SAM Driver for the Alva BC6 Devices

This is a fully functional SAM driver for use with software driven Alva BC6 refreshable Braille displays.

The following Braille displays are supported:

- ALVA BC640
- ALVA BC680
- ALVA USB 640
- ALVA protocol converter for the Satellite series and Braille Voyager.
This converter will translate the Satellite and Braille Voyager protocol to HID making it possible to use these Braille displays in 64 bit environments.

Please report any bugs to Optelec. If it crashes please tell us the crash address (and the name of the DLL) and registers etc, from the crash message box, also report the driver version number (check with explorer - file properties). Please also tell us which Braille display type you were using.

For more information please contact your Optelec reseller.


Features

Automatic detection of Braille displays.


Key assignments
The following lists the default keys to press for each Braille operation.
Your screen reader may not support some of these operations.

Action Open Control Panel = Smartpad key 1 + Smartpad key 3
Action Open Control Panel = Smartpad key 2 + Smartpad key 3 + Smartpad key 4 + Second Smartpad key 1 + Second Smartpad key 2 + Second Smartpad key 3

List links = Thumb Key left + Smartpad key 1

List headings = Thumb Key left + Smartpad key 2

List frames or objects = Thumb Key left + Smartpad key 3

List controls= Thumb Key left + Smartpad key 4

List System Tray = Smartpad key 3 + Smartpad key 4

Action Doc Reader = Thumb Key home + Smartpad key 2
Action Doc Reader = Smartpad key 4 + Second Smartpad key 1 + Second Smartpad key 2

Read from here = Thumb Key home + Smartpad key 1
Read from here = Second Smartpad key 4

Read from Here Stop Reading = Thumb Key home + Smartpad key 1
Read from Here Stop Reading = Smartpad key 3
Read from Here Stop Reading = Second Smartpad key 4

Read from Here Stop Reading and Switch Focus = Second Smartpad key 4

Turn Dolphin Cursor on = Thumb Key home + eTouch 2

Left Click at Dolphin Cursor and switch Dolphin Cursor off = Thumb Key home + Smartpad Enter

Turn Dolphin Cursor off = Thumb Key home + eTouch 2

Speak Keys Line (MultiKey) = Smartpad key 1 + Smartpad right

Speak Keys Status (Multikey) = eTouch 4
Speak Keys Status (Multikey) = Second Smartpad down
Speak Keys Status (Multikey) = Smartpad key 2 + Second Smartpad key 1

Speak Keys Selection (Multikey) = Smartpad key 1 + Smartpad left

Speak Keys Window (MultiKey) = Smartpad key 1 + Smartpad Enter

Speak Keys Where am I? = eTouch 2
Speak Keys Where am I? = Second Smartpad up
Speak Keys Where am I? = Thumb Key down + Second Thumbkey home
Speak Keys Where am I? = Smartpad key 3 + Second Smartpad key 1

Speech Next Synthesiser = Thumb Key home + Smartpad key 4

Speech Language Up = Thumb Key home + Smartpad key 3

Braille On Off = Smartpad key 4 + Second Thumbkey up + Second Smartpad key 2 +
    Second Smartpad left + Second Smartpad Enter + Second Smartpad up +
    Second Smartpad down + Second Smartpad right +
    Second Smartpad key 3 + Second Smartpad key 4

Braille Hooks on off = Thumb Key left + eTouch 2
Braille Hooks on off = Smartpad key 3 + Smartpad key 4 + Second Smartpad key 2

Braille Back = Thumb Key left
Braille Back = Second Thumbkey left

Braille Forward = Thumb Key right
Braille Forward = Second Thumbkey right

Braille Go To Focus = Thumb Key home
Braille Go To Focus = Second Thumbkey home
Braille Go To Focus = Thumb Key up + Thumb Key down

Braille Line Start = eTouch 1 + eTouch 2
Braille Line Start = Thumb Key up + Thumb Key home

Braille Line End = eTouch 3 + eTouch 4
Braille Line End = Thumb Key home + Thumb Key down

Braille Cursor on off = Thumb Key up + Thumb Key right
Braille Cursor on off = Second Smartpad right
Braille Cursor on off = Second Smartpad key 2

Braille Tracking on off = Thumb Key up + Smartpad key 4 + Second Thumbkey up +
    Second Smartpad key 2 + Second Smartpad left + Second Smartpad Enter +
    Second Smartpad up + Second Smartpad down + Second Smartpad right +
    Second Smartpad key 3 + Second Smartpad key 4

Braille Line down = Thumb Key down
Braille Line down = Second Thumbkey down

Braille Line up = Thumb Key up
Braille Line up = Second Thumbkey up

Braille Bottom = Thumb Key down + Thumb Key right
Braille Bottom = Second Thumbkey down + Second Thumbkey right
Braille Bottom = Second Smartpad key 1 + Second Smartpad key 2 + Second Smartpad key 3

Braille Top = Thumb Key left + Thumb Key up
Braille Top = Second Thumbkey left + Second Thumbkey up
Braille Top = Smartpad key 2 + Smartpad key 3 + Smartpad key 4

Braille Physical/Logical Mode = Thumb Key home + eTouch 1
Braille Physical/Logical Mode = Second Smartpad left
Braille Physical/Logical Mode = Second Smartpad key 1

Braille Layout on off = Thumb Key left + Smartpad key 4 + Second Thumbkey up +
    Second Smartpad key 2 + Second Smartpad left + Second Smartpad Enter +
    Second Smartpad up + Second Smartpad down + Second Smartpad right +
    Second Smartpad key 3 + Second Smartpad key 4

Literary Braille on off = Thumb Key left + Thumb Key home
Literary Braille on off = Smartpad key 3 + Smartpad key 4 + Second Smartpad key 1 +
    Second Smartpad key 2

Braille Input on off = Thumb Key left + Thumb Key right

Braille Routing Button Action = eTouch 1 + eTouch 3
Braille Routing Button Action = Smartpad key 2 + Smartpad key 3 + Smartpad key 4 +
    Second Smartpad key 2

Braille Second Routing Button Action = eTouch 1 + eTouch 4
Braille Second Routing Button Action = Smartpad key 1 + Smartpad key 2 + Smartpad key 3 +
    Smartpad key 4 + Second Smartpad key 2

Braille Eight Dot Six Dot = eTouch 2 + eTouch 4
Braille Eight Dot Six Dot = Smartpad key 2 + Smartpad key 3 + Second Smartpad key 3

Braille Cursor Style = Thumb Key left + Thumb Key down
Braille Cursor Style = Smartpad key 2 + Smartpad key 4 +
    Second Smartpad key 1 + Second Smartpad key 2 + Second Smartpad key 3

Braille Enhance on off = Thumb Key home + Thumb Key right
Braille Enhance on off = Second Smartpad key 1 + Second Smartpad key 2

Braille Expand Gaps on off = Thumb Key home + eTouch 4
Braille Expand Gaps on off = Second Smartpad key 3

Braille Document Read Forward = eTouch 3

Braille Document Read Back = eTouch 1

Braille Verbosity Scheme Cycle = Thumb Key home + eTouch 3

Custom Global 8 = Smartpad key 1 + Smartpad key 2

Simulate Key Press Up = Smartpad up

Simulate Key Press Down = Smartpad down

Simulate Key Press Left = Smartpad left

Simulate Key Press Right = Smartpad right

Simulate Key Press Home = Thumb Key home + Smartpad left
Simulate Key Press Home = Smartpad left + Smartpad up

Simulate Key Press End = Thumb Key home + Smartpad right
Simulate Key Press End = Smartpad down + Smartpad right

Simulate Key Press Enter = Smartpad Enter
Simulate Key Press Enter = Smartpad key 1 + Smartpad key 4
Simulate Key Press Enter = Smartpad key 4 + Second Smartpad key 2

Simulate Key Press Tab = Smartpad key 4
Simulate Key Press Shift Tab = Smartpad key 1
Simulate Key Press Ctrl Tab = Smartpad key 1 + Smartpad key 2 + Smartpad key 4

Simulate Key Press Escape = Smartpad key 3
Simulate Key Press Escape = Smartpad up + Smartpad down

Simulate Key Press Backspace = Smartpad left + Smartpad right

Simulate Key Press Delete = Smartpad key 1 + Smartpad left + Smartpad right

Simulate Key Press Windows = Smartpad key 2 + Smartpad key 3
Simulate Key Press Windows = Smartpad left + Smartpad down

Simulate Key Press Alt = Smartpad key 2
Simulate Key Press Alt = Smartpad up + Smartpad right

Simulate Key Press Ctrl Home = Thumb Key home + Smartpad up

Simulate Key Press Ctrl End = Thumb Key home + Smartpad down

06/2011
