FP3 Board Manual

Manual for FP3 Board

FINGER TOUCH PORTABLE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD

FP3 BOARD

MANUAL

V 3.1


Contents

Introduction and Features………………………….1

Specification Data and Package….……………….2

Working Environment………….…………………... 3

Hardware Installation...……… ……………………..4

Calibration Software..……………….……………….7

Application Software ……………….…………..…..18

Gesture Recognition Introduction…………….…..26

Tips….…………………………….……………………28

FAQ….…………………………………….……………30


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Introduction

Interactive Whiteboard FP3 Board is the first portable Interactive Whiteboard that supports finger touch in

the world market. It can work with any projectors or LCD screen and turn the projection screen or LCD

screen into finger touchable. Key features: portable and finger touch; detect any non- transparent objects;

work on any flat surfaces, no limited on the material; active sizes range from 40”-100’’; can work with

common board and save the record of both mark pen and finger writing.

Emitter

Sensor

* 6 months replacement, 2 years limited warranty for the FP3 Board model.

Features

1, Support finger touch: Use the finger instead of the pen to write or control;

2, Support Multi-touch: Ten People can do writing and erase simultaneously;

3, Shortest installation distance is 35cm: For example, the active size is 80inch, then installation

distance is around 100cm;

4, Portable and easy to install. Totally weight is around 1.6kg. The installation is very easy. Just put

the emitter part to the upper of projection screen by double adhesive tape, and put the Sensor (camera)

part together with projector or ceiling by mount. No need professional technicians.

5, Turn common board or wall into touchable. Our product can turn any flat surface (like board, wall,

LCD) into touchable; just put the emitter part on the upper of the projection screen.

6, Support to operate by any non-transparent objects. In the active area, any non-transparent objects

can work as pen does the operation.


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Specifications:

Finger Touch Portable Interactive Whiteboard -- FP3 Board

Calibration Automatic(5s) / Manual (25/36 points)/Semi Automatic (4 points)

Gesture Recognition Single finger is for ＂Write＂, Two fingers is for ＂move＂，＂zoom in

or out＂ and ＂scroll bar＂, Palm for ＂Erase＂．

Multi-touch Ten points touch, write and eraser can be together.

Delay <30ms

Filter Software control the open and close

Minimum Active Size 40 inch

Max Active Size 120inch( no sunshine room);100inch( sunshine room)

Technology Laser Image Calibration Technology

Positional Accuracy ±1 Pixel (Resolution: 4096*4096)

Aspect Ratio 4:3；16:9；16:10

Throw Ration Ultra short throw : 0.19; Short throw：0.34；Long throw：3.0

Laser Beam Short throw/ Long throw: 3units; Ultra short throw: 4units.

Laser safety CLASS I (safety laser)

Wave of the laser 808nm

Power 5w

Power of Laser Beam 150mW/unit *3

Power requirements 5V/1A

Signal receiver 640*480,120fps.

Connect The receiver and computer are connected by USB Cable; Emitter and

Receiver are wireless; Emitter just need power

Weight 1.6kg

OS Requirement Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

Software Calibration software(driver) and GL board(education software)

Certification CE, FCC

Warranty 2-year

Package 1. Sensor 2.Emitter 3.Mount 4.USB cable (12m) 5.Pionter

6.Power Adaptor 7. CD(Softwares and Manual)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_safety


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Package Includes

Device (Sensor and Emitter) 12m USB Cable Mounts

Power Adaptor Pointer

Working Environment

Computer

CPU：P4 2.8 or Above RAM：1G

Hard disk：20G

System：Window XP / Vista/ Window7/Window8


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Hardware Installation

1. Preparation

FP3 Board:

A: Paste the double adhesive tape on the back of the emitter part of FP3 Board, like Pic1, (Note: don’t rip

off the cover of the double adhesive tape)

Pic2

Pic1

B. Use screw installs the emitter on the board.

Whiteboard

Prepare a flat whiteboard: Please leave a space between the projection screen and whiteboard edge as

marked as Pic2 (about 5cm).

Projection screen

Pic2

2. Installation

Emitter installation

This marked area is for installing the emitter of FP3 Board.

Rip off the cover of the adhesive tape on emitter, then press it on the whiteboard as the Pic3.

FP3 Board (Emitter)

5cm


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Pic3

Sensor installation

Install Sensor to ceiling or projector by mount, as Pic4:

Pic4


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Cables connection

Connect Sensor to computer by USB Cable, connect adaptor to emitter, beamer connect to computer by

VGA, see the Pic5

Pic5

Note: USB cable have two ports, one port marked “PC” then this

port connect PC, the port marked with” Device”, then this port connect to sensor.

Sensor

Attach to the projector

USB

VG

A

Emitter（5V,1A） Size:

3.5cm*17cm*2.4cm


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Calibration Software

Introduction

1. Operate menu list

Operate Menu list including run, stop, parameter settings, manual calibration, semi-auto calibration,

auto calibration, disable the optical pen control and exit.

(1) Parameter setting: almost parameter of the calibration software here, such as sensitivity,

Gama value, advance setting（See “Advance setting”）

(2) Manual calibration, semi-auto calibration and auto calibration are three kinds of calibration

ways.

(3) Disable the optical pen: chose it, then you disable of function of the pen or finger, so you

cannot use the pen or the finger any more. Usually when the mouse out of control before the

calibration, then you can chose it.

(4) Exit: mean you wan not use the software and exit it.

Note: in the top right corner, which is not mean exit the software, it is mean you close

display on window, but the software will be there (bottom right corner)

2. Parameter Setting(As Pic6)


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Pic6

(1), Optical Pen detects sensitivity: 10 is highest, mean the sensor will more sensitive to the infrared

signal, whereas the sensitivity is low. Suggest using Recommended.

(2), Gamma Value: adjust to high, and then it is brighter in software interface.

(3), Default setting: Click it, all parameter will be recommended value.

(4) Advance setting: Click it, and then you will enter into advance setting, as Pic7.


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Pic7

3. Advance settings

(1), automatically masking area inflation radius: means if the interference light on the projection

screen, then the software will mask it with large. The larger this number, the large of the mask place

radius.

(2), Guide line Position: change the number to change the position of the guide line in software

interface.

(3). Calibration Horz Deviation compensation: if it is greater than zero (>0), then the mouse position

will move right 5pixes. If it is less than zero (<0), then the mouse position will move left 5pixes.

(3). Calibration Vert Deviation compensation: if it is greater than zero (>0), then the mouse position

will move downward 5pixes. If it is less than zero (<0), then the mouse position will move upward

5pixes.

(4), Set the proportion of the spot: To set how large the spot will cause the sensor to detect.

(5), Eraser in multiple of spot: set how large the spot will appear eraser.

(6), Set time to defined as fixed bold: set how long time when interference light stay on projection

screen to start auto mask.

(7), Auto calibration of the brightness: adjust the brightness of the software interface when does

calibration.

(8). Auto Mask detect threshold: adjust the size of the mask area.

(9) Manual Collection spot: before use the gesture recognition, Must do it. (As Pic8)

Touch the square in red, one by one, total nine square.


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Pic8

4. Mask Bitmap Edit

（1） Specify the screen area: choose the screen area

（2） Clear the whole mask area: erase the whole masked area.

（3） Auto mask clutter: chose it, then software will mask the bright spot automatic.

（4） Add mask area: manually mask the bright spot

（5） Clear mask area: manually erase the masked area.

（6） Undo: cancel the step done before

（7） Redo: cancel all the step done before

（8） End edit: mean save, after you do any operate in mask, you must end edit.

5. Video

(1). Show Status: check frame rate and real-time frame rate of the camera. If the frame rate lower

than 110fps, then you should check if there any problem.

(2). Installation tuning image mode: chose this mode before calibration, then you can see the screen

more clearly and then adjust the position of camera.

(3).Normal Usage image mode: after calibration, then use this mode to check the image. (After you

calibration, then you can see the image in normal mode).


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6. Help

(1) Language option: chose the language as you like.

(2) About: company and software information

7. Right click the minimized software menu

(1) Display the main windows: display the interface of the calibration software

(2) Coordinate calibration: not use this option for now.

(3)Auto run at system startup: chose it, the software will be start when the computer starts.

(4) Exit: Exit the software.


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Calibration Software Installation:

Step1. Find flash disk named ISAESY@1968:

Open the file folder “Calibration Software” and double click “GloviewSetup”.

Step 2.

Chose “Video”-“Mode 1”, then you can see the whole projection screen clearly (As Pic9).

***Adjust the camera’s position to make Projection screen image take up 60-80% of the software

interface.

***Make sure the Projection screen image under the white line of the software interface.

***The four edges of Projection screen image should be straight as far as possible.

Software interface

Projection screen image

Pic9

Step 3.

Chose “Video”-“Mode 2”. In this mode, check if there is any interference light in the projection

screen. If you see the entire projection screen is darker, then there is no any interference light (As

Pic10):


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Pic10

Use the finger approaching to the board slowly, when your finger is 2-3mm from the board, then there is

light point inside, and then it is ok.

***If more than 3mm, the light point appear, please use some card like name card insert from

upper of the emitter side until the finger be detected distance within 3mm.

Step 4.

Choose “Operation”- “Auto Calibration”. After about 4 seconds, calibration success. Then you can use

finger do operation in the projection screen.


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Automatic calibration:

Just click “Operation”, chose “Automatic calibration”, then you will see as Pic11:

Pic11

Semi-automatic calibration:

Just click “Operation”, then chose “Semi-automatic Calibration” Or use shortcut key “Ctrl+Shift+C”,

After 4 seconds, then you will see the Pic12. Use the infrared pen to touch the point on the screen, when

you touch one, then there will appear another point, repeat this process until the 4th

arrow in each corner

is finished.

When calibration is finished, please minimize the software on the taskbar


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Manual Calibration

1, Please choose “Auto Mask Clutter” from “Mask Bitmap Edit” or you can press Ctrl+Shift+A. The

software will specify the active area automatically. The other area will be shielded by green mask.

Pic12

2, Touch each corner and check if it can be seen from the calibration screen like below. If some corner is

not included, please eraser the green mask (Mask Bitmap Edit-Erase Mask Area).until you can see

the spot as below.

Pic13


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Pic14

3, Click “Manual Calibration” in the “Operation”.

Pic15


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You enter the calibration process now. Please use finger to touch the dot shown on the screen, another

dot then appear, repeat this until the 36th dot is finished.

Pic16

Pic17

4, After the calibration, you can use the finger to touch the screen now

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Application Software-- GLboard

1. Requirement

(1) PC

Computer

CPU：P4 2.8 or Above RAM：1G

Hard disk：80G

Support NET Framework 3.5

System：XP / Vista/ Win7

(2) Use the curtain when the room has sunshine cast into.

(3) Use the flat whiteboard

(4) Use the projector with 2000lumens or above when you need do auto or semi-auto calibration.

4. Installation

(1).When the operation system is Windows XP or Vista, please place the big software CD-ROM into the

CD drive and copy the “dotNetFX35’’ folder in the CD-ROM onto your PC’s hard disk drive.

You can download this file from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21.

(Please skip this step with Windows 7)

Please Note: do not RUN the software from the CD directly.

(2). Open the “dotNetFX35’’ and then run .

(3).Open the folder “Application Software’’ in flash disk named ISAESY@1968:,double click

“Setup.msi”

Chose the install path, then click next stop to install GLboard, then you will see:


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Click “next step”


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Confirmation installation interface then chose “next step”, then the software is installing as following:

When finished, then click close.

Now the Application software of “GLboard” is installed.

Double click the icon of GLBoard from the desktop to use it.


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5. Usage of GLboard

Introduction of the main toolbar

When you use the GLboard at first time, double click

To pen the software, interface includes three areas as following:

Function of Each button in the tool bar

iron Name function

Start menu Open the menu list

New page There are four options:

back Go back to the previous page

forward Forward to next page

Operate area: picture or text edit

Toolbar


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Pen Write like a ball pen

brush Write like Chinese brush pen

Smart pen Convert the drawing to typewriting geometric shapes.

Multi-writing

mode

Support ten persons writing simultaneously

Insert shape Several shapes can be chose, such as triangle, square ,circle and so

on

Import picture Insert picture from your computer

Import text Insert text frame, then edit the words

Fill Fill the geometric shapes with different color

Select stroke Select the handwriting on the page, and do “drag and zoom

“operation

Select picture Move geometric shapes, text and pictures

zoom in and out Zoom in or zoom out the picture

Pen color Adjust the any pens color

Fill color Chose the color to fill

Pen width Set stroke width and line type.

Erase Three options:

undo Cancel the last operation

redo Redo the operation just canceled by undo

Move Move the edit screen

windows Back to the desktop


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When you click , then you back to the desktop, GLboard will be floating toolbar

Icon Name Function

windows Back to the desktop

Pen Write like a ball pen

New page Open a new white page

New page Open a new black page

Back Go back to the previous page

Forward Forward to next page

Erase Erase by stroke

Back Go back to the main page of GL Board

Note page Make the window screen as the background

Preview Note page Go back the previous note page

Colse Close the GLBoard

Width Set stroke width


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Start menu list

Manu Submenu Function Description

File

New File Create a blank file, if you have not been saved

before, there will be display a save message.

Open File Open the existing PPT, PDF, PTS file

Save File Save the compiling file

Save File As Re-save one file

Export Export into Window System as image file

Print Preview After printing settings for the document, the user

could view the print result of the document in

advance

Print Any words, images, or visible dates in GL-Board,

could output on paper through printer.

Screen Shot Back to the windows interface, select the area

which you want to capture, and then click the “ok”

button.

Change background

White color background Background color is white

Black color background Background color is black

Image background background is a picture

Screen background Chose the Desktop as background


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Other background Chose the background color by yourself.

Insert a hyperlink Insert the hyperlink, could open the relative page

link directly

Shear Shearing the selected word and image

Copy Copy file from one place to another place, and

save the old one.

Paste Pasting the copied and sheared content directly

Delete Delete the selected word or image from the

system.

User manage Add user Could add new user

Default user Default user in the system

Tool

Protractor Common mathematic teaching tool

Triangular ruler Common mathematic teaching tool

Ruler Common mathematic teaching tool

Timer Time tool

Media player Media player

Document camera The window for playing video in GL-Board

Curtain Similar to the movie screen for the teacher to

explain the examples, questions and answers is

separate.

Magnifier Magnifying the important part for teaching

Spotlight Spotlight can shine a circular area, high brightness

display, other regions translucent display.

Soft keyboard Same with the screen keyboard of windows

Calculator Same with the windows calculator

Gesture recognition Handwriting input (see “gesture recognition”

introduction)

Screen record Recording the activities on the GL-Board as a

video.

System Setting Startup setting and page setting, etc.

Select all of the handwriting Select all of the handwriting in the screen area

Clean up all of the handwriting Clean up all of the handwriting in the screen area

Page list Show all page of GL-Board in a list

Slide navigation Show PPT, first open a PPT, and then use this

function to show.

Replay Replay

Online source Pep.com.cn Connect the pep.com.cn

Exit Exit GL-board


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Gesture Recognition Introduction

1. Before you use the Gesture recognition, please do Manual Collection Spot (in page 9-10).

If you not do manual collection, then you cannot use this function.

2. Two finger to move: two finger’s distance is about 10 cm.

3. Palm to work as eraser.

4. Palm touch to the board for 2senconds, then it is will be spotlight.


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5. Two finger to zoom in and zoom out the picture.

6. Two finger as a scroll bar.


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TIPS

1. the most proper distance from finger touch sensor (Camera) to the screen is 55cm - 100cm if the

projection screen is 70-80inch. Computer image taken by the sensor must include whole projection

screen. People adjust the sensitivity setting according to different environments to make sure there is no

bright spot (or green light) in calibration software viewing. If calibration software viewing is too dark,

please open menu of “Video” and click “Installation tuning image mode 1”, Then it will be brighten.

2. It is better to use the pen to do manual calibration. Please click at center of cross, and hold on until

color of cross turns blue from red. Then click next cross.

3. For sensitivity setting, generally speaking it is from 2 to 5. But if the sensitivity is higher than 8, mouse

will become out of control and unable to write. Please lower the sensitivity. When writing is not fluent or

impossible, please check the sensitivity if it is too low (such as 1 or 0).If so, please adjusts it to 2-5.

4. Regarding to right click function of mouse, please hold for about 2 seconds. If you jitter, it will become a

moving target. If the time is too short, it won’t pop up any context menu.

5. If there is time delay of green light moving in the red screen of the calibration software, please open

menu of status and check actual frame rate. If it is less than 110, please change a computer or contact

your seller.

6. There is a folder in file of calibration software, which record video and pictures of

every automatic calibration. To analyze results and location automatic calibration, you can open this

folder and will see many subfolders at time sequence. For example, you will find some pictures as below:


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× √ 6. During installation and calibration, laser may be shot at board as picture below.

Bright light strip marked with red circle indicates angle of laser emitter is too low. You can stick an

adhesive “3M” tape of 5 cm length at bottom of FP Board to make it higher( or use something like name

card to insert from the bottom of the base). Adjust slowly and watch the image on screen continuously,

once the bright light strip disappear, then stop to adjust. Otherwise angle could become too high which

could cause issue of Tip8.

Other way: we offer a metab as accessory. It has two functions:

1. There are three screws in the metab. It can instead of using name card to adjust the laser shot height.

2. If board is not support magnet adsorption, user can use double adhesive tape install the metab to the

board and then put our emitter part on the metab. This solution is very stable, much better than use

adhesive tape install emitter directly on the board.

8. When mouse icon moves before finger touches board, you can open calibration software and let your

finger approach the board slowly. If mouse moves when finger is very high above board (over 4mm),


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please adjust FP board (Do as the step 2 in hardware installation). Please be slow and continuously

watch the image on screen to avoid laser becoming shot at board as Tip 7.

10. Do not stare at laser emitting slots for long time.

11. To quit this program, you can click “operation”-“quit” or click icon right below desktop and then click

“quit”.

FAQ

1. Q: After clicking at automatic calibration program, why does it indicate failure?

A: There are several reasons. 1, The projected image is not all contained in interface border of the

program ; 2, The projected image is small, less than 50% in the positioning program; 3, External light

is too strong, so that the projection screen is very dark, when doing touch, the computer cannot

recognize positioning of grids.

2. Q: Why is writing with a pen sometimes successful but sometimes failed?

A: Correct way to use the pen is holding at an angle of 45 degrees. Do not block the sensor

(camera) detect the pen’s position.

3 . Q: Why does software indicate error and cannot work well?

A: ① Check if the connection between devices and computer is correct. ② Check if there is any

other video device, for example USB camera (usually installed in many notebooks). Prohibit the video

device which notebooks own and then can run the software. Frame rate of some USB camera’s signal

transmission is less than 110 which is below basic requirement, for this situation, please change

computer.

4. After calibration, window of software is minimized and the mouse can move, but

operations of double-click and right-click does not work.

A: Please check if you have installed any anti-virus software, which prohibits additional mouse

functions, so that you cannot use all the functions of mouse. Please turn off anti-virus software, and

then our software can be used normally.

5. Q: Mouse is in disordered movement, and unable to operate the computer. How to solve this

problem?

A: There are two situations:

① The sensitivity is too high and recognize weak light spots as signals. You should cover the sensor

(camera) of FP2 Board, and then adjust the sensitivity to 5.

② There are a lot of light signal disturbing, and you should cover the sensor (camera) of FP2 Board,

and then click on the "operation" to disable the light pen (Ctrl+ Shift +P). Find the light source and

mask the light source to reduce disturbing, and then release the disabled pen.

6. Q: After the calibration completed, why the mouse is occasionally in disordered movement?

A: Maybe, there is some luminous body suddenly disturbing around the screen, such as glasses,

watches, light-colored clothing buttons.


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Important information

Note: If you are a user of products, please read the guide’s relative warning information and

product maintenance method carefully. Before you install the product, please fully understand

some safe use information of the guide. It could help you avoid some mistake to cause the

product’s broken and other safe problem.

Warning:

Please don’t look straightly the light of the projector, it will harmful to your eyes.

Warning:

When install the projector bracket, it need two persons operate simultaneously.

Warning:

When fix the camera on the projector, high-altitude operation, please be careful.

Warning:

product can’t be installed in the place which the direct sunlight cast on.

Warning:

When install, please fix the USB Cable and the cable of adaptor, avoid to making the product

drop.

Warning:

Product don’t install in dark wet room, which will affect the product’s performance and life-time

产品不要安装在阴暗潮湿的地方，这样会对产品性能和寿命造成伤害。


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