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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Using the AXlink 4-pin connector (UniMount and rack-mount) Using the AXlink 4-pin connector and external 12 VDC power supply Using the RS-232 4-pin header for mouse control or data (wood enclosure) Cleaning the Touch Overlay Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Table of Contents... - Page 4 Set the joy stick attributes Set the level code Create a Bargraph Add a bargraph to a page Set the bargraph attributes Set the level code Link the New Page to the Main Page Table of Contents Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
- Page 5 Setup password Auto assign Set serial Set device Page password Power up page Calibrate Page tracking LCD timer message Editor Bar Button Menu Options Move Copy image Delete Resize Edit text Attributes Save Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Table of Contents...
- Page 6 System Menu Options Clear buttons Clear drawings Memory Send file Receive file Move edit bar Print Function map Function show AXCESS Programming ............107 Overview System Send_Commands Variable Text Send_Commands WavePack Button Attribute String_Commands Table of Contents Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
- Page 7 128 KB Memory Upgrade ........... 123 Operation AXT-MLC (/PB) AXU-MLC (/PB) and AXM-MLC (/PB) AXW-MLC (/PB) Specifications..............127 Overview AXT-MLC (/PB) AXU-MLC (/PB) AXM-MLC (/PB) AXW-MLC (/PB) Technical Support .............. 131 Overview Index..................133 Overview Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Table of Contents...
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Page 9: Introduction
You can also use the TPDOC or TPDesign custom touch panel design programs AMX offers to enhance your mini- touch panel designs. Figure 1 shows an AXT-MLC TiltScreen mini-touch panel. -
Page 10: What's New
AXR-WAVES WAVE Server, and the AXT-MLC mini-touch panel equipped with a WAV-PKM Mini-WavePack wireless power pack • AXCESS program control for 1-way wireless communication between any AMX RF and high-/low-frequency IR device, and the AXT-MLC mini-touch panel equipped with a SMT-PKM Mini-SmartPack wireless power pack Features The mini-touch panel offers the following features: •... -
Page 11: Applications
Control System, or the AXB-EM232 Enhanced Master/RS-232 Controller. You can also connect an optional Microsoft or Logitech serial mouse to the RS-232 4-pin header inside the AXU-MLC (/PB) and AXM-MLC (/PB) to design touch panel pages and perform touch panel operations. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Introduction... -
Page 12: What's In This Manual
If you are not familiar with the AMX touch panel operating system, read through the Mini-Touch Panel Basics section and create touch panel pages and objects. If you are an experienced AMX touch panel page designer, read through the Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference section for complete descriptions of all mini-touch panel operations. -
Page 13: Installing The Mini-Touch Panel
AXU-MLC (/PB) and low profile back box Mount the AXU-MLC (/PB) and low profile back box ( Figure 4): Figure 4 Low profile back box AXU-MLC and low profile back AXU-MLC bezel Engraved overlay Release slot Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Installing the Mini-Touch Panel... - Page 14 Remove the AXU-MLC (/PB) and drill four #6-32 insert holes. Then, place a threaded insert into each hole. Attach the data and power wiring to the AXU-MLC (/PB). Refer to Wiring the Mini-Touch Panels for wiring diagrams and pinout descriptions. Installing the Mini-Touch Panel Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 15: Axu-Mlc (/Pb) And Bb-Mtp (Solid Surfaces)
Insert the engraved overlay back into the bezel. release slot located at the bottom. Connect the AXlink wiring to the AMX control system, and RS-232 wiring (optional) to the external RS-232 device. The AXU-MLC (/PB) will beep when you apply power. - Page 16 32 threaded inserts into the four holes marked ‘B’ in the cutout dimensions mounting holes. illustration. Disconnect the AXlink connector from the AMX control system that supplies power and data to the AXU-MLC (/PB). Then, disconnect the optional RS-232 connector from the external RS-232 device connected to the AXU-MLC (/PB).
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Page 17: Axu-Mlc (/Pb) And Bb-Mtp (Plasterboard)
Insert the engraved overlay back into the bezel. Connect the AXlink wiring to the AMX control system and RS-232 wiring to the external RS-232 device. The AXU-MLC (/PB) will beep when you apply power. AXU-MLC (/PB) and BB-MTP (plasterboard) - Page 18 Lay the AXU-MLC (/PB) facedown onto a soft cloth and remove the four screws from the low profile back box. Remove the back box and discard. Place the BB-MTP into the cutout and mark the threaded insert positions as shown in Figure 9. Installing the Mini-Touch Panel Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 19: Axm-Mlc (Rack Mount)
Fasten the AXU-MLC (/PB) to the BB-MTP with the #6-32 screws supplied with the enclosure. Insert the engraved overlay back into the bezel. Connect the AXlink wiring to the AMX control system and RS-232 wiring to the external RS-232 device. The AXU-MLC (/PB) will beep when you apply power. AXM-MLC (rack mount) -
Page 20: Axw-Mlc (/Pb) (Wood Enclosure)
#6-32 screws. Then, start the bottom left and right screws. Tighten all the screws after you start all the screws. Connect the AXlink wiring to the AMX control system and RS-232 wiring to the external RS-232 device. The AXM-MLC will beep when you apply power. -
Page 21: Wiring The Mini-Touch Panels
232 connectors on the AXW-MLC (/PB) mini-touch panel’ s circuit card. Rear view Figure 12 TiltScreen mini-touch panel connectors (rear view) Mini-XLR 4-pin (male) AXlink and power connector Figure 13 4-pin (male) AXlink connector Rack-mount mini-touch panel connectors (top view) Top view Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Installing the Mini-Touch Panel... -
Page 22: Guidelines
If you install the mini-touch panel farther away from the control system than recommended in Figure 15, connect a 12 VDC power supply to the TiltScreen, UniMount, and rack-mount mini-touch panels according to the wiring diagrams and pinout descriptions in this section. Installing the Mini-Touch Panel Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 23: Preparing Captive Wires
Connect the control system’ s AXlink connector to the mini-XLR connector and external 12 VDC power supply to the rear panel of the TiltScreen and wood enclosure mini-touch panels as shown in Figure 17. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Installing the Mini-Touch Panel... -
Page 24: Using The Axlink 4-Pin Connector (Unimount And Rack-Mount)
Using the AXlink 4-pin connector and external 12 VDC power supply before wiring the mini-touch panel. Connect the control system’ s AXlink connector to the AXlink connector on the rear panel of the mini-touch panel as shown in Figure 19. Installing the Mini-Touch Panel Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 25: Using The Rs-232 4-Pin Header For Mouse Control Or Data (Wood Enclosure)
Signal Function RS-232 4-pin header specifications +12 V Power Transmit data Receive data Signal ground Use connector pin 1 for power, pins 2 and 3 for data, and pin 4 for ground. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Installing the Mini-Touch Panel... -
Page 26: Cleaning The Touch Overlay
50-percent water onto the cloth. Clean the touch overlay with the damp cloth. Then, wipe the touch overlay with a dry cloth. Reconnect the AXlink, RS-232, and mini-XLR connector to the mini-touch panel. Installing the Mini-Touch Panel Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 27: Overview
Figure 23 shows how to link five mini- touch panel pages 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. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Basics... -
Page 28: Standard Buttons
. The message bar instructs you to perform an operation. Press EXIT to return to the Editor Bar. The message portion is not active (no feedback). Figure 24 TOUCH BUTTON TO CHANGE ATTRIBUTES EXIT Message bar example Mini-Touch Panel Basics Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 29: Editor Bar
Figure 26 PROTECTED Selection button example S E T U P Information button Information buttons contain serial numbers and firmware version information. Figure 27 shows the serial number information button in the Setup Page. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Basics... -
Page 30: Adjustment Button
All keypad buttons are active except for the entry display. Figure 29 Entry display Keypad example SET TIME Keypad entry (0 - 9) CLEAR – Resets entry to 0 CLEAR ENTER ENTER – Processes entry if correct Mini-Touch Panel Basics Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 31: Page Menu Buttons
Figure 31 " Decision Text Goes Here" Decision button example Decision buttons appear when y ou exit the editor bar, send or receive a drawing, designate a communication protocol, or make an operation error. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Basics... -
Page 32: Status Buttons
The keyboard pages also appear when you add new pages, type text output strings for RS-232 communications , and select the editor bar. Mini-Touch Panel Basics Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... - Page 33 Opens the font page (Figure 34), which contains five standard fonts, four outline fonts, and two symbol buttons . You can use the FIXED SYMBOLS and VARIABLE SYMBOLS for buttons, sliders, and bargraphs. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Basics...
- Page 34 FIXED SYMBOLS VARI- ABLE SYMBOLS FIXED SYMBOLS Opens the Fixed Symbol pages that contain 22 control symbols. Figure 35 shows the first page of fixed symbols. Figure 35 Fixed Symbol page 1 Mini-Touch Panel Basics Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
- Page 35 Variable Symbols page example • ABORT Closes the keyboard page without making any text or graphic character changes. • EXIT SAVE Closes the keyboard page and stores the text or graphic changes to memory. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Basics...
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Page 37: Designing A Mini-Touch Panel Page
Refer to the Editor bar and Go to information in the Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference section to access the Main page. Figure 37 Main page MAIN SETUP PAGE Press SETUP in the Main page to open the Setup page ( Figure 38). Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page... - Page 38 Type 1988, and press ENTER to open the Protected Setup page ( Figure 40). If you enter a wrong number, press CLEAR and re-enter the number. Refer to the Set Password subsection to change a password. Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 39: Create A Page
You create mini-touch panel pages using the Page menu option in the editor bar. Add a page Press PAGE on the editor bar to open the menu options shown in Figure 42. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page... - Page 40 Type New Page (Figure 44) using keyboard pages 1 and 2. Press the MORE KEYS button to toggle between the keyboard pages. The page name can be up to 20 letters. Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 41: Go To New Page
PAGE: MAIN PAGE EXIT Page menu options COPY RENAME DELETE MAIN GO TO SETUP PAGE PASSWD PG FLIP PRINT Press the GO TO option to open the page list shown in Figure 46. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page... -
Page 42: Create A Button
Press ADD to add a button to NEW PAGE. The message bar shown in Figure 48 instructs you how to add a button. The first touch point is the upper-left corner of the button. Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 43: Resize The Button
PAGE: NEW PAGE EXIT Button menu options MOVE COPY IMAGE DELETE RESIZE EDIT TEXT ATTRIBUTES SAVE Button PASTE Press the RESIZE option to resize the button when the message bar appears. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page... -
Page 44: Button Attributes
EXIT Button menu options MOVE COPY IMAGE DELETE RESIZE EDIT TEXT ATTRIBUTES SAVE Button PASTE Press ATTRIBUTES and the button you added to open the Attributes page shown in Figure 53. Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 45: Set The Border
DOUBLE SINGLE DOUBLE DOUBLE ROUNDED RAISED ROUNDED SINGLE DOUBLE TRIPLE SINGLE DOUBLE DIAMOND DIAMOND WIDE SINGLE TRIPLE SHADOW BORDER RAISED SPECIAL Press SHADOW to reset the button border to shadow style. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page... -
Page 46: Set The Channel Code
Press EXIT in the Attributes page to store the new button attributes in memory and return to the current page. Press EXIT in the editor bar to exit the attribute's mode. Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 47: Add Text
ENTER ENTER – < > INTNL MORE INTNL MORE SPACE SHIFT SPACE SHIFT LOCK CHARS KEYS LOCK CHARS KEYS EXIT EXIT FONT ABORT FONT ABORT SAVE SAVE Page 1 Page 2 Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page... -
Page 48: Create A Joy Stick
Figure 59. Figure 59 BUTTON PAGE ICONS EXIT SYSTEM TIME Icons menu options DATE E TIMER 16 CHAR TERM 32 CHAR TERM VERTICAL GRAPH ICON FEEDBACK JOY STICK DRAWINGS BRIGHT & CONTR Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 49: Set The Joy Stick Attributes
PASTE MAIN PAGE Press ATTRIBUTES to set the joy stick attributes when the message bar appears. Touch the joy stick to open the Joy stick Attributes page shown in Figure 62. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page... -
Page 50: Set The Level Code
Press EXIT in the Attributes page to store the new joy stick attributes in memory and return to the current page. Press EXIT in the editor bar to exit the attribute's mode. Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 51: Create A Bargraph
Figure 65. Figure 65 BUTTON PAGE ICONS SYSTEM EXIT TIME Icons menu options DATE E TIMER 16 CHAR TERM 32 CHAR TERM VERTICAL GRAPH ICON FEEDBACK JOYSTICK DRAWINGS BRIGHT & CONTR Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page... -
Page 52: Set The Bargraph Attributes
PAGE: NEW PAGE EXIT Button menu options Bar graph MOVE COPY IMAGE DELETE RESIZE EDIT TEXT ATTRIBUTES SAVE PASTE MAIN PAGE Press ATTRIBUTES to set the bargraph attributes when the message bar appears. Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 53: Set The Level Code
You use the Attributes page to link buttons to pages. Touch the MAIN PAGE button to flip to the Main page. Press BUTTON on the editor bar to open the button menu options list shown in Figure 69. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page... - Page 54 INTNL MORE SHIFT SHIFT SPACE SPACE LOCK CHARS KEYS LOCK CHARS KEYS EXIT EXIT FONT ABORT FONT ABORT SAVE SAVE Page 1 Page 2 Press EXIT SAVE to close the keyboard. Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
- Page 55 Press ATTRIBUTES and the NEW PAGE button to open the Attributes page shown in Figure 72. Figure 72 CHANNEL VARIABLE BRING BORDER CODE TEXT BUTTON Attributes page NONE NONE TO FRONT PAGE: NONE STRING: NONE FEEDBACK: CHANNEL EXIT EXIT NO CHANGE Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page...
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Page 56: Close The Editor Bar
Touch EXIT on the editor bar ( Figure 73). Figure 73 BUTTON PAGE ICONS SYSTEM EXIT Main page SETUP PAGE Press YES on the exit decision box to close the editor bar. Designing a Mini-Touch Panel Page Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 57: Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference
You can access the Setup page from the Main page ( Figure 74) that appears when you power up the mini-touch panel. Figure 74 Main page MAIN SETUP PAGE The buttons in the Setup page set the operating parameters of the mini-touch panel. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
Page 58: Setup Page
Use the Setup page buttons to configure the mini-touch panel. Beep The BEEP button (Figure 77) sets how long the audible beep sounds when you press the screen. Figure 77 BEEP BEEP button Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 59: Lcd Timer
SERIAL NO., AXlink, and vX.XX button examples The SERIAL NUMBER button shows the serial number AMX assigns to the mini- touch panel. The AXlink button is an AXCESS communication indicator that blinks once every second when the AXCESS Control System is connected to the mini-touch panel. -
Page 60: Smartpack
• BATTERY VOLTAGE XX.XV Shows the voltage level of the lead-acid rechargeable battery in the SMT-PKM. • SUPPLY VOLTAGE XX.XV Shows the voltage level of the external power supply (optional) connected to the SMT-PKM. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
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WAV-PKM MODULE LOCKED ON SERVER MODULE RSSI RSSI VERSION VERSION VX.XX vX.XX BATTERY DEVICE BATTERY VOLTAGE RANGE CHARGING XX.XV XXX-XXX SUPPLY DEVICE NETWORK VOLTAGE EFFICIENCY EFFICIENCY XX.XV SERVER DEVICES 128, 129, 130 Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... - Page 62 Shows the communication efficiency of bi- directional RF transmissions between the mini-touch panel and AXR-WAVES Server. The efficiency percentage (0-100%) is determined by the number of retries required to complete a panel operation. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 63: Set Time And Date
Press the SET TIME AND DATE button to open the page shown in Figure 82. Figure 82 EXIT SET TIME IN 24 HOUR FORMAT Set time and date page YEAR MONTH HOUR DISPLAY 12:00 DISPLAY MONTH/DAY Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
Page 64: Double Beep
'ABEEP' and 'ADBEEP' System Send_Commands. The Protected Setup page (Figure 84) contains various buttons you can use to set up Refer to the AXCESS mini-touch panel pages. Programming subsection for complete information. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 65: Set Background
Activates or deactivates the background pattern you create with the background pattern buttons. Background is on when the background button is black with white text, and off when the background button is white with black text. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
Page 66: Bright & Contrast
Press to enable or disable the inverted display option. The inverted display option is a black panel background with white text, and the standard display is a white panel background with black text. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 67: Protected Setup Page
The Protected Setup page ( Figure 88) appears when you enter the correct number. Figure 88 ADJUST ATTRIBUTES EXIT Protected Setup page EDITOR CALIBRATE DEVICE PAGE SETUP PAGE PASSWORD PASSWORD TRACKING AUTO POWER UP LCD TIMER ASSIGN PAGE MESSAGE SERIAL Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
Page 68: Protected Setup Page Buttons
Since there are so many operations associated with the editor bar, they are described in the Editor Bar subsection. Editor Bar Figure 90 BUTTON PAGE ICONS SYSTEM EXIT Editor bar example MAIN SETUP PAGE Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 69: Setup Password
( Figure 92). Figure 92 AUTO AUTO AUTO ASSIGN buttons ASSIGN ASSIGN Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
Page 70: Set Serial
Microsoft or Logitech mouse. • BUS MODE, RS232 MODE, BOTH MODE Sets the data signal output for the mini-touch panel. BUS MODE Transmits AXlink data through the AXlink connector on the mini-touch panel. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... - Page 71 Deletes the character above the cursor. MORE KEYS Toggles between keyboard pages 1 and 2. CAP LOCK Toggles between uppercase and lowercase text characters. The default mode is CAP LOCK on. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference...
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Page 72: Set Device
System. Devices connected to the control system must be assigned unique AXlink device numbers. Do not use duplicate device numbers to avoid communication problems between the mini-touch panel and control system. • CLEAR Clears the keypad number. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 73: Page Password
Moves the highlight bar down. ** PREVIOUS ** to set the mini-touch panel to start up • ENTER Sets the power up page and returns to the Protected Setup page. with the last active page. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
Page 74: Calibrate
PAGE TRACKING buttons LCD timer message Press the LCD TIMER MESSAGE button to open the page shown in Figure 99. Figure 99 TEXT MESSAGE CLOCK DISPLAY LCD Timer page DRAWING AMX LOGO Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... - Page 75 Inserts a character space in your line of text . SHIFT Shifts text characters between upper case and lowercase. Changes the keyboard to alternate keyboard pages 1 and 2 that contain additional numbers and punctuation characters . Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference...
- Page 76 Refer to System Menu Options subsection for more information about drawings. Figure 103 * * NONE * * COMPANY LOGO Drawing page list ENTER Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 77: Editor Bar
Sets the drawing to appear in screen-saver mode and returns to the Protected Setup page. • AMX LOGO Sets the AMX logo ( Figure 104) to appear in screen-saver mode and returns to the Protected Setup page. Figure 104 AMX logo Editor Bar Press the EDITOR button in the Protected Setup page to activate the editor bar. -
Page 78: Button Menu Options
The options include operations to create, configure, and revise buttons. The editor bar, shown at the top (default) of the screen, shows the page name. Press EXIT to close the option's list. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 79: Add
Press the COPY IMAGE option to copy a button, joy stick, or bargraph when the message bar (Figure 111) appears on the screen. Figure 111 X=92 Y=140 DRAG TO COPY EXIT Copy image message bar Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
Page 80: Delete
Figure 114 TOUCH AND DRAG TO RESIZE EXIT Resize message bar Drag your finger horizontally across the screen and down to resize the height and width as shown in Figure 115. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 81: Edit Text
Change the size of the button or reduce the font size to clear the error message. Special keyboard button descriptions follow. • BACK SPACE Moves the cursor back one space to the left. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... - Page 82 Moves the cursor left, right, up, and down within a line or page of text. • FONT Opens the Font page (Figure 117). Select a font (typeface) for the button text. Figure 117 Font page AaBb AaBbCc FIXED SYMBOLS VARI- ABLE SYMBOLS Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
- Page 83 Figure 119 Variable Symbols keyboard page • ABORT Closes the keyboard pages without making any text or graphic character changes. • EXIT SAVE Closes the keyboard pages and stores the text to memory. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference...
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Page 84: Attributes
Figure 121 DOUBLE SINGLE SINGLE BORDER WIDE RAISED WIDE Border Options page DOUBLE DOUBLE SINGLE DOUBLE ROUNDED RAISED ROUNDED SINGLE DOUBLE TRIPLE SINGLE DOUBLE DIAMOND WIDE DIAMOND SINGLE TRIPLE SHADOW BORDER RAISED SPECIAL Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... - Page 85 • STRING Opens the String Options page in Figure 123. Use this option to send characters, numbers, messages, or feedback to the control system. The string options are STANDARD, KEYPAD, and KEYBOARD. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference...
- Page 86 RS-232 port, or both depending on which option you select in the Adjust Serial Settings page. You can use the feedback option to designate how a button appears on the mini-touch panel. Feedback options are NONE, INVERTED CHANNEL, ALWAYS ON, CHANNEL, GRAY CHANNEL, and MOMENTARY. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
- Page 87 ON options in the Attributes page when you press the button regardless of the assigned function. • EXIT Closes the Attributes page and returns to the current page. • EXIT NO CHANGE Cancels changes, closes the Attributes page, and returns to the current page. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference...
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Page 88: Save
The options include operations to add, copy, rename, delete, go to a page, password page-flip, and print mini-touch panel pages. Press the EXIT button on the editor bar to close the menu options. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
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. • ABORT Closes the keyboard without naming the page and returns to the current page. • EXIT SAVE Stores the page name and returns to the current page. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
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. • ABORT Closes the keyboard without naming the page and returns to the current page. • EXIT SAVE Stores the page name and returns to the current page. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 91: Rename
. • ABORT Closes the keyboard without naming the page and returns to the current page. • EXIT SAVE Stores the page name and returns to the current page. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
Page 92: Delete
** PREVIOUS **, and press ENTER to go to that page. • Up arrow Moves the highlight bar up. • Down arrow Moves the highlight bar down. • ENTER Resets the screen to the new page. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 93: Passwd Pg Flip
Move the highlight bar to the target page using the up and down arrows. Press ENTER and then EXIT twice to set the new button and page flip. • Up arrow Moves the highlight bar up. • Down arrow Moves the highlight bar down. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
Page 94: Print
Sends the print file to the PC. The mini-touch panel returns to the page assigned as the startup page when the file transfer is complete. • NO Cancels the file transfer and returns to the current page. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 95: Icons Menu Options
You can have one date button button in the Setup page to reset the clock and date display. Reset the button size per page. using the ATTRIBUTES option in the Button menu options. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
Page 96: E Timer
Control System. Use the RESIZE option in the Button menu to resize the vertical graph. Use the ATTRIBUTES option in the Button menu to set the attributes in the Attributes page (Figure 136). Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... - Page 97 Opens the Feedback options page shown in Figure 137. Figure 137 BAR GRAPH SLIDER Feedback options page The feedback options are BAR GRAPH and SLIDER. Feedback can be sent by the mini-touch panel or the AXCESS Control System. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference...
- Page 98 When a control level change is sent to the control system, the external device changes accordingly until the control data input stops. Then the control level on the vertical graph returns to the default position and the external device returns to a default control position. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 99: Icon Feedback
NONE TO FRONT OFF ICON STRING: NONE FEEDBACK: ICON CHANNEL ON ICON EXIT EXIT CHANGE • BORDER Opens the Border Options page ( Figure 140) so you can select a border style. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... - Page 100 Opens the Variable Symbols keyboard page (Figure 141). Select a symbol for the off icon. Use the MORE KEYS button to alternate between keyboard pages 1 and 2. Figure 141 Variable Symbols keyboard page Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
- Page 101 • EXIT Saves the attribute changes, closes the Attributes page, and returns to the current page. • EXIT NO CHANGE Cancels the attribute changes, closes the Attributes page, and returns to the current page. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference...
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Page 102: Joy Stick
AXCESS (vertical) position. For example, if you assign level code 7 to a joy stick, the Control System is disabled. mini-touch panel automatically assigns level code 7 as the X (horizontal) Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... - Page 103 (data) to the control system and to the external device to perform a pre-programmed operation. When you remove your finger from the screen, the control stick and external device stay in that position. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference...
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Page 104: Drawings
Move the highlight bar to the target drawing or ** NONE ** using the up and down arrows. Press ENTER to select the drawing item and press the screen to place the drawing on the page. • Up arrow Moves the highlight bar up. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 105: Bright & Contrast
• INVERT DISPLAY Press to enable or disable the inverted display option. The inverted display option is a black panel background with white text, and the standard is a white background with black text. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
Page 106: System Menu Options
PAGE menu to delete a page. from mini-touch panel memory and they cannot be restored. • YES Confirms the deletion process and opens the decision box shown in Figure 150. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 107: Clear Drawings
Opens the decision box in Figure 153. Figure 152 * * NONE * WELCOME TO AMX Drawing list example DRAWING 2 ENTER • Up arrow Moves the highlight bar up. • Down arrow Moves the highlight bar down. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
Page 108: Memory
The target PC must be running the TPDOC or TPDesign software program before AXCESS Control System. you send the mini-touch panel drawings. Refer to TPDOC or TPDesign instruction manuals for more information. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 109: Receive File
The receive file step is not Press the RECEIVE FILE option to open the decision box in Figure 159. required if the mini-touch panel is connected directly to the AXCESS Control System. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... -
Page 110: Move Edit Bar
Press the MOVE EDIT BAR option to move the editor bar to the top or bottom of the screen. Print Press the PRINT option to open the decision box in Figure 161. Figure 161 PRESS YES FOR BUS TRANSFER. PRESS NO Transfer type decision box FOR RS232. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 111: Function Map
Choose the FUNCTION MAP option to open the channel code map page shown in Figure 163 Figure 163 CHANNEL CODE MAP: touch number to test code RETURN Channel code map page OTHER Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... - Page 112 Returns to the current page. • Direction arrows Up arrow moves to the previous set of variable text code numbers. Down arrow moves to the next set of variable text code numbers. Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 113: Function Show
If a zero appears in a button, it does not have a channel code or variable text code assignment. Press the FUNCTION SHOW option again to deactivate the channel code and variable text code numbers. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference... - Page 114 Mini-Touch Panel Program Reference Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 115: Axcess Programming
The keyboard string is set to null during power up and is stored until power down. <text string> = 0-59 characters Example: SEND_COMMAND TP, 'AKEYB-TOUCH HERE ' Opens the mini-touch panel keyboard with TOUCH HERE in the display. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels AXCESS Programming... - Page 116 Sets the mini-touch panel’ s date to February 8, 1995, and time to 7:16 p.m. 'DBEEP ' Output a double beep. This command only works if the Double Beep value in the Protected Setup page is on. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP, 'DBEEP ' Double beeps the panel. AXCESS Programming Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
- Page 117 Use the 'AKEYP-' command to automatically open a keypad and display the number string. <number string> = 0-9999 numeric characters Example: SEND_COMMAND TP, 'KEYP-1988 ' Initializes the number string 1988 when the keypad opens. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels AXCESS Programming...
- Page 118 Go to the Setup page. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP, 'SETUP ' Flips the mini-touch panel to the Setup page. 'SLEEP ' Switch the mini-touch panel to screen-saver mode. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP, 'SLEEP ' Activates the screen-saver mode. AXCESS Programming Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
- Page 119 Deactivates the page tracking option. 'TPAGEON ' Activate page tracking. Example program: DEFINE DEVICE TP1 = 128 TP2 = 129 DEFINE_VARIABLE TP1_BUF[25] TP2_BUF[25] DEFINE_START CREATE_BUFFER TP1,TP1_BUF CREATE_BUFFER TP2,TP2_BUF SEND_COMMAND TP1,'TPAGEON' SEND_COMMAND TP2,'TPAGEON' DEFINE_PROGRAM IF (LENGTH_STRING(TP1_BUF)) IF(FIND_STRING(TP1_BUF, 'PAGE- ',1)) Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels AXCESS Programming...
- Page 120 Command to erase all the SEND_COMMAND TP, 'ZAP!' stored data in the mini-touch Clears all memory and erases all buttons, pages, drawings, and panel. The data cannot be symbols. recovered after it is erased. AXCESS Programming Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 121: Variable Text Send_Commands
<font size> = 1-9, 20, 21, and 30 border style, and fonts are single byte non-ASCII Example: numbers for all ! (shortcut) commands. SEND_COMMAND TP,"'!F',1,6" Changes variable text button 1 font to hollow medium. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels AXCESS Programming... - Page 122 TEXT command or mini-touch panel editor. <variable text address> = 1-255 <new button text> = 1-60 characters Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,'TEXT2-VCR PLAY' Changes the title of variable text button 2 to VCR PLAY. AXCESS Programming Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 123: Wavepack Button Attribute
WavePack button attribute String_Commands $ID<group ID number> Assign a group ID to a button with a standard string. <group ID number> = 0 - 15 Example: $ID15 Assigns group ID 15 to the wireless mini-touch panel. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels AXCESS Programming... - Page 124 <sleep time> = 0 (off) - 150 minutes Example: $ST5 Sets the sleep timeout to 5 minutes. AXCESS Programming Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 125: Replacing The Lithium Batteries
Contact your AMX dealer before you replace the lithium batteries and verify that static electricity from your body and flat-blade tool by touching they have a current copy of the pages stored in the touch panel. This will avoid any a grounded metal object. - Page 126 (100 ° C). Never solder directly Rotate the circuit card back to the original position and place it in the mini- to the battery or expose the touch panel housing. contents of the battery to water. Replacing the Lithium Batteries Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 127: Axu-Mlc (/Pb) And Axm-Mlc (/Pb)
Do not remove the cable on the battery-side of the circuit card. Figure 171 shows the connectors on the circuit card. 4-pin AXlink connector Figure 171 4-pin header connector Mini-touch panel circuit card and connectors Backlight connector Touch overlay ribbon cable Connector side of circuit card Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Replacing the Lithium Batteries... -
Page 128: Axw-Mlc (/Pb)
Gently tilt the bottom portion of the circuit card up. Then, pull the circuit card backward to remove it from the wood enclosure. Figure 172 shows the connectors and how to remove the circuit card. Replacing the Lithium Batteries Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... - Page 129 Insert the four mounting screws into the circuit card and tighten. Place the bottom panel onto the AXW-MLC (/PB) and insert the six mounting screws and tighten. Connect the mini-XLR connector to the AXW-MLC (/PB). Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Replacing the Lithium Batteries...
- Page 130 Replacing the Lithium Batteries Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 131: 128 Kb Memory Upgrade
Gently rotate the circuit card backwards until you can lay it down flat with the batteries exposed. Figure 170 shows the location of the memory IC on the circuit card. Figure 173 32-socket IC connector (U4) 32-socket IC connector (U4) Connector side of circuit card Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels 128KB Memory Upgrade... -
Page 132: Axu-Mlc (/Pb) And Axm-Mlc (/Pb)
4-pin AXlink connector Figure 174 32-socket IC connector (U4) Mini-touch panel circuit card, and 32-socket IC connector (U4) Backlight connector Touch overlay ribbon cable Connector side of circuit card 128KB Memory Upgrade Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 133: Axw-Mlc (/Pb)
Flip the AXW-MLC (/PB) facedown onto a soft cloth, remove the six panel screws, and remove the bottom panel. Figure 175 shows the connectors on the circuit card. Figure 175 Bottom view of AXW-MLC (/PB) connectors and circuit card removal example 32-socket IC connector (U4) Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels 128KB Memory Upgrade... - Page 134 Carefully pry the 32KB IC out of the 32-socket IC connector labeled U4 with a non-conducting flat-blade tool and insert the 128KB IC. Place the bottom panel onto the AXW-MLC (/PB) and insert the six mounting screws and tighten. Connect the mini-XLR connector to the AXW-MLC (/PB). 128KB Memory Upgrade Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 135: Specifications
Screen Res. (HV) 320 x 240 pixels Connectors Mini-XLR (male) 4-pin AXlink connector • Standard— 32 KB Memory • Optional— 128 KB extended memory Power 12 VDC at 500 mA • WAV-PKM Mini-WavePack Options: • SMT-PKM Mini-SmartPack Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Specifications... -
Page 136: Axu-Mlc (/Pb)
5" diagonal— 2.8" x 3.8" (71 mm x 97 mm) (HW) Screen Res. (HV) 320 x 240 pixels Connectors 4-pin (male) AXlink connector • Standard— 32 KB Memory • Optional— 128 KB extended memory Power 12 VDC at 500 mA Options BB-MTP Back Box Specifications Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 137: Axm-Mlc (/Pb)
5" diagonal— 2.8" x 3.8" (71 mm x 97 mm) (HW) Screen Res. (HV) 320 x 240 pixels Connectors 4-pin (male) AXlink connector • Standard— 32 KB Memory • Optional— 128 KB extended memory Power 12 VDC at 500 mA Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Specifications... -
Page 138: Axw-Mlc (/Pb)
5" diagonal— 2.8" x 3.8" (71 mm x 97 mm) (HW) Screen Res. (HV) 320 x 240 pixels Connectors 4-pin (male) AXlink connector • Standard— 32 KB Memory • Optional— 128 KB extended memory Power 12 VDC at 500 mA Specifications Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels... -
Page 139: Technical Support
If the problem is not resolved, reload the program from a new copy of your master disk. If you still have a service problem, call your AMX Technical Support Team listed in Figure 184 for technical assistance. - Page 140 Technical Support Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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Page 141: Index
Activate the Editor Bar, 29 KEYP, 109 Create a Button, 34 PAGE, 110 Create a Page, 31 PKEYP, 110 Add a page, 31 RESET, 110 Go to NEW PAGE, 33 SETUP, 110 Main page, 29 SLEEP, 110 Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Index... - Page 142 Passwd pg flip, 85 Setting, 38 Print, 86 Set the border, 37 Rename, 83 Set the button attributes, 36 Protected Setup Page, 59 Set the channel code, 38 Auto assign, 61 Close the Editor Bar, 48 Index Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
- Page 143 RS-232 4-pin header-to-DB-9 connector wiring diagram, 18 — P— Wiring guidelines, 14 page menu button example, 23 Wiring the Mini-Touch Panels, 13 Page menu options, 32 Protected setup page flowchart, 59 — X— XE, 48 Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels Index...
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