The manufacturer eGalax was founded in the year 2000 in Taiwan and enlarged within the joint venture with the company eMPIA Technology - based in Silicon Valley - to a multinational company. The both factories using now a corporate brand:
EETI eGalax_eMPIA Technology Incorporation
eGalax is the specialist in touchscreen controllers from asia.
HY-LINE offers exclusive the touchscreen controller TITAN 6000. This controller is especially for multitouch solutions.
Multitouch is a new type of interaction with a computer.
A multitouch system makes other entry devices like mice or keyboards unnecessary. Applications can be controlled by finger on the screen, similar to using a normal Touchscreen but with much more versatility.
Pictures and images can for example be rotated, moved and enlarged by hand.
The main attraction however is that various actions can be made simultaneously. It is like if several PC- Mice carried out different tasks all at the same time.
Applications can be found in Digital Signage and Game sector applications.
For example in museums Multitouch could be used in Information tables and stands allowing several Visitors to simultaneously access the information portal.
The player will show in this paragraph
TITAN 6000 is a high-quality touch panel controller and provides the optimistic performance of the Surface Acoustic Wave touch panels. It communicates
with PC system directly through RS232 or USB connector. You can see how superior the design is in sensitivity, accuracy and friendly operation. The touch panel driver emulates mouse left and right button function and supports operation systems as
following in the table below.
OS | Version | Interfaces |
Windows | Windows Vista, XP/2000, 9x/ME | RS232/USB |
Windows | Windows NT4 | RS232 |
Linux | Mandrake (9.1/9.2/10, Mandriva 2005, Mandriva 2006), | RS232/USB |
DOS | DOS | RS232 |
Mac | Mac OS, Mac OS X (PowerPC, intel CPU) | USB |
QNX | QNX RTOS v6.3 | RS232/USB |
