ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels (Wave Server) Instruction Manual ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels and Accessories
Limited Warranty and Disclaimer AMX Inc. warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of three years from date of purchase from AMX Inc., with the following exceptions. Electroluminescent and LCD control panels are warranted for a period of three years, except for the display and touch overlay components which are warranted for a period of one year.
Table of Contents Introduction .............................................................................. 1 Overview 1 ViewPoint Models 1 Features 2 Related Instruction Manuals 2 What’s in this Manual 3 What’s New 3 Connections, Cleaning, and Charging ...................................
Designing Touch Panel Pages.................................................
Setting the bargraph colors/shades for channel-off conditions 51 Linking the New Page to the Main Page 52 Exiting Edit Mode 55 Touch Panel Program Reference ............................................. 59 Overview 59 Setup Page 59 Beep 60 Display timer 60 Set time and date 61 Double beep 62 AXlink, output resolution, vX.
Editor 78 Page tracking 79 Sleep message 79 Function show 79 Wireless Settings for VPW-CP and VPW-GS Wave-Pak not locked 81 RSSI 81 Network Eff. 81 Device Eff.
RGB Setup 118 Protected 119 Properties Page - External Buttons 120 External buttons 121 Setting external button properties 123 Page Menu Options 124 Add 124 Copy 125 Rename 126 Delete 126 Page color 126 Go to 127 Popup on 127 Popup off 128 Move edit 129 Snap grid 129 Edit Bar - Quit Editor option 130 AXCESS Programming .............................................................
Upgrading the Firmware .......................................................... 169 Overview 169 Configuration 170 Downloading the Firmware 170 Specifications .......................................................................... 173 Overview 173 VPA-BP ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery 175 VPA-CHG Fast-Cycle Battery Charger for VPA-BP 176 ViewPort Docking Station 177 Contacting Sales and Technical Support................................ 179 Overview 179 U.S.
Introduction Overview The ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels and ViewPoint WAVE Touch Panels are handheld, liquid crystal display (LCD) panels that allow you to control devices remotely. Figure 1 shows some of the available ViewPoints.
Features The other features of the ViewPoint touch panels are: • All panels have 6-inch diagonal (153.
• PowerTilt and PowerTouch Panels (Firmware version G3 or higher) What’s in this Manual This manual contains the following sections: • Installation Contains cabling, connections, and connectors as well as cleaning of the touch panel overlay, power supply, and battery information. • Touch Panel Basics Contains descriptions and illustration examples of touch panel pages. • Touch Panel Program Reference Describes touch panel operations, flowcharts, and button options.
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Connections, Cleaning, and Charging Overview The ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels do not require hardware installation. This section describes how to connect, clean, and charge the ViewPoint panels.
Connectors All ViewPoints have two connectors, as shown in Figure 3. The power jack is for connecting an external 12 VDC power supply for ViewPoint operation and charging. The programming jack is a three-wire, 2.5 mm stereo jack. The required cable and power supply comes furnished with the ViewPoint.
Note The 2-way ViewPoints do not support AMX IR codes (38 KHz and 455 KHz) but do support other manufacturers IR codes. The 1-way ViewPoints support all IR codes. The VPW-CP/VPW-GS operates on 2.4 GHz for two-way RF communications with the AXR-WAVES Server. It also provides one-way IR using other manufacturers IR codes. If you plan to use multiple one-way ViewPoints within the same locals, it is strongly recommended that each unit be ordered for operation on different RF frequencies.
Figure 4 VPA-BP ViewPoint Rear battery cover Rechargeable Battery placement Battery Touch panel (rear view) Power Supply Note A 220 VAC power supply is also available. ViewPoints are furnished with a modular wart type Power Supply (Figure 5), which requires an input of 110 VAC and provides an output of 12 VDC at 1500 mA. The power supply can be used separately from the VPA-CHG to operate the ViewPoint.
Figure 5 VPA-CHG (power supply and VPT-CP Fast-Cycle Battery Charger for VPA-BP) 12 VDC Power Supply Green LED indicates battery is charged VPA-CHG Fast Cycle battery charger Red LED indicates charging Charging pins ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Power supply connection Installation 9
ViewPort Docking Station The ViewPort Docking Station (Figure 6) provides a built-in battery charger and an angled desk docking station to cradle your ViewPoint touch panel. When a ViewPoint is placed in the docking station's cradle, the ViewPoint makes contact with the charging pins and the docking station then supplies power. When a touch panel is not cradled on the docking station, a battery can be charged when placed within the charging compartment.
Battery Charging Note When inserting or removing a battery, insert or remove the battery slowly to avoid false indications on the LEDs. When a ViewPoint touch panel is not cradled on the docking station, an optional extra battery can be placed in the charging compartment. The optional battery is fully charged in four hours when the optional power supply is plugged-in to the rear of the docking station (Figure 7).
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Touch Panel Basics Note Refer to the TPDesign3 Instruction Manual for detailed Touch Panel design information or to the ViewPoint VPXpress System Design/Programming Overview This section contains descriptions and illustration examples of Touch panel pages (Figure 8), buttons, message bars, and keypads. You can use the TPDesign3 software program to create custom pages and download them to the touch panel. Or you can use the ViewPoint VPXpress System Design/Programming Software.
Touch Panel Pages You can download objects like buttons and drawings to a touch panel page. The number of objects depends on the type and quantity of external devices you want to control with the touch panel and AXCESS Control System. When you create multiple pages, you must link them with buttons. Figure 9 shows how five touch panel pages are linked to the Main page. Note that each page contains one button that goes to the next page, and one that goes to the previous page.
Selection buttons Selection buttons (Figure 10) appear on touch panel pages and set communication parameters. Figure 10 Selection button example Note Information buttons These button types will be Information buttons contain serial numbers and firmware version information. The properties of these buttons cannot be changed. Figure 11 shows the serial number information button in the Setup page. displayed in black and yellow to indicate that they are only for information and can’t be changed.
Figure 13 Entry display Keypad example Keypad entry (0 - 9) ENTER – Processes the entry CLEAR – Resets the entry to 0 Decision buttons Decision buttons (Figure 14) appear when an operation has two options and requires you to verify the action before it is performed. Figure 14 Decision button example Decision buttons appear when you exit the Editor bar, send or receive a drawing, designate a communication protocol, or make an operation error.
Touch to Continue buttons Touch to Continue buttons (Figure 17) appear when an operation requires user acknowledgement. An example of an operation that requires user acknowledgement is resetting the factory defaults.
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Designing Touch Panel Pages Note Overview Information within this section These step-by-step instructions describe creating touch panel pages, buttons, joysticks, bargraphs, and setting page color attributes. For in-depth information on all the operations available on the touch panel, read through the Touch Panel Program Reference section to learn about all the operations and techniques you can use to design touch panel pages. applies to all ViewPoint models except as noted.
1. Press SETUP in the Main page to open the Setup page shown in Figure 19. Figure 19 Setup page Note Viewpoint touch panel information buttons are displayed with a black fill. Firmware version These buttons can’t be altered and are only used to display information. Examples of these are the AXlink, WIRELESS STATUS, OUTPUT RESOLUTION, vX.XX, and SERIAL # buttons. 2. Press PROTECTED SETUP to open the password keypad shown in Figure 20.
Note If you press ENTER after typing in an incorrect password, you are 3. Enter 1988 in the keypad and press ENTER to open Protected Setup page (Figure 21). For information on changing the password, refer to Touch Panel Program Reference section. If you enter a wrong number, press CLEAR and reenter the number. immediately returned to the current page. Figure 21 Protected Setup page with the active EDITOR button 4. Press EDITOR to enable the Edit mode.
Figure 22 Main page with EDIT button 7. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar. BUTTON and PAGE in the Edit bar (Figure 23) are used to design and modify button and page settings.
Creating a Page Use the PAGE menu in the Edit bar to create touch panel pages. Adding a page 1. Press PAGE on the Edit bar to open the PAGE menu shown in Figure 24. Figure 24 PAGE menu 2. ADD to open the keyboard. 3. Enter NEW PAGE (Figure 25) using the keyboard. Page names can be up to 20 characters.
Figure 25 Keyboard Note Page naming does not allow you to change the font type, as is only available for buttons. 4. Press EXIT CHANGE to add NEW PAGE to touch panel memory, close the keyboard, and return to the new page. Setting the page color 1. Press the EDIT button to open the Edit bar on the newly created page. 2. Press PAGE on the Edit bar to open the PAGE menu. 3. Press PAGE COLOR to open the color palette shown in Figure 26.
4. Select a page color from the palette. The page automatically changes to the new color. Creating a Button Use the BUTTON menu in the Edit bar to create touch panel buttons. Adding a button 1. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar. 2. Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu shown in Figure 27. Figure 27 BUTTON menu 3. Press ADD to open the ADD BUTTON operation bar (Figure 28). Figure 28 ADD BUTTON operation bar 4.
Figure 29 Width Add a button example Touch Point Height 5. Release your finger from the panel to store the button dimensions into panel memory. 6. Press EXIT to close the Edit bar. Resizing a button 1. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar. 2. Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu. 3. Press RESIZE to open the RESIZE BUTTON operation bar (Figure 30). Figure 30 RESIZE BUTTON operation bar 4.
Button Properties Note One-way ViewPoints do not support bargraphs, sliders, joysticks, VGA, or video. Note The same steps apply to setting properties for external buttons. Use the PROPERTIES option of the BUTTON menu in the Edit bar to set button borders, page flips, button colors for channel on and off conditions, and channel and variable text codes. Setting the button properties 1. Press EDIT to open the Edit. 2. Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu options. 3.
Setting the button type 1. Press BUTTON TYPE in the Button Properties page. This opens the BUTTON TYPE menu, shown in Figure 34. Press MORE at the bottom of the first page of Button Types options to view the next page of options. Press PREV to view the first page. Figure 34 Button Types menu 2. Select a button type for the selected button to open the associated Button Properties page for the selected button type.
Figure 35 BUTTON BORDER menu pages 2. Press 3D RECTANGLE 1 to set the button border to 3D RECTANGLE 1 style and return to the Button Properties page. The BORDER button in the Button Properties page changes to show the active border type. In this case, the button changes to the 3D-rectangle border. Note Setting the channel code If DEVICE USED is set to 4 The channel buttons that set the device and button channel codes for the touch panels are shown in Figure 36.
b. Note If DEVICE USED is set to 4 and Base Device Number is 128, the Central Controller recognizes bus devices 128, 129, 130, and 131. For 2-way ViewPoints, AMX IR is not supported (38 KHz and 455 KHz) but other manufacturer’s IR codes are supported by assigning ViewPoint device numbers 2, 3, and 4 for IR codes. 3. Press ENTER to store the device number into memory, close the keypad, and return to the Button Properties page. 4.
Setting the page flip 1. Press the left PAGE FLIP box in the Button Properties page (Figure 38) to open the Page Flip Type list (Figure 39). Page Flip Type button Figure 38 Flip to Page button Page FLIP boxes 2. Press FLIP STANDARD to select a standard page flip. 3. Press the right PAGE FLIP box (Figure 38) to open the PAGE FLIP TYPE menu (Figure 39). Figure 39 PAGE FLIP TYPE menu Note When selecting FLIP PREVIOUS in the Page FLIP type button, the PAGE menu appears. 4.
Figure 40 PAGE flip destination menu 5. Press MAIN PAGE to set the page flip to the Main page. Setting the button colors for channel-off conditions 1. Press the target button to open the Button Properties page 2. Press BORDER in the CHANNEL OFF subsection of the Button Properties page (Figure 41). Figure 41 CHANNEL OFF/ON COLOR settings box 3. The color palette (Figure 42) appears. Figure 42 Color palette Note The VPT-GS will display gray shades for selection.
4. Press black to set the border color. 5. Press the FILL button in the Button Properties page to open the color palette. 6. Press white to set the fill color. 7. Press the TEXT button to open the palette 8. Press red to set the text color 9. Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE in the Button Properties page to store the new button properties into memory and return to the current page 10.
Figure 44 Text/Image page Note 5. Press TEXT OFF to open the keyboard. The CHANGE FONT button 6. Enter MAIN PAGE in the keyboard. The text appears in the message box at the only appears when changing the font of a function button and does not apply to popup pages. top of the keyboard. If you exceed the space in the button, the touch panel edits the message to fit in the space provided. Change the size of the button or reduce the font size to compensate. 7.
Using TPDesign3 to Download Bitmaps, Icons, and Fonts for more information on importing icons into your touch panel. 1. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar. 2. Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu. 3. Press TEXT/IMAGE to add text to the button. The TEXT/IMAGE operation bar appears. 4. Press the target button to open the Text/Image page. 5. Press ICON OFF to set the icon for the OFF state of the selected button.
Using TPDesign3 to Download Bitmaps, Icons, and Fonts for more information on importing bitmaps into your touch panel. 1. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar. 2. Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu (Figure 27). 3. Press TEXT/IMAGE to add text to the button. The TEXT/IMAGE operation bar shown in Figure 43 appears. 4. Press the button to open the Text/Image page shown in Figure 44. 5. Press BTMP OFF to set the bitmap for the OFF state of the selected button. This opens the BITMAPS menu.
Using TPDesign3 to Download Bitmaps, Icons, and Fonts TPDesign3 allows you to import bitmaps, icons and fonts into your touch panel from an existing touch panel program. Use the Download to Panel command to download a project file. To download bitmaps, icons and/or fonts from an existing TPDesign3 project file: 1. Launch the TPDesign3 software program and open a project file that contains the desired bitmaps, icons, and fonts. 2. Select File from the menu bar to open the File menu. 3.
Figure 48 Sample Download To Panel dialog box: Actions tab 5. I n the What To Send area, select one or more of the available options (Bitmaps, Icons, Fonts). 6. Select the mode of communication with the touch panel. After clicking on Connect, the AXlink window opens, as shown in Figure 49. The AXlink window displays the AXlink ID and Available Panels fields. 7. The AXlink ID field displays the selected AXlink address. The Available Panels field the device addresses that are available. 8.
Figure 49 Sample Download To Panel dialog box with AXlink window Note Although these pushbuttons don't appear on-screen, their functionality can be set just as any other button on the touch panel. Refer to the Button Properties subsection for further information on the Properties’ page features. 9. After completing the download, cut, copy and paste buttons as needed. The bitmaps, icons and fonts that were downloaded are now accessible via the BITMAPS, ICONS and FONTS menus.
• Turn On a VCR and select TV. • Turn On a satellite receiver. Pulse command Figure 50 shows a sample pulse command format and description of the variables.
This command will transmit the IR code at device 3, channel 15 for 1 second. Then, the macro will pause 10 seconds before executing the next command or before finishing the macro if no other commands exist. Wait command The wait command is used as a delay between pulses. This command should be used sparingly because the final parameter of the pulse command contains a delay between instructions.
Figure 52 IR codes and functions IR codes and functions IR code # Television VCR Satellite 1-8 9 Power Power 10 0 11 1 1 12 2 2 13 3 3 14 4 4 15 5 5 16 6 6 17 7 7 18 8 8 19 9 9 Input select 21 0 Enter 22 Channel up ∧ Channel up ∧ 23 Channel down ∨ Channel down ∨ 24 Volume ∨ Main volume ∧ Volume up ∧ 25 Volume ^ Main Volume Volume down ∨ 26 Mute Rcvr mute Mute 27 Main power on 28 Main power off 29 TV/Video VCR1 tv/vcr 30 TV 31 VCR1 32 V
1. Create a button and label it Video Start. 2. Select EDIT, BUTTON, PROPERTIES. 3. In the PROPERTIES dialog, select BUTTON TYPE, and then select GENERAL. 4. In the BUTTON OPTIONS field, select NONE. 5. I n the CHANNEL dialog, set DEV to 1 and CHAN to 0. 6. In the STRING field enter the following using the keyboard: Note You must select the CHAR NUMS button on the $P 2 9 5 1 $P 2 24 5 1 $P 3 27 5 1 $P 4 9 5 1 Keyboard in order to enter the adjacent text.
Figure 53 Touch to Continue button example If the screen is touched to cancel macro execution, all touch panel activity stops until another button press occurs. Creating a Joystick Note Joystick will function on VPW-CP/VPW-GS only. You can create a joystick with the BUTTON TYPE operation bar in the Button Properties page. Joysticks (Figure 54) are vertical and horizontal direction controllers you can use for camera operations such as pan and tilt.
5. Press JOYSTICK to set the target button as a joystick. 6. Press BUTTON OPTIONS on the Button Properties page to open the BUTTON OPTION menu for Joysticks shown in Figure 56. Figure 56 BUTTON OPTION menu for Joysticks 7. Press CROSSHAIR CENTER to set a crosshair in the center of the joystick button and return to the Button Properties page. 8. Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE to return to the Main page. 9. Press EXIT to exit from the PROPERTIES operation bar. Setting the joystick properties Note 1.
Figure 57 Button Properties page for Joysticks Note If you followed the instructions for Adding a joystick to a page subsection, this button's Properties page appears. Note If DEVICE USED is set to 4 and Base Device Number is 128, the Central Controller recognizes bus devices 128, 129, 130, and 131. Setting the channel code The channel buttons that set the device and button channel codes for the touch panels are shown in Figure 58. Figure 58 CHANNEL code buttons Note 1.
Setting the level code The level buttons that set the device and number codes for the touch panels are shown in Figure 59. Figure 59 LEVEL code buttons Note 1. Press DEV to open a keypad and set the device number. The panel will not allow you to 2. Enter 1, 2, 3, or 4 in the keypad. The AXCESS software program uses device enter a device number greater than the DEVICE USED without first displaying a decision box.
Figure 61 Color palette Note The VPT-GS will display gray shades for selection. 4. Press black to set the border color. 5. Press the FILL button in the Button Properties page to open the color palette. 6. Press white to set the fill color. 7. Press the TEXT button to open the palette. Note 8. Press red to set the text color. Joysticks actually use two 9. Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE in the Button Properties page to store the new level numbers. The first is for the X-axis and the second is for the Y-axis.
Adding a bargraph to a page Note 1. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar. Bargraphs will function on VPW-CP/VPW-GS only 2. Create a new button using the ADD operation bar in the BUTTON menu. 3. Press BUTTON in the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu. 4. Press PROPERTIES in the BUTTON menu to open the PROPERTIES operation bar shown in Figure 63. Figure 63 PROPERTIES operation bar 5. Press the target button to open the Button Properties page. 6. Press BUTTON TYPE to open the BUTTON TYPE menus shown in Figure 64.
Figure 65 Button Properties page for Vertical Bargraphs Setting the bargraph properties Use the Button Properties page for Vertical Bargraphs shown in Figure 65 to set channel, level, and button colors. Note Setting the channel code Bargraphs will function on VPW-CP/VPW-GS only. The channel buttons that set the device and button channel codes for the touch panels are shown in Figure 66.
4. Press CHAN to open a keypad and enter a channel value of 1 through 255 in the keypad. The AXCESS software program uses the channel code number to identify the button and its’ operations Note The channel code for non- 5. Press ENTER to store the channel number into memory, close the keypad, and return to the Button Properties page. active buttons is 0 and for active buttons is 1 through 255.
Figure 68 CHANNEL OFF/ON COLOR settings box 3. The color palette (Figure 42) appears. Figure 69 Color palette Note The VPT-GS will display gray shades for selection. 4. Press black to set the border color. 5. Press the FILL button in the Button Properties page to open the color palette. 6. Press white to set the fill color. 7. Press the TEXT button to open the palette. 8. Press red to set the text color. 9.
1. Open the Edit bar, press the active page button shown in Figure 70. Refer to the Go to subsection for information on the use of the active page button Active page button Figure 70 Edit bar with active page button 2. Press MAIN PAGE from the PAGE GOTO menu. 3. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar. 4. Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu. 5. Press TEXT/IMAGE to change the Main page button text. The TEXT/IMAGE operation bar (Figure 71) appears. Figure 71 TEXT/IMAGE operation bar 6.
16. Press the NEW PAGE button to open the Button Properties page. 17. Press the page FLIP buttons (Figure 73) to set the page flip properties for the button. Figure 73 Page Flip Type button Flip to Page button Page FLIP buttons 18. Press the left Flip Type box in the Button Properties page to open the PAGE FLIP TYPE menu (Figure 74). Figure 74 PAGE FLIP TYPE menu 19. Press FLIP STANDARD to select a standard page flip and return to the Button Properties page. 20.
Figure 75 PAGE menu 21. Press NEW PAGE to set the page flip and return to the Button Properties page. 22. Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE to save changes, close the Button Properties page, and return to the Main page. 23. Press EXIT on the PROPERTIES operation bar to close the Edit bar. Exiting Edit Mode This subsection describes exiting the EDIT mode once you finish designing touch panel pages. 1. Press EXIT to close the Edit bar (Figure 76). Figure 76 Edit bar 2.
Figure 77 Setup page 3. Press PROTECTED SETUP to open the Protected Setup page shown in Figure 78. Figure 78 Protected Setup page 4. Press EDITOR to toggle EDIT mode Off. 5. Press EXIT to close the Protected Setup page and return to the Setup page (Figure 77). 6. Press EXIT to close the Setup page and return to the Main page.
Another method of exiting the EDIT mode is to use the QUIT EDITOR button on the Edit bar. Refer to the Edit Bar – Quit Editor option subsection for detailed information on exiting the EDIT mode using this method. 1. Press EXIT to open the Edit bar shown in Figure 76. 2. Press the QUIT EDITOR button to open the Quit the On-Board Editor decision button. 3. If you select YES, the current page will appear without the Edit bar.
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Touch Panel Program Reference Overview This section contains operation flowcharts, instructions, and menu option descriptions. The buttons shown in Figure 79 appear when you power up the touch panel. Figure 79 Main page Note The information within this section applies to all ViewPoint models. Setup Page Press the SETUP button from the Main page, to open the Setup page shown in Figure 80. Use the Setup and Protected Setup pages to configure how the touch panel operates.
Figure 80 Optional WIRELESS STATUS button for WAV-PK and SMT-PK wireless control Setup page Note The WIRELESS STATUS button appears when a WAVPK or SMT-PK is attached to the touch panel. Beep The Beep button sets the duration of the audible beep provided by the touch panel. The values are 0 to 5. Using 0 turns the beep tone off and 1 through 5 provide the audible beep and gradually increase the beep duration.
Figure 82 DISPLAY TIMER button When the touch panel goes into screen-saver mode, the LCD is powered-down. With a setting of 5, the panel goes into screen-saver mode if there is no activity for 5 minutes. Press the UP and DN buttons to set the DISPLAY TIMER. The minimum time is 1 minute and the maximum is 240 minutes. Set time and date Press SET TIME AND DATE to open the page shown in Figure 83.
• MIN Press the UP and DN buttons to set the minute. • DAY Press the UP and DN buttons to set the day. • SECOND • DISPLAY MONTH/DAY, DAY/MONTH Press the UP and DN buttons to set the seconds. Press to toggle the order of the month and day display. • Press to toggle the clock display to a 12- or 24-hour format. For example, the 12-hour clock format changes from 12:00 to 1:00, and the 24-hour clock changes from 12:00 to 13:00.
Figure 86 SET BRIGHTNESS page Note A lower brightness settings information button appears in the lower right-hand of the screen when the brightness setting exceeds 5 Press the UP and DN buttons to set the LCD brightness and contrast on the touch panel. The maximum brightness level is 5 and the maximum contrast level is 12. The TRANSPARENT and ABORT buttons are disabled for this page.
Show palette Press SHOW PALETTE to open the color palette. Pressing the screen again will cause you to leave the Show Palette page. Wireless status (optional WAV-PK) Note The WAV-PK page provides read-only information about the Wave-Pack. The only setting that can be changed is the SLEEP TIMEOUT value. The WIRELESS STATUS button appears on the Setup page when an AXR-WAVES Wireless AXlink Virtual Emulator Server is connected to the touch panel.
Note • Wave-Pak Not Locked/Locked • Battery Voltage XX.X • RSSI XXX% Shows the strength of the AXR-WAVES signal received by the touch panel. The signal strength fluctuates between 0% and 100% as shown by a horizontal gauge moving from left to right. • GROUP ID Shows the GROUP ID number on the touch panel used to communicate with the wireless AXR-WAVES with the same group ID number. The group ID range is 0 – 15. The group ID setting overrides the DIP switch setting on the WAV-PK.
from left to right as the RF signal intensity increases. The shaded area fluctuates between 0% and 100%. Note Wireless status (optional SMT-PK) This SMT-PK page provides read-only information about the Smart Pack. The only setting that can be changed is The WIRELESS STATUS button appears on the Setup page when a SmartPack is connected to the touch panel. Press the WIRELESS STATUS button to open the optional page shown in Figure 91. the SLEEP TIMEOUT value.
Note • Shows the firmware version installed in the SMT-PK. Refer to the Wireless status (optional WAV-PK) subsection Module Version vX.XX • Fully Charged/Not Charging/Charging • AMX RF ON/OFF • Supply Voltage vX.XX Shows the voltage level of the external power supply (optional) connected to the SMT-PK. • AMX IR 38 kHz/455 kHz/OFF for information on how to set the RF and IR. Fully Charged appears when the battery in the SMT-PK is fully charged.
5 minutes. The touch panel wakes up when you touch the screen for more than .5 seconds. • ViewPoint Module • Module Version VX.XX Not functional at this time. Shows the ROM firmware version installed in the ViewPoint. • Battery Voltage XX.X • Battery Not Charging/Battery Charging Battery Not Charging appears when the Nickel Metal Hydride battery is not charging. Battery Charging appears when the Nickel Metal Hydride battery is charging.
Figure 92 Wireless status for VPW-CP and VPW-CP touch panels. Wave-Pak not locked Does not apply to the VPW-CP or VPW-GS touch panels. Module version Does not apply to the VPW-CP or VPW-GS touch panels. Server version Identifies the operating version of the AXR-WAVES WaveServer firmware. RSSI Radio signal strength indicator showing the relative signal strength in percent and visual horizontal bargraph. Network Eff.
Device range Indicates the assignable device number range (for RF operation) available for the VPW-CP or VPW-GS. Server devices Identifies the device numbers of the devices communicating with the AXR-WAVES WaveServer. Protected Setup Page The Protected Setup page allows you to set passwords, mouse controls, and communications parameters. The flowchart in Figure 93 shows how to access the Protected Setup page, which is password-protected.
Figure 94 Protected Setup page Baud The BAUD button (Figure 95) sets the baud rate. The baud rate is automatically set to 38.4. The BAUD rate is for communicating with your PC when downloading a program or new firmware. Figure 95 BAUD button Note Make sure to match the baud rate for communications with TPDesign3.xx. • Press the UP and DN buttons to set the data communication speed with the . Available baud rates are 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19.2, and 38.4.
Figure 96 DEVICE BASE button Device used Note If four devices are used, and the base address is 128, then the touch panel will consecutively use device numbers 128, 129, 130, and 131. Press the DEVICE USED button (Figure 97) to open a keypad and set the panel’s device number from 1 through 4. Each device number supports up to 255-channel code button assignments. The multiple device settings allow you to create up to four unique touch panel buttons and/or pages.
Figure 99 POWER UP PAGE button and example PAGE menu Select a page to designate as the first page to appear when you power up the touch panel. Select NONE to disable this option. If none is selected, the last selected page will be the first active page the next time the touch panel is used. Wake up message Press WAKE UP MESSAGE (Figure 100) to open the touch panel keyboard, and enter an ASCII string to be sent to the Central Controller when the touch panel wakes up.
Figure 101 AUTO ASSIGN button Page password Press the PAGE PASSWORD button (Figure 102) to open a keypad and assign a page’s numeric password. Figure 102 PAGE PASSWORD button Note This numeric password applies to the touch panel pages If you try to open a password-protected page, the keypad appears, and you must enter the correct password number to open the new page. The page password range is 1–5,999.
message is received. Refer to the AXCESS Programming section for detailed programming information. Figure 104 POWER UP MESSAGE button System page Press the SYSTEM PAGE button (Figure 105) to open the System page (Figure 106). Figure 105 SYSTEM PAGE button Figure 106 System page Warning The System page should only be used to purge unwanted buttons, bitmaps, icons, fonts, and stored touch panel settings.
• BUTTON MEM FREE Shows the memory available to store buttons in 1,024-byte increments. • DELETE ALL BITMAPS • BITMAP MEM FREE Shows the memory available to store bitmap graphics in 1,024-byte increments. • Opens the decision button shown in Figure 109. Press YES to clear all the icons or NO to cancel the operation. • ICON MEM FREE Opens the decision button shown in Figure 108. Press YES to clear all the bitmaps or NO to cancel the operation.
Figure 111 BITMAPS menu • Opens the ICONS menu (Figure 112) that lists icons stored in touch panel memory. SHOW ICONS ID’S — MORE — ABORT Forwards the menu listing. Cancels the menu process and returns to the current page. Figure 112 ICONS menu • ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Opens the FONTS menu (Figure 113) that lists fonts stored in touch panel memory.
Figure 113 FONTS menu Note You can use the TPDesign3 software program to import variable fonts into the panel. Warning You should only use the FACTORY RESET button to erase all stored data in the touch panel. The data cannot be recovered after it is • erased. Opens the decision button shown in Figure 114. Press YES to clear all touch panel memory or NO to cancel the operation.
Figure 116 Edit bar Page tracking Press PAGE TRACKING (Figure 117) to toggle the page tracking ON or OFF. When page tracking is enabled, the touch panel sends page data back to the Central Controller or vice versa, depending on how you set the touch panel. Page tracking data can be used to control pages in multiple touch panels. Figure 117 PAGE TRACKING button Sleep message Press SLEEP MESSAGE (Figure 118) to open a keyboard and enter a message to appear when the touch panel goes into sleep mode.
Figure 120 Base device Channel code number Function show button and slider example 2, 1 3, 132 Button LIGHT PANEL Slider 2, 255 1,255 Variable text device number Level channel Text channel Level device number Wireless Settings for VPW-CP and VPW-GS The WIRELESS STATUS button appears on the Setup page. The ViewPoint provides two-way RF control and provides one-way IR signaling. The ViewPoint contains a Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable battery that supplies independent power to the touch panel.
Wave-Pak not locked Does not apply to the VPW-CP or VPW-GS touch panels. RSSI Radio signal strength indicator showing the relative signal strength in percent and visual horizontal bargraph. Network Eff. Operating efficiency (shown in percentage) of the current network which the VPWCP or VPW-GS is a part of. Device Eff. Operating efficiency (shown in percentage) of the VPW-CP or VPW-GS. Device range Indicates the assignable device number range (for RF operation) available for the ViewPoint.
Figure 122 Wireless Settings page for SMT-PKM Note The AMX RF and AMX IR can function simultaneously. Refer to the Wireless status (optional SMT-PKM) subsection for detailed information. Edit button Press EDITOR in the Protected Setup page to enable EDIT mode. The Protected Setup page remains open until you press EXIT. Then, the EDIT button appears on every page. The flowchart in Figure 123 shows the sequence to activate EDIT mode.
Figure 124 Enabled EDITOR button in the Protected Setup page Note The position of the EDIT button depends on whether you have, at any time, selected MOVE EDIT from the PAGE menu. Refer to the Move edit subsection for detailed information. When the Edit mode is enabled, the EDIT button (Figure 125) appears on the top or bottom of each touch panel page.
Edit Bar - Button Menu Options Press EDIT to open the Edit bar and press BUTTON to open the Button menu shown in Figure 126. Figure 126 Edit bar — BUTTON menu Note Buttons with Unicode fonts can only be created and edited within TPDesign3, then You can use the BUTTON menu to create, configure, and revise touch panel button settings. Buttons containing usable fonts cannot have their text or images altered because their code is locked. The Edit bar also shows the current page name.
Copy image Press COPY IMAGE to copy an existing button onto a touch panel page when the COPY BUTTON operation bar (Figure 128) appears. Figure 128 COPY BUTTON operation bar Touch the target button and drag the new button to another position. When you start dragging the new button, the message bar shows you the current X/Y page-position coordinates and the X/Y resolution size. Press EXIT on the COPY BUTTON operation bar to exit.
Delete Press DELETE to delete a button when the DELETE BUTTON operation bar (Figure 131) appears. Figure 131 DELETE BUTTON operation bar Then, touch the button you want to delete, which opens the decision box shown in Figure 132. Figure 132 DELETE button decision box • YES • NO Deletes the button and returns to the current page. Cancels the deletion process and returns to the current page. Text/image Press TEXT/IMAGE to add text into a button.
Figure 134 Text/Image page • TEXT OFF • TEXT ON Opens the keyboard (Figure 135) where you enter the text to appear on the Off-state of the button. Opens the keyboard (Figure 135) where you enter the text to appear on the On-state of the button. Figure 135 Keyboard The text appears in the window at the top of the keyboard. If you exceed the space in the button, the touch panel edits the message to fit in the space provided. Change the size of the button or reduce the font size to compensate.
— CHAR CAPS Sets the keyboard to uppercase characters. — CHAR LOW Sets the keyboard to lowercase characters. — CHAR NUMS Sets the keyboard to numeric characters. — CHAR MORE Toggles the keypad to special characters. — SPACE — DEL Enters a blank space. Deletes a space or character where the flashing cursor appears. — LT, RT, UP, DN down. Moves the flashing cursor position left, right, up, and — CHANGE FONT Opens the FONTS menu (Figure 136) where you can select a text font (typeface).
Figure 137 ICONS menu • BITMAP OFF • BITMAP ON • SET TEXT ALIGNMENT Opens the BITMAPS menu (Figure 138) where you can select the bitmap to appear on the Off-state of the button. Select MORE to view more bitmap files or ABORT to exit and return to the Text/Image page. Opens the BITMAPS menu (Figure 138) where you can select the bitmap to appear on the On-state of the button. Select MORE to view more bitmap files or ABORT to exit and return to the Text/Image page.
Figure 139 Set Text Alignment page • MAKE ON SAME AS OFF • EXIT SAVE CHANGE • Copies the Off-state text, icon, and/or bitmap settings to the On-state buttons. Saves the current settings, exits the Text/Image page, and returns to the current page. EXIT NO CHANGE Cancels the current settings and returns to the current page. Properties Select PROPERTIES and a button to open the Properties page (Figure 140).
• Opens the BUTTON BORDER menus (Figure 141) where you can select the border style. Figure 142 shows border names and styles. BORDER Figure 141 BUTTON BORDER menus Note This feature doesn’t apply to external pushbuttons.
Border names and styles (Cont.) Name Note Style Name Style Name Double raised 3D neon 2 Single diamond Triple Raised 3D neon blue Double diamond All new buttons are automatically set to Double-Raised. Style The channel code allows a button to have AXCESS code statements like Push and Release associated with specific functions. Figure 143 shows the relationship between the device and channel numbers. Each device can have a channel range from 1 to 255 per device.
As shown in Figure 144, the upper-left corner of a button shows a base device number followed by a channel code number. The bottom-right corner of a button shows the variable text number followed by the variable text channel. Figure 144 Base device Channel code number Function show button and slider example 2, 1 Note 3, 132 Button Refer to the Function show subsection for more information. Note G3 firmware allows up to 1020 button combinations.
select the button type GENERAL, the BUTTON OPTIONS, FLIP, and STRING operation bars appear in the Properties page. Figure 145 BUTTON TYPE menus For a description of each button type, refer to the Properties Page-Button Types subsection. • Opens the BUTTON OPTION menu, in which you set the button feedback. The contents of the BUTTON OPTION menu will change depending on the type of button selected.
— NONE Sets the button feedback off. This selection also sets the button border, fill, or text colors to match the CHANNEL OFF color palette in the Properties page. — CHANNEL Sets the button border, fill, or text colors to match the CHANNEL ON color palette in the Attributes page when the assigned button function is on. — INVERTED CHANNEL Sets the button border, fill, or text colors to match the CHANNEL ON color palette in the Properties page when the assigned button function is off.
— FLIP POPUP ON Sets the button action to open a popup page. Select the FLIP menu button (Figure 148) to open the POPUP PAGE menu (Figure 149) and select a popup page. Figure 148 Page FLIP menu buttons — FLIP POPUP OFF Sets the button action to close a popup page. Select the FLIP menu button (Figure 148) to open the POPUP PAGE menu (Figure 149) and select a popup page to close. Figure 149 POPUP PAGE menu — FLIP PREVIOUS Sets the button action to open the previous touch panel page on the panel.
Figure 150 PAGE menu • STRING Opens the keyboard where you enter the data string to be sent to the Central Controller via AXlink or RF communications. The data string appears in the STRING button. Press ABORT to close the menu. • CHANNEL OFF and CHANNEL ON COLOR Sets the border, fill, and text colors for the button’s Off and On states. Press the BORDER, FILL, and TEXT buttons to open the color palette shown in Figure 151. Select a color to set the channel colors and return to the PROPERTIES page.
• EXIT SAVE CHANGE • EXIT NO CHANGE Closes the PROPERTIES page, ignores the new settings, and returns to the current touch panel page. Closes the PROPERTIES page, saves the new settings, and returns to the current touch panel page. Save Press SAVE and a button to copy the button attributes into memory. You can then paste the button in the current page or on another page. Paste Press PASTE and the touch panel screen to paste the button saved with the Save option.
— BORDER Select this option and a button to store the default border in touch panel memory. The default border is automatically applied to all new buttons. — SIZE Select this option and a button to store the button size in touch panel memory. Then, use the SET DEFAULT option to automatically resize a button to the default size. — COLOR & BORDER Select this option and a button to store the default color and border in touch panel memory.
Button Types (Cont.) Button Type Description Vertical Bargraph Sets the button to a vertical bargraph or slider. Feedback for bargraph or slider response comes from the Central Controller. Horizontal Bargraph Sets the button to a horizontal bargraph or slider. Feedback for bargraph or slider response comes from the Central Controller. Brightness Sets the button to open the BRIGHTNESS page. This page shows the color palette and brightness/contrast buttons.
Figure 154 Button Properties page for a General button • Opens the BUTTON OPTION menu, shown in Figure 155. Use this menu to set the feedback type. Press ABORT to close the menu. BUTTON OPTIONS Figure 155 BUTTON OPTION menu General button — NONE Sets the button feedback Off. This option also sets the button border, fill, and text colors to match the CHANNEL OFF color palette in the PROPERTIES page.
— CHANNEL Sets the button border, fill, and text colors to match the CHANNEL ON color options in the Attributes page when the assigned button function is on. — INVERTED CHANNEL Sets the button border, fill, and text colors to match the CHANNEL ON color options in the Properties page when the assigned button function is off. — GREY CHANNEL Sets button feedback color to grey. — ALWAYS ON Sets the button feedback On.
Figure 157 Page FLIP menu buttons — FLIP POPUP OFF Sets the button action to close a popup page. Select the FLIP menu buttons (Figure 157) to open the POPUP PAGE menu (Figure 158) and select a popup page to close. Figure 158 POPUP PAGE menu — FLIP PREVIOUS Sets the button action to open the previous touch panel page on the panel. — FLIP STANDARD Sets the button action to open a touch panel page. Use the FLIP menu button to open the PAGE menu (Figure 159), and select the target touch panel page.
• Opens the keyboard where you enter the data string to be sent to the Central Controller via AXlink or RF communications. The data string appears in the STRING button. Press ABORT to close the menu. STRING For a description of the other items in the Button Properties: GENERAL page, refer to the Properties subsection. Joystick Select JOYSTICK from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a Joystick button.
Figure 161 BUTTON OPTION menu Joystick button Note When you move the control stick, for both joystick buttons, the touch panel sends feedback (data) to the Central Controller and to the external device to perform a preprogrammed operation. — JOYSTICK NON-CENTER Sets the button to a four-quadrant joystick with a control stick. When you remove your finger from the screen, the control stick and external device stay in that position.
Vertical Bargraph Select VERTICAL BARGRAPH from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a Vertical Bargraph button (VPW-CP/VPW-GS only). The button type VERTICAL BARGRAPH and associated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 162. Figure 162 Button Properties page for a Vertical Bargraph button Note One-way ViewPoints do not support bargraphs, sliders, joysticks, VGA, video, variable text, or variable text.
— BARGRAPH DISPLAY Sets the bargraph as a vertical indicator for external devices. Indicator levels must be defined in the AXCESS software program. — BARGRAPH ACTIVE Sets the bargraph as a vertical controller for external devices. Indicator levels must be defined in the AXCESS software program. When a control level is set on the vertical bargraph, control data is sent to the Central Controller to control an external device.
Figure 164 Button Properties page for a Horizontal Bargraph button Note One-way ViewPoints do not support bargraphs, sliders, joysticks, VGA, video, variable text, or variable text. • Opens the BUTTON OPTION menu (Figure 165) where you set the button type. Press ABORT to close the menu. BUTTON OPTIONS Figure 165 BUTTON OPTION menu — BARGRAPH DISPLAY Sets the bargraph as a vertical indicator for external devices. Indicator levels must be defined in the AXCESS software program.
When a control level is set on the horizontal bargraph, control data is sent to the Central Controller to control an external device. — BARGRAPH CENTERING Sets the bargraph as a vertical controller with a default control level. Levels must be defined in the AXCESS software program. When a control level change is sent to the Central Controller, the external device changes accordingly until the control data input stops.
Figure 166 Button Properties page for a Brightness button Note When the panel is attached to an optional battery source, a lower brightness settings information button appears in the lower right-hand of the screen. Note For a description of the other items in the Button Properties: Brightness page, refer to the Properties subsection. Press the UP and DN buttons to set the LCD brightness and contrast on the touch panels. The Brightness page allows you to set the touch panel’s LCD light level.
The maximum Brightness level is 8 and a the maximum Contrast level is 13. The TRANSPARENT and ABORT buttons are disabled for this page. Time Select TIME from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a Time button. A Time button sets the button to display the current time. The time is supplied to the button by the Central Controller. The button type TIME and associated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 168.
Figure 169 BUTTON OPTION menu (Time button) — COLON BLINK Sets the colon in the displayed time to blink once/second. — COLON ALWAYS ON Sets the colon in the displayed time to never blink. For a description of the other items in this page, refer to the Properties subsection. Date Select DATE from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a Date button. A Date button displays the current date. The date is supplied to the button by the Central Controller.
Figure 170 Button Properties page for a Date button For a description of the other items in this page, refer to the Properties subsection. Keypad Select KEYPAD from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a Keypad button. The button type KEYPAD and associated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 171.
This sets the button to open the keypad so you can enter a password or value assignment. All the keypad buttons are interactive except for the entry field. For a description of the other items in the Button Properties: Keypad page, refer to the Properties subsection. Keyboard Select KEYBOARD from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a Keyboard button. The button type KEYBOARD and associated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 172.
Video Setup Select VIDEO SETUP from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a Video Setup button. The button type VIDEO SETUP and associated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 173. Figure 173 Button Properties page for a Video Setup button Note For a description of the other items in the Button Properties: Video Setup page, refer to the Properties subsection.
Video Window Select VIDEO WINDOW from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a Video Window button. The button type VIDEO WINDOW and associated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 175. Figure 175 Button Properties page for a Video Window button Note If video capable, the incoming signal is displayed through a button, while graphics are displayed as a background color option on the page.
Figure 176 Button Properties page for a Video Joystick button Note The VIDEO SETUP, VIDEO WINDOW, VIDEO JOYSTICK, and RGB SETUP button types are not available on these touch panels. Note If the panel is video capable, the video is displayed behind the joystick display. Sets the button to a video joystick that displays the incoming video signal, and a control stick.
— JOYSTICK NON-CENTER Sets the button to a four-quadrant joystick with a control stick. When you move the control stick, the touch panel sends feedback (data) to the Central Controller and to the external device to perform a pre-programmed operation. When you release the mouse button (or other touch device), the control stick and external device stay in that position. — JOYSTICK CENTER Sets the button to a four-quadrant joystick with a control stick located in the center.
Figure 178 Button Properties page for a RGB Setup button Note For a description of the other items in the Button Properties: RGB Setup page, refer to the Properties subsection. Note The RGB Setup page acts the same as the Video Setup page, and adapts to the specific (RGB) input module. This sets the button to open the RGB Setup page so that you can adjust the incoming video signal on the touch panel. Without RGB support, the PGB Setup page displays a NO RGB HW button (Figure 179).
Figure 180 Button Properties page for a Protected button This sets the button as a Protected button. Protected buttons are similar to General type buttons, except that they require the user to enter a password to flip to the specified destination page. Pressing a Protected button opens the Keypad. Use the Keypad to enter the correct password. If the correct password is entered, the page flips to the specified destination page. If the correct password is not entered, no page flip occurs.
External buttons Note You must press the external button on the panel rather that pressing a displayed button on the LCD. External buttons are recognized by the touch panel as external button numbers. The panel recognizes eight buttons per side for total of 16 buttons. Refer to the Button Properties subsection for detailed information about external pushbuttons.
Figure 182 PAGE FLIP TYPE menu Note You must use the TPDesign3 program to create and download popup pages to the touch panel. — FLIP POPUP ON Sets the button action to open a popup page. Select the FLIP menu button (Figure 183) to open the POPUP PAGE menu (Figure 184) and select a popup page. Flip to Page button Figure 183 Page FLIP menu buttons — FLIP POPUP OFF Sets the button action to close a popup page.
— FLIP PREVIOUS Sets the button action to open the previous touch panel page on the panel. — FLIP STANDARD Sets the button action to open a touch panel page. Use the FLIP menu button to open the PAGE menu (Figure 185), and select the target touch panel page. Figure 185 PAGE menu • Opens the keyboard where you enter the data string to be sent to the Central Controller via AXlink or RF communications. The data string appears in the STRING button. Press ABORT to close the menu.
Page Menu Options Press EDIT and PAGE to open the PAGE menu as shown in Figure 186. Figure 186 Page menu The PAGE menu includes operations to add, copy, rename, delete, change the page color, go to a page, turn popup pages on/off, move the Edit button, and snap to a grid. Press EXIT on the Edit bar to close the menu. Add Note The new page must have a button with assigned attributes before it can be used. 124 Press ADD to add a new touch panel page.
Figure 187 Keyboard Note Page naming does not allow you to change the font type, as for such things as buttons. • CHAR CAPS • CHAR LOW • CHAR NUMS Sets the keyboard to numeric characters. • CHAR MORE Toggles the keypad to special characters. • SPACE • DEL • LT, RT, UP, DN Sets the keyboard to uppercase characters. Sets the keyboard to lowercase characters. Enters a blank space. Deletes a space or character where the flashing cursor appears.
Rename Press RENAME to rename the active page. This command opens the keyboard. Use the keyboard to rename the current page. Press EXIT CHANGE to store the new page name in memory. Delete Press DELETE to delete the current page. This command opens the delete message shown in Figure 188. You cannot delete the Main page or Page 1. Figure 188 DELETE decision message • YES Deletes the page and returns to the Main page. • NO Cancels the deletion process and returns to the current page.
Go to Press GO TO to open the PAGE GOTO menu (Figure 190) and select the target page. Figure 190 PAGE GOTO menu • ABORT Cancels the Go To process and returns to the current page. Pressing the active page button (Figure 191) in the Edit bar will display the PAGE GOTO menu (Figure 190) where you can select a target page. Figure 191 Active page button Edit bar showing the active page button After selecting the target page, the active page button will display the current page.
Figure 192 POPUP ON menu Note Popup pages are created in TPDesign3 then downloaded into the touch panel. For detailed information on popup pages, refer to the TPDesign3 Touch Panel Program instruction manual. • MORE • ABORT Provides more Popup On page choices. Cancels the POPUP ON process and returns to the current page. Popup off Press POPUP OFF to open the POPUP OFF menu shown in Figure 193. Press a popup page in the menu to close the selected Popup page and return to the current page.
Move edit Press MOVE EDIT in the PAGE menu to move the Edit button to the bottom of the page. Press the EDIT button to open the Edit bar as shown in Figure 194. Figure 194 Main page after using the MOVE EDIT button Press MOVE EDIT again to move the EDIT button back to its original position at the top of the page. Snap grid Press SNAP GRID to set up an invisible grid on the page. The grid allows you to easily align buttons on the page. This command opens the SNAP GRID menu shown in Figure 195.
Figure 195 SNAP GRID menu Note The touch panel contains pixels throughout the screen. By selecting 1, 2, 4, or 8 PIXEL, the object will move by the pixel increment selected in the SNAP GRID menu. Set the movement increment in pixels. Select 1, 2, 4, or 8 PIXEL to set the grid and return to the current page. • ABORT Cancels the SNAP GRID process and returns to the current page. Edit Bar - Quit Editor option The QUIT EDITOR button is located on the Edit bar.
3. If you select YES, the page will appear as shown in Figure 198 without the Edit bar.
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AXCESS Programming Note Overview There are no programming differences between the VPTCP and VPT-GS. This section outlines how to connect your PC to the ViewPoint for programming the ViewPoint. Also, programming commands for the new AMX G3 software is included. PC to ViewPoint Connections Figure 199 shows the connections required for connecting the ViewPoint to your PC.
Programming the ViewPoint You can program the ViewPoint to perform a wide variety of operations using AXCESS Send_Commands and variable text commands. Use the commands described in this section along with the AXCESS Programming Language instruction manual to program the ViewPoint. AXCESS Programming Changes The AXCESS program may need to be modified to conform to those ranges and variables set in the new version 3.xx firmware. The following describes those version 2.
System Send_Commands System Send_Commands (Figure 201) are stored in the AXCESS Control System and direct the Touch Panel to perform various operations. Figure 201 System Send_Commands System Send_Commands Command Description "'ABEEP'" Output one panel beep even if the Beep value is set to 0 in the Setup page. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'ABEEP'" Beeps the panel. "'ADBEEP'" Output a double-beep even if the double beep value is set to 0 in the Setup page.
System Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'AKEYR'" Close the touch panel keyboard or keypad opened with the 'AKEYB', 'AKEYP', or 'PKEYP' commands. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'AKEYR'" Closes the keyboard or keypad opened using the 'AKEYB', 'AKEYP', or 'PKEYP' commands. "'BEEP'" Output one beep. The Beep button in the Protected Setup page must be set from 1 through 10 for this command. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'BEEP'" Beeps the panel if the Beep button is not set to 0.
System Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'CLOCK Set the time and date. '" Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'CLOCK 02-08-98 19:16:00' Sets the touch panel's date to February 8, 1998, and time to 7:16 p.m. "'DBEEP'" Output a double-beep. This command works only if the Double Beep value in the Protected Setup page is set to ON. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'DBEEP'" Double-beeps the panel.
System Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'PPOF - '" Close a specific popup page. = 1 - 50 ASCII characters Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'PPOFF-Popup Page 1'" Closes Popup Page 1. "'PPON - '" Open a specific popup page. = 1 - 50 ASCII characters Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'PPON-Popup Page 1'" Opens Popup Page 1. "'QBEEP'" Stop all beeps, including "'ABEEP'", "'ADBEEP'" and AXlink beeps. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,“'QBEEP'” Stops all beeps.
System Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'TPAGEOFF'" Deactivates page tracking. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'TPAGEOFF'" Deactivate the page tracking option. "'TPAGEON'" Activate page tracking.
System Send_Commands (Cont.
System Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'WAKE'" Deactivate screen-saver mode and reset sleep timer. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'WAKE'" Deactivates the touch panel screen-saver mode and resets the sleep timer. "'XMTO '" Set the new network communication delay for the panel and SOFTROM. = 4-30 ASCII characters Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'XMTO 5'" Sets the new delay time to 5 seconds. "'XMRT '" Set the new network communication retry value for the panel and SOFTROM.
Colors/Shades of Gray and Programming Numbers The colors and their programming numbers are listed in Figure 202, and can be used to set the colors on buttons, sliders, gauges, and pages. The lowest color number represents the lightest color-specific display, and the highest number represents the darkest display. For example, the color number 0 is light red, and 5 is dark red. Figure 202 Colors and programming numbers Colors and programming numbers Color No. Color No.
Figure 204 Border styles and programming numbers Border styles and programming numbers No. Border styles No.
Shorthand Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'@CFF',, = 1 - 255 number>" = see Figure 202 Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'@CFF',1,72" Sets the OFF feedback fill color to White for variable text button 1. "'@CFN',
Shorthand Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'@CTF',, = 1 - 255 number>" = see Figure 202 Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'@CTF',1,48" Sets the OFF feedback text color to Blue for variable text button 1. "'@CTN',
Shorthand Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'@PPA-'" Remove all popup pages from a specified page. If no page is specified, the current page is used. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'@PPA-Main Page'" If there were several popup pages on 'MAIN PAGE' that are active, sending the previous command would remove them all from 'MAIN PAGE'. "'@PPF-
Shorthand Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'@PPX-'" Remove all popup pages from all pages in a panel. The group that needs to be turned Off must contain the popup page given. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'@PPX-POP VCR2'" The popup page 'POP VCR' must be in a popup group. If so, then any popup page in that group will be turned off on all pages. "'@PWD-
Shorthand Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'@SWK-'" Change the Wakeup string sent to the Central Controller when the touch panel is activated. = alphanumeric characters Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'@SWK-Touch Panel Activated'" Sends Touch Panel Activated to the Central Controller. Color/Gray Scale Send_Commands Use the color Send_Commands (Figure 206) to set the colors for text, buttons, and pages.
Color Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description BORDER COLOR ON = Red brightest BORDER COLOR OFF = Red brightest TEXT COLOR ON = White brightest TEXT COLOR OFF = White two shades from brightest "'CBOFF- = 1 - 255 _number>'" = see Figure 202 Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'CBOFF1-0'" Sets the OFF feedback border color to Red for the variable text button 1.
Color Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'CFON- = 1 - 255 _number>'" = see Figure 202 Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'CFON1-48'" Sets the ON feedback fill color to Blue for variable text button 1. Note "'CPAGE- Page names are casesensitive. '" Set the background page color to the specified color.
Variable Text Send Commands Use variable text Send_Commands (Figure 207) to set the borders, fonts, and text. Figure 207 Variable text Send_Commands Variable text Send_Commands Command Description "'!B',, = 1 - 255 " = 0 and = 1 Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'!B',128, 1" Sets button 128 off. "'BTOF,
Variable text Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'!C',
Variable text Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'ICON,- = 1 - 255 style>'" = See Figure 204 Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'ICON,25-6'" Changes the variable text button 25 border style to doublerounded. "'!T',,''" Shorthand version of 'TEXT' command.
Figure 208 Shorthand variable text commands Shorthand variable text commands Command Description "'@BMF',,''" Shorthand commands were created by AMX designers to streamline receiving, processing, and transmitting Central Controller data.
System Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'@BMP',,''" = 1 - 255 = Bitmap Example: SEND_COMMAND TP, "'@BMP',85,'Bitmap1'" Adds the Bitmap1 file to button 85. "'@BOR',
System Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'@ICO',," = 1 - 255 = 1 - 255 Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,'"'@ICO',16,12" Adds icon 12 on button 16. "'@JUS',
System Send_Commands (Cont.) Command Description "'@TXT',,''" = 1 - 255
Figure 209 Buttons string commands Buttons string commands Command Description "'$ID'" Set the WAV-PK group ID number on VPW panels. = 0 (off) - 15 Example: $ID15 Sets the touch panel button group ID to 15. "'$SL'" Note At present, VGA and video are not supported by the ViewPoint. Activate sleep mode on the touch panel. Example: $SL Activates sleep mode on the touch panel. "'#ST'" Set the idle time to activate sleep mode for a touch panel in 1-minute increments.
Figure 210 Macro Commands Macro Commands Command Description $P Send a pulse command for a specified period of time. dn = device number 2, 3, or 4 cn = channel number 1-255 tp = time pulse on in tenths of a second (max. 65535) tdp = time delay after pulse in tenths of a second (max. 65535) = end of statement (Enter key pressed) Example $P 3 15 10 100 Transmit the IR code at device 3, channel 15 for 1 second.
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Loading Infrared (IR) Files Overview Note IR files can be loaded into the ViewPoint touch panels when used as stand-alone units. If the ViewPoint is loaded with a VPXpress program, you should not load IR files for stand-alone operation. This section provides instructions for loading IR files in your ViewPoint touch panel using IRLIBX.EXE. The ViewPoint has 32 kB of memory specifically for IR file storage.
To use the IRLIB Files listing: 1. Choose Start, then Programs and follow the pathway shown in Figure 212. Figure 212 Pathway to IR Library Database List 2. Click IR Library Database List to open the IRLIB infrared library program PDF. The Adobe Acrobat Reader will then launch itself and open the PDF file (Figure 213).
3. Scan through the listing and select the manufacturer and model number of the device you want to control. Make note of the data provided. Note Loading an IR File IR files can be loaded into the ViewPoint touch panels when used as stand-alone units. If the ViewPoint is loaded with a VPXpress program, you should not load IR files for stand-alone operation. The following steps guide you through the process of loading an IR file into a ViewPoint touch panel.
4. After the Database has been created, press F5 and select Configure. Figure 216 appears. Figure 216 Communications settings Note 5. Select your computer’s Com port and baud rate that you wish to communicate Make sure that the ViewPoint touch panel is set to the same Baud rate as your computer. with the ViewPoint touch panel. 6. Then, press F10. 7. When the Communications screen has disappeared, press F1 on your computer keyboard. Use the up/down arrow keys and select Change Directory.
8. Type in the directory path and name for the location of the IRLIB files on your computer. Press Enter on your keyboard. The IRLIB program locates the IRLIB directory and compiles a database of all IR files available. 9. After the Creating Database dialog in Figure 218 disappears, press F1 and choose Select using the up/down arrow keys and the IR database is shown (Figure 219). Figure 218 Creating Database Figure 219 IRLIB Database 10.
11. Once the IR file has loaded into your computer and the loading dialog disappears, press F3. Click Modify and press ENTER. The Modify dialog will appear (Figure 220). Figure 220 Modify dialog screen Note The IR file loading is the file you identified for your equipment. This area is where the function list will be constructed. The current library of Hand Control files will be listed in this area. Functions of the currently selected hand controls will be listed here. 12.
13. Press Esc on your keyboard (exits the Modify dialog) and press F3 (shows menu selections for DCU/IRS). Select Program and press Enter on your keyboard. The IR file is downloaded to your touch panel. IR Memory Check To verify the amount of memory available for IR files, when using IRLIB: 1. Press F4 and select Memory from the drop-down menu. The dialog in Figure 222 appears. Figure 222 Enter Device Number 2. Enter the device number (2, 3, or 4) and press ENTER. 3.
Figure 223 Device reports 168 Loading Infrared (IR) Files ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels
Upgrading the Firmware Overview In this section, you’ll see how to upgrade the firmware in the PosiTrack 30 using the SOFTROM software program. Your PC must be connected to the PROGRAM DB-9 connector on the Central Controller or camera control unit connector using a Programming Cable. Caution Power loss during SOFTROM download can seriously affect the PosiTrack 30 and any previously stored information.
Configuration To configure the communication setting for the SOFTROM program: 1. Press F1 and the screen in Figure 225 appears. Figure 225 Configuration screen 2. Using the up/down arrow keys, select the communications port you are using to interface with the controller and press ENTER. Note 3. Using the right arrow key, move to the BAUD RATE column. Then use the Make sure that the BAUD RATE selections match the setting on the AXCESS System Central Controller.
Figure 226 Device number Version number Type number Loading message Note Firmware can be downloaded to multiple device numbers automatically. If multiple devices are selected, the bottom half of the loading bar indicates the percentage complete for the selected devices. Firmware Loading status and device number 6. Press F5 to refresh the screen. Verify that the selected device has the correct firmware version.
Specifications Overview Figure 227 shows a ViewPoint touch panel and Figure 228 lists the specifications for the ViewPoint models. Figure 227 ViewPoint Wireless touch panel Figure 228 ViewPoint specifications ViewPoint specifications Weight: VPT-CP/VPT-GS 1.8 lbs (0.8 kg) with battery, 1.6 lbs (0.7 kg) without battery VPW-CP/VPW-GS 1.9 lbs (0.9 kg) with battery, 1.7 lbs (0.8 kg) without battery Dimensions (HWD) 5.99" x 8.75" x 2.78" (153.6 mm x 224.4 mm x 71.
ViewPoint specifications (Cont.) Display: VPT-CP/VPW-CP 6” LCD (diagonal), 256 colors (153.9 mm) VPT-GS/VPW-GS 6” LCD (diagonal), 16 gray shades (153.9 mm) Connectors: External power 3/16” (6 mm) coax female power jack Programming 1/8” (2.
VPA-BP ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery Figure 229 shows the VPA-BP ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery. Figure 230 shows the specifications. Figure 229 VPA-BP ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery Figure 230 VPA-BP ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery specifications VPA-BP ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery specifications Battery voltage 7.2 VDC Type Rechargeable nickel metal hydride (NiMH) Amp hour (Ah) 6-cell NiMH, 3.7 Ah minimum Weight 11.7 oz (331.7 g) Dimensions 5.34" x 2.02" x 0.69" (136 mm x 51 mm x 17.
VPA-CHG Fast-Cycle Battery Charger for VPA-BP Figure 231 shows the VPA-CHG Fast-Cycle Battery Charger (charging stand and PS2.4 Power Supply) for VPA-BP and Figure 232 lists the specifications. Figure 231 VPA-CHG Fast-Cycle Battery Charger (charging stand and PS2.
Figure 232 VPA-CHG Fast-Cycle Battery Charger for VPA-BP Specifications VPA-CHG Fast-Cycle Battery Charger for VPA-BP Specifications Power supply: Input 110 VAC, 60 Hz Output 12 VDC, 1500 mA Indicators: Red LED Indicates battery is charging Green LED Indicates battery is fully charged Buzzer Indicates battery is inserted incorrectly Enclosure High-impact, black matte molded composite Dimensions (HWD): Charging stand 3.15”x 5.15” x 3.74” (80.61 mm x 131.92 mm x 95.
Figure 234 ViewPort Docking Station specifications ViewPort Docking Station specifications Dimensions (HWD) 4.83" x 8.26" x 7.62" (122.7 mm x 209.8 mm x 193.4 mm) Environmental operating range: Temperature 50 F to 95 F (10 C to 35 C) Humidity 0% to 95% non-condensing Power requirement 12 VDC at 1.
Contacting Sales and Technical Support Overview Customer service and satisfaction is our highest priority here at AMX Incorporated. If you are experiencing any problems or have a question about your product, please contact Technical Support or your regional Sales and Support Team for assistance. U.S. Sales and Technical Support Teams To identify your regional Sales and Support Team, refer to the map shown in Figure 235. Figure 235 U.S. Sales and Support Team map Figure 236 U.S.
Figure 237 Other AMX contacts: Special Projects, Synergy and International Team contacts Other AMX contacts Telephone Fax E-mail Special Projects 800-452-6945 972-907-6200 Special_projects@AMX.com Synergy 800-952-6995 972-644-1291 Synergy@AMX.com 801-264-8271 Michael.taylor@AMX.com PHAST 800-979-9637 International Team +1 972-907-6247 or +1 972-907-6213 International_Team@AMX.com +1 800-222-0193 AMX International Offices Figure 238 lists AMX International offices.
• If you are having a problem with hardware ⎯ identify the equipment/ firmware version you are using, what you were doing when the problem occurred, and any troubleshooting you've tried (if any). • If your problem is with a software program ⎯ identify the program you are using and the version number, the operating system on your PC, what you were doing when the problem occurred, and any troubleshooting you've tried (if any).
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Index A Activate the Editor Bar, 19 Add, 84, 124 Add a button, 25 Add a joystick on a page, 44 Add a page, 23 Adding a bargraph to a page, 49 Adding a bitmap to a button, 35 Adding an icon to a button, 34 Adding text to a button, 33 Adobe Acrobat, 161 Affected Send_Commands, 134 Auto assign, 73 AXCESS, 152, 153 AXCESS Control System, 14 AXCESS Programming '!B',,, 151 '!C',,,,', 152 '!F',
'CALIBRATE', 136 'CALL', 148 'CBOFF', 149 'CBON', 149 'CFOFF', 149 'CFON', 150 'CLOCK ', 137 'CONT-', 136 'CPAGE-', 150 'CTOFF', 150 'CTON', 150 'DBEEP', 137 'FONT,',
Delete, 86, 126 Designing a Touch Panel Page, 19 Device and channel assign-ments, 92 Device base, 71 Device Eff.
Protected, 119 Protected setup, 63 Put on top, 99 VPT-CP Specifications, 173 Standard Buttons, 14 System page, 75 System Send_Commands, 135 R Related Instruction Manuals, 2 Rename, 126 Resize, 85 Resizing a button, 26 RGB Setup, 118 RGB Setup page without hardware support, 119 RSSI, 69, 81 S Save, 98 Save default, 98 Server devices, 70, 81 Server version, 69 Set default, 99 Set the channel code, 29 Set the joystick colors for channel off conditions, 47 Set the page color, 24 Set time and date, 61 Setting
ViewPoint Color Wireless Touch Panels, 1 ViewPoint Models, 1 ViewPoint Specifications, 173 ViewPoint WAVE Touch Panels, 1 ViewPort Docking Station, 10 Specifications, 177 VPA-BP ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery Specifications, 175 VPA-CHG, 8 VPA-CHG FastCycle Battery Charger, 8 VPA-CHG Fast-Cycle Battery Charger for VPA-BP Specifications, 176 VPT-CP ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panel, 173 VPXpress ViewPoint System Design/Programming Software Program W Wake up message, 73 Wave-Pak not locked, 69, 81 WAV-PKM page
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