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instruction manual

Camera Control Systems

AXP-PLV

PosiTrack Pilot Video Camera Controller
(Firmware version G3)

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Page 1: ...instruction manual Camera Control Systems AXP PLV PosiTrack Pilot Video Camera Controller Firmware version G3 ...

Page 2: ... liability applies whether damages are sought or a claim is made under this warranty or as a tort claim including negligence and strict product liability a contract claim or any other claim This limitation of liability cannot be waived or amended by any person This limitation of liability will be effective even if AMX Corporation or an authorized representative of AMX Corporation has been advised ...

Page 3: ...Pages 9 Buttons 9 Activating Edit Mode 10 Setting the Device Base 12 Setting the Device Used 12 Adding a Page 12 Setting the page color 13 Adding a Button 13 Resizing a button 13 Defining On Screen and External Button Properties 13 Setting the channel code 14 Setting the variable text code 14 Setting the page flip 14 Setting the button colors for channel off conditions 15 Adding text icons and bit...

Page 4: ...s 32 Variable Text Send_Commands 34 Shorthand Variable Text Commands 36 Button String Commands 39 Upgrading The Firmware 41 PosiTrack Pilot FG to TSK file relation 41 Upgrading the Firmware Using NetLinx Studio 42 Upgrading Firmware through a COM port 42 Upgrading the Firmware through an IP Address 44 Upgrading the Firmware Using SoftROM 47 Configuration 47 Downloading the Firmware 48 ...

Page 5: ...ditional dual axis proportional speed joystick camera controls with an integrated Color Active Mini Touch Panel to give you graphic touch control and on screen video monitoring with video input for NTSC PAL Specifications FIG 1 and FIG 2 show the dimensions for the front and side of the AXP PLV Specifications Dimensions HWD 4 97 including joysticks x 17 67 x 8 39 12 61 cm x 44 89 cm x 21 30 cm Wei...

Page 6: ...t panel components FIG 4 gives a description of the side and rear components FIG 2 AXP PLV side panel dimensions FIG 3 AXP PLV front panel component descriptions FIG 4 AXP PLV side and rear component descriptions External pushbuttons Color video touch panel for video preview and control interface External pushbuttons Pan tilt zoom control joystick Pan tilt zoom control joystick Focus control knob ...

Page 7: ...0 NetLinx Master Controller AXB PT15 Pan Tilt Camera Head AXP PLV PosiTrack Pilot Video Panel Camera Controller PS2 8 Power Supply for AXB EM232 PSN6 5 Power Supply for AXB PT15 FIG 5 AXB PLV product application Camera Adapter Camera AMX AXB PT 15 AMX PSN6 5 Power Supply 2 pin captive wire DB 9 AMX AXP PLV Preview input AXlink AXlink AMX PS2 8 Power Supply AMX NXC ME260 rear view AXlink AMX ABS AX...

Page 8: ...Introduction 4 AXP PLV PosiTrack Pilot Video Camera Controller ...

Page 9: ...left over until you can lay it down and expose the slender opening on the underside of the unit The slot exposes the AXlink DIP switch on the internal AI8 circuit card FIG 6 2 Use a slender screwdriver to change the internal DIP switch positions from their default value of 129 FIG 6 The DIP switch value set on the underside of the controller is the value assigned to the internal AI8 card default 1...

Page 10: ...he AXP PLV requires 12 VDC power to operate properly The Central Controller supplies power via the AXlink cable or external auxiliary 12 VDC power supply The maximum wiring distance between the Central Controller and AXP PLV is determined by power consumption supplied voltage and the wire gauge used for the cable The Wiring Guidelines 825 mA tablelists wire sizes and the maximum lengths allowable ...

Page 11: ...nnect the control system s video connector to the rear of the AXP PLV using a BNC cable to provide a video feed as seen in FIG 9 FIG 7 Mini XLR connector to control system wiring diagram FIG 8 Mini XLR connector to external 12 VDC power supply wiring diagram FIG 9 BNC cable connection from the AXP PLV to the video source 1 2 3 4 Central Controller Axcess or NetLinx 4 PWR Red 3 AXP White 2 AXM Gree...

Page 12: ...Installation 8 AXP PLV PosiTrack Pilot Video Camera Controller ...

Page 13: ... or revise pages and specify panel communication parameters Button examples include selection buttons information buttons adjustment buttons and operation bars The general button categories are described in the table below General Button Categories Selection buttons Selection buttons appear on touch panel pages and set communica tion parameters Information buttons Information buttons contain seria...

Page 14: ...unctionality except to display information Operation bars Operation bars appear in the place of the Editor bar after selecting a button or page edit operation The operation bar indicates which edit function is currently active When an edit operation is selected it remains active until you press EXIT Touch to Continue buttons Touch to Continue buttons appear when an operation requires user acknowle...

Page 15: ... previous page 4 Press EDITOR to enable Edit mode The EDITOR button is highlighted in the Protected Setup page when enabled as shown in FIG 12 5 Press EXIT to close the Protected Setup page and return to the Setup page now in the Edit mode 6 Press EXIT again to return to the Main page The EDIT button appears at the top of the page indicating that Edit mode is active 7 Press EDIT to open the Edit b...

Page 16: ...to 255 programmable channel codes The multiple device settings allow you to create up to four unique touch panel buttons and or pages This value is used to determine the current device being used by the panel 2 Enter the number of devices being used by the touch panel 3 Press Enter to save the value Adding a Page 1 Press PAGE on the Edit bar to open the PAGE menu 2 Press ADD to open the keyboard a...

Page 17: ...other button on the touch panel Use the PROPERTIES option of the BUTTON menu in the Edit bar to set button borders page flips button colors for channel on off conditions channel variable text codes and string macro assignments External button properties include only the button type page flips channel codes and string macro assignments Although the Border and Color sections of this page appear they...

Page 18: ...3 or 4 in the keypad The source code uses device codes 1 4 to identify the touch panel 3 Press ENTER to save close the keypad and return to the Button Properties page 4 Press CHAN to open a keypad and set the channel number 5 Enter a channel value of 1 255 in the keypad The source code uses the channel code number to identify the button and its operations 6 Press ENTER to save the channel number c...

Page 19: ...for the button s Off and On state ICON OFF and ICON ON sets the icon for the button s Off and On state BITMAP OFF and BITMAP ON sets the bitmap for the button s Off and On state MAKE ON SAME AS OFF sets the On and Off properties the same 5 Press EXIT SAVE CHANGE to close the Text Image page and return to the Main page Using TPDesign3 to Download Bitmaps Icons and Fonts TPDesign3 allows you to down...

Page 20: ...w accessible via the BITMAPS ICONS and FONTS menus Creating a Bargraph and Joystick Bargraphs are level monitors and adjustable level controls These levels can be configured to monitor and adjust audio outputs and lighting levels 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 ...

Page 21: ...the touch panel 3 Press ENTER to save the level device number close the keypad and return to the Button Properties page 4 Press NUM to open a keypad and set the level number assigned to the device 5 Enter a number 1 8 Each device can have from 1 8 levels except joysticks where the range is 1 7 6 Press ENTER to save close the keypad and return to the Button Properties page Joysticks actually use tw...

Page 22: ...Designing Touch Panel Pages 18 AXP PLV PosiTrack Pilot Video Camera Controller ...

Page 23: ...mouse type output resolu tion number of devices cursor enable brightness and contrast Syntax PAR Example PAR Requests the information CALIBRATE Starts touch panel calibration Syntax CALIBRATE Example CALIBRATE Starts the calibration sequence mode on the touch panel CHECK CAL Enters the calibra tion test mode Syntax CHECK CAL Example CHECK CAL Starts the calibration check mode on the touch panel EC...

Page 24: ...lears all memory and erases all buttons pages drawings and symbols 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 th...

Page 25: ...BEEP Gives an output of one beep The Beep button in the Protected Setup page must be set from 1 10 for the BEEP com mand Syntax BEEP Example SEND_COMMAND TP BEEP Beeps the panel if the Beep button is not set to 0 BRIT Adjustsbrightness of display Syntax BRIT level Variables level 1 8 1 minimum 5 maximum Example SEND_COMMAND TP BRIT 8 Sets to highest brightness level CALIBRATE Starts the touch pane...

Page 26: ...ote This command applies to joysticks drawn on touch panel pages It does not apply to the physical joystick in the PLV controller PAGE Flips to page with specified page name Syntax PAGE page name Variables page name 1 50 ASCII characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP PAGE MAIN PAGE Flips the touch panel to the page named MAIN PAGE PKEYP Displays aster isks for keypad entries Syntax PKEYP number string V...

Page 27: ...es the screen saver mode TPAGEOFF Deactivates page tracking Syntax TPAGEOFF Example SEND_COMMAND TP TPAGEOFF Deactivates the page tracking option WAKE Deactivates screen saver mode and resets sleep timer Syntax WAKE Example SEND_COMMAND TP WAKE Deactivates the touch panel screen saver mode and resets the sleep timer XMTO Sets the new net work communica tion delay for the panel and SOFT ROM Syntax ...

Page 28: ...P2 PAGE TP1_BUFFER CLEAR_BUFFER TP1_BUFFER IF FIND_STRING TP1_BUFFER PPON 1 OR FIND_STRING TP1_BUFFER PPOF 1 SEND_COMMAND TP2 TP1_BUFFER CLEAR_BUFFER TP1_BUFFER IF LENGTH_STRING TP2_BUFFER IF FIND_STRING TP2_BUFFER PAGE 1 TRASH REMOVE_STRING TP2_BUFFER PAGE 1 SEND_COMMAND TP1 PAGE TP2_BUFFER CLEAR_BUFFER TP2_BUFFER IF FIND_STRING TP1_BUFFER PPON 1 OR FIND_STRING TP1_BUFFER PPOF 1 SEND_COMMAND TP1 ...

Page 29: ...ands VBR Sets the video sig nal brightness Syntax VBR data Variables data 0 min 255 max Example SEND_COMMAND TP VBR 128 Sets the video brightness to 128 VCT Sets the video sig nal contrast Syntax VCT data Variables data 0 min 255 max Example SEND_COMMAND TP VCT 128 Sets the video contrast to 128 VDD Sets the auto detection or man ual setting of the video standard Syntax VDD mode Variables mode 1 A...

Page 30: ... con trast saturation hue Syntax VSD Variables data 0 min 255 max Example SEND_COMMAND TP VSD Sets the incoming video values to their default settings VST Sets the video sig nal saturation Syntax VST data Variables data 0 min 255 max Example SEND_COMMAND TP VST 128 Sets the video saturation to 128 Send_Commands SEND COMMAND AI8 DELTA5 ON or SEND COMMAND AI8 DELTA5 Puts channel 5 in delta mode Iris...

Page 31: ...signed consecutively when they are downloaded to the touch panel Colors and Programming Numbers Color No Color No Red 0 5 Purple 54 59 Orange 6 11 Magenta 60 65 Yellow 12 17 Pink 66 71 Lime 18 23 White 72 77 Green 24 29 Light Gray 78 83 Aqua 30 35 Dark Gray 84 86 Cyan 36 41 Black 87 Royal 42 47 Transparent 255 Blue 48 53 Font Styles and Programming Numbers No Font styles No Font styles 1 Extra sma...

Page 32: ...e raised 27 3 dimensional neon green 9 Triple raised 40 Single diamond 10 Double line two single 41 Double diamond Shorthand Send_Commands CBF Sets the OFF feedback border color to the speci fied color This works only if the specified background color is not the same as the current color Syntax CBF variable text address color_number Variables variable text address 1 255 color number See the Colors...

Page 33: ...ied color This only works if the new background color is not the same as the current color Syntax CPG color_number page name Variables color number See the Colors and Programming Numbers table on page 27 page name 1 50 ASCII characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP CPG 87 Main Page Sets the page title to Main Page and the color to Black CPP Sets the page with specified page name back ground color to the...

Page 34: ...g with the TPDesign3 project name Syntax IDP Example SEND_COMMAND TP IDP The touch panel returns a string that contains its TPDesign3 project name PPA Removes all popup pages from a specified page If no page is specified the active page is used Syntax PPA page name Example SEND_COMMAND TP PPA Main Page If there were several popup pages on Main Page that are active sending the previous command woul...

Page 35: ...nsport Control Laser Disc Control Page Activates the Laser Disc 2 Transport Control popup page on the Laser Disc Control Page PPX Removes all panel popup pages Syntax PPX popup page Example SEND_COMMAND TP PPX POP VCR2 The popup page POP VCR2 must be in a popup group If so then any popup page in that group will be turned Off an all pages PWD Sets the password for the Page Flip on the touch panel S...

Page 36: ...Variables string alphanumeric characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP SWK Touch Panel Activated Sends Touch Panel Activated to the Central Controller Color Send_Commands CALL Sets the colors for a variable text but ton You must use the variable text assignments to change button colors see the Colors and Programming Numbers table on page 27 Syntax CALL variable text address data Variables You must have ...

Page 37: ... feedback fill color to the specified color Syntax CFOFF variable text address color_number Variables variable text address 1 255 color number See the Colors and Programming Numbers table on page 27 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CFOFF1 72 Sets the OFF feedback fill color to White for variable text button 1 CFON Sets the ON feed back fill color to the specified color Syntax CFON variable text address col...

Page 38: ...mber Variables variable text address 1 255 color number See the Colors and Programming Numbers table on page 27 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CTON1 72 Sets the ON feedback text color to White for variable text button 1 Variable Text Send_Commands B Sets a specific button to On or Off Syntax B variable text address 1 255 ON OFF 0 1 Variables variable text address 1 255 ON 0 OFF 1 Example SEND_COMMAND TP ...

Page 39: ...7 Example SEND_COMMAND TP F 1 6 Changes variable text button one font to hollow medium FONT Changes the font size or style of the text in a spe cific button Syntax FONT variable text address font size Variables variable text address 1 255 font size See the Font Styles and Programming Numbers table on page 27 Example SEND_COMMAND TP FONT 1 6 Changes variable text button one font to hollow medium I ...

Page 40: ... address new button text Variables variable text address 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 Shorthand Variable Text Commands BMP Adds a bitmap file to a button Bitmap files are imported into TPDesign3 the numbers are assigned by the touch pan...

Page 41: ... page 27 C1 on state fill color C2 off state fill color C3 on state border color C4 off state border color C5 on state text color C6 off state text color Example SEND_COMMAND TP BMF 255 T POWER ON B 4 C1 72 Sets the text on button 255 to POWER ON appears on two lines adds a triple line bor der and sets the On state color to White ENA Enables disables buttons based on the variable text channel Synt...

Page 42: ...ble text address icon Variables variable text address 1 255 icon file number 1 255 Example SEND_COMMAND TP ICO 16 12 Adds icon 12 on button 16 JUS Sets the text alignment on a button Syntax JUS variable text address text alignment Variables variable text address 1 255 text alignment 1 9 as shown in the following alignment chart Example SEND_COMMAND TP JUS 9 5 Centers the text on button 9 SHO Sets ...

Page 43: ...2 The character places VCR above PLAY on the button UNI Adds Unicode text on a button Characters for Middle Eastern languages such as Arabic are not supported within the Unicode fonts because they are bi directional Buttons with Unicode fonts can only be cre ated and edited using TPDesign3 Touch Panel Design Program Syntax UNI variable text address text Variables variable text address 1 255 text E...

Page 44: ...Programming 40 AXP PLV PosiTrack Pilot Video Camera Controller ...

Page 45: ... read the label 1 Carefully flip the entire unit over and place the LCD onto a soft cloth This prevent scratching 2 Locate the Serial number on the underside label as seen in FIG 15 below 3 Identify the FG number of the particular AXP PLV This is done by using the first few numbers of the Serial number Do not depend on the presence of an FG number sticker as shown above Refer to the example in FIG...

Page 46: ... 3 From the Communications Port drop down list choose the COM port being used on your PC to program and communicate to the NetLinx Master 4 Click the Configure button to open the COM dialog box FIG 16 and set the BAUD rate for the master according to the DIP switch configuration within the NetLinx device 5 Click OK twice to exit from the Master Communication Settings dialog box and to establish th...

Page 47: ...are files Once a directory containing one or more TSK files is specified a list of available TSK files is displayed in the upper table in this dialog screen FIG 18 12 Setup the Download device via section to match the parameters of the Master Comm Settings dialog box for the method of communicating to the panel Refer to FIG 16 on page 42 for more information 13 Click OK when done setting the param...

Page 48: ...urn the AXP PLV to the Main page 22 Reboot the touch panel by cycling power to the unit This step completes the firmware upgrade procedure 23 Once the download process is complete press the on screen Close button to close the Axcess Firmware Download screen and return to the Project Navigator window 24 Right mouse click on the System folder and refresh the whole network This refreshes the properti...

Page 49: ... 5 Enter the IP Address information displayed on the Networking tab Do not alter the defaulted IP port 6 Click the OK button to end the process of obtaining and assigning the IP Address to the NetLinx Master 7 Select Edit Preferences from the General Communications section 8 Select the Enable Online Tree option to view the Connected devices from within the Project Navigator window The next step is...

Page 50: ...ng to the panel Refer to FIG 16 on page 42 for more information 14 Click OK when done setting the parameters 15 Click Query Online Devices to populate the on line device list 16 Select the desired Download TSK file from the list of available files see the PosiTrack Pilot FG to TSK file relation section on page 41 for information on which TSK to use FIG 20 Sample NetLinx Project Navigator window Do...

Page 51: ... to the unit This step completes the firmware upgrade procedure 24 Once the download process is complete press the on screen Close button to close the Axcess Firmware Download screen and return to the Project Navigator window 25 Right mouse click on the System folder and refresh the whole network This refreshes the Upgrading the Firmware Using SoftROM Your PC must be connected to the PROGRAM DB 9 ...

Page 52: ...nd press ENTER 3 Using the Tab key switch to the ONLINE MASTERS list 4 Using the up down arrow keys select the device to be programmed 5 Press ENTER for each device as it is selected 6 Press F4 to program the selected device a loading message appears 7 Once the TSK file has been downloaded the device reboot the AXP PLV panel so that the firmware is stored and updated 8 Press F5 to refresh the scre...

Page 53: ...Upgrading The Firmware 49 AXP PLV PosiTrack Pilot Video Camera Controller ...

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