struct input_event ievent;
  int fd, xaxis, yaxis, flag=0, ret;

  if ((fdev = open("/dev/input/event3",  O_RDONLY)) < 0) {
    perror("cannot open input device");
    return -1;
  }

  while(1) {
    if((ret = read(fdev ,&ev ,sizeof(ievent))) < sizeof(ievent)) {
      printf("\nreceived only %d bytes on read", ret);
      return -1;
    }
    if(ievent.type == EV_ABS && ievent.code == ABS_X) {
      xaxis = ievent.value;
    }
    if(ievent.type == EV_ABS && ievent.code == ABS_Y) {
      yaxis = ievent.value;
      flag = 1;
    }
    if(flag) {
      flag = 0;
      printf("\ntouch = %d, %d", xaxis, yaxis);
    }
  }