AMX TPI-PRO-4 User Manual

TPI-PROTotal Presentation Interface - Pro Edition TPI-PRO-4TPI-PRO-2Operation/Reference GuideTouch Panel InterfaceLast Revised: 11/12/2008

Overview4 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionTPI-PRO Specifications (Cont.)Input LEDs Yellow LEDs indicate a valid input signal on each

Programming94 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^BMISet the button mask image.Mask image is used

Programming95TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition^BNNSet the TakeNote network name for the specified Addresses.Syntax:"'^BNN-&

Programming96 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition^BORSet a border to a specific border style associated with a border value for those b

Programming97TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition^BRDSet the border of a button state/states.This command works only if the specified bo

Programming98 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition^BVLLog-On/Log-Off the computer control connection.Syntax:"'^BVL-<vt addr

Programming99TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition ^CPFClear all page flips from a button.Syntax:"'^CPF-<vt addr range>

Programming100 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^GDIChange the bargraph drag increment.Syntax:&q

Programming101TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^GRDChange the bargraph ramp-down time in 1/10th

Programming102 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^ICOSet the icon to a button.Syntax:"'

Programming103TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^JSTSet text alignment using a numeric keypad lay

Overview5TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionTPI-PRO Specifications (Cont.)Serial Touch Drivers: For an updated list of available serial

Programming104 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^TECSet the text effect color for the specified

Programming105TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^UNISet Unicode text.For the ^UNI command (%UN an

Programming106 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionText Effect NamesThe following is a listing of text effects names. This list is assoc

Programming107TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionButton Query CommandsButton Query commands reply back with a custom event. There will

Programming108 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionThese fields are populated differently for each query command. The text length (Strin

Programming109TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionButton Query Commands (Cont.)?BCFGet the current fill color.Syntax:"'?BCF-&l

Programming110 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionButton Query Commands (Cont.)?BMPGet the current bitmap name.Syntax:"'?BMP-

Programming111TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionButton Query Commands (Cont.)?BRDGet the current border name.Syntax:"'?BRD-&

Programming112 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionButton Query Commands (Cont.)?FONGet the current font index.Syntax:"'?FON-&

Programming113TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionButton Query Commands (Cont.)?JSBGet the current bitmap justification.Syntax:"&ap

Overview6 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionTPI-PRO Specifications (Cont.)Other AMX Equipment: • PSN6.5: Power Supply with 3.5 mm mini

Programming114 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionButton Query Commands (Cont.)?JSTGet the current text justification.Syntax:"&apo

Programming115TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionButton Query Commands (Cont.)?TEFGet the current text effect name.Syntax:"'?

Programming116 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPanel Runtime OperationsSerial Commands are used in the AxcessX Terminal Emulator mod

Programming117TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPanel Runtime Operation Commands (Cont.)@AKPPop up the keypad icon and initialize the

Programming118 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPanel Runtime Operation Commands (Cont.)PKEYPPresent a private keypad.Pops up the key

Programming119TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPanel Runtime Operation Commands (Cont.)@TKPPresent a telephone keypad. Pops up the ke

Programming120 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionInput CommandsThese Send Commands are not case sensitive. Input Commands^CALPut panel

Programming121TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionEmbedded CodesThe following is a list of G4 compatible embedded codes: Input Commands

Programming122 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPanel Setup CommandsThese commands are not case sensitive. Embedded Codes (Cont.)Deci

Programming123TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPanel Setup Commands (Cont.)@PWDSet the page flip password. @PWD sets the level 1 pass

Installation7TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionInstallationOverviewThe TPI-PRO comes included with rack ears that can be rotated 90° i

Programming124 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionDynamic Image CommandsThe following is a listing and descriptions of Dynamic Image Co

Programming125TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionDynamic Image Commands (Cont.)^RAFAdd new resources.Adds any and all resource paramete

Programming126 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionListboxesListboxes provide flexibility to remote pages once constrained by physical d

Programming127TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionList Box CommandsThe TPI-PRO supports the following Data List Box Commands. List Box C

Programming128 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionList Box Commands (Cont.)Data List Commands^LDRRemoves a row from an existing data li

Programming129TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionList Box Commands (Cont.)Data List Commands^LDLModifies the data in a single column fi

Programming130 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionList Box Commands (Cont.)List View Commands^LVFFilter a list by setting what column t

Programming131TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionList Box Commands (Cont.)List View Commands^LVMDisplay a new positionDisplay a new pos

Programming132 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionList Box Commands (Cont.)List View Commands^LVPDisplay a new positionDisplay a new po

Troubleshooting133TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionTroubleshootingThis section describes the solutions to possible hardware/firmware

Installation8 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionVentilationALWAYS ensure that the rack enclosure is adequately ventilated. Sufficient

Troubleshooting134 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionTroubleshooting Information (Cont.)Symptom SolutionAfter downloading a panel file

Appendix135TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionAppendixText Formatting Codes for Bargraphs/JoysticksText formatting codes for bargraphs

Appendix136 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionText Area Input MaskingText Area Input Masking can be used to limit the allowed/correct

Appendix137TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionRefer to the following Send Commands for more detailed information: Input Mask RangesThes

Appendix138 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionInput Mask LiteralsTo define a literal character, enter any character, other than those

Appendix139TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionURL ResourcesA URL can be broken into several parts. For example: the URL http://www.amx.

Appendix140 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionList of Available Pixel Display and Refresh RatesThe following list describes the availa

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Installation9TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition

Installation10 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition

Wiring and Device Connections11TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionWiring and Device ConnectionsOverviewMost device connections are made

Wiring and Device Connections12 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionSystem DiagramsThe following System Diagrams illustrate the most com

Wiring and Device Connections13TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition6. Cycle power the unit. Cycle powering the unit allows it to detect

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Wiring and Device Connections14 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionThe two USB connectors on the rear of the TPI-PRO are used to provid

Wiring and Device Connections15TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition10. Use the CRT’s video adjust buttons to align the incoming video si

Wiring and Device Connections16 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionFollow these steps to configure the TPI-PRO to use a touch panel for

Wiring and Device Connections17TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionConnector Details and Pinout ConfigurationsThe following sections des

Wiring and Device Connections18 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionThe following tables list the VGA OUT HD-15 connector pinouts. Th

Wiring and Device Connections19TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionThe following table lists the pinout configuration for HD-15 connecto

Wiring and Device Connections20 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionSOURCE KEYBOARD/MOUSE (USB-Type B) PortsYou can connect up to four U

Wiring and Device Connections21TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionTOUCH INPUT (DB9) PortThe RS-232 (DB9) 9-pin serial port provides con

Wiring and Device Connections22 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionETHERNET (RJ-45) PortThe RJ-45 port provides 10/100 Mbps communicati

Wiring and Device Connections23TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPower (2-Pin Captive Wire) ConnectorThe TPI-PRO requires a 12 VDC-com

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TPI-PRO and Panel Interface Setup25TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionTPI-PRO and Panel Interface SetupThe information contained within

TPI-PRO and Panel Interface Setup26 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionSetting the Output Resolution on the TPI-PROTo correct the probl

TPI-PRO and Panel Interface Setup27TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition4. Press and hold-down firmly the RESOLUTION button to save the r

TPI-PRO and Panel Interface Setup28 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionCalibrating the TPI-PRO Using a USB Input1. Connect a USB cable

TPI-PRO and Panel Interface Setup29TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition6. Press the Protected Setup button (located on the lower-left of

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Configuring Communication31TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionConfiguring CommunicationCommunication between the TPI-PRO and the NetLin

Configuring Communication32 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition7. Use the Baud Rate Up/Down arrows to cycle through the available baud

Configuring Communication33TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionConfiguring a Wired Ethernet ConnectionIt is necessary to tell the panel

iiTotal Presentation Interface - Pro EditionTable of ContentsMaster Connection section - NetLinx Master Ethernet IP Address - URL Mode ... 3

Configuring Communication34 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition10. Press the Domain field to open a keyboard, enter the resolvable doma

Configuring Communication35TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition4. Connect the terminal end of the PSN power cable to the 12 VDC power co

Configuring Communication36 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition7. Press the on-screen Reboot button to both save any changes and restar

Configuring Communication37TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionMaster Connection section - NetLinx Master Ethernet IP Address - Auto Mod

Configuring Communication38 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionMaster Connection section - NetLinx Master Ethernet IP Address - URL (U

Configuring Communication39TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition5. Press the G4 Web Control button to open the G4 Web Control page (FIG.

Configuring Communication40 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionUsing your NetLinx Master to Control the UnitRefer to your particular Ne

Configuring Communication41TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition7. Click on the G4 panel name link associated with the target panel. A se

Configuring Communication42 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionThe secondary window becomes populated with the same G4 page being displ

Upgrading TPI-PRO Firmware43TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionUpgrading TPI-PRO FirmwareBefore beginning the Upgrade process: Setup a

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Upgrading TPI-PRO Firmware44 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition4. Click the Communications Settings button to open the Communications

Upgrading TPI-PRO Firmware45TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionStep 2: Prepare the TPI-PRO for communication via an IP address1. Press

Upgrading TPI-PRO Firmware46 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition7. Select Tools > Firmware Transfers > Send to NetLinx Device fro

Firmware Pages and Descriptions47TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionFirmware Pages and DescriptionsThis section describes each G4 firmw

Firmware Pages and Descriptions48 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionSetup PageThe page (FIG. 35) centers around the basic properties u

Firmware Pages and Descriptions49TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionSetup Page Elements (Cont.)Connection Status Displays whether the G

Firmware Pages and Descriptions50 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionProject Information PageThe Project Information page displays the

Firmware Pages and Descriptions51TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPanel Information PageThe Panel Information page (FIG. 37) centers

Firmware Pages and Descriptions52 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionTime & Date Setting PageThe Time & Date Settings page (FIG

Firmware Pages and Descriptions53TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionAudio SettingsThe Audio Settings page (FIG. 39) (accessed by pressi

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Firmware Pages and Descriptions54 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionSupported sampling rates for WAVThe following is a listing of supp

Firmware Pages and Descriptions55TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionThe elements of the Video Settings page are described in the table

Firmware Pages and Descriptions56 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionVideo Settings - RGB Adjustment PageThe RGB Adjustment page (FIG.

Firmware Pages and Descriptions57TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionAdjusting the Incoming Image on the Video Adjustment PageAfter open

Firmware Pages and Descriptions58 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionProtected Setup Navigation ButtonsThe Protected Setup Navigation B

Firmware Pages and Descriptions59TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionProtected Setup PageThe Protected Setup page (FIG. 43) centers arou

Firmware Pages and Descriptions60 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionProtected Setup Page Elements (Cont.)System Recovery Allows you to

Firmware Pages and Descriptions61TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionG4 Web Control PageThe G4 Web Control page (FIG. 46) centers around

Firmware Pages and Descriptions62 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionRefer to the Using G4 Web Control® to Interact with a G4 Panel sec

Firmware Pages and Descriptions63TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPassword Setup PageThe Password Setup page (FIG. 47) centers around

Overview1TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionOverviewThe TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition serves as a video switcher t

Firmware Pages and Descriptions64 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition Press and hold the front panel CALIBRATE button to access the Ca

Firmware Pages and Descriptions65TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionRefer to the Step 2: Choosing a Master Connection Mode Setting sect

Firmware Pages and Descriptions66 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionCache PageThe Cache page (FIG. 50) configures the allocation of me

Firmware Pages and Descriptions67TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionThe elements of the Cache page are described in the following table

Firmware Pages and Descriptions68 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionSetting the image cacheIn the Protected Setup page:1. Press the Ot

Firmware Pages and Descriptions69TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionThe elements of the Panel Logs page are described in the following

Firmware Pages and Descriptions70 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPanel Statistics PageThe options on the Panel Statistics page allo

Firmware Pages and Descriptions71TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionChecking the Panel Statistics1. Press the Tools button in the Prote

Firmware Pages and Descriptions72 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionConnection Utility PageThe options on the Connection Utility page

Firmware Pages and Descriptions73TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionUsing the Connection Utility1. Press the Tools button in the Protec

Overview2 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionTPI-PRO-4 Front and Rear Components TPI-PRO-2 Front and Rear Components FIG. 3 TPI-PRO-4F

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Programming75TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionProgrammingYou can program a touch panel using the commands in this section to perform

Programming76 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPage Commands (Cont.)@CPGClear all popup pages from specified popup group.Syntax:"

Programming77TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPage Commands (Cont.)@PHTSet the hide effect time for the specified popup page.Syntax:&

Programming78 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPage Commands (Cont.)@PPKKill a specific popup page from all pages.Kill refers to the

Programming79TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPage Commands (Cont.)@PPTSet a specific popup page to timeout within a specified time.I

Programming80 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionPage Commands (Cont.)PAGEFlip to a specified page.Flips to a page with a specified pag

Programming81TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionProgramming NumbersThe following information provides the programming numbers for color

Programming82 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionRGB Values for all 88 Basic Colors (Cont.)Index No. Name Red Green Blue20 Lime 96 191

Programming83TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionFont styles and ID numbersFont styles can be used to program the text fonts on buttons,

Overview3TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionTPI-PRO SpecificationsThe following table lists the specifications for the TPI-PRO-4 and TP

Programming84 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionBorder stylesThe TPDesign4 Touch Panel Design program has pre-set border styles that a

Programming85TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro EditionTPD4 Border Styles by Name (Cont.)Diamond 15 Menu Left Rounded 65Diamond 25 Menu Left R

Programming86 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button CommandsThese Button Commands are not case sensitive.All commands

Programming87TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^BATAppend non-unicode text.Syntax:"'^BA

Programming88 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^BCFSet the fill color to the specified color.Thi

Programming89TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^BDOSet the button draw order.Determines what orde

Programming90 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^BIMSet the input mask for the specified address.

Programming91TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^BMCButton copy command. Copy attributes of the so

Programming92 TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^BMFSet any/all button parameters by sending embe

Programming93TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition"^" Button Commands (Cont.)^BMF (Cont.)For some of these commands and values