Designing Touch Panel Pages
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ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels
Designing Touch Panel Pages
The VPT-CP ViewPoint one-way models do not support bargraphs, joysticks, VGA, or video (video
bargraphs and video joysticks). These functions are available in the EDIT drop-down menus and
can be setup. However, the functions are not operational. Since the VPN-CP modules contain
two-way RF, they support both bargraphs and joysticks.
There are three ways to approach creating touch panel pages:
TPDesign3 - Refer to the
TPDesign3 Touch Panel Program (Version 3.16 or higher)
instruction manual
for more information.
VPXpress - Refer to the
VPXpress ViewPoint System Design/Programming Software
Program (Version 1.01 or higher)
instruction manual for more information.
On-board editor
This document describes the basics of using the on-board editor to create pages and buttons.
Buttons
Standard button types include rectangles and other geometric shapes that you can create with the
touch panel editor. Buttons are set with attributes, which means there is feedback for the Controller
when you touch the button.
General buttons are part of the default touch panel program and cannot be changed. You use general
buttons to create or revise pages and specify panel communication parameters. The General Button
types are described in the table below.
General Button Types
Selection buttons
Selection buttons appear on touch panel pages and set communica-
tion parameters.
Information buttons
Information buttons contain serial numbers and firmware version
information. The properties of these buttons cannot be changed.
These buttons have a dark fill and light text.
Adjustment buttons
You can use the UP and DN buttons to set adjustment buttons. The
adjustment button example sets the baud rate for the connection
from the touch panel to the computer.
Decision buttons
Decision buttons appear when an operation has two options and
requires verification before an action is performed.
