Programming
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8.5" Black and White Touch Panels
System Send_Commands
System Send_Commands are stored in the Controller and direct the touch panel to perform various
operations.
System Send_Commands
ABEEP
Outputs one panel
beep even if the
beep value is set
to 0 in the Setup
page.
Syntax:
"’ABEEP’"
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’ABEEP’"
Beeps the panel.
ADBEEP
Outputs a double
beep even if the
double beep value
is set to 0 in the
Setup page.
Syntax:
"’ADBEEP’"
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’ADBEEP’"
Double beeps the panel.
AKEYB
Opens the touch
panel keyboard
and initializes the
text string entry.
The keyboard string is set to null during power-up and stored until power-down.
Syntax:
"’AKEYB-<text string>’"
Variable:
text string = 0 - 59 characters
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’AKEYB-TOUCH HERE’"
Opens the touch panel keyboard with TOUCH HERE in the display.
AKEYP
Opens the touch
panel keypad and
initializes the
number string
entry.
The keyboard string is set to null during power-up and stored until power-down.
Syntax:
"’AKEYP-<number string>’"
Variable:
number string = 0 - 9999
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’AKEYP-1988’"
Opens the touch panel keypad with 1988 in the display.
AKEYR
Closes/opens the
touch panel key-
board/pad.
Syntax:
"’AKEYR’"
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’AKEYR’"
Closes the keyboard/keypad opened using the
’AKEYB’, ’AKEYP’, or ’PKEYP’
commands.
BEEP
Gives an output of
one beep.
This beep command sounds one tone for a time length of 50 milliseconds.
Syntax:
"’BEEP’"
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’BEEP’"
Activates one beep tone. Beeps the panel if the Beep button is not set to 0.
The BEEP
command does not disable the beep after a QBEEP command.