Operating the device
5.1 Operator input options
SIMATIC IPC377E
42 Operating Instructions, 2017/05, A5E40965249-AA
Depending the connected I/O devices, the following operator input options are available:
● Touch screen
Unintentional actions with touch screen operation
If you touch the touch screen while system-internal processes are running, unintended
reactions of the device may be triggered.
Do not touch the screen in the following situations:
• During the boot process
• When plugging or unplugging USB components
• While Scandisk is running
• During a BIOS update
Damage to the touch screen
Hitting the touch screen with hard objects may damage it and can result in a total failure
of the touch screen.
Only touch the touch screen with your fingers or a suitable touch stylus.
● Screen keyboard for touch device
● External keyboard, connected via USB
● External mouse, connected via USB
IPC calibration function
Software introduction
After install the Touch driver in Installing the drivers on Windows 7 (Page 64), you will see
the HIDeGalax Touch software is installed in IPC automatically.
The HIDeGalax Touch software contains the following features:
● Advanced touch features
● Calibrating
This calibration function has three calibration methods: 4 points calibration, 9 points
calibration and 25 points calibration. You can select any of them for calibrating as your
request.