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1. CHANNEL EU 1 HAN BORDER BUTTON TYPE BRIGHTNESS CHANNEL OFF BORDER FILL EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE 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 COLOR BORDER CHANNEL ON TEXT FILL TEXT This sets the button to open the BRIGHTNESS page shown in Figure 167 The BRIGHTNESS page displays the color palette a SANDAAZON ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 168 CHANNEL DEV 1 Button Properties page for a BORDER CHAN 6 Time button BUTTON TYPE TIME BUTTON OPTIONS COLON BLINK STRING CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEXT BORDER FILL TEXT EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE Set the time in the Time Date page To open the Time Date page press SET TIME AND DATE in the Setup page Refer to Set time and date described in this section for more information e BUTTON OPTIONS Opens the BUTTON OPTION menu Fig
2. ViewPoint Models There are four models of the ViewPoint touch panels e ViewPoint Color Wireless Touch Panel VPT CP e ViewPoint Grayscale Wireless Touch Panel VPT GS e ViewPoint Color WAVE Touch Panel VPW CP e ViewPoint Grayscale WAVE Touch Panel VPW GS The VPT panels are one way infrared IR and radio frequency RF only The VPW panels are two way digital Spread Spectrum RF and one way IR ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Introduction Note TPDesign3 is used to convert G2 or lower panel pages into G3 firmware compatible pages Note Characters for Middle Eastern languages such as Arabic are not supported within the Unicode fonts because they are bi directional Buttons with Unicode fonts can only be created and edited using TPDesign3 Touch Panel Design Program 2 Introduction Features The other features of the ViewPoint touch panels are All panels have 6 inch diagonal 153 9 mm 320 x 240 HV pixel screens VPW CP has a 256 color passive matrix LCD screen VPW GS has a 16 shade grayscale LCD screen Four external programmable push buttons Programmable firmware via programming port connection Programming port for uploading downloading touch panel data Panel programming pages and drawings are uploaded and downloaded using TPDesign Windows 16 bit or TPDesign3 Windows 32 bit touch panel design programs One way RF or IR transmission VPT CP VPT GS only Two way digital spread sp
3. e CLEAR Press to clear the number in the keypad display e ENTER Press to enter the new password into touch panel memory and close the keypad Power up page Press the POWER UP PAGE button to open the PAGE menu Figure 99 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 99 POWER UP PAGE button and example PAGE menu Figure 100 WAKE UP MESSAGE button ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels k PAGER Page 1 Camera Page 2 Spa Page 3 Stereo System ae Page 4 Surr Sound MORE ABORT 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 You can program the Central Controller to perform specific operations when the message is received Refer to the AXCESS Programming section for detailed programming information WAKE UP MESSAGE Auto assign Press AUTO ASSIGN Figure 101 to enable the automatic channel assignment This option sets the touch panel to prompt you to manually or automatically assign a channel number 1 through 255 to a new button Once selected the touch panel assigns the lowest unused channel number to the button Press AUTO ASSIGN again to disa
4. 7 Press TEXT OFF to open the keyboard and delete MAIN 8 Enter NEW PAGE The text appears in the keyboard window 9 Press EXIT CHANGE to close the keyboard and return to the Text Image page 10 Press MAKE ON SAME AS OFF to set the text for the button s TEXT ON and TEXT OFF states 11 Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE to close the Text Image page and return to the Main page 12 Press EXIT to exit the TEXT IMAGE mode 13 Press EDIT to open the Edit bar 14 Press BUTTON to open the BUTTON OPTIONS menu 15 Press PROPERTIES in the BUTTON OPTIONS menu to open the PROPERTIES operation bar shown in Figure 72 Figure 72 EXIT Touch for PROPERTIES PROPERTIES operation bar ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Designing Touch Panel Pages 53 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 es FLIP STANDARD MAIN PAGE 18 Press the left Flip Type box in the Button Properties page to open the PAGE FLIP TYPE menu Figure 74 PAGE FLIP TYPE menu 19 Press FLIP STANDARD to select a standard page flip and return to the Button Properties page 20 Press the right Page Flip box to set the destination page Figure 75 54 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 75 46k PAGE PAGE menu NONE MAIN PAGE
5. Example SEND_COMMAND TP CTN 1 72 Sets the ON feedback text color to White for variable text button 1 IDF Query the touch panel to return a string with the MS DOS filename of the touch panel Example SEND_COMMAND TP IDF The touch panel returns its MS DOS file name in a string IDP Query the touch panel to return a string with the TPDesign3 project name Example SEND_COMMAND TP IDP The touch panel returns a string that contains its TPDesign3 project name ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels AXCESS Programming 145 Jatoladat larem J lale Mm Ozelaalaat larel m zelal a Command PPA lt page name gt PPF lt popup page name gt lt page name gt PPK lt popup page name gt PPN lt popup page name gt lt page name gt 146 AXCESS Programming Description 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 Deactivate a popup page on a touch panel page lt popup page name gt target popup page name lt page name gt target touch panel page name Example SEND_COMMAND TP PPF Laser Disc 2 Transport Control Laser Disc Control Page Deactivates the Laser Disc 2 Transport Control popup page on the Laser Disc Control P
6. 150 CTON lt variable text address gt lt color _number gt 150 DBEEP 137 FONT lt variable text address gt lt font size gt 152 PAGE lt page name gt 137 PKEYP lt number string gt 137 PPOF lt page name gt 138 PPON lt page name gt 138 QBEEP 138 RESET 138 SETUP 138 SLEEP 138 TPAGEOFF 139 TPAGEON 139 WAKE 141 XMRT lt number gt 141 XMTO lt number gt 141 ZAP 141 AXCESS Programming Color Numbers 142 Color Send_Commands 148 System Send_Commands 135 143 153 AXCESS Programming Changes 134 AXlink output resolution vX XX and serial number 62 B Battery 7 Battery Charging docking station 11 Baud 71 Beep 60 Border names and styles 91 92 Brightness 109 Brightness button parameters for touch panels 110 Brightness page 110 Button Macro Commands 158 BUTTON OPTIONS 94 Button Properties 27 Button Properties for External Pushbuttons 39 BUTTON TYPE 93 BUTTON TYPE menus 94 Button Types 99 100 Buttons String Commands 157 C Calibrate 74 Channel Color OFF and ON 97 CHANNEL CHAN 92 CHANNEL DEV 92 Cleaning the Touch Overlay 7 Color palette 97 Connectors VPT CP VPT GS VPW CP VPW GS 5 6 VPT CP VPT GS VPW CP VPW GS 6 7 VPT CP VPW CP 6 7 Copy 125 Copy image 85 Create a Page 23 Creating a Bargraph 48 Creating a Button 25 Creating a Joystick 44 Creating a Macro Button Pulse command 40 Wait co
7. Changes the variable text button 25 border style to double rounded Shorthand version of TEXT command lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt new button text gt 1 60 characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP T 1 VCR PLAY Changes the variable text button one title to VCR PLAY Enter text on a button Use the character to display text on multiple lines lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt button text gt Enter button text to appear on button Example SEND_COMMAND TP TEXT2 VCR PLAY Sets the VCR and PLAY text on variable button 2 The character places VCR above PLAY on the button Shorthand Variable Text Commands Figure 208 lists the shorthand variable text commands you can use with the Touch Panel The shorthand command data is one byte non ASCII format except for pages passwords text and bitmap names ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels AXCESS Programming 153 Figure 208 Shorthand variable text commands Note Shorthand commands were created by AMX designers to streamline receiving processing and transmitting Central Controller data The short hand commands operate Control Equipment just like the standard Send_Commands still used in a wide variety of AMX products but they are simply smaller byte for byte and thus processed more efficiently 154 AXCESS Programming Shorthand variable text commands Command BMF lt variable text address gt lt attribut
8. Properties Page Button Types 99 Properties Page External Buttons 120 Index 185 Protected 119 Protected setup 63 Put on top 99 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 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 external button properties 123 Setting the bargraph colors shades for channel off 51 Setting the bargraph properties 50 Setting the button border 28 Setting the button colors for channel off conditions 32 Setting the button properties 27 Setting the button type 28 Setting the channel code 29 46 Setting the joystick properties 45 Setting the level code 47 51 Setting the page flip 31 Setting the variable text code 30 Setup 114 Setup Page 59 Show palette 64 Sleep message 79 SMT PKM page 66 Snap grid 129 SOFTROM EXE screen 169 Specifications 173 VPT CP Specifications 173 Standard Buttons 14 System page 75 System Send_Commands 135 T Text image 86 Time 111 Touch Panel Basics 13 General Buttons Adjustment button 15 Decision buttons 16 Information button 15 Keypad buttons 15 Selection button 15 Status buttons 16 Overview 13 Touch Panel
9. ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Wave Server Instruction Manual j E 2 Accessories i iPoint Wireless Touch Panels and 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 Disk drive mechanisms pan tilt heads power supplies modifications MX Series products and KC Series products are warranted for a period of one year Unless otherwise specified OEM and custom products are covered for a period of one year AMX Incorporated software products are warranted for a period of 90 days Batteries and incandescent lamps are not covered This warranty extends to products purchased directly from AMX Incorporated or an authorized AMX Inc dealer Consumers should inquire from selling dealer as to the nature and extent of the dealer s warranty if any AMX Inc is not liable for any damages caused by its products or for the failure of its products to perform including any lost profits lost savings incidental damages or consequential damages AMX Inc is not liable for any claim made by a third party or made by you for a third party This limitation of liability applies wh
10. 84 Touch Panel Program Reference Edit Bar Button Menu Options Press EDIT to open the Edit bar and press BUTTON to open the Button menu shown in Figure 126 QUIT EXIT BUTTON PAGE NEW PAGE oip COPY IMAGE 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 The Edit bar in Figure 126 shows New page is the current page Add Press ADD to add a button when the ADD BUTTON operation bar Figure 127 appears on the LCD The first touch point is the upper left corner of the button EXIT Touch amp Drag to ADD BUTTON Drag your finger horizontally across the screen and down to set the height and width of the button When the new button appears on the page the message bar shows you the X Y page position coordinates and the X Y resolution size Press the EXIT button in the Edit bar to exit Use the PROPERTIES operation bar to set the button color border style and configuration settings ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 128 COPY BUTTON operation bar Figure 129 MOVE BUTTON operation bar Figure 130 RESIZE BUTTON operation bar ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Copy image Press COPY IMAGE to copy an existing button onto a touch panel page when the COPY BUTTON operation bar Figure 128 appears
11. EXIT Touch amp Drag to COPY BUTTON 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 Move Press MOVE to move a button when the MOVE BUTTON operation bar Figure 129 appears Then drag the button to the new position When you start moving the button the message bar shows you the current X Y page position coordinates and the X Y resolution size Press EXIT on the MOVE BUTTON operation bar to exit EXIT Touch amp Drag to MOVE BUTTON Resize Press RESIZE to resize a button when the RESIZE BUTTON operation bar Figure 130 appears EXIT Touch amp Drag to RESIZE BUTTON Drag your finger horizontally across the screen and down to resize the height and width of the button Press EXIT on the RESIZE BUTTON operation bar to exit When you resize a button the operation bar shows the current X Y page position coordinates and the X Y resolution size If you add text to a button the button size must be large enough to accommodate the text string Touch Panel Program Reference 85 Figure 131 DELETE BUTTON operation bar Figure 132 DELETE button decision box Figure 133 TEXT IMAGE operation bar Delete Press DELETE to delete a button when the DELETE BUTTON operation bar Figure 131 appears EXIT
12. NEW PAGE 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 QUIT ies EXIT BUTTON PAGE NEW PAGE EDITOR I 2 Press SETUP to open the Setup page shown in Figure 77 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Designing Touch Panel Pages 55 Figure 77 EXIT Setup page 5 SET TIME PROTECTED AND DATE SETUP B E DOUBLE z BEEP UP WIRELESS SHOH DN AX ink STATUS PALETTE 240 OUT RES IT SI PM SET SERIAL LE BRIGHTNESS 0000 00 0000 AR UP Y DN 3 Press PROTECTED SETUP to open the Protected Setup page shown in Figure 78 Figure 78 Protected Setup page DEUI CE BASE DEVICE USED ocrom SETUP PAGE PASSWORD PASSWORD EDITOR PAGE MOUSE CALIBRATE mance ine POWER UP POWER UP SLEEP PAGE MESSAGE MESSAGE WAKE UP SYSTEM FUNCTION MESSAGE PAGE SHOW AUTO WIRELESS ASSIGN SETTINGS 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 Pr
13. address gt lt button state on off gt 155 FON lt variable text address gt lt font style gt 155 ICO lt variable text address gt lt icon gt 156 IDAP 145 IDF 145 JUS lt variable text address gt lt text alignment gt 156 PPA lt page name gt 146 PPK lt popup page name gt 146 PPX lt popup page gt 147 PWD lt page flip password gt 147 SHO lt variable text address gt lt button on off gt 156 SSL lt string gt 147 SST lt string gt 147 SWK lt string gt 148 TXT lt variable text address gt lt text gt 157 PPF lt popup page name gt 146 PPN lt popup page name gt 146 ABEEP 135 ADBEEP 135 AKEYB lt text string gt 135 AKEYP lt number string gt 135 AKEYR 136 BEEP 136 BRIT lt level gt 136 BTOF lt variable text address gt 151 BTON lt variable text address gt 151 Index 183 CALIBRATE 136 CALL lt variable text address gt lt data gt 148 CBOFF lt variable text address gt lt color _number gt 149 CBON lt variable text address gt lt color _number gt 149 CFOFF lt variable text address gt lt color __number gt 149 CFON lt variable text address gt lt color _number gt 150 CLOCK lt mm dd yy gt lt hh mm ss gt 137 CONT lt level gt 136 CPAGE lt color_number gt lt page name gt 150 CTOFF lt variable text address gt lt color __number gt
14. both On and Off states of the button Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE to set the button text and close the Text Image page and return to the NEW page Press EXIT in the Edit bar to exit Edit Text Image mode and close the Edit bar 36 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 In the File menu click on Download to Panel This opens the Download to Panel Comm Settings tab shown in Figure 47 Use this tab to set the communications port baud rate and other communication settings Figure 47 Download To Panel Comm Settings Download to Panel dialog box Comm Settings tab Comm Port Baud Rate Modem Support Com 38 4K IF Use Modem C Com2 eo C Com3 9600 4800 Note C Com4 The Comm Settings tab is the first tab in the Download To Panel dialog that opens ae c c C 2400 c C 300 Enable DHCP Support Optimize Bitmap Colors Enable Debug Output Close 4 Use the Actions tab Figure 48 to set t
15. 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 Module Version vX XX Shows the firmware version installed in the WAV PK Fully Charged Not Charging Charging Fully Charged appears when the battery in the WAV PK is fully charged Not Charging appears when the lead acid battery is not charging Charging appears when the lead acid battery is charging The shaded area is a horizontal gauge moving from left to right as the battery voltage level increases Network Eff XXX Shows the communication efficiency of bidirectional RF transmissions between the touch panel and AXR WAVES The efficiency percentage 0 100 is determined by the number of retries required to complete a panel operation Device Range Shows the device range that your server can recognize Devices outside that range will not be recognized Server Devices XXX Shows the group address for the AXR WAVES communicating with the touch panel Server Version Shows the firmware version installed in the AXR WAVES Supply Voltage vX XX Shows the voltage level of the external power supply optional connected to the WAV PK Device Eff XXX Shows the strength of the AXR WAVES signal received by the touch panel The shaded area in the horizontal gauge moves Touch Panel Program Reference 65 Note This SMT PK page provides read only information about the Smar
16. parameter is 65535 or approximately 109 minutes This parameter represents the length of time between pulses This number is a time in tenths of seconds For example to add a delay between pulses for 10 seconds the required parameter is 100 The largest number for this parameter is 65535 or approximately 109 minutes This character indicates the end of the statement carriage return is pressing the RETURN key on the touch panel keyboard e Example P315 10 100 lt CR gt 40 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 51 Sample Pulse command format and variable description ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Usually this command will be necessary for the case where a time delay is desired before starting any IR pulse sequences Figure 51 shows a sample pulse command format and description of the variables e Sample Format W lt time delay before pulse gt lt CR gt e Variables lt time delay before pulse gt This parameter represents the length of time between pulses This number is a time in
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18. 4 GHz two way digital spread spectrum 38 KHz or 455 KHz 38 KHz or 455 KHz High impact molded matte black crinkle finish 7 2 VDC NMH nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery 12 VDC 1500 mA Specifications 173 ViewPoint specifications Cont Display VPT CP VPW CP VPT GS VPW GS Connectors External power Programming Memory Available IR files Buttons Bitmaps Icons Fonts Assignable devices VPT CP VPT GS ViewPoint RF AMX IR IR other than AMX VPW CP VPW GS Device ID Group ID ViewPoint IR Accessories VPA BP Power supply Cables Optional Accessories VPA BP VPA CHG Power Supply AXR RF AXR WAVES 6 LCD diagonal 256 colors 153 9 mm 6 LCD diagonal 16 gray shades 153 9 mm 3 16 6 mm coax female power jack 1 8 2 5 mm three conductor female jack 32 KB 225 KB 1245 KB 262 KB 262 KB Device 1 Device 1 Device 2 3 and or 4 0 255 0 16 Device 1 2 3 and or 4 Device 2 3 and or 4 ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery 12 VDC 1500 mA FG 817 all models and FG10 727 VPT CP and VPT GS only ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery Fast Cycle Battery Charger for VPA BP 12 VDC 1500 mA RF Receiver VPT CP VPT GS only WaveServer VPW CP VPW GS only ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Batte
19. 48 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Note Bargraphs will function on VPW CP VPW GS only Figure 63 PROPERTIES operation bar Figure 64 BUTTON TYPE menus Note Bargraphs joysticks will function on VPW CP VPW GS only ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Adding a bargraph to a page 1 2 A Press EDIT to open the Edit bar Create a new button using the ADD operation bar in the BUTTON menu Press BUTTON in the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu Press PROPERTIES in the BUTTON menu to open the PROPERTIES operation bar shown in Figure 63 EXIT Touch for PROPERTIES 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 ABORT PREV ABORT 7 Select VERTICAL BARGRAPH to open the Button Properties page for Vertical Bargraphs shown in Figure 65 Designing Touch Panel Pages 49 Figure 65 Button Properties page for Vertical Bargraphs Note Bargraphs will function on VPW CP VPW GS only Figure 66 Bargraph CHANNEL code buttons Note The panel will not allow you to enter a device number greater than the DEVICE USED without first displaying a decision box This box asks you to decide whether you accept the new selection or default to the previous value 50 Designing Touch Panel Pages BORDER BUTTON TYPE VERTICAL BARGRAPH BUTTON OPTIONS BARGRAPH ACTIVE STRING COLO
20. Color and Variable text Send_Commands are listed in this section They should be checked to verify that they comply with version 3 xx parameters and functionality ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels System Send_Commands System Send_Commands Figure 201 are stored in the AXCESS Control System and direct the Touch Panel to perform various operations 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 1 ADBEEP Output a double beep even if the double beep value is set to 0 in the Setup page Example SEND_COMMAND TP ADBEEP Double beeps the panel AKEYB lt text string gt Open the touch panel keyboard and initialize the text string entry The keyboard string is set to null during power up and is stored until power down lt text string gt 0 59 characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP AKEYB TOUCH HERE Opens the touch panel keyboard with TOUCH HERE in the display AKEYP lt number Open the touch panel keypad and initialize the number string entry The keypad string is set to null during power up and is stored until power down string gt lt number string gt 0 9999 Example SEND_COMMAND TP AKEYP 1988 Opens the touch panel keypad with 1988 in the display ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels AXCESS Programming 135 System Send_Commands Cont Command Descr
21. Double Beep value in the Protected Setup page is set to ON Example SEND_COMMAND TP DBEEP Double beeps the panel PAGE lt page name gt Flip to page with specified page name lt page name gt 1 50 ASCII characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP PAGE MAIN PAGE Flips the touch panel to the page named MAIN PAGE PKEYP lt number Display asterisks for keypad entries string gt lt number string gt 0 9999 Example SEND_COMMAND TP PKEYP 1988 Displays the touch panel keypad with instead of 1988 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels AXCESS Programming 137 138 AXCESS Programming System Send_Commands Cont Command Description PPOF lt page name gt PPON lt page name gt QBEEP RESET SETUP SLEEP Close a specific popup page lt page name gt 1 50 ASCII characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP PPOFF Popup Page 1 Closes Popup Page 1 Open a specific popup page lt page name gt 1 50 ASCII characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP PPON Popup Page 1 Opens Popup Page 1 Stop all beeps including ABEEP ADBEEP and AXlink beeps Example SEND_COMMAND TP QBEEP Stops all beeps Clear panel status same as power up Data stored in memory is not cleared Example SEND_COMMAND TP RESET Resets the touch panel Go to the Setup page Example SEND_COMMAND TP SETUP Flips the touch panel to the Set
22. Pages 14 Touch Panel Program Reference 59 Protected Setup Page 70 Setup Page Buttons Brightnes 62 Touch to Continue buttons 17 TPDesign 3 13 TPDesign3 17 U Upgrading the Firmware Configuration 170 Downloading the Firmware 170 Upgrading the Firmware 169 Using TPDesign3 to Download Bitmaps Icons and Fonts 37 Vv VAR TEXT CHAN 93 VAR TEXT DEV 93 Variable Text Send_Commands 151 Vertical Bargraph 106 Video Joystick 116 Video Setup 115 Video Setup page 115 Video Window 116 VPXpress ViewPoint System Design Programming Software Program 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 64 What s in this Manual 3 What s New 3 Wireless settings optional SMT PKM 81 Wireless settings for VPT CP and VPT GS 67 Wireless Settings for VPW CP and VPW GS 68 80 Wireless Settings page for SMT PKM 82 Wireless status optional SMT PKM 66 Wireless status optional WAV PKM 64 Index 187 036 004 1752
23. 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 Flip to Page button Figure 38 A ee 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 TYPEXE PAGE FLIP TYPE menu FLIP POPUP ON FLIP POPUP OFF FLIP PREVIOUS Note FLIP STANDARD When selecting FLIP PREVI OUS in the Page FLIP type button the PAGE menu appears 4 Press the right FLIP to Page to open a list of all the touch panel pages stored into memory If the desired page is not present in the PAGE flip destination menu Figure 40 check to verify that the page has been saved ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Designing Touch Panel Pages 31 Figure 40 2 PAGE ee ee ee MAIN PAGE NEW PAGE 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 CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON Figure Si BORDER FILL TEXT BORDER_ FILL TEXT 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 nO O a 32 Desig
24. Reference 93 select the button type GENERAL the BUTTON OPTIONS FLIP and STRING operation bars appear in the Properties page ABORT PREU ABORT For a description of each button type refer to the Properties Page Button Types subsection e BUTTON OPTIONS 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 For example the options for a joystick button include parameters that are associated specifically with using a joystick button Figure 146 shows the BUTTON OPTION menu for a General button BUTTON OPTION General NONE s 94 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 147 PAGE FLIP TYPE menu Note You must use the TPDesign3 program to create and download popup pages to the touch panel ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 GREY CHANNEL Sets button feedback color to gray ALWAYS ON Sets the button
25. Touch amp Drag to DELETE BUTTON Then touch the button you want to delete which opens the decision box shown in Figure 132 WES DELETE the current page e YES Deletes the button and returns to the current page e NO Cancels the deletion process and returns to the current page Text image Press TEXT IMAGE to add text into a button The TEXT IMAGE operation bar shown in Figure 133 appears EXIT Touch for TEXT IMAGE Then press the target button to open the Text Image page shown in Figure 134 This feature allows you to set the text icons and bitmap files for the current button 86 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 134 SET TEXT TEXT OFF ALIGNMENT Text Image page TEXT ON ICON OFF ICON ON BITMAP OFF MAKE ON BITMAP ON SAME AS OFF EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE e TEXT OFF Opens the keyboard Figure 135 where you enter the text to appear on the Off state of the button e TEXTON Opens the keyboard Figure 135 where you enter the text to appear on the On state of the button Figure 135 Keyboard HN a Ee a ACPI eIde A CHAR cHAaR CHAR cHAR CHAR CAPS NUMS MORE MORE SPACE CHANGE EXIT 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
26. feedback on This selection also sets the button border fill or text colors to match the CHANNEL ON color palette in the Properties page MOMENTARY Sets the button border fill or text colors to match the CHANNEL ON color palette in the Properties page when you touch the button regardless of the assigned function BLINK Sets the button to toggle between on and off states FLIP lt FLIP TYPE gt Opens the PAGE FLIP TYPE menu Figure 147 where you set the page flip action for the button Press ABORT to close the menu ABORT Touch Panel Program Reference 95 FLIPPOPUPON 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 FLIP STANDARD MAIN PAGE 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 POPUP PAGE menu FLIP PREVIOUS Sets the button action to open the previous touch panel page on the panel FLIPSTANDARD Sets the button action to open a touch panel page Use the FLIP menu button to open the PAGE menu Figure 150 and select the target touch panel page 96 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 150 46K PAG EX PAGE menu NOE Cd e STRING Opens the keyboard where you enter the data string to be sent to
27. information e SLEEP TIMEOUT Press the UP and DN buttons to set the sleep time out The minimum time out is 1 minute and maximum is 120 minutes When the touch panel goes to sleep all communication and battery discharge stops If the time out is set to 5 the panel goes into sleep mode if there is no activity for 5 minutes The touch panel automatically wakes up when you touch the screen for more than 0 5 seconds 64 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Note The GROUP ID number can be set from the Wireless Set tings page in the Protected Setup page Refer to the Wireless settings subsections for detailed information Note The Network Eff XXX and Device Eff XXX information buttons are the best indicators of communication ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Wave Pak Not Locked Locked Appears when an optional WAV PKM is connected to the touch panel Not locked indicates the touch panel is not communicating with the AXR WAVES Locked indicates the touch panel is locked on communicating to the AXR WAVES connected to the Central Controller Battery Voltage XXx X Shows the voltage level of the lead acid rechargeable battery in the WAV PK 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
28. input stops Then the control level on the bargraph returns to the default position and the external device returns to its default control position BATTERY VOLTAGE Sets the button to show the voltage level of the battery if equipped e STRING Opens the keyboard where you enter the data string to be sent to the Central Controller via AXlink RS 232 or RF communications The data string appears in the STRING button Press ABORT to close the menu For a description of the other items in this page refer to the Properties subsection Brightness Select BRIGHTNESS from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a Brightness button The button type BRIGHTNESS and associated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 166 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 109 Figure 166 Button Properties page for a Brightness button Note When the panel is attached to an optional battery source a lower brightness settings in formation 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 Figure 167 Brightness page Note When the panel is attached to an optional battery source a lower brightness settings in formation button appears in the lower right hand of the screen when the brightness setting exceeds 5 110 Touch Panel Program Reference
29. is video capable the video is displayed behind the joystick display Figure 177 BUTTON OPTION menu Video Joystick button ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels BORDER BUTTON TYPE VIDEO JOYSTICK BUTTON OPTIONS JOYSTICK CENTER CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEXT BORDER FILL TEXT EXIT EXIT SAUE CHANGE NO CHANGE Sets the button to a video joystick that displays the incoming video signal and 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 depending on the slot attribute BUTTON OPTIONS Opens the JOYSTICK BUTTON OPTION menu shown in Figure 177 Use this menu to set the joystick button type Press ABORT to close the menu BUTTON OPTION JOYSTICK NON CENTER JOYSTICK CENTER CROSSHAIR NON CENTER CROSSHAIR CENTER Touch Panel Program Reference 117 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 When you move the control stick the touch panel sen
30. panel memory The stored default settings are automatically used for all new buttons and can be applied to existing buttons using the SET DEFAULT option EFFECT WHAT COLOR Select this option and a button to store the default color in touch panel memory The default color is automatically applied to all new buttons 98 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Note Video applications do not apply to the MCP touch panels Figure 153 Button Types and descriptions ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 amp BORDER Select this option and a button to store the default color and border in touch panel memory The default color and border is automatically applied to all new buttons ALL Select this option and a button to store the default color border and size in touch panel memory These default settings are automatically applied to all new buttons Set default Press the SET DEFAULTS option and a button to automatically reset the button s color border and size according to the default settings stored in touch panel memory You can use the SAVE DEFAULTS option
31. 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 xx features that have either been modified or are no longer supported within the new version 3 xx firmware e E Timer The elapsed timer feature is not supported by the version 3 xx firmware AXCESS code can be written to simulate this feature e ICONS features Some features within the Icons drop down menu in the version 2 xx firmware such as the E Timer 16 and 32 Char Term are also not supported in version 3 xx e SEND_COMMANDs Figure 200 is a list of some commands that need to be adapted to conform with the new parameters and enhanced functionality present in the version 3 xx firmware Affected Send_Commands Command Description IC Sets the border font and text in one command IF Shorthand version of FONT command lI Shorthand version of ICON command CBON Sets the ON feedback border color to the specified color CBOFF Sets the OFF feedback border color to the specified color FONT Changes the font size or style of the text in a specific button ICON Changes border style of a specific button All other AXCESS
32. require an installed copy of Adobe Acrobat to read the listing Acrobat Reader IRFiles pdf iof x ra File Edit Document View Window Help l x Alesa EGAT lt gt gt GP a IR Library Files Manufacturers Hand Controls Model Numbers Loading Infrared IR Files 161 Figure 212 Pathway to IR Library Database List Figure 213 IR Library Files listing To use the IRLIB Files listing 1 Choose Start then Programs and follow the pathway shown in Figure 212 fey AMX Control Disc Cl CorelDRAW 9 A Groupwise 5 Documents gt HP Lasewet LA Intenet Explorer 4 L Cheyenne AntiVirus for Windows 95 v v v v vA fey AMX DOS Tools A TPDesign gt B Axwie A TPDesign3 Aia iib 3 vPxpress gt A SoffROM AMX Control Disc Readme Software History gt IRLIBX CA AXCENTWire gt Tpdoc DIP Switch gt CH OpenaXcess 3 oLDesign gt Ry IR Library Database List gt 2 IALIB Readme 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 Device Hand Control Manufacturer Model Number Acrobat Reader IRFII_ES_ pdf File Edit View Tools Window Help Device Model IR Filename Number TDAP UEIO CRAG ASOD 162 Loading Infrared IR Files ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 3 Scan through the listing and select th
33. response comes from the Central Controller Sets the button to a horizontal bargraph or slider Feedback for bargraph or slider response comes from the Central Controller Sets the button to open the BRIGHTNESS page This page shows the color palette and brightness contrast buttons Displays the current time supplied by the Central Controller on the button Displays the current date supplied by the Central Controller on the button Sets the button to open the keypad so you can enter a password or value assignment Sets the button to open the keyboard so you can enter a name or string Sets the button to open the Setup page Sets the button to open the Video Setup page so you can set the incoming video display on the touch panel Sets the button to a video window to display the incoming video signal Sets the button to a video joystick that displays the incoming video signal and 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 Sets the button to open the RGB Setup page so you can adjust the incoming video signal on the touch panel Sets the button to require correct page password entry before performing the assigned page flip Select GENERAL from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a General button A General button automatically sends a message to the AXCESS Central Control
34. sends feedback data to the Central Controller and to the external device to perform a pre programmed operation ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels BUTTON OPTION JOYSTICK NON CENTER JOYSTICK CENTER CROSSHAIR NON CENTER CROSSHAIR CENTER 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 JOYSTICK CENTER Sets the button to a four quadrant joystick with a control stick located in the center When you remove your finger from the screen the control stick returns to the center of the button and the external device returns to its default position CROSSHAIR NON CENTER Sets the button to a four quadrant crosshair with a control stick located in the center 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 remove your finger from the screen the control stick returns to the center of the button and the external device returns to its default position CROSSHAIR CENTER Sets the button to a four quadrant crosshair 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 remove your finger from the screen the control stick and external device
35. steps follow the installation of this software from the AMX Control Disc Figure 224 SOFTROM EXE screen 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 If power is lost during the download process the unit will power up with the same set of code it had prior to the download There is a small window during which a loss of power can be catastrophic If power is lost between the erase of flash memory and the completion of copying the new boot code from RAM to flash memory the unit will not operate at all when power returns To update the firmware in the touch panels 1 Place the AMX Control Disc into the Compact Disc player of your PC 2 From the Start menu go to Programs AMX Control Disc AMX DOS Tools SOFTROM 3 Click the SOFTROM program A screen similar to the screen shown in Figure 224 appears on your computer SOFTROM a flee Al SoftRom v1 14 Copyright AMX Corp lt c gt 1994 1998 696_U229 TSK Firmware Upgrade 169 Figure 225 Configuration screen Note Make sure that the BAUD RATE selections match the setting on the AXCESS System Central Controller Note You can press F2 to select all ONLINE programmable devices
36. tenth of a second pause The lt CR gt indicates an end to the command string e P4951 An IR push is sent to device 4 satellite receiver on channel 9 Power for period of 5 tenths of a second and a one tenth of a second pause The lt CR gt indicates an end to the command string While the macro is executing a touch to Continue button example Figure 53 is shown on the touch panel screen ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Designing Touch Panel Pages 43 Figure 53 Touch to Continue button example Note Joystick will function on VPW CP VPW GS only Figure 54 Joystick Note Joystick will function on VPW CP VPW GS only Figure 55 PROPERTIES operation bar IR Macro Executing Touch Screen To Cancel If the screen is touched to cancel macro execution all touch panel activity stops until another button press occurs Creating a Joystick 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 Before you start make sure to connect the touch panel system to your Central Controller Otherwise the joystick may not work properly Refer to the Touch Panel Program Reference section in this manual for more information Adding a joystick to a page Create a new button using the ADD operation bar in the BUTTON menu as described in the Creating a Button
37. tenths of seconds For example to add a delay between pulses for 100 seconds the required parameter is 1000 The largest number for this parameter is 65535 or approximately 109 minutes lt CR gt This character indicates the end of the statement carriage return is pressing the RETURN key on the touch panel keyboard e Example W 455 lt CR gt This command will wait 45 5 seconds before executing the next macro command Before you create an IR macro button make sure that you have your equipment IR files loaded into the ViewPoint Refer to the section Loading Infrared IR Files Load the IR files in the order of satellite IR first VCR IR second and TV IR file last This loading order places the satellite file as ViewPoint device 4 the VCR as device 3 and the TV as device 2 Figure 52 lists the IR code numbers for each device used in the following steps Designing Touch Panel Pages 41 Figure 52 IR codes and functions 42 Designing Touch Panel Pages IR codes and functions IR code Television VCR Satellite 1 8 9 Power Power 10 0 Input select 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 21 Enter 22 Channel up Channel up A 23 Channel down v Channel down v 24 Volume v Main volume a Volume up 25 Volume Main Volume Volume down v 26 Mute Revr mute Mute 27 Main power on 28 Main power off 29 TV Video VCRI1 tv ver 30 TV 31 VCR1 Sat 32 VCR2 33 Id 34 Tape Audi
38. the PAGE menu Figure 159 and select the target touch panel page Figure 159 PAGE LEN NONE Page 1 Camera Page 2 Spa Page 3 Stereo System ABORT ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 103 Figure 160 Button Properties page for a Joystick button Note One way ViewPoints do not support bargraphs sliders joysticks VGA video variable text or variable text e 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 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 The button type JOYSTICK and associated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 160 BORDER BUTTON TYPE JOYSTICK BUTTON OPTIONS JOYSTICK CENTER CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEAT BORDER FILL TEAT EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE e BUTTON OPTIONS Opens the BUTTON OPTION menu Figure 161 where you set the joystick button type Press ABORT to close the menu 104 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 161 BUTTON OPTION menu Joystick button Note When you move the control stick for both joystick buttons the touch panel
39. to store new default settings in touch panel memory Put on top Press PUT ON TOP and a select button to place the button in front of another button on the current panel page This option is useful when constructing multi layered buttons Properties Page Button Types The following paragraphs describe the Button Properties page for each button type The available button types and a brief description of each are listed in Figure 153 Button Types Button Type Description General Sets the button to automatically send a message to the Central Controller via the AXlink connector PC via the RS 232 connector or with WAVE wireless communication Joystick Sets the button to a joystick that includes 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 Touch Panel Program Reference 99 Note The VIDEO SETUP VIDEO WINDOW VIDEO JOYSTICK AND RGB SETUP button types are not available on the MCP Note A NO RGB HW button appears on this touch panel because it is not video compatible Button Types Cont Button Type Description Vertical Bargraph Horizontal Bargraph Brightness Time Date Keypad Keyboard Setup Video Setup Video Window Video Joystick RGB Setup Protected General Sets the button to a vertical bargraph or slider Feedback for bargraph or slider
40. variable text button 1 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Command Description Send_Commands IB lt variable text Set a specific button to on or off address 1 255 gt lt ON OFF 0 1 gt lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt ON gt 0 and lt OFF gt 1 Example SEND_COMMAND TP B 128 1 Sets button 128 off BTOF lt variable text Set a specific button s active state to Off address gt lt variable text address gt 1 255 Example SEND_COMMAND TP BTOF 255 Sets the state for button 255 to Off BTON lt variable text Set a specific button s active state to On address gt lt variable text address gt 1 255 Example SEND_COMMAND TP BTON 128 Sets the state for button 128 to On ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels AXCESS Programming 151 Variable text Send_Commands Cont Command IC lt variable text address gt lt border style gt lt font size gt lt new button text gt IF lt variable text address gt lt font size gt FONT lt variable text address gt lt font size gt IT lt variable text address gt lt border style gt 152 AXCESS Programming Description Set the border font and text in one command lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt b
41. 3 15 10 100 lt CR gt 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 W lt tdbp gt lt CR gt Used as a delay between pulses tdbp time delay before pulse in tenths of a second max 65535 lt cr gt end of statement Enter key pressed Example W 455 lt CR gt This command will wait 45 5 seconds before executing the next macro command ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels AXCESS Programming 159 160 AXCESS Programming ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Figure 211 IRLIB file listings ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Loading Infrared IR Files Overview 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 load IR files you need a copy of the AMX Control Disk CD ROM containing AMX s IRLIB files or access to the AMX Bulletin Board on the Internet IRLIBX The IRLIB files Figure 211 are the library files that AMX has constructed to program IR control devices You will find the listing of IR files on your AMX Control Disc The listing is in pdf format and you
42. 7 Button Properties for External Pushbuttons 39 Creating an IR Macro Button 39 Pulse command 40 Wait command 41 What happens when the example macro executes 43 Creating a Joystick 44 Adding a joystick to a page 44 Setting the joystick properties 45 Setting the channel code 46 Setting the level code 47 Setting the joystick colors shades for channel off conditions 47 Creating a Bargraph 48 Adding a bargraph to a page 49 Setting the bargraph properties 50 Setting the channel code 50 Setting the level code 51 ii Table of Contents AXB PT30 PosiTrack 30 Camera Controller 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 sssss22 Overview 59 Setup Page 59 Beep 60 Display timer 60 Set time and date 61 Double beep 62 AXlink output resolution vX XX and serial number 62 Setting brightness 62 Protected setup 63 Show palette 64 Wireless status optional WAV Pk 64 Wireless status optional SMT Pk 66 Wireless settings for VPT CP and VPT GS 67 Wireless Status for VPW CP and VPW GS 68 Wave Pak not locked 69 Module version 69 Server version 69 RSSI 69 Network Eff 69 Device Eff 69 Device range 70 Server devices 70 Protected Setup Page 70 Baud 71 Device base 71 Device used 72 Setup password 72 Power up page 72 Wake up message 73 Auto assign 73 Page password 74 Calibrate 74 Power up m
43. ABEEP and ADBEEP Send_ Commands described in the AXCESS Programming section The QBEEP command is used for overriding 60 Touch Panel Program Reference EXIT Optional WIRELESS STATUS button 5 SET TIME PROTECTED for WAV PK and AND DATE ETUP SMT PK wireless B control 2 DOUBLE E BEEP uP a g p IRELESS SHOW DN AX ink STATUS PALETTE 240 OUT RES IT Bi SET SERIAL LE BRIGHTNESS 88 90 2000 AR UP y 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 Eau Display timer The DISPLAY TIMER button Figure 82 sets the length of time the touch panel can be idle before activating screen saver sleep mode ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 82 DISPLAY TIMER button Amzn Cc a D I S P L A Y 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 Figure 83 Set Time And Date page D Ai T Us
44. ARGRAPH ACTIVE Sets the bargraph as a vertical controller for external devices Indicator levels must be defined in the AXCESS software program 108 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Then the control level on the horizontal bargraph returns to the default position and the external device returns to a default control position SLIDER DISPLAY Sets the slider as a horizontal status indicator for external devices Levels must be defined in the AXCESS software program SLIDER ACTIVE Sets the slider as a controller for external devices Control levels must be defined in the AXCESS software program When a control level is set on the horizontal bargraph data is sent to the Central Controller to control an external device SLIDER CENTERING Sets the slider as a horizontal controller with a default control level Control 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
45. COPY SETUP 2 ADD to open the keyboard 3 Enter NEW PAGE Figure 25 using the keyboard Page names can be up to 20 characters Designing Touch Panel Pages 23 Figure 25 Keyboard Note Page naming does not allow you to change the font type as is only available for buttons Figure 26 Color palette Note The VPT GS will display gray scale options EAPO SIGE ES Gy SHR Ey Ey SPACE ES Gy SHR Ey Ey ES e oma 4 Press EXIT CHANGE to add NEW PAGE to touch panel memory close the keyboard and return to the new page R E T U i 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 EXIT BUTTON PAGE MAIN PAGE 24 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 27 BUTTON menu Figure 28 ADD BUTTON operation bar ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 EXIT BUTTON PAGE NEW PAGE COPY IMAGE 3 Press ADD to open the ADD BUTTON operation bar Figure 28 EX
46. FER TP2_BUFFER In this program the command string is sent to the Central Controller in the PAGE page name format The string can be captured with the CREATE_BUFFER command for one panel and sent to another panel ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels System Send_Commands Cont Command WAKES XMTO lt number gt XMRT lt number gt Warning ZAP You should only use the ZAP command to erase all the stored data in the touch panel The data cannot be recovered after it is erased Description 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 Set the new network communication delay for the panel and SOFTROM lt number gt 4 30 ASCII characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP XMTO 5 Sets the new delay time to 5 seconds Set the new network communication retry value for the panel and SOFTROM lt number gt 1 15 ASCII characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP XMRT 9 Sets the number of retries to 9 Clear all memory and erase buttons pages drawings and symbols Example SEND_COMMAND TP ZAP Clears all memory and erases all buttons pages drawings and symbols Gray Scale and Programming Numbers Gray scale shades for the VPT GS are obtained by using color programming numbers 72 86 These numbers correspond to the basic 16 shades of gray ViewPoint
47. FF1 72 Sets the OFF feedback fill color to White for variable text button 1 AXCESS Programming 149 e70 o mt 1 l alo Mm Ocolaalaat lalet m Ozcelal 4 Command CFON lt variable text address gt lt color _number gt Note CPAGE lt color_number gt Page names are case a lt page name gt sensitive CTOFF lt variable text address gt lt color _number gt CTON lt variable text address gt lt color _number gt 150 AXCESS Programming Description Set the ON feedback fill color to the specified color lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt color_number gt see Figure 202 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CFON1 48 Sets the ON feedback fill color to Blue for variable text button 1 Set the background page color to the specified color lt color_number gt see Figure 202 lt page name gt 1 50 ASCII characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP CPAGE48 MAIN PAGE Sets the background color on the MAIN PAGE to Blue Set the OFF feedback text color to the specified color lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt color_number gt see Figure 202 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CTOFF1 48 Sets the OFF feedback text color to Blue for variable text button 1 Set the ON feedback text color to the specified color lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt color_number gt see Figure 202 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CTON1 72 Sets the ON feedback text color to White for
48. Function DCU IRS IRIS Communications Select INFRARED LIBRARY MANAGER lt lt lt Version 2 03 gt gt gt COPYRIGHT lt C gt 1989 1998 AMX REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS 11995 Forestgate Drive Dallas Texas 75243 1 866 222 6193 Creating Database Creating Database Currently selected hand control Figure 219 IRLIB Database DCU IRS IRIS Communications Choose RMD 00 CDPC9GBES lt CD gt xrmd 1 cdpce 1 lt cd gt RMD916 CDPC916 lt CD gt xxpmdc 41 cdpcee315 Crucr gt x rmdxi lall m gt cdpex188 lt cd gt RMDR151 RMDR153 CDPCR151 lt CD gt rmdx20 cdpcx200 cdpcx205 rmdx250 cdpex255 CDPCR7GES 2 RMDK 278 CDPCR9IGBES lt CD gt RMD 791 RMD496 CDP111 CDP2 9ES lt CD gt RMT D1 6U DSU3608 lt DUD gt RMDS 7A 6760 78 DICS9ES DIC678 DICA RMD69GA DIC69 lt DAT gt RMTD1i64A DUPC6GGD lt DUD gt RMTD1i 6A DUPS 7668 lt DUD gt RMTU119 lt UTR2 M gt EVAS lt CUIDEO8 UCR RMT45 EUC3 lt UCR gt RMS52 EVOS26P RM669 EV0526P UTX160M RMTS46 EV054 lt UCR gt t PgDn PgUp 47 to Select Esc fAbort Fi File Info F2 Sort 10 Locate the Manufacturer and model in the database and press ENTER on your keyboard You then see a dialog that says the computer is loading your IRL file ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Loading Infrared IR Files 165 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 ap
49. HANGE NO CHANGE 5 Press TEXT OFF to open the keyboard 6 Enter MAIN PAGE in the keyboard The text appears in the message box 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 7 Press EXIT CHANGE to close the keyboard and return to the Text Image page 8 Press MAKE ON SAME AS OFF to set the text for both TEXT ON and TEXT OFF states of the button 9 Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE to close the Text Image page and return to the Main page 10 Press EXIT in the Edit bar to exit Edit TEXT IMAGE mode Adding an icon to a button Use the BUTTON option in the Edit bar to add icons to buttons joysticks bargraphs and video windows Refer to 34 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 45 ICONS menu example ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 This opens the ICONS menu Figure 45 which contains a list of all the icons currently availabl
50. I TMAPSR Pffds32 bmp Wfds32 bmp P32 bmp BITMAPS menu e SHOW ICONS ID S Opens the ICONS menu Figure 112 that lists icons stored in touch panel memory MORE Forwards the menu listing ABORT Cancels the menu process and returns to the current page Figure 112 4k I CONS ICONS menu NONE e SHOW FONTS ID S Opens the FONTS menu Figure 113 that lists fonts stored in touch panel memory ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 77 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 Figure 114 CLEAR MEMORY decision button Figure 115 EDITOR button Note You can exit from the on board editor by pressing the QUIT EDITOR button on the Edit bar Refer to the Edit Bar Quit Editor option subsection for detailed information AMX Hollow Large AMX Hollow Extra Large ABORT e FACTORY RESET Opens the decision button shown in Figure 114 Press YES to clear all touch panel memory or NO to cancel the operation This will clear ALL memory You will lose ALL settings YES This is a complete RESET This may take 30 SECONDS Editor Press EDITOR Figure 115 in the Protected Setup page to activate the EDIT mode EDITOR When you exit the Prote
51. ICE USED is set to 4 and Base Device Number is 128 the Central Controller recognizes bus devices 128 129 130 and 131 Figure 58 CHANNEL code buttons Note The panel will not allow you to enter a device number greater than the DEVICE USED without first displaying a decision box This box asks you to decide whether you accept the new selection or default to the previous value Note The channel code for non active buttons is 0 and for active buttons is 1 through 255 46 Designing Touch Panel Pages BORDER BUTTON TYPE JOYSTICK BUTTON OPTIONS JOYSTICK CENTER CHANNEL OFF BORDER FILL EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE Setting the channel code COLOR BORDER CHANNEL ON TEXT FILL TEXT The channel buttons that set the device and button channel codes for the touch panels are shown in Figure 58 CHANNEL DEV 1 CHAN 1 Press DEV to open a keypad and set the joystick s device number 2 Enter 1 2 3 or 4in the keypad The device number specifies the device number that the selected channel s feedback displays 3 Press ENTER to store the device number into memory close the keypad and return to the Button Properties page 4 Press CHAN to open the 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 programmed operations 5 Press ENTER to store the channel number in memory cl
52. IT Touch amp Drag to ADD BUTTON 4 Touch and drag your finger horizontally down the LCD screen to create the button as shown in Figure 29 The first touch point is the upper left corner of the button Designing Touch Panel Pages 25 Figure 29 Add a button example Figure 30 RESIZE BUTTON operation bar Figure 31 Resizing a button Width 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 EXIT Touch amp Drag to RESIZE BUTTON 4 Push the edge of the button and drag your finger horizontally across the screen and down to resize the button Figure 31 Touch any edge or corner and drag to resize 5 Release your finger from the panel to store the button dimensions into the panel memory 6 Press EXIT in the Edit bar to exit Resize mode 26 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Note One way ViewPoints do not support bargraphs sliders joysticks VGA or video Note The same steps apply to setting properties for external buttons Figure 32 PROPERTIES message bar Figure 33 Button Properties page Note The contents of the Button Properties page will change according to the ty
53. P SSL Touch Panel Deactivated Sends Touch Panel Deactivated to the Central Controller SST lt string gt Change the Startup string sent to the Central Controller when the touch panel powers up lt string gt alphanumeric characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP SST Touch Panel Power On Sends touch panel Power On to the Central Controller when the touch panel powers up ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels AXCESS Programming 147 Figure 206 Color Send_Commands Note You must use the variable text assignments to change button colors 148 AXCESS Programming bJatoladat larem lale Mm Ozelaalaat latel m zelal a Command Description SWK lt string gt Change the Wakeup string sent to the Central Controller when the touch panel is activated lt string gt 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 Use the same command for setting gray scale values only change the color number value to reflect the gray scale 72 86 value Oto o me 1 lalo Mm Ocolaalaat lalet Command Description Set the colors for a variable text button See Figure 202 for CALL lt variable text color numbers address gt lt data gt i lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt data gt 6 col
54. R BORDER CHANNEL ON FILL CHANNEL OFF BORDER FILL EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE Setting the bargraph properties TEXT TEAT Use the Button Properties page for Vertical Bargraphs shown in Figure 65 to set channel level and button colors Setting the channel code The channel buttons that set the device and button channel codes for the touch panels are shown in Figure 66 CHANNEL DEV 1 CHAN 1 Press DEV to open the keypad and set the device number 2 Enter 1 2 3 or 4in the keypad The AXCESS software program uses device codes 1 through 4 to identify the touch panel Refer to the Touch Panel Program Reference section for detailed information 3 Press ENTER to store the device number into memory close the keypad and return to the Button Properties page ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Note The channel code for non active buttons is 0 and for active buttons is 1 through 255 Figure 67 LEVEL code buttons Note The panel will not allow you to enter a device number greater than the DEVICE USED without first displaying a decision box This box asks you to decide whether you accept the new selection or default to the previous value Note Bargraphs will function on VPW CP VPW GS only ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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
55. SLEEP TIMEOUT Press the UP and DN buttons to set the sleep time The minimum sleep time is 0 off and maximum is 120 minutes When the touch panel goes to sleep all communication and battery discharge stops If the sleep time is set to 5 the panel goes into sleep mode if there is no activity for Touch Panel Program Reference 67 68 5 minutes The touch panel wakes up when you touch the screen for more than 5 seconds e ViewPoint Module Not functional at this time e Module Version VX XX Shows the ROM firmware version installed in the ViewPoint e Battery Voltage XX X Shows the voltage level of the Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable battery e 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 The shaded area in the horizontal gauge button moves from left to right as the battery voltage level increases e Supply Voltage VX XX Shows the voltage level of the external power supply connected to the ViewPoint e AMXRFON OFF Toggles RF transmission on or off e AMX IR 38 kHz 455 kHZ OFF Toggles the IR transmitting frequency to 38 kHz 455 kHz or off Wireless Status 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 su
56. TP TXT 2 VCR PLAY Sets the VCR and PLAY text on variable button 2 The character places VCR above PLAY on the button Add Unicode text on a button lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt button text gt Enter button text to appear on button Example SEND_COMMAND TP UNI 2 Foreign Text Sets the Foreign Text on variable button 2 The character places VCR above PLAY on the button Buttons String Commands Figure 209 lists string commands you can assign to buttons using the Touch Panel editor You select the PROPERTIES option in the Edit bar press the target button and enter the string command with the Touch Panel keyboard Then the string command is sent to the control system when you press the button Refer to the Touch Panel Reference section for detailed editing information ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels AXCESS Programming 157 Figure 209 Buttons string commands Note At present VGA and video are not supported by the ViewPoint 158 AXCESS Programming Buttons string commands Command Description ID lt group ID gt Set the WAV PK group ID number on VPW panels lt group ID gt 0 off 15 Example ID15 Sets the touch panel button group ID to 15 SL Activate sleep mode on the touch panel Example SL Activates sleep mode on the touch panel ST lt sleep time gt Set the idle time to activate sleep mode for a touch panel in 1 minute increments When t
57. Team refer to the map shown in Figure 235 U S Sales and Support Teams U S Team Telephone Fax E mail West Team 800 552 6955 972 907 6222 West_Team AMX com Mid West Team 800 852 6985 972 907 6224 Midwest_Team AMX com South Team 800 752 6975 972 907 6220 South_Team AMX com East Team 800 462 6946 215 643 2808 or AMX_East AMX com 215 657 8799 Contacting Sales and Technical Support 179 Figure 237 Other AMX contacts Special Projects Synergy and International Team contacts Figure 238 AMX International Offices 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 PHAST 800 979 9637 801 264 8271 Michael taylor AMX com 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 AMX International Offices Telephone Fax AMX Singapore 65 221 2045 65 221 2089 AMX Canada 1 403 256 2232 1 403 256 6106 Calgary 1 888 222 0193 AMX Canada 1 905 304 1839 1 905 304 6783 Toronto 1 888 250 3983 AMX Mexico 525 638 0007 525 638 0825 Technical Support AMX Inc provides technical support by telephone fax E mail or bulletin board system BBS For the fastest possible service please have the following information ready or provide it in your fax or E mail message e Your name com
58. ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 87 CHAR CAPS Sets the keyboard to uppercase characters CHARLOW Sets the keyboard to lowercase characters CHARNUMS Sets the keyboard to numeric characters CHAR MORE Toggles the keypad to special characters SPACE Enters a blank space DEL Deletes a space or character where the flashing cursor appears LT RT UP DN Moves the flashing cursor position left right up and down CHANGE FONT Opens the FONTS menu Figure 136 where you can select a text font typeface Figure 136 x FONT SE FONTS menu AMX Extra Small AMX Smal e AMX Medium Note AMX Large You can use the TPDesign3 AMX Extra Large software program to import AMX Hollow Large variable fonts into the panel AMX Hollow Extra Large ABORT ABORT Closes the FONTS menu and returns to the Text Image page EXIT CHANGE Saves current settings closes the keyboard and returns to the Text Image page e ICON OFF Opens the ICONS menu Figure 137 where you can select an icon to appear on the Off state button Select MORE to view more icons or ABORT to exit and return to the Text Image page e ICONON Opens the ICONS menu Figure 137 where you can select the icon to appear on the On state button Select MORE to view more icon files or the ABORT button to exit and return to the Text Image page 88 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Fi
59. Wireless Touch Panels AXCESS Programming 141 Figure 202 Colors and programming numbers Figure 203 Font styles and programming numbers Note You must import variable text fonts into a TPDesign3 project file and download the project file containing the fonts to the Touch Panel The variable fonts are assigned programming numbers by the Touch Panel during the download process 142 AXCESS Programming 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 fo fo d m latemelcotele laalaaliaremalelealey le Red 0 5 Purple 54 59 Orange 6 11 Magenta 60 65 Yellow 12 17 Pink 66 71 Lime 18 23 White 72 77 Green 24 29 Gray 78 83 Aqua 30 35 More Gray 84 86 Cyan 36 41 Black 87 Royal 42 47 Transparent 255 Blue 48 53 Font Styles and Programming Numbers Figure 203 lists the font styles and their numbers you can use to program the text fonts on buttons sliders gauges and pages The programming numbers are assigned consecutively when they are downloaded to the touch panel For more information on variable fonts see the Setting the variable text code subsection Font styles and progr
60. a password or value assignment All keypad buttons are interactive except for the entry display Touch Panel Basics 15 Figure 13 Keypad example Figure 14 Decision button example Figure 15 Status button example Figure 16 Operation bar example 16 Touch Panel Basics Entry display 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 YES fire You Sure You Hant To Delete All Buttons Decision buttons appear when you exit the Editor bar send or receive a drawing designate a communication protocol or make an operation error Status buttons Status buttons Figure 15 appear when you try to perform operations that do not function correctly EXIT Touch amp Drag to ADD BUTTON Operation bars Operation bars Figure 16 appear in the place of the Editor bar when you have selected a button or page edit operation The operation bar indicates which edit function is currently active When an edit operation is selected it remains active until you press EXIT on the operation bar NO RGB HARDWARE ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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
61. age Deactivate a popup page on ail touch panel pages lt popup page name gt target popup page name lt page name gt target Touch Panel page name Example SEND_COMMAND TP PPK Laser Disc 2 Transport Control Deactivates the Laser Disc 2 Transport Control popup page on all touch panel pages Activate a popup page on a touch panel page lt popup page name gt Popup page name lt page name gt Page name Example SEND_COMMAND TP PPN Laser Disc 2 Transport Control Laser Disc Control Page Activates the Laser Disc 2 Transport Control popup page on the Laser Disc Control Page ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Jatoladat larem J lale Mm Oxelaalaat lacel m zelal a Command Description PPX lt popup page gt 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 lt page flip Set the password for the Page Flip on the touch panel password gt lt page flip password gt 0 through 9999 Example SEND_COMMAND TP PWD 1988 Sets the page flip password to 1988 SSL lt string gt Change the Sleep string sent to the Central Controller when the touch panel activates sleep mode lt string gt alphanumeric characters Example SEND_COMMAND T
62. amming numbers Font styles Font styles 1 Extra small 5 Extra large 2 Small 6 Hollow medium 3 Medium 8 Hollow extra large 4 Large 32 255 Variable fonts Border Styles and Programming Numbers Figure 204 lists border styles and their numbers you can use to program borders on buttons sliders and gauges ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 204 Border styles and programming numbers Figure 205 Shorthand Send_Commands Note Shorthand commands were designed by AMX to stream line receiving processing and transmitting AXCESS control system data The shorthand commands operate control equipment just like the standard Send_Commands still used in a wide variety of AMX products but they are simply smaller byte for byte and thus processed more efficiently ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels e go 1 31a 1 lale elce le laalaaliare Malt laale g Border styles f Border styles 0 No border 11 Double shadow 1 No border special 20 3 dimensional rectangle 1 2 Single line 21 3 dimensional rectangle 2 3 Double line 22 3 dimensional round 1 4 Triple line 23 3 dimensional round 2 5 Single rounded 24 3 dimensional neon 1 6 Double rounded 25 3 dimensional neon 2 7 Single raised 26 3 dimensional neon blue 8 Double raised 27 3 dimensional neon green 9 Triple raised 40 Single diamond 10 Double line two single 41 Double diamond Shorthand Send Commands Figure 205 lists the shorthand Send_Commands you can use with
63. and F3 to clear all devices 170 Firmware Upgrade Configuration To configure the communication setting for the SOFTROM program 1 USE t TO SELECT Press F1 and the screen in Figure 225 appears CONFIGURE BAUD RATE 300 600 T COH 1 1200 COM 2 2400 COM 3 4800 COM 4 T 9600 19200 38400 F10 TO SAVE EXIT ESC TO EXIT Using the up down arrow keys select the communications port you are using to interface with the controller and press ENTER Using the right arrow key move to the BAUD RATE column Then use the up down arrow keys to select the interface communications speed Press ENTER Press F10 to save the communication settings and to exit the CONFIGURE screen Downloading the Firmware To download the firmware 1 2 Press F5 to acquire the list of online programmable devices Using the up down arrow keys select your firmware versions listed in the Firmware column of the screen and press ENTER Using the Tab key switch to the ONLINE MASTERS list Using the up down arrow keys select the device to be programmed Press ENTER for each device as it is selected Press F4 to program the selected device a loading message Figure 226 appears on the screen ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 226 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 p
64. and Go to information in Touch Panel Program Reference if the Main page does not appear Designing Touch Panel Pages 19 Figure 19 Setup page Note Viewpoint touch panel information buttons are displayed with a black fill 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 Figure 20 Setup page and password keypad 20 Designing Touch Panel Pages 1 Press SETUP in the Main page to open the Setup page shown in Figure 19 SET TIME PROTECTED AND DATE SETUP B E DOUBLE 7 BEEP UP WIRELESS SHOW DN AX ink STATUS PALETTE Firmware version 240 OUT RES D 320x240 IT S Bi SET SERIAL L BRIGHTNESS G0 90 0000 AR UP Y 2 Press PROTECTED SETUP to open the password keypad shown in Figure 20 PROTECTED SETUP ERIAL 3 88 8600 CPC VORAo AMaH y ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Note If you press ENTER after typing in an incorrect password you are immediately returned to the current page Figure 21 Protected Setup page with the active EDITOR button ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Re
65. anel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Note Refer to the Wireless status optional WAV PK subsection for information on how to set the RF and IR Module Version vX XX Shows the firmware version installed in the SMT PK Fully Charged Not Charging Charging Fully Charged appears when the battery in the SMT PK is fully charged Not Charging appears when the lead acid battery is not charging Charging appears when the lead acid battery is charging The shaded area is a horizontal gauge moving from left to right as the battery voltage level increases AMX RF ON OFF Shows RF transmission on or 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 Shows the IR transmitting frequency to 38 kHz 455 kHz or OFF Wireless settings for VPT CP and VPT GS The WIRELESS SETTINGS button appears on the Setup page The VPT CP and VPT GS provide one way touch panel control and transmits RF and high or low frequency IR signals The ViewPoint contains a Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable battery that supplies independent power to the touch panel Press the WIRELESS SETTINGS button to open the page shown in Figure 91 Figure 91 WIRELESS SETTINGS page VPT CP and VPT GS ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Module Smar t Pak Version Locked UX XX Supply Uol tage Battery Fully Voltage Charged xX UX XX
66. ated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 171 Figure 171 CHANNEL Button Properties page for a BORDER DEV 1 Keypad button CHAN BUTTON TYPE KEYPAD CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEXT BORDER FILL TEXT EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 113 Figure 172 Button Properties page for a Keyboard button Note For a description of the other items in the Button Properties Keyboard page refer to the Properties subsection Note The VIDEO SETUP VIDEO WINDOW VIDEO JOYSTICK AND RGB SETUP button types are not available on these touch panels 114 Touch Panel Program Reference 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 CHANNEL EU 1 HAN BORDER BUTTON TYPE KEYBOARD COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL CHANNEL OFF BORDER TEXT EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE This sets the button to open the keyboard so you can enter a name or string All the keyboard buttons are interac
67. ation Docking Station Charging compartment Green LED Red LED Charging pins Yellow LED Installation ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Note When inserting or removing a battery insert or remove the battery slowly to avoid false indications on the LEDs Figure 7 Rear view Battery Charging 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 The ViewPort Docking Station provides trickle charging of the battery inside the ViewPoint when the ViewPoint is cradled in the ViewPort Power supply Retaining ears connector Rear view tabs Status LEDs Figure 6 are located on the bottom front of the docking station There are three LEDs yellow indicates a ViewPoint connection to the docking station red shows a battery being charged in the charging compartment green indicates that the battery in the charging compartment is fully charged ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Installation 11 12 Installation ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Note Refer to the TPDesign3 Instruction Manual for detailed Touch Panel design information or to the ViewPoint VPXpress System Design Programming Software Instruction Manual Figure 8 Sample touch panel page ViewPoint Wireless Touch Pa
68. ay gray shades for selection a HE E 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 Press EXIT on the PROPERTIES operation bar Linking the New Page to the Main Page Use the Attributes page to link buttons to pages This operation requires changing the button text and setting a page flip Refer to Adding a page Creating a Button Go to and Setting the page flip for detailed information 52 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Figure 70 Active page button e Edit bar with active page EXIT button QUIT BUTTON PAGE NEH PAGE EDITOR 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 o Press TEXT IMAGE to change the Main page button text The TEXT IMAGE operation bar Figure 71 appears Figure 71 EXIT Touch for TEXT IMAGE TEXT IMAGE operation bar 6 Press the MAIN button to open the Text Image page
69. be ordered for operation on different RF frequencies This will prevent erroneous data being received by the respective AXCESS Central Controller Cleaning the Touch Overlay You should clean the touch screen overlay after each day s use Materials required are e Two clean soft texture cotton cloths e Spray bottle of cleaning solution consisting of 50 isopropyl alcohol and 50 water 1 Turn the ViewPoint off 2 Spray a small amount of the cleaning solution onto one of the cloths 3 Clean the touch panel overlay with the damp cloth 4 Wipe the touch panel overlay with the dry cloth ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery The ViewPoint requires use of a VPA BP ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery Figure 4 shows the VPA BP and placement in the ViewPoint Installation Figure 4 VPA BP ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery Rear battery cover placement y Battery Touch panel rear view Power Supply ViewPoints are furnished with a modular wart type Power Supply Figure 5 which Note requires an input of 110 VAC and provides an output of 12 VDC at 1500 mA The A 220 VAG power supply is power supply can be used separately from the VPA CHG to operate the ViewPoint also available VPA CHG FastCycle Battery Charger for VPA BP The VPA CHG FastCycle Battery Charger for VPA BP includes a Power Supply as shown in Figure 5 The power supply can be used for primary power or charging of the VPA BP ViewPoint Rechargeable Batte
70. ble Touch Panel Program Reference 73 Figure 101 AUTO ASSIGN button Figure 102 PAGE PASSWORD button Note This numeric password ap plies to the touch panel pages only and is separate from the SETUP PASSWORD button that sets up the numeric password for access to the Protected Setup page Note Press and hold for 2 seconds to enter Calibration mode Figure 103 CALIBRATE decision button Note The crosshair for calibration is first shown at the top left corner of the touch panel screen 74 Touch Panel Program Reference AUTO ASSIGN Page password Press the PAGE PASSWORD button Figure 102 to open a keypad and assign a page s numeric password PAGE PASSWORD 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 e CLEAR Clears the number in the keypad display e ENTER Sets the page password number closes the keypad and returns to the Protected Setup page Calibrate Press CALIBRATE to open the CALIBRATE decision button shown in Figure 103 and reset the vertical and horizontal touch points on the LCD ARE YOU SURE YOU CALIBRATE YES WANT TO RE CALIBRATE 7 e YES appears using your finger or dull pointer When the calibration process is Starts the calibration process Carefully press each crosshair that complete press the screen to return to the Protected Setup pag
71. ble baud rates are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19 2 and 38 4 Device base Press the DEVICE BASE button Figure 96 to open a keypad and set the base address for the touch panel The base address range is from 1 through 255 Touch Panel Program Reference 71 Figure 96 DEVICE BASE button 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 Figure 97 DEVICE USED button Figure 98 SETUP PASSWORD button Warning If you change the password number record the new number and keep it ina secure place If you change the password AMX cannot provide you with the password 72 Touch Panel Program Reference DEVICE BASE 128 Device used 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 This value is used to determine the current device being used by the panel DEVI re USED Setup password Press the SETUP PASSWORD button Figure 98 to open a keypad and set the numeric SETUP password SETUP PASSWORD The password number range is 1 through 5 999 Do not use zero Do not change the Setup page password unless you are concerned about unauthorized access to the touch panel pages
72. ble options button type button options flip type string and channel Off On attributes CHANNEL VAR TEXT BORDER DEV 1 DEV 1 CHAN CHAN BUTTON TYPE GENERAL BUTTON OPTIONS NONE FLIP STANDARD NONE STRING CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEXT BORDER FILL TEXT EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE 90 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 141 BUTTON BORDER menus Note This feature doesn t apply to external pushbuttons Figure 142 Border names and styles ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels e BORDER Opens the BUTTON BORDER menus Figure 141 where you can select the border style Figure 142 shows border names and styles MORE ABORT Border names and styles Name Style No border No border special Single line Double line Triple line Single rounded Double rounded Single raised MORE PREU ABORT Name Style Double line 2 Double line 3 Double shadow 3D rectangle 1 3D rectangle 2 3D round 1 3D round 2 3D neon 1 fEl PREU ABORT Name 3D rectangle 1 3D rectangle 2 3D round 1 3D round 2 3D neon 1 3D neon 2 3D neon blue 3D neon green Touch Panel Program Reference 91 Note All new buttons are automati cally set to Double Raised Figure 143 Device and channel assignments Note To use channels for DEV 2 through 4 DEVICE USED on the Prote
73. button on the touch panel Refer to the Button Properties subsection for further information on the Properties page features ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Download To Panel Axlink ID Available Panels ni z 131 MINI COLOR TOUCH PANEL PIER IEE 149 COLOR LCD TOUCH PANEL Actions What To Send m Device Information Retrieval Complete 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 Button Properties for External Pushbuttons If your touch panel comes with external pushbuttons these can be configured with features similar to on screen buttons Refer to Creating a Button Button Properties and Properties Page External Buttons for detailed information Use the PROPERTIES operation bar to assign properties to external pushbuttons The BUTTON options and VARIABLE TEXT features within the Properties page will not appear Although the Border and Color sections of this page appear they are of no use to external pushbuttons since they do not appear on screen Creating an IR Macro Button Creating an IR macro button allows controlling multiple devices with a single touch panel button You are only limited by touch panel IR memory 16 Kb The following steps provide an example of creating an IR macro button controlling a television VCR and a satellite tuner Syntax for a macro command is
74. 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 The BUTTON TYPE button Figure 181 is set to the number assigned to the external button which was pressed after the PROPERTIES operation bar appears Refer to the Setting the channel code Setting the variable text code and Setting the level code subsections for detailed information on setting the device and channel numbers BUTTON TYPE EXTERNAL BUTTON 2 STRING EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE e FLIP lt FLIP TYPE gt Opens the PAGE FLIP TYPE menu Figure 182 where you set the page flip action for the button Press ABORT to close the menu Touch Panel Program Reference 121 Figure 182 PAGE FLIP TYPE FLIP POPUP ON PAGE FLIP TYPE menu FLIP POPUP OFF FLIP PREVIOUS FLIP STANDARD Note You must use the TPDesign3 FLIPPOPUPON Sets the button action to open a popup page Select the program to create and FLIP menu button Figure 183 to open the POPUP PAGE menu download popup Pages 10 1he Figure 184 and select a popup page touch panel Flip to Page button Figure 183 Page FLIP menu buttons FLIP STANDARD MAIN PAGE FLIP POPUP OFF Sets the button action to close a popup page Select the FLIP menu button Figure 183 to open the POPUP PAGE menu Figure 184 and select a popup pa
75. cision button shown in Figure 197 VES QUIT the On Board Editor 130 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 3 Ifyou select YES the page will appear as shown in Figure 198 without the Edit bar Figure 198 Main page without Edit bar ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 131 132 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Note There are no programming differences between the VPT CP and VPT GS Figure 199 Connecting the ViewPoint to your PC ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels AXCESS Programming Overview 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 VPT CP or VPT GS ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panel a Programming jack Stereo plug male a aR ae a ViewPoint P l Programming Cable i Uy DB 9 male DB 9 female connector connector PC CC COM AXCESS Programming Cable L E f I I iD AXCESS Programming 133 Figure 200 Affected Send_Commands 134 AXCESS Programming Programming the ViewPoint You can program the ViewPoint to
76. cted Setup page must be set to 2 through 4 respectively Refer to the Protected Setup Page Device used subsection for more information Note If the value in the DEVICE USED button is set to 4 and Base Device Number is 128 the Central Controller recognizes bus devices 128 129 130 and 131 Border names and styles Cont Name Style Name Style Name Style Double raised 3D neon 2 Single diamond Triple Raised 3D neon blue Double diamond 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 Touch panel p CHAN 1 gt CHAN 25 gt DEVICE 1 CHAN 50 DEVICE 1 4 DEVICE 2 gt CHAN 100 CHAN 1 255 L gt CHAN 135 7 m DEVICE 3 CHAN 149 mS S pevieea gt CHAN 200 CHAN 255 Base devices Channel code O ranges e CHANNEL DEV Opens the keypad where you set the device number for the current button or touch panel page Referred to as the Base device number the device range from 1 4 doesn t represent actual hardware devices but instead provides up to four different touch panel bus devices that can be assigned with channel values from 1 through 255 e CHANNEL CHAN Ope
77. cted Setup page the EDIT button appears on the top or bottom of the LCD Press the EDIT button to open the Edit bar Figure 116 and create buttons pages popup pages and set a wide variety of touch panel settings The active touch panel page name also appears in the active Edit bar For example the Edit bar sample in Figure 116 shows the current page name is New page Because there are so many operations associated with the EDIT button they are described in the Edit button subsection 78 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 116 Edit bar Figure 117 PAGE TRACKING button Figure 118 SLEEP MESSAGE button Figure 119 FUNCTION SHOW button ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels QUIT EXIT BUTTON PAGE NEW PAGE EDITOR 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 PAGE TRACKING 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 Refer to Display Timer to set the touch panel s screen saver mode SLEEP MESSAGE Function show Press FUNCTION SHOW Figure 119 to display channel code numbers and variable text code numbers on touch panel bu
78. displayed through a button while graphics are displayed as a background color option on the page Note The VIDEO SETUP VIDEO WINDOW VIDEO JOYSTICK and RGB SETUP button types are not available on these touch panels Note One way ViewPoints do not support bargraphs sliders joysticks VGA video variable text or variable text 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 BORDER BUTTON TYPE VIDEO WINDOW FLIP STANDARD MAIN PAGE STRING CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEAT BORDER FILL TEAT EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE This sets the button to display an incoming video signal only one video input source is available For a description of the other items in this page refer to the Properties subsection Video Joystick Select VIDEO JOYSTICK from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a Video Joystick button The button type VIDEO JOYSTICK and associated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 176 116 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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
79. ditions 1 Press the target button to open the Button Properties page 2 Press BORDER in the CHANNEL OFF COLOR section of the Button Properties page Figure 60 CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEXT BORDER FILL TEXT 3 The color palette Figure 42 appears Designing Touch Panel Pages 47 Figure 61 Color palette Note The VPT GS will display gray shades for selection Note Joysticks actually use two level numbers The first is for the X axis and the second is for the Y axis You only need to specify the first level Note Bargraphs will function on VPW CP VPW GS only Figure 62 Bargraph anon O E 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 Press EXIT on the PROPERTIES operation bar Creating a Bargraph Bargraphs Figure 62 are level monitors and adjustable level controls These levels can be configured to monitor audio outputs lighting levels and adjust audio or light levels Before you start make sure to connect the touch panel to your Central Controller otherwise the bargraph may not work properly Refer to the Touch Panel Program Reference
80. ds 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 returns to the center of the icon and the external device returns to its default position CROSSHAIR NON CENTER Sets the button to a four quadrant crosshair with a control stick located in the center 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 returns to the center of the icon and the external device returns to its default position CROSSHAIR CENTER Sets the button to a four quadrant crosshair 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 For a description of the other items in this page refer to the Properties subsection RGB Setup Select RGB SETUP from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as an RGB Setup button The button type RGB SETUP and associated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 178 118 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels F
81. e e NO Cancels the calibration process Power up message Press POWER UP MESSAGE Figure 104 to open the keyboard and enter an ASCII string to be sent to the Central Controller when the touch panel is powered up The Central Controller can be programmed to perform specific operations when the ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 104 POWER UP MESSAGE button 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 Before using this page make sure you have a backup copy of the touch panel program stored in the TPDesign3 software program If you press YES on any of the DELETE buttons the stored data is permanently erased from panel memory Figure 107 Delete All Buttons decision button ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels message is received Refer to the AXCESS Programming section for detailed programming information POWER UP MESSAGE System page Press the SYSTEM PAGE button Figure 105 to open the System page Figure 106 SYSTEM PAGE EXIT DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE ALL ALL ALL ALL BUTTONS BITMAPS ICONS FONTS BUTTON BITMAP MEM FREE MEM FREE 207 KB 1245 KB of of 225 KB 1245 KB SHOW SHOW SHOW BITMAPS ICONS FONTS ID S ID S ID S FACTORY RESET e DELETE ALL BUTTONS Figure 107 Pres
82. e data gt Description Set multiple attributes to a button slider or gauge This command allows you to program up to 12 attributes on one command line lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt optional data gt See below Optional data B lt border styles gt See Figure 204 F lt font styles gt See Figure 203 T lt button text gt ASCII characters empty is clear P lt bitmap gt Bitmap filename empty is clear l lt icon gt 1 255 icon numbers are assigned in TPDesign3 project file J lt text alignment gt 1 9 as shown the following alignment chart 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 C1 lt on state fill color gt See Figure 202 for color numbers C2 lt off state fill color gt See Figure 202 for color numbers C3 lt on state border color gt See Figure 202 for color numbers C4 lt off state border color gt See Figure 202 for color numbers C5 lt on state text color gt See Figure 202 for color numbers C6 lt off state text color gt See Figure 202 for color numbers Example SEND_COMMAND TP BMF 255 T POWER ON B 4 4C1 72 Sets the text on button 255 to POWER ON appears on two lines adds a triple line border and sets the On state color to White ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels System Send_Commands Cont Command Description BMP lt variable text Add a bitmap file to a button The bitmap file
83. e which is password protected When you press the PROTECTED SETUP button on the Setup page a number keypad appears Figure 93 MAIN SETUP PROTECTED SETUP TYPE Protected Setup page PAGE BUTTON BUTTON 1988 flowchart Note Type 1988 which is the system default password and press ENTER to open the When the Edit bar is enabled Protected Setup page You can change the password as explained in the Setup you do not have to enter the password when opening the number The Protected Setup page Figure 94 appears when you enter the correct Protected Setup page password Password subsection If you enter a wrong number press CLEAR and re enter the 70 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 94 Protected Setup page Figure 95 BAUD button Note Make sure to match the baud rate for communications with TPDesign3 xx ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels casa tot BASE DEVICE USED F SETUP PAGE PASSHORD PASSWORD EDITOR PAGE MOUSE CALIBRATE 7phAGE G POWER UP POWER UP SLEEP PAGE MESSAGE MESSAGE WAKE UP SYSTEM FUNCTION MESSAGE PAGE SHOW AUTO WIRELESS ASSIGN SETTINGS 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 38 4 ocDw UP e BAUD Press the UP and DN buttons to set the data communication speed with the Availa
84. e 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 pathway shown in Figure 214 The following steps guide you through the process of loading an IR file into a ViewPoint touch panel To aid you a Sony DVD Player Model DVPC600D will be used as an example Also IRLIB EXE is used as the executable file 1 Select Start Programs from the Windows Main menu taskbar and follow the ntrol Dise fograms Figure 214 len pane eens ce Cheyenne Antivirus for Windows 95 gt Pathway to open IRLIB 4 Favorites gt CorelDRAW 9 gt TPDesign gt 3 Axwire A TPDesign3 IR Library Database List IRLIB Readme IRLIBX 2 Click IRLIBX to open the IRLIB infrared library program 3 Pres Alt period button ENTER to view the IRLIB program in a smaller window on your Windows Desktop IRLIB opens and Figure 215 is shown Figure 215 alej BS Al IRLIB screen INFRARED LIBRARY MANAGER lt lt lt Version 2 03 gt gt gt COPYRIGHT lt C gt 1989 1998 AMX REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS 11995 Forestgate Drive Dallas Texas 75243 U S A 1 866 222 6193 Creating Database selected hand control ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panel
85. e this page to set the year hour month minute day second day month and clock display e YEAR Press the UP and DN buttons to set the year e HOUR Press the UP and DN buttons to set the hour e MONTH Press the UP and DN buttons to set the month ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 61 Figure 84 DOUBLE BEEP button Note You can set the beep value using the ABEEP and ADBEEP Send_ Commands described in the AXCESS Programming section The QBEEP command is used for overriding Figure 85 AXlink OUTPUT RESOLU TION vX XX and SERIAL button examples 62 Touch Panel Program Reference e MIN Press the UP and DN buttons to set the minute e DAY Press the UP and DN buttons to set the day e SECOND Press the UP and DN buttons to set the seconds e DISPLAY MONTH DAY DAY MONTH Press to toggle the order of the month and day display e DISPLAY 12 00 24 00 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 Double beep Press the DOUBLE BEEP button Figure 84 to toggle the double beep ON or OFF The double beep sounds each time you press the screen DOUBLE BEEP Set the BEEP button described earlier to 0 to disable the double beep sound AXlink output resolution vX XX and serial number The AXlink OUTPUT RESOLUTION vX XX and SERIAL buttons shown in Fig
86. e to the project ICONS MORE ABORT 6 Select an icon from the menu This sets the icon for the selected button s Off state 7 On the Text Image page press MAKE ON SAME AS OFF to set the icon for both On and Off states of the button 8 Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE to set the button text and close the Text Image page and return to the NEW page 9 Press EXIT in the Edit bar to exit Edit Text Image mode and close the Edit bar Adding a bitmap to a button Use the BUTTON option in the Edit bar to add bitmaps to buttons joysticks bargraphs and video windows Refer to Designing Touch Panel Pages 35 Using TPDesign3 to Download Bitmaps Icons and Fonts for more information on importing bitmaps into your touch panel 1 2 Press EDIT to open the Edit bar Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu Figure 27 Press TEXT IMAGE to add text to the button The TEXT IMAGE operation bar shown in Figure 43 appears Press the button to open the Text Image page shown in Figure 44 Press BTMP OFF to set the bitmap for the OFF state of the selected button This opens the BITMAPS menu The BITMAPS menu contains a list of all the bitmaps currently available to the project An example BITMAPS menu is shown in Figure 46 BITMAPS menu example ABORT Select a bitmap from the menu This sets the bitmap for the selected button s Off state On the Text Image page press MAKE ON SAME AS OFF to set the bitmap for
87. ecting the change that was made within the keyboard Copy Press COPY to make a copy of the active page This command opens the keyboard Use the keyboard to give the copied page a new name Press EXIT CHANGE to store the new page name in memory Touch Panel Program Reference 125 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 VES DELETE DELETE decision message the current page e YES Deletes the page and returns to the Main page e NO Cancels the deletion process and returns to the current page Page color Press PAGE COLOR to open the color palette shown in Figure 189 and set the page color Figure 189 Color palette e NONE Sets the page color to no color e ABORT Cancels the color selection process and returns to the current page 126 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 190 PAGE GOTO menu Figure 191 Edit bar showing the active page button ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Go to Press GO TO to open the PAGE GOTO menu Figure 190 and select the target page l QUIT EXIT E PAGE GOTOX AGE AUTT NONE MAIN PAGE NEW PAGE e ABORT Cancels t
88. ectrum RF VPW CP VPW GS only Onboard battery charging circuitry Unicode character support for far eastern languages such as Chinese Hand held or desktop usage Battery life of 6 continuous hours with full back lighting VPT CP VPT GS Battery life of 4 continuous hours VPW CP VPW GS Related Instruction Manuals These instruction manuals contain additional information that relates to the Color Passive Matrix mini touch panels TPDesign3 Touch Panel Program WAVE 2 Way Wireless Accessories and Adapters for Touch Panels AXCESS Programming Language OpenAXCESS Configuration and Diagnostic Program Color Passive Matrix LCD Mini Touch Panels Firmware version G3 or higher Color Passive Matrix LCD Touch Panel Firmware version G3 or higher ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels e PowerTilt and PowerTouch Panels Firmware version G3 or higher What s in this Manual This manual contains the following sections e Installation Contains cabling connections and connectors as well as cleaning of the touch panel overlay power supply and battery information e Touch Panel Basics Contains descriptions and illustration examples of touch panel pages e Touch Panel Program Reference Describes touch panel operations flowcharts and button options e Designing a Touch Panel Page Contains step by step instructions to create a touch panel page button joystick bargraph and set a page color shade e Fir
89. ercentage complete for the selected devices ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Device number Version number Type number SOFTROM a ue SoftRom vi 14 Copyright AMX Corp lt c gt 1994 1998 696_U229 TSK ending to Device 147 Byt Byt Firmware Loading status and device number 6 Press F5 to refresh the screen Verify that the selected device has the correct firmware version If any devices still appear with an old version of the firmware repeat steps 3 through 5 until it appears with the correct version 7 Press F10 to exit the SOFTROM program Firmware Upgrade 171 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 Operating temperature Operating humidity Operating Frequency RF VPT CP VPT GS RF VPW CP VPW GS IR VPT CP VPT GS IR VPW CP VPW GS Enclosure Power VPA BP Power supply ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels ViewPoint specifications Weight VPT CP VPT GS VPW CP VPW GS Dimensions HWD 1 8 Ibs 0 8 kg with battery 1 6 Ibs 0 7 kg without battery 1 9 Ibs 0 9 kg with battery 1 7 Ibs 0 8 kg without battery 5 99 x 8 75 x 2 78 153 6 mm x 224 4 mm x 71 3 mm 50 F to 95 F 10 0 C to 35 0 C 5 to 95 non condensing 418 MHz standard other frequencies available upon request 2
90. ess EXIT to close the Setup page and return to the Main page 56 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Designing Touch Panel Pages 57 58 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 59 Figure 80 Setup page Note The WIRELESS STATUS button appears when a WAV PK or SMT PK is attached to the touch panel Figure 81 BEEP button Note You can set the beep value using the
91. essage 74 System page 75 AXB PT30 PosiTrack 30 Camera Controller Table of Contents iii Editor 78 Page tracking 79 Sleep message 79 Function show 79 Wireless Settings for VPW CP and VPW GS 80 Wave Pak not locked 81 RSSI 81 Network Eff 81 Device Eff 81 Device range 81 Server devices 81 Wireless settings optional SMT PKM 81 Edit button 82 Edit Bar Button Menu Options 84 Add 84 Copy image 85 Move 85 Resize 85 Delete 86 Text image 86 Properties 90 Save 98 Paste 98 Save default 98 Set default 99 Put on top 99 Properties Page Button Types 99 General 100 Joystick 104 Vertical Bargraph 106 Horizontal Bargraph 107 Brightness 109 Time 111 Date 112 Keypad 113 Keyboard 114 Setup 114 Video Setup 115 Video Window 116 Video Joystick 116 iv Table of Contents AXB PT30 PosiTrack 30 Camera Controller RGB Setup 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 s s Overview 133 PC to ViewPoint Connections 133 Programming the ViewPoint 134 AXCESS Programming Changes 134 System Send_Commands 135 Gray Scale and Programming Numbers 141 Colors Shades of Gray and Programming Numbers 142 Font Styles and Prog
92. ether damages are sought or a claim is made under this warranty or as a tort claim including negligence and strict product liability a contract claim or any other claim This limitation of liability cannot be waived or amended by any person This limitation of liability will be effective even if AMX Inc or an authorized representative of AMX Inc has been advised of the possibility of any such damages This limitation of liability however will not apply to claims for personal injury Some states do not allow a limitation of how long an implied warranty lasts Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of incidental or consequential damages for consumer products In such states the limitation or exclusion of the Limited Warranty may not apply to you This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights You may also have other rights that may vary from state to state You are advised to consult applicable state laws for full determination of your rights EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS WARRANTY AMX INC MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AMX Inc EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES NOT STATED IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED BY LAW ARE LIMITED TO THE TERMS OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY Table of Contents INTOGUCUION E ccasiecsmaddenseasecdconsevaadisasaawnadscenmcsweudcasee Overview 1 ViewP
93. ference section If you enter a wrong number press CLEAR and re enter the number DEYI fo ail DEVICE USED f SE PASSWORD EDITOR PASSWORD CALIBRATE TRACKING POWER UP POWER UP MESSAGE SLEEP MESSAGE WAKE UP MESSAGE AUTO ASSIGN SYSTEM P FUNCTION uv gt gt Q rp m m uo Uv I gt Oo 0 a m WIRELESS SETTINGS gt g m y 4 Press EDITOR to enable the Edit mode The EDITOR button is highlighted when enabled Figure 21 5 Press EXIT to close the Protected Setup page and return to the Setup page in Edit mode 6 Press EXIT again to return to the Main page The EDIT button appears at the top of the Main page indicating that Edit mode is active Figure 22 Designing Touch Panel Pages 21 Figure 22 EDIT Main page with EDIT button MAIN SETUP 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 Figure 23 QUIT Main page and Edit bar EX TTO BUTTON PAGE MATN PAGE EDITOR MAIN SETUP Edit bar 22 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 24 PAGE menu ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 UIT ITOR EDIT MAIN a BUTTON PAGE MAIN PAGE 9
94. ge to close Figure 184 x POPUP PAGE POPUP PAGE menu UCR Transport Page CDR Transport Page TU Transport Page 122 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels FLIP PREVIOUS Sets the button action to open the previous touch panel page on the panel FLIPSTANDARD 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 4k PAGER PAGE menu ABORT e 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 Setting external button properties 1 Press EDIT BUTTON and PROPERTIES to open the PROPERTIES operation bar 2 Press the target button to open the Button Properties page The BUTTON TYPE EXTERNAL BUTTON appears in the Properties page and can t be altered Refer to the Button Properties and Creating a Joystick subsections for detailed information about setting up button s properties such as channels code flip type and string information ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 123 Figure 186 Page menu Note The new page must have a button with assigned attributes before it can be used 124 Touch Panel Program Reference Page Menu Options Press EDIT and PAGE to open the PAGE menu as shown in Figu
95. gure 137 I CONS Conon NONE e BITMAP OFF 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 e BITMAP ON 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 138 BITMAPS BITMAPS menu MORE ABORT e SET TEXT ALIGNMENT Sets the text alignment on a button Figure 139 shows the SET TEXT ALIGNMENT menu textually for each button The text references do not appear on the actual Set Text Alignment page ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 89 Figure 139 Set Text Alignment page Figure 140 Properties page SET TEXT ALIGNMENT Top Top Top Left Center Right Middle Middle7 Middle Left Center Right Bottom7 Botton7 Bottom Left Center Right e MAKE ON SAME AS OFF Copies the Off state text icon and or bitmap settings to the On state buttons e EXIT SAVE CHANGE Saves the current settings exits the Text Image page and returns to the current page e 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 Then you can set the border style channel varia
96. he 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 Active page button QUIT EXIT BUTTON PAGE NEW PAGE QUIT After selecting the target page the active page button will display the current page Popup on Press POPUP ON to open the POPUP ON menu shown in Figure 192 Press a popup page in the menu to open the Popup page and return to the current page Touch Panel Program Reference 127 Figure 192 POPUP ON menu Note Popup pages are created in TPDesign3 then downloaded into the touch panel For de tailed information on popup pages refer to the TPDesign3 Touch Panel Program instruction manual Figure 193 POPUP OFF menu e MORE Provides more Popup On page choices e ABORT 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 e MORE Provides more Popup Off page choices e ABORT Cancels the POPUP OFF process and returns to the current page 128 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Mai
97. he communication mode with the touch panel and to select which elements of the project file you want to download to the touch panel ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Designing Touch Panel Pages 37 Figure 48 Download To Panel Actions Sample Download To Panel dialog box Actions tab pep 1 Make sure that the touchpanel is awake and not on the setup or protected setup page 2 Click the begin button below to start au Bitmaps ba fan Icons X fan Fonts z 5 Inthe 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 Once you have selected which elements to download and set the communications mode and AXlink device settings click Begin to begin downloading the project file into the touch panel The bargraph at the bottom of the Download To Panel dialog box indicates the progress in percent of the download 38 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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
98. he touch panel s input time matches the sleep time the panel goes to sleep lt sleep time gt 0 off 120 minutes Example ST5 Sets the touch panel s sleep time to 5 minutes Button Macro Commands Only one macro can run at a time and the panel will be locked for the duration of the macro A message will appear in the center of the touch panel signifying that a macro is executing and will not disappear until the completion of the macro In addition the touch panel must be pointed at the IR receivers during the entire macro execution cycle Otherwise some transmitted IR signals from the touch panel may not reach the receiver An unsupported feature at this time is the mixture of other strings within IR macro string blocks However other string types may occur before and after the macro blocks as long as the strings are separated from the macro block with a lt CR gt and the macro command exists at the beginning of the line The two commands are identified and defined in Figure 210 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 210 Macro Commands Command Description P lt dn gt lt cn gt lt tpo gt Send a pulse command for a specified period of time lt tdp gt lt CR gt 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 lt cr gt end of statement Enter key pressed Example P
99. ice returns to its default control position BATTERY VOLTAGE Sets the button to show the voltage level of the battery if equipped e 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 For a description of the other items in this page refer to the Properties subsection Horizontal Bargraph Select HORIZONTAL BARGRAPH from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a Horizontal Bargraph button VPW CP VPW GS only The button type HORIZONTAL BARGRAPH and associated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 164 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 107 Figure 164 Button Properties page for a BORDER Horizontal Bargraph button BUTTON TYPE HORIZONTAL BARGRAPH BUTTON OPTIONS BARGRAPH ACTIVE Note One way ViewPoints do not support bargraphs sliders STRING joysticks VGA video variable text or variable text CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEXT BORDER FILL TEXT EXIT EXIT SAUE CHANGE NO CHANGE e BUTTON OPTIONS Opens the BUTTON OPTION menu Figure 165 where you set the button type Press ABORT to close the menu BARGRAPH DISPLAY _ Sets the bargraph as a vertical indicator for external devices Indicator levels must be defined in the AXCESS software program B
100. ies cannot be user adjusted Operating frequencies must be factory set 6 Installation 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 Power jack Programming jack M annee Stereo plug male Male DB9 ViewPoint to PC programming nahla Cable FG10 517 to cable FG10 727 to your PC s RS 232 Multiple ViewPoints in an Installation The ViewPoint transmits data via RF or IR The VPT CP and VPT GS ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels are shipped to operate on a standard frequency of 418 MHz RF and user selectable 38 KHz or 455 KHz IR frequencies The ViewPoints can be ordered for different RF operating frequencies that must be set when the unit is manufactured ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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
101. igure 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 Figure 179 NO RGB HW button ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels CHANNEL BORDER WEY CHAN G BUTTON TYPE RGB SETUP CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEXT BORDER FILL TEXT EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE 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 Protected Select PROTECTED from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a Protected button The button type PROTECTED and associated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 180 Touch Panel Program Reference 119 Figure 180 Button Properties page for a Protected button CHANNEL BORDER ZEV CHAN O BUTTON TYPE PROTECTED BUTTON OPTIONS CHANNEL FLIP STANDARD NONE STRING CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEXT BORDER FILL TEXT EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE 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 destinat
102. ion 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 To set the Page Password open the Protected Setup page and press PAGE PASSWORD This opens the keypad Enter the password up to 5 digits and press ENTER to set the Page Password For more information on passwords refer to the Protected Setup Page section Properties Page External Buttons The following paragraphs describe how to configure the External buttons in the Button Properties page Certain features on the BUTTON menu are not applicable to external pushbuttons because they are not created by the firmware but rather are a part of the panel hardware itself The only features that are applicable from the BUTTON menu are the TEXT IMAGE and PROPERTIES buttons The steps used to configure the external pushbutton s text image are identical to those for the buttons created using the panel s firmware Refer to the Text image subsection for detailed information about associating text with a button 120 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Note You must press the external button on the panel rather that pressing a displayed button on the LCD Figure 181 Button Properties page for External buttons ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels External buttons External
103. iption 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 PB Es BaP 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 BRIT lt level gt Adjust brightness of display The brightness range is 1 minimum to 5 maximum lt level gt 1 5 Example SEND_COMMAND TP BRIT 5 Sets to highest brightness level CONT lt level gt Adjust brightness of display The brightness range is 1 minimum to 12 maximum lt level gt 1 12 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CONT 12 Sets to highest brightness level CALIBRATE Start touch panel calibration Example SEND_COMMAND TP CALIBRATE Starts the calibration operation on the touch panel 136 AXCESS Programming ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels System Send_Commands Cont Command Description CLOCK lt mm dd yy gt Set the time and date lt hh mm ss gt lt mm 01 12 dd 01 31 yy 00 99 hh 00 23 mm 00 59 ss 00 59 gt 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 D BEEP Output a double beep This command works only if the
104. is resetting the factory defaults Memory has been RESET Please reload the panel Figure 17 Touch to Continue button example Touch To Continue ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Basics 17 18 Touch Panel Basics ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Note Information within this section applies to all ViewPoint models except as noted Note If you have a pre programmed panel you may not see the Main page Figure 18 Main page ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Designing Touch Panel Pages Overview 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 The VPT CP and VPT GS ViewPoint one way models do not support bargraphs joysticks VGA or Video These functions are available on the EDIT dropdown menus and can be setup However the functions are not operational The VPW CP and VPW GS are two way RF and supports bargraphs and joysticks Activating the Edit button Before designing a touch panel page activate the EDIT button that contains options to add and configure touch panels and buttons When powering up the mini touch panel the first page is the Main page shown in Figure 18 Refer to Edit button
105. l passwords mouse control communications parameters etc The PROTECTED SETUP button is highlighted when enabled as shown in Figure 88 Because there are many operations associated with Protected Setup page they are described in the Error Reference source not found subsection PROTECTED SETUP Touch Panel Program Reference 63 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 Figure 89 WAV PK 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 The WIRELESS STATUS button appears on the Setup page when an AXR WAVES Wireless AXlink Virtual Emulator Server is connected to the touch panel The WAV PKM provides wireless two way RF spread spectrum touch panel control and contains a lead acid rechargeable battery that supplies independent power to the panel Refer to the WAVE 2 Way Wireless Accessories and Adapters for Touch Panels instruction manual for detailed setup information Press the WIRELESS STATUS button to open the WAV PK page shown in Figure 89 Wave Pak Module Server Version Version Locked VA XM VX AAA Battery Not Voltage Charging XXX RSSI Network XAXA Eff Eff a XXX T I M E o U T Group ID Devic 2 XXX XXX Server Devices XAA The Wave Pack page shows the following
106. ler via the AXlink connector to the PC via the RS 232 connector or wireless receiver The button type General and associated options appear in the PROPERTIES page as shown in Figure 154 100 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 154 CHANNEL VAR TEXT BORDER DEU 1 DEU 1 CHAN CHAN BUTTON TYPE GENERAL Button Properties page for a General button BUTTON OPTIONS NONE FLIP STANDARD NONE STRING CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEXT BORDER FILL TEXT EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE e BUTTON OPTIONS Opens the BUTTON OPTION menu shown in Figure 155 Use this menu to set the feedback type Press ABORT to close the menu Figure 155 BUTTON OPTION BUTTON OPTION menu General button CHANNEL 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 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 101 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 This option al
107. lose the keypad and return to the Button Properties page 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 programmed operations Enter 1 through 255 in the keypad The AXCESS software program uses the channel code number to identify the button and its operations Press ENTER to store the channel number in memory close the keypad and return to the Button Properties page Setting the variable text code The variable text buttons that set the device and button channel codes for the touch panels are shown in Figure 37 CHANNEL DEV 1 CHAN Press DEV to open a keypad and set the device number Enter 1 2 3 or 4 in the keypad The AXCESS software program uses device codes 1 through 4 to identify the touch panel Refer to the Touch Panel Program Reference section in this manual for detailed information Press ENTER to store the device number in memory close the keypad and return to the Button Properties page Press CHAN to open a keypad and set the channel number 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 Press ENTER to store the channel number into memory close the keypad and return to the Button Properties page ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Setting the page flip 1
108. mmand 41 Creating an IR Macro Button 39 D Date 112 VPXpress ViewPoint System Design Programming Software Program Delete 86 126 Designing a Touch Panel Page 19 Device and channel assign ments 92 Device base 71 Device Eff 69 81 Device range 70 81 Device used 72 Display timer 60 Double beep 62 E Edit Bar Button Menu Options 84 Edit Bar Quit Editor option 130 Edit button 82 Editor 78 Exiting Edit Mode 55 External buttons 121 F Function show 79 G General 100 General Buttons 14 Go to 127 Gray Scale and Programming Numbers 141 H Horizontal Bargraph 107 I Introduction 1 Connectors 6 Features 2 liquid crystal display LCD 1 Overview 1 IR Memory Check 167 IRLIB 161 IRLIB files 161 IRLIB EXE 163 Joystick 104 VPXpress ViewPoint System Design Programming Software Program Keyboard 114 Keypad 113 L LEVEL DEV 93 LEVEL NUM 93 Linking the New Page to the Main Page 52 Loading an IR File 163 Loading Infrared IR Files 161 M Module version 69 Move 85 Move edit 129 N Network Eff 69 81 O Operation bars 16 P Page Color 126 Page Menu Options 124 Page password 74 Page tracking 79 Paste 98 Popup off 128 Popup on 127 Power Supply 8 Power up message 74 Power up page 72 Programming 133 Overview 133 PC to VPT CP VPW CP Connections 133 Programming the VPT CP VPW CP 134 Properties 90
109. mware Upgrade Explains how to connect the ViewPoint to your PC for ViewPoint firmware upgrade using SOFTROM e Specifications Describes the physical and operating characteristics of the touch panels e Contacting Sales and Technical Support Identifies contact information for technical support and technical publications including phone numbers e mail addresses and Internet locations What s New Additions and revisions to this release of the manual include e Added ViewPort Docking Station and instructions for creating an IR macro button e Added and updated graphics Revisions are identified with vertical margin bars on the outside margin as shown adjacent to this paragraph Introduction 3 Introduction ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Application Figure 2 illustrates an example RF application for ViewPoint models Figure 2 VeiwPoint Touch Panel VeiwPoint Touch Panel ViewPoint application example wy Two way RF Lo BA Zp AXR IRSM Vo AXR RF oe E lo AXR WAVES Card Frame AXlink AXlink ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Installation 5 Figure 3 ViewPoint connectors Note RF operating frequenc
110. n off gt Assign an icon to a button The icon files are imported into the TPDesign3 software program and their numbers are assigned by the touch panel during the download process lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt icon file number gt 1 255 Example SEND_COMMAND TP ICO 16 12 Adds icon 12 on button 16 Set the text alignment on a button lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt text alignment gt 1 9 as shown in the following alignment chart 1 2 3 4 5 7 89 Example SEND_COMMAND TP JUS 9 5 Centers the text on button 9 Set a specific button to on or off lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt 0 gt button off and lt 1 gt button on Example SEND_COMMAND TP SHO 128 0 Sets button 128 off ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels System Send_Commands Cont Command TXT lt variable text address gt lt text gt Note UNI lt variable text Characters for Middle Eastern address gt lt text gt languages such as Arabic are not supported within the Unicode fonts because they are bi directional Buttons with Unicode fonts can only be created and edited using TPDesign3 Touch Panel Design Program Description Add text on a button Use the character to display text on multiple lines lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt button text gt Enter button text to appear on button Example SEND_COMMAND
111. n page after using the MOVE EDIT button MAIN SETUP QUIT EDIT BUTTON PAGE MAIN PAGE EDITOR 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 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 129 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 Figure 196 Edit bar showing the QUIT EDITOR button Figure 197 Quit the On Board Editor decision button QUIT EXIT SNAP GRID ial acne 1 PIXEL 2 PIXEL MAIN 4 PIXEL 8 PIXEL Set the movement increment in pixels Select 1 2 4 or 8 PIXEL to set the grid and return to the current page e 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 This button allows you to exit the EDIT mode without having to open the Setup page access the Protected Setup page and deactivate the EDITOR button 1 Press EXIT to open the Edit bar shown in Figure 196 Active page button QUIT EXIT BUTTON PAGE NEW PAGE QUIT 2 Press the QUIT EDITOR button to open the de
112. nels Touch Panel Basics 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 1A Demo Room 01 18 00 System Option Ei Ea System Options m Control Ports ViewPoint Options A V Sources Security Options q TPDesign3 page example gg Network Settings Select User id E Mail Options Panja Messages Fa FF Panel Simulation VPXpress page example More Controls Touch Panel Basics 13 Figure 9 Touch Panel pages with linked buttons 14 Touch Panel Basics 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 Setup Main Page Page 1 Standard Buttons Standard buttons types are rectangles rectangle variations and other geometric shapes that you can create with the touch panel editor Buttons are set wi
113. ning Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 43 TEXT IMAGE operation bar ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Press black to set the border color Press the FILL button in the Button Properties page to open the color palette Press white to set the fill color Press the TEXT button to open the palette Press red to set the text color Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE in the Button Properties page to store the new button properties into memory and return to the current page 10 Press EXIT on the PROPERTIES operation bar Adding text to a button Use the BUTTON option in the Edit bar to add text to buttons joysticks and bargraphs 1 2 Press EDIT to open the Edit bar Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu Press TEXT IMAGE to add text into the button The TEXT IMAGE operation bar shown in Figure 43 appears EXIT Touch for TEAT IMAGE Press the target button to open the Text Image page shown in Figure 44 Designing Touch Panel Pages 33 Figure 44 Text Image page Note The CHANGE FONT button only appears when changing the font of a function button and does not apply to popup pages Note You can t create or edit but tons with Unicode fonts within the on board editor Any use of the TEXT IMAGE button to alter or create Unicode font supported buttons must be done in TPDesign3 Touch Panel Design Program BITMAP OFF MAKE ON BITMAP ON SAME AS OFF EXIT EXIT SAVE C
114. ns the keypad where you set the channel code for the current button The channel code range is from 1 through 255 Record the channel code settings if you want to create duplicate buttons and functions on another page If AUTO ASSIGN is enabled in the Protected Setup page the touch panel prompts you to automatically or manually assign the channel code Select YES to allow the touch panel to assign the lowest unused channel number Referred to as the channel code number and represents the button channel assignments recognized by the Central Controller 92 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 144 Function show button and slider example Note Refer to the Function show subsection for more information Note G3 firmware allows up to 1020 button combinations Note Level settings apply only to Joystick buttons Joystick and Video Joystick button types and Bargraph buttons Horizontal and Vertical Bargraph button types ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Base device Variable text device number Text channel Channel code number Button Slider Level channel Level device number The G3 firmware is designed to allow you up to 255 channels per device la
115. o 35 DCC 36 CD 37 Tuner am fm 38 39 Aux 45 Chan sel ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 1 Create a button and label it Video Start 2 Select EDIT BUTTON PROPERTIES 3 Inthe PROPERTIES dialog select BUTTON TYPE and then select GENERAL 4 Inthe BUTTON OPTIONS field select NONE 5 Inthe CHANNEL dialog set DEV to 1 and CHAN to 0 6 Inthe STRING field enter the following using the keyboard Note P 2951 lt CR gt P 2 245 1 lt CR gt You must select the CHAR P 3 27 5 1 lt CR gt NUMS button on the P 4951 lt CR gt Keyboard in order to enter the adjacent text There is a space between the different 7 Press EXIT CHANGE EXIT SAVE CHANGE and then EXIT sets of numbers and between the last number and the lt CR gt What happens when the example macro executes Using the example in step 6 the following occurs when the macro is executed e P2951 An IR pushis sent to device 2 TV on channel 9 Power on for a period of 5 tenths of a second and a one tenth of a second pause The lt CR gt indicates an end to the command string e P22451 An IR push is sent to device 2 TV on channel 24 increase volume for a period of 5 tenths of a second and a one tenth of a second pause The lt CR gt indicates an end to the command string This command is repeated for one more command string e P32751 An IR push is sent to device 3 VCR on channel 27 Main power on for period of 5 tenths of a second and a one
116. oint Models 1 Features 2 Related Instruction Manuals 2 What s in this Manual 3 What s New 3 Connections Cleaning and Charging s ss sss Overview 5 Application 5 Connectors 6 Multiple ViewPoints in an Installation 6 Cleaning the Touch Overlay 7 ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery 7 Power Supply 8 VPA CHG FastCycle Battery Charger for VPA BP 8 ViewPort Docking Station 10 Battery Charging 11 Touch Panel Basics sssss2 2 2 225u2 Overview 13 Touch Panel Pages 14 Standard Buttons 14 General Buttons 14 Selection buttons 15 Information buttons 15 Adjustment buttons 15 Keypad buttons 15 Decision buttons 16 Status buttons 16 Operation bars 16 Touch to Continue buttons 17 AXB PT30 PosiTrack 30 Camera Controller Table of Contents i Designing Touch Panel PageS s 5 5 5 Overview 19 Activating the Edit button 19 Creating a Page 23 Adding a page 23 Setting the page color 24 Creating a Button 25 Adding a button 25 Resizing a button 26 Button Properties 27 Setting the button properties 27 Setting the button type 28 Setting the button border 28 Setting the channel code 29 Setting the variable text code 30 Setting the page flip 31 Setting the button colors for channel off conditions 32 Adding text to a button 33 Adding an icon to a button 34 Adding a bitmap to a button 35 Using TPDesign3 to Download Bitmaps Icons and Fonts 3
117. on Properties page with settings specific to the button type For example select GENERAL from the menu to set the selected button as a general button This opens the GENERAL Button Properties page shown in Figure 33 Setting the button border 1 Press BORDER in the Button Properties page to open the BUTTON BORDER pages shown in Figure 35 These menu pages appear individually and can all be viewed by using the MORE and PREV buttons 28 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 35 BUTTON BORDER menu pages 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 Figure 36 CHANNEL code buttons Note The panel will not allow you to enter a device number greater than the DEVICE USED without first displaying a decision box This box asks you to decide whether you accept the new selection or default to the previous value ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels MORE ABORT MORE PREU ABORT PREU ABORT 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 Setting the channel code The channel buttons that set the device and button channel codes for the touch panels are shown in Figure 36 Refer to Figure 143 fo
118. or_number series for FILL COLOR ON FILL COLOR OFF BORDER COLOR ON BORDER COLOR OFF TEXT COLOR ON TEXT COLOR OFF Example SEND_COMMAND TP CALL1 1 3 0 0 72 74 Sets variable text button 1 to FILL COLOR ON Red one shade from brightest FILL COLOR OFF Red three shades from brightest ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Le o m 1 l alo ezel aalaa lale CE ezel a14 Command CBOFF lt variable text address gt lt color _number gt CBON lt variable text address gt lt color _number gt CFOFF lt variable text address gt lt color _number gt ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Description BORDER COLOR ON Red brightest BORDER COLOR OFF Red brightest TEXT COLOR ON White brightest TEXT COLOR OFF White two shades from brightest Set the OFF feedback border color to the specified color lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt color_number gt see Figure 202 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CBOFF1 0 Sets the OFF feedback border color to Red for the variable text button 1 Set the ON feedback border color to the specified color lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt color_number gt see Figure 202 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CBON1 48 Sets the ON feedback border color to Blue for variable text button 1 Set the OFF feedback fill color to the specified color lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt color_number gt see Figure 202 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CFO
119. order style gt See Figure 204 lt font size gt See Figure 203 lt button text gt Enter button text to appear on button Example SEND_COMMAND TP C 1 6 6 VCR PLAY Sets the variable text button one title to VCR PLAY using a hollow medium font and changes the border attribute to double rounded Shorthand version of FONT command lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt font size gt See Figure 203 Example SEND_COMMAND TP F 1 6 Changes variable text button one font to hollow medium Change the font size or style of the text in a specific button lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt font size gt See Figure 203 Example SEND_COMMAND TP FONT 1 6 Changes variable text button one font to hollow medium Shorthand version of ICON command lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt border style gt See Figure 204 Example SEND_COMMAND TP T 1 6 Changes the variable text button one border style to double rounded ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Variable text Send_Commands Cont Command Description TCON lt variable text address gt lt border style gt IT lt variable text address gt lt new button text gt TEXT lt variable text address gt lt new button text gt Change the border style of a specific button lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt border style gt See Figure 204 Example SEND_COMMAND TP ICON 25 6
120. ose the keypad and return to the Button Properties page ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 59 LEVEL code buttons Note The panel will not allow you to enter a device number greater than the DEVICE USED without first displaying a decision box This box asks you to decide whether you accept the new selection or default to the previous value Note Joysticks actually use two level numbers The first is for the X axis and the second is for the Y axis You only need to specify the first level Figure 60 CHANNEL OFF ON COLOR settings box Note Joystick will function on VPW CP VPW GS only ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Setting the level code The level buttons that set the device and number codes for the touch panels are shown in Figure 59 LEVEL DEV 1 NUM 1 Press DEV to open a keypad and set the device number 2 Enter 1 2 3 or 4in the keypad The AXCESS software program uses device codes 1 through 4 to identify the touch panel Refer to the Touch Panel Program Reference section for detailed information 3 Press ENTER to store the level device number in memory close the keypad and return to the Button Properties page 4 Press NUM to open a keypad and set the level number assigned to the device 5 Enter 1 in the keypad 6 Each device can have from 1 through 8 levels except for joysticks where the range is from 1 through 7 Setting the joystick colors shades for channel off con
121. pany name mailing address and telephone number e The name of your authorized Distributor or Dealer e Dealer ID e Job Title e Purchase Order e Sales Order In addition to the general information listed above it is necessary for your Technical Support representative to know the nature of your service problem The more information you provide initially the faster your representative can resolve the problem With this in mind please have the following information at hand 180 Contacting Sales and Technical Support ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels e 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 e 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 Figure 239 lists the contact numbers for Technical Support Figure 239 Technical Support Technical Support Telephone Fax U S and Canada Dallas Office 800 932 6993 972 907 6214 U S East Coast region Philadelphia office 800 462 6946 215 643 2808 215 657 8799 Technical Support BBS 972 907 2884 bbs AMX com ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Contacting Sales and Technical Support 181 182 Contacting Sales and Technical Support ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panel
122. pe of button selected The example shown here is for a GENERAL type button ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Button Properties 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 Press PROPERTIES to open the PROPERTIES operation bar shown in Figure 32 EXIT Touch for PROPERTIES 4 Press the button you just added to open the Button Properties page shown in Figure 33 This page lists the properties for the active button CHANNEL VAR TEXT EU 1 CHAN EU 1 HAN BORDER BUTTON TYPE GENERAL BUTTON OPTIONS NONE FLIP STANDARD STRING CHANNEL OFF BORDER COLOR BORDER CHANNEL ON FILL TEXT FILL TEXT EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE Designing Touch Panel Pages 27 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 Button Types menu ABORT PREV ABORT 2 Select a button type for the selected button to open the associated Button Properties page for the selected button type Each button type has its own Butt
123. pear Figure 220 Figure 220 IRLibx Modify dialog screen M A C m cd Note xpmdxi5i rmdxi53 c Ea sac i ing i i x xrmdx cdpex255 The IR file loading is the file aeee cdecedaes you identified for your rmd 791 rmd496 cdpxi rmtdi u dsv3608 lt dy equipment rnd57a 678a 78 dtcS rmd69G a dtc69 lt dat gt RMTD164A DUPCEGHD lt D rmtdi a dyps 76G8 lt d This area is where the The current library of Functions of the function list will be Hand Control files will be currently selected constructed listed in this area hand controls will be listed here sony rmt451 evsi 08 lt ucr gt sony rmtvi2 lvuvtr2 m evs 12 Enter Alt D and then enter Alt C You have cleared the DCU Function Description and have copied the Sony RMT 104A lt DVP gt IR settings into the DCU Function column Figure 221 Figure 221 nias IR commands loaded into DCU AHI PLAY gt SONY RMTDiG4A DUPC6 x rmdxi lall m gt cd 62 stop sony rmtdi 4a dupc x rmdx 5i rmdxi53 c 003 pause ii sony rmtdi 4a dup xxpmdx268 cdpcx20 004 next gt gt sony rmtdi 4a dup xrmdx250 cdpex255 005 prev i lt lt sony rmtdi 4a dup rmdx270 cdpcx Bes a6 rnd 91 rmd496 cdpxi rmtdi u dsv3868 lt dy rmd57a7 670a 70 dtc5S rmtdi 4a dvpc6 rmd6 a dtc69 lt dat gt rmtdi 4a duvpc6 RMTD164A DUPC6OADCD rmtdi 4a duvpc6 rmtdi a dups7600 lt d rmtdi 4a dvpc6 rntvi19 lt utr2 m eva rmtdi 4a dupc66 rmt450 evc3 lt ucr gt rmtdi 4a dupc68
124. ph 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 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 Then the control level on the vertical bargraph returns to the default position and the external device returns to a default control position SLIDER DISPLAY Sets the slider as a horizontal status indicator for external devices Levels must be defined in the AXCESS software program SLIDER ACTIVE Sets the slider as a controller for external devices Control levels must be defined in the AXCESS software program When a control level is set on the vertical bargraph data is sent to the Central Controller to control an external device SLIDER CENTERING Sets the slider as a horizontal controller with a default control level Control 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 Then the control level on the bargraph returns to the default position and the external dev
125. pplies independent power to the touch panel Press the WIRELESS SETTINGS button to open the page shown in Figure 92 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 92 Wireless status for VPW CP and VPW CP touch panels ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Wave Pak Module Server Not Version Version Locked xX XX Battery Charging Supply Vol tage Vol tage mee a Group ID noe 1 x X Server Devices 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 Operating efficiency shown in percentage of the current network that the VPW CP or VPW GS is a part of Device Eff Operating efficiency shown in percentage of the VPW CP or VPW GS Touch Panel Program Reference 69 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 pag
126. r more information on DEV and CHAN CHANNEL DEV 1 CHAN 1 Press DEV to open the keypad and set the touch panel s device number 2 Enter 1 2 3 or 4 in the keypad The AXCESS software program uses device codes 1 through 4 to identify the touch panel Refer to the Touch Panel Program Reference section for detailed information a For 1 way ViewPoints use device number 1 for AMX IR and RF Use device numbers 2 3 and 4 for other manufacturer s IR codes Designing Touch Panel Pages 29 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 Note The channel code for non active buttons is 0 and for active buttons is 1 through 255 Note One way ViewPoint touch panels do not support variable text Figure 37 VAR TEXT code button Note The panel will not allow you to enter a device number greater than the DEVICE USED without first displaying a decision box This box asks you to decide whether you accept the new selection or default to the previous value Note The channel codes for non active buttons is 0 and active buttons is 1 through 255 30 Designing Touch Panel Pages b 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 Press ENTER to store the device number into memory c
127. ramming Numbers 142 Border Styles and Programming Numbers 142 Shorthand Send Commands 143 Color Gray Scale Send_Commands 148 Variable Text Send Commands 151 Shorthand Variable Text Commands 153 Buttons String Commands 157 Button Macro Commands 158 Loading Infrared IR FileS ccccsseeeeeeeenneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenenens Overview 161 IRLIBX 161 Loading an IR File 163 IR Memory Check 167 AXB PT30 PosiTrack 30 Camera Controller Table of Contents v vi Table of Contents Upgrading the Firmware 169 Overview 169 Configuration 170 Downloading the Firmware 170 Specifications 2 ccc cece eee e eens eee eee ee ee eee ee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeee 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 SUupport cc scceseeeeneeeeneees 179 Overview 179 U S Sales and Technical Support Teams 179 AMX International Offices 180 Technical Support 180 ale l a E Perrier rer eeerrrrerrtPerer rere CorreEe Pree rere rece er errreerr T 183 AXB PT30 PosiTrack 30 Camera Controller Introduction Overview The ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels and ViewPoint WAVE Touch Panels are hand held liquid crystal display LCD panels that allow you to control devices remotely Figure 1 shows some of the available ViewPoints Figure 1 ViewPoint touch panels
128. re 186 EXIT BUTTON PAGE NEW PAGE pau COPY 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 toa grid Press EXIT on the Edit bar to close the menu Add Press ADD to add a new touch panel page This command opens the keyboard Figure 187 so you can name the page 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 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 187 Keyboard Note Page naming does not allow you to change the font type as for such things as buttons ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels JAAA JEEE ES SR RRS RORE RORE SPACE ES SR RRS RORE RORE Es Go ce coe e CHAR CAPS Sets the keyboard to uppercase characters R E T U amp e CHAR LOW Sets the keyboard to lowercase characters e CHAR NUMS Sets the keyboard to numeric characters e CHAR MORE Toggles the keypad to special characters e SPACE Enters a blank space e DEL Deletes a space or character where the flashing cursor appears e LT RT UP DN Moves the flashing cursor position left right up and down e ABORT Cancels the current task and returns you to the previous screen e EXIT CHANGE Returns you to the previous screen while eff
129. refer to the AXCESS Programming section The IR macro button will perform the following processes when pushed e Turn Ona Television and set the audio volume Designing Touch Panel Pages 39 e Turn Ona VCR and select TV e Turn On a satellite receiver Pulse command Figure 50 shows a sample pulse command format and description of the variables Figure 50 Sample Sample Pulse command Format P lt device number gt lt channel number gt lt time pulse on gt format and variable lt time delay after pulse gt lt CR gt description e Variables lt device number gt lt channel number gt lt time pulse on gt lt time delay after pulse gt lt CR gt This number represents an AXlink device that is associated with 255 channels The device number must be 2 3 or 4 This number represents one of 255 particular control functions associated with a device The channel number must lie within the range of 1 and 255 For example a button programmed on a touch panel with device 3 channel number 15 would be directly associated with the IR code programmed at device 3 channel 15 When that button is pressed the touch panel transmits the IR code programmed at device 3 channel 15 This parameter represents the length of time that the pulse will remain on This number is a time in tenths of seconds For example to keep the IR pulse on for 1 second the required parameter is 10 The largest number for this
130. rength in percent and visual horizontal bargraph Network Eff Operating efficiency shown in percentage of the current network which the VPW CP 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 Server devices Identifies the device numbers of the devices communicating with the AXR WAVES WaveServer Wireless settings optional SMT PKM Press the WIRELESS SETTINGS button that appears in the Protected Setup page to opens the Wireless Settings page Figure 122 for the Smart Pack The radio frequency and infrared buttons can be modified on screen and can work together Refer to the Wireless status subsection for detailed information of the buttons in Figure 122 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 81 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 Figure 123 EDIT mode activation flowchart Note You can use the QUIT EDITOR button to exit the Edit mode and avoid re entering the Protected Setup page 82 Touch Panel Program Reference AMX RF AMX IR ON XXXkHz Edit button Press EDITOR in the Protected Setup page to enable EDIT mode The Protected Setup page remains open un
131. rms52 evoS2 p rmtdi 4a dupc68 rm66 evoS26p vtx18 rmtdi 4a dvpc6 rmt540 evoS46 lt ucr gt rmtdi 4a dvpc6 rm753 evo 508lvcr gt rmtdi 4a dvpc6 rmt437 evsilucr rmtdi 4a dvpc6 rmt45i evsi lucr rntvi2 lt utr2 m evs WSWMHOAWNEHS 166 Loading Infrared IR Files ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 IRLibx Enter Device Number Auto El Al Program Verify Actuate Save File 2 Enter the device number 2 3 or 4 and press ENTER 3 The ViewPoint is queried by the IRLIB program and you then see a memory dialog similar to Figure 223 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Loading Infrared IR Files 167 Figure 223 Device reports Modify Print Load Program Verify Actuate Save File Device Reports 5672 Bytes Free Pre any Key Currently selected hand control SONY RMTD164A DUPC6G6D lt DUD gt 168 Loading Infrared IR Files ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Caution Power loss during SOFTROM download can seriously affect the PosiTrack 30 and any previously stored information Note These
132. ry Figure 230 VPA BP ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery specifications VPA BP ViewPoint Battery voltage 7 2 VDC Rechargeable Battery Type Rechargeable nickel metal hydride NiMH specifications 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 5 mm ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Specifications 175 Figure 231 176 VPA CHG Fast Cycle Battery Charger charging stand and PS2 4 Power Supply for VPA BP Specifications 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 12 VDC Power Supply Green LED indicates battery is charged VPA CHG Fast Cycle battery charger Red LED indicates charging Power supply Charging pins connection ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 232 VPA CHG Fast Cycle Battery Charger for VPA BP Specifications VPA CHG Fast Cycle Battery Power Supply Charger for VPA BP Input 110 VAC 60 Hz Specifications 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 90 mm Weight Charging stand 0 379 Ibs 127 g Power s
133. ry The power supply barrel connector plugs into the side of the ViewPoint When charging the VPA BP if the battery is inserted incorrectly backward into the charger a buzzer will sound While the battery is charging the red LED lights When the battery is fully charged the green LED lights If there is no battery in the charger neither of the LEDs light up 8 Installation ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 5 VPA CHG power supply and VPT CP Fast Cycle Battery Charger for VPA BP ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 12 VDC Power Supply Green LED indicates battery is charged VPA CHG Fast Cycle battery charger Red LED indicates charging Power supply connection Charging pins 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 When a touch panel is cradled on the docking station all power is fed to the touch panel A battery that was charging will no longer be supplied with power until the ViewPoint is removed from the docking station s cradle Figure 6 ViewPort Docking St
134. s 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 IB lt variable text address 1 255 gt lt ON OFF 0 1 gt 151 IC lt variable text address gt lt border style gt lt font size gt lt new button text gt 152 IF lt variable text address gt lt font size gt 152 ST lt sleep time gt 158 ID lt group ID gt 158 SL 158 BMF lt variable text address gt lt attribute data gt 154 BMP lt variable text address gt lt bitmap gt 155 BOR lt variable text address gt lt border style gt 155 CBF lt variable text address gt lt color_number gt 143 CBN lt variable text address gt lt color_number gt 143 CFF lt variable text address gt lt color_number gt 144 CFN lt variable text address gt lt color_number gt 144 VPXpress ViewPoint System Design Programming Software Program CPG lt color_number gt lt page name gt 144 CPP lt color_number gt lt pop up page name gt 144 CTF lt variable text address gt lt color_number gt 145 CTN lt variable text address gt lt color_number gt 145 ENA lt variable text
135. s Loading Infrared IR Files 163 Figure 216 Communications settings Note Make sure that the ViewPoint touch panel is set to the same Baud rate as your computer Figure 217 Change Directory dialog 4 After the Database has been created press F5 and select Configure Figure 216 appears awo I el eE al DCU IRS IRIS ommunicat ions erminal Emulator ctrl t onf igure Currently selected hand control Fi Hand Control F2 Function F3 DCU IRS F4 IRIS F5 Communications F6 Help 5 Select your computer s Com port and baud rate that you wish to communicate 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 The dialog in Figure 217 will appear IRIS Communications NAMXTOOLSNAMXDOSNIRLI B Currently selected hand control Fi Hand Control F2 Function F3 DCUZIRS F4 IRIS F5 Communications F6 Hel 164 Loading Infrared IR Files ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Ave ne sf Al
136. s YES to clear all touch panel buttons or NO to cancel the operation YES Are You Sure You Want To Delete All Buttons Opens the decision button shown in Touch Panel Program Reference e BUTTON MEM FREE Shows the memory available to store buttons in 1 024 byte increments e DELETE ALL BITMAPS Opens the decision button shown in Figure 108 Press YES to clear all the bitmaps or NO to cancel the operation Figure 108 VES Are You Sure You Want NO Delete All Bitmaps decision To Delete All Bitmaps button e BITMAP MEM FREE Shows the memory available to store bitmap graphics in 1 024 byte increments e DELETE ALL ICONS Opens the decision button shown in Figure 109 Press YES to clear all the icons or NO to cancel the operation Figure 109 VES Are You Sure You Want Delete All Icons decision To Delete All Icons button e ICON MEM FREE Shows the memory available to store icons in 1 024 byte increments e DELETE ALL FONTS Opens the decision button shown in Figure 110 Press YES to clear all the fonts or NO to cancel the operation Figure 110 YES Are You Sure You Want Delete All Fonts decision To Delete All Fonts button e FONT MEM FREE Shows the memory available to store fonts in 1 024 byte increments e SHOW BITMAPS ID S Opens the BITMAPS menu Figure 111 that lists bitmap files stored in touch panel memory 76 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 111 B
137. s are imported into the TPDesign3 software program and their numbers are assigned by the touch panel during the download process address gt lt bitmap gt lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt bitmap gt Bitmap Example SEND_COMMAND TP BMP 85 Bitmapl Adds the Bitmap1 file to button 85 BOR lt variable text Set the border style on a button address gt lt border lt variable text address gt 1 255 style gt lt border style gt See Figure 204 Example SEND_COMMAND TP BOR 65 11 Sets the border style to Double shadow on button 65 ENA lt variable text Set a specific button s active state to On or Off address gt lt button state lt variable text address gt 1 255 on off gt lt 1 gt button off and lt 0 gt button on Example SEND_COMMAND TP ENA 128 1 Sets the state for button 128 on FON lt variable text Set the text font on a button RUGTESS 2 STORE Shyer lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt font style gt See Figure 203 Example SEND_COMMAND TP FON 56 32 Sets the text on button 56 to variable font style 32 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels AXCESS Programming 155 156 AXCESS Programming System Send_Commands Cont Command Description ICO lt variable text address gt lt icon gt JUS lt variable text address gt lt text alignment gt SHO lt variable text address gt lt button o
138. so sets the button border fill and text colors to match the CHANNEL ON color options in the PROPERTIES page MOMENTARY Sets the button border fill and text colors to match the CHANNEL ON color options in the Properties page when you touch the button regardless of the assigned function BLINK Sets the button to toggle between On and Off states ABORT Press ABORT to close the menu FLIP lt FLIP TYPE gt Opens the PAGE FLIP TYPE menu Figure 156 where you set the page flip action for the button Press ABORT to close the menu Figure 156 PAGE FLIP TYPEX PAGE FLIP TYPE menu FLIP POPUP ON FLIP POPUP OFF FLIP PREVIOUS FLIP STANDARD Note You must use the TPDesign3 program to create and download popup pages to the touch panel 102 Touch Panel Program Reference ABORT FLIP POPUPON Sets the button action to open a popup page Select the FLIP menu buttons Figure 157 to open the POPUP PAGE menu Figure 158 and select a popup page ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 157 FLIP STANDARD MAIN PAGE Page FLIP menu buttons FLIPPOPUP 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 POPUP PAGE menu FLIP PREVIOUS Sets the button action to open the previous touch panel page on the panel FLIPSTANDARD Sets the button action to open a touch panel page Use the FLIP menu button to open
139. stay in that position 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 For a description of the other items in this page refer to the Properties subsection Touch Panel Program Reference 105 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 Figure 163 BUTTON OPTION menu 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 BORDER BUTTON TYPE VERTICAL BARGRAPH BUTTON OPTIONS BARGRAPH ACTIVE STRING CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEXT BORDER FILL TEAT EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE e BUTTON OPTIONS Opens the BUTTON OPTION menu Figure 163 where you set the button type Press ABORT to close the menu SLIDER CENTERING BATTERY VOLTAGE ABORT 106 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 bargra
140. subsection 1 Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the Button menu 2 Press PROPERTIES to open the PROPERTIES operation bar shown in Figure 55 EXIT Touch for PROPERTIES 3 Press the target button to open the Button Properties page for the selected button 4 Press BUTTON TYPE to open the BUTTON TYPE menu 44 Designing Touch Panel Pages ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 BUTTON OPTION menu for 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 Press EDIT BUTTON and the PROPERTIES operation bar Joystick will function on VPW CP VPW GS only 2 Press the target button to open the Button Properties page 3 Press BUTTON TYPE to open the BUTTON TYPE menu Figure 34 4 Press JOYSTICK in the BUTTON TYPE menu to open the Button Properties page shown in Figure 57 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Designing Touch Panel Pages 45 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 DEV
141. t button 1 Set the ON feedback fill color to the specified color lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt color_number gt see Figure 202 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CFN 1 30 Sets the ON feedback fill color to Aqua for variable text button 1 Set the page with specified page name background color to the specified color lt color_number gt see Figure 202 lt page name gt 1 50 ASCII characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP CPG 87 Main Page Sets the page title to Main Page and the color to Black Set the page with specified page name background color to the specified color lt color_number gt see Figure 202 lt pop up page name gt 1 50 ASCII characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP CPP 54 Audio Page Sets the popup page title to Audio Page and the color to Purple ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels bJateladat larem lale Mm Oze aalaat larel m zelai a Command Description CTE lt variable text Set the OFF feedback text color to the specified color address gt lt color_ lt variable text address gt 1 255 number gt lt color_number gt see Figure 202 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CTF 1 48 Sets the OFF feedback text color to Blue for variable text button 1 CTN lt variable text Set the ON feedback text color to the specified color address gt lt color_ lt variable text address gt 1 255 number gt lt color_number gt see Figure 202
142. t Pack The only setting that can be changed is the SLEEP TIMEOUT value Figure 90 SMT PKM page from left to right as the RF signal intensity increases The shaded area fluctuates between 0 and 100 Wireless status optional SMT PK 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 Smar t Pak Module Uersion Locked vik XY Supply Uoltage VK RM Battery Fully X X Charged ommna s comiare 4 AMX IR XXkHz AMX RF ON Refer to the SmartPacks for TiltScreen Touch Panels instruction manual for detailed information The SmartPack page shows the following information e SLEEP TIMEOUT Press the UP and DN buttons to set the time out The minimum time out is 1 minute and maximum is 120 minutes When the panel goes to sleep all communication and battery discharge stops If the time out is set to 5 the panel goes into sleep mode if there is no activity for 5 minutes The panel wakes up when you touch the screen e Smart Pak Not Locked Locked Appears when an optional SMT PK is connected to the panel Not locked indicates the panel is not communicating with the AXR RF RF receiver Locked indicates the panel is locked on to the AXR RF connected to the Central Controller e Battery Voltage XX X Shows the voltage level of the lead acid rechargeable battery in the SMT PK 66 Touch P
143. th attributes which means there is feedback for the Central Controller when you touch the button General Buttons General buttons are part of the mini touch panel program and cannot be changed You use general buttons to specify panel communication parameters and create or revise pages Button examples include selection buttons information buttons adjustment buttons and operation bars Each type of General button is described in the following paragraphs ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 10 Selection button example Note These button types will be displayed in black and yellow to indicate that they are only for information and can t be changed Figure 11 Information button example Figure 12 Adjustment button example ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Selection buttons Selection buttons Figure 10 appear on touch panel pages and set communication parameters MAIN Information buttons 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 SERIAL GG0 G0 0000 Adjustment buttons You can use the UP and DN buttons to set adjustment buttons The adjustment button example in Figure 12 sets the baud rate for the RS 232 connector on the touch panel 38 4 B D Keypad buttons The keypad button opens a keypad Figure 13 so you can enter
144. the Central Controller via AXlink or RF communications The data string appears in the STRING button Press ABORT to close the menu e 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 The new color appears on the associated button attribute on the PROPERTIES page Figure 151 Color palette a E E TRANSPARENT Sets the button to appear transparent on the touch panel page ABORT Closes the color palette and returns to the PROPERTIES page ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 97 Figure 152 EFFECT WHAT menu Note The non color ViewPoint will display gray shades for selection e EXIT SAVE CHANGE Closes the PROPERTIES page saves the new settings and returns to the current touch panel page e EXIT NO CHANGE Closes the PROPERTIES page ignores 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 Save default Press SAVE DEFAULT to open the EFFECT WHAT menu shown in Figure 152 Then select a default option to store in touch
145. the VPT CP Touch Panels The shorthand command data is 1 byte non ASCII format except for pages passwords text and bitmap names bJatoladat larem lale Mm Oxe aalaat lacel Command Description CBF lt variable text Set the OFF feedback border color to the specified color address gt lt color_ lt variable text address gt 1 255 number gt lt color_number gt see Figure 202 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CBF 1 0 Sets the OFF feedback border color to Red for the variable text button 1 CBN lt variable text Set the ON feedback border color to the specified color address gt lt color_ lt variable text address gt 1 255 number gt lt color_number gt see Figure 202 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CBN 2 78 Sets the ON feedback border color to Gray for variable text button 2 AXCESS Programming 143 bJatoladat larem lale Mm Ozelaalaat latel m zelai a Command CFF lt variable text address gt lt color_ number gt CFN lt variable text address gt lt color_ number gt CPG lt color_number gt lt page name gt CPP lt color_number gt lt pop up page name gt 144 AXCESS Programming Description Set the OFF feedback fill color to the specified color lt variable text address gt 1 255 lt color_number gt see Figure 202 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CFF 1 72 Sets the OFF feedback fill color to White for variable tex
146. the button and its operations Press ENTER to store the channel number into memory close the keypad and return to the Button Properties page Setting the level code The level buttons that set the device and number codes for the touch panels are shown in Figure 67 LEVEL DEV 1 NUM Press DEV to open a keypad and set the device number Enter 1 2 3 or 4in the keypad The AXCESS software program uses device codes 1 through 4 to identify the touch panel Refer to the Touch Panel Program Reference in this manual for detailed information Press ENTER to store the level device number into memory close the keypad and return to the Button Properties page Press NUM to open a keypad and set the level number assigned to the device Enter 1 in the keypad Press ENTER to store the level number into memory close the keypad and return to the Button Properties page Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE then EXIT to return to the New page with the EDIT button Setting the bargraph colors shades for channel off conditions 1 2 Press the target button to open the Button Properties page Press BORDER in the CHANNEL OFF COLOR section of the Button Properties page Figure 60 Designing Touch Panel Pages 51 Figure 68 CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEXT BORDER FILL TEXT CHANNEL OFF ON COLOR settings box 3 The color palette Figure 42 appears Figure 69 Color palette Note The VPT GS will displ
147. til you press EXIT Then the EDIT button appears on every page The flowchart in Figure 123 shows the sequence to activate EDIT mode PROTECTED SETUP TYPE EDITOR RE ee EXIT EXIT cS Es Press EDITOR to activate Edit mode Figure 124 Press EXIT twice to return to the Main page ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Figure 125 Edit mode ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels SETUP PASSWORD MOUSE POWER UP E WAKE UP MESSAGE AUTO ASSIGN E gt ep DEUICE BASE 128 DEVICE USED f PASSHORD EDITOR CALIBRATE TRACKING POWER UP MESSAGE SLEEP MESSAGE SYSTEM P FUNCT ION ia gt gt rp rp m m uo Uv I gt Oo 0 x m WIRELESS SETTINGS When the Edit mode is enabled the EDIT button Figure 125 appears on the top or bottom of each touch panel page EDIT MAIN SETUP Touch Panel Program Reference 83 Figure 126 Edit bar BUTTON menu Note Buttons with Unicode fonts can only be created and edited within TPDesign3 then imported to the touch panel Figure 127 ADD BUTTON operation bar Note You can adjust the button position with the MOVE and RE SIZE operation bars
148. tive except for the message field FILL TEXT For a description of the keyboard page refer to the Keyboard subsection Setup Select SETUP from the Button Types menu to set the selected button as a Setup button This sets the button to open the Setup page Refer to Setup Page in this section for more information ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Note One way ViewPoints do not support bargraphs sliders joysticks VGA video variable text or variable text Figure 174 Video Setup page Note Without support for video this page displays the NO VID HW button ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 CHANNEL DEV 1 CHAN BORDER BUTTON TYPE VIDEO SETUP CHANNEL OFF BORDER FILL COLOR BORDER CHANNEL ON TEXT FILL TEXT EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE This sets the button to open the Video Setup page shown in Figure 174 NO UID HW Touch Panel Program Reference 115 Figure 175 Button Properties page for a Video Window button Note If video capable the incoming signal is
149. ttons joysticks sliders and bargraphs FUNCT ION SHOW As shown in Figure 120 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 Touch Panel Program Reference 79 Figure 120 Function show button and slider example Figure 121 ViewPoint 2 way Wireless Settings Note The GROUP ID can be altered Once changed the value is reflected in the GROUP ID button located in the WAV PKM page Refer to the Wireless status optional WAV PK subsection for detailed information 80 Touch Panel Program Reference Base Channel code device number Button Slider Variable text Level channel device number Level device Text channel 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 Press the WIRELESS SETTINGS button to open the page shown in Figure 121 Wave Pak Not Locked RSSI Ne twork Device 07 Eff Eff x7 x7 Device Range x xXx ee ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 st
150. up page Force the touch panel to screen saver mode Example SEND_COMMAND TP SLEEP Activates the screen saver mode ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels System Send_Commands Cont Command Description TPAGEOFF Deactivates page tracking Example SEND_COMMAND TP TPAGEOFF Deactivate the page tracking option TPAGEON Activate page tracking Example SEND_COMMAND TP TPAGEON DEFINE_DEVICE TP1 128 AMX Touch Panel TP2 129 AMX Touch Panel EFINE_VARIABLE TP1_BUFFER 100 Buffer for TP1 TP2_BUFFER 100 Buffer for TP2 TRASH 50 For Parsing Above EFINE_START REATE_BUFFER TP1 1TP1_BUFFER oS O ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels AXCESS Programming 139 140 AXCESS Programming System Send_Commands Cont Command Description CREATE_BUFFER TP2 TP2_BUFFER SEND_COMMAND TP1 TPAGEO SEND_COMMAND TP2 TPAGEO DEFINE_PROGRAM TF LENGTH_STRING TP1_BUFFER IF FIND_STRING TP1_ BUFFER PAGE 1 TRASH REMOVE_STRING TP1_BUFFER PAGE 1 SEND_COMMAND TP2 PAGE TP1_BUFFER CLEAR_BUFFER TP1_BUFFER TF FIND_STRING TP1_BUFFER PPON 1 OR FIND_STRING TP1_BUFFER PPOF 1 SEND_COMMAND TP2 TP1_BUFFER CLEAR_BUFFER TP1_BUFFER IF LENGTH_STRING TP2_BUFFER IF LENGTH_STRING TP2_BUFFER IF FIND_STRING TP2_BUFFER PAGE 1 TRASH REMOVE_STRING TP2_BUFFER PAGE 1 SEND_COMMAND TP1 PAGE TP2_BUFFER CLEAR_BUF
151. upply 1 427 Ibs 476 g ViewPort Docking Station Figure 233 shows the ViewPort Docking Station and Figure 234 lists the specifications Figure 233 ViewPort Docking Station ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Specifications 177 Figure 234 ViewPort Docking Station specifications ViewPort Docking Station Dimensions HWD specifications Environmental operating range Temperature Humidity Power requirement Indicators Yellow LED Green LED Red LED Options Power supply Battery 178 Specifications 4 83 x 8 26 x 7 62 122 7 mm x 209 8 mm x 193 4 mm 50 Fto 95 F 10 Cto 35 C 0 to 95 non condensing 12 VDC at 1 5 amp Indicates ViewPoint connected to ViewPort Docking Station Indicates spare battery is fully charged Indicates spare battery is charging ViewPoint 12 VDC 1 5 amp power supply VPA BP ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery NiMH 7 2 VDC 3 7 Amp hours ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Figure 235 U S Sales and Support Team map Figure 236 U S Sales and Support Teams ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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
152. ure 169 that lets you set the colon blink option ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Program Reference 111 Figure 169 BUTTON OPTIONEE BUTTON OPTION menu COLON BLINK Time button COLON ALWAYS ON ABORT 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 The button type DATE and associated options appear in the Button Properties page as shown in Figure 170 Set the date in the Time Date page To open the Time Date page press SET TIME AND DATE in the Setup page Refer to Set time and date described in this section for more information 112 Touch Panel Program Reference ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels CHANNEL EU 1 Button Properties page for a Enver HAN Date button Figure 170 BUTTON TYPE DATE CHANNEL OFF COLOR CHANNEL ON BORDER FILL TEXT BORDER FILL TEXT EXIT EXIT SAVE CHANGE NO CHANGE 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 associ
153. ure 85 are information buttons display only r OUT RES SERIAL The AXlink button is an AXCESS communication indicator that blinks once every second when the Central Controller is connected to the touch panel The OUTPUT RESOLUTION button shows the screen resolution The vX XX button shows the current firmware version installed in the touch panel The SERIAL button shows the serial number for the touch panel Setting brightness Press the SET BRIGHTNESS button in the Setup page to open the page shown in Figure 86 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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 Figure 87 Lower brightness information message Figure 88 PROTECTED SETUP button highlighted ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels None ABORT HODAAZON 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 When an optional WavePack SmartPack is attached to the panel a lower brightness message Figure 87 will appear to suggest brightness settings for longer battery life Lower Brightness settings will extend battery life Protected setup The PROTECTED SETUP button opens the Protected Setup page where you set touch pane
154. yer VAR TEXT DEV Opens the keypad where you set the device number for the current button and touch panel page The device range is 1 through 4 VAR TEXT CHAN Opens the keypad where you set the variable text channel code for the current button The channel code range is from 1 through 255 Record the channel code settings if you want to create duplicate buttons and their functions on another page If AUTO ASSIGN is enabled in the Protected Setup page the touch panel prompts you to automatically or manually assign the channel code Select YES to allow the touch panel to automatically assign the lowest available channel number LEVEL DEV Opens the keypad where you set the device number for the current button and touch panel page The device range is 1 through 4 LEVEL NUM Opens the keypad where you set the number codes for the current button The number code range is 1 through 8 except for bargraphs and joysticks where the range is from 1 through 7 Joysticks actually use two level numbers The first is for the X axis and the second is for the Y axis You only need to specify the first level Record the channel code settings if you want to create duplicate buttons and their functions on another page BUTTON TYPE Opens the BUTTON TYPE menus Figure 145 where you select the button type After you select a button type the Properties page re sets with specific options according to that button type For example if you Touch Panel Program

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