1. Optimum viewing angle for best contrast is 37º.
2. Contact Crestron for a current list of compatible devices and embedded applications. To ensure
reliable performance, new device drivers and applications are available only from Crestron through
firmware updates.
3. Reserved for future applications. When uploading new firmware, review release notes to see if this
feature is available.
IEEE 802.11a/b/g WiFi, 5 or 2.4 GHz twoway RF, static IP or dynamic IP via DHCP,
64 and 128-bit WEP encryption, requires
third-party 802.11a/b/g wireless access
point and Ethernet enabled Crestron
2-Series control system
30 feet (10 m) @ 54 Mbps; range and
speed vary based upon environmental
conditions
Supports MPEG4, MJPEG via Axis ActiveX
control, plus all formats supported by the
embedded media player applications
4. Refer to “Identity Code” on page 11 for details.
5. The latest software versions can be obtained from the Crestron website. Refer to the NOTE following
these footnotes.
6. Crestron 2-Series control systems include the AV2 and PRO2. Consult the latest Crestron Product
Catalog for a complete list of 2-Series control systems.
NOTE: Crestron software and any files on the website are for authorized Crestron
dealers and Crestron Authorized Independent Programmers (CAIP) only. New users
may be required to register to obtain access to certain areas of the site (including the
FTP site).
Physical Description
This section provides information on the connections, controls and indicators
available on your TPMC-8T.
3 POWER LED (Green) Indicates touchpanel power is on.
4 BATTERY LED Unused
5 WIFI LED
6
7 BUTTONS (4) “softkey” buttons, programmable
8
9
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HARD
PUSHBUTTONS &
THUMBPAD1
FINGERPRINT
SCANNER
12V 3.5A
2
Used to “tap” or to do “select and drag”
functions just as you would using a mouse. It
is also used to “type” on the input panel
“keyboard” when entering text or commands.
(1) CF+ Type II Compact Flash card slot for
memory expansion
Indicates status of panel’s WiFi connection:
Solid green – communicating with a wireless
access point (WAP)
Blinking green – searching for a WAP
Off – no wireless communication (unit is in
power down mode or power is off).
These hard pushbuttons and the 5-way
thumb pad are programmable and can
provide tactile control of many functions such
as audio volume and channel selection.
Biometric fingerprint scanner for user
identification and log on.
(1) 8-wire RJ-45 with two LED indicators;
10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet port;
Green LED indicates link status;
3
LAN
Yellow LED indicates Ethernet activity
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
PIN 8
11
USB
4
3
2
1
PIN 1
12 POWER BUTTON
1 TX + 5 N/C
2 TX - 6 RC 3 RC+ 7 N/C
4 N/C 8 N/C
(3) USB 2.0 Type A female
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 +5 VDC
2 Data -
3 Data +
4 Ground
Press to turn touchpanel power on. Press
and hold for four seconds to turn power off.
(The recommended method for shutting
down the touchpanel is to press the Shut Down button on the setup menu.)
13
HEADPHONES
(1) 3.5 mm TRS mini phone jack;
Output power: 12 mW per channel;
Minimum impedance: 32 Ω
1. For programming details, refer to “Hard Buttons” on page 29.
2. Crestron recommends using either the power jack on the base or on the side of the panel but not both
at the same time.
3. To determine which is pin 1 on the cable, hold the cable so that the end of the eight pin modular jack
is facing away from you, with the clip down and copper side up. Pin 1 is on the far left.
As of the date of manufacture, the TPMC-8T has been tested and found to comply
with specifications for CE marking and standards per EMC and
Radiocommunications Compliance Labelling.
NOTE: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The IP ID is set within the TPMC-8T’s table using Crestron Toolbox. For
information on setting an IP table, refer to the Crestron Toolbox help file. The IP IDs
of multiple TPMC-8T devices in the same system must be unique
When setting the IP ID, consider the following:
• The IP ID of each unit must match an IP ID specified in the SIMPL
Windows program.
• Each device using IP to communicate with a control system must have a
unique IP ID.
Configuring the Touchpanel
NOTE: The only connection required to configure the touchpanel is power.
Via the Softkeys
Via USB Keyboard
The TPMC-8T is configured from the setup menu.
NOTE: If no project has been loaded or if an invalid project has been loaded, the
touchpanel displays an error message and defaults to the setup menu screen.
If a project is running, the setup menu can be accessed using one of three methods.
Press the four softkeys at the bottom of the touchpanel in sequence, from left to right
and again from left to right (i.e. press 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4) within a 10 second period.
1. Attach a USB keyboard (refer to “Hardware Hookup” on page 43 for
details).
2. Open the “Validate User Account Info” window (shown below) by pressing
Ctrl+Alt+Shift on the keyboard.
3. Enter the user account tpmcadmin, and the password tpmcadmin and click
Validate.
NOTE: The password is case sensitive. After logging in, the password can be
changed from the “Security” window. Refer to “Security” on page 14 for more
information.
4. When the “TPMC-8X Debug Output” window appears (shown on the
following page), select Project | Enter Setup Mode to enter the setup
menu (refer to “Setup Menu Details” which starts on page 13).
“TPMC-8X Debug Output” Window
Via Crestron Toolbox
1. Establish communication with the touchpanel (refer to “Establishing
Communication” on page 52 for details).
2. Right-click on the device and select Functions | Setup Mode….
“Setup/Calibrate” Window
3. Select Enter Setup Mode. The setup menu will be displayed as shown in
the following diagram.
NOTE: Select Exit Setup Mode to exit the setup menu.
NOTE: Another way to enter the setup menu (after a project has been loaded) is to
touch the screen during boot up when you see the “Preparing to Load Project”
message. Maintain touch until after the countdown, when the message will change to
“Loading Setup Screen”.
The setup menu provides access to all basic functions and parameters. It is divided
into Setup, Ethernet, Battery, Standby, Power Down, Screen Brightness, WiFi Status
and Docking Station Status sections.
NOTE: The Battery and Power Down sections of the setup menu are not applicable
to the TPMC-8T and are not used.
NOTE: To allow the touchpanel to upload projects, Standby is disabled until
approximately five minutes after the project is loaded.
To exit the setup menu and return to the program, press Exit, located at the bottom
of the setup menu. To save any changes and reboot the touchpanel, press Save & Reboot, located at the bottom of the setup menu. Use the Shut Down button to turn
off the touchpanel.
Setup Menu Details
The setup menu allows configuration of the touchpanel’s settings for security, touch
screen calibration, runtime project, audio, embedded applications, diagnostics and
hard button programming. The setup menu also has a button that will toggle the onscreen keyboard on and off.
The Security button opens the “Security Setup” window, which allows the user to
change the username and password of the system account, setup and close network
connections and clear cookies.
“Security Setup” Window
Click Setup Connections… to open the “Network Connections” window. This
window is used to map to a network drive. A mapped network drive permits easy
access to embedded application files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and provides a
location to save files. To further customize the installation, network drives
containing compiled touchpanel project files can also be mapped.
The Touch Screen button opens the “PenMount Control Panel” window, which
provides controls for touch screen calibration, settings for touch mode, beep sound
and tools for drawing, advanced calibration and right mouse button emulation.
“PenMount Control Panel” Window (Calibrate)
When Standard Calibration is pressed, the calibration screen will be displayed.
Touch the screen to begin the calibration process. If the screen is not pressed within
10 seconds, the calibration sequence will stop and the screen will again display the
“PenMount Control Panel” window.
If the screen is touched within the 10-second timeout, it displays a series of messages
indicating that you should touch the red square in five places around the screen.
These messages will appear sequentially starting with “Touch the red square” at the
top of the screen toward the upper left corner. Touch and hold the center of the red
square to initiate calibration. The message will say “Hold…” for a few seconds, then
change to “Lift off to proceed”. Touch the displayed squares as prompted
everywhere they appear around the screen until the calibration is complete and you
are returned to the “PenMount Control Panel” window.
NOTE: When touching the screen during calibration, be as accurate as possible.
Use the tip of the included stylus. To cancel calibration and return to the “PenMount
Control Panel” window without saving calibration data, ignore the “Touch the red
square” message. After about 10 seconds, the “PenMount Control Panel” window
will be displayed.
NOTE: The touchpanel’s calibration routine can also be accessed through Crestron
Toolbox if the touchpanel is connected to a control system via TCP/IP by selecting
the device from the Network Device Tree and right-clicking the device to select
Functions | Setup Mode…. Select Enter Calibration Mode to begin calibration.
Press OK to accept the changes and return to the setup menu.
The Select Project button permits the selection of the touchpanel program, a .vtz
file. The “Select Project” window is divided into two sections: Project To Load and
Project Working Path.
In the Project Working Path section, you can choose the location where your
uncompressed project files will be stored. The default file location is the internal
flash.
In the Project To Load section, press Browse and select the compiled project (i.e. the
.vtz file) to be loaded from a network drive, USB device or flash drive. Press Load
to uncompress the project file, place it in the destination selected in Project Working Path and display it on the touchpanel.
NOTE: When selecting Browse, the contents of the “Recent” folder will not be
available.
NOTE: Projects can also be loaded via Crestron Toolbox.
NOTE: If External is checked, the display list cannot be viewed via Crestron
The Audio button opens the “Audio Setup” window. Overall All Audio volume and
balance controls and a Mute checkbox are available as well as volume and balance
controls and Mute checkboxes for Wave Out and Microphone In. The Microphone In
settings also include a Boost checkbox, which applies a 20 dB boost to the level of
the microphone input. The key click sound can be enabled or disabled with the Key ClickOn and Off radio buttons.
Pressing Play Test plays a short internal audio file. Changes to audio settings are
made in real time.
“Audio Setup” Window
Embed Apps (Embedded Applications)
The Embed Apps button opens a window that permits you to set internet security to
different levels for different types of internet sites.
Three security levels (High, Medium and Low) can be selected for each of the three
zones (Internet, Local Intranet, and Trusted Sites). The security levels are defined
as:
• High: The safest way to browse, but also the least functional. Less secure
features are disabled. Appropriate for sites that may have harmful content.
• Medium: Safe browsing and still functional. Prompts before downloading
potentially unsafe content. Unsigned ActiveX controls will not be
downloaded. Appropriate for most internet sites.
• Low: Minimal safeguards and warning prompts are provided. Most content
is downloaded and run without prompts. All active content can run.
Appropriate for sites you absolutely trust.
Press Default to restore the default security settings. By default, security is set to
Medium for Internet and Local Intranet, and Low for Trusted Sites.
The “Embedded Apps” window also permits you to enable the popup windows
(child windows) that open when you are in Internet Explorer (not the popup windows
of the embedded applications).
Press Close after all changes have been made. The touchpanel must be rebooted for
changes to take effect. Refer to “Save & Reboot and Shut Down Details” on page 42
for more information.
A list of trusted sites can be created and edited by pressing Add/Remove Trusted Sites. Pressing this button will open the “Trusted Sites” window. From here, trusted
sites can be added and edited. Sites are listed by domain name or IP address. Once
all sites have been entered, press Close.
“Trusted Sites” Window
NOTE:Save & Reboot on the setup menu must be selected for Embedded Apps
changes to take effect.
NOTE: While browsing the Internet with the TPMC-8T, clicking on a link may
cause a message box titled "Restrictions" to appear that contains the text "This
operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please