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Wireless Touch Panels (Wave Server)
Instruction Manual
ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels and
Accessories
Limited Warranty and Disclaimer
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workmanship under normal use for a period of three years from date of purchase
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Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................. 1
Overview 1
ViewPoint Models 1
Features 2
Related Instruction Manuals 2
What’s in this Manual 3
What’s New 3
Connections, Cleaning, and Charging ................................... 5
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 .................................................................13
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
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Designing Touch Panel Pages................................................. 19
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
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
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
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
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
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Setting the bargraph colors/shades for
channel-off conditions
51
Linking the New Page to the Main Page 52
Exiting Edit Mode 55
Touch Panel Program Reference ............................................. 59
Overview 59
Setup Page 59
Beep 60
Display timer 60
Set time and date 61
Double beep 62
AXlink, output resolution, vX.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 message 74
System page 75
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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
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RGB Setup 118
Protected 119
Properties Page - External Buttons 120
External buttons 121
Setting external button properties 123
Page Menu Options 124
Add 124
Copy 125
Rename 126
Delete 126
Page color 126
Go to 127
Popup on 127
Popup off 128
Move edit 129
Snap grid 129
Edit Bar - Quit Editor option 130
AXCESS Programming............................................................. 133
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 Programming 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........................................................ 161
Overview 161
IRLIBX 161
Loading an IR File 163
IR Memory Check 167
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Upgrading the Firmware .......................................................... 169
Overview 169
Configuration 170
Downloading the Firmware 170
Specifications .......................................................................... 173
Overview 173
VPA-BP ViewPoint Rechargeable Battery 175
VPA-CHG Fast-Cycle Battery Charger for VPA-BP 176
ViewPort Docking Station 177
Contacting Sales and Technical Support................................ 179
Overview 179
U.S. Sales and Technical Support Teams 179
AMX International Offices 180
Technical Support 180
Index......................................................................................... 183
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Figure 1
ViewPoint touch panels
Introduction
Overview
The ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels and ViewPoint WAVE Touch Panels are handheld, liquid crystal display (LCD) panels that allow you to control devices remotely.
Figure 1 shows some of the available ViewPoints.
ViewPoint Models
There are four models of the ViewPoint touch panels:
• ViewPoint Color Wireless Touch Panel - (VPT-CP)
• ViewPoint Grayscale Wireless Touch Panel - (VPT-GS)
• ViewPoint Color WAVE Touch Panel - (VPW-CP)
• 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 1
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
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.
• 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 spectrum 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)
2 Introduction ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels
• PowerTilt and PowerTouch Panels (Firmware version G3 or higher)
What’s in this Manual
This manual contains the following sections:
Installation Contains cabling, connections, and connectors as well as
•
cleaning of the touch panel overlay, power supply, and battery information.
Touch Panel Basics Contains descriptions and illustration examples of
•
touch panel pages.
Touch Panel Program Reference
•
Describes touch panel operations,
flowcharts, and button options.
•
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.
Firmware Upgrade Explains how to connect the ViewPoint to your PC
•
for ViewPoint firmware upgrade using SOFTROM.
Specifications Describes the physical and operating characteristics of
•
the touch panels.
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:
• Added ViewPort Docking Station and instructions for creating an IR macro
button
• Added and updated graphics
Revisions are identified with vertical margin bars on the outside margin, as shown
adjacent to this paragraph
ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Introduction 3
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Connections, Cleaning, and Charging
Overview
The ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels do not require hardware installation. This
section describes how to connect, clean, and charge the ViewPoint panels.
Application
Figure 2 illustrates an example RF application for ViewPoint models
Figure 2
ViewPoint application
example
VeiwPoint Touch Panel
One-way IR
Power
Supply
VeiwPoint Touch Panel
One-way IR
Two-way RF
AXR-IRSM
AXR-WAVES
Card Frame
ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Installation 5
AXlink
AXlink
AXR-RF
Figure 3
ViewPoint connectors
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
Note
RF operating frequencies
cannot be user-adjusted.
Operating frequencies must
be factory-set.
Stereo plug male
Male DB9
ViewPoint to PC
programming
Cable FG10-517 to
cable FG10727 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.
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Note
The 2-way ViewPoints do not
support AMX IR codes (38
KHz and 455 KHz) but do
support other manufacturers
IR codes. The 1-way
ViewPoints support all IR
codes.
The VPW-CP/VPW-GS operates on 2.4 GHz for two-way RF communications with
the AXR-WAVES Server. It also provides one-way IR using other manufacturers IR
codes.
If you plan to use multiple one-way ViewPoints within the same locals, it is strongly
recommended that each unit be ordered for operation on different RF frequencies.
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:
• Two clean, soft texture cotton cloths
• 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.
ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Installation 7
Figure 4
VPA-BP ViewPoint
Rechargeable Battery
placement
Rear battery cover
Battery
Touch panel
(rear view)
Power Supply
Note
A 220 VAC power supply is
also available.
ViewPoints are furnished with a modular wart type Power Supply (Figure 5), which
requires an input of 110 VAC and provides an output of 12 VDC at 1500 mA. The
power supply can be used separately from the VPA-CHG to operate the ViewPoint.
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 Battery. 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.
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Figure 5
VPA-CHG (power supply and
VPT-CP Fast-Cycle Battery
Charger for VPA-BP)
12 VDC Power
Supply
Green LED
indicates battery is
charged
VPA-CHG Fast
Cycle battery
charger
Red LED indicates
charging
Charging pins
ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Installation 9
Power supply
connection
Figure 6
ViewPort Docking Station
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.
Docking Station
Charging
compartment
Green LED
Charging pins
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Red LED
Yellow LED
Battery Charging
Note
When inserting or removing a
battery, insert or remove the
battery slowly to avoid false
indications on the LEDs.
Figure 7
Rear view
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 tricklecharging of the battery inside the ViewPoint when the ViewPoint is cradled in the
ViewPort.
Power supply
connector
Rear view
Retaining ears
(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
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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
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.
TPDesign3 page example
VPXpress page example
ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Touch Panel Basics 13
Figure 9
Touch Panel pages with
linked buttons
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
Page 1
Page
Main Page
Page 2 Main
Page 1
Page 3 Page 1
Page 2
Page 4 Page 2
Page 3
Page 5 Page 3
Page 4
Main Page 4
Page 5
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 with
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.
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Figure 10
Selection button example
Selection buttons
Selection buttons (Figure 10) appear on touch panel pages and set communication
parameters.
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
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.
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.
Keypad buttons
The keypad button opens a keypad (Figure 13) so you can enter a password or value
assignment. All keypad buttons are interactive except for the entry display.
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Figure 13
Keypad example
Figure 14
Decision button example
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.
Decision buttons appear when you exit the Editor bar, send or receive a drawing,
designate a communication protocol, or make an operation error.
Figure 15
Status button example
Figure 16
Operation bar example
Status buttons
Status buttons (Figure 15) appear when you try to perform operations that do not
function correctly.
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.
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Figure 17
Touch to Continue button
example
Touch to Continue buttons
Touch to Continue buttons (Figure 17) appear when an operation requires user
acknowledgement. An example of an operation that requires user acknowledgement
is resetting the factory defaults.
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Designing Touch Panel Pages
Note
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
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
to information in
Touch Panel Program Reference if the Main page does not appear.
Figure 18. Refer to Edit button and Go
Main page
ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels 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.
1. Press SETUP in the Main page to open the Setup page shown in Figure 19.
Firmware
version
2. Press PROTECTED SETUP to open the password keypad shown in Figure 20.
Figure 20
Setup page and password
keypad
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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
3. Enter 1988 in the keypad and press ENTER to open Protected Setup page
Figure 21). For information on changing the password, refer to Touch Panel
(
Program Reference section. If you enter a wrong number, press CLEAR and reenter the number.
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).
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Figure 22
Main page with EDIT button
7. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar. BUTTON and PAGE in the Edit bar (Figure 23)
are used to design and modify button and page settings.
Figure 23
Main page and Edit bar
Edit bar
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Figure 24
PAGE menu
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.
2. ADD to open the keyboard.
3. Enter NEW PAGE (Figure 25) using the keyboard. Page names can be up to 20
characters.
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Figure 25
Keyboard
Note
Page naming does not allow
you to change the font type,
as is only available for
buttons.
4. Press EXIT CHANGE to add NEW PAGE to touch panel memory, close the
keyboard, and return to the new page.
Setting the page color
Figure 26
Color palette
Note
The VPT-GS will display gray
scale options.
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.
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Figure 27
BUTTON menu
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.
3. Press ADD to open the ADD BUTTON operation bar (Figure 28).
Figure 28
ADD BUTTON operation bar
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.
ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Designing Touch Panel Pages 25
Figure 29
Width
Add a button example
Figure 30
RESIZE BUTTON operation
bar
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).
4. Push the edge of the button, and drag your finger horizontally across the screen
Figure 31).
Figure 31
Resizing a button
and down to resize the button (
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.
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Note
One-way ViewPoints do not
support bargraphs, sliders,
joysticks, VGA, or video.
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.
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 type of button
selected. The example shown
here is for a GENERAL type
button.
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.
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.
ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels Designing Touch Panel Pages 27
Figure 34
Button Types menu
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.
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 Button
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.
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Figure 35
BUTTON BORDER menu
pages
2. Press 3D RECTANGLE 1 to set the button border to 3D RECTANGLE 1 style and
return to the Button Properties page. The BORDER button in the Button
Properties page changes to show the active border type. In this case, the button
changes to the 3D-rectangle border.
Note
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.
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 for more information on DEV and 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.
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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.
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.
3. Press ENTER to store the device number into memory, close the keypad, and
return to the Button Properties page.
Note
The channel code for nonactive 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.
4. Press CHAN to open a keypad and enter a channel value of 1 through 255 in the
keypad. The AXCESS software program uses the channel code number to
identify the button and its’ programmed operations.
5. Enter 1 through 255 in the keypad. The AXCESS software program uses the
channel code number to identify the button and its operations.
6. 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.
1. Press DEV to open a keypad and set the 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 in this manual for detailed information.
3. Press ENTER to store the device number in memory, close the keypad, and
return to the Button Properties page.
4. Press CHAN to open a keypad and set the channel number.
Note
The channel codes for nonactive buttons is 0, and active
buttons is 1 through 255.
5. 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.
6. Press ENTER to store the channel number into memory, close the keypad, and
return to the Button Properties page.
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Setting the page flip
1. Press the left PAGE FLIP box in the Button Properties page (Figure 38) to open
the Page Flip Type list (
Figure 39).
Figure 38
Page FLIP boxes
Figure 39
PAGE FLIP TYPE menu
Note
When selecting FLIP PREVIOUS in the Page FLIP type
button, the PAGE menu
appears.
Page Flip Type button
Flip to Page button
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).
(
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.
(
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Figure 40
PAGE flip destination menu
5. Press MAIN PAGE to set the page flip to the Main page.
Setting the button colors for channel-off conditions
1. Press the target button to open the Button Properties page
2. Press BORDER in the CHANNEL OFF subsection of the Button Properties page
Figure 41).
(
Figure 41
CHANNEL OFF/ON COLOR
settings box
Figure 42
Color palette
Note
The VPT-GS will display gray
shades for selection.
3. The color palette (Figure 42) appears.
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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
Adding text to a button
Use the BUTTON option in the Edit bar to add text to buttons, joysticks, and
bargraphs.
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 into the button. The TEXT/IMAGE operation
bar shown in (
Figure 43) appears.
Figure 43
TEXT/IMAGE operation bar
4. Press the target button to open the Text/Image page shown in Figure 44.
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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 buttons 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.
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
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Figure 45
ICONS menu example
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 available to the project
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
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Figure 46
BITMAPS menu example
Using TPDesign3 to Download Bitmaps, Icons, and Fonts for more information on
importing bitmaps into your touch panel.
1. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar.
2. Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu (Figure 27).
3. Press TEXT/IMAGE to add text to the button. The TEXT/IMAGE operation bar
shown in
Figure 43 appears.
4. Press the button to open the Text/Image page shown in Figure 44.
5. Press BTMP OFF to set the bitmap for the OFF state of the selected button. This
opens the BITMAPS menu. The BITMAPS menu contains a list of all the bitmaps
currently available to the project. An example BITMAPS menu is shown in
Figure 46.
6. Select a bitmap from the menu. This sets the bitmap for the selected button’s Off
state.
7. On the Text/Image page, press MAKE ON SAME AS OFF to set the bitmap 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.
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Figure 47
Download to Panel dialog
box: Comm Settings tab
Note
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.
The Comm Settings tab is the
first tab in the Download To
Panel dialog that opens.
4. Use the Actions tab (Figure 48) to set the communication mode with the touch
panel and to select which elements of the project file you want to download to
the touch panel.
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Figure 48
Sample Download To Panel
dialog box: Actions tab
5. I n the What To Send area, select one or more of the available options (Bitmaps,
Icons, Fonts).
6. Select the mode of communication with the touch panel. After clicking on
Connect, the AXlink window opens, as shown in
Figure 49. The AXlink window
displays the AXlink ID and Available Panels fields.
7. The AXlink ID field displays the selected AXlink address. The Available Panels
field the device addresses that are available.
8. 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.
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Figure 49
Sample Download To Panel
dialog box with AXlink window
Note
Although these pushbuttons
don't appear on-screen, their
functionality can be set just as
any other button on the touch
panel. Refer to the Button
Properties subsection for
further information on the
Properties’ page features.
9. After completing the download, cut, copy and paste buttons as needed. The
bitmaps, icons and fonts that were downloaded are now accessible via the
BITMAPS, ICONS and FONTS menus.
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 (refer to the AXCESS
Programming section):
The IR macro button will perform the following processes when pushed.
• Turn On a Television and set the audio volume.
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• Turn On a VCR and select TV.
• Turn On a satellite receiver.
Pulse command
Figure 50 shows a sample pulse command format and description of the variables.
Figure 50
Sample Pulse command
format and variable
description
Sample
•
Format
<time delay after pulse><CR>
Variables:
•
: $P <device number> <channel number> <time pulse on>
<device
number>: This number represents an AXlink device that is associated
with 255 channels. The device number must be 2, 3, or 4.
<channel
number>: 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.
<time
pulse on>: 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
parameter is 65535 or approximately 109 minutes.
<time delay
after pulse>: 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.
<CR>: This character indicates the end of the statement
(carriage return is pressing the RETURN key on the touch
panel keyboard).
Example: $P 3 15 10 100<CR>
•
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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.
Figure 51
Sample Pulse command
format and variable
description
Sample
•
Format
Variables:
•
: $W <time delay before pulse><CR>
<time delay
before pulse>: 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 100 seconds,
the required parameter is 1000. The largest number for
this parameter is 65535 or approximately 109 minutes.
<CR>: This character indicates the end of the statement
(carriage return is pressing the RETURN key on the touch
panel keyboard).
Example: $W 455<CR>
•
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.
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Figure 52
IR codes and functions
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
23
24
25 Volume ^ Main Volume
26 Mute Rcvr mute Mute
27 Main power on
28 Main power off
29 TV/Video VCR1 tv/vcr
30 TV
31 VCR1 Sat
32 VCR2
33 ld
34 Tape Audio
35 DCC
36 CD
37 Tuner am/fm
38
39 Aux
45 Chan sel
Channel up
Channel down
∨ Main volume ∧ Volume up ∧
Volume
∧
∨
Channel up ∧
Channel down ∨
Volume down
∨
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1. Create a button and label it Video Start.
2. Select EDIT, BUTTON, PROPERTIES.
3. In the PROPERTIES dialog, select BUTTON TYPE, and then select GENERAL.
4. In the BUTTON OPTIONS field, select NONE.
5. I n the CHANNEL dialog, set DEV to 1 and CHAN to 0.
6. In the STRING field enter the following using the keyboard:
Note
You must select the CHAR
NUMS button on the
Keyboard in order to enter the
adjacent text. There is a
space between the different
sets of numbers and between
the last number and the
<CR>.
$P 2 9 5 1 <CR>
$P 2 24 5 1 <CR>
$P 3 27 5 1 <CR>
$P 4 9 5 1 <CR>
7. Press EXIT CHANGE, EXIT SAVE CHANGE, and then EXIT.
What happens when the example macro executes
Using the example in step 6, the following occurs when the macro is executed.
$P 2 9 5 1 An IR push is 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
<CR> indicates an end to the command string.
$P 2 24 5 1 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 <CR> indicates an end to the command string. This command is
repeated for one more command string.
$P 3 27 5 1 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 tenth of a second
pause. The <CR> indicates an end to the command string.
$P 4 9 5 1 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 <CR> 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.
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Figure 53
Touch to Continue button
example
If the screen is touched to cancel macro execution, all touch panel activity stops until
another button press occurs.
Creating a Joystick
Note
Joystick will function on
VPW-CP/VPW-GS only.
Figure 54
Joystick
Note
Joystick will function on VPWCP/VPW-GS only.
You can create a joystick with the BUTTON TYPE operation bar in the Button
Properties page. Joysticks (
Figure 54) are vertical and horizontal direction controllers
you can use for camera operations such as pan and tilt.
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 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.
Figure 55
PROPERTIES operation bar
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.
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Figure 56
BUTTON OPTION menu for
Joysticks
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.
7. Press CROSSHAIR CENTER to set a crosshair in the center of the joystick button
and return to the Button Properties page.
Note
Joystick will function on VPWCP/VPW-GS only.
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
1. Press EDIT, BUTTON, and the PROPERTIES operation bar.
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.
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Figure 57
Button Properties page for
Joysticks
Note
If you followed the instructions
Adding a joystick to a page
for
subsection, this button's
Properties page appears.
Note
If DEVICE USED is set to 4
and Base Device Number is
128, the Central Controller
recognizes bus devices 128,
129, 130, and 131.
Setting the channel code
The channel buttons that set the device and button channel codes for the touch panels
are shown in
Figure 58.
Figure 58
CHANNEL code buttons
Note
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 nonactive buttons is 0 and for
active buttons is 1 through
255.
1. Press DEV to open a keypad and set the joystick’s device number.
2. Enter 1, 2, 3, or 4 in 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, close the keypad, and
return to the Button Properties page.
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Figure 59
LEVEL code buttons
Setting the level code
The level buttons that set the device and number codes for the touch panels are
shown in
Figure 59.
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
1. Press DEV to open a keypad and set the 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.
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 conditions
1. Press the target button to open the Button Properties page.
2. Press BORDER in the CHANNEL OFF COLOR section of the Button Properties
Figure 60).
page (
CHANNEL OFF/ON COLOR
settings box
Note
Joystick will function on VPWCP/VPW-GS only.
3. The color palette (Figure 42) appears.
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Figure 61
Color palette
Note
The VPT-GS will display gray
shades for selection.
4. Press black to set the border color.
5. Press the FILL button in the Button Properties page to open the color palette.
6. Press white to set the fill color.
7. Press the TEXT button to open the palette.
Note
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
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.
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Adding a bargraph to a page
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/VPWGS only.
1. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar.
2. Create a new button using the ADD operation bar in the BUTTON menu.
3. Press BUTTON in the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu.
4. Press PROPERTIES in the BUTTON menu to open the PROPERTIES operation
bar shown in
Figure 63.
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.
7. Select VERTICAL BARGRAPH to open the Button Properties page for Vertical
Bargraphs shown in
Figure 65.
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Figure 65
Button Properties page for
Vertical Bargraphs
Setting the bargraph properties
Use the Button Properties page for Vertical Bargraphs shown in Figure 65 to set
channel, level, and button colors.
Note
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
Setting the channel code
The channel buttons that set the device and button channel codes for the touch panels
are shown in
Figure 66.
1. Press DEV to open the keypad and set the 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.
3. Press ENTER to store the device number into memory, close the keypad, and
return to the Button Properties page.
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4. Press CHAN to open a keypad and enter a channel value of 1 through 255 in the
keypad. The AXCESS software program uses the channel code number to
identify the button and its’ operations
Note
The channel code for nonactive 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.
5. 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.
1. Press DEV to open a keypad and set the 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 in this manual for detailed information.
3. Press ENTER to store the level device number into 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. Press ENTER to store the level number into memory, close the keypad, and
return to the Button Properties page.
7. 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
Note
Bargraphs will function on
VPW-CP/VPW-GS only.
1. Press the target button to open the Button Properties page.
2. Press BORDER in the CHANNEL OFF COLOR section of the Button Properties
Figure 60).
page (
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Figure 68
CHANNEL OFF/ON COLOR
settings box
Figure 69
Color palette
Note
The VPT-GS will display gray
shades for selection.
3. The color palette (Figure 42) appears.
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.
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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
Edit bar with active page
button
Figure 71
TEXT/IMAGE operation bar
Active page button
2. Press MAIN PAGE from the PAGE GOTO menu.
3. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar.
4. Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu.
5. Press TEXT/IMAGE to change the Main page button text. The TEXT/IMAGE
operation bar (
Figure 71) appears.
6. Press the MAIN button to open the Text/Image page.
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
PROPERTIES operation bar
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Figure 72.
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 buttons
Figure 74
PAGE FLIP TYPE menu
Page Flip Type button
Flip to Page button
18. Press the left Flip Type box in the Button Properties page to open the PAGE FLIP
TYPE menu (
Figure 74).
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).
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Figure 75
PAGE menu
21. Press NEW PAGE to set the page flip and return to the Button Properties page.
22. Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE to save changes, close the Button Properties page,
and return to the Main page.
23. Press EXIT on the PROPERTIES operation bar to close the Edit bar.
Figure 76
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).
2. Press SETUP to open the Setup page shown in Figure 77.
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Figure 77
Setup page
Figure 78
Protected Setup page
3. Press PROTECTED SETUP to open the Protected Setup page shown in Figure 78.
4. Press EDITOR to toggle EDIT mode Off.
5. Press EXIT to close the Protected Setup page and return to the Setup page
Figure 77).
(
6. Press EXIT to close the Setup page and return to the Main page.
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Another method of exiting the EDIT mode is to use the QUIT EDITOR button on the
Edit bar. Refer to the Edit Bar – Quit Editor option subsection for detailed information
on exiting the EDIT mode using this method.
1. Press EXIT to open the Edit bar shown in Figure 76.
2. Press the QUIT EDITOR button to open the Quit the On-Board Editor decision
button.
3. If you select YES, the current page will appear without the Edit bar.
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Figure 79
Main page
Note
The information within this
section applies to all
ViewPoint models.
Touch Panel Program Reference
Overview
This section contains operation flowcharts, instructions, and menu option
descriptions. The buttons shown in
panel.
Figure 79 appear when you power up the touch
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.
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Figure 80
Setup page
Note
The WIRELESS STATUS
button appears when a WAVPK or SMT-PK is attached to
the touch panel.
Optional
WIRELESS
STATUS button
for WAV-PK and
SMT-PK wireless
control
Beep
The Beep button sets the duration of the audible beep provided by the touch panel.
The values are 0 to 5. Using 0 turns the beep tone off and 1 through 5 provide the
audible beep and gradually increase the beep duration.
Figure 81
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.
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.
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Figure 82
DISPLAY TIMER button
Figure 83
Set Time And Date page
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.
Use this page to set the year, hour, month, minute, day, second, day/month, and
clock display.
YEAR Press the UP and DN buttons to set the year.
•
HOUR Press the UP and DN buttons to set the hour.
•
MONTH Press the UP and DN buttons to set the month.
•
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Figure 84
• MIN Press the UP and DN buttons to set the minute.
DAY Press the UP and DN buttons to set the day.
•
SECOND Press the UP and DN buttons to set the seconds.
•
DISPLAY MONTH/DAY, DAY/MONTH Press to toggle the order of the
•
month and day display.
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 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 RESOLUTION, vX.XX, and SERIAL #
button examples
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
Figure 85 are information buttons (display only).
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.
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Figure 86
SET BRIGHTNESS page
Note
A lower brightness settings
information button appears in
the lower right-hand of the
screen when the brightness
setting exceeds 5
Press the UP and DN buttons to set the LCD brightness and contrast on the touch
panel. The maximum brightness level is 5 and the maximum contrast level is 12. The
TRANSPARENT and ABORT buttons are disabled for this page. 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.
(
Figure 87
Lower brightness information
message
Protected setup
The PROTECTED SETUP button opens the Protected Setup page where you set touch
panel 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.
Figure 88
PROTECTED SETUP button
(highlighted)
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Show palette
Press SHOW PALETTE to open the color palette. Pressing the screen again will cause
you to leave the Show Palette page.
Wireless status (optional WAV-PK)
Note
The WAV-PK page provides
read-only information about
the Wave-Pack. The only
setting that can be changed is
the SLEEP TIMEOUT value.
Figure 89
WAV-PK page
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 WAVPKM 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.
The Wave-Pack page shows the following information:
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.
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Note
The GROUP ID number can
be set from the Wireless Settings page in the Protected
Setup page. Refer to the
Wireless settings subsections
for detailed information.
• 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 XX.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
•
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
Note
The Network Eff. XXX% and
Device Eff. XXX% information
buttons are the best indicators
of communication.
•
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
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from left to right as the RF signal intensity increases. The shaded area
fluctuates between 0% and 100%.
Note
This SMT-PK page provides
read-only information about
the Smart Pack. The only
setting that can be changed is
the SLEEP TIMEOUT value.
Figure 90
SMT-PKM page
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.
Refer to the SmartPacks for TiltScreen Touch Panels instruction manual for detailed
information. The SmartPack page shows the following information:
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.
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.
Battery Voltage XX.X Shows the voltage level of the lead-acid
•
rechargeable battery in the SMT-PK.
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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 VPTGS provide one-way touch panel control, and transmits RF and high or lowfrequency 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)
• 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
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5 minutes. The touch panel wakes up when you touch the screen for more
than .5 seconds.
ViewPoint Module Not functional at this time.
•
Module Version VX.XX Shows the ROM firmware version installed in
•
the ViewPoint.
Battery Voltage XX.X Shows the voltage level of the Nickel Metal
•
Hydride rechargeable battery.
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.
Supply Voltage VX.XX Shows the voltage level of the external power
•
supply connected to the ViewPoint.
AMX RF ON / OFF Toggles RF transmission on or off.
•
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 supplies independent power to the
touch panel. Press the WIRELESS SETTINGS button to open the page shown in
Figure 92.
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Figure 92
Wireless status for VPW-CP
and VPW-CP touch panels.
Wave-Pak not locked
Does not apply to the VPW-CP or VPW-GS touch panels.
Module version
Does not apply to the VPW-CP or VPW-GS touch panels.
Server version
Identifies the operating version of the AXR-WAVES WaveServer firmware.
RSSI
Radio signal strength indicator showing the relative signal strength in percent and
visual horizontal bargraph.
Network Eff.
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.
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Device range
Indicates the assignable device number range (for RF operation) available for the
VPW-CP or VPW-GS.
Server devices
Identifies the device numbers of the devices communicating with the AXR-WAVES
WaveServer.
Protected Setup Page
The Protected Setup page allows you to set passwords, mouse controls, and
communications parameters. The flowchart in
Figure 93 shows how to access the
Protected Setup page, which is password-protected. When you press the
PROTECTED SETUP button on the Setup page, a number keypad appears.
Figure 93
Protected Setup page
flowchart
Note
When the Edit bar is enabled,
you do not have to enter the
password when opening the
Protected Setup page.
MAIN
PAGE
SETUP
BUTTON
PROTECTED SETUP
BUTTON
TYPE
1988
Type 1988, which is the system default password, and press ENTER to open the
Protected Setup page. (You can change the password, as explained in the Setup
Password subsection.) If you enter a wrong number, press CLEAR and re-enter the
number. The Protected Setup page (
Figure 94) appears when you enter the correct
password.
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Figure 94
Protected Setup page
Baud
The BAUD button (Figure 95) sets the baud rate. The baud rate is automatically set to
38.4. The BAUD rate is for communicating with your PC when downloading a
program or new firmware.
Figure 95
BAUD button
Note
Make sure to match the baud
rate for communications with
TPDesign3.xx.
• BAUD Press the UP and DN buttons to set the data communication speed
with the . Available baud rates are 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19.2, and
38.4.
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.
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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
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.
Setup password
Press the SETUP PASSWORD button (Figure 98) to open a keypad and set the
numeric SETUP password.
SETUP PASSWORD button
Warning
If you change the password
number, record the new
number and keep it in a
secure place. If you change
the password, AMX cannot
provide you with the
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.
CLEAR Press to clear the number in the keypad display.
•
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).
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Figure 99
POWER UP PAGE button
and example PAGE menu
Select a page to designate as the first page to appear when you power up the touch
panel. Select NONE to disable this option. If none is selected, the last selected page
will be the first active page the next time the touch panel is used.
Wake up message
Figure 100
WAKE UP MESSAGE button
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.
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 disable.
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Figure 101
AUTO ASSIGN button
Figure 102
PAGE PASSWORD button
Note
This numeric password applies 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
Page password
Press the PAGE PASSWORD button (Figure 102) to open a keypad and assign a
page’s numeric 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.
CLEAR Clears the number in the keypad display.
•
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.
Figure 103
CALIBRATE decision button
Note
• YES Starts the calibration process. Carefully press each crosshair that
appears using your finger or dull pointer. When the calibration process is
The crosshair for calibration is
first shown at the top-left
corner of the touch panel
screen.
complete, press the screen to return to the Protected Setup page.
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
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Figure 104
message is received. Refer to the AXCESS Programming section for detailed
programming information.
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
erased from panel memory.
permanently
System page
Press the SYSTEM PAGE button (Figure 105) to open the System page (Figure 106).
• DELETE ALL BUTTONS Opens the decision button shown in
Figure 107. Press YES to clear all touch panel buttons or NO to cancel the
operation.
Figure 107
Delete All Buttons decision
button
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Figure 108
Delete All Bitmaps decision
button
Figure 109
Delete All Icons decision
button
• BUTTON MEM FREE Shows the memory available to store buttons in
1,024-byte increments.
DELETE ALL BITMAPS Opens the decision button shown in
•
Figure 108. Press YES to clear all the bitmaps or NO to cancel the operation.
• BITMAP MEM FREE Shows the memory available to store bitmap
graphics in 1,024-byte increments.
DELETE ALL ICONS Opens the decision button shown in Figure 109.
•
Press YES to clear all the icons or NO to cancel the operation.
• ICON MEM FREE Shows the memory available to store icons in 1,024-
byte increments.
Figure 110
Delete All Fonts decision
button
DELETE ALL FONTS Opens the decision button shown in Figure 110.
•
Press YES to clear all the fonts or NO to cancel the operation.
• FONT MEM FREE Shows the memory available to store fonts in 1,024-
byte increments.
SHOW BITMAPS ID’S Opens the BITMAPS menu (Figure 111) that lists
•
bitmap files stored in touch panel memory.
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Figure 111
BITMAPS menu
• 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
ICONS menu
• SHOW FONTS ID’S Opens the FONTS menu (Figure 113) that lists fonts
stored in touch panel memory.
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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
be recovered after it is
erased.
Figure 114
CLEAR MEMORY decision
button
cannot
• FACTORY RESET Opens the decision button shown in Figure 114. Press
YES to clear all touch panel memory or NO to cancel the operation.
Editor
Press EDITOR (Figure 115) in the Protected Setup page to activate the EDIT mode.
Figure 115
EDITOR button
Note
You can exit from the onboard editor by pressing the
QUIT EDITOR button on the
Edit bar. Refer to the
– Quit Editor option
subsection for detailed
information.
Edit Bar
When you exit the Protected Setup page, the EDIT button appears on the top or
bottom of the LCD. Press the EDIT button to open the Edit bar (
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
there are so many operations associated with the EDIT button, they are described in
the Edit button subsection.
Figure 116) and create
Figure 116 shows the current page name is New page. Because
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Figure 116
Edit bar
Figure 117
PAGE TRACKING button
Figure 118
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.
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 button
Figure 119
FUNCTION SHOW button
Function show
Press FUNCTION SHOW (Figure 119) to display channel code numbers and variable
text code numbers on touch panel buttons, joysticks, sliders, and bargraphs.
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.
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Figure 120
Function show button and
slider example
Base
device
Channel code
number
2, 1
Figure 121
ViewPoint 2-way Wireless
Settings
Button
3, 132
LIGHT
Slider
PANEL
2, 255
Variable text
1,255
Level channel
device number
Text channel
Lev el dev ic e
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.
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-PKM)
detailed information.
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subsection for
Wave-Pak not locked
Does not apply to the VPW-CP or VPW-GS touch panels.
RSSI
Radio signal strength indicator showing the relative signal strength in percent and
visual horizontal bargraph.
Network Eff.
Operating efficiency (shown in percentage) of the current network which the VPWCP or VPW-GS is a part of.
Device Eff.
Operating efficiency (shown in percentage) of the VPW-CP or VPW-GS.
Device range
Indicates the assignable device number range (for RF operation) available for the
ViewPoint.
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 (
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.
Figure 122) for the Smart-Pack. The radio
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Figure 122
Wireless Settings page for
SMT-PKM
Note
The AMX RF and AMX IR can
function simultaneously. Refer
to the
Wireless status
(optional SMT-PKM)
subsection for detailed
information.
Edit button
Press EDITOR in the Protected Setup page to enable EDIT mode. The Protected Setup
page remains open until you press EXIT. Then, the EDIT button appears on every
page. The flowchart in
Figure 123 shows the sequence to activate EDIT mode.
Figure 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.
MAIN
PAGE
EXIT
BUTTON
SETUP
EXIT
BUTTON
PROTECTED
SETUP
TYPE
1988
EDITOR
BUTTON
Press EDITOR to activate Edit mode (Figure 124). Press EXIT twice to return to the
Main page.
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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
When the Edit mode is enabled, the EDIT button (Figure 125) appears on the top or
bottom of each touch panel page.
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Figure 126
Edit bar — BUTTON menu
Edit Bar - Button Menu Options
Press EDIT to open the Edit bar and press BUTTON to open the Button menu shown
Figure 126.
in
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.
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
Figure 126 shows New page is the current page.
bar in
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.
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.
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Figure 128
COPY BUTTON operation bar
Copy image
Press COPY IMAGE to copy an existing button onto a touch panel page when the
COPY BUTTON operation bar (
Figure 128) appears.
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.
Figure 129
MOVE BUTTON operation
bar
Figure 130
RESIZE BUTTON operation
bar
Resize
Press RESIZE to resize a button when the RESIZE BUTTON operation bar
Figure 130) appears.
(
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.
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Figure 131
DELETE BUTTON operation
bar
Figure 132
DELETE button decision box
Delete
Press DELETE to delete a button when the DELETE BUTTON operation bar
(
Figure 131) appears.
Then, touch the button you want to delete, which opens the decision box shown in
Figure 132.
• YES Deletes the button and returns to the current page.
NO Cancels the deletion process and returns to the current page.
•
Text/image
Figure 133
TEXT/IMAGE operation bar
Press TEXT/IMAGE to add text into a button. The TEXT/IMAGE operation bar
shown in
Figure 133 appears.
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.
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Figure 134
Text/Image page
• TEXT OFF Opens the keyboard (Figure 135) where you enter the text to
appear on the Off-state of the button.
TEXT ON Opens the keyboard (Figure 135) where you enter the text to
•
appear on the On-state of the button.
Figure 135
Keyboard
The text appears in the window at the top of the keyboard. If you exceed the space in
the button, the touch panel edits the message to fit in the space provided. Change the
size of the button or reduce the font size to compensate.
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— CHAR CAPS Sets the keyboard to uppercase characters.
— CHAR LOW Sets the keyboard to lowercase characters.
— CHAR NUMS Sets the keyboard to numeric characters.
— CHAR MORE Toggles the keypad to special characters.
— SPACE 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.
Figure 136
FONTS menu
Note
You can use the TPDesign3
software program to import
variable fonts into the panel.
— CHANGE FONT Opens the FONTS menu (
Figure 136) where you can
select a text font (typeface).
— 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.
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.
ICON ON 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.
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Figure 137
ICONS menu
• 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.
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 menu
• 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.
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Figure 139
Set Text Alignment page
• MAKE ON SAME AS OFF Copies the Off-state text, icon, and/or bitmap
settings to the On-state buttons.
EXIT SAVE CHANGE Saves the current settings, exits the Text/Image
•
page, and returns to the current page.
EXIT NO CHANGE Cancels the current settings and returns to the current
•
page.
Properties
Select PROPERTIES and a button to open the Properties page (Figure 140). Then, you
can set the border style, channel/variable options, button type, button options, flip
type, string, and channel Off/On attributes.
Figure 140
Properties page
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