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  • Page 1 AL529BT Display AL529BT USER MANUAL USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 APOGEE LABS, Inc. warrants its products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 18 months from the date of shipment to the original purchaser. APOGEE LABS Inc. obligation for any defect shall be limited to repair or replacement at our discretion of defective equipment.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    MODEL AL529BT TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION.......................5 1.1 O ....................................5 VERVIEW CHAPTER 2 : SPECIFICATIONS......................5 2.1 M & E ............................5 ECHANICAL NVIRONMENTAL 2.2 D ..............................5 ISPLAY HARACTERISTICS 2.3 S ....................................5 OFTWARE CHAPTER 3 : USER INTERFACE......................6 3.1 T .............................6...
  • Page 4 MODEL AL529BT TABLE OF FIGURES INDEX OF TABLES TABLE OF APPENDIXES...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 : Introduction

    CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW The AL529BT is a product which consists of custom Apogee Labs software that operates on a Panasonic Toughpad® FZ-G1 ten inch tablet, which is docked in an appropriate desktop cradle. This document ex- plains the operation of the AL529BT display and provides information regarding the various user interface screens and software operation.

  • Page 6: Chapter 3 : User Interface

    3.1 TOUCHSCREEN USER INTERFACE The AL529BT has an active touchscreen interface, which is used to control the device via a menu system. To access the menu system, press and release the A1 button on the front panel. This will bring up the main menu overlay appears as shown in the figure below.
  • Page 7 MODEL AL529BT If the optional ODP.txt file is located in the display's ftp server's pub directory, there will be an extra button displayed on the bottom right of the page, named USER PARAMETERS. This button is shows in the follow- ing figure.

  • Page 8: Menu Buttons And

    MODEL AL529BT 3.2 MENU BUTTONS AND PAGES 3.2.1 IP CONFIG Page Pressing the IP CONFIG button from the main menu will bring up the following page that can be used to configure the network configuration parameters for the device. Figure 3: IP Configuration Page When this page first loads, it displays the current network configuration.
  • Page 9 MODEL AL529BT To change the IP ADDRESS, NETMASK, or GATEWAY values, press the value display area for the field that you wish the change, and a keypad page will pop-up to let you make changes. Here is the screen that is...
  • Page 10 MODEL AL529BT If you wish to obtain your IP address from a DHCP server, instead of using a static IP address, press the DHCP button that is located on the bottom right of the page. The system will then change into DHCP mode, and display a status message that it is waiting for an IP address from the DHCP server.

  • Page 11: Reset Holds Button

    MODEL AL529BT The AL529BT can use either the Ethernet port that is built into the docking station, or the Ethernet port that is built into the top of the Toughpad FZ-G1 itself. The AL529BT defaults to using the docking station port.

  • Page 12: Bp Page

    MODEL AL529BT 3.2.3 BP Page Pressing the BP button from the main menu will bring you to the Barometric Pressure Adjustment page. This page which lets you adjust the global barometric pressure value that will be used in the system.

  • Page 13: Misc Setup Page

    The selected brightness value will be applied immediately, and also saved to the system, in order for the value to be restored upon power up. Pressing the SCREEN CAL button will close the Apogee Labs gauge display software, then launch an exter- nal touchscreen calibration program. When the calibration process is complete, the system will restart.

  • Page 14: Ch10 Status Page

    MODEL AL529BT 3.2.5 CH10 STATUS Page Pressing the CH10 STATUS button from the main menu will bring you to a page which displays several items from the TMATS file associated with the currently active page file. These items are: bits per word, word per frame, frame sync pattern length, frame sync pattern, and the currently active TMATS filename.

  • Page 15: Versions Page

    MODEL AL529BT 3.2.6 VERSIONS Page Pressing the VERSIONS button from the main menu will bring up a page which displays the system software component version information. Figure 10: Versions Page Pressing the EXIT button will exit the menu system.

  • Page 16: Hidden System Info Page

    MODEL AL529BT 3.2.7 Hidden SYSTEM INFO page While the VERSIONS menu page is being displayed, pressing the bottom right side of the screen (across from the EXIT button) will bring up a hidden menu page named SYSTEM INFO. This page displays any avail- able extra information about the current system.

  • Page 17: Loaded Files Page

    MODEL AL529BT 3.2.8 LOADED FILES Page Pressing the FILES button from the main menu will bring up a page which displays the gauge page files which are currently loaded onto the system. Figure 12: Loaded Files Page The box located in the center of the page will list all of the page files that are currently loaded onto your system.

  • Page 18: Chapter 4 : Front Panel Operations

    4.1 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW When the AL529BT powers on, the list of page files on the device is sorted alphabetically, and then the first page is loaded and displayed. This page will actively respond to the configured inputs and display the requested values.

  • Page 19: Touchscreen Operation

    MODEL AL529BT 4.1.2 Touchscreen Operation There are currently two touchscreen operations for the AL529BT: If you have a page file loaded that doesn't use the entire available screen resolution, pressing and holding the left-bottom area of the screen will bring up the System Menu overlay.

  • Page 20: User Parameters Page

    4.1.3 User Parameters Page If the optional ODP.txt file is located in the ftp’s pub directory, the AL529BT software has a USER PARAMETERS page which can be brought up by pressing the A2 button on the front of the displaym or from the USER PARAMETERS button on the menu system.
  • Page 21 MODEL AL529BT When the user presses on one of the value boxes, the page will change to a data entry screen, where you can modify the value for a parameter. Here is an example of editing the value for the first parameter: Figure 15: Editing First User Parameter When the user changes a value on the User Parameter page, the ODP.txt file will be updated with the new...

  • Page 22: Chapter 5 : Page Layout Application

    The Gauge Setup application allows the user to transfer configured page files directly to the AL529BT. For Chapter 10 data streams, the setup application also transfers the associated TMATS file to the AL529BT.

  • Page 23: Manual Page File Transfer

    Gauge page files created by the Apogee Labs Gauge Setup software can also be manually transferred onto the AL529BT by using its FTP server, but transferring files this manner does not perform all of the depen- dency checking that is done when transferring files via the Gauge Setup application, and you need to also manually transfer any TMATS files and libraries.

  • Page 24: Chapter 6 : Ftp Server

    Figure 17: FTP Server Directory Structure 6.1.1 Pub Directory The pub directory contains the folders necessary for the AL529BT to operate. There is one file contained in the pub directory at all times: INI.txt There is an optional file named ODP.txt which can also be in this directory. This file contains the names and values of Operator Defined Parameters which can have their value set on the USER PARAMETERS page.

  • Page 25: Pages Directory

    The user defined functions library file in this directory is only necessary if the user has built gauge pages that use derived parameters as inputs to a gauge. For more information on user defined functions and de- rived parameters see the user manual for the Apogee Labs Gauge Setup application.

  • Page 26: Software Update

    6.2 SOFTWARE UPDATE In the event that a software update is required for the AL529BT, the user will ftp an Apogee Labs supplied update file to the AL529BT in binary mode, placing it into the pub folder. After the file transfer is com- plete, the unit will automatically reboot, sometimes more than once depending upon the type of update.

  • Page 27: Chapter 7 : Hardware

    CHAPTER 7 : HARDWARE 7.1 DESKTOP CRADLE CONNECTORS The Toughpad desktop cradle has several connectors on it. For use with the AL529BT, only the power con- nector and Ethernet connector are used. Connect the power supply cable to the desktop cradle’s power connector, and insert an active Ethernet cable into the Ethernet jack.
  • Page 28 To change the Ethernet settings of the AL529BT via FTP, create an INI.txt file with the information that you wish to use, and FTP it to the AL529BT, placing it into the pub directory. The AL529BT will use those set- tings upon its next restart.
  • Page 29 Setting the value to 0 disables this functionality. The default value for this parameter is 1000 Any line starting with a pound sign (#) is considered to be a comment. Any lines or parameters not used by the AL529BT are left in the undisturbed in the INI.txt file when the ap- plication saves it.
  • Page 30 MODEL AL529BT APPENDIX 2 ODP.TXT DEFINITION The ODP.txt file contained in the pub directory of the AL529BT’s ftp server is a flat text file that controls which Operator Defined Parameters appear on the USER PARAMETERS page, and in the optional broadcast stream.
  • Page 31 MODEL AL529BT APPENDIX 3 BROADCAST STREAM DEFINITION The following table shows the packet definition of the broadcast stream. The Message Type field is a 16bit word which specifies the type of broadcast packet being sent. The Message Counter field is also a 16bit word that increments with each packet sent.

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