# Control Panel (Elo Mouse Properties)

The Control Panel (CP) application allows configuration of the driver to suit application programs and presents system and diagnostic information to the user.

Each of the five or more tabs in the control panel are described below.

## General

- The General tab is displayed when the Control Panel is opened. The other tabs described below may be selected and the video alignment program EloVA may be launched from this tab.

## Mode

- The Mode tab selects touchscreen operating mode and configures the appearance and function ability of the desktop. All selections made in the Mode tab must be activated by clicking the "Apply" button at the bottom of the dialog.

> ### Mouse Button Emulation Mode

> > This mode is selected by clicking the appropriate radio button.

> > #### Click on Touch

> > - Click on touch sends immediately upon touch a mouse down/up message at the point of touch on the touchscreen. The user's finger must be removed from the touchscreen before a new touch at any location will be recognized. The cursor or selected objects CANNOT be "dragged" on the screen in this mode.

> > #### Click on Release

> > - Click on release sends at the time of release (untouch) a mouse down/up message at the point that the screen was last touched. Dragging across objects on the screen will not highlight or select them unless untouch occurs when the touch is over the object.

> #### Mouse Emulation (Drag and Double-click)

> - Sends a mouse down message at the point of contact.
> - Selects an object if it was at the initial point of contact.
> - Drags a selected object on the screen.
> - Response to dragging is set by the Drag delay slider bar.
> - Sends a mouse up message at the point of untouch.
> - Double-clicks on an object when the screen is touched twice in rapid succession at the same location.
> - The speed to achieve double-click is identical to the speed of a successful double-click with the mouse.
> - Double-click speed is set from the Mouse Properties control panel (Mouse Properties>Buttons>Double-click speed).
> - Double click area graphically sets the dimensions of the location around each clickable icon or object on the screen which will be recognized by Windows as a double-click. The size of the wire-frame square displayed in the Double click area tab is the actual size of double-click area accepted by Windows. The square is increased or decreased in size by touching the appropriate arrows adjacent to the square. Note that the double-click box size is independent of screen resolution and must be defined for each user.

> #### Options

> - Options allow various features of the desktop related to the touchscreen to be configured. Each of the features selected must be activated by clicking the "Apply" button at the bottom of the tab.
>   - Hide arrow mouse pointer turns off the standard mouse cursor.
>   - Left-handed mouse interchanges the standard two-button mouse button assignments.
>   - Show tool tray utility activates the Tool Tray utility in the Windows Task Bar. See Tool Tray for a complete description of this feature.

> #### Mouse Button Emulation Mode (APR)

> The Mode options are the same for APR as noted above, with the exception of Click on Release. This option is not avaliable.

## Sound

> ##

- The Sound tab sends a single-frequency tone or "Beep" to the system speaker each time that a valid touch occurs.
- The beep is enabled by default when the driver is installed. It may be turned off by unchecking the Beep on touch box in this tab.
- The frequency (Tone) and the Duration of the beep can be adjusted by moving the appropriate slider in this tab with the touchscreen or mouse, or by using the keyboard arrow keys.
- Selections or changes to the settings in this tab take effect when the "Apply" button is clicked.

## Properties

> A Properties page will be created for each touchscreen controller installed by EloSetup and for each serial port reserved for a controller, even if that controller is not present. A number will be assigned to each Properties page that is related to the order in which controllers or ports are detected or enumerated. Each Properties page contains information extracted from the touchscreen controller and the system about the monitor, touchscreen, controller and internal driver.

### Screen Information

> #### Properties 1

> ####

> #### Windows Monitor Number

> - Windows monitor number lists the monitor that corresponds to the "Windows Monitor" from the Windows Display Properties control panel.

> #### Touchscreen Type

> - Touchscreen Type lists the Elo touchscreen used by its marketing name, i.e., AccuTouch for Elo's five-wire resistive touchscreen

> #### Installed On

> - Installed On indicates USB or lists the Windows COM port that a serial touchscreen is installed on.

> #### Controller Model

> - Controller Model lists the marketing model number of the controller attached. It also lists the revision of the firmware loaded in the controller.

> #### Controller Status

> - Controller Status indicates either "Working properly" or reflects any errors reported from the controller.

> #### Driver Version

> - Driver Version lists the version number of the internal driver being used for serial and USB devices as appropriate.

The APR Property is the same as other touchscreens with the exception of the Video Alignment and Advanced and Use Default Calibration buttons. The Use Default Calibration button allows you to reset the calibration back to the original driver default mode.

The Video Alignment and Advanced sections appear for touchscreen properties only when the touchscreen is calibrated.

Each Properties page also contains a Video Alignment section that has two functions:

- The Identify Monitor button will display the Elo logo on the monitor associated with this Properties page for about one second each time this button is touched.

- The EloVA icon will launch the video alignment program only for the monitor associated with the current Properties page. Running EloVA from the Properties page avoids the need to align all monitors in a multiple monitor application when only a single monitor alignment is desired.

> If a serial port is reserved for a touchscreen controller that is not actually installed, the only information contained in the Screen information section of the associated Properties page will be the number of the Windows COM port. No Screen configuration icons will be displayed.

> Each Properties page also contains an Advanced section.

> Advanced Touch Tab

> > Advanced page contains an Option and Right click on hold section. Option section has:

> - Show right mouse button tool launches this feature for this monitor. See Right Mouse Button for a complete description of this feature.

> - Disable Touch stops touch information from reaching Windows for this touchscreen. This feature may also be activated from the Tool Tray utility. Disabling touch has no effect on the operation of the standard mouse.

> - Edge Acceleration Tool launches this utility for this monitor. See Edge Acceleration Tool for a complete description of this feature.

> Advanced Beam Tab

> This tab only appears for Carroll Touch screens (4000 and 4500)
> It continuously monitors the health of the IR beams and reports any problems.

> - Enable blocked beam monitoring. Enables or disables
>   beam health monitoring.

> - Log failure message to file. Check this box to
>   write any future beam failure messages to a file named:
>   "C:\EloDiags.log"

> - Time in seconds before triggering message. Number of seconds before displaying or logging an error message after a beam failure is detected. This eliminates false alarms, for example, if a user places their hand on the screen for an amount time.

> - Failed beam count before reporting failure. Enter the minimum number of failed beams before a failure message is generated.

> - Duration time for failed beam message. Enter the number of seconds that the failure message will be displayed on the screen. (Duration of the message). The message will repeat again if problem is not corrected.

> Advanced Sound Tab

> This tab only appears for those Carroll Touch screens that have a separate build in beeper. This feature can be used to provide audio feedback of touches in cases where the screen is placed at some distance from the host computer. Use this tab to configure the sound characteristics of the beeper similar to the "Sound" tab on the main page.

> - Beep monitor speaker on touch. Enables/disables the internal beeper.

> - Tone. Adjusts the tone of the touch beep.

> - Duration. Sets the duration of the touch beep.

> - Touch here to test beep sound area. Tests the current settings without changing focus away from the control panel. Click the Apply button in order for any changes to take effect.

> Advanced Controller Tab

> This tab only appears for Capacitive Touch screens (5020)

> - Frequency Threshold. The frequency adjustment sets the touch screen driving frequency of the controller. Adjustment of this parameter may be needed when some of the external similar frequencies to the current drive frequency are being used nearby.

> - Sensitivity. The sensitivity adjusts how difficult or easy it is to activate the touch screen; the lower the value is the more sensitive the sensor/controller will be. The allowable range is 10,000 to 65535 and the default is 32,768. The software displays the current sensitivity setting.

>   ### Right Click on Hold

>   Right Click on Hold is a new feature added in version 4.20. This feature allows new and efficient ways of creating right clicks on the touch screen without needing to run the Right Mouse Button Tool. If the user touches the screen and continues to touch, a right click is generated on the screen if the user remains within the Right click area and after the Right click delay time-out has occured. The right click delay allows the user to perform other touchscreen operations normally. When the user touches the screen and holds his finger down, an animated clock is painted at the location and continues to tick and generate a right click at the location after it completion.

>   - Enable right click on hold: If checked, it enables this feature for this screen, otherwise, it is disabled.

>   - Apply to all touchscreens: If checked, the current values are set to all touchscreens when "Apply" or "Ok" button is clicked.

>   - Right click delay: Defines the right click delay value in milliseconds. The right click delay allows the users to perform other touchscreen operations normally.
>   - Right Click Area: Touching within this area generates a right click. This area allows the user the flexibility to touch within a larger area

>   NOTE: Right click on hold feature is enabled only in "Mouse emulation" touch mode.
>   When Right click on hold feature is turned on, Drag Delay value is set to a minimum of 25 milliseconds.

>   Right Click On Hold function is not supported for APR.

#### Properties 2 Tab

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## About

> The About tab provides the version of the Control Panel and also provides links to:

> - Readme document included with the driver.
> - Users manual
> - Elo's web site

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