Programming
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Color Passive-Matrix LCD Touch Panel
Programming

You can program the touch panel to perform a wide variety of operations using AXCESS

Send_Commands and variable text commands. Use the commands described in this section to

program the touch panel.

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 is stored until power-down.
Syntax:
“’AKEYB-<text string>’"
Variab les:
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 is stored until power-down for.
Syntax:
"’AKEYP-<number string>’"
Variab les :
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’ com-
mands.