#Switch control software#
#Switch control tv#

Go to Switches, select External and then press a switch connected to your Tecla to assign it a function. There you can assign each switch input of your Tecla device to specific Switch Control actions. Once you have paired your tecla-e or Tecla Shield with iOS, you can find Switch Control under Settings> General> Accessibility> Switch Control. An electric wheelchair user of ours has 6 switches and uses 4 for navigating each direction, the 5th for selecting an item, and the 6th for calling Siri quickly. Additional features: If you are able to use 3 or more switches (the Tecla will accept up to 6), you can assign arbitrary functions to each switch, like changing the volume and pulling up the home screen.This mode is useful when the interface cannot recognize screen items to interact with, such as playing “Angry Birds” or interfaces with too many items like when web browsing. Once you selected the coordinate you can perform different actions from tapping into holding or dragging or start a multiple finger gesture (only requires one switch). Point Mode: In this mode, you can use a single switch to select an arbitrary point on the screen (vs icon scanning like in the previous mode) using a scanning vertical bar and after and horizontal scanning bar to select an XY coordinate on the screen.This method requires at least 2 switches and can speed up navigation substantially. One switch is set to “Select” and the other one (or more) switch controls the navigation elements (next or previous).

Step-Scanning: In this method, you utilize more than one switch to speed up navigation.

This method is the simplest and requires just one switch.

Auto-Scanning: Screen items are automatically highlighted until you select one.

Using iOS Switch Control, there are 4 main methods to interact with your iOS device: The more switches you use, the more flexibility in how you control the device and the faster the navigation.

This is both convenient, as you have no cords hanging out of your mobile device, and necessary since there are no “input” plugs that would accept the switch (your headphone jack is an output jack only). Switch Interfaces, like the tecla-e, act as a wireless link between the switch (or switches) and the iOS device. Read on for a more detailed description of switch control using external switches. For instance, a joystick would allow previous and next navigation instead of waiting for Auto-Scanning to reach an item of interest. Scanning speed can be modified and most young users operate at a scanning speed that is difficult to keep up with for the casual observer!Īuto-Scanning is used when using a single switch, but the device navigation can be sped up by using more than 1 switch. Switch Control has an option, “Group Items”, that can group items to improve navigation, for instance, on the main screen items are highlighted by rows of icons, and when a particular row is selected the system scans icon by icon. A single switch setup uses Switch Control “Auto-Scanning” function that automatically highlights item by item of the user interface with the user clicking the switch when the desired item is highlighted. Switch control can be used with as little a single switch while multiple switches (for instance, a joystick, or 4 buttons) can mean very quick navigation. dragging, pinching, etc) by simply clicking a button, blowing, blinking or using other alternative inputs. With Switch Control users unable to use the touch screen can navigate the device, select any screen item, and even emulate more complex gestures (e.g.

#Switch control software#

It's the built-in software that Tecla users have access to through our hardware.

#Switch control tv#

Introduced in iOS7, Apple's “Switch Control” is an accessibility feature that allows users with very limited mobility to control their entire iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac computer, or Apple TV in combination with ability switches and other adaptive devices for mobility impairments.