Touchscreen controllers must be configured for the driver prior to installation. Elo typically ships controllers in a default setup that is compatible with this driver. Controller requirements are:
There are many options to
consider when installing the driver files. This section will explain the most
common ways that the driver is installed. Consult Elo Applications Engineering
for situations not covered in this section.
Setup from Windows Desktop
Single monitor, serial controller
This language
is used for all Elo components in future on the system. To change
the user language you must install the package again on the system.
Default selection from the dropdown uses the current users input language
from the Windows subsystem.
Currently the languages supported are English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
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Check Auto-detect
Elo devices if your touchmonitor serial cable is connected to
the computer and the serial cable supports hardware handshaking. If
you connect the serial cable later, do not check the auto-detect
box. Click the Next button.
A list of all
the serial ports that the system detected is shown. If you checked
the auto-detect box in the previous screen, and your touchmonitor
serial cable is attached to the computer, the COM port that you selected
should be checked in the list. If this is the case, click Next
and proceed to the next screen.
The COM port you
selected will be shown in the window of this screen. This is your
last opportunity to change your COM port selection before the driver
files are installed. Use the Back button(s) to change any of the selections
you previously made. Click Next to complete the installation
of the driver files.
Depending on the revision of the driver you are installing, Windows may advise you that the "software you are installing has not passed Windows logo testing " . Select Continue Anyway to proceed with the installation. This message can be suppressed in future installations by changing the selection in Driver Signing Options. From the Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager>Driver Signing.
When the Setup
Complete screen appears, you may choose to run calibration the
(Elo Video Alignment program, EloVA) immediately or wait until later.
If you choose not to run this program now, you can run it from the
Elo Control Panel application.
Single monitor, USB controller
Run the self-extracting zip file to unzip the files, using the Run EloSetup option.
EloSetup will launch. Select the language for the XP Universal driver package.
Check the Install USB Touchscreen Drivers box.
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The driver files will install. When the Setup Complete screen appears, you may choose to run calibration (the Elo Video Alignment program, EloVA) immediately or wait until later. If you choose not to run this program now, you can run it from the Elo Control Panel application.
Multiple monitors, Serial controllers
- Follow the general procedure for Single monitor, serial controller installation above, auto detecting or selecting all the serial ports that you will use.
- The driver files will install. When the Setup Complete screen appears, you may choose to run calibration (the Elo Video Alignment program, EloVA) immediately or wait until later. If you choose not to run this program now, you can run it from the Elo Control Panel application. When EloVA runs for the first time, it will attempt to calibrate all controllers and/or serial ports that were installed. Press the Esc key on the keyboard to terminate or skip calibration for any monitor, or allow the program to time out (as indicated by the progress bar reaching maximum).
Multiple monitors, USB controllers
Follow the procedure for Single monitor, USB controller installation above.
- The driver files will install. When the Setup Complete screen appears, you may choose to run calibration (the Elo Video Alignment program, EloVA) immediately or wait until later. If you choose not to run this program now, you can run it from the Elo Control Panel application. When EloVA runs for the first time, it will attempt to calibrate all controllers and/or serial ports that were installed. Press the Esc key on the keyboard to terminate or skip calibration for any monitor, or allow the program to time out (as indicated by the progress bar reaching maximum). The program will continue until all controllers and/or ports have been calibrated.
Multiple monitors, Serial and USB controllers
Run the self-extracting zip file to unzip the files, using the Run EloSetup option.
EloSetup will launch. Check both the "Install Serial Touchscreen Drivers" and "Install USB Touchscreen Drivers" boxes.
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The program will appear to proceed as a single/multiple serial controller installation but USB files will also install. The driver files will install. When the Setup Complete screen appears, you may choose to run calibration (the Elo Video Alignment program, EloVA) immediately or wait until later. If you choose not to run this program now, you can run it from the Elo Control Panel application. When EloVA runs for the first time, it will attempt to calibrate all controllers and/or serial ports that were installed. Press the Esc key on the keyboard to terminate or skip calibration for any monitor, or allow the program to time out (as indicated by the progress bar reaching maximum). The program will continue until all controllers and/or ports have been calibrated.
The EloSetup program for this driver may also be run as an attended or unattended program from a command line, batch file, etc. Example usage:
To Silent install for USB controllers use
EloSetup /iu /sTo Silent install for a Serial controller on COM1 use
EloSetup /is /P:1 /sTo view all the options available for this installation method, run EloSetup as EloSetup /h.
Click on the Change option from the Add/Remove programs in the Control Panel, Elo entry.
To change Serial port click on the Change option from the Add/Remove programs in the Control Panel, Elo entry.
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