         "1"	#  0 = no beep, 1 = beep enabled
        Option      "PressVol"     "100" 	#  volume of beep (press event)
        Option      "PressPitch"   "880" 	#  pitch of beep (press event)
        Option      "PressDur"     "15" 	#  length of beep in 10ms (press event)
        Option      "ReleaseVol"   "0"	#  volume of beep (release event)
        Option      "ReleasePitch" "1200"	#  pitch of beep (release event) 
        Option      "ReleaseDur"   "10"	#  length of beep in 10ms (release event)	
        EndSection
        
  7. # startx
  8. To do calibration when the first time installation.
  8. The Penmount can work well.      

B. Calibration Utilities Installation procedures:

  1. Copy the "bcircle.xpm" and "rcircle.xpm" file into the "/usr/local/pencal" directory.
     # mkdir /usr/local/pencal
     # cd /root/penmount-1.03-XFree86-4.x.x/Calibration
     # cp bcircle.xpm rcircle.xpm /usr/local/pencal

  2. Input "startx" to start X window.
     # startx

  3. In the X window system, open a terminal window and type
     # cd /root/penmount-1.03-XFree86-4.x.x/Calibration
     # ./pencal-1.05

  the display will appear a PenCal window, follow up the red points to do calibration, total 4
  points on display. When PenCal window shows "Finished! Please restart X window", wait a moment until the PenCal 
  window eliminated, and restart the X window system.
  
  4. To get more information, type
     # ./pencal-1.05 --help 

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After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.

  • Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).

  • If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.

  • Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.

  • Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.

  • Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.

  • From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.

  • Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.

Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.

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