Smart Touch Modules User`s Manual Introduction
Contents
1. 2 12 Hardware requirements You need a PC to run the Arranger package and associated software and to test the STM Minimum specifications for your PC are Pentium Ill or higher 512 MB or more memory Hard disk capacity of 1 GB or more CD DVD ROM Screen resolution of at least 800 x 600 1024 x 768 recommended Windows XP 32 bit OS Page 15 of 47 In 3 to Inspire andersdx com info andersdx com 3 STM Quick Start The STM Quick Start procedure is intended to introduce you to the concepts of the STM and its interaction with the Arranger package and associated tools The Quick Start procedure alone will not equip you to generate STM projects but it will demonstrate how to assemble the modules and show what to expect Also on completion of the Quick Start procedure you will be ready to start your configuration exercise using Arranger 3 1 Connecting the STM to your PC and starting the display Fig 3 1 Connecting the STM to your PC Connect the I O Cable to the I O connector on the STM as shown Connect the USB to UART converter to the I O Cable Connect the USB Cable between the USB to UART converter and a USB port on your PC Connect the Power Adapter cable to the power input connector on the I O Cable The TFT display should now light and show the Anders Electronics logo and the title Smart Touch Modules Page 16 of 47 Note The Connection to the PC s USB port i2. Connector Fig 2 3 1 O Cable Ref LACABLEO8 FDR with USB to UART board connected Page 10 of 47 2 3 USB to UART board Fig 2 4 USB to UART board 2 4 AC Power Adaptor Module Fig 2 5 AC Power Adapter Module Rating 100 240 V 47 63 Hz gt 12 VDC 2 5A Page 11 of 47 2 5 USB Cable Fig 2 6 USB Cable Connects USB to UART board to PC USB Host Port USB Type A connectors 2 6 Graphic Testing User Board Fig 2 7 Graphic Testing User Board Page 12 of 47 Interfaces to Inspire www andersdx com info andersdx com 2 7 Graphic Testing Board PC Serial Cable P Fig 2 8 Test board Serial Cable Connects Graphic Testing Board to COM Port on PC 2 8 Graphic Testing Board to Smart Touch Module cable Fig 2 9 Graphic Testing Board to Smart Touch Module cable Cable ref LACABLE009 FDR Page 13 of 47 2 9 Network cable for Graphic Testing Board Fig 2 10 Network cable for Graphic Testing Board Cable ref LACABLEO10 FDR 2 10 Software DVD containing Arranger Configuration Package Command Pilot Package Drivers for USB to UART Converter Documentation Specifications Example Projects Icons and Background Pictures 2 11 Other components 2xJumpers to place STM into Module Information USB Memory Stick Update mode 1x CR1220 Lithium Battery for STM Real Time Clock Page 14 of 47 Interfaces to Inspire www andersdx com info andersdx com
3. Up arrow to increment the picture item number to 1 which refers to WorkPageNew in our example Then click on V to place it as the Background Picture for Page1 To Delete this picture as Page1 s Background you can repeat this procedure using the X button Now you can place the Icons on to Page1 starting with Power00 and Power01 which represent the Dual state ON OFF Switch Use the Mode drop down menu again changing to Mode 2 Button This covers all 2 state devices Select Cache Memory as the storage area within the STM for the Switch Using your mouse with the Shift key highlight both of the Switch Icons then drag them to your desired location on the Layout grid You can use the Jog arrows located within the Picture Effect Modification Area See Fig 4 1 to adjust the Icon s position on the screen Page 35 of 47 Note If you do not complete all of the above actions you will not be able to drop the Icon onto the Layout grid Instead you will see a message saying Error Note Only one Icon is visible but both have actually been placed with one under the other Click on the visible Icon and you will see both displayed in the Picture Status Window area of Arranger See Fig 4 1 The greyed out boxes have no relevance to Mode 2 Note When these Icons are loaded as a pair Power01 showing Switch ON appears first in the Picture Organiser column with Power00 below This order means that when the Icon p
4. below 1 Project Manager 2 Picture Organiser 3 STM Memory Status Information 4 Edit Page Toolbar 5 UART Function Toolbar Page 19 of 47 6 Picture Type and Attribute Area 7 Picture Status Window 8 Picture Effect Modification The Arranger interface also contains two other control areas which are not immediately visible when you open the Arranger interface but can be selected for display and interaction when required The first concerns Command Strings and UART communications and the second concerns Fonts and Text Messages ANDERS GRAPHIC Hez Panel Resolution 800 480 Logo Pagel Memory BODA inte New Mode2 Button Memory Transparent Sieve Sequential Orde PID Timer Class Times Repeat None Made Mode2 Button Memor Cache Memory v 280 Location 104 S Transparent Sieve o eT Attribute Command Picture Digit Font Background 2 Itemn0 Filet 800X480 jpg Sizel width 800 Height 480 Filesizel 496742 Qualityl85 Item FiletPower00 jpq Sizel Width 80 Height 80 Filesize 4496 Quality185 Itemi2 FiletPower01 jpg Sizel Width 80 Height 80 Filesizel 4446 Quality085 Iteml3 Filet Stop0 jpa Sizel Width 80 Height 80 Filesize 6907 Quality185 Rw Cache Fig 4 1 Arranger User Inter
5. components 2 1 Smart Touch Module This is a TFT of any size from 3 5 to 10 4 depending on purchase integrated with the Smart Touch controller board and optionally a touch screen There are different versions of the Smart Touch board the version you have depends on the size of your TFT display The different versions STM Type 1 and STM Type 2 have different layouts as shown below STM Type 1 I O cable connector 4 an T reen POWER LED Red Update LED 101 USB 201 Port Jumper J204 Fig 2 1 Smart Touch Module STM board Type 1 Page 8 of 47 Comes with displays LED and Jumper table Name Status Short Update STM Display J204 5 r FGO502W001 00R 5 pen iiorma FG064VW001 00R 6 4 Lit Power OK FGO70WWO001 00R 7 LED On Poner OFF FGO80SW001 00R 8 s FG102WW001 00R 10 2 LED101 Flashes during update USB201 USB Port STM Type 2 LED201 USB303 Fig 2 2 Smart Touch Module STM board Type 2 Page 9 of 47 Comes with displays LED and Jumper table Name Status STM Display nee Short Update FGOSOVWO01 00R 5 Open Normal E Lit Power OK FGO56VW001 00R 5 6 LED101 FG104SW001 00R 10 4 Off Power OFF LED201 Flashes during update USB303 USB Port 2 2 1 O Cable and USB to UART Converter Connector for USB to UART 12 Vdc Power USB STM board board Connector
6. displayed at this location choose the one titled 800X480 and see it appear in the box next to the Browse button Click the Tick button and the 800X480 picture will be uploaded into the first position within the Picture Organiser Repeat the exercise choosing file WorkPageNew This will become the Background Picture for your STM s display screen Now for the Icons Click the Addition tab again to see the Picture Loader box This time however click the Multiselect radio button within the box because the Icon you are about to select has two parts an ON and an OFF image Click the Browse button and using SHIFT LEFT BUTTON select the files POWEROO and POWERO1 Transfer them into Arranger s Picture Organiser as you did with the Background Pictures You will see the two Icons displayed the first showing the switch ON and the second showing the switch OFF If you wish to set Transparency or Sieve Attributes for Mode 2 Icons set the Memory Attribute to Cache Then follow the procedure in 4 6 Picture Type and Attribute area Note that a heading Icon has been created for this and all subsequent pictures because you have informed Arranger that there are only two background pictures which have now been assigned Repeat the exercise to add files LampGreenOO and LampGreen01 which show a green lamp OFF and ON respectively Repeat once again adding a set of 9 files called CMeter00 to CMeter08 CMete
7. other images to the STM using a USB memory stick Connect your STM to a USB port on your PC using the USB to UART converter supplied oe ie lS Use the Arranger package to send command strings which it has automatically generated to the STM and watch their effect on the STM s display Arranger is acting as a simulator for your target machine 6 Use the Command Pilot software package supplied to simulate your target machine s actions by preparing complete Command String sequences and sending them to the STM They define which Icons to retrieve from memory and display These command strings are defined and understood by the STM They include codes to handle STM touch screen events so that the STM can supply switch and pushbutton inputs to your target machine as well as displaying your target machine s outputs on lamp and meter Icons 7 Then dispense with the PC and use the Graphic Testing Board supplied to emulate the behaviour of your own target machine hardware sending Command Strings to the STM 8 Connect your STM as the Control Panel for your target machine using a serial link Install and run the Command String sequences prototyped using Command Pilot and the Graphic Testing Board Your STM is supplied with all necessary cables hardware and software As a first step you can power up your STM with the power supply provided and see the Anders logo appear on the STM screen Then you can connect the STM via the cables provided
8. run this program and send the Command Strings to the STM The GTB has 2 jumpers 4 pushbuttons and 8 LEDs to assist in setting up and running programs It also has a 65 x 100 mm breadboard area with PTH holes on a 2 54 mm grid Page 47 of 47 Interfaces to Inspire www andersdx com info andersdx com
9. the Addition button at the base Once it appears in the Font Organiser list you can drag it into the Layout Grid to open the Message Generator box 6 Saving uploading and testing your configuration As you have seen Arranger allows you to choose Icons and background pictures suitable for your application and lay them out as required At this point it is worth considering the nature of the information that Arranger has compiled as a result of the configuration process This comprises Aset of jpeg or bmp images Logo Background Picture and Icon images that you have assembled into your configuration Further sets of images containing the characters defined during Font configuration Attributes for these images such as their Mode Memory Type and Transparency X Y co ordinate information for each Icon defining where it is to be positioned on the Layout Grid and therefor e the STM screen To make this configuration active on your STM you need to load the picture and text images and their attributes into your STM s memory then display them using Command Strings that can reference them using their X Y co ordinates Arranger and the STM include a set of tools allowing you to do this Functions are available to Save your configuration as a Project on your PC s hard drive Output a Binary project file image to a USB Flash memory stick Download the Binary file from the USB stick to the STM Memory Switch Arranger into C
10. to a USB port on your PC and follow the instructions to install the appropriate USB drivers for PC STM communication Next you can install the Arranger software package provided onto your PC The Arranger has a library of Icons for input devices such as pushbuttons and switches and output devices such as lamps and meters You can select the devices you want then drag and drop them onto an Arranger work area that represents the layout of your STM s TFT display Some of these Icons are dual state devices such as Lamps or Switches that can be ON or OFF The STM handles this by creating two Icons for each dual state device one displaying the device in its ON state and the other displaying it in its OFF state During configuration both Icons will occupy the same position on the display Later however during online operation your target machine will command either the ON or OFF version of the Icon to be displayed as appropriate to the machine s current status Page 6 of 47 Similarly there are multi state devices such as Meters These have a family of Icons to represent full scale zero and some intermediate values The STM also has other features including a Buzzer a Real Time Clock with Alarm and text display facilities A choice of fonts font sizes and background colours is available Any font can be used including Chinese and other graphics types The output from your Arranger configuration effort will be a project fol
11. 1 ipg Sizel Width 640 Height 480 Filesizel61516 Qualityl85 x ItemI2 FileDPower01 1 jpa Sizel Width 80 Height 80 Filesizel 4446 Qualityl85 ltem03 FileDPowerO0 1 jpa Sizel Width 80 Height 80 Filesize 4496 Qualityl85 lteml4 File CMeter08 0 jpg Sizel Width 240 Height 240 Ls Filesizel 34843 Qualityl85 Item05 FileDCMeter00 0 jpg Sizel Width 240 Height 240 Filesize 35015 Qualityl85 ltemI6 File0DCMeter01 1 jpg Sizel width 240 Height 240 Filesizel 34941 Qualityl85 Item Filen CMeter02 0 jpa Sizel width 240 Height 240 Filesizel 34900 Qualityl85 lt Cache Delete Fig 4 3 Picture Organiser lt J Mode 3 Multi Icon pictures exist as a set such as CMeter00 CMeter02 CMeter03 CMeter08 to represent a meter that can display 0 Full Scale or one of seven intermediate readings Note the different positions of the red needle in the visible CMeter pictures Note the Background Picture Count setting box on the upper right of the Picture Organiser area shown as set to 2 This is because we want two background pictures for our simple project a Logo picture which is initially displayed when the STM is powered up and a Background picture for the single page that will contain our configuration Larger configurations can contain more pages each with its own Background picture Just click on the box arrows to increment or decrement the number of Background pictures assign
12. 47 Timer Class and Times These can be configured together to define the time interval between successive increments in a sequential meter display Timer Class A 1 20 Sec 50 mS Timer ClassB 1S Times is a multiplication factor that can be set to any value from 0 to 127 For example with settings of Timer Class B and Timing 2 there will be a 2 S delay between each increment of the CMeter display PID A maximum of four Mode 3 Icons are allowed in any one configuration labelled as PID 0 to PID 3 Set the maximum number here Attempts to configure more than this will cause error messages Attribute Command radio buttons These switch the lower part of the Arranger display between the Picture Status Window discussed next and a Command Window The Command Window shows the Command String generated for any Icon which can be displayed by clicking on the Icon The Window allows the Command String s format to be varied between FDT Protocol and C coding compatibility Hover the mouse pointer over any Icon on the Layout Grid to view its Attribute settings Page 29 of 47 4 7 Picture Status Window Whereas 4 6 Picture Type and Attribute Area concerned the parent pictures in the Picture Organiser area the Picture Status Window and Picture Effect Modification area concern the individual Child pictures within the Layout Grid Options from these areas allow you to override some of the attributes that the Child pictures inh
13. C across the serial link to the STM Copy Command to Clipboard As you drag and drop pictures and text messages onto the Layout Grid Arranger generates Command Strings describing each picture s position on the Layout Grid which will also become its position on the STM screen You will need to use these Command Strings as part of your controlling software when you want to drive the STM from your target machine This function allows you highlight and copy one or more Command Strings to your clipboard from where you can paste them into your own documentation or software Page 26 of 47 4 6 Picture Type and Attribute Area New Mode3 Multicon Meter v Transparent Sieve 0 2o i Sequential Orde v PID 3 Timer Class w Times 0 Repeat None v Attribute Command Fig 4 7 Picture Type and Attribute area This area of Arranger allows you to set up attributes applied to the Parent pictures listed in the Picture Organiser column see 4 2 above Attributes applied to any picture within the Organiser area will by default also apply to any of its Child pictures created by dragging and dropping into the Layout Grid The Select component mode drop down menu allows you to specify the mode of an object before you drop it onto the layout grid Modes can be Mode1 Single Picture Mostly used for Logos and Background Pictures Mode2 Button Used for Switches L
14. ERER AREE E ET K EEA AR KAE R AREER ANEA 22 AD LFONE OFS AMISEM oseraies nane R AE e ERR RAA PRE RAA Ra AR AR N EA EREA RAE TARERE PES AREARE Anas 24 4 3 Memory Afe amonarena eieiaeo aE A EEEE aaaea EEE O EEEE 24 AA Edit Page Tool Dam eceisisisiainirnnanna aeaa eaaa shod sue Eaa EE aa ane aa RER EE 25 4S JWART Function Toolbar sie sessirnir aaan eaaa EEE AEEA a EEEE EEEE EEEE 26 4 6 Picture Type and Attribute Afedsics eacee neakene eaka aiaa EE EEEa Ea EEO iiaia 27 4 amp 7 Picture Status WOW ce iaccs sts die see chs 28 iciae EE OEE EEE 30 4 8 Picture Effect Modification s cssiecsisscvesciesavscsusiavevsesecaverevssresssceacevereesevsecevarevstavarevsesaerereteestees 31 5 An Example Configuration Exercise samisena ia nannaa aaaea aana aa aaa a iaaa aoa ANARA 32 5 1 Populating your Picture Organiser v icsssvscscviscsscstsacsesteotaceessncnscceverssvessneseeccevsrscbesseasersevecsnevande 33 5 2 Building your configuration on the Layout Grid ccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeneceaeeceeeseaeeeaeeeaeeseeeeeaeeeaeees 35 5 3 Using Fonts and generating Text Messages eeeeeeeecceeeeeeeeeeeseeeecnaeeecsaeeceacesesaeesesaeeeeaeeseaeeeeaes 37 5 3 1 Usine Custom FONTS ereserkia a ERa 39 6 Saving uploading and testing your CONFIQUIAaTION siise anaana eaa 40 6 1 Saving your configuration as a Project on your PC s hard rive ceseeceeeceeeeceeeceeeeeeeeeneeeneees 41 6 2 Output your configuration as a Binary file onto a USB memory stick eee
15. ERS GRAPHIC_Arranger 3 3 1 1 x64 And ANDERS GRAPHIC_Arranger 3 3 1 1 x86 Choose the x64 version if x64 and the x86 version if x86 Use a WinRAR decompression utility to extract the Setup exe file and run it On successful completion of the installation you will see an ANDERS GRAPHIC_Arranger Icon on your Desktop Double click on this to open the ANDERS GRAPHIC_Arranger User Interface 3 5 Install NET Framework 3 5 If your PC does not have NET Framework 3 5 or has an earlier version install as below Select and open the WinRAR archive as described above Within the archive open the DotNetFX35 folder to see dotNetFX35Setup exe Run this to update your PC to NET Framework 3 5 3 6 Install the Command Pilot package With the DVD still mounted navigate to D STM 20101126 Tools software ANDERS Command_pilot2 1 8 31 1 Program Where D references your DVD drive You will now see two WinRAR compressed archives Page 18 of 47 ANDERS Command_pilot2 1 8 31 1 x64 And ANDERS Command_pilot2 1 8 31 1 x86 Choose the x64 version if x64 and the x86 version if x86 Use a WinRAR decompression utility to extract the Setup exe file and run it On successful completion of the installation you will see an ANDERS Command_pilot 2 Icon on your Desktop Double click on this to open the ANDERS Command _pilot 2 User Interface 4 Easy Graphic Arranger package components and layout The Easy Graphi
16. Page 44 of 47 Now click the Right Arrow and you will see the Page1 Background picture appear on the STM screen on top of the Logo On the Arranger screen you will see a blue highlight line appear across the first Command String labelled BackGround OxF1 OxOA This is the Command String that called the Background picture from STM memory and placed it on the STM screen The blue highlight line shows this as the most recently sent Command String Click the Right Arrow again and see the Green Lamp ON Icon appear on the STM screen The blue Highlight bar has incremented down to the next Command String the one that called the Green Lamp ON Icon from STM memory to STM display Click again to see the Green Lamp OFF Icon appear on the STM screen covering the ON Icon Continue clicking to see the other Icons and text messages appear in the same way When your entire Page1 configuration is showing on the STM screen the blue Highlight bar will be over the last shown Command String 6 5 More about Command Strings and prototyping By now you have built your configuration using Arranger transferred it to your STM using a USB memory stick and proved that it works using Command Strings generated and issued by Arranger The next stage in your project will be to integrate these automatically generated Command Strings with others that you write into a source file that handles the entire control activity displaying Icons on the STM screen in re
17. air is dragged and dropped onto the Layout Grid the Switch will be shown in ON position If you would like it to instead appear on the Layout Grid showing OFF position you can retrieve the OFF and ON Icons singly from the DVD library file forcing the OFF Icon to the higher position on the Picture Organiser column This in turn will render the OFF Icon as visible when the Icon pair is dragged and dropped onto the Layout Grid Alternatively once the Icons are placed on the Layout Grid you can switch them by right clicking on them Bring to Top This ensures that the selected Icon will appear on top of another Icon at the same co ordinates Send to Back This ensures that the selected Icon will appear underneath another Icon at the same co ordinates If you click Bring to Top or Send to Back on two overlapping Icons the most recently selected Icon wins You can also Delete an Icon from the Layout area by right clicking on it and selecting Delete This has no effect on the parent Icon in the Picture Organiser column Repeat the process for the Green Lamp Icon pair To place the CMeter Multi Icon set start by selecting Mode3 Multi lcon Meter on the Mode menu Next set the other Multi lcon Attributes Refer to 4 6 Picture Type and Attribute Area for information on these Attributes meanings and how to change them Sequential Order PID Timer Class Times Repeat None Next use the m
18. amps and any other 2 state ON OFF devices Mode3 Multi Icon Meter Used for Meters or other Multi state devices that can be at 0 Full Scale or an intermediate value ModeA4 Digit Font for displaying Text strings The Memory Cache drop down menu allows you to choose whether to store Icons or text in the STM s Cache or Main Memory trading off performance against available storage area Transparent is an attribute that can only be applied to Icons stored in STM cache By default each Icon s Transparency is set to 0 This means that the Icon will appear as a solid object on the STM screen entirely obscuring the area of background picture it covers Transparency is effectively set to 0 if the checkbox next to the Transparency scroll box is unchecked If it is checked the scroll box can be used to increment the Icon s Transparency to any value up to 15 when the Background picture dominates the Icon These effects cannot be seen on the Arranger screen but only on the Icons as they appear on the STM TFT display Sieve is controlled in a similar way to Transparency Fig 4 8 shows the effect of changing Transparency and Sieve settings Top Left 0 TR 4 BR 8 and BL 15 Page 27 of 47 Transparency Sieve Fig 4 8 Effect of Transparency and Sieve settings on Green Lamp Icon visible on STM TFT screen The remaining options in the Picture Type and Attribute area apply to Mode 3 Multi Icon devices such as Meters which c
19. an have several states In some situations such as a demo system it may be desirable to show a meter cycling through all of its possible states to show what can be done Alternatively a multi lcon set may be created to implement an animated display other than a meter In other situations such as when the STM is being driven by your target machine in a real application the meter should remain at one state until a Command String from the target machine calls for a different state The paragraphs below describe how to set up the response you require with the options available Sequential Order Sequential AND Repeat None Repeat The CMeter Icon on the STM display will increment from 0 through all of its intermediate states to Full Scale It will then reset to O and repeat the cycle until further input Sequential Order Sequential AND Repeat None None The CMeter Icon on the STM display will increment from 0 through all of its intermediate states to Full Scale After completing this once it will remain static until further command Sequential Order Order Repeat None Don t care Normally a Mode 3 Animation comprises a set of pre configured Icons such as the CMeter example where the entire set is dropped onto the Layout Grid to perform as a single animated Icon Choosing the Order option allows you to assign up to four Icons into the four boxes within the Picture Status Window They can then operate as one animation Page 28 of
20. andersDX Smart Touch Module User Manual fi y soe gt ec oS z TN Built in RTC battery ae i Complimentary GUI development tool USB port to update anders Interfaces to Inspire Manual revision history Issue Date Comments 1 0 Page 2 of 47 Interfaces to Inspire www andersdx com info andersdx com Contents tro CW CULO Mis seit ces Zacdhoi tes cattice sa saiedcatandcticoes casas inhacteadss tes ametwanuhaaesie casas siinacnaageaees sikagatqalibeaiunnawadesiasmesnebadions 5 2 Wile Sit NO DOK semra E eA e AAEE ER AEAN TAA AREA A A REAA AA ANEA AR AEEA 8 2 1 Smart TOUCHIMOGUIG sssaaa a e RA E Aa REER EER AREA TERES EE EEREN 8 2 2 1 0 Cable and USB to UART Conve rtelr ccccccecsscccssscessscessseecssssecsssecessecssesecsseeecuecessesecsaeeesees 10 2 3 USB tO UART Doardi sipkih ran aAA EERTE Kaaa N ER ARARA EE EAR AR RANAR EREA 11 24 JAC Power Adaptor Module isscsicccsessecvesissedecicsscieceas sheds a EAEE EE ESA 11 2 5 WSB Cable eriaren aoe ia E Aa AA S ea E O SE Aaa A TEO AEA Eaa 12 2 6 Graphic Testing User Board isis ccisdscesietecesicdestecsveseasestiscassanseaviacsness taebesuaviary aak eaaa a Eaa aE 12 2 7 Graphic Testing Board PC Serial Cable waisccsisccts ses dessbecdustcelscaadiacetiess sess aaraa a aaea EEE 113 2 8 Graphic Testing Board to Smart Touch Module cable sssssssssssssessssssrsrsrssrsnssnssrrrsrersrnsssrsss 113 2 9 Network cable for Graphic Tes
21. area becomes a Font area in which text messages can be assembled and dropped onto the display grid Parameters including Font type size colour and background colour can be defined 4 2 1 below describes this in more detail Page 23 of 47 A 4 2 1 Font Organiser O Picture Digit Font Font By clicking on the Digi Font radio button at the top of the Picture Digit FontfAnders1 i i Sizelfwidth 1024 Height 64 Organiser a Font Organiser like the one on the right can be a File sieni sete displayed FontSizel32x32 The Font Anders1 has been created using Arranger editing tools These allow choices of font type size colour background and position of font within its background area The character set can also be chosen ie A B C etc a b c etc 1 2 3 etc The Font box can then be dragged over the layout grid This action will open up a large Select Font dialogue box allowing you to compose text messages which you can drag into position as desired on the screen Note Each Text Message has a maximum size of 16 characters You can Add other Fonts to or Delete Fonts from the Font Organiser by using the Addition and Delete buttons at the base of the Organiser Chapter 5 3 later in the Manual shows how to create Fonts and Anders1 iti Text Messages nders Addition Delete Fig 4 4 Font Organiser area 4 3 Memory Area The Memory Area shown as Area 3 in Fig 4 1 and shown again with the Picture Organi
22. c Arranger Package or Arranger for short provides an Editing toolset allowing you to build your control configuration by dragging and dropping Icons and adding text messages There is also a Communications toolset that allows you to use Arranger as a simulator for your target machine sending Command Strings to the STM via a serial link You can then observe the results on the STM Double click on your ANDERS Graphic_Arranger desktop icon and Arranger will start A User Interface screen will appear ready for you to configure Select control input and output Icons from Arranger s Icon library and drag and drop them into a layout as desired on the STM display Fig 4 1 shows an extremely simple configuration example It comprises a switch and a yellow indicator lamp As one would expect the switch is an input device that can indicate to your target machine that it is either ON or OFF while the yellow indicator lamp is an output device that can be set to either ON or OFF driven by a variable within your target machine Fig 4 1 shows the layout and key areas of the Arranger interface Arranger is based around the Layout Grid area that covers the majority of the interface window In Fig 4 1 this is displaying the switch and indicator lamp configuration which is built in the same way as the more realistic configurations you will generate for your own application Fig 4 1 also shows the key control areas you will be using labelled as
23. d be even more frustrating as the effort involved didn t seem to help the marketable functionality of the machine much The Anders Smart Touch Module STM you have just purchased has been developed as an easy to use simply integrated alternative to such approaches It comprises a TFT display ready assembled with all drive electronics and an optional touch screen which you can connect to your target machine with just a simple standard serial interface Drag and drop icons for pushbuttons switches lamps meters and other items from the STM icon library onto the display add text and it becomes your target machine s control panel The STM features a real time dynamic user interface The optional touch screen allows you to press an ON OFF switch see its Icon change state on the STM and observe your target machine s reaction to the switching event Lamp Icons will appear as lit or unlit and meters will show a range of values depending on Command Strings supplied by your target machine through the serial link Animations can be displayed by sequenced displays of Icon sets Page 5 of 47 The process of configuring your STM and integrating it with your target machine comprises 8 steps 1 Install the supplied Arranger package on your PC and use it to lay out your Icons and text messages as you wish them to appear on your STM control panel Store your completed layout as a project on your PC Transfer your project Icons and
24. der This comprises a binary image file containing all the graphics elements to be stored on your STM A project file which you can store and recall at any time to run on Arranger It includes automatically generated Command Strings which Arranger can send via serial link from the PC to the STM to call stored Icons background pictures and text messages from STM memory to display Reference image text and other files You can then use the Command Pilot and Graphic Testing Board prototyping tools provided to write complete control programs using Command Strings and test them before installation onto your target machine Chapter 2 below describes the components provided with the STM kit and the specifications of the PC you will need to run the STM Arranger and Command Pilot tools Chapter 3 is a Quick Start guide showing you how to power up the STM and see that it is working OK install the software on your PC and connect the PC to the STM and power supply Chapter 4 introduces the layout and components of the Arranger package Chapter 5 describes how to use the Arranger package for an example configuration Chapter 6 explains how to use Arranger in Communications mode to send command strings to your STM It also introduces Command Pilot and the Graphic Testing Board and their role as prototyping tools for Command String programs Page 7 of 47 2 What s in the box The STM kit as delivered comprises a set of hardware and software
25. e Others allows you to increment or decrement horizontal and vertical resolutions a pixel at a time to accommodate any required profile Add Page Allows you to add a page to run different background pictures and an increased number of active Icons if your application requires Insert Page If you want to insert for example a new page between Page 2 and Page 3 then Click on the Page 3 tab Click on the Insert Page function A new Page will be inserted between Page 2 and Page 3 Delete Page If you wish to delete for example Page 4 then click on the Page 4 tab and then the Delete Page function Page 4 will be deleted Page 25 of 47 Note There is no Are you Sure function the page will disappear immediately the Delete Page function is clicked even it is populated with a configuration E Grid Click on this to display a co ordinate grid on all pages except the Logo page Click again to remove the grid display 4 5 UART Function Toolbar Fig 4 6 UART Function Toolbar The UART Function Toolbar supports you when you wish to run serial communications with your STM The functions are introduced here and explained in more detail later A Select Mode Click on this to display Command Strings and Serial Port Settings instead of Picture information below the Layout Grid area Select Command Format This affects how Command Strings are formatted and packaged for transmission from your P
26. ed The Addition tab at the base of the Picture Organiser allows you to select pictures from the supplied DVD picture libraries or another source and add them to the Picture Organiser List where they are automatically appended to the end Because the Background Picture Count is set to 2 the first two pictures are automatically assigned as Background type while the rest are assigned as Icons The Insert tab allows you to insert pictures into the list rather than appending them Click on any picture and use the Insert function to place the new picture immediately above it Click on an unwanted picture then on the Delete tab to delete it The Addition Insertion and Delete commands can also be accessed by right clicking on any picture in the Picture Organiser column You can also build your own picture libraries with images for use as Logo or Background pictures or control Icons These should be Bitmap bmp or JPEG jpg files Note however that Photoshop JPEG files are not supported If you have such files convert them to a compatible format using ACD Both the horizontal and vertical pixel count should be a multiple of 8 Attempts to load images not complying with this requirement will invoke an Image Size Not Supported message Also note the Radio button pair at the top of the Picture Organiser area where Picture is shown as selected If Digit Font is selected instead the Picture Organiser
27. eeeeeseeeeeeteeeeeeeeeee 42 6 3 Downloading a Project BIN file from USB memory stick to STM memory esceeeeeeeeeeeeeee 443 6 4 Driving the STM using Arran Ben sciscsacciexsscsisseandenseasnevsicacannscdtesnsensea ciara ENE SERTER ATAA ARREA 443 6 5 More about Command Strings and prototyping ccceeeeeseeeeeeeeecenceeeeeeeeeaeeesnaeeseneeesaeeeeaees 45 6 5 1 Command Pilotari a E chased ERE E E EEEE 45 6 5 2 Graphic Testing Board and cables aineina aE 47 Page 4 of 47 Smart Touch Modules User s Manual Introduction Any machine or process you build whatever its application must have a user interface A lift has buttons that let you choose the floor you want and a display to show which floor you re on A nuclear power station has a rather more complex set of buttons and displays but the requirement is the same to let the user command the process and see the process s status Originally such user interfaces had to be physically assembled bit by bit using switches buttons lamps and meters as the process dictated As well as being slow this approach was not easily amenable to modification or extension Then the advent of industrial computer hardware and software allowed virtual user interfaces using CRT and then flat panel display screens However even with software packages designing a viewable control strategy could be time consuming and integrating a flat panel display into a control system coul
28. erit from their Parents So two Child pictures can have different attributes even though they were generated from the same Parent Different Meters could run on different Timers for example lt C Documents and Settings Nigel Charig Desktop Charig Asso Fig 4 9 Picture Status Window Fig 4 9 shows that a CMeter Icon has been highlighted within the Layout Grid It is PID Ref 1 The first CMeter on the Grid is PID Ref 0 The PID Ref can be changed as long as no two multi Icon devices have the same reference and the PID value is no greater than 3 Total 3 By default if a multi Icon device is in Sequential mode it will cycle through its full range of settings 9 in the case of the CMeter Icon provided However this can be limited if so desired Fig 4 8 shows a limit of 3 On the STM display the CMeter will increment to 3 then stop or reset to 0 ready for the next cycle In this case the Meter is in Repeat mode See 4 8 below for information on the OK button which applies in this area as well Page 30 of 47 4 8 Picture Effect Modification gt co lt gt Mode Mode Location of Ey Transparent Sievd_ lo 40 0 E cs Sequential Order z Timer Class OaAOsB Jog controls Fig 4 10Picture Effect Modification area The above illustration shows the Picture Effect Modification Area as it would appear if it could all be seen at once In reality the Scroll Bar next t
29. face showing key function areas Page 20 of 47 Interfaces to Inspire www andersdx com info andersdx com 4 1 Project Manager a B U FDT STM 20101126 Tools software Easy Graphic Arranger Example STMO7OWWO01 bd Se gt W A B C D E F G Fig 4 2 Project Manager area of Arranger Use the Project Manager to Load and Save project files and related information A Create a new Project Clears the User Interface and allows you to start work on a new blank project B Open Project Allows you to open an existing project such as one of the samples provided on the DVD or another project you have been developing Cc Quick access to projects you have recently been working on D Save the project you are currently working on to your PC s hard drive E Tools used for outputting data to your STM module Also allows start up of Font dialogue F About Easy Graphic Arranger G Exit from Easy Graphic Arranger Page 21 of 47 Interfaces to Inspire www andersdx com info andersdx com 4 2 Picture Organiser The DVD shipped with your STM contains a set of pictures divided into libraries for different STM panel resolutions Using the Picture Organiser area of the Arranger screen as shown here in Fig 4 3 you can browse an appropriate library select and display a column of pictures to fulfil your project requirements These act as Parent pictures Dragging and Dropping any of these onto the Layout Grid will c
30. n Remove characters using the Left Arrow button and shuffle them using the Up and Down buttons When your message is edited to your satisfaction click the OK button to see it appear on the layout grid Drag it and use the Jog buttons to position it as required as you would for an Icon Page 38 of 47 5 3 1 Using Custom Fonts Arranger supports the use of specially prepared graphics fonts as well as the standard font set In the Project Manager area See Fig 4 1 click Tools Font System to open the Custom Font dialogue box as in Fig 5 6 below Graphic_Font Customization Font Name wiht e i Too il Heigh 8 Fig 5 6 Custom Font Dialogue box Give the font a name for use by arranger write this into the Font Name box Adjust the size of the word box using the Width and Height controls Use the Total control to define the number of squares contained within the box for example 26 for a single alphabet rendition Read in the custom characters using the Load Image button to navigate to and select the appropriate files Note Character resolution allowed o L 1 4095 W 1 1024 Page 39 of 47 o Character resolution must be divisible by 8 Save the new Font to Arranger You can now use the new Font to generate text messages in the same way as the standard Fonts Click the Digi Font radio button at the top of the Picture Organiser then select the new Font using
31. o the OK button has to be used for navigation within the Area Click on any item in the layout grid and the Picture Effect Modification area will show the status of that item and allow you to make changes The Memory Cache box allows you to view and change the storage area for the selected Icon The Location boxes display the X and Y co ordinates of the selected Icon on the layout grid The co ordinate references apply to the Top Left of the selected Icon You can change these by using the arrows to increment or decrement or by typing values directly into the boxes The Jog control arrows allow you to adjust your Icon s position on the layout grid The dialogue box above allows you to adjust the resolution of the arrow jog commands This is a useful facility for fine adjustment after dragging and dropping an Icon approximately into its target location You can also change the Transparency and Sieve settings for individual Layout Grid Icons and Sequential Order Timer and Times settings for multi lcon devices Use the OK button to save any changes made here or in the Picture Status Window For the Layout Grid Icon selected this action will overwrite attributes inherited from the parent Icon in the Organiser area Page 31 of 47 5 An Example Configuration Exercise The previous Introduction to Arranger chapter allowed you to explore the user interface and gain some familiarity with its various control areas Armed with this kno
32. ommand mode from where you can o Set up communication between Arranger and the STM using the serial link between your PC USB Port and the STM s Serial Port This link uses the USB to UART Converter supplied View the Command Strings generated by Arranger during the configuration process Send them one a t a time to the STM and view their effect on the STM s display screen Page 40 of 47 6 1 Saving your configuration as a Project on your PC s hard drive Click on the Save Project menu Icon within the Project Manager area at the top of the Arranger screen See Chapter 4 1 Project Manager for details on locating this Choose Save as from the drop down menu to see a Windows dialogue box that will let you navigate to anywhere on your PC or network or create a new folder for storage Once you have saved your configuration as a Project folder you will see it has a structure as below TestProj1 fdt TestProj1 File Image Output TFont TestProj1 fdt is your Arranger project file When you want to work on the project again open Arranger go to the Project Manager area and use the OPEN Project button to navigate to and reload TestProj1 into Arranger The File folder contains text files with attribute information for the configuration pictures The Image folder contains a set of jpeg or bmp images as assembled during configuration The TFont folder contains further folders one for each F
33. ont created during configuration Within each of these folders is a set of joeg images one for each character of the Font The Output folder contain one binary file FG CIMAGE BIN which is intended for loading into STM memory and contains all information related to the background pictures Icons and text messages and their attributes This file can be copied onto a USB memory stick for transfer to STM memory This process is described more fully later in this Manual Page 41 of 47 6 2 Output your configuration as a Binary file onto a USB memory stick One way of achieving this using Project Manager has been described above but Arranger has a more explicit way as well Click on the Tools menu button within the Project Manager area at the top of the Arranger screen In the menu click on Out put to see the Setting dialogue box as shown in Fig 6 1 below Mode Protocol Verify Report Error Code Retry Note ALL Image Protocol Yes O No Yes No 1s Fig 6 1 Setting dialogue box for BIN file output After making the settings required click the OK button to see a Windows dialogue box Use this to store the FCGIMAGE BIN file in your USB memory stick s root directory Page 42 of 47 6 3 Downloading a Project BIN file from USB memory stick to STM memory Once you have prepared your USB memory stick as above yo
34. ose Strikeout and Underline effects and Scripts Western Hebrew Cyrillic etc Page 37 of 47 Use the Width and Height arrow boxes to set the size of the character backgrounds Use the Horizontal and Vertical arrows to position the characters within their background area The Reset button restores the characters to the Top Left corner of their background areas Use the FColor and BColor buttons to assign Foreground and Background colours for your Font Background is optional and is selected using the Tickbox to the right of the BColor box Give the Font a name such as Anders in the example and click on SAVE Close the Font Dialogue box Go to the Picture Organiser area See Fig 4 1 and click the Digit Font radio button to see the Font Organiser area Now click the arrow on the drop down menu at the base of this area to see Anders1 or whatever name you have used for your Font Select the Font then click the Addition button to the right of the menu and you will see your new Font added to the Font Organiser list If required repeat the exercise to generate different Fonts with different appearances To create a message on the layout grid drag and drop the appropriate Font from the Organiser onto the layout grid You will see a Message Generator box as below open Select Font Fig 5 5 Message Generator Box Build your message by clicking on each character then clicking the Right Arrow butto
35. ouse Shift key to highlight all 9 CMeter Icons CMeter00 to CMeter08 then drag and drop them onto the desired location within the Grid Layout area Page 36 of 47 You would probably require more than one Switch Lamp or Meter in a real application If so you can set up multiple Icons by using drag and drop to create more Child Icons on the Layout Grid from each Parent on the Picture Organiser By default the Child Icons will inherent the Attributes of their Parents If you wish to change these for one or more individual Child Icons do so using the Picture Effect Modification area of Arranger see 4 8 for more details 5 3 Using Fonts and generating Text Messages The set of Icons for our example is now complete Next we can prepare a couple of Fonts and use them to write Text Messages In the Project Manager area See Fig 4 1 click Tools Font System to open the Font dialogue box as in Fig 5 3 below Graphic_Font System Font Widht Heigh TE 8 Fig 5 4 Font Dialogue Box Once the box is open type the character set required into the character box at the base of the Dialogue Box This can include upper and lower case letters numbers and punctuation marks You can then modify the appearance of your character set as below Click on the Font button to see a choice of font types Arial Calibri etc styles Regular Italic Bold and Bold Italic and sizes 8 to 72 points You can also cho
36. plied is in your PC s disk drive Set the Arranger layout grid resolution to match that of the STM panel you have purchased Click on the Set Panel Size Icon in the Edit Page area See Fig 4 1 and choose the Standard or other size resolution you require The example uses a 7 display with an 800 x 480 resolution In this example configuration only two background pictures are needed the Logo and a background picture for the one configuration page used Therefore set the scroll box in the upper right of the Picture Organiser area to 2 Once a Background picture has been loaded you cannot decrease the background picture number in the scroll box below 2 without deleting the picture Now you can start organising the pictures you want beginning with a logo for display on the STM screen during start up Click the Addition tab at the base of the Picture Organiser area and you will see Browse button Fig 5 2 Picture Loader As the logo will be fulfilled with a single picture leave the Single radio button checked Click on the Browse button and navigate to the DVD drive root and from there to D STM 20101126 Tools software Easy Graphic Arranger Example FGO7OWW001 OOR Standard 800x480_Standard_0 11 23 0 image Page 33 of 47 Note that folder FGO70WW001 00R and its contents have been chosen because the example application is using a 7 display with an 800 x 480 resolution From the set of images
37. r loading the BIN image into the STM as described remove power from the STM Connect the STM s serial port to a USB port on your PC using the USB to UART board and cables provided See 2 2 and 2 3 for details of these Re apply power to the STM If it is not already running start Arranger on your PC You can then retrieve your project from its hard drive location using either the OPEN Project button or the drop down SELECT Project menu in the Project Manager area at the top of the Arranger screen You need to find out which PC COM port is being used by the USB connection to the STM Page 43 of 47 Windows Device Manager can tell you this Now you can configure the communications link between Arranger and the STM Click on the Select Mode button within the UART Function toolbar at the left of the Arranger screen You will see a UART command and control area as below BackGround OxF1 0 04 OxFB 0x41 0x00 0x00 0 00 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x9D OxF4 OxF1 Ox04 OxFB 0244 0x00 0248 0x00 0248 0x00 0x02 0431 OxF 4 OxF1 0x04 OxFB 0244 0200 0248 0 00 0248 0x00 0x03 0x32 OxF 4 OxF1 Ox0D OxFE 0x44 0x00 0xD0 0x00 0 38 0x01 0x01 OxC9 0x00 0x06 0x81 OxF 4 OxF1 OxOF 0x00 OxAC 0x01 OxC8 0x00 0x50 0x00 0x05 Ox0B 0x04 0x15 0x04 008 OxFD OxF4 OxF1 Ox0F 0x00 Ox4C 0x01 OxC8 0 00 0x98 0x00 0x05 OxOC 0404 0213 0x04 0217 0x44 OxF 4 OxF1 Ox04 OxFB 0x44 0x00 0248 0x00 OxC8 0x00 0x00 Ox4F OxF 4 OxF1 0x04 OxFB 0244 0x00 0248 0x00 OxC8 0x00 0x01 O
38. r00 shows the meter at 0 CMeter08 shows full scale and the other files show the meter at intermediate values Page 34 of 47 5 2 Building your configuration on the Layout Grid When your set of background pictures and Icons is complete and visible within the Picture Organiser you can start your configuration on the Layout Grid beginning with the LOGO picture First go to the Picture Type and Attribute area of Arranger See Fig 4 1 and use the Mode drop down menu box to select Mode1 Single Picture Then use the Memory Cache menu to select Memory for storage of the LOGO picture within the STM Now click the LOGO tab at the top of the grid to show the LOGO page Single click on the first picture listed under Background in the Picture Organiser to highlight it Next move the cursor to any part of the layout grid LOGO page and single click again You will see your chosen picture 800X480 fill the LOGO page and accordingly become the LOGO image Now click the Page1 tab and repeat the exercise to place the second picture in Picture Organiser WorkPageNew in the example as the background picture for the layout There is a slight difference between this and the LOGO picture placement procedure There is no need to highlight the picture Instead double click anywhere on the Page1 grid layout to see the following Background dialogue box appear Fig 5 3 Background Picture Selector box Click the
39. reate Child pictures Apart from Background pictures each picture can have more than one Child For example you may wish to have four Switches for your target machine to start different processes You can create this by Dragging and Dropping the Power01 Switch Pair onto the Layout Grid four times to create four Power01 Switch pair instances Arranger compiles the Child pictures and other information on the Layout Grid into a single binary file for loading into STM memory Chapter 5 An Example Configuration Exercise will describe this in more detail The pictures are available in three modes Mode 1 Single Picture Mode 2 Button Mode 3 Multi Icon Mode 1 Single Picture types are used mainly for Logos and Background Pictures In fact the Arranger classifies Logo as a type of Background Picture Mode 2 Button Type pictures always exist as pairs such as Power00 and Power01 This is because they represent Buttons Switches Lamps and other devices that have two states ON and OFF One component of the picture pair is used to display the device in its ON state while the other displays the device s OFF state Page 22 of 47 Memory HUU0000 22 Picture Digit Font Background Stari Gape Peale a WB KA a beted k n Addition Insert 2 lt gt Item0 Filel800 480 2 jpa Sizel Width 800 Height 480 g Filesizel 496742 Quality185 Item Filel WorkPageNew
40. s not required for the STM display to light and show the Logo 3 2 Show module information 3 3 Remove power from the STM module Mount Jumper J204 STM Type 1 or J301 STM Type 2 See 2 1 for more information Re apply power to see module information on the STM display as shown in Fig 3 1 below Power down and remove the jumper again to restore normal display operation Module Info V1i 11 12 07004 0 Main Board GRM OO1B V1i1 4 E Touch amp 4 Com Yer Device USB Hest Dev Ver Comm UART Init Yer Warning Buzzer GC Ver Timer RITC Cmd Yer ImageInfo Fig 3 2 Module Information display Install the USB to UART Drivers Ensure the STM DVD supplied is mounted on your PC DVD drive Connect the USB Cable between the I O Cable and a spare USB port on your PC if you have not already done so When this connection is first made the PC should detect the presence of the USB to UART converter as a USB device If so the PC will prompt you to install three new drivers Page 17 of 47 Interfaces to Inspire www andersdx com info andersdx com o FDT USB Writer Tool A o FDT USB Writer Tool B o USB Serial Port Follow the dialogue and the PC will install these drivers from the DVD 3 4 Install the Arranger package With the DVD still mounted navigate to D STM 20101126 Tools software Easy Graphic Arranger Program Where D references your DVD drive You will now see two WinRAR compressed archives AND
41. ser area in Fig 4 3 above comprises a horizontal status bar titled Memory and a vertical status bar titled Cache Neither capacity should be more than 95 The bars refer to memory areas within the STM displaying their usage and remaining capacity Cache comprises fast battery backed SDRAM while Memory is slower but larger capacity Flash To maximise performance pictures that are used frequently should be selected for Cache during configuration See 4 6 below The STM will copy such pictures from its Flash memory to its Cache during power up While adding pictures and text to your configuration it is important to allocate these equally to avoid exceeding capacity in one memory area while under utilizing the other Page 24 of 47 4 4 Edit Page Toolbar N aa Panel Resolution 800 x 480 moO O WD YD Fig 4 5 Edit Page toolbar The Edit Page Toolbar allows you to match your Layout Grid to your target STM resolution Click the Logo tab to display the Logo area or the Page1 tab to display the first page for your configuration layout as you build it Edit Page Toolbar functions are as below A Set Panel Size Use this to match the display resolution of your target STM Clicking this will display a Panel Resolution box allowing you to choose between Standard and Other options Standard options reflect standard display resolutions including 800 x 480 for the 7 STM used in our exampl
42. sponse to events on your target machine and responding to touch screen events if your STM has a touch screen The STM kit you have purchased from Anders includes tools to help you do this 6 5 1 Command Pilot As Figs 6 3 and 6 4 below show Command Pilot is a software module that runs on your PC alongside Arranger You can use Command Pilot to act like your target machine in sending Command Strings to the STM while controlling and recording the Command Strings sent After setting up the serial communications protocol as shown in Fig 6 3 you can prepare a source file of command strings then run a program to stream them to your STM You can also send one Command String at a time in Single Step mode You can elect to log your transmitted and received files and Save them to a hard drive if desired Page 45 of 47 Fig 6 3 Command Pilot screen showing Communications Protocol setup Page 46 of 47 Interfaces to Inspire www andersdx com info andersdx com Transmitter Command Description Display Receiver Command Display F1 04 FB A4 00 68 00 80 00 13 94 F4 Source File Fig 6 3 Command Pilot screen showing source file output 6 5 2 Graphic Testing Board and cables The Graphic Testing Board GTM is a hardware module which you can use as a target machine connected via a serial link to your STM You can load a program containing Command Strings into the GTM s memory then prompt the onboard microcontroller to
43. ting Board ssssissssinsriiineiiniennnsniananiinireianinaiwaneridiinv eisai 14 2 10 Software DVD containing swccccsasecechesiesvisctecerncnssvseavstaversvasedvatensvevtesavesueateveresadeegeeeravevevemievens 14 2 11 Other COMPONENUS sisvsvisiscseseersevevesveneeneasnnevavidventcuevasteventdnenteuveaereovavaevaneseeueeueverdevantenereeeesaty 14 2 12 Hard Ware PEQuUire Mme mts vs icsicc evs cessdecchiceecee sed a a a aE A E EAA EEE 15 STM QUICK STAPE sossen piueio aaaeaii iana aaia aaa iaa aaa a a aiii 16 3 1 Connecting the STM to your PC and starting the display ssssssseesssessssssrsssrsssrssrersrersrrressesens 16 3 2 SHOWmMmod le iM OrmatiO Meinas eea EENE e a a aea SE 17 3 3 Install the USB tO UART Drivers sccscsscscace cates ceatennsssetazeancesaceneaatesssandeqentssanesessatesuintdnaennsues canadien 17 34 Install the Arranger Package sscan naana Renaa EAR ARETA ANEA SAARA KEAT AEREA EER ARER HA 18 3 5 Install NET Framework 3 5 wx ss acteeasencsnssnasdicandacnadsnds eE a SEAE ARRENE REKNE Ro GREE EEEE 18 3 6 Install the Command Pilot package visscssccisccsscasesscsessssterscescesesensesesvadeseseasavevecavedevcaeatavavacastaeee 18 Easy Graphic Arranger package components and layout ccesessseceesseecceseseeceeeseeeeeeeeeseeecseeeeeeeees 19 AV Project ManaBeleiscceccsassssccccsavsccatatenesnsesedenecaacbneseasaacdinnaassutsvestscncesdtaudcacedstucsansvaues AAEE aS KOSE 21 Page 3 of 47 42 Picture Organiseren EE rae ana RER R E A
44. u will have a single file called FCGIMAGE BIN in its root directory Now use the following steps to load this into your STM Note that your STM can have either a Type 1 or a Type 2 controller board depending on your STM TFT display size See Chapter 2 1 for details The default jumper LED and USB Port references shown below are for Type 1 boards the references in brackets apply to Type 2 boards Ensure your STM is powered OFF Mount a jumper provided onto J204 J301 Plug the USB memory stick into USB port 201 303 on your STM Apply power to the STM using the power adapter provided The STM display will show a module information screen The green LED LED101 should light showing Power OK The STM Buzzer should sound twice Red LED 101 201 should start flashing showing that the automatic upload has started It will continue to flash throughout the upload This could take 5 30 minutes depending on FCGIMAGE BIN s file size 9 When the upload has completed the STM Buzzer will sound once and LED 101 201 will extinguish po NI SY Un ee 10 Remove power 11 Remove the J204 301 jumper and USB memory stick 12 Re apply power When the STM powers up again it should display the Logo screen as chosen during configuration The STM will not start showing Icons or anything else until it receives Command Strings from Arranger to be described next Command Pilot or your target machine 6 4 Driving the STM using Arranger Afte
45. wledge you can now build and test a simple configuration which will cover all the procedures you ll need to use for your own real application This Chapter takes you through the simple configuration process Let s suppose our simple machine has a control panel comprising an ON OFF switch a power indicator lamp and a level indication meter We can achieve this using a configuration layout as shown below in Fig 5 1 5 Picture Digit Font Font 2 Digit Font GulimChe 16x2 Size Width 1024 Height 4 Zz Filesize 44827 FontSize 16x24 25 FontCount 127 7 Digit Font B4553 Size Width 1024 Height 1 Filesize 95969 FontSize 24x24 FontCount 180 Digit Font PH Size Width 1024 Height 2 Filesize 3388 FontSize 24x24 FontCount 5 Digit Font Test Size Width 1024 Height 2 Filesize 7234 Format 420 FontSize 16x24 m lt m New Mode4 Digit Font v Memory Cache Transparent Sieve Sequential Orde PID 0 Timer Class Times 0 Repeat None Mode Mode2 Button Memary Cache Location 104 22155 Transparent Sievd F 0 E 0 Fig 5 1 Target Easy Machine layout Page 32 of 47 5 1 Populating your Picture Organiser On your PC open your Easy Arranger package by double clicking on its desktop Icon You will see the User Interface display ready to accept your configuration Ensure the DVD sup
46. xB0 OxF 4 OxF1 0x16 0x07 Ox4C 0x00 0x80 0200 0x08 0x01 Ox0C 0x04 0x00 0x12 0x18 0214 0x00 0x00 0x02 0x07 0x08 Ox0D 0 04 OxBE OF 4 Port Baud rate Data bits COM4 w 115200 v ay Parity Stop bits None v One v Offline res E C Documents and Settings Nigel Charig Desktop Charig Assocs Anders Smart Touch Modules Wedtest1 fdt Fig 6 2 UART command and control area The top part of this area contains a set of Command Strings that position all the Background Picture Icon and Text Message objects on Page1 The drop down menu boxes below this are used to configure and start your STM serial link Configure as below Port should be the COM Port assigned by your PC s Device Manager to the USB STM link Baud rate should be 115200 Data bits should be set to 8 Parity should be set to None Stop bits should be set to One Click the button labelled Off Line If your hardware and configuration for the STM PC serial link are OK The button should say On Line The red LED should change to green The Right Arrow button should change to green The objects on the Layout Grid are no longer editable However clicking on the Green Lamp or Power Switch will cause them to visibly change state while the mouse button is held down At this stage your STM display should still show the Logo image and nothing else
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search