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- Page 1 instruction manual KPDesign Keypad Design Program So ft ware...
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Page 2: Limited Warranty
CUSTOMER REMEDIES. AMX Corporation’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at AMX Corporation's option, either (a) return of the price paid, or (b) repair or replacement of the SOFTWARE that does not meet AMX Cor- poration's Limited Warranty and which is returned to AMX Corporation. This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the SOFTWARE or hardware has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Copying and Pasting Page Items ..................13 Using KPDesign Files in NetLinx Studio ................. 13 NetLinx Modules ........................14 Minimum Support Requirements for NetLinx Modules............14 Configuring NetLinx Source Code for KPD Files ..............14 Source Code Entry......................... 15 KPDesign Keypad Design Program... - Page 4 Application Note: DMS/IMS on NetLinx ................21 Thresholds ..........................21 Notes on Pages....................... 22 IMS Main Page........................22 Bargraph Notes ........................23 Custom Text Notes ........................ 23 Send Commands ......................24 Embedded Text Codes ....................26 KPDesign Keypad Design Program...
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Page 5: Introduction
(minimum requirement); 300 MHZ or faster recommended, with 96 MB of installed memory). Windows ME® Professional or Server (running on a Pentium 233 MHZ processor (minimum requirement); 300 MHZ or faster recommended, with 96 MB of installed memory). KPDesign Keypad Design Program... -
Page 6: Minimum Pc Requirements
VGA monitor, with a minimum screen resolution of 800x600. Installing KPDesign 1. Insert the AMX Control Disc into your CD-ROM drive. 2. In Explorer, double-click KPDesign.exe from the directory window for your CD-ROM drive. 3. After reading the License Agreement, select I Agree and Next to proceed. -
Page 7: Menu Bar
Keypad. Print Preview Opens the Print Preview sub-menu, which the same options as the Print sub-menu, for pre- viewing. Print Setup Enables the Printer Properties dialog box so changes to printer settings may be made. KPDesign Keypad Design Program... -
Page 8: Edit Menu
Opens the Channel Map dialog, which provides a display of Push and Variable Text chan- nels that have been assigned, Channel Range, and Channel Usage. Properties Opens the Panel Properties dialog, which provides a display of Push and Variable Text channels that have been assigned, Channel Range, and Channel Usage. KPDesign Keypad Design Program... -
Page 9: Page Menu
The Help menu contains commands for viewing the on-line help program and the About KPDesign dialog: Help Menu Options Help Topics Opens this on-line help program. About KPDesign Displays version and copyright information about this release of KPDesign. KPDesign Keypad Design Program... -
Page 10: Toolbar
Within the Panel Navigator, there are specific options available. For instance, if you select a page and then choose Cut or Copy, from the drop down or a right-click menus, the software cuts/copies KPDesign Keypad Design Program... -
Page 11: Graphical Navigator
Up or Down as in a real keypad. The Button Properties are the only part of the simulation that is editable. Editor Window The Editor window is located to the right of the Graphical Keypad window. It allows you to manipulate the button properties for a given page of a keypad project. KPDesign Keypad Design Program... - Page 12 Introduction KPDesign Keypad Design Program...
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Page 13: Using Kpdesign
For DMS keypads, use the DMS tab to set Menu and List font properties. b. For IMS keypads, use the IMS tab to set the functions of the pushbuttons. 7. Click OK to save and apply the changes to the panel. KPDesign Keypad Design Program... -
Page 14: Adding A New Page
You can import .TXT files into the selected Project using the File > File Import option. Use this feature to import pages, page items, or just items (i.e. play lists). This option invokes an import file wizard that guides you through the process. KPDesign Keypad Design Program... -
Page 15: Exporting Files
Note that you cannot export the Main page. Exporting All Pages and Items from a project file 1. Choose File > File Export to open the Export File dialog. Select the desired file and click Open. KPDesign Keypad Design Program... -
Page 16: Exporting Pages From A Project File
5. Click Next to invoke the Step 4 dialog, where you can select the fields that you want to export, and place them in the desired order for the export (using the up and down arrows). KPDesign Keypad Design Program... -
Page 17: Exporting Pages With Items From A Project File
In order to use KPDesign file with the appropriate keypads, the NetLinx code file must first be configured (in NetLinx Studio), the code must be compiled, and then downloaded to the NetLinx Master. Note that the KPD file is being downloaded to the master and not directly to the keypad. KPDesign Keypad Design Program... -
Page 18: Netlinx Modules
5. Browse for the KPD file. 6. Uncheck the Use System Generated File Names option (because you want to keep the file name identical to what you are using in the actual NetLinx Studio program - StrFILE_NAME). KPDesign Keypad Design Program... -
Page 19: Source Code Entry
To download a KPD file to a NetLinx Master, you must use the NetLinx DMS-IMS module, with the following DEFINE_MODULE entry in the Master Source Code: DEFINE_MODULE 'DMS-IMSMod' Module_Name(Virtual_Dev, Real_Dev, strFileName, strVarTextArray) Where: Module_Name is a unique name. For example: DEFINE_MODULE 'DMS-IMSMod' mdlDMS (… DEFINE_MODULE 'DMS-IMSMod' mdlIMS (… For example: KPDesign Keypad Design Program... - Page 20 DEVICE NUMBER DEFINITIONS GO BELOW (**********************************************) DEFINE_DEVICE dvVIRT = 33001:1:0 dvDMS = 10001:1:0 (**********************************************) VARIABLE DEFINITIONS GO BELOW (**********************************************) DEFINE_VARIABLE CHAR strFileName[100] CHAR strVarTextArray[100][40] (**********************************************) STARTUP CODE GOES BELOW (**********************************************) DEFINE_START strFileName = ’avcnt11.kpd’ DEFINE_MODULE ’DMS-IMSMod’ mdlKDP(dvVERT,dvDMS,strFileName,strVarTextArray) KPDesign Keypad Design Program...
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Page 21: Compiling The Netlinx Code
4. In the Device dialog, enter the device (D:P:S) information defined for the Master, and click 5. Choose Tools > Master Comm Settings to verify the communication settings in the Communication Setting dialog. 6. In the Project Navigator (FileView tab), right-click on the KPD file and select Download. KPDesign Keypad Design Program... - Page 22 Using KPDesign KPDesign Keypad Design Program...
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Page 23: Troubleshooting
• In the rare circumstances that this problem occurred, clearing the files off the master and then re-downloading the entire project, solved the issue. This is accomplished by connecting to the master via terminal and sending the “clean disk” command. KPDesign Keypad Design Program... - Page 24 Troubleshooting KPDesign Keypad Design Program...
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Page 25: Appendix
Using the KPDesign program, you can design the pages to be displayed on these keypads. But how many keypads can you run on a single system? AMX has tested 48 DMS keypads, along with 8 NXI's, on a single master and found the the system requires some modification. -
Page 26: Notes On Pages
The first 4 items of the Main Page are assigned to IMS buttons starting from upper left across top to lower left across bottom. If any button is UP or DOWN arrow, the item is skipped. The following are all valid examples of IMS Main Page Setups: Down - Up Down Down - Up Down KPDesign Keypad Design Program... -
Page 27: Bargraph Notes
If %JL is used, default for auto font and word-wrap will not be used. Use the embedded codes to turn these features on when using %JL. %TIME, %LDATE and %DATE are not updated in list pages, only the main page. On the IMS, the formatting codes only work on the main page. KPDesign Keypad Design Program... -
Page 28: Send Commands
• Time value is returned as a string. • Title and Time are optional. Time is on 24 hour format Example String Return: "'STIME-<TIME>',<CR>". Goto Contrast mode. This allows you to adjust contrast interac- "'CONT'" tively. (Supported by the IMS keypad only). KPDesign Keypad Design Program... - Page 29 Set Date format US style: Month/Day/Year "'DFORMAT-MONTH/DAY'" Menu Timeout "'MTIME<T#>'" • T# - Menu time in seconds, 0=Disabled Reset the device to power up default "'RESET'" Send version information to master debug port (master mes- "'VERSION'" saging) KPDesign Keypad Design Program...
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Page 30: Embedded Text Codes
Hour number (12 hour format) DMS Only %MIN Minute Number DMS Only %AMPM AM/PM (12 hour format, auto adjust) DMS Only %LOGO Home Logo DMS Only Single '%' DMS & IMS %REV Reverse Video IMS only KPDesign Keypad Design Program... - Page 31 Appendix KPDesign Keypad Design Program...
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