TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, THE EQUIPMENT SHOULD ONLY BE CONNECTED TO A GROUNDED POWER SUPPLY;
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE CONTROL MODULE, TACTOR STRING OR USB-CABLE;
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CHARGE THE DEVICE ON 220 AC, WHILE IT IS PLACED IN A TEXTILE
AROUND THE BODY;
DO NOT APPLY MORE THAN 5V ON THE HAPTIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD USB PORT;
DO NOT ATTACH AN AC ADAPTER THAT PROVIDES MORE THAN 5V DC, BECAUSE THIS WILL DAMAGE THE CONTROL MODULE;
DO NOT CONNECT THE USB CALBE OF THE CONTROL MODULE IF IT IS DAMAGED OR IF IT SHOWS LARGE OPENINGS;
DO NOT EXPOSE THE HAPTIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND ACCESSORIES TO TEMPERATURES OVER +60° CELSIUS (140 ° FAHRENHEIT).
THIS COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS OR TO EARLY WORN-OUT OF THE HAPTIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD OR ITS
ACCESSORIES;
DO NOT REMOVE ANY STICKERS OR LABELS FROM THE CONTROL MODULE, TACTOR, TEXTILES, OR USB-CABLE. THE WARRANTY IS VOID
WHEN LABELS OR STICKERS HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY THE USER;
DO NOT EAT, SWALLOW, DROP, HIT, ABUSE, OPEN, INCINERATE, BURN OR SHORT CIRCUIT THE HAPTIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD OR ITS
COMPONENTS;
IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE HAPTIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND/OR SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES IF THE HOUSING IS DAMAGED
AND/OR WHEN ACCUMULATION OF MOIST CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE DEVICE OR ITS ACCESSORIES;
AVOID THAT THE USB-PORT OF THE HAPTIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD BECOMES WET OR DAMP;
PROTECT THE HAPTIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES FROM MOISTURE, DIRT AND DUST;
BEFORE CLEANING: DISCONNECT THE HAPTIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD FROM THE POWER SOURCE (CONNECTED ADAPTER OR
COMPUTER);
DO NOT CLEAN THE DEVICE USING CHEMICALS OR OTHER SUBSTANCES THAT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT SUCH AS
ACETONE, PHENOL OR DISINFECTANTS;
DO NOT IMMERSE THE HAPTIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD IN WATER, OR THE HARDWARE WILL BE DAMAGED;
ALWAYS REMOVE ALL ELECTRONICS BEFORE WASHING THE TEXTILE PARTS;
ENSURE THAT THE TEXTILE PARTS ARE COMPLETELY DRIED BEFORE PLACING ELECTRONICS BACK;
DO NOT WASH THE TEXTILE IF ELECTRONICS CANNOT BE REMOVED;
CHOKING HAZARD! KEEP THE DEVICE AND ITS ACCESSORIES AWAY FROM CHILDREN;
USERS MAY BE ALLERGIC TO THE MATERIALS USED IN THE PRODUCT OR ITS ACCESSORIES. IF AN ALLERGIC REACTION OCCURS:
IMMEDIATELY STOP THE USE AND CONSULT A SPECIALIST;
DO NOT USE IN APPLICATIONS WERE LOSS OF FEEDBACK LEADS TO UNSAFE SITUATIONS;
DO NOT USE THIS DEVICE NEAR LIFE CRITICAL DEVICES LIKE PACEMAKERS.
1.3 WHAT IS THE HAPTIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD
The Haptic Development Board uses the skin to display information using localised vibration. It consists of one or more
small vibration elements, called tactors, that are mounted in textile and pressed to the skin. By activating the tactors in
spatiotemporal patterns, called tactile patterns, information can be displayed. The Haptic Development Board hardware
consists of a control module with up to 32 tactors. They can be arranged in many shapes or spatial constellations inside
textiles, called tactor constellations.
Tactors can be controlled individual using the corresponding tactor number. Or a set of tactors can form together a
Haptic Development Board that can be used to display information on a specific location on the skin. The location on
the skin can be described by our proprietary body coordinate system.
The Haptic Development Board can be controlled through a wired USB or wireless Bluetooth connection with software
running on a host device (PC, smartphone, tablet) that runs on either one of the following operating systems: Windows;
Mac OS X; Linux; or Android. The software consists of two components: Elitac HIDCom (on non-Android platforms) or
ElitacMain (on Android platforms) that controls the hardware directly and listens to a UDP port (all platforms); and your
or third-party software (e.g. Elitac_UDPClient_Example.jar or SampleApp.apk) that sends commands to this UDP port. All
