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Purcebr: /* Install the Kernel Module */

2009-05-27T15:20:58Z

Install the Kernel Module

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	You can download a pre-built kernel module for x86, and the kernel above [http://cs.earlham.edu/~purcebr/tkusb.ko here]		You can download a pre-built kernel module for x86, and the kernel above [http://cs.earlham.edu/~purcebr/tkusb.ko here]



	extract the source to /usr/src		extract the source to /usr/src

Purcebr: /* Install the Kernel Module */

2009-05-27T15:20:41Z

Install the Kernel Module

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	If you are running version 2.6.22.9_aufs the source tree can be downloaded [http://cluster.earlham.edu/detail/bccd-ng/linux-2.6.22.9_aufs.tar.bz2 here]		If you are running version 2.6.22.9_aufs the source tree can be downloaded [http://cluster.earlham.edu/detail/bccd-ng/linux-2.6.22.9_aufs.tar.bz2 here]

			You can download a pre-built kernel module for x86, and the kernel above [http://cs.earlham.edu/~purcebr/tkusb.ko here]

	extract the source to /usr/src		extract the source to /usr/src

Purcebr: /* Control Panel Design and Interface */

2009-05-25T17:21:12Z

Control Panel Design and Interface

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	The following directions outline the procedure for creating your own interface.		The following directions outline the procedure for creating your own interface.

	<pre>apt-get install qt3~~-designer~~</pre>		<pre>apt-get install designer-qt3</pre>

	qt3 designer makes it easy to create interfaces and tie certain events pertaining to each object activate a script with certain parameters, specified by a slider or radiobuttons/check boxes.		qt3 designer makes it easy to create interfaces and tie certain events pertaining to each object activate a script with certain parameters, specified by a slider or radiobuttons/check boxes.

	For this specific project, we're only concerned with the more basic aspects of qt: simply designing an interface and linking events to system calls in c++. For a detailed tutorial on getting started with qt designer, see		For this specific project, we're only concerned with the more basic aspects of qt: simply designing an interface and linking events to system calls in c++. For a detailed tutorial on getting started with qt designer, see

	==OutBack Powersystems MATE==		==OutBack Powersystems MATE==
	*The MATE system installed in the display case on the first floor of Dennis has a serial interface. This project will aim to connect solar power generation data to the infobomb system.		*The MATE system installed in the display case on the first floor of Dennis has a serial interface. This project will aim to connect solar power generation data to the infobomb system.

Purcebr: /* 7 Inch TFT Touchscreen LCD Monitor */

2009-05-13T16:59:01Z

7 Inch TFT Touchscreen LCD Monitor

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 Then try to load the newly copied module and try the above steps again.
 ==OutBack Powersystems MATE==
 *The MATE system installed in the display case on the first floor of Dennis has a serial interface. This project will aim to connect solar power generation data to the infobomb system.

Purcebr: /* Set up the touchscreen to control the mouse */

2009-05-13T16:50:33Z

Set up the touchscreen to control the mouse

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	Installing the driver is great and all, but now the goal is to link the touchscreen input to the mouse. iphone anyone?		Installing the driver is great and all, but now the goal is to link the touchscreen input to the mouse. iphone anyone?


	'''Important Note'''		'''Important Note'''
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	The Touchkit driver is fairly unstable, so it's very easy to bork it entirely. Never unplug the touchscreen while it is an active input		The Touchkit driver is fairly unstable, so it's very easy to bork it entirely. Never unplug the touchscreen while it is an active input
	device. The touchscreen is not as reliable as a mouse or a keyboard, and unplugging it when the tkusb.ko module is looking for it can really mess things up. Always shut down the computer before unplugging the touchscreen.		device. The touchscreen is not as reliable as a mouse or a keyboard, and unplugging it when the tkusb.ko module is looking for it can really mess things up. Always shut down the computer before unplugging the touchscreen.


	That being said, you should be able to simply load the module, which you did in the last section, plug the touchscreen into an available USB port, and run		That being said, you should be able to simply load the module, which you did in the last section, plug the touchscreen into an available USB port, and run

Purcebr: /* Set up the touchscreen to control the mouse */

2009-05-13T16:50:16Z

Set up the touchscreen to control the mouse

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	===Set up the touchscreen to control the mouse===		===Set up the touchscreen to control the mouse===

	~~Now edit~~ the ~~Makefile in USBsrc~~ and ~~change~~		Installing the driver is great and all, but now the goal is to link the touchscreen input to the mouse. iphone anyone?

	~~<pre>~~		'''Important Note'''

	~~Now that you have run~~ the ~~setup script~~, ~~copy~~ the ~~Touchkit.tar~~.~~gz tarball and name~~ it ~~Touchkit-driver~~.~~tar~~.gz		The Touchkit driver is fairly unstable, so it's very easy to bork it entirely. Never unplug the touchscreen while it is an active input
			device. The touchscreen is not as reliable as a mouse or a keyboard, and unplugging it when the tkusb.ko module is looking for it can really mess things up. Always shut down the computer before unplugging the touchscreen.

	~~now extract Touchkit-driver.tar.gz~~		That being said, you should be able to simply load the module, which you did in the last section, plug the touchscreen into an available USB port, and run

	<pre>~~gunzip~~ Touchkit~~-driver.tar.gz~~		<pre>$ Touchkit</pre>

	~~tar xvf Touchkit~~-~~driver~~.~~tar~~		This will bring up a touchscreen configuration box. If it can't find the device, then you are witnessing the instability of this module first-hand. In this case, you might try to remove the module from memory
	</pre>
			<pre>rmmod /lib/modules/tkusb.o</pre>

			recopy the module from the USBsrc build directory again, because something probably got messed up with the tkusb module in memory

			Then try to load the newly copied module and try the above steps again.

	==OutBack Powersystems MATE==		==OutBack Powersystems MATE==

Purcebr: /* Install the Kernel Module */

2009-05-13T16:41:58Z

Install the Kernel Module

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	To make your life easier, make a sym link '''linux''' linking to '''linux-2.6.*''' for your version.		To make your life easier, make a sym link '''linux''' linking to '''linux-2.6.*''' for your version.

	<pre>ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.22.9_aufs /usr/src/linux		<pre>ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.22.9_aufs /usr/src/linux</pre>

	enter the /usr/src/directory, and prepare the source to compile a module		enter the /usr/src/directory, and prepare the source to compile a module
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	<pre>KDIR := /usr/src/linux</pre>		<pre>KDIR := /usr/src/linux</pre>

			now run

	<pre>make all</pre>		<pre>make all</pre>

	When make ~~suceeds~~, you must copy the newly compiled module over to /lib/modules.		When make succeeds, you must copy the newly compiled module over to /lib/modules.

	Then		Then test to see everything is working. Make sure the touchscreen is not plugged in the USB ports, and load the module

			<pre>insmod /lib/modules/tkusb.o</pre>

			Now plug in the touchscreen. When you run

			<pre>cat /proc/bus/usb/devices</pre>

			You should see an entry representing the touchscreen. The important field to note is

			<pre>Driver=Touchkit</pre>

			If you see this field, then the driver installation went smoothly.

			===Set up the touchscreen to control the mouse===

	Now edit the Makefile in USBsrc and change		Now edit the Makefile in USBsrc and change
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	tar xvf Touchkit-driver.tar		tar xvf Touchkit-driver.tar
	</pre>		</pre>

	~~cd into the extracted folder, and enter USBsrc.~~

	==OutBack Powersystems MATE==		==OutBack Powersystems MATE==

Purcebr: /* 7 Inch TFT Touchscreen LCD Monitor */

2009-05-13T16:37:08Z

7 Inch TFT Touchscreen LCD Monitor

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 =Equipment=
-==7 Inch TFT Touchscreen LCD Monitor==
+=7 Inch TFT Touchscreen LCD Monitor=
-===Installation on the BCCD Version 3===
+==Installation on the BCCD Version 3==
 This section is describes the steps required to set up the TouchKit Drivers on the Debian-based BCCD platform. The software included with the unit is totally out of date, and there website hosts conflicting drivers, so watch out.
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 This script takes care of the X configuration. It does not install the driver, although it likes to pretend that it does. You will have to do this manually.
 Now that you have run the setup script, copy the Touchkit.tar.gz tarball and name it Touchkit-driver.tar.gz
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 </pre>
-cd into the extracted folder.
+cd into the extracted folder, and enter USBsrc.
 ==OutBack Powersystems MATE==

Purcebr: /* Inch TFT Touchscreen LCD Monitor */

2009-05-13T16:24:18Z

Inch TFT Touchscreen LCD Monitor

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 =Equipment=
-==Inch TFT Touchscreen LCD Monitor==
+==7 Inch TFT Touchscreen LCD Monitor==
-*Includes a Disc with linux drivers. These drivers are pre-built binaries. Doesn't look like source is include.
 ==OutBack Powersystems MATE==

Purcebr: New page: =Equipment= ==Inch TFT Touchscreen LCD Monitor== *Includes a Disc with linux drivers. These drivers are pre-built binaries. Doesn't look like source is include. ==OutBack Powersystems M...

2009-03-01T21:23:56Z

New page: =Equipment= ==Inch TFT Touchscreen LCD Monitor== *Includes a Disc with linux drivers. These drivers are pre-built binaries. Doesn't look like source is include. ==OutBack Powersystems M...

New page

=Equipment=

==Inch TFT Touchscreen LCD Monitor==
*Includes a Disc with linux drivers. These drivers are pre-built binaries. Doesn't look like source is include.

==OutBack Powersystems MATE==
*The MATE system installed in the display case on the first floor of Dennis has a serial interface. This project will aim to connect solar power generation data to the infobomb system.

==LittleFe==
*This data will then be visualized in real time on the littlefe.
*The touch screen monitor will be connected to the little fe.