Touchscreen Monitors
Eos Family consoles (Eos, Gio, Ion, Element), Eos Family RPUs, Net3 RVIs, Congo Family consoles (Congo, Congo Jr, Congo Kid), Congo Light Servers running version 5+ software, and Cobalt Family Consoles (Cobalt 20, Cobalt 10, Congo Jr, Congo Kid) all support external touchscreens.
How to determine which type of touchscreen is supported by your hardware:
Eos Family
| Console | Touchscreen Type Supported |
|---|---|
| Eos | Classic |
| Eos Titanium (aka Eos Ti) (all) | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Gio (all) | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Ion consoles with DVI splitters | Classic |
| Ion consoles with 2 DVI connectors and a single network interface | Classic |
| Ion consoles with 2 DVI connectors, a Display Port, and 2 NICs | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Element consoles with 2 DVI connectors and a single network interface | Classic |
| Element consoles with 2 DVI connectors, a Display Port, and 2 NICs | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Eos RPU3 (all) | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Net3 RVI3 (all) | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Eos RPUs with DVI splitters | Classic |
| Eos RPUs with 2 DVI connectors and a single network interface | Classic |
| Ion RPUs with DVI splitters | Classic |
| Ion RPUs with 2 DVI connectors and a single network interface | Classic |
| Ion RPUs with 2 DVI connectors, a Display Port, and 2 NICs | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Net3 RVI with DVI splitters | Classic |
| Net3 RVI with 2 DVI connectors and a single network interface | Classic |
| Net3 RVI with 2 DVI connectors, a Display Port, and 2 NICs | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Ion Xe and Ion Xe 20 | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Element 2 | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Ion Xe RPU | Windows 7 Compatible |
| ETCnomad Puck | Windows 7 Compatible |
Congo Family
| Console | Touchscreen Type Supported |
|---|---|
| Congo Sr | Classic |
| Congo Jr consoles with DVI splitters | Classic |
| Congo Jr consoles with 2 DVI connectors and a single network interface | Classic |
| Congo Jr consoles with 2 DVI connectors, a Display Port, and 2 NICs | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Congo Kid consoles with 2 DVI connectors and a single network interface | Classic |
| Congo Kid consoles with 2 DVI connectors, a Display Port, and 2 NICs | Windows 7 Compatible |
Cobalt Family
| Console | Touchscreen Type Supported |
|---|---|
| Cobalt 20 (all) | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Cobalt 10 (all) | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Cobalt Light Server (all) | Windows 7 Compatible |
| Net3 RVI3 (all) | Windows 7 Compatible |
Note: NIC = Network Interface
WINDOWS 7 COMPATIBLE TOUCHSCREENS
Consoles listed as "Windows 7 Compatible" have different guidelines for touchscreens. Please see this article for more information: Windows 7 Compatible External Touchscreens
Classic Touchscreens
Some ELO touchscreens are compatible. We do not recommend the use of Classic Touchscreens with Windows 10 based hardware. Since ELO model #s can be imprecise and change often, ETC does not specify a particular model. Instead we offer the following specifications:
- ELO Accu-touch 5 wire resistive touch technology
- A USB interface
- All console products can support as many touchscreens as they support monitors, or mixed combinations of touchscreen and standard monitors.
- Video Interface:
- For Ion, Element, Congo Jr consoles which do not have a DVI splitter, Congo Kid, Eos Family RPUs without a DVI splitter, and Net3 RVIs without a DVI splitter, the following configurations are supported:
- Dual DVI Monitors
- Single DVI Monitor
- Single VGA Monitor (Monitor 1) & Single DVI Monitor (Monitor 2)
- Single VGA Monitor
- For original Congo consoles, monitors must have a VGA interface.
- For all other compatible products (including Eos, Gio, older Net3 RVI with splitter, and older Eos Family RPUs with splitter) VGA or DVI are acceptable.
- For Ion, Element, Congo Jr consoles which do not have a DVI splitter, Congo Kid, Eos Family RPUs without a DVI splitter, and Net3 RVIs without a DVI splitter, the following configurations are supported:
- Resolution:
- For Eos, Gio, Ion, Element, Eos Family RPUs, & Net3 RVI running Eos Family, monitors should have a minimum resolution of 1280x1024.
- Eos consoles have a maximum resolution. See this article for more information.
- For Congo, Congo Kid, Congo jr, Congo Lightserver, & Net3 RVI running Congo, monitors should have a minimum resolution of 1024x768
- For Eos, Gio, Ion, Element, Eos Family RPUs, & Net3 RVI running Eos Family, monitors should have a minimum resolution of 1280x1024.