LabVIEW user interface with touchscreen monitor

[MogaRaghu]

The user interface of a code is attached below . Right now the Digital Output  buttons are clicked and the Analog Output sliders are moved by using a mouse or by hotkeys on a key board. 

Eliminating the mouse and keyboard, customer wants to replace the monitor with a TouchScreen monitor ... is there anything that needs to be done to make the code respond to Touch Inputs ? 

Thanks 

[GerdW]

Hi Moga,

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@MogaRaghu wrote:

Eliminating the mouse and keyboard, customer wants to replace the monitor with a TouchScreen monitor ... is there anything that needs to be done to make the code respond to Touch Inputs ?

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From technical point of view: no. The touchscreen will act like the mouse before…

From UX point of view: change the frontpanel design to allow for easier handling with touchscreens.

• Use larger buttons with more distance between them.
• Avoid numeric inputs where the user has to input numbers. Provide a touchscreen-compatible input where the user can input numeric data similar to a phone dial (with keys, not the old dial wheel… :D).
• When those sliders need small adjustments it might help to provide some larger up/down arrows (like on classic slider controls)…

To get the idea: You need to design for industry-compatible touchscreens, where users eventually have to operate with protective gloves!