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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

4555.0. "Summagraphics MM1201 Tablet" by PEEVAX::LAWSON () Fri Mar 01 1991 01:57

    I was given a Summagraphics MM1201 Tablet a couple of weeks back and I
    went looking for a driver. I read all of the notes and thought
    "things look a little bleak".
    
    Then, in the latest batch of Fish uploads I found "OPTMOUSE" which is
    designed to interface a (truly) optical mouse to the machine. The docs
    sugest that this could be the basis for a...wait for it....DIGITISING
    TABLET DRIVER.
    
    I fired this up, not expecting a lot. and got exactly what I expected.
    
    However, running XOPER and looking at serial.device we find that the
    MM1201 is communicating. I.e. pushing the buttons on the summagraphics
    cursor causes character transmissions.
    
    My knowledge of C is, to say the least, rudimentary. It did occur to me
    that the source could be modified to drive this tablet.
    
    Ideally I'd like to think that there is someone really knowledgable in
    C who could adapt this code or, alternatively, do any of you folks have
    access to the ascii codes Generated by the tablet for movement and
    buttons etc.
    
    ANY TAKERS????
    
    CHEERS,
    Glenn

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
4555.1	A driver already exists!	SDOGUS::WILLIAMS	TOPGUN	`Mon Mar 04 1991 15:57`	5
	You might try getting intouch with R&DL Productions, Inc. They make the sumagraphics tablets package (including a driver) for the Amiga. Their phone number is (914) 298-8968. TOPGUN
4555.2	There is an opportunity here.	BAUDIN::LAWSON		`Mon Mar 04 1991 16:42`	11
	Thanks for the info. However, I'll keep that as a last resort. Being short on $$$ and wanting to see a PD driver available, I would like to hang in for a while and see what we can do. A tablet isn't much different from the optical mouse as described in that they both generate ascii characters for button clicks and x/y movement. If I can find out what these codes are, I'll hack the OPTMOUSE driver and see what eventuates. cheers, Glenn
4555.3	Contact Summa	TLE::TLET8::ASHFORTH	The Lord is my light	`Tue Mar 05 1991 08:34`	6
	You're right, the codes are quite simple and are easy to handle. I used to work for a CMP into CAD/CAM and CIM, and we supported the MM series. I'm sure that if you contact Summagraphics you can get a copy of the codes for little, if any expense; the entire "manual" is quite small. Bob
4555.4	PD Driver on the way!	PEEVAX::LAWSON		`Wed Apr 10 1991 05:03`	8
	Well........Stan Gifford and I have written a working driver for the Summagraphics MM1201. We should be able to upload it in about a week. So far I've tested it with Deluxe paint III and Draw 2000 with no problems. Watch this space. Glenn
4555.5	Here it is.	PEEVAX::LAWSON		`Wed Jun 12 1991 08:15`	15
	I've uploaded "SUMPAD.lzh" to tape::. This is a background driver for the Summagraphics MM1201 tablet. apologies for the scanty documentation.... Note that this is a TEST version. Please feedback to either Stan Gifford on PEEVAX::GIFFORD or myself. Stan did the programming and I had most (some?) of the bright ideas. OH yeah - please dont distribute outside Digital. Happy Digitising. Glenn
4555.6	It works, but!	KAOFS::S_SAUVE	I live for the WeekEnds!!!	`Fri Dec 06 1991 11:08`	5
	I've tried the driver and it's very flaky, anybody has a newer version out there. Stephane...