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  • Page 1 Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF 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. ©2004 Crestron Electronics, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    General Use and Safety ..................... 10 Recommended Touchpanel Cleaning ................ 10 Programming Software ......................11 Earliest Version Software Requirements for the PC ..........11 Programming with Crestron SystemBuilder.............. 12 Programming with SIMPL Windows ................ 12 Programming with VT Pro-e ..................15 Virtual Feedback ....................... 15 Optional Pushbuttons....................

  • Page 5: 1-Way Wireless Rf Touchpanel: St-1700C

    Customized graphic icons let users easily control any function. Included with the ST-1700C are a Crestron High Performance Rechargeable Battery Pack (ST-BTPN) and a Docking Station (ST-DSN) that docks the touchpanel and/or recharges the ST-BTPN. An external power pack (PW-1215 for domestic use or PWI-1215 for international use) is also provided to power the touchpanel.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    NOTE: Two options, 1700C-BTNB (black buttons) or 1700C-BTNS (silver buttons), can be purchased to provide custom engraved buttons for your touchpanel. Contact Crestron customer support for more information. Specifications Specifications for the ST-1700C are given in the following table.

  • Page 7: Physical Description

    Battery life is 180 minutes continuous usage with background lighting at full brightness. Actual operating time depends on usage and settings for background brightness and timeouts. The latest versions can be obtained from the Downloads | Software Updates section of the Crestron website (www.crestron.com). Refer to NOTE after last footnote.
  • Page 8 The battery compartment, located on the underside of the unit, holds one Crestron ST-BTPN, rechargeable power pack. There are also four rubber feet on the underside of the unit for stability and to prevent slippage. WARNING: To avoid shock hazard and possible damage to the unit, do not use touchpanel in rain or expose it to unnecessary moisture.

  • Page 9: Industry Compliance

    Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Industry Compliance As of the date of manufacture, this unit has been tested and found to comply with specifications for CE marking and standards per EMC and Radio Communications Compliance Labeling. NOTE: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to...

  • Page 10: Identity Codes

    Net ID of the unit must match the Net ID specified in the SIMPL Windows program. The Net ID is used when the touchpanel is wired directly to the control system ® during uploading a Crestron VisionTools Pro-e (VT Pro-e) project or upgrading the touchpanel firmware.

  • Page 11: Setup Menu

    Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Calibration Menu CALIBRATION MENU Calibration of the touchscreen is required if the active touch area of a button does not coincide with the button's image. Select the Touch Screen Calibration button to display the CALIBRATION MENU, shown to the left. The CALIBRATION MENU offers the choice to initiate calibration with the Perform Calibration button or return to the previous screen with the Return button.
  • Page 12 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C Select Interface SELECT INTERFACE The touchpanel communicates with a control system to activate commands or to display feedback from components within the system. The communication interface must be correctly specified or communication will not occur. To set communication parameters, first select the Interface button on the SETUP MENU to display the SELECT INTERFACE screen, shown to the left.
  • Page 13 Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel SCREEN SETTINGS - BRIGHTNESS Brightness From the SETUP MENU, press the Brightness button to open the SCREEN SETTINGS – BRIGHTNESS screen. The UP and DOWN buttons increase and decrease screen brightness, respectively. The display to the right of the buttons shows the relative brightness from 0% to 100%.

  • Page 14: General Use And Safety

    DIAGNOSTICS MENU The Diagnostics button from the MAIN MENU should only be used under supervision from a Crestron customer service representative during telephone support. Many options available from the DIAGNOSTICS MENU, shown to the left, are numeric in nature and their interpretation is beyond the scope of this manual.

  • Page 15: Programming Software

    Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) can be viewed in the Online Help section of the Crestron website (www.crestron.com). To post your own question or view questions you have submitted to Crestron’s True Blue Support, log in at http://www.crestron.com/accounts/login.asp. First-time users will need to establish a user account.

  • Page 16: Programming With Crestron Systembuilder

    It provides a well-designed graphical environment with a number of workspaces (i.e., windows) in which a programmer can select, configure, program, test, and monitor a Crestron control system. SIMPL Windows offers drag and drop ® functionality in a familiar Windows environment.
  • Page 17 Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Expanded PRO2 System Tree C2Net-Device Slot in Configuration Manager To incorporate a wireless RF touchpanel into the system, a gateway device is required. The C2Net-Device Slot can accept a gateway such as the CNRFGWA.
  • Page 18 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C “Device Settings” Window for the CNRFGWA NOTE: Recall that if the CNRFGWA is part of an ST-CP configuration, its Net ID is fixed at 02 and cannot be changed. Similarly, expand the system tree in the lower pane and double-click the ST-1700C icon to open the “Device Settings”...

  • Page 19: Programming With Vt Pro-E

    For additional software information, refer to the help file provided with the software. The latest version of VT Pro-e can be obtained from the Downloads | Software Updates section of the Crestron website (www.crestron.com). Virtual Feedback Programming a one-way RF touchpanel such as the ST-1700C requires consideration of “feedback."...
  • Page 20 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C feedback and to the control system program to properly process the signals, and to make sure that the state of the buttons on the panel and in the control system remain in sync. Button press feedback produces a change in appearance from the inactive state to the active state, or vice versa, as defined in the program.
  • Page 21 Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Interlock An interlock consists of a number of assigned buttons grouped together so that button selection is mutually exclusive within the group. This is an important feature when you wish to guarantee that button selection can only be made when all the other buttons of the group are or will be forced inactive.
  • Page 22 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C “Create Interlock” Window For new interlock groups, move the cursor over each button to be added and left- click to select it. (Notice that the cursor assumes the pointing hand shape when it is over the page.) If a button is inadvertently placed in the “Buttons:”...
  • Page 23 Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel “Feedback” Window VT Pro-e always generates the proper virtual feedback logic and appends it to the compiled VT Pro-e file for upload to the panel. However, you must add similar logic to the control system via SIMPL Windows.
  • Page 24 Because there is no way to communicate the state of the toggle button between the panel and the control system by using that single button, Crestron models a toggle on a one-way panel as a two-button interlock group. The button shown on the panel is the first button.

  • Page 25: Optional Pushbuttons

    Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel sequence, but the only information that is actually transmitted to the control system is the join number of the button that specifies the sequence. On the touchpanel, if timing is specified in the sequence, the button that specifies the sequence will appear active for the whole sequence;...

  • Page 26: Multibyte International Characters

    1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C Digital Reserved Join Numbers for ST-1700C Touchpanel JOIN NUMBER FUNCTION VALUE 17200 Power 17216 Brightness 17217 Brightness Down 17218 Brightness High 17219 Brightness Medium (Default) 17220 Brightness 17230 Standby 17231 Standby Timeout 17232 Standby Timeout...

  • Page 27: Uploading And Upgrading

    SIMPL Windows. In other words, you cannot enter Chinese character interspersed with numbers. You can enter Chinese characters or numbers in separate strings. Crestron is scheduling time to fix this in the near future and the release notes for SIMPL Windows will mention it.
  • Page 28 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C respective Operations Guide for the control system. These documents are available from the Downloads | Product Manuals section of the Crestron website (www.crestron.com). Refer to the following figure for a typical connection diagram when uploading files.
  • Page 29 At the PC, make sure that no programs accessing the COM port of the PC are running. 5. Open the Crestron Viewport. Either launch the stand-alone version of Viewport, or start SIMPL Windows or VT Pro-e, and from the menu bar, select Tools | Viewport.
  • Page 30 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C Accessing the “Port Settings” Window 7. Select the RS-232 connection type. Verify the available COM is selected. Verify that the baud rate is set to 115200 (PRO2 default), the parity is None, the data bits is Eight, the stop bits is One, XON/XOFF is not selected, and RTS/CTS is selected.

  • Page 31: Uploading A Vt Pro-E Project

    1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Uploading a VT Pro-e Project A compiled VT Pro-e file has VT Pro-e is a Windows compatible software package for creating Crestron touchpanel the extension .vtz. screen designs. Refer to “Programming with VT Pro-e” on page 15 for additional details.

  • Page 32: Firmware Upgrade

    PC and the control system. Firmware Upgrade A firmware upgrade file has the Firmware upgrade files can be downloaded from the updates section of the Crestron extension .csf. website (http://www.crestron.com/updates. To upgrade the ST-1700C firmware, complete the following steps.
  • Page 33 Crestron ST-1700C 1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel “Select Network ID” Window 4. As shown below, select the firmware (CSF) file and click Open. The transfer will complete automatically. Select CSF File 5. Disconnect the programming cable and the external power pack from the touchpanel.

  • Page 34: Problem Solving

    1-Way Wireless RF Touchpanel Crestron ST-1700C 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. ST-1700C Troubleshooting POSSIBLE TROUBLE...

  • Page 35: Further Inquiries

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

  • Page 36: Appendix: Installation Of Optional Pushbuttons

    As a further option, custom engraved black buttons (1700C-BTNB) or silver buttons (1700C-BTNS) can be designed and purchased via the Crestron Engraver software. Version 2.3.0.0 or later is available from the Downloads | Software Updates section of the Crestron website (www.crestron.com).

  • Page 37: 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 38 “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 39: 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.
  • Page 40 Crestron Electronics, Inc. Operations Guide – DOC. 6225A 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647 12.04 Tel: 888.CRESTRON Fax: 201.767.7576 Specifications subject to www.crestron.com change without notice.

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