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AMX G3 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 2 AMX dealer. Consumers should inquire from selling dealer as to the nature and extent of the dealer’s warranty, if any. AMX is not liable for any damages caused by its products or for the failure of its products to perform, including any lost profits, lost savings, incidental damages, or consequential damages.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ...1 Installing Touch Panels...5 Touch Panel Basics ...19 Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Overview Features Applications What’s in this Manual What’s New Overview Mounting the Touch Panels AXU-CV(/PB), AXU-CA(/PB), and low-profile back box AXU-CV(/PB) or AXU-CA(/PB) and BB-TP1 (solid surfaces) AXU-CV(/PB) or AXU/CA(/PB) and BB-TP1 (plasterboard)
  • Page 4 Decision buttons Status buttons Designing a Touch Panel Page... 23 Overview Activating the Edit Button Creating a Page Adding a page Setting the page color Creating a Button Adding a button Resizing a button Button Properties Setting the button properties Setting the border Setting the channel code Setting the variable text code...
  • Page 5 Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Setup Page Beep LCD timer Set time and date Double beep AXlink, serial number, and vX.XX Set brightness Protected Setup Show palette Wireless settings (optional WAV-PKM) Wireless settings (optional SMT-PK) Protected Setup Page Baud Device base Device used Setup password Mouse button...
  • Page 6 Set default Put on top Properties Page — Button Type: General Properties Page — Button Type: Joystick Properties Page — Button Type: Vertical Bargraph Properties Page — Button Type: Horizontal Bargraph 107 Edit Bar — Page Menu Options Copy Rename Delete Page Color Go to...
  • Page 7 Color Guidelines ... 151 Specifications ... 153 Technical Support... 157 Index ... 159 Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Overview Colors Overview AXT-CA and AXT-CV AXU-CA(/PB) and AXU-CV(/PB) AXM-CA(/PB) and AXM-CV(/PB) Overview Table of Contents...
  • Page 8 Table of Contents Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Introduction Overview This manual describes procedures and software related to the new G3 firmware installed in these panels. The Color Active-Matrix Touch Panels (CATPs) contain a 640 x 480 (HV) pixel, dedicated 256-color active-matrix liquid crystal display (LCD). These self-contained enclosures use a microprocessor to control a wide range of audiovisual products.

  • Page 10: Features

    Features Touch Panel features include: Note These buttons with Unicode Fonts can only be created and edited within TPDesign 3. Introduction 5.25" x 6.96" (133.45 mm x 176.89 mm) visible screen 256-color active-matrix 640 x 480 (HV) pixel LCD 12 programmable pushbuttons (8 on each side - except for the AXT series) ®...

  • Page 11: Applications

    Applications The AMX Color Active-Matrix Touch Panels control a wide variety of equipment connected to an AXCESS Control System. Figure 3 shows a sample AXU-CA Touch Panel and AXCESS Control System configuration. Figure 3 Sample AXU-CA Touch Panel and AXCESS Control System...

  • Page 12: What's New

    What’s New New sections added to this manual include: All other revisions are identified by vertical margin bars as shown adjacent to this paragraph. Introduction Describes commands used to integrate Touch AXCESS Programming Panel features into an AXCESS Control System. Replacing the Lithium Batteries batteries in the CATP.

  • Page 13: Installing Touch Panels

    Installing Touch Panels Overview The section describes how to mount, wire, and clean Touch Panels. Mounting the Touch Panels The following paragraphs describe how to mount the UniMount and rack-mount Touch Panels. The TiltScreen Touch Panel can be placed on any flat surface. AXU-CV(/PB), AXU-CA(/PB), and low-profile back box Mount the AXU-CV(/PB), AXU-CA(/PB), and low-profile back box (Figure 4): Figure 4...
  • Page 14 Insert the engraved overlay back into the bezel. installed with the release slot located at the bottom Connect the AXlink wiring to the AMX Central Controller, and RS-232 wiring (optional) to the external RS-232 device. The AXU-CV(/PB) or AXU-CA(/PB) will beep when you apply power.

  • Page 15: Axu-Cv(/Pb) Or Axu-Ca(/Pb) And Bb-Tp1 (Solid Surfaces)

    AXU-CV(/PB) or AXU-CA(/PB) and BB-TP1 (solid surfaces) Mount the AXU-CV(/PB) or AXU-CA(/PB) and BB-TP1 (Figure 6) into a solid surface: Figure 6 AXU-CV/PB or AXU-CA/PB and BB-TP1 UniMount Back Box enclosure for solid surfaces Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels BB-TP1 UniMount Back Box enclosure Stud mounting holes Cut the solid surface according to the cutout dimensions shown in Figure 7.
  • Page 16 2.80 6.50 2.80 CUTOUT NOTICE: This drawing is the property of AMX CORPORATION. All information contained herein that is not generally known shall be confidential except to the extent the information has been previously established. This drawing may not be reproduced, copied or...
  • Page 17 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-CV(/PB) or AXU-CA(/PB) will beep when you apply power.

  • Page 18: Axu-Cv(/Pb) Or Axu/Ca(/Pb) And Bb-Tp1 (Plasterboard)

    AXU-CV(/PB) or AXU/CA(/PB) and BB-TP1 (plasterboard) Mount the AXU-CV(/PB) or AXU-CA(/PB) and BB-TP1 (Figure 8) into a plasterboard surface (or equivalent). Figure 8 AXU-CV/PB and BB-TP1 for plasterboard .187 DIA 4 HOLES 2.94 STUD MOUNTING OPTION: TWO .170 DIA HOLES PROVIDED ON ALL SIDES OF BACK BOX FOR STUD MOUNTING.
  • Page 19 Remove the BB-TP1 and drill four #6-32 insert holes. Then, place a threaded insert into each hole. Disconnect the AXlink connector from the AMX Central Controller that supplies power and data to the AXU-CV(/PB) or AXU-CA(/PB). Then, disconnect the DB-9 connector from the external RS-232 device connected to the AXU-CV(/PB) or AXU-CA(/PB).

  • Page 20: Axm-Cv(/Pb) Or Axm-Ca(/Pb) (Rack-Mount)

    Insert the engraved overlay back into the bezel. Connect the AXlink wiring to the AMX Central Controller and RS-232 wiring to the external RS-232 device. The AXU-CV(/PB) or AXU-CA(/PB) will beep when you apply power.

  • Page 21: Wiring The Touch Panels

    #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 Central Controller and RS-232 wiring to the external RS-232 device. The AXM-CV(/PB) or AXM-CA(/PB) will beep when you apply power.

  • Page 22: Wiring Guidelines

    Insert each wire into the appropriate opening on the connector according to the wiring diagrams and connector types described in this section. Turn the flat-blade screws clockwise to secure the wire in the connector. Caution Do not over-torque the Wiring guidelines screw.

  • Page 23: Using The Axlink Connector For Data And Power

    Using the AXlink connector for data and power Connect the control system’s AXlink connector to the AXlink connector on the rear of the Touch Panel for data and 12 VDC power as shown in Figure 14. PWR (+) Figure 14 AXlink wiring diagram GND (-) Caution...

  • Page 24: Using The Unimount And Rack-Mount Four-Pin Header For Mouse Control

    Using the UniMount and rack-mount 4-pin header for mouse control Figure 16 shows the location of the four-pin header on the UniMount and rack- mount Touch Panels. The four-pin header supports Microsoft serial mouse control devices. Figure 17 for DB-9 wiring diagram. Figure 18 lists the four-pin header and DB-9 connector (male) pinouts Figure 16 Four-pin header location on...

  • Page 25: Cleaning The Touch Overlay

    Four-pin header and DB-9 connector pinouts Figure 18 Four- Four-pin header and DB-9 connector pinouts header Cleaning the Touch Overlay After installing the Touch Panel, you should clean the touch overlay. To clean the touch overlay: Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Signal Function +12 VDC power...
  • Page 26 Installing Touch Panels Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

  • Page 27: Touch Panel Pages

    Touch Panel Basics Overview This section contains descriptions and illustration examples of Touch Panel pages (Figure 19), buttons, message bars, and keypads. You can use the Touch Panel’s onboard editor or the TPDesign 3 software program to create custom pages. Figure 19 Sample Touch Panel page Touch Panel Pages...

  • Page 28: Standard Buttons

    Main Figure 20 Page Touch Panel pages with linked buttons Standard Buttons Standard buttons are rectangles, rectangle variations, and other geometric shapes that you can create with the Touch Panel. Buttons are set with attributes, which means that there is control system feedback when you touch the button. General Buttons General buttons are part of the Touch Panel program and cannot be changed.

  • Page 29: Information Buttons

    Figure 21 Selection button example Information buttons Information buttons contain serial numbers and firmware version information. Figure 22 shows the serial number information button in the Setup page. Figure 22 Information button example Adjustment buttons You can use the UP and DN buttons to set adjustment buttons. The adjustment button example in Figure 23 sets the baud rate for the RS-232 connector on the Touch Panel.

  • Page 30: Decision Buttons

    Figure 24 Keypad example Decision buttons Decision buttons (Figure 25) appear when an operation has two options. Figure 25 Decision button example Decision buttons appear when you send or receive a drawing, designate a communication protocol or perform an operation error. Status buttons Status buttons (Figure 26) appear when you try to perform operations that do not function correctly.

  • Page 31: Designing A Touch Panel Page

    Designing a Touch Panel Page Overview Use the step-by-step instructions to create Touch Panel pages, buttons, joysticks, bargraphs, and set 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 available to design Touch Panel pages.
  • Page 32 Press SETUP in the MAIN page to open the SETUP page shown in Figure 28. Figure 28 SETUP page In the above page, press PROTECTED SETUP to open the password keypad shown in Figure 29. Figure 29 SETUP page and password keypad Designing a Touch Panel Page Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels...
  • Page 33 Note If you press ENTER after typing in an incorrect password, you are immediately returned to the previous page. Figure 30 PROTECTED SETUP page Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Type 1988 in the keypad, and press ENTER to open the PROTECTED SETUP page (Figure 30).
  • Page 34 Figure 31 Active EDITOR button in the PROTECTED SETUP page Press EXIT twice to return to the MAIN page. The EDIT button appears at the top of the MAIN page, indicating that the Editor mode is active (Figure 32). Figure 32 MAIN page with EDIT button Press the EDIT button to open the Edit bar, which appears at the top of the page (Figure 33).

  • Page 35: Creating A Page

    Figure 33 MAIN PAGE and Edit bar Creating a Page Use the PAGE menu option in the Edit bar to create Touch Panel pages. Adding a page Figure 34 PAGE menu options Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Press on the Edit bar to open the Page menu options(Figure 34). PAGE Edit bar Designing a Touch Panel Page...
  • Page 36 Figure 35 Keyboard Note Page naming does not allow you to change the font type, as is available for such things as popup pages and buttons. Figure 36 Keyboard: NEW PAGE Designing a Touch Panel Page Press the ADD option to add a new Touch Panel page. This command opens the keyboard (Figure 35).

  • Page 37: Setting The Page Color

    Setting the page color Figure 37 Edit bar Figure 38 PAGE menu options Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Press EXIT CHANGE to add NEW PAGE to Touch Panel memory, close the keyboard, and return to the NEW page. Press EXIT on the Edit bar. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar shown in Figure 37.

  • Page 38: Creating A Button

    Figure 39 Color options Select a page color from the palette. The page automatically changes to the new color. Creating a Button Use the BUTTON menu option in the Edit bar to create Touch Panel buttons. Adding a button Press EDIT to open the Edit bar (Figure 37). Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu options shown in Figure 40.
  • Page 39 Figure 40 BUTTON menu options Figure 41 ADD BUTTON message bar Figure 42 Add a button example Touch Point Note You can add more than one button at this time. Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Press ADD to add a button to the new page. The message bar shown in Figure 41 appears.

  • Page 40: Resizing A Button

    Resizing a button Press EDIT to open the Edit bar. Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the menu options shown in Figure 43. Figure 43 BUTTON menu options Press the RESIZE option to resize the button when the message bar (Figure 44) appears.

  • Page 41: Button Properties

    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. Setting the button properties Figure 46 BUTTON menu options Figure 47 PROPERTIES message bar...

  • Page 42: Setting The Border

    Figure 48 BUTTON PROPERTIES page Setting the border Press BORDER in the BUTTON PROPERTIES page to open the BUTTON BORDER options pages shown in Figure 49. Figure 49 BUTTON BORDER options pages Note Use the MORE button to view other button border options. Designing a Touch Panel Page Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

  • Page 43: Setting The Channel Code

    Setting the channel code Figure 50 CHANNEL code buttons Note The channel code(s) for non- active buttons is 0, and active buttons is1 through 255. Setting the variable text code Figure 51 VARIABLE TEXT code buttons Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Press 3D RECTANGLE 1 to set the button border to 3D RECTANGLE 1 style.

  • Page 44: Setting The Page Flip

    Type 1, 2, 3, or 4 in the keypad. The device number specifies the device for which the selected channel’s feedback is displayed. Press ENTER to store the device number in memory, close the keypad, and return to the BUTTON PROPERTIES page. Press CHAN to open a keypad and set the channel number.

  • Page 45: Setting The Button Colors For Channel-Off Conditions

    Note The right page FLIP will display the existing Touch Panel pages. If the desired Setting the button colors for channel-off conditions page is not present, then it has not been created. Figure 54 BUTTON PROPERTIES page Figure 55 CHANNEL OFF/ON COLOR settings box Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Press FLIP STANDARD.

  • Page 46: Adding Text To A Button

    Figure 56 Color options Press black to set the border color to black. Press the FILL button in the BUTTON PROPERTIES page to re-open the color options. Press white to set the fill color to white. Press the TEXT button to re-open the color options. Press red to set the text color to red.
  • Page 47 Figure 57 BUTTON menu options Figure 58 TEXT/IMAGE message bar Figure 59 TEXT/IMAGE page Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Press TEXT/IMAGE to add text in the selected button. The message bar shown in Figure 58 appears. Press the on-screen button to open the TEXT/IMAGE page shown in Figure 59. Designing a Touch Panel Page...
  • Page 48 Press TEXT OFF to open the keyboard shown in Figure 60. Figure 60 Keyboard Note The CHANGE FONT key only appears when changing the font of a function button and does not apply to popup pages. Note Type MAIN PAGE . The text appears in the message box at the top of the keyboard.

  • Page 49: Button Properties For External Buttons

    Button Properties for External Buttons If your Touch Panel comes with external buttons, these can be configured with Note features similar to on-screen buttons, for more information see the Creating a Button subsection. Use the PROPERTIES option to assign properties to external Although these buttons don't appear on-screen, their pushbuttons.
  • Page 50 Figure 62 BUTTON menu options Press the PROPERTIES option to open the message shown in Figure 63. Figure 63 PROPERTIES message bar Next press the new button. Press BUTTON TYPE (Figure 64) to open the BUTTON TYPE list shown in Figure 65.
  • Page 51 Figure 64 BUTTON PROPERTIES page Figure 65 BUTTON TYPE menu Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Press JOYSTICK to set the selected button as a joystick. Press BUTTON OPTION on the BUTTON PROPERTIES page to open the list of joystick button options as shown in Figure 66. Designing a Touch Panel Page...
  • Page 52 Figure 66 JOYSTICK BUTTON OPTIONS list Press CROSSHAIR CENTER to set a crosshair in the center of the joystick button and return to the BUTTON PROPERTIES page. Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE to return to the MAIN page. Designing a Touch Panel Page Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

  • Page 53: Setting The Joystick Properties

    Setting the joystick properties Figure 67 BUTTON PROPERTIES page Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Press EDIT, BUTTON, and select PROPERTIES. Press the new button you just created to open the Button Properties page (Figure 67). Press BUTTON TYPE to open Figure 65. Press the JOYSTICK button in the BUTTON TYPE list to open the BUTTON PROPERTIES page in Figure 68.

  • Page 54: Setting The Channel Code

    Figure 68 BUTTON PROPERTIES (JOYSTICK) page Note If you continued the procedures from the Adding a joystick to a page subsection, this will be the button's properties page when you select it. Setting the channel code The two fields to be set for the joystick channel code are DEV (device) and CHAN (channel) as shown in Figure 69.

  • Page 55: Setting The Level Code

    Setting the level code Figure 70 Level code buttons Note Each device can have from 1-8 levels except for joysticks where the range is from 1-7. Setting the joystick colors for channel-off conditions Figure 71 CHANNEL OFF/ON COLOR settings box Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Press ENTER to store the channel code in memory, close the keypad, and return to the BUTTON PROPERTIES page.

  • Page 56: Create A Bargraph

    Figure 72 Color options Press the FILL button in the Joystick PROPERTIES page to open the color options again. Press white to set the fill color. Press the TEXT button to open the color options again. Press red to set the text color. Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE in the BUTTON PROPERTIES page to store the new joystick properties in memory and return to the current page.

  • Page 57: Adding A Bargraph To A

    Adding a bargraph to a page Figure 74 BUTTON menu options Figure 75 Message bar Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Create a new button using the ADD option in the BUTTON menu as described earlier in this section. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar (Figure 37). Press BUTTON in the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu options shown in Figure 74.
  • Page 58 Figure 76 BUTTON PROPERTIES page Press BUTTON TYPE to open the BUTTON TYPE list shown in Figure 77. Figure 77 BUTTON TYPE menu Select VERTICAL BARGRAPH to open the VERTICAL BARGRAPH PROPERTIES page shown in Figure 78. Designing a Touch Panel Page Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

  • Page 59: Setting The Bargraph Properties

    Figure 78 VERTICAL BARGRAPH PROPERTIES page Setting the bargraph properties Use the VERTICAL BARGRAPH PROPERTIES page shown in Figure 78 to set channel, level, and button colors. Setting the channel code Figure 79 Bargraph CHANNEL code buttons Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels The two fields to be set for the bargraph channel code are DEV (device) and CHAN (channel) as shown in Figure 79.

  • Page 60: Setting The Level Code

    Type in a channel value of 1 to 255 in the keypad. The AXCESS software Note program uses the channel code number to identify the button and its The channel code for non- operations. active buttons is 0, and 1 Press ENTER to store the channel code in memory, close the keypad, and through 255 for active buttons.

  • Page 61: Linking The New Page To The Main

    Figure 81 CHANNEL OFF/ON color settings box Figure 82 Color palette 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. Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Press black in the color palette (Figure 82) to set the border color.
  • Page 62 Figure 83 BUTTON menu options Press TEXT/IMAGE to change the MAIN PAGE button text when the message bar (Figure 84) appears. Figure 84 Message bar Press the MAIN button to open the TEXT/IMAGE page shown in Figure 85. Figure 85 TEXT/IMAGE page Designing a Touch Panel Page Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels...
  • Page 63 Figure 86 Keyboard: New Page Figure 87 EDIT PROPERTIES message bar Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Press TEXT OFF to open the keyboard. Press DEL four times to delete MAIN. Type . The text appears in the keyboard window shown in Figure 86. NEW PAGE Press EXIT CHANGE to close the keyboard and return to the TEXT/IMAGE page.
  • Page 64 In the BUTTON PROPERTIES page, use the page FLIP boxes (Figure 88) to set the page flip for the button. Figure 88 Page FLIP buttons Press the left page flip box to open the PAGE FLIP TYPE menu shown in Figure 89.

  • Page 65: Exiting Edit Mode

    Figure 90 PAGE menu Exiting Edit Mode After you finish designing Touch Panel pages, exit EDIT mode. Figure 91 Edit bar Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Press NEW PAGE to set the page flip and return to the BUTTON PROPERTIES page.
  • Page 66 Figure 92 SETUP page Press PROTECTED SETUP to open the PROTECTED SETUP page shown in Figure 93. Figure 93 PROTECTED SETUP page Press EDITOR to toggle EDIT mode off. Press EXIT to close the PROTECTED SETUP page and return to the SETUP page (Figure 92).

  • Page 67: Touch Panel Program Reference

    Touch Panel Program Reference Overview You use the SETUP and PROTECTED SETUP pages to configure the Touch Panel operates. This section contains operation flowcharts, instructions, and menu option descriptions. The buttons shown in Figure 94 appear when you power up the Touch Panel.

  • Page 68: Beep

    Figure 96 SETUP page Beep The BEEP button (Figure 97) sets the audible beep duration when you press the screen. Figure 97 BEEP button Note You can override the beep value setting using the ' ABEEP ' and ' ADBEEP ' Send_Commands described in the AXCESS Programming Set the BEEP button on 0 to disable the beep sound.

  • Page 69: Set Time And Date

    Figure 98 LCD TIMER button 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 change the time that the timer screen turns on when the Touch Panel is idle.

  • Page 70: Double Beep

    Double beep Press the DOUBLE BEEP button (Figure 100) to toggle the double beep option on or off. The double beep sounds when you press the screen. Figure 100 DOUBLE BEEP button Note You can override the beep Set the BEEP button (described earlier) to 0 to disable the double-beep sound. value setting using the ' ABEEP ' and ' ADBEEP ' AXlink, serial number, and vX.XX...

  • Page 71: Set Brightness

    SERIAL NUMBER button shows the serial number for the Touch Panel, and the vX.XX button shows the current firmware version installed in the Touch Panel. Set brightness Press SET BRIGHTNESS in the SETUP page to open the page shown in Figure 102. Figure 102 SET BRIGHTNESS page Press the UP and DN buttons to set the LCD brightness on the Touch Panel.

  • Page 72: Wireless Settings (Optional Wav-Pkm)

    Wireless settings (optional WAV-PKM) The WIRELESS SETTINGS button appears on the SETUP page when a WAV-PK WavePack is connected to the Touch Panel. The WAV-PK 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 AXR-WAVES Server, WaveLink, Wireless Power Packs, Power Module AXR-WAVES WAV-CHG instruction manual for detailed setup information Press the WIRELESS SETTINGS button to open the optional page shown in Figure 103.
  • Page 73 Appears when an optional WAV-PK is Wave-Pak Not Locked/Locked 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 control system.

  • Page 74: Wireless Settings (Optional Smt-Pk)

    Wireless settings (optional SMT-PK) The WIRELESS SETTINGS button appears on the SETUP page when a SMT-PK SmartPack is connected to the Min-Touch. Press the WIRELESS SETTINGS button to open the optional page shown in Figure 104. Figure 104 SMT-PK page Refer to the SmartPacks for TiltScreen Touch Panels instruction manual for detailed information.

  • Page 75: Protected Setup Page

    The shaded area in the horizontal gauge moves from left to right as the battery voltage level increases. AMX IR 38 kHz/455 kHz/OFF 38 kHz, 455 kHz, or OFF. Shows the voltage level of the external power Supply Voltage VX.XX...

  • Page 76: Baud

    Figure 106 PROTECTED SETUP page Baud The BAUD button (Figure 107) sets the baud rate through a factory installed port at the rear of the Touch Panel. The baud rate is automatically set to 1,200 when you activate the MOUSE button. The RS-232 communication automatically defaults to the factory preset baud if you disable the MOUSE ON button.

  • Page 77: Device Used

    If you change the password the Touch Panel pages. number, record the new number and keep it in a secure place. If you change the password, AMX cannot provide you with the password. Mouse button Note Press the MOUSE button (Figure 111) to open the Mouse Setup page shown in You can still control the Figure 112.

  • Page 78: Power Up Page

    Figure 111 MOUSE button Figure 112 MOUSE SETUP page Power up page Press the POWER UP PAGE button to open the POWER UP page list (Figure 113). Touch Panel Program Reference Press the UP and DN buttons to set the mouse pointer MOUSE SPEED speed.

  • Page 79: Wake Up Message

    Figure 113 POWER UP PAGE button and list Select a page to designate the first page to appear when you power up the Touch Panel. Select NONE to disable this option. If none is selected, the POWER UP page will be the last active page the next time the touch panel is used. Wake up message Press WAKE UP MESSAGE (Figure 114) to open the Touch Panel keyboard, and enter an ASCII string to be sent to the AXCESS Central Controller when the Touch...

  • Page 80: Page Password

    Figure 115 AUTO ASSIGN button Page password Press the PAGE PASSWORD button (Figure 116) to open the keypad and assign a numeric page password to a specific page. Figure 116 PAGE PASSWORD button 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.

  • Page 81: Power Up Message

    Power up message Press POWER UP MESSAGE (Figure 118) to open the keyboard, and enter an ASCII string to be sent to the AXCESS Central Controller when the Touch Panel is powered up. The control system can be programmed to perform specific operations when the message is received.
  • Page 82 Figure 121 DELETE ALL BUTTONS decision button Figure 122 DELETE ALL BITMAPS decision button Figure 123 DELETE ALL ICONS decision button Figure 124 DELETE ALL FONTS decision button Touch Panel Program Reference Opens the decision button shown in Figure 121. DELETE ALL BUTTONS Press YES to clear all Touch Panel buttons or NO to cancel the operation.
  • Page 83 Figure 125 BITMAPS menu Figure 126 ICONS menu Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Opens the BITMAPS menu (Figure 125) which SHOW BITMAPS ID'S shows you a listing of the available bitmaps. Opens the ICONS menu (Figure 126) which shows SHOW ICONS ID'S you a listing of the available icons.

  • Page 84: Editor

    Figure 127 FONTS menu Note You can use the TPDesign 3 software program to import variable fonts into the panel. Custom fonts include Arial 12 and Bodini 18. Warning You should only use the FACTORY RESET button to erase all stored data in the Touch Panel.

  • Page 85: Page Tracking

    the Edit bar (Figure 131) and create 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 Figure 131 shows the current page name is MAIN PAGE.

  • Page 86: Function Show

    Function show Press FUNCTION SHOW (Figure 134) to display channel code numbers and variable text code numbers on Touch Panel buttons, joysticks, sliders, and bargraphs. As shown in Figure 135, a channel code number appears in the upper- left corner of the button, and a variable text number appears in the lower-right corner.
  • Page 87 Press EXIT in the PROTECTED SETUP page (Figure 137) to return to the MAIN page. Figure 137 Enabled EDITOR button in the PROTECTED SETUP page Press EDITOR to activate the Edit bar shown in Figure 138. When the Edit bar is enabled, it appears on the top or bottom of each Touch Panel page.

  • Page 88: Edit Bar - Button Menu Options

    Edit Bar — Button Menu Options Press EDIT and BUTTON to open the menu shown in Figure 139. Figure 139 Edit Bar — BUTTON menu options You can use the BUTTON menu to create, configure, and revise Touch Panel button settings. The Touch Panel can however use the other BUTTON menu Note features on them.

  • Page 89: Copy Image

    Press the EXIT button in the Edit bar to exit. Use the PROPERTIES option to set the Note button color, border style, and configuration settings. You can adjust the button position with the MOVE and Copy image RESIZE options. Press COPY IMAGE to copy a button when the COPY BUTTON message (Figure 141) appears on the LCD.

  • Page 90: Delete

    Drag your finger horizontally across the screen and down to resize the height and width of the button. Press EXIT in the message bar to exit. When you resize the button, the message bar shows you the current X/Y page-position coordinates, and the X/Y resolution size.
  • Page 91 Figure 146 TEXT/IMAGE page Figure 147 Keyboard Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Opens the keyboard (Figure 147) where you enter the text to TEXT OFF appear on the OFF-state button. The text appears in the window at the top of the keyboard. If the text string exceeds the space in the button, the Touch Panel generates an error message.
  • Page 92 Figure 148 FONTS menu Note You can use the TPDesign 3 software program to import variable fonts into the panel. Custom fonts are Arial 12 and Bodini 18. Touch Panel Program Reference — Sets the keyboard to uppercase characters. CHAR CAPS —...
  • Page 93 Figure 149 ICONS menu Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Opens the ICONS menu (Figure 149) where you select an icon ICON OFF to appear on the Off-state button. Select MORE to view more icons or ABORT to exit and return to the TEXT/IMAGE page. Opens the ICONS menu (Figure 149) where you select the icon ICON ON to appear on the On-state button.
  • Page 94 Figure 150 Bitmaps menu Figure 151 SET TEXT ALIGNMENT options Touch Panel Program Reference Sets the text alignment on the button. Figure 151 SET TEXT ALIGNMENT shows the alignment option textually for each button. The text references do not appear on the actual SET TEXT ALIGNMENT buttons. Copies the OFF-state text, icon, and/or bitmap MAKE ON SAME AS OFF settings to the ON-state buttons.

  • Page 95: Properties

    Properties Select PROPERTIES and a button to open the PROPERTIES page (Figure 152). Then, you can set the border style, channel/variable text device and channel numbers, button type, button options, flip type, string, and channel OFF/ON state attributes. Figure 152 PROPERTIES page Figure 153 Border menu...
  • Page 96 Border names and styles Figure 154 Name Border name and style No border No border special Single line Double line Triple line Single rounded Double rounded Single diamond Double diamond Double shadow 3D rectangle 1 3D rectangle 2 Touch Panel Program Reference Style Name Single raised...
  • Page 97 Opens the keypad where you set the device number for CHANNEL DEV: the current button or Touch Panel page. The device range is 1–4. Opens the keypad where you set the channel code for CHANNEL CHAN: the current button. The channel code range is 1–255. Record the channel code settings if you want to create duplicate buttons and functions on another page.
  • Page 98 Figure 155 BUTTON TYPE menu Touch Panel Program Reference — Sets the button to automatically send a message to the GENERAL AXCESS Central Controller via the AXlink connector, PC via the factory installed port connector, or with WAVE wireless communication. Refer to Properties Page—...
  • Page 99 Figure 156 BRIGHTNESS page Figure 157 TIME/DATE page Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels — Sets the button to open the TIME/DATE page shown in TIME Figure 157. Refer to Set time and date described in this section for more information. —...
  • Page 100 Figure 158 Keypad Figure 159 Keyboard Touch Panel Program Reference — Sets the button to open the keypad (Figure 158) so you can KEYPAD enter a password or value assignment. All the keypad buttons are interactive except for the entry display. —...
  • Page 101 Figure 160 SETUP page Figure 161 VIDEO SETUP page Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels — Sets the button to open the VIDEO SETUP page VIDEO SETUP (Figure 161) so you can set the incoming video display on the Touch Panel. BRIGHT Press UP or DN to increase or decrease the brightness level of the LCD.
  • Page 102 Note PAL LOCKED disables the SAT, HUE, and INTERLACE / NON-INTERLACE features. Note The Color Video Touch Panel does not support non- interlaced video sources, this applies to both NTSC and PAL video formats. Note This feature is not available in the Touch Panel.

  • Page 103: Save

    Note For information on Page Properties such as: Button, Flip pages, and String options, refer to the Properties Page sections. Figure 162 Color palette Save Press SAVE and a button to copy the button attributes into memory. You can paste the button in the current page or on another page.

  • Page 104: Save Default

    Save default Press SAVE DEFAULT to open the EFFECT WHAT menu shown in Figure 163. Then, select a default option to store in Touch Panel memory. The stored default settings are automatically used for all new buttons, and can be applied to existing buttons using the SET DEFAULT option.

  • Page 105: Set Default

    Set default Press the SET DEFAULTS option and a button to automatically reset the button’s color, border, and size according to the default settings stored in Touch Panel memory. You can use the SAVE DEFAULTS option to store new default settings in Touch Panel memory.
  • Page 106 Figure 165 BUTTON OPTION - General menu Touch Panel Program Reference Opens the BUTTON OPTION menu (Figure 165) BUTTON OPTIONS where you set the button type. Press ABORT to close the menu. — Sets the button feedback off. This option also sets the button NONE border, fill, and text colors to match the CHANNEL OFF color options in the PROPERTIES page.
  • Page 107 Figure 166 FLIP <FLIP TYPE> menu Note You must use the TPDesign 3 program to create and download popup pages to the Touch Panel. Figure 167 FLIP menu button Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels — Sets the button border, fill, and text colors to match the MOMENTARY CHANNEL ON color options in the PROPERTIES page when you touch the button regardless of the assigned function.
  • Page 108 Figure 168 POPUP PAGE menu Figure 169 PAGE menu Touch Panel Program Reference Sets the button action to open the previous Touch FLIP PREVIOUS Panel page on the panel. — Sets the button action to open a Touch Panel page. Use FLIP STANDARD the FLIP menu button to open the PAGE menu (Figure 169), and select the target Touch Panel page.

  • Page 109: Properties Page - Button Type: Joystick

    Properties Page — Button Type: Joystick Sets the button type to a joystick. The button type Joystick and associated options appear in the PROPERTIES page as shown in Figure 170. Figure 170 BUTTON TYPE: JOYSTICK options Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Opens the keyboard where you enter the data string to be sent to STRING the control system via AXlink or RF communications.
  • Page 110 Figure 171 BUTTON OPTION menu Touch Panel Program Reference — Sets the button to a four-quadrant joystick JOYSTICK NON-CENTER with a control stick. When you move the control stick, the Touch Panel sends feedback (data) to the control system and to the external device to perform a pre-programmed operation.
  • Page 111 Note You must use the TPDesign 3 program to create and download popup pages to the Touch Panel. Figure 172 PAGE FLIP TYPE menu Figure 173 FLIP menu button Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels a pre-programmed operation. When you remove your finger from the screen, the control stick and external device stay in that position.
  • Page 112 Figure 174 POPUP PAGE menu Touch Panel Program Reference — Sets the button action to close a popup page. Select the FLIP POPUP OFF FLIP menu button (Figure 172) to open the POPUP PAGE menu (Figure 173), and select a popup page to close. —...

  • Page 113: Properties Page - Button Type: Vertical Bargraph

    Figure 175 PAGE menu Properties Page — Button Type: Vertical Bargraph Sets the button type to a vertical bargraph. The BUTTON TYPE VERTICAL BARGRAPH and associated options appear in the PROPERTIES page as shown in Figure 180. Figure 176 BUTTON TYPE: VERTICAL BARGRAPH options Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Opens the keyboard where you enter the data string to be sent to...
  • Page 114 Figure 177 BUTTON OPTION menu Touch Panel Program Reference Opens the BUTTON OPTION menu (Figure 171) BUTTON OPTIONS where you set the button type. Press ABORT to close the menu. — Sets the bargraph as a vertical indicator for BARGRAPH DISPLAY external devices.

  • Page 115: Properties Page - Button Type: Horizontal Bargraph

    Properties Page — Button Type: Horizontal Bargraph Sets the button type to a horizontal bargraph. BUTTON TYPE HORIZONTAL BARGRAPH and associated options appear in the PROPERTIES page as shown in Figure 180. Figure 178 BUTTON TYPE: HORIZONTAL BARGRAPH options Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels —...
  • Page 116 Figure 179 BUTTON OPTION menu Touch Panel Program Reference — Sets the bargraph as a vertical indicator for BARGRAPH DISPLAY external devices. Indicator levels are defined in the AXCESS software program. — Sets the bargraph as a vertical controller for BARGRAPH ACTIVE external devices.

  • Page 117: Edit Bar - Page Menu Options

    Edit Bar — Page Menu Options Press PAGE in the Edit bar to open the PAGE menu options as shown in Figure 180. Figure 180 PAGE menu options The PAGE menu options include operations to add, copy, rename, delete, change the page color, go to a page, turn popup pages on/off, move the Edit bar, and snap to a grid.
  • Page 118 Press ADD to add a new Touch Panel page. This command opens the keyboard Note (Figure 181) so you can name your new page. The text appears in the window at The new page must have a the top of the keyboard. If the text string exceeds the space in the page button of the button with assigned Edit Bar, the Touch Panel generates an error message.

  • Page 119: Copy

    Copy Press COPY to make a copy of the current page. This command opens the keyboard (Figure 181). Use the keyboard to give the copied page a new name. Choose EXIT CHANGE to store the new page name in memory. Rename Press RENAME to rename the current page.

  • Page 120: Page Color

    Page Color Press PAGE COLOR to open the color palette shown in Figure 183, and set the page Figure 183 Color palette Note This option will either show the button as blank or display video if the panel is video capable.

  • Page 121: Go To

    Go to Press GO TO to open the PAGE GOTO menu (Figure 184), and select the target page. Figure 184 PAGE GOTO list Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Cancels the Go To process and returns to the current page. ABORT Touch Panel Program Reference...

  • Page 122: Popup On

    Popup On Press POPUP ON to open the POPUP ON menu shown in Figure 185. Figure 185 POPUP ON menu Press a popup page in the menu to open the popup page and return to the current Note page. Popup pages are created in TPDesign3, then downloaded into the Touch Panel.

  • Page 123: Popup Off

    Popup Off Press POPUP OFF to open the POPUP OFF menu shown in Figure 186. Figure 186 POPUP OFF list Press a popup page in the menu to close the selected popup page and return to the current page. Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Provides more options from the POPUP OFF page.

  • Page 124: Move Edit

    Move Edit Press MOVE EDIT in the PAGE menu to move the Edit bar to the bottom of the page. Press the EDIT button to open the Edit bar as shown in Figure 187. Figure 187 Main page after using the MOVE EDIT option Press MOVE EDIT again to move the EDIT button back to its original position at the top of the page.

  • Page 125: Snap Grid

    Snap Grid Press SNAP GRID to set up an invisible grid on the page. The grid allows you to easily align buttons on the page. This command opens the SNAP GRID list shown in Figure 188. Figure 188 SNAP GRID list Set the grid frequency in pixels.
  • Page 126 Touch Panel Program Reference Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

  • Page 127: Axcess Programming

    AXCESS Programming Overview You can program the Touch Panel to perform a wide variety of operations using AXCESS Send_Commands and variable text commands. Use the commands described in this section along with the AXCESS Programming Language instruction manual to program the Touch Panel. System Send_Commands System Send_Commands (Figure 189) are stored in the AXCESS Central Controller and direct the Touch Panel to perform various operations.
  • Page 128 System Send_Commands (cont.) Command 'AKEYP-<number string>' 'AKEYR' 'BEEP' 'BRIT=<level>' 'CALIBRATE' AXCESS Programming Description Open the Touch Panel keypad and initialize the number string entry. The keypad string is set to null during power-up and is stored until power-down. <number string> = 0 - 9999 Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,'AKEYP-1988' Opens the Touch Panel keypad with 1988 in the display.
  • Page 129 System Send_Commands (cont.) Command 'CLOCK <mm-dd-yy> <hh:mm:ss>' 'DBEEP' 'PAGE-<page name>' 'PKEYP-<number string>' 'PPOF - <page name>' Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Description Set the time and date. <mm = 01 - 12, dd = 01 - 31, yy = 00 - 99 hh = 00 - 23, mm = 00 - 59, ss = 00 - 59>...
  • Page 130 System Send_Commands (cont.) Command 'PPON - <page name>' 'RESET' 'SETUP' 'SLEEP' 'TPAGEOFF' AXCESS Programming Description Open a specific popup page. <page name> = 1 - 50 ASCII characters Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,'PPON-Popup Page 1' Opens Popup Page 1. Clear panel status (same as power up). Data stored in memory is not cleared.
  • Page 131 'TPAGEON' Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Description Activate page tracking. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,'TPAGEON' DEFINE_DEVICE TP1 = 128 (*AMX Touch Panel*) TP2 = 129 (*AMX Touch Panel*) DEFINE_VARIABLE TP1_BUFFER[100] (*Buffer for TP1*) TP2_BUFFER[100] (*Buffer for TP2*) TRASH[50] (*For Parsing Above*) DEFINE_START...
  • Page 132 System Send_Commands (cont.) Command 'VIDI-<interlace Note mode>' The Color Video Touch Panel does not support NON- INTERLACE video. 'WAKE' Warning 'ZAP!' You should only use the ZAP! command to erase all the stored data in the Touch Panel. The data cannot be recovered after it is erased.

  • Page 133: Colors And Programming Numbers

    Colors and Programming Numbers The colors and their programming numbers are listed in Figure 190, and can be used to set the colors on buttons, sliders, gauges, and pages. The lowest color number represents the lightest color-specific display, and the highest number represents the darkest display.

  • Page 134: Font Styles And Programming Numbers

    Font Styles and Programming Numbers Figure 191 lists the font styles and their numbers you can use to program the text fonts on buttons, sliders, gauges, and pages. The programming numbers are assigned consecutively when they are downloaded to the Touch Panel. For more information on variable fonts, see the Setting the variable text code subsection.

  • Page 135: Shorthand Send_Commands

    Shorthand Send_Commands Shorthand Send_Commands Command "'@CBF',<variable text Note address>,<color_number >" Shorthand commands were designed by AMX to stream- line receiving, processing, and transmitting AXCESS Central Controller data. The shorthand commands operate control equipment just like the standard Send_Commands still used in "'@CBN',<variable text...
  • Page 136 Shorthand Send_Commands (cont.) Command “’@CFN’,<variable text address>,<color_number >” “’@CPG’,<color_number> ,’<page name>’” “’@CPP’,<color_number> ,’<pop-up page name>’” “’@CTF’,<variable text address>,<color_number >” AXCESS Programming Description Set the ON feedback fill color to the specified color. <variable text address> = 1 - 255 <color_number> = see Figure 190 Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,”’@CFN’,1,30”...
  • Page 137 Shorthand Send_Commands (cont.) Command "'@CTN',<variable text address>,<color_number >" '@IDF' '@IDP' '@PPA-<page name>' '@PPX-<popup page>' Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Description Sets the ON feedback text color to the specified color. <variable text address> = 1 - 255 <color_number> = see Figure 190 Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"'@CTN’,1,72"...
  • Page 138 Shorthand Send_Commands (cont.) Command '@PPF-<popup page name>;<page name>' '@PPK-<popup page name>' '@PPN-<popup page name>;<page name>' '@PRO-<protected setup password>' AXCESS Programming Description Deactivate a popup page on a Touch Panel page. <popup page name> = target popup page name <page name> = target Touch Panel page name Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,'@PPF-Laser Disc 2 Transport Control;Laser Disc Control Page'...
  • Page 139 Shorthand Send_Commands (cont.) Command '@PWD-<page flip password>' '@SSL-<string>' '@SST-<string>' '@SWK-<string>' Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Description Set the password for the Page Flip on the Touch Panel. <page flip password> = 0 through 9999 Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,'@PWD-1988' Sets the page flip password to 1988. Change the Sleep string sent to the control system when the Touch Panel activates Sleep Mode.

  • Page 140: Color Send_Commands

    Color Send_Commands Use the color Send_Commands (Figure 194) to set the colors for text, buttons, and pages. Figure 194 Color Send_Commands Command Color Send_Commands 'CALL<variable text Note address>-<data>' You must use the variable text assignments to change button colors. 'CBOFF<variable text address>-<color _number>' AXCESS Programming...
  • Page 141 Color Send_Commands (cont.) Command 'CBON<variable text address>-<color _number>' 'CFOFF<variable text address>-<color _number>' 'CFON<variable text address>-<color _number>' Note 'CPAGE<color_number>- Page names are case- <page name>' sensitive. Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Description Set the ON feedback border color to the specified color. <variable text address>...

  • Page 142: Variable Text Send_Commands

    Color Send_Commands (cont.) Command 'CTOFF<variable text address>-<color _number>' 'CTON<variable text address>-<color _number>' Variable Text Send_Commands Use variable text Send_Commands (Figure 195) to set the borders, fonts, and text. Figure 195 Variable text Send_Commands Variable text Command Send_Commands "'!B',<variable text address 1-255>,<ON/OFF 0-1>"...
  • Page 143 Variable text Send_Commands (cont.) Command "'BTOF',<variable text address> "'BTON',<variable text address>' "'!C',<variable text address>,<border style>,<font size>,'<new button text>'" "'!F',<variable text address>,'<font size>'" 'FONT<variable text address>-<font size>' Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Description Set a specific button's active state to off. <variable text address>...
  • Page 144 Variable text Send_Commands (cont.) Command "'!I',<variable text address>,'<border style>'" 'ICON<variable text address>-<border style>' "'!T',<variable text address>,'<new button text>'" 'TEXT<variable text address>-<new button text>' AXCESS Programming Description Shorthand version of ' ICON ' command. <variable text address> = 1 - 255 <border style>...

  • Page 145: Shorthand Variable Text Commands

    Shorthand Variable Text Commands Figure 196 lists the shorthand variable text commands you can use with the Touch Panels. The shorthand command data is one-byte, non- ASCII format except for pages, passwords, text, and bitmap names. Figure 196 Shorthand variable text commands Shorthand variable text Command commands...
  • Page 146 Shorthand variable text commands (cont.) Command "'@SHO',<variable text address>,<button on/off>" "'@ENA',<variable text address>,<button state on/off>" AXCESS Programming Description '%C1',<on-state fill color> = See Figure 190 for color numbers '%C2',<off-state fill color> = See Figure 190 for color numbers '%C3',<on-state border color> = See Figure 190 for color numbers '%C4',<off-state border color>...
  • Page 147 Shorthand variable text commands (cont.) Command "'@ICO',<variable text address>,<icon>" "'@BMP',<variable text address>,'<bitmap>'" "'@TXT',<variable text address>,'<text>'" Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Description Assign an icon to a button. The icon files are imported into the TPDesign 3 software program, and their numbers are assigned by the Touch Panel during the download process.
  • Page 148 Shorthand variable text commands (cont.) Command "'@JUS',<variable text address>,<text alignment>" "'@FON',<variable text address>,<font style>" "'@BOR',<variable text address>,<border style>" AXCESS Programming Description Set the text alignment on a button. <variable text address> = 1 - 255 <text alignment> = 1 - 9 as shown in alignment chart Example: SEND_COMMAND TP, "'@JUS',9,5"...

  • Page 149: Button String Commands

    Button String Commands Figure 197 lists string commands you can assign to buttons using the Touch Panel editor. You select the PROPERTIES option in the Edit bar, press the target button, and enter the string command with the Touch Panel keyboard. Then, the string command is sent to the control system when you press the button.
  • Page 150 AXCESS Programming Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

  • Page 151: Firmware Upgrades

    Firmware Upgrades Overview Firmware upgrades allow you to install the latest available operating system for your touch panel(s). This section provides the information required for removing old firmware ICs (Integrated Chips) and installing new firmware upgrade ICs. You will need a Phillips screwdriver and a non-conducting flat-blade tool to slip under the installed firmware ICs to lift them up and out of their sockets.

  • Page 152: And Axm-Ca(Pb)

    Figure 198 IC connector sockets 50-0940 AXT- Carefully pry the ICs out of their socket connectors with a non-conducting flat- blade tool and insert the two upgrade firmware ICs into the sockets indicated Figure 198. Rotate the circuit card back to the original position and place it in the CATP housing.
  • Page 153 Figure 199 Touch panel circuit card, and 32-socket IC connector (U4) Color Active Touch Panels Flip the touch panel facedown onto a soft cloth. Figure 199 shows the connectors on the circuit card. Erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM) sockets Memory expansion IC sockets SPKR1...
  • Page 154 Firmware Upgrades Color Active Touch Panels...

  • Page 155: Exm-1Mb Memory Upgrade

    This memory upgrade is necessary to allow older will need a Phillips screwdriver and a non-conducting flat-blade tool to slip under panels to utilize the new G3 the installed 256KB IC and pry it out of its socket. firmware. AXT-CV and AXT-CA To install the EXM-1MB Memory Upgrade into the AXT-CV and AXT-CA CATP: Discharge the static electricity from your body by touching a grounded object.

  • Page 156: Axu-Cv(/Pb) And Axm-Cv(/Pb)

    Carefully pry the 256KB IC out of the socket connector with a non-conducting flat-blade tool and insert the two 512KB ICs in the sockets indicated in Figure 200. Rotate the circuit card back to the original position and place it in the CATP housing.
  • Page 157 Figure 201 Touch panel circuit card, and 32-socket IC connector (U4) Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM) sockets SPKR1 O D D E V E N C O R P . 1996 AXU-CV 50-0941 REV.A Carefully pry the 256KB IC out of the socket connector labeled U4 with a non- conducting flat-blade tool and insert the two 512K ICs into sockets U3 and U4.
  • Page 158 1MB Memory Upgrade Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

  • Page 159: Color Guidelines

    Color Guidelines Overview Use the guidelines in this section to determine the best colors to use for the Touch Panel pages you create. Colors Use any of the 88 colors shown in Figure 202 when you create Touch Panel pages to ensure the objects on the pages are visible and easy to see.
  • Page 160 Figure 204 Background shade example Color Guidelines Avoid using adjacent colors or background shades. When you use the same colors or shades, the objects or text may be hard to see or read. The example in Figure 204 shows good and bad contrasts. Bad contrast Good contrast Do not use bright or intense colors for buttons that display for long periods...

  • Page 161: Specifications

    Specifications Overview This section describes the specifications for all Color Active-Matrix Touch Panels. AXT-CA and AXT-CV Figure 205 is a drawing of the AXT-CV and AXT-CA TiltScreen CATP. Figure 206 lists the specifications. Figure 205 AXT-CV and AXT-CA TiltScreen CATP Figure 206 AXT-CA(/PB) and AXT-CV(/PB) specifications Enclosure...

  • Page 162: Axu-Ca(/Pb) And Axu-Cv(/Pb)

    AXM-CA(/PB) and AXM-CV(/PB) specifications (cont.) Note Base Dim. (WD) Video inputs on color video Display height panels are not available Screen Dim (HW) during wireless operation. Weight Display type Screen Res. (HV) Connectors Memory Power Options: AXU-CA(/PB) and AXU-CV(/PB) Figure 207 is a drawing of the AXU-CA(/PB) and Figure 208 lists the specifications.

  • Page 163: Axm-Ca(/Pb) And Axm-Cv(/Pb)

    Figure 208 AXU-CA(/PB) and AXU-CV(/PB) specifications AXU-CA(/PB) and AXU- Enclosure CV(/PB) specifications Pushbuttons Dimensions (HWD) Screen Dim. (HW) Weight Display type Screen Res. (HV) Connectors Memory Power Note Video inputs on color video Options panels are not available during wireless operation. AXM-CA(/PB) and AXM-CV(/PB) Figure 209 is a drawing of the AXM-CV(/PB) and Figure 210 lists the specifications.
  • Page 164 Figure 210 AXM-CA(/PB) and AXM-CV(/PB) specifications AXM-CA(/PB) and AXM- Enclosure CV(/PB) specifications Pushbuttons Dimensions (HWD) Screen Dim. (HW) Weight Display type Screen Res. (HV) Connectors Memory Power Options Specifications One UniMount; metal with white or black matte finish Eight on each side of display for AXM-CA(/PB) and AXM- CV(/PB) 7.00"...

  • Page 165: Technical Support

    Technical Support Overview Prior to calling AMX for assistance, check your AXlink, power, and cable connections, and the integrity of your software operating system. Reload the software to see if something in the program is causing the problem. If the problem is not resolved, reload the program from a new copy of your master disk.
  • Page 166 Technical Support Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

  • Page 167: Index

    Index 1MB Memory Upgrade AXT-CV and AXT-CA, 147 Adding a bargraph to a page, 49 Adding a button, 30 Adding a joystick on a page, 41 Adding a page, 27 Adding text to a button, 38 Applications, 3 AXCESS Programming Button String Commands, 141 $SL, 141 $VI<interlace mode>, 141...
  • Page 168 System Send_Commands ABEEP, 119 ADBEEP, 119 AKEYB, 119 AKEYP, 120 AKEYR, 120 BEEP, 120 BRIT=<level>, 120 CALIBRATE, 120 CLOCK, 121 DBEEP, 121 PAGE, 121 PKEYP, 121 PPOF - <page name>, 121 PPON - <page name>, 122 RESET, 122 SETUP, 122 SLEEP, 122 TPAGEOFF, 122 TPAGEON, 123...
  • Page 169 External Pushbuttons, 41 Edit Bar Button Menu Options Add, 80 Copy image, 81 Delete, 82 Move, 81 Paste, 95 Properties, 87 Properties Page—Button Type: Properties Page—Button Type: Properties Page—Button Type: Properties Page—Button Type: Put on top, 97 Resize, 81 Save, 95 Save default, 96 Set default, 97 Text/image, 82...
  • Page 170 Technical Support, 157 Touch Panel Basics Standard Buttons, 20 Touch Panel Basics, 19 General Buttons, 20 Adjustment button, 21 Decision buttons, 22 Information button, 21 Keypad buttons, 21 Selection button, 20 Status buttons, 22 Touch Panel Pages, 19 Touch Panel Program Reference Protected Setup Page Auto assign, 71 Baud, 68...
  • Page 171 Color Active-Matrix LCD Touch Panels Index...
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