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Installing the Touch Panel

Color Passive-Matrix LCD Touch Panels

Using the RS-232 connector for mouse control or data

The dual-function RS-232 (DB-9) connector supports most standard serial mouse
control devices and RS-232 communication protocols for PC data transmission. Refer
to the 

TPDOC Instruction Manual

 for data transmission information.

Figure 16 lists RS-232 (DB-9) connector specifications and  Figure 17 shows the RS-
232 (DB-9) connector and power supply wiring diagram.

RS-232 (DB-9) connector specifications

Pin

Signal

Function

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

N/A

RXD

TXD

DTR

GND

N/A

RTS

CTS

N/A

Not used

Receive data

Transmit data

Data terminal ready (not used)

Signal ground

Not used

Request to send (not used)

Clear to send (not used)

Not used

Use connector pins 2, 3, and 5 for data and ground. For some applications, you may
need to strap pins 7 (request to send) and 8 (clear to send) together depending on the
PC.

+ (PWR)

- (GND)

PWR (12 VDC) connector

12 VDC power supply

Touch panel, DB-9 connector

5 (GND)

2 (RXD)
3 (TXD)

Optional 7-to-8 pin strap

Mouse or PC, DB-9 connector

2 (RXD)

3 (TXD)

5 (GND)

Figure 16

RS-232 (DB-9) connector

specifications

Figure 17

RS-232 (DB-9) connector and

power supply wiring diagram

Summary of Contents for AXM-CP

Page 1: ...Color Passive Matrix LCD Touch Panels Firmware version G2 or lower Instruction Manual t a k e c o n t r o l...

Page 2: ...made by you for a third party This limitation of liability applies whether damages are sought or a claim is made under this warranty or as a tort claim including negligence and strict product liabili...

Page 3: ...r AXU CP PB and BB TP2 plasterboard 10 AXM CP or AXM CP PB rack mount 12 Wiring the Touch Panel 13 Guidelines 14 Preparing captive wires 14 Using AXlink for data and power 15 Using AXlink for data wit...

Page 4: ...es 35 Set the border 37 Set the channel code 37 Set the page flip 38 Set the button colors for channel off conditions 38 Add Text 39 Add text to a button 39 Create a Joystick 40 Add a joystick on a pa...

Page 5: ...ted setup 57 Show device 57 Bright contrast 58 Protected Setup Page 59 Open the Protected Setup Page 59 Protected Setup Page Buttons 60 Editor 60 Setup password 61 Auto assign 62 Mouse 62 Set device 6...

Page 6: ...87 Print 89 Page color 90 Icons Menu Options 91 Time 91 Date 92 E timer 92 16 char term 93 32 char term 93 Vertical graph 93 Icon feedback 96 Joystick 99 Drawings 102 Bright contrast 103 System Menu O...

Page 7: ...123 Replacing the Lithium Batteries 127 Overview 127 AXT CP 127 AXU CP AXU CP PB AXM CP and AXM CP PB 129 Memory Upgrade 131 Operation 131 AXT CP 131 AXU CP AXU CP PB AXM CP and AXM CP PB 132 Color G...

Page 8: ...vi Table of Contents Color Passive Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

Page 9: ...M CP and AXM CP PB The AXU CP PB and AXM CP PB touch panels can be equipped with up to 16 pushbuttons You can use TPDOC or TPDesign touch panel design programs to create custom pages with buttons icon...

Page 10: ...nel software RS 232 port communication Application The touch panels control a wide variety of equipment connected to the AXCESS Control System the RS 232 port or a combination of both Figure 2 shows a...

Page 11: ...ments associated with the touch panel operating system such as button types message and editor selection bars and keyboards Designing a Touch Panel Page Step by step instructions to create a touch pan...

Page 12: ...Introduction Color Passive Matrix LCD Touch Panels Technical Support Helpful hints you can use to check panel wiring correct a software program problem and the numbers to call for AMX technical suppor...

Page 13: ...panels Figure 3 shows a sample system application using an AXT CP and AXCESS Control System The PC shown in the illustration is optional and only used to upload or download touch panel pages and draw...

Page 14: ...CP PB with a low profile back box an AXU CP or AXU CP PB in the BB TP2 UniMount back box and AXM CP or AXM CP PB in an equipment rack AXU CP or AXU CP PB and low profile back box Mount the AXU CP or A...

Page 15: ...se slot on the touch panel s bezel and remove the engraved overlay 3 Place the touch panel into the cutout and mark the screw insert positions as shown in Figure 5 4 Remove the touch panel and drill f...

Page 16: ...external RS 232 device The touch panel will beep when you apply power AXU CP or AXU CP PB and BB TP2 solid surfaces Mount the AXU CP or AXU CP PB and BB TP2 Figure 6 into a solid surface Release slot...

Page 17: ...ve the BB TP2 and drill eight holes as shown in Figure 7 Then place 6 32 threaded inserts into the four holes marked B in the cutout dimensions illustration 6 Disconnect the AXlink connector from the...

Page 18: ...osure 12 Insert the engraved overlay back into the bezel 13 Connect the AXlink wiring to the AMX Control System and RS 232 wiring to the external RS 232 device The touch panel will beep when you apply...

Page 19: ...ve the engraved overlay 3 Lay the touch panel face down onto a soft cloth and remove the four screws from the low profile back box Remove the back box and discard 4 Place the BB TP2 into the cutout an...

Page 20: ...el to the BB TP2 with the 6 32 screws supplied with the enclosure 11 Insert the engraved overlay back into the bezel 12 Connect the AXlink wiring to the AMX Control System and RS 232 wiring to the ext...

Page 21: ...nnect the AXlink wiring to the AMX Control System and RS 232 wiring to the external RS 232 device The touch panel will beep when you apply power Wiring the Touch Panel The RS 232 AXlink and PWR power...

Page 22: ...l the touch panel farther away from the control system than recommended in Figure 13 connect an external 12 VDC power supply to the two pin PWR connector on the touch panel Preparing captive wires You...

Page 23: ...el and external 12 VDC power supply as shown in Figure 15 PWR AXM AXP GND PWR AXM AXP GND PWR GND AXlink connector Control system PWR 12 VDC connector 12 VDC power supply Use a 12 VDC power supply whe...

Page 24: ...9 connector specifications Pin Signal Function 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N A RXD TXD DTR GND N A RTS CTS N A Not used Receive data Transmit data Data terminal ready not used Signal ground Not used Request to...

Page 25: ...touch overlay as follows 1 Disconnect all connectors from the touch panel 2 Using a cotton cloth spray a small amount of cleaning solution consisting of 50 percent isopropyl alcohol and 50 percent wat...

Page 26: ...18 Installing the Touch Panel Color Passive Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

Page 27: ...an add objects like buttons bar graphs sliders and drawings to a touch panel page and then designate the control functions for each object The number of objects depends on the type and quantity of ext...

Page 28: ...which means there is a data response control system feedback when you touch the button General Buttons General buttons are part of the touch panel software program and cannot be changed You use the g...

Page 29: ...nu option for setup or installation operations The message bar instructs you to perform an operation Press EXIT to return to the Editor Bar The message portion is not active no feedback TOUCH BUTTON T...

Page 30: ...4 sets the baud rate for the RS 232 connector on the touch panel Button title Variable data BAUD 19 2 Up and down buttons Keypad buttons The keypad button opens a keypad Figure 25 to type a password o...

Page 31: ...down buttons to scroll through the list of page names The highlight bar marks the page name as you scroll through the list Press the ENTER button to designate the Go To page or Startup page Decision b...

Page 32: ...T U R N You use the keyboard during initial setup if you change the time out message or power up messages The keyboard also appears when you add new pages type text string output for RS 232 communicat...

Page 33: ...ges the keyboard to two additional pages of international characters for the character set font in use CHANGE FONT Opens the font page Figure 30 which contains five standard fonts four outline fonts a...

Page 34: ...up to 223 symbols Refer to the TPDOC Instruction Manual to download symbols into touch panel memory ABORT Closes the keyboard page without making any text or graphic character changes EXIT CHANGE Clos...

Page 35: ...Program Reference section to learn about all the operations you can use to design touch panel pages Activate the Editor Bar Before you can design a touch panel page you need to activate the Editor Ba...

Page 36: ...COMPARE DEVICE SHOW DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER 915 XXXX LCD TIMER 5 min BRIGHT CONTRAST 2 Press PROTECTED SETUP to open the password keypad shown in Figure 35 ADJUST ATTRIBUTES TO DESIRED LEVELS EXIT BEEP A...

Page 37: ...TO ASSIGN POWER UP PAGE LCD TIMER MESSAGE MOUSE BOTH MODE POWER UP MESSAGE PAGE TRACKING 38 4 SET DEVICE 128 LCD TIMEOUT BRIGHTNESS 4 4 Press EDITOR Figure 37 to enable editor mode Then press EXIT to...

Page 38: ...MAIN PAGE Editor Bar Create a Page You create touch panel pages using the Page menu option in the Editor Bar Add a page 1 Press PAGE on the Editor Bar to open the menu options shown in Figure 39 EXIT...

Page 39: ...CK BACK SPACE SHIFT SPACE SHIFT ALT DEL INTNL CHARS EXIT CHANGE ABORT CHANGE FONT R E T U R N 3 Type New Page Figure 41 using the keyboard The page name can be up to 20 letters NEW PAGE Q W E R T Y U...

Page 40: ...OPY RENAME DELETE GO TO PASSWD PG FLIP PRINT CURRENT PAGE IS MAIN PAGE PAGE COLOR 2 Touch the GO TO option to open the page list shown in Figure 43 NONE ENTER PREVIOUS MAIN PAGE NEW PAGE 3 Press the u...

Page 41: ...LUE T R A N S P A R E N T A B O R T 7 Select a page color The page automatically changes to the new color Create a Button You should be on NEW PAGE and the Editor Bar should be visible before you crea...

Page 42: ...ger horizontally across the screen and down to set the height and width of the button as shown in Figure 47 Width Height Touch Point 4 Press EXIT in the message bar to exit add mode Resize the button...

Page 43: ...resize the button as shown in Figure 50 Touch any edge and drag to resize 4 Press EXIT in the message bar to exit resize mode Button Attributes You can use the ATTRIBUTES option on the Editor Bar to...

Page 44: ...ULT 2 Press ATTRIBUTES and the button you added to open the Attributes page shown in Figure 52 BORDER VARIABLE TEXT NONE BRING BUTTON TO FRONT PAGE NONE STRING NONE FEEDBACK CHANNEL CHANNEL CODE NONE...

Page 45: ...shadow style The OFF and ON buttons in the Attributes page change to the shadow border Set the channel code 1 Press CHANNEL CODE in the Attributes page to open the channel code keypad Figure 54 1 2 3...

Page 46: ...ress BORDER in the SET COLOR CHANNEL OFF section of the Attributes page The color options shown in Figure 56 appear MICROSOFT MOUSE DARK MAGENTA DARK CYAN LIGHT GRAY MONEY GREEN SKY BLUE CREAM MEDIUM...

Page 47: ...message bar to exit attributes mode Add Text You can add text to buttons joysticks and bar graphs with the BUTTON option in the Editor Bar Add text to a button 1 Press BUTTON on the Editor Bar to ope...

Page 48: ...sage Change the size of the button or reduce the text string to clear the error message 5 Press EXIT CHANGE to close the keyboard and return to the current page 6 Press EXIT in the message bar to exit...

Page 49: ...E TIMER 16 CHAR TERM 32 CHAR TERM VERTICAL GRAPH ICON FEEDBACK JOY STICK DRAWINGS BRIGHT CONTR 2 Touch the JOYSTICK option to add a joystick when the message bar Figure 62 appears TOUCH TO ADD BUTTON...

Page 50: ...T TO DEFAULT Joystick 2 Touch ATTRIBUTES to set the joystick attributes when the message bar Figure 65 appears TOUCH BUTTON TO CHANGE ATTRIBUTES EXIT 3 Touch the joystick to open the Joystick Attribut...

Page 51: ...he level code in memory close the keypad and return to the Attributes page Set the joystick colors for channel off conditions 1 Press the BORDER button in the SET COLOR CHANNEL OFF section of the Attr...

Page 52: ...butes in memory and return to the current page 8 Press EXIT in the message bar to exit attributes mode Create a Bar Graph You can create a bar graph Figure 69 with the ICONS option in the Editor Bar B...

Page 53: ...E TIMER 16 CHAR TERM 32 CHAR TERM VERTICAL GRAPH ICON FEEDBACK JOY STICK DRAWINGS BRIGHT CONTR 2 Touch the VERTICAL GRAPH option to add a bar graph when the message bar Figure 71 appears TOUCH TO ADD...

Page 54: ...RENT PAGE IS NEW PAGE EXIT ADD MOVE COPY IMAGE DELETE RESIZE EDIT TEXT ATTRIBUTES SAVE PASTE PASTE SET TO DEFAULT Joystick Bar graph 2 Touch ATTRIBUTES to set the bar graph attributes when the message...

Page 55: ...the level code 1 Press LEVEL CODE in the Attributes page to open the level code keypad Figure 76 1 2 3 4 5 0 6 7 8 9 CLEAR ENTER 0 2 Type 8 in the keypad The AXCESS software program uses level codes 1...

Page 56: ...ss the FILL button to open the color options again 4 Press WHITE to set the fill color 5 Press the TEXT button to open the color options again 6 Press RED to set the text color The OFF button in the l...

Page 57: ...bar Figure 79 appears TOUCH BUTTON TO EDIT TEXT EXIT 4 Touch the MAIN PAGE button to open the keyboard shown in Figure 80 MAIN PAGE Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M CAP LOCK BACK SP...

Page 58: ...to flip between pages Close the Editor Bar After you finish designing touch panel pages you should close the Editor Bar Exit editor mode 1 Touch EXIT on the Editor Bar Figure 81 SETUP BUTTON PAGE ICON...

Page 59: ...and Editor Bar operations to create touch panel pages This section describes operations access flowcharts and button options Setup Page You can access the Setup page from the Main page Figure 83 that...

Page 60: ...ECTED SETUP DOUBLE BEEP COMPARE DEVICE SHOW DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER 915 XXXX LCD TIMER 5 min BRIGHT CONTRAST When you select the SETUP button it changes to a dark background The flowchart in Figure 85 sh...

Page 61: ...the up and down buttons to change the time that the timer screen stays on when there is no panel activity The minimum time setting is 1 minute and maximum is 150 minutes Serial number AXlink and vX XX...

Page 62: ...y and day month display YEAR Press the up and down buttons to set the year MONTH Press the up and down buttons to set the month DAY Press the up and down buttons to set the day HOUR Press the up and d...

Page 63: ...BLE BEEP Enabled Set the BEEP button described earlier to 0 to turn the double beep off Set background Press the SET BACKGROUND button to open the page shown in Figure 91 MICROSOFT MOUSE DARK MAGENTA...

Page 64: ...ROOM DEVICES NOT PROGRAMMED BUT PRESENT 3 RS232 422 5 IR SERIAL DATA MORE The page lists the devices and their programs that do not respond to the AXC EM Enhanced Master card in the AXCESS Control Sys...

Page 65: ...CD TIMER MESSAGE MOUSE BOTH MODE POWER UP MESSAGE PAGE TRACKING 38 4 SET DEVICE 128 LCD TIMEOUT BRIGHTNESS 4 Because there are so many operations associated with Protected Setup page buttons they are...

Page 66: ...tup page to open the page shown in Figure 95 MICROSOFT MOUSE DARK MAGENTA DARK CYAN LIGHT GRAY MONEY GREEN SKY BLUE CREAM MEDIUM GRAY DARK GRAY RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE MAGENTA CYAN WHITE BLACK DARK RED...

Page 67: ...active you do not have to type the password each time you press the PROTECTED SETUP button ADJUST ATTRIBUTES TO DESIRED LEVELS EXIT BEEP AXlink LCD TIMER 1 5 min v2 xx SET TIME AND DATE SET PROTECTED...

Page 68: ...system parameters Editor Press the EDITOR button to activate the Editor Bar The touch panel is in editor mode if the EDITOR button background is black with white text and off when the button backgrou...

Page 69: ...ET DOUBLE BEEP 0 SET TIME SET 1 2 3 4 5 0 6 1988 7 8 9 CLEAR ENTER The password number range is 1 through 9999 Do not use zero Do not change the Setup page password unless you are concerned about unau...

Page 70: ...white with black text Figure 102 AUTO ASSIGN AUTO ASSIGN On Off Mouse Press the MOUSE button to open the Mouse Options page shown in Figure 103 SET MOUSE ATTRIBUTES EXIT SPEED 5 MOUSE MICROSOFT MOUSE...

Page 71: ...l interface for a Microsoft mouse LOGITECH MOUSE Sets the mouse control interface for a Logitech mouse BORDER COLOR Opens the Color page shown in Figure 104 You can select a border color for the mouse...

Page 72: ...within the AXCESS Control System Devices connected to the control system must be assigned unique AXlink device numbers Do not use duplicate device numbers to avoid communication problems between the...

Page 73: ...Figure 107 ADJUST ATTRIBUTES TO DESIRED LEVELS EXIT BAUD SERIAL MASTER EDITOR DEVICE 128 SETUP PASSWORD PAGE PASSWORD AUTO ASSIGN POWER UP PAGE MOUSE BOTH MODE POWER UP MESSAGE MAIN PAGE NONE ENTER PR...

Page 74: ...AXlink data through the AXlink connector and RS 232 data through the RS 232 connector on the touch panel Calibrate Press the CALIBRATE button to open the decision box Figure 109 and reset the vertical...

Page 75: ...SYMBOL EDITOR button to open the Choose Symbol page shown in Figure 110 You can store up to 223 symbols in the symbol library Use the up and down buttons to browse through the symbol library Press one...

Page 76: ...for programming information CHOOSE SYMBOL Opens the Choose Symbol library and saves the current symbol RESTORE Restores a symbol back to its original shape CLEAR Deletes the symbol in the 32 x 32 grid...

Page 77: ...u select the color SELECT NEW COLOR Changes the current symbol to the color you select DIRECTIONAL BUTTONS Moves the current symbol up down right and left COLOR BOX Sets the symbol color and current c...

Page 78: ...RT CHANGE FONT R E T U R N DRAWING Opens the Drawing selection page shown in Figure 114 COMPANY LOGO NONE ENTER Up and down buttons Moves the highlight bar up and down ENTER Adds the drawing to the LC...

Page 79: ...board keys are CHANGE FONT ABORT and EXIT CHANGE CHANGE FONT Not functional for this operation ABORT Closes the keyboard and returns to the Protected Setup page EXIT CHANGE Sets the message in touch p...

Page 80: ...ch panel Page tracking is on when the button background is black with white text Figure 119 and off when the background is white with black text PAGE TRACKING PAGE TRACKING On Off Baud The BAUD button...

Page 81: ...rn to the Main page Figure 123 and the Editor Bar appears at the top of the page ADJUST ATTRIBUTES TO DESIRED LEVELS EXIT BAUD SYMBOL EDITOR SERIAL MASTER MODE EDITOR SET DEVICE 128 CALIBRATE SETUP PA...

Page 82: ...to create configure and revise buttons The message bar shown at the top default of the screen shows the page name Press EXIT to close the option s list Add Touch the ADD option and add a button when...

Page 83: ...the screen Press the EXIT button in the message bar to exit X 40 Y 312 TOUCH AND DRAG BUTTON EXIT Copy image Touch the COPY IMAGE option to copy a button when the message bar Figure 128 appears on th...

Page 84: ...Resize Touch the RESIZE option to resize a button when the message bar Figure 131 appears TOUCH AND DRAG BUTTON SIDE TO RESIZE EXIT Drag your finger horizontally across the screen and down to resize t...

Page 85: ...E T U R N Type the button text into the keyboard The text appears in the message box at the top of the keyboard If the text string exceeds the space in the button the touch panel generates an error m...

Page 86: ...n select based on the size of the button Fixed Symbols Opens the Fixed Symbols keyboard shown in Figure 136 Select one or more symbols for the button The touch panel limits the number of symbols you c...

Page 87: ...FILL TEXT CHANNEL ON SET COLOR VARIABLE TEXT NONE BORDER Opens the Border Options page Figure 138 so you can select a border style NONE NONE SINGLE WIDE DOUBLE WIDE NO BORDER SINGLE DIAMOND TRIPLE WID...

Page 88: ...ons on another page BRING BUTTON TO FRONT Changes the alignment position of two buttons This option stacks buttons for complex page arrangements PAGE Opens the page list Figure 139 PAGE 4 NONE ENTER P...

Page 89: ...form an operation Refer to the AXCESS Programming Guide for more information KEYBOARD Sets the STRING attribute to SPECIAL KEYBOARD The special keyboard option sends messages to the control system to...

Page 90: ...ys be the same as the CHANNEL ON color options in the Attributes page CHANNEL Sets the button border fill and text colors to match the CHANNEL ON color options in the Attributes page when the assigned...

Page 91: ...rs for the off condition ON Shows the current button colors for the on condition Save Touch the SAVE option and then a button to copy the button attributes into memory You can paste the button in the...

Page 92: ...s Add Touch the ADD option to add a new touch panel page and then the add page message to open the keyboard Figure 144 YOU MUST GIVE THE NEW PAGE A UNIQUE NAME UP TO 20 LETTERS TOUCH SCREEN TO CONTINU...

Page 93: ...TO 20 LETTERS TOUCH SCREEN TO CONTINUE PAGE 12 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M CAP LOCK BACK SPACE SHIFT SPACE SHIFT ALT DEL INTNL CHARS EXIT CHANGE ABORT CHANGE FONT R E T U R N T...

Page 94: ...the keyboard Special keyboard keys are CHANGE FONT ABORT and EXIT CHANGE CHANGE FONT Not functional for this option ABORT Closes the keyboard without renaming the page and returns to the current page...

Page 95: ...d press ENTER to go to that page Up and down buttons Moves the highlight bar up and down ENTER Resets the screen to the new page Passwd pg flip Press the PASSWD PG FLIP password page flip option and t...

Page 96: ...ANNEL OFF RED WHITE BLUE BORDER FILL TEXT CHANNEL ON SET COLOR Press PAGE to open the page list Figure 150 MAIN PAGE NONE ENTER PREVIOUS PAGE 1 PAGE 2 Move the highlight bar to the target page using t...

Page 97: ...ected page The password protected page will not open if you enter the wrong password Print Touch the PRINT option to open the decision box in Figure 152 YES NO PRESS YES FOR BUS TRANSFER PRESS NO FOR...

Page 98: ...e transfer and returns to the current page Page color Touch the PAGE COLOR option to open the page shown in Figure 154 MICROSOFT MOUSE DARK MAGENTA DARK CYAN LIGHT GRAY MONEY GREEN SKY BLUE CREAM MEDI...

Page 99: ...cks drawings and bright and contrast settings Choose the EXIT button to close the options list Time Touch the TIME option and the screen to add a time button to the current page The onboard clock in t...

Page 100: ...DATE 05 23 DATE 05 23 Small Large E timer Touch the E TIMER option and the screen to add an elapsed timer button Figure 158 to the current page E TIMER 9 59 59 RESET START You can use the elapsed tim...

Page 101: ...onger than 32 characters the touch panel scrolls the message across the window like a billboard You can have one character terminal message window per page Vertical graph Touch the VERTICAL GRAPH opti...

Page 102: ...Figure 160 SLIDER BAR GRAPH The feedback options are BAR GRAPH and SLIDER Feedback can be sent by the touch panel or external sources such as the AXCESS Control System or PC BAR GRAPH Sets the bar ico...

Page 103: ...il the control data input stops Then the control level on the icon returns to the default position and the external device returns to a default control position HORIZONTAL DISPLAY Sets the bar graph o...

Page 104: ...Sets the color to transparent ABORT Returns to the current page EXIT Closes the Attributes page and returns to the current page EXIT NO CHANGE Cancels the changes closes the Attributes page and return...

Page 105: ...E 2 SINGLE DOUBLE DIAMOND Determine the border style you want to use as they appear on the border style buttons The NO BORDER button hides the icon for graphic illustrations When you select the border...

Page 106: ...age shown in Figure 166 The touch panel can receive f eedback control signals from an AXCESS Control System or PC You can use the feedback option to designate how an icon appears on the touch panel Fe...

Page 107: ...RK GREEN DARK YELLOW DARK BLUE T R A N S P A R E N T A B O R T Set the border fill and text colors for off and on icon conditions TRANSPARENT Sets the color setting to transparent ABORT Returns to the...

Page 108: ...crosshair icon The channel code range is 1 through 255 Keep track of channel code settings to create duplicate icons with identical functions on other pages LEVEL CODE Opens the keypad to set the leve...

Page 109: ...CK Sets the icon to a four quadrant joystick button with a control stick When you move the control stick the touch panel sends feedback data to the control system and to the external device to perform...

Page 110: ...shapes to a page The drawings can include hidden buttons that activate areas in the drawing Drawings created externally with computer aided design CAD drawing packages can be saved as touch panel file...

Page 111: ...Y MONEY GREEN SKY BLUE CREAM MEDIUM GRAY DARK GRAY RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE MAGENTA CYAN WHITE BLACK DARK RED DARK GREEN DARK YELLOW DARK BLUE Then set the bright and contrast levels for the touch panel...

Page 112: ...em defaults Clear buttons Touch the CLEAR BUTTONS option to open the first decision box shown in Figure 175 YES NO PRESSING YES WILL DESTROY ALL SYSTEM DATA IN THE PANEL This option erases touch panel...

Page 113: ...s the drawing you select in the drawing list YES NO DO YOU WANT TO DELETE ONE OF THE DRAWINGS YES Opens the drawing list shown in Figure 178 NO Opens the decision box in Figure 179 WELCOME TO AMX NONE...

Page 114: ...ES Deletes all symbols stored in touch panel memory NO Closes the decision box Memory Touch the MEMORY option to open the message box in Figure 181 which shows the number of memory blocks available to...

Page 115: ...OR BUS TRANSFER PRESS NO FOR RS232 9 PIN D YES Sends the file to the PC over the AXlink connector on the touch panel and opens the decision box in Figure 185 NO Sends the file to the PC over the RS 23...

Page 116: ...187 NO Receives the PC file via the RS 232 connector on the touch panel and opens the decision box in Figure 187 YES NO THIS WILL DESTROY SOME PANEL DATA PRESS YES TO CONTINUE YES Receives the PC file...

Page 117: ...send the print file Refer to TPDOC Instruction Manual for more information YES Receives the PC file via the AXlink connector on the touch panel and opens the decision box in Figure 189 NO Receives th...

Page 118: ...1 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 22...

Page 119: ...229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 The map contains a 255 button matrix of variable text code numbers that are assigned to tou...

Page 120: ...ORDER FILL TEXT CHANNEL OFF RED WHITE BLUE BORDER FILL TEXT CHANNEL ON SET COLOR Set the border fill and text colors for channel off and channel on conditions If you add a new button on a page and use...

Page 121: ...BORDER SINGLE DIAMOND TRIPLE WIDE SINGLE RAISED DOUBLE RAISED SINGLE ROUNDED DOUBLE ROUNDED TRIPLE RAISED DOUBLE 3 SINGLE SHADOW NO SPECIAL BORDER DOUBLE 2 SINGLE DOUBLE DIAMOND Use NO BORDER to hide...

Page 122: ...GREEN YELLOW BLUE MAGENTA CYAN WHITE BLACK DARK RED DARK GREEN DARK YELLOW DARK BLUE T R A N S P A R E N T A B O R T Set the fill and text button colors for channel off and channel on conditions TRAN...

Page 123: ...operations System Send_Commands Command Description ABEEP Output 1 beep even if beep is off Example SEND_COMMAND TP ABEEP Beeps the panel even if the beep is set to 0 ADBEEP Output 2 beeps even if dou...

Page 124: ...xample SEND_COMMAND TP AKEYR Closes the keyboard or keypad opened using the AKEYB AKEYP or PKEYP commands BEEP Output 1 beep The Beep button in the Protected Setup page must be set to 1 through 10 for...

Page 125: ...ay The keyboard string is set to null during power up and is stored until power down Use the AKEYB command to automatically open a keyboard and display the text string text string 0 59 characters Exam...

Page 126: ...ng 0 9999 Example SEND_COMMAND TP PKEYP 1988 Displays the touch panel keypad with instead of 1988 RESET Clear panel status same as power up Data stored in memory is not cleared Example SEND_COMMAND TP...

Page 127: ...REATE_BUFFER TP1 TP1_BUF CREATE_BUFFER TP2 TP2_BUF DEFINE_PROGRAM IF LENGTH_STRING TP1_BUF IF FIND_STRING TP1_BUF PAGE 1 SEND_COMMAND TP2 TP1_BUF CLEAR_BUFFER TP1_BUF IF LENGTH_STRING TP2_BUF IF FIND_...

Page 128: ...buttons pages drawings and symbols Color Numbers Use the color numbers Figure 198 with the color Send_Commands to set object and page colors Color Numbers Color No Color No BLACK 0 MEDIUM_GRAY 11 DARK...

Page 129: ...FILL COLOR OFF BORDER COLOR ON BORDER COLOR OFF TEXT COLOR ON TEXT COLOR OFF Example SEND_COMMAND TP CALL1 16 19 13 13 19 16 Sets variable text button 1 to FILL COLOR ON BLUE FILL COLOR OFF WHITE BOR...

Page 130: ...lor variable text address 1 through 255 color_number see Figure 198 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CFOFF1 19 Sets the OFF feedback fill color to WHITE for variable text button 1 CFON variable text address co...

Page 131: ...the ON feedback text color to WHITE for variable text button 1 Variable Text Send_Commands Use variable text Send_Commands Figure 200 to set the borders fonts and text Variable Text Send_Commands Comm...

Page 132: ...pecified button number Font numbers are described below variable text address 1 through 255 font size 1 through 9 20 21 and 30 1 extra small 7 hollow large 2 small 8 hollow extra large 3 medium 9 shad...

Page 133: ...ON25 6 Changes the variable text button 25 border style to double rounded T variable text address new button text Shorthand version of TEXT command variable text address 1 through 255 new button text...

Page 134: ...126 AXCESS Programming Color Passive Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

Page 135: ...opy of the pages stored in the touch panel This will avoid any inadvertent loss of data or a service outage To replace the lithium batteries you will need a Phillips screwdriver and a non conducting f...

Page 136: ...ce it in the touch panel housing Do not insert the mounting screw 8 Plug the two pin power or AXlink connector back into the touch panel for approximately 1 minute Then remove connector from the panel...

Page 137: ...CP PB Remove the lithium batteries from the touch panel 1 Discharge the static electricity from your body by touching a grounded object 2 Insert a flat blade tool into the release slot on the touch pa...

Page 138: ...r or AXlink connector back into the rear side of the panel for approximately 1 minute Then remove the connector from the panel again 9 Flip the touch panel facedown onto a soft cloth and carefully rem...

Page 139: ...its socket AXT CP Figure 204 shows the location of the ICs on the AXT CP circuit card Install the 1 MB ICs into the touch panel 32 socket IC 1 and 2 1 Discharge the static electricity from your body b...

Page 140: ...he original position and place it in the touch panel housing Align the screw hole and insert the Phillips head screw and tighten 8 Place the bottom panel onto the touch panel and align the screw holes...

Page 141: ...Disconnect the connectors and remove the touch panel from the back box or equipment rack 5 Flip the touch panel facedown onto a soft cloth and carefully pry the 256K ICs out of the 32 socket connector...

Page 142: ...134 Memory Upgrade Color Passive Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

Page 143: ...ects on the pages are visible and easy to see The steps after the color options are additional guidelines to keep in mind MICROSOFT MOUSE DARK MAGENTA DARK CYAN LIGHT GRAY MONEY GREEN SKY BLUE CREAM M...

Page 144: ...d bad contrasts Bad contrast Good contrast 3 Do not use bright or intense colors for buttons that display for long periods of time The brighter the colors the more fatiguing to the eyes Limit the use...

Page 145: ...210 lists the specifications AXT CP specifications Panel dimensions HW LCD screen HW Base dimensions WD Adjustable display heights Weight Power Display type 7 0 x 9 1 17 78 cm x 23 11 cm 4 8 x 6 4 12...

Page 146: ...connector for PC data transmission or Logitech or Microsoft mouse control AXlink AXlink bus connector 4 pin male PWR 12 VDC power supply connector 2 pin male TiltScreen tabletop console black plastic...

Page 147: ...ix 256 color LCD 4 8 x 6 4 12 2 cm x 16 3 cm 640 x 480 pixels Standard 256 K Optional 1 MB RS232 DB 9 male connector for PC data transmission or Logitech or Microsoft mouse control AXlink AXlink bus c...

Page 148: ...r panel connectors 7 0 x 19 0 x 2 4 17 8 cm x 48 3 cm x 6 1 cm 5 3 x 6 1 13 5 cm x 15 5 cm 4 3 lbs 1 6 kg 12 VDC at 500 mA Passive matrix 256 color LCD 4 8 x 6 4 12 2 cm x 16 3 cm 640 x 480 pixels 32K...

Page 149: ...es included Optional accessories Software 19 48 2 cm UniMount metal with black matte finish four rack units high UniMount low profile back box AXlink bus connector 4 pin female Up to eight pushbuttons...

Page 150: ...142 Specifications Color Passive Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

Page 151: ...er and cable connections and the integrity of your software operating system Reload the software to see if something in the program is causing the problem If the problem is not resolved reload the pro...

Page 152: ...144 Technical Support Color Passive Matrix LCD Touch Panels...

Page 153: ...DBEEP 116 ETIM PAUSE 117 ETIM RESET 117 ETIM START 117 FONT 124 ICON 125 KEYB 117 KEYP 117 PAGE 118 PKEYP 118 RESET 118 SETUP 118 SLEEP 118 TEXT 125 TPAGEOFF 118 TPAGEON 119 WAKE 120 ZAP 120 AXlink a...

Page 154: ...enu Options 91 16 char term 93 32 char term 93 Bright contrast 103 Date 92 Drawings 102 E timer 92 Icon feedback 96 Joystick 99 Time 91 Vertical graph 93 Information button 22 Installing the Touch Pan...

Page 155: ...et the channel code 37 Set the joystick attributes 42 Set the joystick colors for channel off conditions 43 Set the level code 43 47 Set the page color 32 Set the page flip 38 Set time and date 54 Set...

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