Tablet formats and protocols

This page contains information on XY digitizer tablet data formats and protocols.

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Wacom formats and protocols
There are a number of Wacom tablet series:
- SD series: opaque tablets
- UD series: more modern
- HD series: integrated tablet and LCD (monochrome) prototypes, approx. 1991.
- PL-100V series: integrated tablet and LCD (greyscale).
  (The protocol of this tablet model is a subset of WACOM IIS))
- PL-200V series: integrated tablet and LCD (color)
- Wacom hardware is embedded in a number of OEM products (IBM ThinkPad 360 PE)

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Pen driver for Linux/X11

wacext.tgz, a Linux X11 driver, a modified version of the xf86Wacom.so driver by F. Lepied, which is adapted to work (at least) with:

desktop PCs with Wacom HD or SD connected via serial line
IBM Thinkpad 360 PE
Toshiba T200
as well as with the Wacom Artpads

for which the driver was designed. This is informal software. If you have improvements, send them to me. Maybe we can make the modifications part of the XFree86b distribution once a sufficient quality level has been reached.

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SummaGraphics (incomplete)

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