Touchscreenlocationrequirements
Note:
Touchscreenperformancecanbeaffectedbytheinstallationenvironment,specifically
Touchscreendisplaysinstalledabovedecks,whereitwillbeopentotheelementsmayexhibitthe
following:
•HotT ouchscreentemperature—Ifthedisplayismountedwhereitwillbeexposedtoprolonged
periodsofdirectsunlight,thetouchscreenmaybecomehot.
•ErroneousTouchscreenperformance—Exposuretoprolongedrainand/orwaterwashover
maycausethedisplaytorespondto‘falsetouches’,causedbytherain/waterhittingthescreen.
If,duetotherequiredinstallationlocation,exposuretotheseelementsisanticipatedthenit
isrecommendedthatyouconsider:
•InstallingaremotekeypadsuchastheRMK-10andoperatingthedisplayremotely—T ouch-only
displays.
•LockingtheT ouchscreenandusingthephysicalbuttonsinstead—HybridT ouchdisplays.
•Attachingathird-party‘displayhoodaccessory’toreducedirectsunlightexposureandthe
volumeofwaterthatthedisplayisexposedto.
Wirelesslocationrequirements
Anumberoffactorscaninfluencewirelessperformance,itisimportanttoensureyoutestthe
connectionperformance,atthedesiredlocationbeforeinstallingwirelessenabledproducts.
Distance
Thedistancebetweenwirelessproductsshouldalwaysbekepttoaminimum.Donotexceedthe
maximumstatedrangeofyourwirelessproduct(Maximumrangewillvaryforeachdevice).
Wirelessperformancedegradesoverdistance,soproductsfartherawaywillreceivelessnetwork
bandwidth.Productsinstalledclosetotheirmaximumwirelessrangemayexperienceslow
connectionspeeds,signaldropoutsornotbeingabletoconnectatall.
Lineofsight
Forbestresultsthewirelessproductshouldhaveaclear,directlineofsighttotheproductitwillbe
connectedto.Anyphysicalobstructionscandegradeorevenblockthewirelesssignal.
Theconstructionofyourvesselcanalsohaveanimpactonwirelessperformance.Forexample,
metalstructuralbulkheadsandroofingwillreduceandincertainsituations,blockthewirelesssignal.
Ifthewirelesssignalpassesthroughabulkheadcontainingpowercablesthiscanalsodegrade
wirelessperformance.
Reflectivesurfacessuchasmetalsurfaces,sometypesofglassandevenmirrorscandrastically
effectperformanceorevenblockthewirelesssignal.
Interferenceandotherequipment
Wirelessproductsshouldbeinstalledatleast1m(3ft)awayfrom:
•Otherwirelessenabledproducts.
•Transmittingproductsthatsendwirelesssignalsinthesamefrequencyrange.
•Otherelectrical,electronicorelectromagneticequipmentthatmaygenerateinterference.
Interferencefromotherpeopleswirelessdevicescanalsocauseinterferencewithyourproducts.
Y oucanuseathirdpartywirelessanalyzertool/smartphoneapptoassessthebestwirelesschannel
(channelnotinuseorusedbyleastamountofdevices)foryoutouse.
Viewingangleconsiderations
Asdisplaycontrastandcolorareaffectedbytheviewingangle,Itisrecommendedthatyou
temporarilypowerupthedisplay,priortoinstallation,toenableyoutobestjudgewhichlocation
providestheoptimumviewingangle.
RefertoChapter8Technicalspecificationforviewinganglesforyourproduct.
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