Gtco Surface-Lit AccuTab - Users Guide Manuel d'utilisateur Page 1

Surface-Lit AccuTab 1 Table of Contents Parts Checklist What You Need to Use AccuTab Care and Handling Installing AccuTab Mounting a Large

Surface-Lit AccuTab 10 6. Install the new bulb with its aperture facing toward the center of the tablet (see figure in Step 4). (The aperture is

Surface-Lit AccuTab 11 Using the AccuSet Menu Use the AccuSet Menu to:  Configure AccuTab for specific application programs  Use the Custom Co

Surface-Lit AccuTab 12 3. On the AccuSet Menu, select the two digits of the AccuSet Code for your application program. You will hear one short be

Surface-Lit AccuTab 13 Table 1: AccuSet Menu Codes for Selected Application Programs Table 2: Configuration Details for AccuSet Menu Codes NOTE:

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Surface-Lit AccuTab 16 Introduction to the Custom Configuration Menu The AccuTab with its Controller uses the Custom Configuration Menu to control

Surface-Lit AccuTab 17 To configure AccuTab with the Custom Configuration Menu: 1. Place the Custom Configuration Menu card (included with the sys

Surface-Lit AccuTab 18 or reset. However, if another AccuSet code is entered, this temporary configuration is lost and cannot be recalled without

Surface-Lit AccuTab 19 either odd parity or even parity – or they must be set for no parity. Choices are: None (N), Even (E) or Odd (O). Output Fo

Surface-Lit AccuTab 2 Procedure D: Troubleshooting Procedure E: Troubleshooting Using GTCOTEST Technical Information AccuTab Specifications

Surface-Lit AccuTab 20 Mode Options  Mode: Defines how output reports are sent from the digitizer. Choices are: Point, Line, Continuous, Line In

Surface-Lit AccuTab 21 Resetting AccuTab There are four ways to reset AccuTab:  Enter AccuSet code 00 on the AccuSet Menu.  Press the reset bu

Surface-Lit AccuTab 22 AccuTab Tones AccuTab produces an alarm in the form of audio tones to inform you of various events. The table below describ

Surface-Lit AccuTab 23 U.S. or Canada, contact your local GTCO CalComp by Turning Technologies office or dealer. Be prepared to discuss the observ

Surface-Lit AccuTab 24 Procedure B: Troubleshooting

Surface-Lit AccuTab 25 Procedure C: Troubleshooting

Surface-Lit AccuTab 26 Procedure D: Troubleshooting

Surface-Lit AccuTab 27 Procedure E: Troubleshooting

Surface-Lit AccuTab 28 Using GTCOTEST GTCOTEST is a program that runs on your PC. It can be used to perform communication and diagnostic tests on

Surface-Lit AccuTab 29 9. If GTCOTEST indicates that the digitizer is functioning properly, check your software application setup and AccuSet code

Surface-Lit AccuTab 3 Controlling the Alarm Using Remote Commands Programming Examples General Product Information Radio and Televis

Surface-Lit AccuTab 30 AccuTab Specifications Dimensions/Weight (AccuTab) Active Area 24” x 36” 36” x 48” 42” x 60” Footprint 32.75” x 46” 44.5” x

Surface-Lit AccuTab 31 Sources of Power GTCO CalComp by Turning Technologies provides a standard wall-mount power supply, the DP-PS12, for use in t

Surface-Lit AccuTab 32 Advanced Operating Information AccuTab Interfacing Important: The following information is not required for normal AccuTab o

Surface-Lit AccuTab 33 straight-through cable that is wired pin-to-pin (i.e., 1 to 1, 2 to 2, etc.). This figure shows such a cable. The AccuTab

Surface-Lit AccuTab 34 Your computer may have a 25-pin RS-232C connector, rather than a 9-pin connector. If so, use the 9- to 25-pin adapter suppl

Surface-Lit AccuTab 35  Hardware flow control is not commonly used with digitizers and is therefore not supported by the AccuTab Controller. Fl

Surface-Lit AccuTab 36 GTCO CalComp by Turning Technologies AccuTab Command Summary Functional Control Commands

Surface-Lit AccuTab 37 Functional Control Commands Reset Code: RS The Reset command will reset the Controller to the last known configuration

Surface-Lit AccuTab 38 Select Remote Request Mode Code: RM Read Current Coordinate Code: hex 02 (Ctrl-B) The Read Current Coordinate causes

Surface-Lit AccuTab 39 Set Digitizing Rate Code: Rx Coordinates can be sent from AccuTab at rates from 5 to 100 coordinates per second. The second

Surface-Lit AccuTab 4 Parts Checklist  AccuTab Series or Surface-Lit AccuTab Series digitizing tablet  AccuTab controller  Power supply  Tr

Surface-Lit AccuTab 40 Format Selection Commands ASCII Format Output Code: AS Command causes coordinates to be transmitted in ASCII. ASCII coordi

Surface-Lit AccuTab 41 and Y portions of each ASCII format will be six digits long. If binary formats have been selected, the least significant bi

Surface-Lit AccuTab 42 Turn Status Indicator or Cursor Illumination On Tone Status Indicator or Cursor Illumination Off Code: ON Code: OF These c

Surface-Lit AccuTab 43 Programming Example: To Send Version Command and Display Results This QBASIC program interacts with AccuTab in Command Mode

Surface-Lit AccuTab 44 Disable/Enable Echo Code: ESC%En Where n=0 to 3 (0 and 2 disable echo, 1 and 3 enable echo). If n is not included in the

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Surface-Lit AccuTab 47 Summagraphics Emulation Commands AccuTab recognizes a subset of the Summagraphics UIOF command set. Space does not permit a

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Surface-Lit AccuTab 49 Command Mode Basics To enter Command Mode: Send an ASCII CTRL-A (hex 01) character to AccuTab. When AccuTab receives the C

Surface-Lit AccuTab 5 pedestal. Contact GTCO CalComp by Turning Technologies at 1.866.746.3015 or email us at [email protected] for pri

Surface-Lit AccuTab 50 If you are entering several commands, end each one with a carriage return delimiter. After each <CR>, the AccuTab car

Surface-Lit AccuTab 51 If you are programming for the AccuTab product line, the topics listed below will be useful:  Coordinate Formats  Measur

Surface-Lit AccuTab 52 Binary formats use the high order bit in each byte as a synchronization bit. The first byte in each format has its high ord

Surface-Lit AccuTab 53 To set up the GTCO/CalComp Binary Format: Custom Configuration Menu: 1. Select GTCO Binary or CalComp Binary (under Output

Surface-Lit AccuTab 54 Table 5: Summagraphics Binary Format Cursor Button Codes in Binary Formats Cursor button codes are always included in binar

Surface-Lit AccuTab 55 Table 7: Cursor Button Codes for 4-Button Cursor Table 8: Cursor Button Codes for 16-Button Cursors ASCII Formats ASCII

Surface-Lit AccuTab 56 Depending on the format, you can also choose to include or exclude certain optional characters (cursor button code, space, d

Surface-Lit AccuTab 57 GTCO Commands:  Send command PE to exclude the Cursor Button Code character.  Send command SE to exclude the Space chara

Surface-Lit AccuTab 58 Table 11: Summagraphics ASCII Formats Cursor Button Codes in ASCII Formats When the cursor button code is included in an A

Surface-Lit AccuTab 59 Table 12: Measurement Scales Digitizing Modes Digitizing mode refers to the method AccuTab uses to determine when to output

Surface-Lit AccuTab 6 Attaching the Power Supply Determine which power supply you have and follow the corresponding instructions. The AccuTab cont

Surface-Lit AccuTab 60 Table 14: Results of Active Area and Pushbutton Changes in Digitizing Modes Table 13: Rate Commands

Surface-Lit AccuTab 61 Point Mode In Point Mode, one coordinate is sent when a transducer button is pressed. Output occurs only when the transduce

Surface-Lit AccuTab 62 Continuous Mode In Continuous Mode, coordinates are sent continuously, at the specified output rate. Output occurs only whe

Surface-Lit AccuTab 63 GTCO Commands: Send command CL; to set a new increment value, send command IV and at the prompt, send three digits represe

Surface-Lit AccuTab 64 Programming Examples: Reading and Displaying AccuTab Formats The following example QBASIC programs will allow you to experim

Surface-Lit AccuTab 65 General Product Information Radio and Television Interference The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not e

Surface-Lit AccuTab 66 Bescheinigung des Herstellers/Importeurs Heirmit wird bescheinigt, dass der/die/das AccuTab (Geraet, Typ, Bezeichnung) im U

Surface-Lit AccuTab 67 Limited Warranty for AccuTab GTCO CalComp by Turning Technologies, Inc. warrants these products to be free from defects in

Surface-Lit AccuTab 68 2. Costs for initial technical adjustments (setup), including adjustment of user controls. 3. Certain shipping charges. (

Surface-Lit AccuTab 69 consequential damages. The price stated and paid for the equipment is a consideration in limiting GTCO CalComp by Turning T

Surface-Lit AccuTab 7  The on/off power and dimmer control switches for the lighting are on the control module found along the right side of the

Surface-Lit AccuTab 70 Corporate Headquarters 14557 N. 82nd Street Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 Tel: 1-866-746-3015 Support: 1-866-746-3015 Fax: 4

Surface-Lit AccuTab 8 2. Identify which upper corner blocks you will need to remove:  To replace bulb 1, remove A and B.  To replace bulb 2, r

Surface-Lit AccuTab 9 Dispose of the bulb and heat sink. 5. Clean the unpainted area on the lower extrusion thoroughly with isopropyl alc