3M Touch Systems, Inc. MT 7 Software for Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008/7 Version 7.13.4, June 1, 2011 Copyright 1991-2011 3M. All rights reserved. --------------------------------- PRODUCT SUMMARY --------------------------------- MT 7 Software, a member of the MicroTouch(tm) Software Suite, provides unified driver support for MicroTouch touch technologies over a wide range of operating systems. This version, 7.13, adds support for Microsoft Windows 7 and Server 2008 operating systems. This product includes a driver, a control panel, a calibration tool, and a touch monitor that provides enhanced touch features on your Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, and 7 operating systems. --------------------------------- FEATURES AND ENHANCEMENTS --------------------------------- * Added support for the PX 32" controllers. --------------------------------- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS --------------------------------- Hardware Prerequisites * MT 7 runs on most computers that run on 32-bit or 64-bit versions of the Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or Windows 7 operating systems. * One or more of the following MicroTouch touch screen controllers: - MicroTouch EX serial, USB, or HID controllers - MicroTouch CX USB controllers - MicroTouch DX serial or USB controllers - MicroTouch PX serial or USB controllers - MicroTouch RX serial or USB controllers - MicroTouch SX serial controllers * Depending on the touch screen, either a serial (COM) port or a USB port is required. Software Prerequisites * MT 7 requires a 32-bit or 64-bit version of the Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or Windows 7 operating systems. * The help file requires a PDF viewer. --------------------------------- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS --------------------------------- * Using Windows Explorer, browse to the software distribution and double-click on the Setup program to start the installation. If you downloaded the distribution, unzip the file into another directory beforehand. * Follow the instructions given by the Setup program. There are normally three options: Full, Typical, and Custom. If a version of MT 7 Software for Windows is already installed, a fourth option, Upgrade, is also available. Full installs all options. Typical does not install the Calibration Tool or Multiple Monitor support. You may choose to Custom or Upgrade to customize your installation. These allow you to select which components to install. * During installation, you will get messages about finding new hardware. This is the MT 7 software registering your touch controllers. --------------------------------- DRIVER SELECTION --------------------------------- 3M Touch Systems now offers drivers that leverage Microsoft Windows' native support for touch devices and mice. Because of this, a new dialog appears during installation asking you to select a driver. If this is a new installation, the default option reflects the driver that best suits your system. If this is not a new installation, the chosen option reflects the driver you currently use. Note that some systems may not show a touch digitizer driver option. This option appears only if your system supports Windows' Tablet PC. Tablet PC is supported on Windows 7, Vista, and some XP operating systems. --------------------------------- SILENT INSTALLATION --------------------------------- The first step in producing a silent installation is to record your standard installation. Open a command line window and set your working directory to the directory containing the MT 7 for Windows setup program. Issue the command "setup -r" and run the installation normally. When the installation finishes, it creates a recording file, setup.iss, in your Windows system directory (such as C:\Windows). Copy this file to the directory containing the MT 7 for Windows setup program. To run the silent installation, simply issue the command "setup -s". This replays the installation you recorded above. Note that the silent installation fails if the installer reacts differently than when it was recorded. For example, if you record an installation using the "Upgrade" option and replay it on a system without MT 7 for Windows, the installation may fail. You should test the silent installation on all expected configurations. --------------------------------- MULTIPLE MONITOR SUPPORT --------------------------------- This version of the control panel introduces support for multiple monitors and touch screen systems. At this time, this new feature does not support "splitter" systems where two monitors appear as a single monitor to the Windows operating system. To see if your system uses video splitters, open the Windows Control Panel and select the Display option. Go to the "Settings" tab. If the number of monitors shown is different from the number of physical monitors, then you have a splitter system. This is only a problem if each of the monitors shows a different part of the desktop. If each monitor shows the same part of the desktop, the MT 7 for Windows software can support this. The MT 7 for Windows software can support such systems with additional manual configuration. Contact your Field Application Engineer or Technical Support representative at 3M Touch Systems, Inc., for additional information. --------------------------------- HIDING THE CURSOR --------------------------------- In some applications, it is desirable to hide the cursor. The MT 7 for Windows software provides a blank cursor file so that you can hide the cursor. During installation, select either the "Full" or "Custom" installation option. If you select "Custom", go to the "Utilities and Tools" section and select the "Blank Cursor" option. This puts a file, BLANK.CUR, into the MT 7 for Windows directory. Copy this file into your Windows "Cursors" directory. There should be other files with the extension "cur" in this directory. Open the Windows Control Panel and select the Mouse option. Select the "Pointer" tab and click on the "Browse" button. Browse to the Windows cursor directory if not already there and select the BLANK.CUR file. Click on "OK" to set the hidden cursor. --------------------------------- LEFT-HANDED MICE --------------------------------- Using the control panel, it is possible to change which button on a mouse generates the "left" and "right" clicks. This feature allows left-handed people to use their index finger to produce a left click. This setting causes the touch screen driver to also reverse the meaning of a touch. Normally, a touch produces a left click. With the changed setting above, a touch starts producing a right-click. To address this, edit the file "TwFactory.cfg" in the MT 7 for Windows software directory. If this file is empty, add in the text: Between these two lines, add a new line: SwapMouseButtons=1 Save the file. Open a command line window and set your working directory to the MT 7 for Windows directory. Issue the command: TwCfgUtil /u TwFactory.cfg At this point, your touches start producing the desired left-clicks. If your system supports multiple users, you may need to create separate files, such as TwLeft.cfg and TwRight.cfg. In TwLeft.cfg, set SwapMouseButtons to 1 and in TwRight.cfg, set SwapMouseButtons to 0. Add the above TwCfgUtil to each user's Startup menu or login script, using TwLeft or TwRight as appropriate. --------------------------------- HELP DOES NOT DISPLAY --------------------------------- The help file is a PDF file. You need to obtain a PDF viewer or reader program to view the help file. ----------------------------------- NO TOUCH FROM PCT DEVELOPMENT UNITS ----------------------------------- The original PCT development units used an early PX controller that did not support serial plug-and-play. Starting with version 7.13 Build 2, the Setup program assumes the use of the newer PX controllers that do support serial plug-and-play. If you are using a serial interface with a PCT development system and are using a custom installation, also select EX serial controller support to regain touch behavior. --------------------------------- KNOWN ISSUES --------------------------------- * Installation - Issue B170: If other users are logged on the system, uninstall may not properly clean up all files. - Issues B220: If installing only with PX serial support, the control panel does not work until after a reboot of the system. * Calibration Tool - Issue 343: On a multiple touch screen system, when prompted to select a touch screen for calibration, if the "Cancel" button is pressed instead of selecting a touch screen, then the calibration tool inappropriately presents an error message. - Issue B194: The /M:F and /M:P switches do not work in TwCalib.exe. * Miscellaneous - Issue 220: The right-click tool responds only to touches and not to the mouse. - Issue 843: The Windows' "swap mouse button" setting does not affect MT 7. See the above section "Left-Handed Mice" for details. - Issue 849: The control panel's "Version Information" tool does not show the version number of the drivers. - Issue 885: All users must be at the same security level to run the Control Panel. - Issue 893: Edge adjustments affect manual linearization. Before performing manual linearization, change the value of all edge adjustment sliders to the "0" setting. You can restore the sliders to their original settings after performing the manual linearization. - Issue B165: Rotating a display with the new HID-emulation driver does not work properly. To remedy, remove 'Touch Monitor' from your Windows 'Startup' menu. - Issue B223: Cancelling work from the multiple monitor mapping tool does not restore the previous settings. --------------------------------- REVISION HISTORY --------------------------------- Version 7.13.4, June 1, 2011 * Added support for the PX 32" controllers. Version 7.13.3, December 14, 2010 * The driver problem with Windows XP hangs on reboot or shutdown is fixed. * The installer defaults to legacy drivers on XP systems. Version 7.13.2, September 10, 2010 * The MT 7 Software now supports edge adjustments for multi-touch controllers. * Added support for the PX 19" controllers. * Improved driver unload for serial controllers. Version 7.13.1, March 15, 2010 * The installer now queries for the type of driver to install. * Fixed calibration and linearization issues with the CX controller * The installer's upgrade feature correctly detects the existing driver. * Right-click tool works with the HID mouse driver. * The serial bus driver no longer issues diagnostic messages. * Fixed the handling of pen and finger frequencies in the SX controller * Fixed the operating system text in the Control Panel's About dialog. * Fixed a memory leak triggered by the Monitor program. * Touch sounds are now handled by the Monitor program. * A copy of TwFramework.cfg is now installed. * Changing to the legacy driver deletes the file TwHIDKmdf.sys. * Uninstall removes old devices created by the Windows HID driver. * The touch digitizer driver now supports the lift-off touch mode. * Added support for the production PX controllers. * Improved sleep mode recovery for serial controllers. Version 7.13.0, January 22, 2010 * Added support for Windows 7 and Server 2008. Removed support for Windows 2000. * Added support for the PX controllers. * Changed the driver to report through HID. * Changed the help file to a PDF. Version 7.12.6, January 23, 2009 * Support for 64-bit Windows XP, 2003 Server and Vista. * Addition of support for MicroTouch(tm) CX100 USB. Version 7.12.5, October 1, 2008 * Upgrade from TouchWare drivers added in installer. * Addition of support for MicroTouch(tm) EX II HID. * Full display rotation support added. Version 7.12.4, July 31, 2008 * Calibration for DST revision 16 controllers introduced. Version 7.12.3, March 24, 2008 * Windows Vista security issues resolved. * WePos support added. * Single display rotation detection added. Version 7.12.1, September 4, 2007 * All drivers are now certified for Windows Vista. * Issue 612: Since the drivers are now certified, the installer no longer has a problem reacting to a user selecting "Cancel" on the dialog asking to install an uncertified driver. Before, the installer continued installation. Version 7.12.0, February 1, 2007 * Multiple monitor and touch screen support now available * New edge adjustment tool. * New smaller installer * Addition of controller reset button * Support for Windows 2003 Server and Vista. * Changed the EX II serial controller initialization to include a reset command. * Changed TwService.exe to statically link against the MFC libraries. * Restored an accidentally deleted feature so that EX II USB controllers are now reset when first connected with driver. * Corrected spelling and grammar mistakes in the calibration library. * Improved the text out of the calibration library to prevent cropping. * Improved the calibration timeout for USB controllers. * Calibration temporarily changes the touch mode to "draw" mode during calibration. Before, the "draw" test would not work properly. * Corrected a problem where calibration screens appeared only on the first monitor instead of the one being calibrated. * Added an "/I" command line switch to ignore the last dialog normally presented by the standalone calibration tool. * Changed the label of the controller-specific tabs in the Control Panel to "Controller". This used to be the name of the controller family. This name is now available on the page itself. * Reduced the amount of text explaining linearization and frequency selection. * Removed the tooltip (flyover) associated with the "Calibrate" button in the control panel. * Removed the communication port field from the calibration tab of the control panel. * Relabeled the "Controller Information" box to "Support Information" on the calibration tab of the control panel. * Reorganized the old "Reset Software" and "Restore Controller" to be included in a box called "Restore Factory Settings". The individual buttons are now called "Software" and "Controller". * Calibration now allows the calibration of a touch screen in a multiple monitor situation and there is no corresponding entry for it in the configuration database. In such cases, the touch screen is assumed to be mapped to the first display. * Issue 52: The Setup program now displays an hourglass when it is working. * Issue 162: The setup tool now responds to the Cancel button once it starts to copy files. * Issue 182: The uninstall tool now terminates if any MT 7 program is running. * Issue 221: The setup and uninstall tools no longer create any DOS windows. * Issue 253: The uninstaller does not remove any user data files. This is done by design. * Issue 274: The uninstaller now removes any configuration data in the registry. Some Windows related entries may remain. * Issue 342: A silent installation now detects the presence of an old copy of TouchWare and terminates if it finds TouchWare. * Issues 592, 812: There are three touch targets presented during calibration. For SC controllers, the third target is for the controller's three-point calibration. For other controllers, the third target is a software target that does not affect the controller's calibration. Before, the calibration terminated with a liftoff for SC controllers and a touchdown for other controllers. Now, the software waits for a liftoff for all controllers. * Issue 814: The control panel's "Version Information" tool now shows the version number of the TwService.exe program. * Issue 850, 859: The Touch Monitor program is no longer an option and is now always installed. * Addressed an installer error which disabled calibration if only EX II serial support was requested. This was observed on early copies of MT 7.12. * Addressed a calibration problem observed with serial controllers on newer, faster CPUs. This was observed on early copies of MT 7.12. * Addressed an issue where the Control Panel reported the wrong frequency for capacitive EX II controllers if the frequency used was not one normally supplied by the Control Panel. * Changed the display of the EX II controller frequency so that it is now in whole numbers. * Addressed an issue where the Multiple Monitor Manager would crash the first time it was run on some systems. This was observed on early copies of MT 7.12. * Addressed an issue in the installer which failed to properly create a custom installation path during a silent installation. This was observed on early copies of MT 7.12. * A new message now appears when a touch screen controller's frequency is changed informing the user not to touch the touch screen. Version 7.11.2, March 22, 2006 * Improvement of the processing of serial commands while the touch screen is being touched. * Improvement of the serial controller search. * Improvement of behavior when updating, addressing a problem that may hang the system until rebooted. Version 7.11.1, January 30, 2006 * Addition of support for MicroTouch(tm) DST touch screens * Removal of support for MicroTouch(tm) IST touch screens Version 7.11.0, September 7, 2005 * Addition of support for MicroTouch(tm) IST touch screens * Addition of EX II capacitive frequency settings * Addition of automated controller search by the installer Version 7.10.0, March 14, 2005 * Addition of WHQL-certified driver * Addition of control panel * Installation allows choice of controller support * Various other issues addressed Version 7.00.0, June 20, 2004 * Initial release ________________________________________________________ MicroTouch and the MicroTouch logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of 3M in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and Microsoft Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft in the United States and/or other countries. ________________________________________________________