panja Black/White LCD Instruction Manual

Black/white lcd mini-touch panels (firmware version g3 or higher)
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Black/White LCD
Mini-Touch Panels
(Firmware version G3 or higher)
5 .5 " M in i- Tou c h Pa n e l s a n d A c c e s s o rie s

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  • Page 1 Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels (Firmware version G3 or higher) 5 .5 ” M in i- Tou c h Pa n e l s a n d A c c e s s o rie s...
  • Page 2 Panja Inc. 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. Panja Inc. is not liable for any claim made by a third party or made by you for a third party.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Setting the button colors for channel-off conditions ............... 18 Adding text, icons, and bitmaps to a button ................18 Using TPDesign3 to Download Bitmaps, Icons, and Fonts..........19 Creating a Bargraph and Joystick ................... 19 Adding a bargraph or joystick button\..................20 Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 4 AXT-MLC EPROM Replacement ..................39 AXM-MLC (/PB) and AXD-MLC (/PB) EPROM Replacement......... 40 Replacing the Batteries ..................43 AXT-MLC (/PB) Battery Replacement................43 AXM-MLC (/PB) and AXD-MLC (/PB) Battery Replacement .......... 44 AXW-MLC (/PB) Battery Replacement ................44 Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 5: Product Information

    Using the TPDesign3 Touch Panel design program, you create custom pages with buttons, icons, sliders, bargraphs, time displays, logos, and drawings. The table below lists the Mini-Black/White LCD touch panel types and product names. Mini-Black/White LCD Touch Panel Types and Product Names...
  • Page 6: Cleaning The Touch Overlay

    • UniMount Back Box (BB-MTP) and sub-plate bezel security plates Cleaning the Touch Overlay You should clean the touch screen overlay after each day’s use. Always use clean cotton cloths, and a spray bottle of cleaning solution consisting of 50% isopropyl alcohol and 50% water. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 7: Installation

    4. Remove the touch panel and drill four #6-32 insert holes. Then, place a threaded insert into each hole. 5. Disconnect the AXlink connector from the Central Controller. 6. Fasten the low-profile Back Box to the surface using the #6-32 machine screws supplied with the enclosure. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 8 4. Place the BB-MTP into the cutout and mark the threaded insert positions, as shown in FIG. 3. 5. Remove the BB-MTP and drill holes (A and B) for the panel (FIG. 3). Then, place #6-32 threaded inserts into the four holes marked ’B’ in the cutout dimensions illustration. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 9 13. Remove the backing from the adhesive tape strips on the touch panel; press the engraved overlay onto the faceplate. Once attached to the faceplate, the security screws cannot be replaced without removing the overlay. 14. Reconnect the AXlink wiring to the Central Controller. The touch panel will beep on power- Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 10: Installing Touch Panels And A Bb-Mtp Back Box (Plasterboard)

    Expansion clip AXD-MLC/PB faceplate Engraved overlay FIG. 4 AXD-MLC/PB and BB-MTP Back Box (plasterboard) 1. Cut out the surface using the dimensions shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 5 Decor-style (AXD) and BB-MTP cutout dimensions for plasterboard Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 11: Rack-Mount Panel (Axm-Mlc/Pb)

    2. Disconnect the AXlink connector from the Central Controller that supplies power and data to the AXW-MLC (/PB). 3. Connect the mini-XLR connector to the AXW-MLC (/PB). Refer to the Wiring the Mini-Touch Panels for more information. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 12: Wiring The Mini-Touch Panels

    FIG. 7 AXD-MLC (/PB) and AXM-MLC (/PB) (top view) FIG. 8 shows the AXlink connector on the AXW-MLC (/PB) mini-touch panel’s circuit card. AXlink connector Touch overlay ribbon cable Backlight connector connector FIG. 8 AXW-MLC (/PB) circuit card connectors and ribbon cable Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 13: Preparing Captive Wires

    Connect the Central Controller’s AXlink connector to the mini-XLR connector (male) on the rear panel of the TiltScreen and wood enclosure mini-touch panels for data and 12 VDC power, as shown in FIG. 9. 4-pin mini-XLR connector GND- PWR+ GND- Control system PWR+ FIG. 9 Mini-XLR connector wiring diagram Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 14: Using The Axlink Mini-Xlr Connector And External 12 Vdc Power Supply (Axt-Mlc And Axw-Mlc)

    12 VDC power supply, as shown in FIG. 12. 12 VDC power supply PWR (+) GND (-) PWR (+) PWR (+) Central Controller GND (-) GND (-) AXlink connector on the touch panel FIG. 12 AXlink and external 12 VDC power supply wiring diagram Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 15 Wiring Guidelines table. Make sure to connect only the GND wire on the AXlink connector when using a 12 VDC power supply. Do not connect the PWR wire to the AXlink connector’s PWR (+) terminal. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 16 Installation Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 17: Designing Touch Panel Pages

    The keypad button opens a keypad so you can enter a password or value assignment. All keypad buttons are interactive except for the entry display. Decision buttons Decision buttons appear when an operation has two options and requires you to verify the action before it is performed. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 18: Activating Edit Mode

    2. Press PROTECTED SETUP to open the keypad. 3. Enter 1988 (default password) in the keypad and press ENTER to open Protected Setup page. If you press ENTER after typing an incorrect password, you are immediately returned to the previous page. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 19 7. Press EDIT to open the Edit bar. The BUTTON and PAGE options, in the Edit bar, (FIG. 16) are used to design and modify button and page settings. Edit bar FIG. 4 Main page with Edit bar Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 20: Setting The Device Base

    The first touch point is the upper-left corner of the button. Resizing a button 1. Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu. 2. Press RESIZE. Then, touch any edge of the button and drag. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 21: Defining On-Screen And External Button Properties

    The channel code for non-active buttons is 0. 5. Press ENTER to save the channel number, close the keypad, and return to the Button Properties page. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 22: Setting The Variable Text Code

    Adding text, icons, and bitmaps to a button 1. Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu. 2. Press TEXT/IMAGE to add text to the button. The TEXT/IMAGE operation bar appears. 3. Press any button to open the Text/Image page. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 23: Using Tpdesign3 To Download Bitmaps, Icons, And Fonts

    Joysticks are vertical and horizontal direction controllers you can use for camera for pan and tilt control. Before you start, make sure to connect the touch panel to your Controller; otherwise, the joystick may not work properly. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 24: Adding A Bargraph Or Joystick Button

    5. Enter a number 1 – 8. Each device can have from 1 – 8 levels except for joysticks, where the range is 1 – 7. 6. Press ENTER to save, close the keypad, and return to the Button Properties page. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 25: Programming

    SEND_COMMAND TP,"’AKEYP-1988’" Opens the touch panel keypad with 1988 in the display. AKEYR Syntax: Closes/opens the "’AKEYR’" touch panel key- Example: board/pad. SEND_COMMAND TP,"’AKEYR’" Closes the keyboard/keypad opened using the ’AKEYB’, ’AKEYP’, and ’PKEYP’ com- mands. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 26 This command only works if the Double Beep value in the Protected Setup page is set to Gives a double beep output. Syntax: "’DBEEP’" Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"’DBEEP’" Double beeps the panel. MOUSE Syntax: Turns on the "’MOUSE’" Microsoft Serial Example: Mouse. SEND_COMMAND TP,"’MOUSE’" Activates the Microsoft Serial Mouse. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 27 (same as Example: power up). Saved SEND_COMMAND TP,"’RESET’" data is not cleared. Resets the touch panel. SETUP Syntax: Goes to the Setup "’SETUP’" page. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP, "’SETUP’" Flips the touch panel to the Setup page. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 28 TPAGEON Syntax: Activates page "’TPAGEON’" tracking. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,’TPAGEON’ DEFINE_DEVICE TP1 = 128 (*Panja Touch Panel*) TP2 = 129 (*Panja Touch Panel*) DEFINE_VARIABLE TP1_BUFFER[100] (*Buffer for TP1*) TP2_BUFFER[100] (*Buffer for TP2*) TRASH[50] (*For Parsing Above*) DEFINE_START CREATE_BUFFER TP1,TP1_BUFFER CREATE_BUFFER TP2,TP2_BUFFER SEND_COMMAND TP1,’TPAGEON’...
  • Page 29 Clears all memory and erases all buttons, pages, drawings, and symbols. symbols. Only use the ZAP! command to erase all the saved data in the touch panel; data cannot be recovered after it is erased. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 30: Programming Numbers

    3-dimensional round 1 Triple line 3-dimensional round 2 Single rounded 3-dimensional neon 1 Double rounded 3-dimensional neon 2 Single raised 3-dimensional neon blue Double raised 3-dimensional neon green Triple raised Single diamond Double-line two single Double diamond Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 31: Shorthand Send Commands

    Shorthand Send Commands The shorthand commands operate control equipment just like standard Send_Commands still used in a wide variety of Panja products. However, shorthand commands are smaller byte-for-byte, and thus are processed more efficiently. The table below lists the shorthand Send_Commands you can use with the black/white touch panels.
  • Page 32 The touch panel returns its MS-DOS file name in a string. @IDP Syntax: Queries the touch "’@IDP’" panel to return a Example: string with the SEND_COMMAND TP,"’@IDP’" TPDesign3 project name. The touch panel returns a string that contains its TPDesign3 project name. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 33 = Popup page name page name = Page name Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"’@PPN-Laser Disc 2 Transport Control; Laser Disc Control Page’" Activates the Laser Disc 2 Transport Control popup page on the Laser Disc Control Page. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 34 @SWK Syntax: Changes the "’@SWK-<string>’" Wakeup string Variables: sent to the Con- string = alphanumeric characters troller when the touch panel is Example: activated. SEND_COMMAND TP,"’@SWK-Touch Panel Activated’" Sends Touch Panel Activated to the Central Controller. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 35: Color Send_Commands

    = 1 - 255 color. color number = See the Colors and Programming Numbers table on page 26. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"’CBON1-87’" Sets the ON feedback border color to Black for variable text button 1. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 36 = 1 - 255 color. color number = See the Colors and Programming Numbers table on page 26. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"’CTON1-72’" Sets the ON feedback text color to White for variable text button 1. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 37: Variable Text Send_Commands

    ’ FONT ’ Variables: command. variable text address = 1 - 255 font size = See the Font Styles and Programming Numbers table on page 26. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"’!F’,1,6" Changes variable text button one font to hollow medium. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 38 = 1 - 255 button text = Enter button text to appear on button Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"’TEXT2-VCR|PLAY’" Sets the VCR and PLAY text on variable button 2. The | character places VCR above PLAY on the button. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 39: Shorthand Variable Text Commands

    Adds a bitmap file to a button. Syntax: "’@BMP’,<variable text address>,’<bitmap>’" Variables: variable text address = 1 - 255 bitmap = Bitmap Example: SEND_COMMAND TP, "’@BMP’,85,’Bitmap1’" Adds the Bitmap1 file to button 85. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 40 Sets the text on button 56 to variable font style 32. @ICO Syntax: Assigns an icon to "’@ICO’,<variable text address>,<icon>" a button. Variables: variable text address = 1 - 255 icon file number = 1 - 255 Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"’@ICO’,16,12" Adds icon 12 on button 16. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 41 = 1 - 255 button text = Enter button text to appear on button. Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"’@TXT’,2,’VCR|PLAY’" Sets the VCR and PLAY text on variable button 2. The | character places VCR above PLAY on the button. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 42: Button String Commands

    Sets the idle time Syntax: to activate sleep "’$ST<sleep timeout>’" mode for a touch Variables: panel in 1-minute increments. sleep timeout = 1 (Off) - 120 (minutes) Example: "’$ST 5’" Sets the touch panel’s sleep time to 5 minutes. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 43: Upgrading The Firmware

    Upgrading the Firmware Upgrading the Firmware In order to upgrade the firmware in the panel, you can either return the panel to Panja or replace the necessary EPROM chips yourself. Standard memory on the G3 boards for the MLC series of touch panels is 128 KB of base memory.
  • Page 44: Axm-Mlc (/Pb) And Axd-Mlc (/Pb) Eprom Replacement

    7. Gently pry the EPROM from their connection base until it begins to loosen. Carefully pull the chip out by either using a EPROM removal device or by gently pulling it from the base (making sure to evenly pull the prongs from the socket holes). Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 45 12. Replace the housing on the touch panel and align the screw holes. Insert the seven Phillips- head screws and tighten. 13. Plug all connectors back into the touch panel. 14. Re-install the unit to its appropriate mounting surface. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 46 Upgrading the Firmware Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 47: Replacing The Batteries

    6. Rotate the circuit card back to the original position and place it in the touch panel housing. Do not insert any of the mounting screws. 7. Plug the mini-XLR AXlink connector back into the touch panel for approximately 1 minute. Then, remove the connector from the panel again. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 48: Axm-Mlc (/Pb) And Axd-Mlc (/Pb) Battery Replacement

    1. Discharge the static electricity from your body by touching a grounded object. 2. Disconnect the mini-XLR connector from the AXW-MLC (/PB). 3. Flip the AXW-MLC (/PB) facedown onto a soft cloth, remove the six panel screws, and remove the bottom panel. Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
  • Page 49 13. Repeat steps 6 through 10 for the second battery. Then, insert the four mounting screws into the circuit card and tighten. 14. Place the bottom panel onto the AXW-MLC (/PB) and insert the six mounting screws and tighten. 15. Connect the mini-XLR connector to the AXW-MLC (/PB). Black/White LCD Mini-Touch Panels...
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