Tablet Installation Notes

Installation and Configuration

In order to use a tablet with any Alias|Wavefront software, you must first install the tablet drivers that allow the tablet to be used as an input device. We have included a set of wacom tablet drivers on the installation CD-ROM which can be installed using Software Manager or inst.

Note:

IRIX versions 6.3 and higher supply their own set of tablet drivers and therefore it may not be necessary to install the supplied drivers.

To install the wacom tablet drivers, follow these steps:

1: Follow the instructions in the Installation Notes to mount the Alias|Wavefront CD-ROM on your workstation.

2: Log on to your system.

Note: To run the Install program, you must log onto your system as root or super user. Once logged on, use the port setup facility of the System Manager System Admin tools to ensure that the serial port being used for the tablet is available. Serial port one is often used by the system, so we do not recommend using it for the Wacom tablet.

1: Plug the Wacom tablet into serial port 2 (this is the default serial port; if your system is already configured for a Wacom tablet, then the current serial port will be used).

2: You must have root permission to install the driver:

: % su

3: cd to the appropriate Wacom directory for your operating system:

: eg. # cd /CDROM/Wacom/IRIX-6.2

Note:

Note: Currently there are no IRIX 6.5 specific drivers from Wacom. If you are running IRIS 6.5 or later, use IRIX 6.4 wacom drivers.

4: Type Install. This script will launch Software Manager and point it to the correct dist directory.

5: Click Custom Installation and ensure that Wacom Control Panel and Wacom Device Driver are selected.

6: Click Start.

7: After the install finishes, exit Software Manager and reboot your machine.

8: Use the Wacom control panel to configure and test the driver: e.g. %/usr/sbin/wacom

9: Your wacom configuration file (/usr/lib/X11/input/config/wacom) should look like this:

x_init {

scalewhich "none"

pushpointer "on"

autostart "on"

pressure "on"

datarate "100"

suppress "0"

increment "0"

dblclickstylus "0"

dblclickpuck "0"

invert "1"

buttonpressure "50"

tipbutton "1"

sidebutton "2"

eraserbutton "3"

t+sbutton "none"

left "100"

right "100"

top "100"

bottom "1000"

pressurecurve "0,255"

}

For more information, view the wacom README file (/CDROM/Wacom/README).

Visit http://www.wacom.com/productsupport/index.html.

Removing the Tablet Driver

If necessary, you can de-install the tablet driver by using Software Manager. To de-install the wacom drivers do the following:

1: Log in as root.

2: Start Software Manager

3: Click on Manage Installed Software.

4: Look for Wacom Device Driver and Wacom Control Panel

5: Select both these products so that they are marked for removal.

6: Click Start to begin the software removal.

Tip:

You can also use the versions command to remove the tablet drivers. To do this type the following in a root shell:

versions remove wac_cp wac_drv

Configuring Your Wacom Tablets

The Wacom tablet comes in 8 sizes that are supported by the Alias software. The smallest size has a 8" by 6" active area, the A3 has a 15" by 15" active area, the A2 size has a 35" by 25" active area and the A0 has a 45" by 35" active area.

Switch Settings

The switch settings are the same for all tablets. They are: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 Tablets

Switch 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON ON OFF ON ON OFF ON ON

Switch 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON

Switch 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON ON OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF

Cabling

The cable required for the Wacom tablets is a three-wire 2-3 cross with pins 4 and 6 tied at the tablet end, the rest of the wires are straight-through. The cable is wired as follows:



FG - frame ground

NC - not connected (at indicated end only)

NR - not required (but recommended)

   - jumped (at indicated end only)/

For all SGI's (except Indigos and ports 3 & 4 on PI 30/35s):



     Wacom Tablet                   SGI

     DB-9 male                DB-9 male

Pins 1 FG NR                    1 FG NR

     2................................3

     3................................2

     4 \

     6 /

     5................................4

     5................................5

     7................................7

     8................................8 NR

     9................................9 NR

Since the ends of the cable look identical you should label the ends appropriately. The tablet will not work if the wrong end of the cable is attached to your workstation.

For O2 and Octane machines, use the standard cables. For the Indigo, Indigo2, and Indy machines: