AMX VPT-CP manual

instruction manual To u c h P a n e l s a n d A c c e s s o r i e s Vi e w P o i n t Wireless T ouch P anels (NetW ave) (Firmware version G3 or higher)[...]

AMX Limited W arranty and Disc laimer AMX Corporation warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use for three (3) years from the date of purchase from AMX Corporation, with the following exceptions: • Electroluminescent and LCD Control Pane ls are warranted for three (3) years, e xcept for the display an[...]

T able of Contents i ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels T able of Contents Product Information ........ ................ ................. ................ .............. .............. ............ 1 ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panel ..................................................... ................................. 1 Multiple View Points in an [...]

ii ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels T able of Contents Programming .............. ................................ ................. ................ ................. .......... 15 Serial Commands .................................... ............................................................... ......... 15 System Send_Commands ..............[...]

Product Information 1 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Pr oduct Inf ormation The V iewPoint W ireless T ouch Panels and V ie wPoint NetW av e T ouch P anels are hand-held liquid crystal display panels that allow you to control devices remotely . They hav e programmable firmw are via the p rogramming port. TPDesign3 is used to construct the panel[...]

Product Information 2 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels respectiv e Controller . Refer to the AXR-NWS NetW ave Server instr uction manual for more information. Specifications The follo wing table lists the specifi cations for the VPT -CP and VPN-CP . Specifications Dimensions (HWD) 5.99" x 8.75" x 2. 78" (15.21 cm x 11.30 cm x 5.08[...]

Product Information 3 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Rechar ging the Batter y The battery (VP A-BP) can be rechar ged by conn ecting the 13.5 VDC po we r supply to the power jack on the side of the V iewPoint (FIG. 1). The battery can also be charged on the V iewPort docking station. The docking station is a more effecti ve method of charging [...]

Product Information 4 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Cleaning the T ouch Overla y Y ou should clean the touch screen overlay after eac h day’ s use. Always use clean cotto n cloths, and a spray bottle of cleaning solution consisting of 50% isopropyl alcohol and 50% water .[...]

Designi ng T ouch P anel P ages 5 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Designing T ouch P anel P a g es The VPT -CP V iewPoint one-w ay models do not sup port bargraphs, joysticks, V GA, or video (video bargraphs and video joysticks). These functions are av ailab le in the EDIT drop-do wn menus and can be setup. Howe ver , the functions are not oper[...]

Designi ng T ouch P anel P ages 6 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Activ ating Edit Mode Y ou must activ ate EDIT mode before creating touch panel pages and buttons. Use the EDIT button to enter Edit mode. When powering up the touch pane l, the first page is the Main page (see FIG. 3). Note that the Edit button is not available initially . T o a[...]

Designi ng T ouch P anel P ages 7 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels 2. Press PR O TECTED SETUP to open the k eypad. 3. Enter 1988 in the keypad and press ENTER to open the Protected Setup page (1988 is the default password). 4. Press EDITOR to enable Edit mode. The ED ITOR b utton is highl ighted in the Protected Setu p page when enabled, as sho [...]

Designi ng T ouch P anel P ages 8 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Setting the Device Base Press the DEV ICE B ASE option, i n the Protected Setup page (FIG . 5), to assign a base (starting) device address to the touch panel. 1. Enter the base address for the touch panel. The base address range is from 1 - 255. Standard device addresses begin at[...]

Designi ng T ouch P anel P ages 9 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Button Pr oper ties Use the PR OPER TIES opt ion of the BUTTON menu in the Edit bar to set button borders, page flips, button colors for chan nel on and o f f conditi ons, and channel and v ariable text codes. These steps apply to setting properties for external buttons as well. [...]

Designi ng T ouch P anel P ages 10 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Setting the variable text code The v ariable text b uttons set the de vice and butt on channel codes for the buttons. V ariable text codes work the same for all button types, including joysticks and bargraphs. 1. Press DEV to open the ke ypad and set the device number . 2. Enter[...]

Designi ng T ouch P anel P ages 11 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels 3. Press any b utton to open the T ext/Image page. 4. Go through each option and set as desired:  TEXT OFF and TEXT ON sets the text for the b utton's Off and On state.  ICON OFF and ICON ON sets the icon for the button's Of f and On state.  BITMAP OFF and BIT[...]

Designi ng T ouch P anel P ages 12 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Use the PR OPER TIES operation bar to assign prop erties to external pushbuttons. The BUTT ON options and V ARIABLE TEXT features within the Pro perties page do not ap pear . Although t he Border and Color sections of this page appear, they are of no use to external pushbuttons [...]

Designi ng T ouch P anel P ages 13 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels 5. Enter a number 1 – 8. Each devi ce can range from 1 – 8 le vels except for jo ysticks, where the range is 1 – 7. 6. Press ENTER to sa ve, close the ke ypad, and return to the Button Properties page.[...]

Designi ng T ouch P anel P ages 14 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels[...]

Programming 15 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Pr ogramming Y ou can program the touch panel, usin g the command s in this sectio n, to perform a wide variety of operations using Axcess Send_Comm ands and variable te xt commands. Use the commands described in this section to program the touch panel. Serial Commands Serial Commands are used in t[...]

Programming 16 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Serial Commands (Cont.) ECHO OFF T ur ns Off charac- ter echo . Syntax: "ECHO OFF" Example: ECHO OFF The character echo is not sent back to the computer . GET CAL Gets the calibra- tion variables. Syntax: "GET CAL" Example: GET CAL Gets the calibration v ariables on the touch pa[...]

Programming 17 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels System Send_Commands System Send_Commands are stored in the Controller and direct the touch pan el to perform various operations. Serial Commands (Cont.) WORKING? V erifies the com- munication between the touch panel and the T er- minal Emulator . Syntax: "WORKING?" Example: WORKING? Resp[...]

Programming 18 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels System Send_Commands ( Cont.) AKEYB Opens the touch panel ke yboard and initializes the text string entry . The ke yboard string is set to null dur ing power-up and stored until power-do wn. Syntax: “’AKEYB-<text string>’" Va r i a b l e : text string = 0 - 59 characters Example: S[...]

Programming 19 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels System Send_Commands ( Cont.) CALIBRA TE Star ts the touch panel calibration sequence. Syntax: "’CALIBRATE’" Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"’CALIBRATE’" Star ts the calibration operation on the touch panel. CONT Adjusts contrast of display . Syntax: "’CONT-<level>[...]

Programming 20 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels System Send_Commands ( Cont.) PA G E Flips to a page with a specified page name. Syntax: "’PAGE-<page name>’" Va r i a b l e : page name = 1 - 50 ASCII characters Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"’PAGE-MAIN PAGE’" Flips the touch panel to the page named MAIN P AGE. PKEYP [...]

Programming 21 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels System Send_Commands ( Cont.) TP A GEON Activates page tracking. Syntax: "’TPAGEON’" Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,’TPAGEON’ DEFINE_DEVICE TP1 = 128 (*AMX Touch Panel*) TP2 = 129 (*AMX Touch Panel*) DEFINE_VARIABLE TP1_BUFFER[100] (*Buffer for TP1*) TP2_BUFFER[100] (*Buffer for TP2*) T[...]

Programming 22 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels System Send_Commands ( Cont.) SLEEP F orces the touch panel to screen sav er mode. Syntax: "’SLEEP’" Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"’SLEEP’" Activates the screen sa ver mode. TP A GEOFF Deactivates page tracking. Syntax: "’TPAGEOFF’" Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,&qu[...]

Programming 23 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Pr ogramming Numbers The following information prov ides the progra m ming numbers for colors, fonts, and borders. Colors can be used to set the colors on buttons, sliders, gauges, and pages. The lowest color number represents the lightest color-specific display; the highest number represents the d[...]

Programming 24 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Shor thand Send Commands The shorthand commands operate co ntrol equipment just like standard Send_Comman ds still used in a wide variety of AMX products. Ho w e ver , sh orthand commands are sma ller byte-for-b yte, and are processed more ef fi ciently . The table below lists the shorthand Send_Co[...]

Programming 25 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Shorthand Send_Commands (C ont.) @CPG Sets the page with specified page name back- ground color to the specified color . This only works if the new background color is not the same as the current color . Syntax: "’@CPG’,<color_number>,’<page name>’" Va r i a b l e s : [...]

Programming 26 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Shorthand Send_Commands (Cont.) @ILEV Inv er ts the joystick axis. Syntax: "’@ILEV <joystick axis to invert>’" Example: SEND_COMMAND TP,"’@ILEV 3’" Inv er ts the joystic k axis to mov e the origin to ano ther corner. • Norma l G3 Joystic k (origin: top left) 0 ?[...]

Programming 27 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Shorthand Send_Commands (C ont.) @PPN Activates a popup page on a touch panel page. If a page name is empty , the current page is used. Syntax: "’@PPN-<popup page name>;<page name>’" Va r i a b l e s : popup page name = popup page name page name = page name Example: SEND_C[...]

Programming 28 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Color Send_Commands Use the color Send_Commands to set the colo rs for text, b uttons, and pages. Shorthand Send_Commands (Cont.) @SWK Changes the Wa ke u p s t r i n g sent to the Con- troller when the touch panel is activated. Syntax: "’@SWK-<string>’" Va r i a b l e : string [...]

Programming 29 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Color Send_Commands (Cont.) CBON Sets the ON feed- back border color to the specified color . Syntax: "’CBON<variable text address>-<color_number>’" Va r i a b l e s : variable te xt address = 1 - 255 color number = See the Colors and Programming Numbers tab le on page 23.[...]

Programming 30 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels V ariable T e xt Send_Commands Use variable te xt Send_Commands to set the borders, fonts, and text. Color Send_Commands (Cont.) CT ON Sets the ON feed- back te xt color to the specified color . Syntax: "’CTON<variable text address>-<color_number>’" Va r i a b l e s : vari[...]

Programming 31 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels V ariable Se nd_Commands (Cont.) !C Sets the border , font, and te xt in one command. Syntax: "’!C’,<variable text address>,<border sty le>,<font size>,’<new button text>’" Va r i a b l e s : variable te xt address = 1 - 255 border style = See the Border St[...]

Programming 32 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Shor thand V ariab le T e xt Commands The table below lists the shorthand v ari able text commands you can use with the touch panel. The shorthand command data is one-byte, non-ASCII format except for pages, passwords, text, and bitmap names. V ariable Se nd_Commands (Cont.) !T Shor thand version o[...]

Programming 33 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Shorthand V ariable T ext Commands (Cont.) @BMF Sets multiple attributes to a but- ton, slider , or gauge. This command allows you to progr am up to 12 attr ibutes on one command line. Syntax: "’@BMF’,<variable text address>,’<attribu te data>’" Va r i a b l e s : vari[...]

Programming 34 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Shorthand V ariable T ext Commands (Cont.) @FON Sets the text f ont on a button. Syntax: "’@FON’,<variable text address>,<font sty le>" Va r i a b l e s : variable te xt address = 1 - 255 font style = See the F ont Styles and Programming Numbers table on page 23. Example: [...]

Programming 35 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Button String Commands The table below lists string commands you can assign to buttons b y using the touch panel editor . Select the PR OPER TIES option in the Edit bar , press the target button, and enter the string command with the T ouch Panel keyboard . The control system recei ves the string c[...]

Programming 36 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Button String Co mmands (Cont.) $SC Sends a serial por t send_command within a panel, as if sent from Axcess. Syntax: "$SC <device offset>,"’<send_command>,<variab le text #>,<data>’"" Va r i a b l e s : device offse t = Device nu mber variable te xt [...]

Programming 37 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Button IR Macr o Commands Only one macro can run at a time. The panel "l ocks" for the duration of the macro. A message appears in the center of the t ouch panel signifying that a macro is ex ecuting and does not disappear until the completion of the macro. In addition, the touch panel mu[...]

Programming 38 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels The IR macro button performs the follo wing processes when pushed:  T urn s On a T ele vision and sets the audi o volume.  T urns On a VCR and selects TV .  T urns On a satellite receiv er . 1. Create a b utton and label it. 2. Select EDIT , BUTTON, PR OPER TIES. 3. In the PR OPER TIES dia[...]

Using The IR Manager 39 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Using The IR Manager The IR Manager is a tool in NetLinx Studio that al lows you to capture, create, edit and manage IR Library files for use with IR-controlled de vices in your Project/ System. The IR Manager works with the AMX IRIS Infrared/Seri al Data Capture Unit to capture IR files f[...]

Using The IR Manager 40 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels a. Lock/Unlock the file : Check the Locked checkbox in the upper -right corner of the IR Manager window to lock the f ile. A locked file cannot be edited. All ne w IR files are locked by def ault. If the file is not locked , the Overwrite and Inse rt options are enabled. b. Assign a T empl[...]

Using The IR Manager 41 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels produced for that manufacturer . For example, the next IR file for a Sony file would be “SONY0002.IRL”. The next would be “SONY0003.IRL”, and so on. If the manufacturer name takes up eight or more characters, it is automati cally truncated to make room for at least one digit. For e[...]

Using The IR Manager 42 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Capturing IR functions – Standar d Capture mode Use Standard Capture mode to capture most hand-control IR functi ons: 1. Make a list of the names and sequence of the hand control functions that you want to capture. 2. Use a RS–232 cable to connect the DB–9 connector on the IRIS unit [...]

Using The IR Manager 43 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels 2. Perform steps 7 through 9 und er Capturing IR Functions – Stand ard Capture Mode three times, or until the SEND LED lights to capture the HC functi on. 3. Press and release the UP and SEND pushbuttons at the same time to reset the IRIS unit to default mode. The message nO (normal oper[...]

Using The IR Manager 44 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels V erifying IR Codes Fr om a Hand Contr ol The V erify Functi on option, in the IR Menu, allows you to verify IR Channel/Functions in y our IR file. T o verify IR code: 1. In the IR Manager window , select the Channel/Function yo u are going to verify . 2. Click V erify Functio n in the IR [...]

Using The IR Manager 45 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels 4. Click Run to generate the report. 5. Click the Find IRL/IR V toolbar button to open the Find IR Files dialog box. 6. Enter the search criteria in the te xt boxes: a. Enter the Manu facturer name, Hand Control Model number , and De vice Model number in the text boxes. b. T o search all f[...]

Using The IR Manager 46 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Adv anced IR Manager Features Click Advanced in the IR menu to open the Adv anced IR sub-menu, described below: Viewing an IR W a vef orm Click V iew W aveform in the Adv anced IR sub-menu to open a W av eform view box inside the IR Manager window(s). The W aveform vie w box displa ys a gr[...]

Upgrading the Firmw are 47 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Upgrading the Firmware Y our PC must be connected to the PR OGRAM DB-9 to st ereo plug connector on the Controller using the programming cable in order to upgrade the firmware in the V iewPoint. Refer to the U sing Connector P orts section on page 3 for more information on the use of th[...]

Upgrading the Firmware 48 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels[...]

VP A-DS View Port Docking Station 49 ViewPiont Wireless T ouch P anels VP A-DS Vie wP or t Doc king Station The V iewPort Docking Station (FIG. 8) includes a built-in battery char ger and an angled desktop docking station to cradle your V iewPoint touch panel. ViewP ort Docking Station Specifications The follo wing table lists the specifications fo[...]

VP A-DS Vie wPort Docking Station 50 ViewP oint Wireless T ou ch P anels Batter y charging When a V iewPoint touch panel is not cradled on the docking station, an optional battery can be placed in the charging compartmen t. The optional battery begins ch ar ging w hen the optional power supply is plugged in to the rear of the docking station (FIG. [...]

VP A-DS View Port Docking Station 51 ViewPiont Wireless T ouch P anels FIG. 10 Rear view of the docking station P ower Supply connector Retaining ears (tabs) Rear view[...]

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