3M MT7 manual MT 7 for Linux Overview, System Requirements, Hardware Prerequisites

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CHAPTER 5

MT 7 for Linux® Overview

MT 7 for Linux® provides unified driver support for the Linux® operating system for kernel 2.4 and 2.6. This product includes a user-space sensor driver, an X input module, and a calibration tool.

System Requirements

Hardware Prerequisites

The MT 7 for Linux® software runs on most computers that run the Linux® kernel 2.4 and 2.6 operating system. The computer's processor must be compatible with the Intel x86 series of processors.

One or more of the following 3M™ MicroTouch™ touch	controllers:
∙ EX USB, HID, and Serial controllers
∙ DX Dual mode (USB and Serial) controllers
∙ PX Dual mode (USB and Serial) controllers
∙ RX USB and Serial controllers
∙ SX Serial pen controllers

Depending on the sensor, either a serial port or a USB port is required.

Software Prerequisites

The MT 7 for Linux® software requires a Linux® oper ating system, kernel version 2.4 and 2.6. There are separate versions for 32-bit and 64-bit distributions of Linux operating systems.

∙Shared memory support is required.

∙The calibration tool requires an X11-compliant X Windows® server.

∙The control panel requires a Java® runtime environm ent (JRE) compatible with Oracle® Java®.

∙Install requires Perl©