STABILO ErgoPen NEO User manual

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualContentsContents1QuickStartGuide32IconsusedintheErgoPenNeoApp43IntroductiontotheSTABILOErgoPenNeoPenandApp53.1UniquefeaturesoftheErgoPenNeoApp..........................53.2PurposeofpenandApp...................................53.3InstallationoftheErgoPenNeoApp.............................6Softwareupdates-Co-operationbetweenPenandApp..................63.4PairingwiththeErgoPenNeo.................................63.5Removepairing........................................73.6Regularuseofpenandapp.................................74TakingcareofyourErgoPenNeo84.1Switchingthepenonandoff.................................84.2Pencharging.........................................84.3Connectingthepen......................................84.4Disconnectingthepen....................................84.5Changingtheinkcartridge..................................84.6ErgoPenNeocalibration...................................94.7Firmwareupdate.......................................104.8RemovePairing........................................115TheErgoPenNeoApp125.1LaunchingtheErgoPenNeoApp...............................125.2Startscreen:Theprincipalfunctionsoftheapp.......................125.3Clientlist............................................13Createanewcliententry...................................135.4Messages...........................................135.5Thetitlebar..........................................145.6Thenavigationcolumn....................................146Testing156.1Startingthetest........................................156.2Testtasks...........................................156.3Listoftesttasks........................................166.4Parametersusedinthetestresult..............................176.5Testresults...........................................176.6Testreport...........................................186.7HintsforTesting........................................18PositionandWritingPad...................................18DemonstrateTasks......................................18Qualityoftheresults.....................................186.8Privacyprotection.......................................196.9TransferofAppData.....................................19Android............................................19AppleiOS...........................................21©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20231

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualContents6.10Printingthereports......................................227LiveFeedback247.1Exerciseselection.......................................247.2LiveFeedbackProcedure...................................247.3TipsforLive-Feedback.....................................258Settings268.1Pensettings..........................................268.2Appsettings..........................................27Databackup..........................................278.3MyData............................................288.4LegalNotices.........................................289Databaseforcomparingmeasurements299.1Datacollection........................................299.2Calculationofthestandardranges..............................299.3Assignmentofthemeasurementresultstothestandardranges..............3010Errormessagesandsolutionstopossibleproblems3210.1Problemswiththepen....................................32LossofBluetooth-Connection................................32UnstableBluetooth-Connection...............................32Pendoesnotconnect.....................................32Thecalibrationfails......................................32TheLEDashesorange....................................32TheLEDashespurple....................................33LEDatthebottomofthependoesnotblinkblue......................33Thetimebetweentwobatterychargesbecomesnoticeablyshorter............3310.2Problemswiththeapp....................................34Penwasnotfound......................................34Android:Resetnetworkparameters.............................3510.3Questions?...........................................3511Generaltechnicaldata3611.1Pen...............................................3611.2TabletforErgoPenNeo-App..................................3612Importantinformationaboutthisproduct3712.1InstructionsforUse......................................3712.2Legalinformation........................................3912.3VoluntaryGuarantee/Assurance................................3912.4Declarationofconformity....................................39©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20232

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualQuickStartGuide1QuickStartGuide©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20233

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualIconsusedintheErgoPenNeoApp2IconsusedintheErgoPenNeoAppIconMeaningIconMeaningBatteryleveloftheErgoPenNeo-BatteryInformationaboutexercisesNoErgoPenNeoisconnectedwiththeErgoPenNeoAppInformationaboutpenposture,grippressureBluetooth®-communicationbetweenErgoPenNeoandappisinitiatedInformationaboutngerpositionalongthegrippingzoneTheErgoPenNeoisconnectedwiththeAppInformationaboutthewritingdirectiononthepaperConnectwiththepenInformationaboutpaperpositionShareandprintmaterialInformationaboutbodypostureShowexampleInformationabouthandednessShowdetailedreportAddentryNewscenterCancelprocessInformation/HelpErase/DiscardSettingsSaveresult.AdjustpensettingsMeanvalueofthenormalrangeinthereferencedataAppsettingsViewandcreatereportsEnterpracticedataLivefeedbackLegalnoticesFurtherinformationFindclientViewandeditmasterdata©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20234

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualIntroductiontotheSTABILOErgoPenNeoPenandApp3IntroductiontotheSTABILOErgoPenNeoPenandApp3.1UniquefeaturesoftheErgoPenNeoApp•Digitalmeasurementofgrapho-andwritingmotorskills:TheclientwriteswiththeSTABILOEr-goPenNeoonregularpaper.•Atthesametime,theappevaluateswritingandgraphomotorparameters.•Clearpresentationofthewritingandgraphomotorabnormalitiesandcomparisonwithmorethan1,300referencedata(databasesteadilygrowing)indiagrams.•TrainingofGripandWritingPressurewithlivefeedbacktraining.•Treatmentprogressandsuccessaremeasurableandveriable.•Automatedreportingwithplotsofthedevelopmenthistory.3.2PurposeofpenandAppTheSTABILOErgoPenNeoenablesevidence-basedpromotionofwritingmotorskillsbecauseitrecordsindividualgraphoandwritingmotormovementsoftheclientduringwriting.Theassociatedappusesthisinformationtocreateaclient’spersonalwritingproleandderivesexerciserecommendationsfromit.Thegoalisaquick,objectiveanalysistofacilitatethedifferentiated,focusedtrainingforthedevelopmentofautomatedhandwriting.TestTheclientwritesasusualwiththeErgoPenNeoonpaper.Ninestandardizedtesttasksformthebasisofthemeasure-mentofwritingmotorskills.AnalysisTheErgoPenNeoanalyzestheparametersforthequalitativeassessmentofthewritingmo-tion:Duration,writingandgrippressure,frequency,degreeofautomation,andpenangle.ResultTheErgoPenNeoAppdisplaysthemeasuredparamtersclearly.1300(andgrowing)storedref-erencedatasetsallowanage-correctedcomparison,soab-normalitiesstandout.ReportAnautomaticallygeneratedre-portclearlyshowstheprogressineachparameterofeachtest.Thetherapeuticsuccesscanob-jectivelybeproven.LiveFeedbackLive-Feedbackallowsforactivetraininginyouroccupationaltherapyandenablesyoutodofatiguetestingaswell.Writingbeginswithsomethingakintopainting:Inthebeginning,conscioushand-eyecoordinationisrequiredtogetthedesiredtraceonthepaper.Withincreasingexperience,thesemovementsareauto-matedandrequirelessattention,butstilloccurfaster.Anautomatedhandwritingisessentialforschoolsuccess:Iftheclientdoesnotdevelopautomatedwriting,thisnotonlyleadstoasignicantlyslowerhandwriting,butalsoputsaconsiderablestrainonattentionandworkingmemory.Ifaclienthastoconcentratemainlyonthewritingprocess,itbecomesdifculttofollowthelessonsatthesametime.Butnottakingnotesisalsonotasolution:Notessignicantlyimprovewhatyouhavelearned,especiallyiftheyarecreatedbyhandwriting.Studieshaveshownthatcreativetaskscanachieveupto38%more©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20235

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualIntroductiontotheSTABILOErgoPenNeoPenandApprelevantsolutionswhendonebyhandwriting1andwithhandwrittenlecturenotes,knowledgeisretainedsignicantlybetterthanwhentyping.Inorderforhandwritingtobeusedeffectively,theclientmustbecarefullyintroducedtoautomatedwriting.Iftoomuchisaskedtooearly,avoidancestrategiesoccur,thewritingtiltsandbecomesillegible.Atthesametime,thewritinghandwillexperiencepain,handwritingisperceivednegativelyandavoidedifpossible.Theresultisaviciouscircleofdecliningacademicperformanceandevenlessuseofhandwriting;thedisadvantagedclientscannotrealizetheirpotential,whichhasnegative,lifelongconsequencesforthem.WiththeErgoPenNeothereisnowanobjectivemeasuringdevicethatshowsthestateofwritingandgraphomotorskillsandrecommendssuitableexercises.3.3InstallationoftheErgoPenNeoAppTheErgoPenNeoAppcanbedownloadedfromtheGooglePlayStorersp.theAppleAppStore.Thissymbolshouldappearonyourscreenafterinstallation.Whentheapphaslaunched,pleaseallowittoaccesslocationinformationonAndroidinordertoenableBluetoothfunctionality.Checkinthetablet’ssettingmenuswhetherBluetoothisendabled.Meanwhile,itisadvisabletochargeyourErgoPenNeoonaUSBportofacomputerorusingthesuppliedchargerandUSBcable.Thechargingtimeisabout3hours.Aslongasthebatteryisnotfullycharged,theLEDonthelowersideslowlyblinksorange.Thislightturnsgreenwhenchargingiscomplete.Next,switchonthepenandpairitwiththeappasdescribedinsection3.4below.Softwareupdates-Co-operationbetweenPenandAppInorderfortheErgoPenNeoandtheApptoworktogetherinanoptimumway,bothshouldalwaysbekeptuptodate.PleasecheckregularlyfornewupdatesavailableintheGooglePlayStorersp.theAppleAppStore.ThepenrmwareupdateprocessisexplainedinSection4.7onpage10.3.4PairingwiththeErgoPenNeoOnrstuseyouneedtopairyourErgoPenNeowiththeapp.PleaseturnontheErgoPenNeobydepressingtheroundbuttonontopofthepenbody.ThereshouldbeanoticeableclickandthebuttonshouldbekeptpusheduntiltheLEDlightsup.TheLEDintheErgoPenNeobinkstwicebluewhichindicatestheloadingoftheinternalprogramming.Next,theErgoPenNeoslowlyashesblue,indicatingthatitisreadytoconnect.IftheLEDdoesnotrespondevenaftermorethan2secondsorshowsadifferentcolorthanblue,pleaseproceedasdescribedinsection10.1onpage33.Afterlaunchingtheapp,itlooksforadevicethatitcanconnecttoviaBluetoothLowEnergy(BLE).Ifthisisfound,itwillbedisplayedinadialogasshowninFigure1.Pleasetapontheproperentry(whichinmostcasesistheonewiththehighestsignalstrength)tocompletetheconnectionprocess.NowtheashingontheErgoPenNeoshouldchangetoasteadybluelight,andamomentlater,theiconfortheconnectedpenwillappearintheupperleftcornerofthescreenoftheErgoPenNeoapp,alongwiththepenname.NowAppandErgoPenNeocanworktogether.Inallsubsequentcasesthepenwillimmediatelyconnectwiththeappwhenbothareswitchedonuntilthepairinghasbeenremoved.1Oviatt,Sharon;Cohen,Adrienne;Miller,Andrea;Hodge,Kumi;Mann,Ariana:TheImpactofInterfaceAffordancesonHumanIdeation,ProblemSolving,andInferentialReasoning.In:ACMTransactionsonComputer-HumanInteraction(TOCHI)19(2012),10.©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20236

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualIntroductiontotheSTABILOErgoPenNeoPenandAppFigure1:ListofconnectabledeviceswithoneentryIftheErgoPenNeoappdoesnotimmediatelyndtheErgoPenNeo,itasksintherstdialogifyouwanttorepeatthesearch(seealsosection10.2onpage34).PleasecheckiftheErgoPenNeoashesblueandisintheimmediatevicinityofthetabletandrepeatthesearch.TheappworkswithouttheErgoPenNeo,butthencannotrecordnewtests.Ifyouhaveswitchedthepenoffandonagaindur-ingoperationanditshouldnotautomaticallycon-necttotheappafterswitchingitonagain,youcanalsostarttheconnectionprocessyourselfinthepensettingsdialog.Youwillndmoredetailsinsection8.1onpage26.3.5RemovepairingTodisconnectapenthatispairedwithyourtabletdevice,youcaneitherusethepreferencesoftheErgoPenNeoapporthesettingsmenuofyourtabletOS.Thisshouldonlyberequiredifyouwanttopairanotherpenwiththeappwhilethealreadypairedpenisswitchedon.Insinglepenoperation,unpairingisnotnecessary.IntheErgoPenNeoapp,pleasegototheSettingssectionandselectPen Settings there.OntherightsideofthePenStatusline,pleasetapCHANGE PEN andthentaptheblueinthepairingdialogthatnowappearsandconrmthattheappwillnowcontinuewithoutapen.Inthetablet’ssettingsmenu,selecttheBluetoothentryontheleftsideandintheMY DEVICES listontherightside,selectthelinewherethepenyouwanttodisconnectisdisplayed.TherepleasetapontheblueandthenonIgnore this device inthewindowthatappears.3.6RegularuseofpenandappUsingtheappfollowsasimplepatternwhichisoutlinedbelowinveeasysteps.Step1:ChargeyourpenusingtheUSBcableprovidedviaacomputerorthecharger.Thechargingtimeisapproximately4hours.TheLEDlightsupgreenassoonasthebatteryisfullycharged.Step2:Switchonyourpenbypressingtheon/offswitchforaboutonesecond.Thepenwillimmediatelystartashingblueandisreadytoconnect.Ifthependoesnotswitchon,trytokeeptheon/offbuttonpresseddownforlonger.Ifthependoesnotswitchonevenafter2seconds,connectthechargingcableandchargethepenforatleastonehour.Ifalldoesnothelp,pleaseconsultsection10.1onpage33.Step3:Nowstartthecorrespondingapponyourtablet.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Step4:Connectthepentotheapp.Aftersuccessfulconnection,theLEDlightsupsolidblue.Pleasenote:Thesensorsinthepenmustbecalibratedfromtimetotime.Theappwillinformyouautomatically.Pleasefollowtheinstructionsintheapp.Thecalibrationtakesabout3minutes.Step5:Toswitchoffthepen,presstheon/offswitchforapprox.1.5secondsuntiltheLEDgoesdark.PleaseconnectyourtablettotheInternetatregularintervalstocheckforappupdates.Thiswillkeepyourappandpenuptodate.©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20237

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualTakingcareofyourErgoPenNeo4TakingcareofyourErgoPenNeo4.1SwitchingthepenonandoffToswitchthepenon,presstheround,bluebuttononthetopbetweengripzoneandlogoforatleastasecond.SuccessissignaledbyaquickdoubleblueblinkingoftheLEDwhichindicatesthebootprocedure.Inordertoswitchthepenoff,presstheround,bluebuttononthetopbetweengripzoneandlogoforatleast1½seconds,untiltheLEDgoesdark.4.2PenchargingFigure2:InsertionoftheUSBcableYourErgoPenNeocontainsahigh-quality,rechargeablelithium-ionbatterythatshouldbechargedregularly.Todothis,opentheexiblelidattheendofthepenandinsertthesuppliedUSB-microcableintothesocketprovided.Pleaseconnecttheotherendofthecabletothesuppliedcharger,whichyouplugintoapoweroutlet.Inprinciple,youcanchargethepenatanyUSBportthatprovidesatleast100mAandupto1000mAofpower,butwerecommendthatyouusetheincludedcharger.Aslongasthebatteryisnotfullycharged,theLEDonthelowersideglowsorange.Thislightturnsgreenwhenchargingiscompleted.Afterabout3to4hours,acompletelydischargedbatteryisfullychargedagain.Thisallowsthepentobeoperatedforatleast15hours.4.3ConnectingthepenAnalreadypairedpenwillconnectautomaticallyifbothpenandappareswitchedonandinrangeofeachother.Connectioncanbeforcedbychenginginthepensettingsmenuoftheappasexpainedinsection8.1onpage26.4.4DisconnectingthepenInordertodisconnectapenfromitsBluetoothlinkwiththetablet,simplyswitchitofforselectthemenuitemCONNECT DIFFERENT PEN inthepensettingsmenuoftheappasshowninsection8.1onpage26.4.5ChangingtheinkcartridgeIfthewritingtipdriesup,youwillndareplacementinsertinthepackaging.STABILOalsooffersapackoffourreplacementinsertsfortheErgoPenNeo.Pleasedonottrytoreplacetheinsertwithacommerciallyavailableballpointpenrell-theinsertoftheErgoPenNeowasspeciallydevelopedforit.Toreplaceanemptyinsert,thegripzonepartcanbepulledforwardandreleasestheinsert,whichcanthenbeeasilyreplaced.Inordertonotdamagetheswitchbelowthetip,arotationofthegripzonepartmustbeavoidedatallcost,whichiswhyitisguidedbymeansoflongitudinalgroovesonthepenshaft.Therefore,pleaseonlymovethehandleinthedirectionofthepen’slongitudinalaxisifyouwanttoremoveorreplaceit.Toassemblethepen,pleaseproceedinreverseorder.Pleasemakesuretoslipthegripzonepartontothepenshaftinastraightwayandnottorotateortwistit.©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20238

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualTakingcareofyourErgoPenNeo(a)Pushingwithtwothumbs(b)PullingoffinforwarddirectionFigure3:Removalofthegripzonepart4.6ErgoPenNeocalibrationFigure4:DialogboxforpencalibrationTheErgoPenNeocontainsextremelysensitivemo-tionsensorsthatneedtobere-calibratedfromtimetotime.Whenyourststartusingthepen,theErgoPenNeoApppromptsyouforthiscalibra-tionbecausenoaccuratemeasurementsarepos-siblewithoutcurrentcalibrationdata.IfyouseeadialogsimilartotheoneinFigure4,taponOKandinthenextdialogtaponCalibrate pen.Afterthat,pleasecarefullyfollowtheinstructionsonthenextscreens.Thecalibrationprocessgoesthroughtwosteps:First,thezeropointsoftherotationratesensorsaremeasured(seealsoFigure5a),thenthemagneticsensorintheearth’smagneticeld(Fig-ure5b).Whilethepenshouldbeimmobileinstep1,inthesecondphasepleaserotatethepenaroundallaxessothatitpointsinasmanydirectionsaspossiblewhenyouaredone.Note:Whencalibrating,keepasufcientdistance(atleast30cm)betweenthepenandthetablet,becausethemagneticeldofthetabletcanfalsifythesensordataofthemagneticsensor.(a)Calibrationofthegyrosensors(b)CalibrationofthemagnetsensorFigure5:Pencalibration©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,20239

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualTakingcareofyourErgoPenNeoIfyoumovethepentoolittleoronlyinonedirection,thegreenprogressbarwillllmoreslowly.Ifthereisthenstilltoolittlealternationinthedirectionofthepentip,trytotwistthepenaswell.Thiswillallowthepentopointinallpossibledirectionsstraightupaswellasupsidedown,improvingthecalibrationresult.4.7FirmwareupdateFigure6:Alertincaseoftoolittleremain-ingbatterychargeSTABILOiscontinuouslyimprovingboththeErgoPenNeoAppandthesoftwarewhichrunsinsidethepen.Therefore,itislikelythatanewversionisavailablewhenyoureceiveyourpen.Thesoftwarecontrollingtheprocessorsinsidethepeniscalledrmware.Penandappworkbesttogetherwhenthelatestrmwareversionisinstalled.EachtimewhenyouhavereceivedanupdatefortheErgoPenNeoApp,pleasecheckwhetherarmwareupdateisavailable.Thiscanbedoneinthepensettingsmenuwhichyoureachbytappingthesym-bolwhichislocatedatthefarrightofthetitlebarofallscreens.(a)Calibrationandrmwareupdaterequired(b)UpdateinprogressFigure7:PensettingspageforapenwitholdrmwareNext,selectPen Settings andmakesurethepenisconnectedwiththetablet.ThenthescreenshouldlooklikeinFigure7.Figure7ashowsthecasethatalliswellandFigure7bshowsthescreenwhenapeninneedofanupdateisconnected.Figure8:Successfulconclusionofthermwareup-dateTostarttheupdateprocess,thepenmustbecon-nectedwitharemainingbatterychargeofatleast50%(seeFigure6forthewarningdialogwhenthebatterylevelistoolow).WhenyoutaponUpdate Pen Software,thepenwillstarttoblinkpurple.Pleaseplacethepennexttothetabletandlettheupdateprocedurerunitscourse.Itwilltakeseveralminutesandwillrebootthepenwhenn-ished.Afterthereboot,whichisindicatedbytwoblueLEDashes,thepenwillstarttoblinkblueandwillconnectwiththetabletagain.Nowitcanbeusednormallyagain.©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,202310

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualTakingcareofyourErgoPenNeo4.8RemovePairingTodisconnectapenthatispairedwithyourtabletdevice,youcaneitherusethepreferencesoftheErgoPenNeo-ApporthesettingsmenuofyourtabletOS.Thisshouldonlyberequiredifyouwanttopairadiferentpenwiththeappwhilethealreadypairedpenisswitchedon.Insinglepenoperation,unpairingisnotnecessary.IntheErgoPenNeo-App,pleasegototheSettingssectionandselectPenSettingsthere.OntherightsideofthePenStatusline,pleasetapCHANGEPENandthentaptheblueinthepairingdialogthatnowappearsandconrmthattheappwillnowcontinuewithoutapen.Alternatively,inthetablet’ssettingsmenu,selecttheBluetoothentryontheleftsideandintheMY
DEVICES listontherightside,selectthelinewherethepenyouwanttodisconnectisdisplayed.Therepleasetapontheblue(i)andthenonIgnore this device inthewindowthatappears.Toevenremoveallbondinginformationonyourpen,keeptheon/off-switchpressedforatleast10secondswhenswitchingthepenon.Adoublevioletblinkingwillconrmasucessfulremovalofthebondinginformation.©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,202311

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualTheErgoPenNeoApp5TheErgoPenNeoApp5.1LaunchingtheErgoPenNeoAppYoustarttheappbytappingontheiconshownontheright.Ifitisnotinthelistofappsinstalledonyourtablet,pleasedownloadtheErgoPenNeoappfromtheGooglePlayStoreortheAppleAppStore.Forthehardwareandoperatingsystemsminimumrequirementspleaseseesection11onpage36.5.2Startscreen:TheprincipalfunctionsoftheappAtstartup,theprogramrsttriestoestablishaconnectionwiththepen.Ifthepenisswitchedonandnearby,clickontheleftmostsymbolshowninFigure9aandthiswillbedoneautomatically.NowthepenwillbelistedwithitsBluetoothnameinadialogbox.Touchthenameentrytoconrmtheconnection.Ifseveralnon-linkedpensarenearbyandturnedon,theywillallappearinthislistatthebottomofthedialogbox.Pleaseselectonebytappingonitsentry.Ifnopencouldbefoundornonefromthelistwasselected,theappwillreportthiswithadialogliketheoneinFigure9bandoffertocontinuewithoutapen.(a)Launchscreenonrststartup(b)HomescreenwhennopencouldbefoundFigure9:TheErgoPenNeo-ApponlaunchThestartscreenafterconnectingtothepenisshowninFigure9b.Ifthepenisnotconnected,itlooksthesame,onlythelefticonisstillvisibletostarttheconnectionprocessmanuallyatalatertime.Themeaningofeachsymbolis:Connectpen:TappingthissymbolallowsyoutoconnectaErgoPenNeowiththeapp.Persons&tests:Jumpdirectlyintothedatabaseandentergroupandclientdata.Continuetotestsifapenisconnected.Continueinchapter5.3.Messages:Hereyoureceivemessages,regardingnewstotheapporupdates.Ifyoucan’tseeanymessages,thefunctionmustbeactivatedinthesettings.©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,202312

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualTheErgoPenNeoApp5.3ClientlistFigure10:ClientlistTappingonthebuttonmarkedPersons & tests
onthestartscreenbringsyoutothelistofclients.SeeFigure10rightforanexample.CreateanewcliententryYoucanopenadialogtoaddanewclienttotheclientlistbytappingonthegreenplussignabovethepatientlist.Thecreationofanewpa-tientrequiresthatatleastthevemandatoryeldsmarkedwithanasterisk(rstandlastname,dateofbirth,gender,handedness)becompleted.Fig-ure11showsthecompletelistofpossibleentries.Figure11:MasterdataentrydialogAtthebottomoftheMasterdatascreensomediagnosesarereadilyprepared,soyoucanas-signthemtothepatientbytappingtherespec-tivecheckboxes.Ifyouwouldliketoaddadiag-nosisthatisnotlistedthere,pleaseusetheentryremarks / key words tobeabletoenterfreetextviatheon-screenkeyboardthatappears.Todisplayallofthescreen,youwillneedtoswipeinaverticaldirectiontoscrolldown.Therearevariousoptionsforediting:Edit:tapintothecorrespondinglineinordertoentertextwiththehelpofthevirtualkey-board.Editdateofbirth:Tosetthedateofbirth,pleasetaponthecalendarsymbolnexttoit.AcalendaropensinMonthviewtose-lectthebirthdayandmonth.Toadjusttheyear,pleasetaponthesmallyearinthecol-oredboxandselecttheyearbyswipinginthewhitebox.ThenpleaseconrmwithOK.Thedateofbirthisimportantsothattheap-propriatereferencedatafortherespectiveageareused.Checkboxesandradiobuttons:Taptoselecttheappropriateoption.5.4MessagesToaccessyourmessages,pressthecorrespondingicon.Hereyoucanviewallyourcurrentmessagessortedbydate(seeFigure12aonthenextpage).Youwillreceiveinformationaboutupdatesandinnovations,tipsonuseornewsaboutnewexerciseopportunitiesortrainingoffersfromSTABILOEducation.Ifthemessagesarenotdisplayed,theyhavebeendeactivatedinthesettings.Toactivatethemessages,pleasegotoSettings-AppSettingsandsetthemessagestoactivated(seeFigure12bonthefollowingpage).©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,202313

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualTheErgoPenNeoApp(a)Messagelistwithasingleentry(b)AppsettingsdialogwithMessagesenabledFigure12:Messages5.5ThetitlebarTheredtitlebarhasabuttononthefarleftthattakesyoubacktothenexthigher-levelscreen.Thisisfollowedbytheclientnamewho’sdataisdisplayedornoentryforgeneralcontent.Ontheright,dependingonthestatusofthepen,thereisaniconthatshowsaconnectedpenanditsremainingbatterychargeoraniconthatindicatesthataconnectedpenismissing.Onthefarrighttherearebuttonsforthehelpfunction,messagesandforthesettingsscreen(seeChapter8onpage26formore).5.6ThenavigationcolumnOnceaclienthasbeenselectedinthePersons & tests branch,thecolumnontheleftsideofthescreengivesaccesstopersonaldatainvegroups.Thesymbolsintheleftcolumnmean:TestsHereyoucanviewtheresultsheetsofpasttestsandstartnewones.Fordetailsseesection8.1onpage26below.ReportsHereyoucanaccessorgeneratetestreports.Formoreinformationseesection8.3onpage28.LiveFeedbackHereyouhavetheopportunitytopractisewritingandgrippressureinaplayfulway.Seesection7onpage24fordetails.MaterialCurrentmaterialrecommendationsforoccupationaltherapyandforhome,aswellaspencilrecommendationscanbeviewedhere.Inaddition,basicinformationonwritingandgraphomotoricskillsandtheirfurtherliteraturecanbefound.MasterDataThisgivesaccesstotheproledataoftheselctedclient.©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,202314

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualTesting6Testing6.1StartingthetestFigure13:ListofpreviouslyperformedtestsOnceaclienthasbeenslected,atestcanbestartedbytappingontheStart new test + buttononthetopleftcornerofthetestlist.Thetestlistcanbereachedbytappingontherstsymbolintherowontheleft.6.2TesttasksThetestisdividedintoindividualtasksforwritingandgraphomotorskills.Dependingonhowtheclient’swritingabilityisratedintheproledata,certaintasksareaddedoromitted.Ifaclientisabletowrite,thetestcontainsall10tasks.Ifaclientcanonlywritesingleletters,thersttaskisomitted.Ifaclientcannotwriteyet,allwritingtasksareomittedsothetestcontainsonly5tasks.Thebluerectangleintheupperhalfofthetestscreenisusedtodisplaythetaskandtonavigatebetweentasks.Belowthis,observationscanberecordedbyselectingpre-madeentries.Therowofcirclesabovethetaskdescriptionshowswhichtaskhasalreadybeenprocessedandwhichiscurrentlyactive.Anopencirclestandsforataskthathasyettobeprocessed,agreencircleforacorrectlyprocessedtaskandthecircleforthecurrentlyactivetaskislledinwhite.Asyouedit,therowofcircleswillbehiddentominimizedistractions.Belowthetaskdescriptiontherearebuttonsthatdisplayasamplevideoorstartthemeasurement.Thebuttonthatshouldbepressednextduringthenormalcourseofthetestisalwayshighlightedingreen.Leftandrightarebuttonstomovetothepreviousornexttask.Onceataskhasbeenprocessed,therightbuttonishighlightedingreentoindicatethenextstep.Ifyouwanttodiscardorrepeattherecordingofthecurrenttask,youcaneasilydothisbypressingthecorrespondingbox.Thenyouhavetheoptionofrepeatingorskippingit.(a)Thersttaskofthetestisabouttocommence(b)HatchingtaskrunningwithselectedobservationsFigure14:Differentscreensduringtheprocessoftesting.Left:Testbeforestart;Right:Taskinprogress.Fortasksthatrequireacertainamountoftimetobeworkedon,aprogressindicatorisstartedwhenthepenisputdown,inwhichacirclegraduallylls.Whenthecircleisfull,therequireddurationhasbeenreachedandthetaskendsautomatically(Figure14b).Todothis,simplypressStart measurement.©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,202315

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualTestingAfterthelasttaskthebuttonNext task -> changestoConclude test andanewdialogappearsafterthebuttonhasbeenpressedwhichaskstheteachertojudgethelegibilityoftheclient’shandwriting(seeFigure13ontheprecedingpage).Sincethisrequiresasubjectivejudgement,theteacher’sassessmentisadoptedhere.Thescreenthenswitchestothedisplayofthetestresults(seesection6.5onthenextpage).6.3ListoftesttasksTable1liststheseparatetasksinthesequenceastheyarepresentedbytheapp.InstructionExampleRemarks1WriteyourownnameStartbeforethepentouchesthepaper,stopwhentheclienthasnishedwriting.2Writeinyourpersonalhandwritingthesentence“Thegreenrollinghills“3Writeinlargeblockletterstheword„BUNNY“Alternativetaskforclientswhocannotwritethesentence.4Writeinyourpersonalhandwritingvetimesthesyllable„ele“right-ovalletters5Writeinyourpersonalhandwritingvetimesthesyllable„ana“left-ovalletters6Hatchfor5secondswithquickmovementsfromthewristStartbeforethepentouchesthepaper.Donotsetdownthepen,butkeepitcontinuouslyonthepaper.7Hatchacrossitfor5secondswithquickngermovements8Spincirclesfor5secondswithfastmovementsonthespot9Drawthreestandingarches,vetimesinarow10Drawthreehangingarches,vetimesinarowTable1:ThetasksofthetestThetestprocedureandthescopeoftasksshouldbeadaptedtothepossibilitiesoftheclient.Forexample,iftheclientscannotwriteyet,theywillworkontasks6-10.Iftheclientscanwriterstletters,theywillworkonthetesttasks1,3,4,5,and6to10.Ifindividualtasksareomitted,someoftheevaluationdiagramswhichsummarizeresultsfromseveraltaskscannolongerbemeaningfullyinterpretedandarenotdisplayedintheevaluation.Inanycase,individualevaluationsareincludedforeachtask,sothatthecompletionofonlyasingletaskalreadyleadstoavalid,albeitlimited,testresult.Formoreinformationseesection6.7onpage18.Inthetesttaskswhichaskforapatterntoberepeatedvetimes(thesearenumbers4,5,9and10),ofallparametersonlythedurationisaffectedifnotexactlyvepatternsarewritten.Withonlyfouror©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,202316

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualTestingfewerpatterns,thedurationisshorterthaninthereferencedataandlongerforsixormore.Force,speed,frequency,degreeofautomationorwritinganglearemeanvaluesoverallpatternsanddonotchangewiththeirnumber.Note:Eventhoughtheexercisesareintendedforcursive,thetestmayalsobecompletedinblocklettersiftheusualhandwritingoftheclientineverydaylifeisinblockletters.Thereferencedatawasalsocollectedaccordingtothisphilosophy.6.4ParametersusedinthetestresultWritingfrequency(tempo)Numberofupanddownstrokespersecondintasks1to3,measuredinHertz.Experiencedadultwriterswriteataround5Hz.WritingpressureForcewithwhichthepenispressedontothewritingsurface(regardlessoftheincli-nationofthepen,thewritingangleistakenintoaccount).Anormalwritingpressureofanadultisalittleunder1N(Newtons).GrippressurePressureexertedonthegripzoneofthepenwhenwriting.Duetosensorlocation,themeasurementresultdependsonngerposition.ThevalueisgiveninNatthelocationofthesensor,butitdependsonsomanyinuencingfactorsthatweadviseagainstcomparingthevaluesofdifferentpeopleRhythm(degreeofautomation)Measurementofthespeedcurvewithinanupwardordownwardstroke.Awavycourseofthespeedindicatesalackofautomation;thegoalisasinglemovementimpulseperupordownstroke.FrequencyNumberofupanddowncutspersecondinexercises4to6,measuredinHertz.Ifyoustillhavedifcultywriting,youcanstillachievehighvaluesinbasicmotorskills.Shape(legibility)isassessedobjectivelybytheteacherasananswertothequestion“Howlegibleisthewriting?”Thereisascalefromverylegibletopoorlylegible.6.5TestresultsAfterthelasttask,thetestcanbecompletedandanevaluationasshowninFigure15aisdisplayed.Testresultsagreenshadingtoconveytheperformancerelativetoreferencedatafromthesameagegroup:Whilethegreenareasshowage-relatedgoodperformance,readingsinthegreyareasaregroundsforrecommendedexercises.Besidestheresultsofthetestjustperformed,alsotheresultsoftheprevious(a)Displayoftestmeasurements(excerpt)(b)AdditionalremarksandphotoFigure15:Displayoftestresultsafterconclusionofatest©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,202317

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualTestingtestaredisplayed(ifavailable)toimmediatelyshowtheprogresssincelasttime.Astheexampleshows,whilethegrippressurehasonlymarginallyimproved,thewritingpressurearehasmovedintothecenteroftheageaverage.Atthebottomofthepagetheobservationsmadeduringthetestareshown;also,theappallowstotakeapictureofthetestsheettoaideinmemorization(seeFigure15bonthepreviouspage).6.6TestreportFigure16:TestreportTocommunicatethetestresultandfurtheractionstotheclientandhisparents,theprogramissuesatestreportthatcanbeexportedasaPDForprinted.AnexampleofsuchareportisshowninFigure16.6.7HintsforTestingPositionandWritingPadForright-handedclients,apositionofthetherapisttotheleftoftheclientisrecommended;forleft-handedonesapositiontotheright.Thismakesiteasiertoobservetheclientduringthetestpro-cedure.Pleasealsomakesurethatthesupport-inghandoftheclientsdonotobscurethewordtheyaretocopy;especiallysmallerclientswanttocheckwhattodoseveraltimeswithinatask.Alter-natively,youcanhavetheinstructionsonasecondsheet,soyoudonothavetorestrictthepositionofthesupportinghand.Inordertoensureanoptimalcomparabilityofthedatawiththereferencedata,thereshouldbeatleast5moresheetsofpaperstackedbelowthetestsheet.Withatestsheetlyingdirectlyonthetable(iewithoutmoresheetsbelowit),ahigherwritingpressureistobeexpected.DemonstrateTasksEspeciallythehatchingtasksbenetfrombeingex-plainedbeforehand.Eitherdoityourself,orusethefunctionthatdisplaysanend-lessvideoofthetask.QualityoftheresultsWhenevaluatingthetasks,theappassumesthattheworkisdoneinadiligentandcorrectway.Spellingandcalligraphyarenotevaluated;themeasure-mentisprimarilyaboutthedegreeofautomationofthehandwritingandtheage-appropriatedevelop-mentofnemotorskills.Therefore,theappwillnotcomplainifanythingotherthanthedefaulttexthasbeenwritten,butthereliabilityoftheevaluationwillsufferfromanegligentperformance.Therefore,asa©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,202318

STABILOErgoPenNeoUserManualTestingtestsupervisor,youcandirectlyinuencethequalityofthetmeasurementsbymonitoringtheprocessingofthetasksandbylettingtheclientrepeatthemifthereareanyshortcomings.6.8PrivacyprotectionTheclientdataandthegraphomotoricdatacollectedduringthetestrepresentpersonaldatathatshouldbeprotectedagainstunauthorizedaccess.Thedatacollectedbytheappareindetail:•Allpersonalentriesintheclientmasterdatapage.•Theresultsoftheevaluationofthesensordataforeachsectionofthetestbytheapp.•IfthecheckboxforRecord ErgoPen Neo sensor data issetintheapppreferences,allrawsensordatacorrectedbyonlythecalibrationdataiscollectedinaseparatedirectoryinthetablet.Thisfunctionisforcollectingreferencedataandshouldnormallybeunchecked.•ThereportsinPDFformat.Allcollecteddataisstoredlocallyonthetabletanditistheresponsibilityoftheteachertogiveaccesstothetabletdataonlytoauthorizedpersons.Therefore,werecommendrestrictingaccessbyassigningalockcodetothetablet.TherapistscanentertheirpersonalandtheirpracticedataintheMy data sectioninthesettingsarea(accessibleviaiconinthetoprightcorner)soitwillshowupintheresultsreports.Alldatacollectedbytheappisstoredlocallyonthedevice.EspeciallyincaseofiOS,thismeansthatalldatawillbelostiftheErgoPenNeoappisde-installed.YouwillalsondacheckboxthatallowsyoutogiveyourconsenttothetransferofusagedatatoasecureSTABILOserver.TheinformationtransmittedfromtheErgoPenNeoapptoourserverwillbeencryptedandisonlysavedinanonymizedform,soitdoesnotallowanyconclusionstobedrawnaboutthepeopleinvolved.ThisdatahelpsSTABILOtounderstandhowoftentheappstarts,whenerrorsoccur,whicherrorsoccuranddetailsonthesequenceofoperationsbeforeanerroroccurred.Thiswillhelpusespeciallytoidentifyfrequentlyoccurringerrorsatanearlystage,toanalyzeoperatingerrorsandtocontinuouslyimprovetheapp.6.9TransferofAppDataIfyouwanttoreplaceyourtabletwithanewone,youcantransferthedatastoredintheErgoPenNeoapptoitbymakingabackupcopy,transferringthisbackupcopytothenewtablet,andreadingthebackupcopyafterstartingtheErgoPenNeoapp.STABILOoffersacloudbackupwhichisidealforthispurpose.Pleasenotethatimportingabackuplewilloverwritetheexistingdatabase.Mergingdatabasesfromtwotabletsontooneisnotpossibleatthistime.AndroidIfyouhaveaWindowscomputerhandy,youcantransferthedatatoit(seesectionCopyingreportstoanothercomputerbelow)usingaprogramwrittenspecicallyforthispurpose,theSTABILOSyncApp.YoucandownloadtheSTABILOSyncAppfortransferringtheErgoPenNeoApptestreportsfromanAndroidtablethere.ThissynchronizesthereportsonyourWindowsPCwiththoseonthetabletveryeasilyandquickly.IfyouareusinganApple®Macintosh®,GoogleoffersacorrespondingprogramforAndroiddevices.ItiscalledAndroidFileTransferandcanbefoundontheinternetathttps://www.android.com/letransfer/.TheprogramforthesynchronizationofreportsbetweenyourtabletandyourPCcanbe©STABILOInternationalGmbHIssuedFebruary1,202319