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How does a touchscreen work?

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The touchscreen works just like a mouse. Instead of moving the mouse you move your finger or stylus across the screen and "drag" the cursor to where you need it. There are different types of touchscreens however they all basically work on an X and Y grid axis that detect where you are placing your finger. You can click or even double click simply by tapping the screen with your finger.
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A) A slight voltage is applied to four corners of the screen. Electrodes spread out the voltage, creating a uniform voltage field. When your finger makes contact with the screen's surface, it 'capacitively couples' with the voltage field, drawing a minute amount of current to the point of contact. The current flow from each corner of the screen is proportional to the distance to your finger.
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Does the touchscreen work when playing backup NDS ROMs?

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Yes, it does. NDS Roms are loaded like any other game, and so will be able to use all the functions of the DS.
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How does the touchscreen interface with my PC?

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Our touch screen solutions generally interface to the PC via a serial port (RS-232) connection or a USB type connection. The serial port interface generally works with DOS, Windows, and Linux Systems. The USB port interface typically works with Windows 98/ME/2000/XP and Macintosh systems. Our touchscreen solutions are supplied with software drivers that allow the touch screen to emulate a mouse in Windows or Macintosh systems.
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What PC systems will your touchscreen systems work with?

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We have touchscreen solutions available to work with most common operating systems, including DOS, Windows 3.1/95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS, and Linux. Third party software is also available for some products to allow our touch screen systems to work with Unix and other specialized systems.
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How can a Green Touchscreen work with a building automation system?

Green Touchscreen - About Us - Company Philosophy
In almost every case, we can tie the Green Touchscreen directly to the current automation system used by the building. This can be used to provide interactive demonstrations that showcase unique features of the building. For example, you can show how much power is being a generated using an alternative energy source such as a solar panel and how that is effecting the building in real time.
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How do Touchscreen systems work?

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Our Touchscreens install, work and act just like a mouse. Use your finger (or stylus) directly on the screen to start programs, pull down menus, draw, delete text, and be creative. You can touch, double-touch, and touch-and-drag just like a mouse. Any program that uses a mouse can use our Touch Screens to do the same functions - and you can have a lot more fun.
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Will the Touchscreen work with my programs(s)?

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Yes, if your program supports standard mouse interrupt functions. It is instantly compatible with millions of computer programs - no changes are required. The only programs that we know will not work are: Brief version 1.0, and Clarion version 2.1, (3.0 works fine though). Yes, we offer several Laptop sizes (10"-15") and CRT sizes (14" to 21". We sell BUILT-IN touch screens from 9" to 26" size.
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What mouse functions does the touchscreen emulate?

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The touchscreen is an input device like a mouse or trackpad, and it emulates basic mouse functions. The touchscreen can emulate left-clicks, double-clicking, and dragging. When the screen is touched, it is the same as if you used your mouse to move the pointer to that spot, and then clicked your mouse button. Right-clicking can be done with additional software.
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How much memory does the Touchscreen use?

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The Touchscreen acts like a mouse driver and uses only 12k of RAM memory and less than 30k of disk space.
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Can I design custom programs and applications to work with the touchscreen?

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Yes. Because the screen emulates standard mouse functions, you can use the same programming methods that you would use to program for a mouse. For example, if you place buttons or images on a form in Visual Basic, responding to a touchscreen click will be the same as responding to a mouse click, by using the mouse click or mouse down events.
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Will a C.C.S. touchscreen device work on all types of photocopiers and facsimile machines?

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Yes. Our devices will work with all popular model photocopiers and facsimile machines as well as digital copiers. This means that all your copier and fax equipment can be accessed in the same manner using a uniform device. Yes. Our touchscreens can reside on your NT or Novell network. Because the touchscreen is actually a computer with a network card, it will be a node on your network. In fact, we support TCP/IP and IPX protocol.
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How does the touchscreen recognise the position of the mouse cursor?

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The touch screen is attached to the computer via its own serial link to the serial com port or to the USB controller. Co-ordinates are then passed to a mouse driver which translates the mouse cursor movements on the touch screen to the computer. By calibrating the projected image size produced, a mapped image is created. This need only be executed once providing the image size is not changed.
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How does the Touchcomputer.net touchscreen compare with other Touchscreens?

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It is much less expensive ($295. compared to $1,500. and up). It is also portable which means if your PC monitor burns out, you can simply attach the Touchscreen to a new PC monitor bought from a local computer store without having the extra expense of buying a whole new touch monitor each time (about $1,200 difference). It is also flexible and allows you to use it as a graphics pad, or tracing tablet.
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What video resolution does Touchscreen support?

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All. Since it is clear, you can run your monitor in any video resolution you please and it will display through the Touchscreen. Our product has over 1 Million touchable points on the screen (1024 x 1024). It works on Super VGA, EGA, monochrome, and color monitors. It automatically adjusts to any one of the many video graphic resolutions that your particular program or monitor happens to use.
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What if the Touchscreen cursor does not match my touch points?

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The Touchscreen may have moved in respect to the screen monitor. Run the Touchscreen calibration (TWCalib) program again to reset it. If the touch points seem to be off only within certain programs, recalibrate using "TWCALIB -a" to carefully calibrate all 10 video modes.
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How reliable is a touchscreen?

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There is no standard way of measuring MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) for a touchscreen, but AccuTouch touchscreens have been tested to more than 35 million touches in one spot with a stylus similar to a finger, and IntelliTouch touchscreens have been tested to more than 50 million touches. Warranties for AccuTouch touchscreens are 5 years, and 10 years for IntelliTouch touchscreens. The touchscreen controller MTBFs are typically 2-4 times longer than that of the display.
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What is Green Touchscreen?

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It is an internet driven, interactive multimedia display that utilizes a touchscreen interface for easy access to desired information.
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Can anyone use a touchscreen?

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Anyone who is familiar with using Windows and a mouse can quickly become familiar with a touch screen.
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How durable is the touchscreen?

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M7CL touchscreen is designed to be touched! It is similar to the screens used in supermarket checkouts and fastfood stores where many thousands of repeated presses cause no problem. If you press the screen in the same spot 200 times a day, for 300 days in a year then the screen should last 150 years.
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