Appendix B: Configuring The Rs-232 Port For Use; Obtaining Communications; Configuration Options - Crestron Isys TPS-5000 Operation Manual

12 Inch Tilt Touchpanel

Appendix B: Configuring the RS-232 Port for Use

46 • 12 Inch Tilt Touchpanel: Crestron Isys™ TPS-5000
To configure the RS-232 port of the TPS-5000, a local PC that contains a Crestron
Viewport is required. The Viewport is one of the development tools that is part of
Crestron SIMPL Windows or VT Pro-e software.

Obtaining Communications

Refer to "Communication Settings" on page 34 for detailed instructions on
connecting a PC to the touchpanel.

Configuration Options

There are several RS-232 communication options (at the time of this printing, these
were available):
•
CONSOLE – console active on RS-232 port. Use to load programs,
firmware, or to set configuration. This is the default. Use this
configuration if no other option is appropriate.
•
CONTROL – activates special control mode. Use for control by non-
Crestron device or within a non-Crestron control system. Refer to
"Appendix A: RS-232 Protocol" on page 44. For details.
•
TOUCHOUT – touchscreen output sent to RS-232 port. Use for PC
mouse control or Telestrator output. Directly connect computer or
Telestrator box to RS-232 port on TPS-5000 (i.e., touch screen output).
For example, use when an RGB window with tablet overlay on the TPS
panel acts as a mouse controller for a PC. In this case, use the latest
version of the Crestron Serial Mouse Control Driver, which can be
downloaded from the Downloads | Software Updates section of the
Crestron website (www.crestron.com). Another use is with the

Pointmaker
Guide, which can be downloaded from the Downloads | Product
Manuals section of the Crestron website (www.crestron.com).
•
MOUSE – RS-232 port used for serial mouse input. For use with a

Microsoft Compatible Serial Mouse as a pointing device on the
TPS-5000. Also known as "Touch the PC".
•
EXT_TOUCH – RS-232 port used for external touch screen input (i.e.,
SMART Matisse Overlay or Microtouch Display).
•
RF – RS-232 port exclusively used for RF communications with a
Crestron TPS-RFGWX 2-Way RF Transceiver/Wireless Gateway.
Requires installation of the TPS-XTXRF Two-Way RF Transceiver
Module.
NOTE: When using the RF mode, the RS-232 port is used by the TPS-XTXRF.
Viewport communications over RS-232 are disabled. For more information on
configuring a touchpanel with an RF interface, refer to the latest revision of the
TPS-XTXRF Two-Way RF Transceiver Module Operations and Installation Guide
(Doc. 5844).
Crestron Isys™ TPS-5000
telestrator. For details, refer to the Telestrator Integration
Operations Guide - DOC. 5863A