Industrial Display News and Announcements

A Simple Industrial Touch Screen Driver for Ubuntu Linux

Posted on September 20, 2012 at 08:32

More and more often, our industrial touch screen customers are taking advantage of the open source Linux operating system, Ubuntu. Ubuntu has evolved into a versatile, easy-to-configure environment with a large community following and massive support from the company Canonical. We have seen a steady increase in calls from customers leveraging Linux in industrial environments, and in recent years Ubuntu has been leading the charge. In addition to the standard Elo-provided Linux driver, Ubuntu users now have a very simple touch screen driver solution that requires no new software.

Elo Cursor Edge Acceleration Demonstration

Posted on September 4, 2012 at 14:28

A demonstration of the Cursor Edge Acceleration feature available with Elo touch screen drivers.

Industrial Monitor Compression Gland Cable Exit Plates

Posted on August 29, 2012 at 11:50

Universal Mount Monitor Cable Exit Cavity - UM17 monitor shown — Universal Mount Monitor Cable Exit Cavity

A common problem for any fully enclosed NEMA 4/4X, IP65/66 rated display is exactly how to get the cables in and out of the enclosure while maintaining a water-tight seal. This problem has been approached in a variety of ways by equipment suppliers, but usually the solution involves either conduit, some sort of compression gland, or watertight external connectors with custom mated cables.

Advanced Mouse Functions with an Industrial Touch Screen

Posted on August 27, 2012 at 09:01

Elo Touch Screen Properties Control Panel

In most typical applications, Hope Industrial touch screens are used to be part of a PC-based HMI configuration, performing some type of PC-based control of an industrial process. The programs that generate these automation interfaces are generally designed with a very simple interface: large on-screen buttons allow simple interaction to a busy, often gloved worker. Generally, the user does not interface with the underlying PC operating system. To operate this type of application, the touch screen does no more than simply pass single “clicks” to the computer, which responds as if a mouse button was clicked.

Cable Retention for Industrial Monitors and Touch Screens

Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:11

Showing the strength of our USB cable retention bracket with a 5 pound weight

Cable connections between computers and peripherals on the factory floor are expected to hold tight during the rigors of operator movement and vibration that is not typical of office environments.

Hope Industrial Is Open for Business in the UK

Posted on July 31, 2012 at 11:49

After 12 years in the industrial monitor and touch screen business – and over 40,000 monitors shipped worldwide – Hope Industrial Systems is happy to announce our new logistics center in the United Kingdom to better support the UK and Europe.

Breaking in Our New Office Facilities

Posted on July 18, 2012 at 09:53

Thanks to our loyal customers, Hope Industrial Systems has outgrown our space once again. Watch as we break down the wall to our expanded office facilities.

Enhanced Calibration for Industrial Touch Screens

Posted on June 18, 2012 at 08:52

Elo 25 Point Enhanced Calibration for Touch Screens

As a rule of thumb, we recommend calibrating your industrial touch screen if the cursor is more than 0.25″ from the exact center of the point of touch. Doing so will increase the accuracy of the touch response and can make it easier to touch objects with pinpoint precision.

Single-Touch Gestures for Industrial Touch Screen Applications

Posted on June 4, 2012 at 16:18

Due to their advantages for the industrial market, Hope Industrial Systems’ products have always used resistive touch screen sensors from Elo TouchSystems, which support single-touch recognition. While many of the advanced touch features we have come to love in our smart phones require a “multi-touch” technology (like pinch-to-zoom), the recent release of a new series of drivers from Elo now allows some of these features to work with any Hope Industrial Touch Screen.

New Benchtop and Panel Mount Keyboards

Posted on May 10, 2012 at 20:14

Hope Industrial Systems’ new benchtop and panel mount models round out our line of industrial keyboards with 24 models, giving users plenty of flexibility to choose the configuration that works best for their specific application. These new keyboards have the same rugged industrial specifications as our existing keyboard products and carry our standard 4-year warranty.

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