Vmarker pen II, Manual

Page 1: ...MANUAL EN MANUEL FR HANDLEIDING NL Interactive Whiteboard...

Page 2: ...version Thursday 16 February 2017...

Page 3: ...rsion 8 and VmarkerUtility software version 3 0 When using a different firmware or VmarkerUtility it is possible that the explanation does not match the situation You can e mail any suggestions for im...

Page 4: ...ellow LED indicates which corner has to be identified The following table summarizes the possible states of the LEDs and the meaning RED LED GREEN LED YELLOW LED off X X No connection to the computer...

Page 5: ...h a standard USB port on you computer Note that the maximum length of 5m must not be exceeded If you want to use longer cable you have to use an USB active extension cable 2 1 3 The bottom side of the...

Page 6: ...16 10 1280x800 Given the accessibility of the screen for an average person with such projector the effective image is about 1 92 meter wide and 1 2 meters high The optimal distance A from the Vmarker...

Page 7: ...nes for the optimal conditions the settings of the Vmarker sensor are optimized for this setup On the Settings page of the VmarkerUtility you can observe the coordinates of the IR pen in the section S...

Page 8: ...er sensor is important to be able to use the IR pen more comfortably Important is that the Vmarker sensor is able to see the IR LED while writing In stead of placing the sensor in the middle of the pr...

Page 9: ...on cup on Also the projection distance of the projector is more important a short throw projector is not suited Like in the other configurations the distance A between the projection screen and the Vm...

Page 10: ...libration page in the VmarkerUtility 2 2 6 About the projection surface It is possible to use the Vmarker sensor on many different projection surfaces Every surface that reflects the IR light of the I...

Page 11: ...Vmarker sensor The Vmarker sensor has to know the exact position of the projected image to be able to control the mouse pointer of the computer with the IR pen So the sensor has to be calibrated In no...

Page 12: ...p the files in a folder Then run the program by double click VmarkerUtility The program will not install it runs directly So removing the folder with the program removes the program completely 3 2 2 L...

Page 13: ...et with lowest sensitivity and LEVEL7 is the highest When you have chosen a particular preset you have to activate it with the load preset button On Preset info you can some indication of when this pr...

Page 14: ...n the direction of the red arrows The number of arrows corresponds with the magnitude of the deviation After you have turned the Vmarker sensor you will have to point the center mark again Again you c...

Page 15: ...Vmarker sensor 3 3 1 4 Sensor calibration You can press Sensor calibration from the sensor alignment screen from the Home or from the Calibration tab of the application Like with the sensor alignment...

Page 16: ...return to the application window During the calibration process it is possible to restart the calibration to start from the beginning by pressing Restart calibration Only when the calibration process...

Page 17: ...hen you want to test and optimise some settings without actually control the computer with the IR pen Enable GYRO Unchecking this check box disables the mouse control from a distance When unchecked th...

Page 18: ...is level are validaded When you have a weak IR dot you should decrease the value and thus lowering the threshold level to have more valid pixels When you have a good and clear IR dot increase this val...

Page 19: ...detected object When changing settings you get the best performance when the Object size of the detected IR dot is around 15 The brightness should be less then about 150 The maximum brightness less th...

Page 20: ...e projector a calibration is not required given the size aspect ratio and position of the projected image stays the same 3 3 3 2 Calibration info You can see the some info the state shows if the senso...

Page 21: ...en You can select a different Channel if you suspect the channel is already used by neighbour Vmarker sensors With the Pair pen button you can connect a Vmarker pen II to the sensor After the pressing...

Page 22: ...OR On the computer this can result in 3 different mouse behaviours 1 Left mouse click while moving Mouse action LEFT CLICK 2 Right mouse click while moving Mouse action RIGHT CLICK 3 no mouse click wh...

Page 23: ...the Vmarker sensor The latest firmware version is available from the website Build date The build date of the firmware With the Firmware update button you can upload new firmware when available 3 3 5...

Page 24: ...possible to have extra functionality 4 1 General information The Vmarker pen requires 2 AAA batteries It is possible to use rechargeable batteries 4 2 How to place the batteries The Vmarker pen holds...

Page 25: ...the IR sensor to position the cursor and generate a left mouse click The double action button A pressed halfway uses the IR sensor to position the cursor and generates a left mouse click When fully pr...

Page 26: ...the buttons on the side of the Vmarker pen In case you use the buttons you do not have to touch the surface When you want to perform a left click just press the push button most near to the tip Push...

Page 27: ...when fully pressing button A or button B Standard fully pressing button A correspond to left mouse click while moving Fully pressing button B corresponds with movement of the mouse without any mouse...

Page 28: ...et Although the Vmarker uses the standard driver it is possible the OS tries to download an updated driver from the internet Depending on the speed of the internet connection this may take a while At...

Page 29: ...R pen to the projection surface is not good try to adjust the angle of the IR pen to the surface This can be a problem when a high gloss projection surface is used The IR dot is larger then 50 increas...

Page 30: ...mage Be sure there is no sunlight on the projected image also not by reflection through a window of an other building There is sunlight on the Vmarker sensor itself Be sure there is not sunlight shini...

Page 31: ...tteries are wrongly placed check the polarity of the batteries The batteries are empty replace the batteries The angle of the IR pen to the projection surface is not good try to adjust the angle of th...

Page 32: ...8 output 2048x2048 200 fps left click right click multi touch support 4 points USB absolute HID relative HID and control HID 6 2 Vmarker pen II CPU ARM Cortex M0 48Mhz 64kB flash 16 kB RAM Build in 3...

Page 33: ...pes and do not mix different brands of batteries Do not leave batteries in the IR pen for long periods of non use Do not recharge alkaline or non rechargeable batteries Do not put the batteries in bac...