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Drive a powered chair

The wiseDX caters for people who can use anything from a single switch to six switches, combination switches and switched joysticks. It also works with ordinary proportional joysticks or existing special controls (secondary controls) currently being used to drive a chair.

The display unit of the wiseDX has direction lights for sequencing and also a small bright display to provide the user with more information on the state of the system. The configuration programme lets you set up the wiseDX in virtually anyway you like. You can either create your own personal sequencing plan or use the step by step guide which gives you plenty of assistance. You can change the way you drive over time - perhaps to meet your changing physical abilities.

Operate your environment

Inside the display unit of the wiseDX is a 'teachable' infrared transmitter. This enables the user to access hundreds (up to 240) of infrared items - providing the user with control over televisions, CD players, door openers, LEGO! and much more - using the same switches or joystick that drive the powered chair.

The wiseDX configuration programme is used to set up how you access these devices. You can give each device a sensible name - which will appear in the display of the wiseDX.

Access a communication aid

In fact you can access more than a communication aid! Under your control the wiseDX will 're-route' the switches or joystick that you were using for driving through to any connected device. Typically this would be a communication aid. It's just like having your switches directly connected into your communication aid. The configuration programme guides you through setting up connected devices. The wiseDX allows up to six devices to be directly connected.

Control a computer remotely

There are various ways of accessing a computer - mouse emulation, keyboard emulation and switch access to special software. The wiseDX will enable the user to drive up to a computer and independently use the switches or joystick to access the mouse, keyboard or special switch software - remotely - no unplugging switches and reconnecting them to the computer!

Configure to meet your needs

The wiseUP configuration software enables you to tailor the wiseDX to meet your needs and abilities - how you drive a powered chair, what other devices to operate, how to operate them, etc. It's a very user friendly software package that runs on a PC computer. A'wdx' file is generated that you download into the wiseDX. You can always add or modify the file and download it again as the need arises. In this way the system can change and grow at your pace.

The wiseUP software features an on screen simulator enabling you to see how the system will behave, before downloading and trying it for real. Files can also be'uploaded' from a wiseDX into the computer. Files can be sent to others via email where they can be viewed, modified,'mended' and/or downloaded into another system!

Audio feedback

Associated with each direction on the scanner is a 'bleep' noise - a different one for each direction. It operates at a fixed, low volume and is designed for users who prefer to 'listen to the directions' being offered rather than looking at the scanner. It can be set up as enabled or disabled. It can also be set up to be enabled under user control.

You can also choose to assign a bleep noise to the other devices you are operating. There is more flexibility here. There are 24 different noises to choose from and you can decide which devices you are going to attach a bleep to. It maybe that you only want a bleep to occur when it sequences over a particular device or group of devices.