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  • Page 1 Crestron TPMC-10 Isys i/O WiFi Touchpanel ™ Operations Guide...
  • Page 2 This document was prepared and written by the Technical Documentation department at: Crestron Electronics, Inc. 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647 1-888-CRESTRON All brand names, product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2005 Crestron Electronics, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Recommended Touchpanel Cleaning ................ 18 Programming Software ......................18 Earliest Version Software Requirements for the PC ..........18 Programming with the Crestron SystemBuilder (Future Release)......19 Programming with SIMPL Windows ................ 19 Programming with VT Pro-e ..................39 Native Fonts ......................39 Embedded Applications.....................

  • Page 5: Isys I/O ™ Wifi Touchpanel: Tpmc-10

    Ten-watt biamplified speakers, headphone output, WAV file and MP3 capability Far more than a mere tablet PC, the TPMC-10 touchpanel is designed to provide a powerful IP-based mobile control solution in a compact package that is easy to hold and intuitive to use. The ergonomic shape shifts effortlessly from tabletop to laptop use, featuring a sleek contoured base that rests comfortably across one leg.
  • Page 6 802.11b 802.11g NOTE: Part numbers can be found on the silver label affixed to each device Embedded PC Applications With a host of embedded applications, the TPMC-10 provides a truly integrated digital media asset management solution. Applications include: • ®...
  • Page 7 (Doc. 6309) for specific details. Optional Keyboard (TPMC-10-KB) The TPMC-10 includes a USB Type A port for an optional wired keyboard. With the wired keyboard connected, the touchpanel continues to respond to stylus actuation of the on-screen keyboard as well as all available functions of the wired keyboard.

  • Page 8: Specifications

    ™ Isys i/O WiFi Touchpanel Crestron TPMC-10 Specifications The following table provides a summary of specifications for the TPMC-10. ™ Specifications of the TPMC-10 Isys i/O WiFi Touchpanel SPECIFICATION DETAILS Power Requirement Battery Lithium Polymer 4S1P, 14.8 Volt, 2000 mAh...

  • Page 9: Physical Description

    Refer to “WiFi SETUP” on page 13 for details. The latest versions can be obtained from the Crestron website. Refer to NOTE after last footnote. Crestron 2-Series control systems include the AV2 and PRO2. Consult the latest Crestron Product Catalog for a complete list of 2-Series control systems that are Ethernet-enabled directly or via a C2ENET-1 or -2 Ethernet card.
  • Page 10 The mouse and keyboard can be plugged into either port. These ports are only used for the USB keyboard, mouse, or USB mass storage devices. Reset Pushbutton This pushbutton reboots the TPMC-10 system software. PCMCIA Card A Type II PCMCIA Card slot used for memory expansion up to 4GB or more, plus VT Pro-e project uploads.
  • Page 11 Power Pushbutton and LED The pushbutton is used to cycle the TPMC-10 between on and standby modes. The LED indicates the battery’s current status and charge level: •...
  • Page 12 “right-click” mouse function. The stylus supplied with your TPMC-10 is designed for your screen. The use of other pointers could damage the screen. Use the tether to attach the stylus to the touchpanel to prevent the stylus from being misplaced.

  • Page 13: Industry Compliance

    It takes the TPMC-10 about two hours to recharge while not in use, and about four hours while in use. A fully charged battery can provide up to four hours of use depending upon screen brightness setting and the use of optional PCMCIA card accessories.

  • Page 14: Replacing The Battery

    NOTE: The TPMC-10’s battery “trickle” charges when the external power supply is used to power the touchpanel. NOTE: If you are not using the TPMC-10 on a daily basis, store the unit by connecting the power supply. For extended storage, remove the battery completely.

  • Page 15: Setup Menu

    2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4 (refer to “Programmable Hard Pushbuttons” on page 7). SETUP MENU The SETUP MENU functions control the basic operation of the TPMC-10, such as setting stylus properties, screen calibration, screen brightness, and audio volume.
  • Page 16 Selecting the Brightness button displays the following window that allows you to adjust the display brightness. Brightness can be set from Min to Max (full brightness). A lower brightness setting extends battery life. ™ 12 • Isys i/O WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 Operations Guide - DOC. 6284B...
  • Page 17 The WiFi SETUP functions control the basic communication address assignment operations of the TPMC-10. WiFi Access Point Selecting the WiFi Access Point button displays the following window, which allows you to specify a wireless access point. ™ WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 • 13 Operations Guide – DOC. 6284B Isys i/O...
  • Page 18 Clicking the Automatically connect to non-preferred networks checkbox allows the system to automatically connect to all wireless access points. Select View Log to display the “Wireless Networking Log” window as shown in the following graphic. ™ 14 • Isys i/O WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 Operations Guide - DOC. 6284B...
  • Page 19 The IP Information tab displays the IP information of the TPMC-10. Selecting the Details button displays a screen that shows detailed information about the network connections. Selecting the Renew button causes the TPMC-10 to obtain a new address from the DHCP server.

  • Page 20: Typical System Configurations

    In either case, make sure the IP ID matches the IPID specified in the SIMPL program. (Refer to “WiFi SETUP” on page 13 for details.) Typical System Configurations The following diagram illustrates a basic configuration that connects a TPMC-10 WiFi touchpanel to a control system via a wireless access point (WAP). ™...
  • Page 21 To set up a WAP on the B-side of the C2ENET-2 dual-port Ethernet card, do the following: 1. Configure an IP address on port B (refer to the latest version of the Crestron C2ENET-1/-2 Operations and Installation Guide (Doc. 5962).

  • Page 22: General Use And Safety

    Crestron’s True Blue Support, log in at http://support.crestron.com. First-time users will need to establish a user account. You can create a program that allows you to set up the TPMC-10 to operate a Crestron control system using the Crestron programming tools: Crestron SystemBuilder and SIMPL Windows.

  • Page 23: Programming With The Crestron Systembuilder (Future Release)

    Windows environment. This section describes a sample SIMPL Windows program that includes a TPMC-10. Configuration Manager is where programmers “build” a Crestron control system by selecting hardware from the Device Library. In Configuration Manager, drag the MC2E from the Control Systems folder of the Device Library and drop it in the upper pane of the System Views.
  • Page 24 “Device Settings” window for the touchpanel. Select the IP Net Address tab to change the touchpanel, or to set the Default IP Address as shown on the next page. For more information on setting the IP ID of the TPMC-10, refer to “WiFi SETUP” which begins on page 13.
  • Page 25 The graphic after this paragraph shows the TPMC-10 symbol in the SIMPL Windows’ Programming Manager. Detail View of the TPMC-10 in SIMPL Windows’ Programming Manager Signal Types Signals interconnect the various devices and logic symbols that comprise a SIMPL program.
  • Page 26 These signals can be generated by incoming data on a COM port or by a symbol that has a serial output. The TPMC-10 supports up to 4000 serial inputs and outputs. By default, the input strings (<text-o1> through <text-o4000>) are "permanent,” meaning that the serial data will remain in memory for as long as the program is running.
  • Page 27 WiFi Touchpanel TPMC-10 Input/Output Signals The TPMC-10 symbol provides up to 4000 digital joins, analog joins, and serial joins. The programmer selects the signal types by clicking on the appropriate button at the top of the Symbol Detail view when programming the panel.
  • Page 28 Window the signal is low. Show/Hide (System High/1 (level sensitive) = Show window; Bar) Low/0 = Hide window (continued on next page) ™ 24 • Isys i/O WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 Operations Guide - DOC. 6284B...
  • Page 29 Plays the audio WAV file on the rising Play WAV edge of the input. Sound file (Audio Manager High/1 (rising edge) = Play WAV file; project join) Low/0 = No effect ™ WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 • 25 Operations Guide – DOC. 6284B Isys i/O...
  • Page 30 Mode Gauge, project. For example, if five modes are % Gauge, defined, there will be five valid values for Slider, that join. Timer (continued on next page) ™ 26 • Isys i/O WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 Operations Guide - DOC. 6284B...
  • Page 31 Sets the slider to the specified level. Analog Touch/ Valid analog values can be signed or Slider Feedback unsigned, depending on the selection Join made in VT Pro-e. (continued on next page) ™ WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 • 27 Operations Guide – DOC. 6284B Isys i/O...
  • Page 32 VT Feedback Gauge Pro-e. Join The indicator can represent signed or unsigned values, depending on the format selected in VT Pro-e. (continued on next page) ™ 28 • Isys i/O WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 Operations Guide - DOC. 6284B...
  • Page 33 Valid analog values can be signed or Feedback Timer unsigned, depending on the selection Join made in VT Pro-e. Unsigned values range from 0s to 65535s (18H:12M:15S). (continued on next page) ™ WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 • 29 Operations Guide – DOC. 6284B Isys i/O...
  • Page 34 Feedback Animation starting at 0d. Join (Animation can be controlled by Numeric Keypad and Oscillator symbols. Refer also to the Crestron module, Animator.cmc.) ™ 30 • Isys i/O WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 Operations Guide - DOC. 6284B...
  • Page 35 Sends a new file path and/or filename to the TPMC-10. Serial inputs: <text-o1> through If the application is not open, the TPMC-10 <text-o4000> will open the file when the Open/Close join for the application goes high. All serial inputs are permanent.
  • Page 36 VT Pro-e project. For example, if five modes are defined for the active state, there will be five valid values for that join. (continued on next page) ™ 32 • Isys i/O WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 Operations Guide - DOC. 6284B...
  • Page 37 Text Join (Analog description for Button. input) Text Indirect Text Join Sends text to the object's text field for display during run time (Serial input) (continued on next page) ™ WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 • 33 Operations Guide – DOC. 6284B Isys i/O...
  • Page 38 Sends text to the object's text field for display during run time. (Serial input) Analog State Join Digital Selects the mode (appearance) of the object—refer to and Mode Gauge description for Border. (Analog input) (continued on next page) ™ 34 • Isys i/O WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 Operations Guide - DOC. 6284B...
  • Page 39 Analog State Join Selects the mode (appearance) of the object—refer to Timer and Mode description for Border. (Analog input) (continued on next page) ™ WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 • 35 Operations Guide – DOC. 6284B Isys i/O...
  • Page 40 Animation Join (Analog (Animation can be controlled by Numeric Keypad and input) Oscillator symbols. Refer to the Crestron module, Animator.cmc.) Indicates that the embedded application is open. The signal remains high for as long as the application is open. Open/Close Join The signal will go low if the application is closed or minimized.
  • Page 41 0d and 1024d for Width; and 0d and 768d for Height. Setting both the Width and Height to 0d would hide the window. (continued on next page) ™ WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 • 37 Operations Guide – DOC. 6284B Isys i/O...
  • Page 42 (SIGNAL TYPE) Sends a new file path and/or filename to the TPMC-10. If the application is not open, the TPMC-10 will open the file when the Open/Close join for the application goes high. If the embedded application is already open, the new path and file name will not take effect until the application is closed and reopened.

  • Page 43: Programming With Vt Pro-E

    The latest version of VT Pro-e can be obtained from the Crestron website. Native Fonts The TPMC-10 includes a variety of native (built-in) fonts. These fonts are all anti- aliased via the hardware, and produce good results in a VT Pro-e project. (Refer to the following table.)

  • Page 44: Embedded Applications

    The embedded applications have the following features: • All embedded applications listed in the VT Pro-e ProjectView workspace are created by default for a new TPMC-10 project. • All applications are created at project-level – one instance per project. •...

  • Page 45: Defaults For Embedded Windows Applications

    The following diagram is an example of a basic SIMPL program that enables you to open/close an embedded application. The example program is discussed following the diagram. ™ WiFi Touchpanel: TPMC-10 • 41 Operations Guide – DOC. 6284B Isys i/O...

  • Page 46: System Bar Popup Window

    System Bar Popup Window Every VT Pro-e project for a TPMC-10 includes a System Bar popup window. The default System Bar includes a Signal Status gauge, assigned analog join 17517, a Signal Strength gauge, assigned analog join 17516;...

  • Page 47: Reserved Join Numbers

    The following tables provide lists of reserved join numbers for the TPMC-10 available within the VT Pro-e and/or SIMPL Windows software. Digital Reserved Join Numbers for TPMC-10...
  • Page 48 System_Display_Word_Viewer 17950 System_Display_Powerpoint_Viewer 17951 System_Display_Media_Player 17952 System_Display_Wordpad 17953 System_Display_Remote_Desktop 21705 System_Display_Calibration Reserved Join Numbers to Activate TPMC-10 Setup Windows WHERE EXPOSED JOIN FUNCTION NUMBER VTPro-e SIMPL 17202 Displays a window that indicates the current software version number 17236 Sends data to the system after being set by any...

  • Page 49: Example Program

    .vtz steps. NOTE: To perform a VT Pro-e project upload, power to the TPMC-10 must be from the provided power supply, either directly or via the docking station. 1. Verify that the touchpanel has been configured as described in “Configuring the Touchpanel”...
  • Page 50 Select Remote | TCP/IP | Connect from the Viewport menu. • Enter the IP address of the TPMC-10 in the “Crestron Viewport TCP/IP Connect” window, and click Connect. 4. As shown in the following graphic, select File Transfer | Send Touchpanel (alternatively, depress Alt+T) from the Viewport menu.

  • Page 51: Firmware Upgrade

    To upgrade the TPMC-10 firmware, complete the following steps. NOTE: To perform a firmware upgrade, power to the TPMC-10 must be from the provided power supply, either directly or via the docking station. 1. As shown below, select File Transfer | Update TPMC-10 Firmware from the Viewport menu.

  • Page 52: Problem Solving

    4. Press the reset pushbutton with the stylus to reboot the touchpanel. Problem Solving Troubleshooting The table below and continued on the next page provides corrective action for possible trouble situations. If further assistance is required, please contact a Crestron customer service representative. TPMC-10 Troubleshooting POSSIBLE...
  • Page 53 Download the latest version from the used. Crestron website. TPMC-10 is out of The TPMC-10 is out of range of the WAP or range or has poor is experiencing interference. Refer to the access to the WAP documentation for instructions on WAPs.

  • Page 54: Further Inquiries

    For assistance in your local time zone, refer to the Crestron website (http://www.crestron.com/) for a listing of Crestron worldwide offices. You can also log onto the online help section of the Crestron website to ask questions about Crestron products. First-time users will need to establish a user account to fully benefit from all available features.

  • Page 55: Software License Agreement

    This Agreement may only be modified by a writing signed by an authorized officer of Crestron. Updates may be licensed to You by Crestron with additional or different terms. This is the entire agreement between Crestron and You relating to the Software and it supersedes any prior representations, discussions, undertakings, communications or advertising relating to the Software.
  • Page 56 “applets” incorporated into the Software), the accompanying media and printed materials, and any copies of the Software are owned by Crestron or its suppliers. The Software is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Therefore, you must treat the Software like any other copyrighted material, subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

  • Page 57: Return And Warranty Policies

    CRESTRON shall not be liable to honor the terms of this warranty if the product has been used in any application other than that for which it was intended, or if it has been subjected to misuse, accidental damage, modification, or improper installation procedures.
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  • Page 60 Crestron Electronics, Inc. Operations Guide - DOC. 6284B 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647 01.05 Tel: 888.CRESTRON Fax: 201.767.7576 Specifications subject to www.crestron.com change without notice.

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