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instruction manual
8.5" Color Passive
LCD Touch Panels
(Firmware version G3 or higher)
Touch Panels and Accessories
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AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer 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 Panels are warranted for three (3) years, except for the display and touch overlay components that are warranted for a period of one (1) year. Disk drive mechanisms, pan/tilt heads, power supplies, MX Series products, a
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Product Information .................................................................................................1 Specifications .................................................................................................................... 1 Cleaning the Touch Overlay.............................................................................................. 2 Installation ...........................................................................
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Table of Contents System Send_Commands .............................................................................................. 21 Programming Numbers................................................................................................... 26 Shorthand Send_Commands.......................................................................................... 27 Color Send_Commands.................................................................................................. 31 Var
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Product Information Product Information The Color Passive-Matrix touch panels contain an 8.5" (215.90 mm) 256-color passive-matrix liquid crystal display (LCD). The self-contained enclosures use a microprocessor to control a wide range of multimedia equipment. Using the TPDesign3 Touch Panel design program, you create custom pages with buttons, icons, sliders, bargraphs, time displays, logos, and drawings. 8.5" Color Passive-Matrix touch panels include: ! AXD-CP (Decor-style) and AXD-CP/PB
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Product Information Specifications (Cont.) Enclosure: AXD-CP Metal sub-plate and bezel with black or white matte finish AXT-CP TiltScreen tabletop console; black plastic with matte finish AXM-CP 19" (48.3 cm) Unimount; metal with black matte finish (4 rack units high) Accessories Included 12 VDC power supply, 1.9 A (110 VAC installations only) Low-profile Back Box (AXD-CP and AXM-CP only) 4-pin female AXlink bus connector (AXM-CP only) 4-pin AXlink data/power connector (AXT-CP only) Opt
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Installation 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. FIG. 1 Decor style and low-profile Back Box output dimensions 2. Carefully insert a flat-blade screwdriver into the release slot on the touch panel's faceplate and remove the engraved overlay. 3.
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Installation 6. Fasten the low-profile Back Box to the surface using the #6-32 machine screws supplied with the enclosure. 7. Attach the data and power wiring to the touch panel. 8. Test the connection by reconnecting the AXlink connector to the Central Controller and optional RS-232 wiring to the source equipment. Before continuing, disconnect all connections until panel installation is complete. Once attached to the Decor style faceplate, the security screws can’t be replaced without remo
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Installation FIG. 3 Decor style (AXD) and BB-TP2 cutout dimensions The touch panel must always be installed with the release slot located at the bottom. 2. Carefully insert a flat-blade screwdriver into the release slot on the touch panel’s bezel and remove the engraved overlay. 3. Lay the touch panel facedown onto a soft cloth and remove the four screws from the low- profile Back Box. Remove the Back Box and discard. 4. Place the BB-TP2 into the cutout and mark the threaded insert positions
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Installation 11. Test the connection by reconnecting the AXlink connector to the Central Controller and the optional RS-232 wiring to the source equipment. The panel beeps upon power-up. Before continuing, disconnect all connections until panel installation is complete. 12. Fasten the touch panel to the BB-TP2 using the #6-32 screws supplied with the panel. 13. Place the Decor-style faceplate onto the bezel. You can also secure the faceplate to the bezel using the four Phillips flat-head se
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Installation FIG. 5 Decor style (AXD) and BB-TP2 cutout dimensions for plasterboard 8. Thread the incoming AXlink and RS-232 wiring through the BB-TP2 knockouts. Refer toWiring the Touch Panel section on page 8 for more information. 9. Fasten the BB-TP2 to the plasterboard using the expansion screws supplied with the enclosure. 10. Connect the AXlink and RS-232 wiring to the touch panel. 11. Test the connection by reconnecting the AXlink connector to the Central Controller and the optional
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Installation Rack-mount panel (AXM-CP/PB) 1. Thread the incoming AXlink and optional RS-232 wiring through the opening in the equipment rack. 2. Disconnect the AXlink connector from the Central Controller and disconnect the optional RS- 232 connector from the external RS-232 device connected to the touch panel. 3. Insert the touch panel into the equipment rack. Line up the top-left and bottom-right screw holes and start tightening the #6-32 screws. Then, tighten the bottom-left and top-right
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Installation Wiring guidelines The touch panels require 12 VDC power to operate properly. The Central Controller supplies power via the AXlink cable or external 12 VDC power supply. The maximum wiring distance between the Central Controller and touch panel is determined by power consumption, supplied voltage, and the wire gauge used for the cable. The table below lists wire sizes and the maximum lengths allowable between the touch panel and Central Controller. The maximum wiring lengths for
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Installation 12 VDC power supply PWR (+) GND (-) PWR (+) PWR (+) AXP AXP Central Controller AXM AXM GND (-) GND (-) AXlink connector on the touch panel FIG. 9 AXlink and external 12 VDC power supply wiring diagram Using the (DB-9) RS-232 connector for mouse control or data The dual-function (DB-9) RS-232 connector supports most standard serial mouse control devices and RS-232 communication protocols for PC data transmission. Refer to the TPDesign or TPDesign3 Touch Panel Program instruction m
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Designing Touch Panel Pages Designing Touch Panel Pages There are two 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. ! On-board editor This document describes basic use of the on-board editor to create pages and buttons. Refer to the G3 Firmware Design and Reference instruction manual for more detailed firmware information. Buttons Standard button types include rectangles a
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Designing Touch Panel Pages General Button Categories (Cont.) Status buttons Status buttons always have a black fill with white letters and have no functionality 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 Cont
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Designing Touch Panel Pages To activate edit mode: 1. Press SETUP in the Main page to open the Setup page (FIG. 12). FIG. 12 Setup page 2. Press PROTECTED SETUP to open the keypad. 3. Enter 1988 (default password) in the keypad and press ENTER to open Protected Setup page. If you press ENTER after typing an incorrect password, you are immediately returned to the previous page. 4. Press EDITOR to enable Edit mode. The EDITOR button is highlighted in the Protected Setup page when enabled, as
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Designing Touch Panel Pages Edit bar FIG. 14 Main page with Edit bar Setting the Device Base Press the DEVICE BASE option, in the Protected Setup page (FIG. 13), 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 128. 2. Press Enter to save. Setting the Device Used Use the DEVICE USED option in the Protected Setup page (FIG. 13) to assign a value for the numbe
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Designing Touch Panel Pages Adding a Button To add a button to the current page: 1. Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu. 2. Press ADD to open the ADD BUTTON operation bar. On the LCD screen, touch and drag to create a button. The first touch point is the upper-left corner of the button. Resizing a button 1. Press BUTTON on the Edit bar to open the BUTTON menu. 2. Press RESIZE. Then, touch any edge of the button and drag. Removing your finger from the panel saves the button dim
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Designing Touch Panel Pages 2. Enter 1, 2, 3, or 4 in the keypad. The programming software uses device codes 1 - 4 to identify the touch panel. Refer to the G3 Firmware Design and Reference instruction manual for more information. If DEVICE USED is set to 4 and Base Device Number is 128, the Controller recognizes bus devices 128 - 131. The panel will not allow you to enter a device number greater than the DEVICE USED without first displaying a decision box asking if you accept the new sele
