GTCO CalComp SummaSketch FX, User Manual

Page 1: ...s Software Guidelines for Installing the Drivers AutoDesk Application Driver Summagraphics Tablet Driver Mouse Emulator Windows Driver WinTab Compliant Configuring AutoCAD Release 12 for Windows Summagraphics Utilities Resetting the Tablet MMRST and UIOFRST Testing the Tablet MMTEST Changing Tablet Formats MM COM UIOF COM and SEND COM Appendices Introduction to the Drivers Utilities Software MM Su...

Page 2: ...PC compatible interface cable 25 to 9 pin serial adapter cable Power supply Drivers utilities software User s manual If anything is missing from the package contact your authorized dealer or GTCO CalComp by Turning Technologies at 1 866 746 3015 or gtco support gtcocalcomp com Connecting the Hardware Follow the below steps to installing the SummaSketch FX tablet 1 Connect the SummaSketch FX to the...

Page 3: ...n button cursor or a three button pressure sensitive stylus All of the transducers can be used cordless or corded NOTE Be certain to power down the tablet before plugging in a corded transducer Do not have the batteries and cable plugged into the transducer simultaneously This could damage the transducer and void the warranty Using the Cursor Cordless To prepare either the four or sixteen button c...

Page 4: ...the connector into the socket The plug and socket are keyed and fit together in one direction only If one way does not work try the other C Insert the cursor cable into the groove at the bottom of the cursor making sure the round bead is lying flat inside the battery compartment D Replace the battery door E Plug the cursor cable into the top right socket on the SummaSketch FX tablet The corded cur...

Page 5: ...l automatically shut itself off To reactivate the cursor simply press a button Using the Stylus Corded To prepare either the three button pressure sensitive stylus for corded use A Remove the battery hatch as described above B Remove the batteries if the transducer was previously used cordless Carefully plug the connector of the corded stylus cable into the socket located in the battery compartmen...

Page 6: ...ch or mar the tablet surface Never immerse the SummaSketch tablet or accessories in liquid Do not trace through metal or metallized paper Do not use metal objects such as metal or metal edged rulers on the tablet Cursor Care The transparent part of the cursor that encases the crosshair is called the paddle Protect the paddle Do not scratch mar or separate To clean wipe with a lint free cloth dampe...

Page 7: ...mats only Be sure to select the proper driver within the application software to match the tablet format 3 What are the SummaSketch tablet formats The tablet can operate in either of two formats MM SummaSketch format UIOF Microgrid format 4 How do I change between formats Use the software utilities provided on the SummaSketch Drivers Utilities diskette to override the default tablet format 5 What ...

Page 8: ...mat of a SummaSketch tablet to UIOF Microgrid 7 SPECIAL NOTE FOR UIOF FORMAT USE To use the tablet in UIOF Microgrid mode run the UIOF utility before starting the application driver Chapter 2 Guidelines for Installing the Drivers Utilities The Drivers Utilities Diskette ADIDVR Contains the MM format and UIOF format drivers for AutoDesk applications both real mode and protected mode versions TABLTD...

Page 9: ...agraphics recommends using the ADI drivers supplied on the Drivers Utilities disk instead of AutoCAD s internal drivers Summagraphics provides both a protected mode and a real mode driver DGPSUMMA EXP protected mode driver Use this driver if you have release 11 or 12 of the 386 DOS extender version of AutoCAD and wish to take advantage of AutoCAD s protected mode capabilities DGSUMMA COM real mode...

Page 10: ...nd enter Y to save changes Installing the Protected Mode Driver for AutoCAD Release 12 1 Copy the protected mode drivers from the Summagraphics Drivers Utilities diskette to the ACAD DRV directory Example COPY A ADIDVR DGPSUMMA EXP C ACAD DRV 2 Start AutoCAD The AutoCAD Drawing Editor appears on the screen 3 Type CONFIG and press ENTER A listing of the current configuration appears on the screen S...

Page 11: ...r button cursor connected for COM 2 type DGSUMMA 2 C4 Sample Batch File DGSUMMA 2 C4 CD ACAD ACAD Installs driver Changes to the application directory ACAD Runs application ACAD Configuring AutoCAD for the Real Mode Driver After installing the Summagraphics ADI driver start AutoCAD and follow the instructions listed below You will need to copy the file to the c directory or give a correct path nam...

Page 12: ... configured AutoCAD for a real or protected mode ADI driver NOTE In order to use the SummaSketch FX with UIOF Microgrid drivers the tablet must be placed in the appropriate format Summagraphics ADI drivers are less likely to encounter initialization problems when shelling out of AutoCAD Therefore Summagraphics recommends using the ADI drivers supplied on the Drivers Utilities disk instead of AutoC...

Page 13: ...he serial port to which your tablet is connected Type COM1 or COM2 and press ENTER 8 The configuration is now complete and you are now ready to use the Summagraphics tablet with AutoCAD Exit to the drawing editor and enter Y to save changes Installing the Protected Mode Driver for AutoCAD Release 12 1 Copy the protected mode drivers from the Summagraphics Drivers Utilities diskette to the ACAD DRV...

Page 14: ...th AutoCAD Exit to the drawing editor and enter Y to save changes Installing the Real Mode Driver For All Versions of AutoCAD Copy the file DGMG COM from the Drivers Utilities disk to the hard drive and run the driver before starting Autodesk applications Command Syntax DGMG COM port transducer Examples For a SummaSketch FX Professional with a four button cursor connected for COM 2 type DGSUMMA 2 ...

Page 15: ...terface and press ENTER If running AutoCAD Release 12 choose ADI Digitizer and press ENTER 3 You re prompted for the hexadecimal interrupt code INT0XXh 79 Press ENTER to accept the default of 79 and return to the configuration menu 4 If running AutoCAD Release 11 select Exit to Main Menu and press ENTER If running AutoCAD Release 12 choose Exit to Drawing Editor and press ENTER 5 Type Y to save co...

Page 16: ...SYS as a device driver in the CONFIG SYS file In doing so the system automatically installs the driver each time you boot or turn on the system Line Syntax DEVICE TABLET SYS COM port transducer tracking other options Please note that the command options are the same as those for running TABLET COM from the DOS prompt or a batch file Most of the command line arguments described for TABLET COM also ...

Page 17: ...s configured in UIOF Microgrid format Installing the MM SummaSketch Format Driver Copy TABLETMG COM from the drivers utilities disk to the hard drive and run the driver before starting the application Command Syntax TABLETMG COM port transducer tracking other options NOTE Refer to Appendix D for TABLET COM button mapping tracking and memory location options Examples For a SummaSketch FX Profession...

Page 18: ...Windows Driver Wintab Compliant Installing the Windows Drivers Below are instructions for installing MM SummaSketch or UIOF Microgrid format drivers for Microsoft Windows Windows must be installed on the system before installing the Summagraphics Windows drivers NOTE In order to use the SummaSketch FX with UIOF Microgrid drivers the tablet must be in the appropriate format The Windows drivers requ...

Page 19: ...program at the System Information screen use the up down arrow keys to highlight the MOUSE line and press ENTER 5 Use the up down arrow keys to select OTHER requires disk provided by a hardware manufacturer and select ENTER 6 Type the full path name of the SUMMA subdirectory under your Windows directory e g C WINDOWS SUMMA ENTER 7 Use the up down arrow keys to select the appropriate driver and pre...

Page 20: ... like to locate the control panel icon in Open the Program Manager and select NEW command from the File dropdown menu Click on the Browse button to display the Browse dialog box Type SU to automatically scroll up the file listing Note that SUMMA EXE now appears at the top Select SUMMA EXE from the scroll list and click OK to exit each dialog box The SUMMA icon should appear in the group window you...

Page 21: ...ty Displays information about the tablet being used A units dropdown menu allows you to view tablet information in different formats Features utility Displays the transducer being used To change transducer type click on the accompanying button It also allows you to change pressure settings if you re using the pressure stylus Setup utility Provides fields for changing the following tablet parameter...

Page 22: ...he pressure threshold while clicking on it Sensitivity Allows you to change the amount of pressure that is passed from the stylus to the application Use a low percentage if you have a heavy touch Use a high percentage if you have a light touch Note that some applications allow for this type of adjustment within a control panel or preferences dialog In these applications this setting will give you ...

Page 23: ...g mode button assignments and tracking area Each of these options are fully explained below Modifying the Tracking Mode You may select either of two tracking modes Relative Mode Changes the tablet to relative tracking like a mouse It also activates the sensitivity control To modify the sensitivity use the arrow buttons or ...

Page 24: ...ach stylus or cursor button When the default box is checked the button assignments are predetermined by the driver Below is a listing of the default stylus cursor buttons and their functions Default Three Button Stylus Functions Pressure or Non Pressure Button Tip Lower Barrel Upper Barrel Function Mouse Button Left click Left double click Right click Default Four Button Cursor Functions Button Ye...

Page 25: ...the screen and vice versa NOTE Aspect ratio cannot be guaranteed in a Windows environment because pixel shapes may vary from monitor to monitor causing graphics to be distorted You may need to make adjustments to your system to ensure proper aspect ratio Units Menu Specifies the measurement system used to display tablet information Metric or English Width and Height Controls These fields define th...

Page 26: ...ransducer on the lower left corner of the active area that you wish to define and click Then position the cursor on the upper right corner of the active area Click on TEST to test the next active area The new active area does not take effect until you click on TEST or OK NOTE To aid in defining the active area cut a piece of scrap paper to the size of the active area you wish to define and positio...

Page 27: ...ckmarks 5 Position the screen pointer inside the black gray box in the lower portion of the Setup dialog box and click This box will turn completely gray 6 Digitize the lower left dot on the template s screen pointing area Next digitize the upper right dot on the template s screen pointing area When finished digitizing the two points click OK to close the dialog box Configuring AutoCAD for Windows...

Page 28: ...D Prompt Response AutoCAD Prompt Response AutoCAD Prompt Response AutoCAD Prompt Response AutoCAD Prompt Response AutoCAD Prompt Response Do you want to configure the digitizer as a mole Type Y Do you want an audible mole context state indicator Type Y if you like beeps N if you do not Do you want a visible mole context state indicator Type Y Do you want to assign a cursor button to toggle modes T...

Page 29: ...tizer Mode vs Mole Mode The tablet is initially set up in the Digitizer mode In Digitizer mode you can draw in the graphics area execute template picks and operate the cursor buttons However you cannot access the dropdown menus tool palette or manipulate the window this requires the Mole mode To enter in the Mole mode press the button previously defined as the Toggle button In Mole mode you can dr...

Page 30: ...ust be specified Example for COM 1 BA03F8 This program transmits in the MM SummaSketch default serial communication configuration 9600 baud 8 data bits odd parity and 1 stop bit Use the BA switch only when the serial port is located at a non standard address within the computer A summary of command line switches are always available by starting the program with switch or H Example To reset an MM S...

Page 31: ... This program transmits in the UIOF Microgrid default serial communication configuration 9600 baud 7 data bits even parity and 2 stop bit Use the BA switch only when the serial port is located at a non standard address within the computer A summary of command line switches are always available by starting the program with switch or H Example To reset an UIOF Microgrid format tablet connected to CO...

Page 32: ...ogram with switch or H Test Results After running MMTEST the X Y coordinate data should be streaming on the screen The data is in the following format XXXXXX YYYYYY F P where X is the X coordinate data and Y is the Y coordinate data F is the number of the cursor stylus button being pressed 1 2 3 4 etc P is proximity 0 is in proximity and 1 is out of proximity Move the cursor stylus around on the t...

Page 33: ...ND COM MM Tablet Configuration Utility The MM Utility configures a tablet to MM SummaSketch format NOTES When using the BA option Base Address all four digits must be specified Example for COM 1 BA03F8 Use the BA switch only when the serial port is located at a non standard address within the computer A summary of command line switches are always available by starting the program with switch or H ...

Page 34: ...Base Address all four digits must be specified Example for COM 1 BA03F8 Use the BA switch only when the serial port is located at a non standard address within the computer A summary of command line switches are always available by starting the program with switch or H Example To configure a tablet on COM 2 for UIOF Microgrid format type UIOF 2 ...

Page 35: ... last option on the command line There is no space between the C switch and the commands that follow To transmit ASCII control characters precede a printable ASCII character with Examples ESC NULL BELL G When using the BA option Base Address all four digits must be specified Example for COM 1 BA03F8 Use the BA switch only when the serial port is located at a non standard address within the compute...

Page 36: ...SummaSketch FX 36 To configure a tablet on COM 2 transmitting in MM format to binary format type SEND 2 Czb To configure a tablet on COM 1 transmitting in UIOF format to stream mode type SEND 1 U C M0 ...

Page 37: ...r is plugged into the proper location on the tablet The screen cursor does not move when I move the stylus cursor 1 Check that the application is configured for the proper stylus cursor 2 Run the test program to see if you get coordinates 3 Press a stylus cursor button to ensure the stylus cursor is active 4 Reset the tablet and restart the application 5 In cordless mode be sure that the batteries...

Page 38: ... mode be sure that the batteries are oriented properly and that the battery contacts are clean If the problem persists it is probably in the configuration of the application software Contact the application developer or local dealer for assistance If you discover that you have a tablet problem contact the GTCO CalComp by Turning Technologies Support Team at 1 866 746 3015 ...

Page 39: ...SummaSketch FX 39 Appendix B MM SummaSketch Format Command Summary ...

Page 40: ...SummaSketch FX 40 Appendix C UIOF Microgrid Format Command Summary ...

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Page 42: ... being mapped to the right mouse button cursor stylus switch 3 being mapped to the middle mouse button and the cursor stylus switch 4 being mapped to both the right and left mouse buttons Tracking Options The following options will work only if the application is set up to use a Microsoft mouse MOUSE COM Applications that are compatible specifically with TABLET COM should configure tracking automa...

Page 43: ...xt cursor To enable locked cursor type M1 to disable locked cursor type M0 The default is M0 Option specifies how many screen updates to skip before actually plotting the cursor This feature is useful for laptops and other systems with slower LCD displays A small value is recommended because driver performance can be affected is a number between 0 and 225 The default is N0 NOTES When selecting a s...

Page 44: ...h as EMM386 or QEMM in your machine To use HI you must have a 80286 80386 or 80486 family processor and the HIMEM SYS driver or equivalent loaded before installing the mouse driver MS DOS 5 0 systems should also have the line DOS UMB in the CONFIG SYS file Only TABLET COM can be relocated TABLET SYS cannot be relocated You cannot relocate TABLET COM into another memory area without first removing ...

Page 45: ...e Software information document Batch file to disable SmartPen feature INSTALL will then copy the following files into your Windows directory SUMMA EXE WINTAB INI SMPENOFF BAT Summagraphics Control Panel WinTab Driver Initialization file Batch file to disable SmartPen feature INSTALL will also copy the following file into your Windows System directory WINTAB DLL WinTab dynamic link library Informa...

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