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  • Page 1 ! S o l u t i o n s...
  • Page 2 ANY REASON AND UPON WRITTEN NOTICE TO LICENSEE. In the event that AMX terminates this License, the Licensee shall return or destroy all originals and copies of the AMX Software to AMX and certify in writing that all originals and copies have been returned or destroyed.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Running i!-PCLink/PowerPoint ................3 i!-PCLink/PowerPoint User Interface................. 4 Transport Controls ........................5 Other Controls and Displays ....................5 Configure i!-PCLink/PowerPoint..................5 The i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Control Panel ................8 Connect section ........................8 Presentation Shortcuts......................9 Preferences..........................10 Device section........................11 Programming i!-PCLink/PowerPoint................12 Channels ..........................
  • Page 4 Table of Contents i!-PCLinkPowerPoint...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    VGA monitor, with a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600 A Network adapter If you are installing i!-PCLink/PowerPoint on a Windows NT or Windows 2000 machine, you must have Administrator rights to install and run all required System files.
  • Page 6: I!-Pclink/Powerpoint Quickstart

    Windows®) is not included in the setup, and must be obtained from Microsoft® or authorized reseller. 5. In the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Shortcut Creation dialog, select whether to install shortcut icons for the installed components on your desktop. 6. Click Next in the Start i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Installation dialog to install the selected components.
  • Page 7: Running I!-Pclink/Powerpoint

    PC application normally runs in the system tray as a small PowerPoint® icon. You can double-click on this icon to bring up the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Control Panel. You can also right click on the icon to bring up a menu with Restore, Connect/Disconnect, Preferences, Help and Exit: Restore i!-PCLink/PowerPoint"...
  • Page 8: I!-Pclink/Powerpoint User Interface

    Running i!-PCLink/PowerPoint i!-PCLink/PowerPoint User Interface The touch panel files included with the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint application are designed for an AXD-CV10 but may used with any 10.4 panel or NetLinx application. On the touch panel, press the Files button, the Current Directory window at the top will display your present location.
  • Page 9: Transport Controls

    Running i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Transport Controls First: Go to first slide of the presentation Back: Go back one slide Stop: Ends presentation and minimizes PowerPoint Start: Maximizes PowerPoint and displays the first slide Pause: Freeze current slide Next: Advance slide Last: Go to last slide...
  • Page 10 TCP/IP Listen (Network) FIG. 5 TCP/IP Listen (Network) In the Listen mode, the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint application waits for a NetLinx master to attempt the connection. Enter the ICSP port number in the "Host Port" box. If you have not changed the ICSP port of the master through telnet or terminal, it is using the default of 1319.
  • Page 11 Please enter the system number of the NetLinx system you wish to connect to. This connection mode will attempt to connect to the first available NetLinx system with the specified system number. 3. The NetLinx device field is to identify the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint software to the NetLinx master. (Default = 8001). Please see Device Section i!-PCLinkPowerPoint...
  • Page 12: The I!-Pclink/Powerpoint Control Panel

    On the main page of the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint PC control panel, you can choose to connect, disconnect or configure the NetLinx connection. The NetLinx connection status will be...
  • Page 13: Presentation Shortcuts

    On the main page of the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint PC control panel, you will find the PowerPoint connection field that will indicate the current connection state. This feedback is also provided on the status bar of the bottom of the application.
  • Page 14: Preferences

    FIG. 13 Program Preferences Prompt for Program to Exit: If this option is checked, i!-PCLink/PowerPoint will prompt for confirmation to exit anytime the top right "x" is clicked. To bypass this prompt, please un-check this option. Start i!-PCLink/PowerPoint with Windows: If this option is checked, i!-PCLink/PowerPoint will automatically start each time Windows loads.
  • Page 15: Device Section

    Icon Include Slide Animations in Show Progress Graph: If this option is checked, i!-PCLink/PowerPoint will include slide animation steps on each slide as part of the slide total progress calculation which appears on the show progress bar graph on the touch panel.
  • Page 16: Programming I!-Pclink/Powerpoint

    Running i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Programming i!-PCLink/PowerPoint i!-PCLink/PowerPoint appears on the NetLinx bus as a NetLinx device. This device has 1 port with channels, levels commands and strings like most other device. Channels i!-PCLink/PowerPoint supports the following channels. i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Channels Channel Description Channel Description Starts Presentation.
  • Page 17: Strings

    Running i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Strings i!-PCLink/PowerPoint supports the following strings. i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Strings Returns operating system information. OperatingSystem-<sys> Returns PowerPoint version. PowerPointVersion-<ver> Returns name of presentation. Automatically returned after and OPEN PresentationName-<name> command is issued. Returns a speaker note in response to a Notes command or whenever Notes-<note>...
  • Page 18: Send_Commands

    Running i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Send_Commands i!-PCLink/PowerPoint supports the following Send_Commands (master to device). i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Send_Commands BROWSE Syntax: Browses the slide list. ’BROWSE[-x,y]’ Variables: x = The starting position. y = The number of slides to return. x and y are optional. Example: SEND_COMMAND <DEV>,"’BROWSE-3,22’"...
  • Page 19: Module

    SEND_COMMAND <DEV>,"’SLIDE-10’" Goes to slide 10. Module You can program the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint application directly using the channels, levels, commands and strings or you can use the supplied module and accept the functionality it offers. Using the module is the recommended method.
  • Page 20 NO_BUTTON) Where: is a unique module name. mdlPP i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Module The device number of the i!-PCLink/PowerPoint application as setup in the dvPP device section of the control panel. The device number for i!-ConnectLinxif it is running on your system. dvConnectLinx i!-PCLink/PowerPoint and i!-ConnectLinx work for i!-PCLink/PresentationControl.
  • Page 21 Running i!-PCLink/PowerPoint i!-PCLink/PowerPoint Module (Cont.) An INTEGER array for file list control supporting the following buttons (in this nchFilesCtrl order): Page Up, Page Down, Top of List, Bottom of List. An INTEGER array for shortcuts supporting the following buttons (in this nchShortcuts order): Select, Edit, Shortcuts 1-10.
  • Page 22 Running i!-PCLink/PowerPoint i!-PCLinkPowerPoint...
  • Page 23: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix Adding Host Entries to the NetLinx URL List Follow these steps to add host entries to the NetLinx URL list: 1. Open a terminal session (via TELNET or SERIAL) to the NetLinx Master. 2. Type "echo on", and press the Enter button. 3.
  • Page 24 AMX reserves the right to alter specifications without notice at any time. brussels • dallas • los angeles • mexico city • philadelphia • shanghai • singapore • tampa • toronto* • york 3000 research drive, richardson, TX 75082 USA • 469.624.8000 • 800.222.0193 • fax 469.624.7153 • technical support 800.932.6993...

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