STABILO EduPen Neo User manual

STABILOEduPenNeoUserManualContentsContents1QuickStartGuide42IconsusedintheEduPenNeoApp53IntroductiontotheSTABILOEduPenNeoPenandApp63.1UniquefeaturesoftheEduPenNeoApp...........................63.2PurposeofpenandApp...................................63.3InstallationoftheEduPenNeoApp.............................6Softwareupdates-Co-operationbetweenPenandApp..................73.4PairingwiththeEduPenNeo.................................73.5Removepairing........................................73.6Regularuseofpenandapp.................................84TakingcareofyourEduPenNeo94.1Switchingthepenonandoff.................................94.2Pencharging.........................................94.3Connectingthepen......................................94.4Disconnectingthepen....................................94.5EduPenNeocalibration....................................94.6Firmwareupdate.......................................104.7Changingtheinkcartridge..................................115TheEduPenNeoApp135.1LaunchingtheEduPenNeoApp...............................135.2Startscreen:Theprincipalfunctionsoftheapp.......................13Createanewgroupentry...................................14Messages...........................................145.3Thetitlebar..........................................155.4Thenavigationcolumn....................................156Testing176.1Testtasks...........................................176.2Listoftesttasks........................................176.3HintsforTesting........................................19PositionandWritingPad...................................19DemonstrateTasks......................................19Qualityoftheresults.....................................196.4Parametersusedinthetestresult..............................196.5Testresults...........................................216.6Testreport...........................................226.7Privacyprotection.......................................226.8TransferofAppData.....................................22Android............................................22AppleiOS...........................................24DisseminationofReportsviae-Mail.............................256.9Printingthereports......................................25Android............................................25©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20231

STABILOEduPenNeoUserManualContentsAppleiOS...........................................267Exercises277.1Trainingfocus.........................................27Pressure............................................27Shape.............................................27Speed.............................................27Rhythm............................................277.2Finemotorskills........................................287.3Furthermaterial........................................28Picturesforwritingteams...................................28Testsheet...........................................28Tipsandinterestingfacts...................................28Additionalmaterial......................................288LiveFeedback298.1Exerciseselection.......................................298.2LiveFeedbackProcedure...................................298.3TipsforLive-Feedback.....................................299Settings309.1Pensettings..........................................309.2Appsettings..........................................31Databackup..........................................319.3MyData............................................329.4LegalNotices.........................................329.5Exercises-ChoiceoffreeExercisePackage&PurchaseofAdditionalPacks........3210Databaseforcomparingmeasurements3410.1Datacollection........................................3410.2Calculationofthestandardranges..............................3410.3Assignmentofthemeasurementresultstothestandardranges..............3511Errormessagesandsolutionstopossibleproblems3711.1Problemswiththepen....................................37LossofBluetooth-Connection................................37UnstableBluetooth-Connection...............................37Pendoesnotconnect.....................................37Thecalibrationfails......................................37TheLEDashesorange....................................37TheLEDashespurple....................................38LEDatthebottomofthependoesnotblinkblue......................38Thetimebetweentwobatterychargesbecomesnoticeablyshorter............3811.2Problemswiththeapp....................................39Penwasnotfound......................................39Android:Resetnetworkparameters.............................4011.3Questions?...........................................4012Generaltechnicaldata4112.1Pen...............................................4112.2TabletforEduPenNeo-App..................................41©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20232

STABILOEduPenNeoUserManualContents13Importantinformationaboutthisproduct4213.1InstructionsforUse......................................4213.2Legalinformation........................................4413.3VoluntaryGuarantee/Assurance................................4413.4Declarationofconformity....................................44©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20233

STABILOEduPenNeoUserManualQuickStartGuide1QuickStartGuide©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20234

STABILOEduPenNeoUserManualIconsusedintheEduPenNeoApp2IconsusedintheEduPenNeoAppIconMeaningIconMeaningBatteryleveloftheEduPenNeobatteryEntertextviatheon-screenkeyboardNoEduPenNeoisconnectedwiththeEduPenNeoAppInformationaboutpenmovementBluetooth®-communicationbetweenEduPenNeoandappisinitiatedInformationaboutpenposture,grippingforceTheEduPenNeoisconnectedwiththeAppInformationaboutngerpositionalongthegrippingzoneAdjustpensettingsInformationaboutthewritingdirectiononthepaperConnectwiththepenInformationaboutpaperpositionSettingsInformationaboutbodypostureAppsettingsInformationabouthandednessAppinformationShowexampleShareandprintmaterialIn-apppurchaseErase/DiscardPersonalisedmaterialrecommendationsInformation/HelpCancelprocessDocumentationRepeatprocessFindstudentAddentryEnterschooldataMeanvalueofthenormalrangeinthereferencedataLegalnoticesLivefeedback©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20235

STABILOEduPenNeoUserManualIntroductiontotheSTABILOEduPenNeoPenandApp3IntroductiontotheSTABILOEduPenNeoPenandApp3.1UniquefeaturesoftheEduPenNeoApp•Digitalmeasurementofgrapho-andwritingmotorskills:ThestudentwriteswiththeSTABILOEduPenNeoonregularpaper.•Atthesametime,theappevaluateswritingandgraphomotorparameters.•Clearpresentationofthewritingandgraphomotorabnormalitiesandcomparisonwithmorethan1,360referencedata(databasesteadilygrowing)indiagrams.•TrainingofGripandWritingPressurewithlivefeedback.•Automaticselectionofsuitableexercises.•Automatedreportingwithplotsofthedevelopmenthistory.3.2PurposeofpenandAppTheSTABILOEduPenNeoenablesevidence-basedpromotionofwritingmotorskillsbecauseitrecordsindividualgraphoandwritingmotormovementsofthestudentduringwriting.Theassociatedappusesthisinformationtocreateastudent’spersonalwritingproleandderivesexerciserecommendationsfromit.Thegoalisaquick,objectiveanalysistofacilitatethedifferentiated,focusedtrainingforthedevelopmentofautomatedhandwriting.Writingbeginswithsomethingakintopainting:Inthebeginning,conscioushand-eyecoordinationisrequiredtogetthedesiredtraceonthepaper.Withincreasingexperience,thesemovementsareauto-matedandrequirelessattention,butstilloccurfaster.Anautomatedhandwritingisessentialforschoolsuccess:Ifthestudentdoesnotdevelopautomatedwriting,thisnotonlyleadstoasignicantlyslowerhandwriting,butalsoputsaconsiderablestrainonattentionandworkingmemory.Ifastudenthastoconcentratemainlyonthewritingprocess,itbecomesdifculttofollowthelessonsatthesametime.Butnottakingnotesisalsonotasolution:Notessignicantlyimprovewhatyouhavelearned,especiallyiftheyarecreatedbyhandwriting.Studieshaveshownthatcreativetaskscanachieveupto38%morerelevantsolutionswhendonebyhandwriting1andwithhandwrittenlecturenotes,knowledgeisretainedsignicantlybetterthanwhentyping.Inorderforhandwritingtobeusedeffectively,thestudentmustbecarefullyintroducedtoautomatedwriting.Iftoomuchisaskedtooearly,avoidancestrategiesoccur,thewritingtiltsandbecomesillegible.Atthesametime,thewritinghandwillexperiencepain,handwritingisperceivednegativelyandavoidedifpossible.Theresultisaviciouscircleofdecliningacademicperformanceandevenlessuseofhandwriting;thedisadvantagedstudentscannotrealizetheirpotential,whichhaslifelongconsequencesforthem.WiththeEduPenNeothereisnowanobjectivemeasuringdevicethatshowstheteacherthestateofwritingandgraphomotorskillsandrecommendssuitableexercises.3.3InstallationoftheEduPenNeoAppTheEduPenNeoAppcanbedownloadedfromtheGooglePlayStorersp.theAppleAppStore.Thissymbolshouldappearonyourscreenafterinstallation.Whentheapphaslaunched,pleaseallowittoaccesslocationinformationonAndroidinordertoenableBluetoothfunctionality.Checkinthetablet’ssettingmenuswhetherBluetoothisendabled.Meanwhile,itisadvisabletochargeyourEduPenNeoonaUSBportofacomputerorusingthesuppliedchargerandUSBcable.Thechargingtimeisabout3hours.1Oviatt,Sharon;Cohen,Adrienne;Miller,Andrea;Hodge,Kumi;Mann,Ariana:TheImpactofInterfaceAffordancesonHumanIdeation,ProblemSolving,andInferentialReasoning.In:ACMTransactionsonComputer-HumanInteraction(TOCHI)19(2012),10.©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20236

STABILOEduPenNeoUserManualIntroductiontotheSTABILOEduPenNeoPenandAppAslongasthebatteryisnotfullycharged,theLEDonthelowersideslowlyblinksorange.Thislightturnsgreenwhenchargingiscomplete.Next,switchonthepenandpairitwiththeappasdescribedinsection3.4below.Softwareupdates-Co-operationbetweenPenandAppInorderfortheEduPenNeoandtheApptoworktogetherinanoptimumway,bothshouldalwaysbekeptuptodate.PleasecheckregularlyfornewupdatesavailableintheGooglePlayStorersp.theAppleAppStore.ThepenrmwareupdateprocessisexplainedinSection4.6onpage10.3.4PairingwiththeEduPenNeoOnrstuseyouneedtopairyourEduPenNeowiththeapp.PleaseturnontheEduPenNeobydepressingtheroundbuttonontopofthepenbody.ThereshouldbeanoticeableclickandthebuttonshouldbekeptpusheduntiltheLEDlightsup.TheLEDintheEduPenNeobinkstwicebluewhichindicatestheloadingoftheinternalprogramming.Next,theEduPenNeoslowlyashesblue,indicatingthatitisreadytoconnect.IftheLEDdoesnotrespondevenaftermorethan2secondsorshowsadifferentcolorthanblue,pleaseproceedasdescribedinsection11.1onpage38.Figure1:ListofconnectabledeviceswithoneentryAfterlaunchingtheapp,itlooksforadevicethatitcanconnecttoviaBluetoothLowEnergy(BLE).Ifthisisfound,itwillbedisplayedinadialogasshowninFigure1.Pleasetapontheproperentry(whichinmostcasesistheonewiththehighestsignalstrength)tocompletetheconnectionpro-cess.NowtheashingontheEduPenNeoshouldchangetoasteadybluelight,andamomentlater,theiconfortheconnectedpenwillappearintheupperleftcornerofthescreenoftheEduPenNeoapp,alongwiththepenname.NowAppandEduPenNeocanworktogether.Inallsubsequentcasesthepenwillimmediatelyconnectwiththeappwhenbothareswitchedonuntilthepairinghasbeenremoved.IftheEduPenNeoappdoesnotimmediatelyndtheEduPenNeo,itasksintherstdialogifyouwanttorepeatthesearch(seealsosection11.2onpage39).PleasecheckiftheEduPenNeoashesblueandisintheimmediatevicinityofthetabletandrepeatthesearch.TheappworkswithouttheEduPenNeo,butthencannotrecordnewtests.Ifyouhaveswitchedthepenoffandonagainduringoperationanditshouldnotautomaticallyconnecttotheappafterswitchingitonagain,youcanalsostarttheconnectionprocessyourselfinthepensettingsdialog.Youwillndmoredetailsinsection9.1onpage30.3.5RemovepairingTodisconnectapenthatispairedwithyourtabletdevice,youcaneitherusethepreferencesoftheEduPenNeoapporthesettingsmenuofyourtabletOS.Thisshouldonlyberequiredifyouwanttopairanotherpenwiththeappwhilethealreadypairedpenisswitchedon.Insinglepenoperation,unpairingisnotnecessary.IntheEduPenNeoapp,pleasegototheSettingssectionandselectPen Settings there.OntherightsideofthePenStatusline,pleasetapCHANGE PEN andthentaptheblueinthepairingdialogthatnowappearsandconrmthattheappwillnowcontinuewithoutapen.©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20237

STABILOEduPenNeoUserManualIntroductiontotheSTABILOEduPenNeoPenandAppInthetablet’ssettingsmenu,selecttheBluetoothentryontheleftsideandintheMY DEVICES listontherightside,selectthelinewherethepenyouwanttodisconnectisdisplayed.TherepleasetapontheblueandthenonIgnore this device inthewindowthatappears.3.6RegularuseofpenandappUsingtheappfollowsasimplepatternwhichisoutlinedbelowinveeasysteps.Step1:ChargeyourpenusingtheUSBcableprovidedviaacomputerorthecharger.Thechargingtimeisapproximately4hours.TheLEDlightsupgreenassoonasthebatterybatteryisfullycharged.Step2:Switchonyourpenbypressingtheon/offswitchforaboutonesecond.Thepenwillimmediatelystartashingblueandisreadytoconnect.Ifthependoesnotswitchon,trytokeeptheon/offbuttonpresseddownforlonger.Ifthependoesnotswitchonevenafter2seconds,connectthechargingcableandchargethepenforatleastonehour.Ifalldoesnothelp,pleaseconsultsection11.1onpage38.Step3:Nowstartthecorrespondingapponyourtablet.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Step4:Connectthepentotheapp.Aftersuccessfulconnection,theLEDlightsupsolidblue.Pleasenote:Thesensorsinthepenmustbecalibratedfromtimetotime.Theappwillinformyouautomatically.Pleasefollowtheinstructionsintheapp.Thecalibrationtakesabout3minutes.Step5:Toswitchoffthepen,presstheon/offswitchforapprox.1.5secondsuntiltheLEDgoesdark.PleaseconnectyourtablettotheInternetatregularintervalstocheckforappupdates.Thiswillkeepyourappandpenuptodate.©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20238

STABILOEduPenNeoUserManualTakingcareofyourEduPenNeo4TakingcareofyourEduPenNeo4.1SwitchingthepenonandoffToswitchthepenon,presstheround,bluebuttononthetopbetweengripzoneandlogoforatleastasecond.SuccessissignaledbyaquickdoubleblueblinkingoftheLEDwhichindicatesthebootprocedure.Inordertoswitchthepenoff,presstheround,bluebuttononthetopbetweengripzoneandlogoforatleast1½seconds,untiltheLEDgoesdark.4.2PenchargingFigure2:InsertionoftheUSBcableYourEduPenNeocontainsahigh-quality,rechargeablelithium-ionbatterythatshouldbechargedregularly.Todothis,opentheexiblelidattheendofthepenandinsertthesuppliedUSB-microcableintothesocketprovided.Pleaseconnecttheotherendofthecabletothesuppliedcharger,whichyouplugintoapoweroutlet.Inprinciple,youcanchargethepenatanyUSBportthatprovidesatleast100mAandupto1000mAofpower,butwerecommendthatyouusetheincludedcharger.Aslongasthebatteryisnotfullycharged,theLEDonthelowersideglowsorange.Thislightturnsgreenwhenchargingiscompleted.Afterabout3hours,acompletelydischargedbatteryisfullychargedagain.Thisallowsthepentobeoperatedforatleast15hours.4.3ConnectingthepenAnalreadypairedpenwillconnectautomaticallyifbothpenandappareswitchedonandinrangeofeachother.Connectioncanbeforcedbychenginginthepensettingsmenuoftheappasexpainedinsection9.1onpage30.4.4DisconnectingthepenFigure3:DialogboxforpencalibrationInordertodisconnectapen,simplyswitchitofforselectthemenuitemCONNECT DIFFERENT PEN

inthepensettingsmenuoftheappasshowninsection9.1onpage30.4.5EduPenNeocalibrationTheEduPenNeocontainsextremelysensitivemo-tionsensorsthatneedtobere-calibratedfromtimetotime.Whenyourststartusingthepen,theEduPenNeoApppromptsyouforthiscalibra-tionbecausenoaccuratemeasurementsarepos-siblewithoutcurrentcalibrationdata.IfyouseeadialogsimilartotheoneinFigure3,taponOKandinthenextdialogtaponCalibrate pen.Af-terthat,pleasecarefullyfollowtheinstructionsonthenextscreens.Thecalibrationprocessgoesthrough©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20239