Starting the Cell

Table of Contents

• Booting up
• Setup
• Downloading Cornerstone
• Stock applications
• Updating Cornerstone

Demo applications

MultiTaction models can be categorized by their operating systems to three different flavours. The first group consists of "stackable" models that are MT420S, MT550S and MT553UTB. Stackable models need an external computer for running the applications. The second group contains embedded Windows models (MT420W7, MT420W8, MT550W7 and MT550W8). These models contain computer that is running either Windows 7 or Windows 8. The third group consists of embedded Linux models (MT420L and MT550L) that are running Debian "squeeze".

All the embedded models are capable of running the applications on the screen so external computer is not needed for single screen applications.

Booting up

First, to check that your screen starts up properly, turn it on and observe the sequence of events that follows.

Stackable S and UTB model sequence

1. MultiTouch hand logo	2. MultiTaction logo	3. Boot text	4. Progress bar
		Few different sets of boot text	with progress bar filling up

5. Boot window	6. OSD ready
in the upper left corner

Embedded W7/W8 model sequence

1. MultiTouch hand logo	2. MultiTaction logo	3. Starting Windows	4. Windows login

Embedded L model sequence

1. MultiTouch hand logo	2. MultiTaction logo	3. Booting Linux	4. Linux login
		linux booting	linux login

Setup

For a non-embedded Cell model, these steps assume that the Cell is connected to an external computer with DVI and Ethernet cables. Ethernet cable can be direct, through a switch or LAN. Usage of wireless network is discouraged because the latency it introduces.

1. If you have stackable S or UTB model
   • Download Cornerstone runtime and/or SDK for the chosen operating system.
2. If you have embedded W7 or W8 model
   • Activate Windows on first startup. Make sure the Cell has internet connection and type in the activation key when Windows asks for it. The key can be found from a sticker on the back side of the Cell.
   • All the models contain software for touch capabilities installed. If one is planning to run Cornerstone software on the display, the proper runtime version must be installed.
3. If you have embedded L model
   • If you are planning to run Cornerstone applications download and install suitable version of Cornerstone runtime.
4. You can find the documentation about Cornerstone demo applications from this link.
5. Install Cornerstone runtime and/or SDK on your operating system, Windows, Linux or OS X. Note that some of the embedded models come with runtime pre-installed. There may be a need to install newer version of Cornerstone.
6. If you have non-embedded model, follow the instructions for connecting an external computer.
7. The fastest way to test out the configuration of the display is to run MultiTouchBench or some of the template applications from Cornerstone.

Downloading Cornerstone

If you are going to use Cornerstone or require any of the utilities included with Cornerstone, you should get it from our download page and install the software on your computer. To download the cornerstone software you need a user account on the Cornerstone site. That can be created by filling the registration form.

Selecting Cornerstone version

MultiTouch Cornerstone is available as two versions:

1. Runtime package which is used by end-users. This version is used for most installations.
2. Software Development Kit (SDK), which is used to create new applications with the Cornerstone SDK. The SDK package includes the runtime components as well, and there is no need to download and install them separately.

Stock applications

Cornerstone runtime includes handful of stock applications that can be customized easily. The documentation for these applications can be found here.

Updating Cornerstone

To update Cornerstone, you need to download new package (either runtime or SDK), and install that on the computer. There is no need to remove the old Cornerstone installation. You can also have multiple versions of the SDK installed at the same time, just specify a different directory for each version.

If you wish to clean up the old installation (for example to save space on the hard-disk), you can do the following:

• Windows: Run the uninstaller from installation folder or via control panel.
• Linux: uninstall the packages using apt-get
• OS X: The Apple package management does not support uninstallation. This is a shortcoming of Apple software, so there is no easy way to uninstall anything. You can manually remove directories /opt/multitouch and /opt/cornerstone-VERSION.