AMX 8.5" Color Passive LCD Touch Panels Installation

Installation

Color Passive-Matrix LCD Touch Panels

Installation

Mounting the Touch Panel

The following paragraphs describe mounting the Decor and rack-mount touch panels. TiltScreen

touch panels can be placed on any flat surface.

Decor style panels with low-profile Back Boxes

1. Cut out the surface using the dimensions shown in FIG.1.

2. Carefully insert a flat-blade screwdriver into the release slot on the touch panel's faceplate and

remove the engraved overlay.

3. Place the touch panel into the cutout and mark the screw insert positions as shown in FIG.1.

4. Remove the touch panel and drill four #6-32 insert holes. Then, place a threaded insert into

each hole.

5. Disconnect the AXlink connector from the Central Controller. Then, disconnect the optional

RS-232 wiring from the external RS-232 device connected to the touch panel.

FIG. 1 Decor style and low-profile Back Box output dimensions

Contents

Main AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer Table of Contents Page Product Information Specifications Cleaning the Touch Overlay Specifications (Cont.) Installation Mounting the Touch Panel Page Page Page Page Wiring the Touch Panel Page (DB-9) RS-232 Connector Pinouts Designing Touch Panel Pages Buttons Activating Edit Mode Page Setting the Device Base Setting the Device Used Adding a Page Adding a Button Defining On-Screen and External Button Properties Page Using TPDesign3 to Download Bitmaps, Icons, and Fonts Creating a Bargraph and Joystick Setting Bargraph and Joystick Properties Page Page Programming System Send_Commands "ABEEP" SEND_COMMAND TP, "ABEEP" "ADBEEP" Page Page Programming 24 Color Passive-Matrix LCD Touch Panels "TPAGEON" Programming Numbers Shorthand Send_Commands Shorthand Send_Commands "@CBF,<variable text address>,<color_number>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"@CBF,1,0" "@CPG,<color_number>,<page name>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"@CPG,87,Main Page" "@CPP,<color_number>,<pop-up page name>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"@CPP,54,Audio Page" "@CTF,<variable text address>,<color_number>" "@IDP" SEND_COMMAND TP,"@IDP" "@MOU,<touch_type>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"@MOU, 1" "@PPA-<page name>" "@PPN-<popup page name>;<page name>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"@PPN-Laser Disc 2 Transport Control; Laser Disc Control Page" "@PPX" SEND_COMMAND TP,"@PPX" "@PRO-<protected setup password>" Color Send_Commands "@SWK-<string>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"@SWK-Touch Panel Activated" Color Send_Commands "CALL<variable text address>-<data>" Color Send_Commands (Cont.) "CBON<variable text address>-<color _number>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"CBON1-87" "CFOFF<variable text address>-<color_number>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"CFOFF1-72" Variable Text Send_Commands Use variable text Send_Commands to set the borders, fonts, and text. Color Send_Commands (Cont.) "CTON<variable text address>-<color _number>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"CTON1-72" Variable Text Send_Commands (Cont.) "!C,<variable text address>,<border style>,<font size>,<new button text>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"!C,1,6,6,VCR PLAY" "!F,<variable text address>,<font size>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"!F,1,6" Variable Text Send_Commands (Cont.) "!T,<variable text address>,<new button text>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"!T,1,VCR PLAY" "TEXT,<variable text address>-<new button text>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"TEXT2-VCR|PLAY" Shorthand Variable Text Commands "@BMF,<variable text address>,<attribute data>" SEND_COMMAND TP,"@BMF,255,%T POWER |ON %B,4,%C1,72" "@BMP,<variable text address>,<bitmap>" SEND_COMMAND TP, "@BMP,85,Bitmap1" Shorthand Variable Text Commands (Cont.) "@BOR,<variable text address>,<border style>" SEND_COMMAND TP, "@BOR,65,11" "@ENA,<variable text address>,<disable button on/off> SEND_COMMAND TP, "@ENA,128,1" Page Button String Commands "$ID <group ID>" $ID 15 "$SC <device offset>,"<send_command>,<variable text #>,<data>"" $SC 1,"@TXT,2,TEXT" Button String Commands (Cont.) "$ST <sleep timeout>" $ST 5 "$TO <touch output enabling via the program port>" $TO 0 Upgrading the Firmware AXT-CP EPROM Replacement AXM-CP (/PB) and AXD-CP (/PB) EPROM Replacement Page Page Replacing the Batteries AXT-CP Batteries AXD-CP (/PB), and AXM-CP/PB Batteries