AMX AXD-CV6, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...instruction manual Touch Panels and Accessories 6 Color Video Wall Panel Firmware version G3 or higher ...

Page 2: ... liability applies whether damages are sought or a claim is made under this warranty or as a tort claim including negligence and strict product liability a contract claim or any other claim This limitation of liability cannot be waived or amended by any person This limitation of liability will be effective even if AMX Corporation or an authorized representative of AMX Corporation has been advised ...

Page 3: ... cable to provide video input 10 Using the DB 9 RS 232 connector for mouse control or data 11 Designing Touch Panel Pages 13 Buttons 13 Activating Edit Mode 14 Setting the Device Base 16 Setting the Device Used 16 Adding a Page 16 Setting the page color 16 Adding a Button 16 Resizing a button 16 Defining On Screen and External Button Properties 17 Setting the channel code 17 Setting the variable t...

Page 4: ... Send_Commands 29 Programming Numbers 31 Shorthand Send_Commands 32 Color Send_Commands 36 Variable Text Send_Commands 38 Shorthand Variable Text Commands 40 Button String Commands 43 Upgrading the Firmware 45 Configuration 45 Downloading the Firmware 45 Replacing the Battery 47 AXD CV6 Battery Replacement 47 ...

Page 5: ...e 6 Color Video Wall Panel Specifications FIG 1 Decor style Color Video Wall Panel views Specifications Dimensions HWD AXT CV6 Decor Faceplate 5 37 x 6 79 x 0 30 13 64 cm x 17 25 cm x 0 76 cm BB CV6 Conduit Wallbox with connectors 4 37 x 5 91 x 2 45 11 09 cm x 15 01 cm x 6 22 cm BB CV6 Conduit wallbox without connections 4 37 x 5 91 x 2 09 11 09 cm x 15 01 cm x 5 31 cm Without connections indicate...

Page 6: ...y Axcess NetLinx and Landmark systems AXlink is the most common control stan dard for this system Operating Environment Indoor operation at temperatures between 0º C 32º F to 50º C 122º F and a humidity range of 5 to 90 RH non condensing Installation Kit 4 pin AXlink data power connector 2 pin PWR connector Drywall clip set 2 drywall clamps and 2 8 2 long screws 4 4 40 machine screws and threaded ...

Page 7: ... the AXlink cable is threaded through for connection to the touch panel FIG 2 The snaps located along the side of the conduit wallbox can be snapped off or used to mount the unit to a hard surface like a wooden support beam 3 Thread the incoming AXlink wiring through the knockout 4 Disconnect the AXlink connector from the Central Controller and thread the terminal end of the 4 pin AXlink cable thr...

Page 8: ... and it is secure 14 Reconnect the AXlink wiring to the Central Controller The touch panel beeps when power is applied Mounting the Decor style panel on a flat or solid surface To install Decor style touch panels 1 Remove the magnetically attached Decor faceplate A in FIG 4 from the main AXD unit B in FIG 4 by gripping the faceplate and pulling with gentle force 2 Cut out the surface using the dim...

Page 9: ...surface mounting A B Main AXD unit consists of Decor faceplate Install the 4 40 Solid surface can include a the touch panel and housing wall podium or other level surface machine screws into the holes shown below Screw length depends on the installation surface These 4 screws are removed to access or replace the battery 6 79 BEZEL 6 21 5 97 12 76 2 900 4 43 5 37 BEZEL 28 REF ZERO RADIUS REQUIRED I...

Page 10: ... CV6 FIG 7 Screw locations for flat surface mounting of the main AXD unit SECURE UNIT WITH 4 SCREWS SOLID SURFACE PODIUM DESK ETC THREADED INSERTS AT THESE 4 LOCATIONS ONLY WHEN MOUNTING UNIT TO A THESE 4 HOLES ARE REQUIRED SUGGEST INSTALLATION OF 4 40 ONLY IF UNIT IS INSTALLED USING DRYWALL EXPANSIONS CLIPS THESE 2 NOTCHES ARE REQUIRED 2 PROVIDED FRONT BEZEL NOT FOR USE WITH BB CV6 CONDUIT BOX U ...

Page 11: ...XD unit consists of Decor faceplate Install the 2 drywall clips and screws included into the holes Flat surface can include a the touch panel and housing wall podium or other level surface 2 notches are required if the unit is installed in drywall using the 2 provided clips The drywall clip set must be re ordered from AMX if the drywall clip is bent accidentally during an installation or removed d...

Page 12: ...G 10 11 Place the magnet faceplate A in FIG 8 onto the main AXD unit B in FIG 8 by gripping the faceplate and placing it on with gentle force 12 Reconnect the AXlink wiring to the Central Controller The touch panel beeps when power is applied Wiring the Touch Panel The touch panel uses a 4 pin AXlink connector for power and data FIG 11 If the distance between the panel and Central Controller excee...

Page 13: ...he 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 using AXlink power are based on a minimum of 13 5 volts available at the Central Controller s power supply Refer to the Specifi...

Page 14: ...upply into the open clamp position for PWR on the touch panel AXlink connector Using a BNC video cable to provide video input Connect the control system s video connector to the rear of the AXD CV6 using a BNC cable to provide a video feed as seen in FIG 14 FIG 12 AXlink wiring diagram FIG 13 AXlink and external 12 VDC power supply wiring diagram PWR AXP AXM GND PWR AXP AXM GND Central Controller ...

Page 15: ...depending on the PC FIG 14 BNC cable connection from the AXD CV6 to the video source DB 9 RS 232 Connector Pinouts Pin Signal Function 1 N A Not used 2 RXD Receive data 3 TXD Transmit data 4 DTR Data terminal ready not used 5 GND Signal ground 6 DSR Data set ready not used 7 RTS Request to send not used 8 CTS Clear to send not used 9 N A Not used FIG 15 DB 9 RS 232 connector and power supply wirin...

Page 16: ...Installation 12 6 Color Video Wall Panel ...

Page 17: ...pages and specify panel communication parameters Button examples include selection buttons information buttons adjustment buttons and operation bars The general button categories are described in the table below General Button Categories Selection buttons Selection buttons appear on touch panel pages and set communica tion parameters Information buttons Information buttons contain serial numbers a...

Page 18: ...ress ENTER after typing an incorrect password you are immediately returned to the previous page General Button Categories Cont Status buttons Status buttons always have a dark fill with light 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 ...

Page 19: ...ge and return to the Setup page now the Edit mode 6 Press EXIT again to return to the Main page The EDIT button appears at the top of the page indicating Edit mode is active 7 Press EDIT to open the Edit bar The BUTTON and PAGE options in the Edit bar FIG 19 are used to design and modify button and page settings FIG 17 Setup page FIG 18 Protected Setup page with the active EDITOR button FIG 19 Mai...

Page 20: ...he number of devices being used by the touch panel 3 Press ENTER to save the value Adding a Page 1 Press PAGE on the Edit bar to open the PAGE menu 2 Press ADD to open the keyboard and enter a name for the new page Page names can be up to 20 characters 3 Press EXIT CHANGE to save close the keyboard and go to the new page Setting the page color 1 Press EDIT to open the Edit bar on the newly created...

Page 21: ...cific to the button 6 Press BORDER to open the BUTTON BORDER pages 7 Select a border to set for the button and return to the Button Properties page The BORDER button changes to show the selected border type Setting the channel code The channel button sets the device and button channel codes Channel codes and variable text codes work the same for all button types including joysticks and bargraphs 1...

Page 22: ...PE menu the FLIP TO PAGE button appears 3 Press the FLIP TO PAGE button FIG 20 to open a list of all the saved touch panel pages If the desired page is not present in the menu check to verify the page has been saved 4 Select the target page for the page flip Setting the button colors for channel off conditions 1 Press any button to open the Button Properties page 2 Press BORDER under CHANNEL OFF i...

Page 23: ...her settings 5 Then click the Actions tab to set the communication mode and select which elements of the project file you want to download to the touch panel 6 In the What To Send area select one or more of the available options All Bitmaps All Icons All Fonts 7 Select the mode of communication with the touch panel RS 232 and AXlink Confirm that the correct panel is selected by verifying the ID va...

Page 24: ...ormation Refer to the Setting the button colors for channel off conditions section on page 18 for more information on colors for channel off conditions Setting the level code Level buttons set the device and number codes for the touch panel 1 Press DEV to open a keypad and set the device number 2 Enter 1 2 3 or 4 in the keypad The programming software uses device codes 1 4 to identify the touch pa...

Page 25: ...le brightness always 0 and contrast always 0 Syntax PAR Example PAR Requests the information SC Sends a serial port send_command within a panel as if sent from Axcess Syntax SC device offset send_command variable text data Variables device offset Device number variable text The variable text number value on the touch panel Example SC 1 TXT 2 TEXT The string is sends the command to put text on a bu...

Page 26: ... are you doing MOUSE Turns on serial mouse or other touch devices Syntax MOUSE mouse type Variables mouse type 00 Mouse cursor Off 01 Microsoft serial mouse cursor On Example MOUSE 01 Turns on Microsoft compatible serial mouse Refer to the MOU section on page 34 for the chart describing the BIT information and definitions RESET Cycles power on the touch panel Syntax RESET Example RESET Cycles the ...

Page 27: ...d verifies serial communication The CV6 panel must have a page named Main Page for this command to work properly ZAP Clears all mem ory Syntax ZAP Example ZAP Clears all memory and erases all buttons pages drawings and symbols Only use the ZAP command to erase the saved data in the touch panel data cannot be recovered after it is erased System Send_Commands SP Sends data out the serial port with t...

Page 28: ...ed until power down Syntax AKEYP number string Variable 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 commands BAUD Sets the program port baud rate The baud rate can also be set i...

Page 29: ...s date to February 8 1998 and time to 7 16 p m CURSOR Turns the cursor display On or Off if the touch device has a cursor Syntax CURSOR OFF ON Variables Off 0 and On 1 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CURSOR 0 Turns the cursor display Off DBEEP Gives a double beep output This command only works if the Double Beep value in the Protected Setup page is set to On Syntax DBEEP Example SEND_COMMAND TP DBEEP Doub...

Page 30: ...xample SEND_COMMAND TP PAGE MAIN PAGE Flips the touch panel to the page named MAIN PAGE PKEYP Displays aster isks for keypad entries Syntax PKEYP number string Variable number string 0 9999 Example SEND_COMMAND TP PKEYP 1988 Displays the touch panel keypad with instead of 1988 PPOF Closes a specific popup page Syntax PPOF page name Variable page name 1 50 ASCII characters Example SEND_COMMAND TP P...

Page 31: ...ates page tracking Syntax TPAGEOFF Example SEND_COMMAND TP TPAGEOFF Deactivates the page tracking option TPAGEON Activates page tracking See page 28 for a more detailed explanation WAKE Deactivates screen saver mode and resets the sleep timer Syntax WAKE Example SEND_COMMAND TP WAKE Deactivates the touch panel screen saver mode and resets the sleep timer XMRT Sets the new net work communica tion r...

Page 32: ...BUFFER CLEAR_BUFFER TP1_BUFFER IF FIND_STRING TP1_BUFFER PPON 1 OR FIND_STRING TP1_BUFFER PPOF 1 SEND_COMMAND TP2 TP1_BUFFER CLEAR_BUFFER TP1_BUFFER IF LENGTH_STRING TP2_BUFFER IF FIND_STRING TP2_BUFFER PAGE 1 TRASH REMOVE_STRING TP2_BUFFER PAGE 1 SEND_COMMAND TP1 PAGE TP2_BUFFER CLEAR_BUFFER TP2_BUFFER IF FIND_STRING TP1_BUFFER PPON 1 OR FIND_STRING TP1_BUFFER PPOF 1 SEND_COMMAND TP1 TP2_BUFFER C...

Page 33: ...vered after it is erased Video Send_Commands VBR Sets the video sig nal brightness Syntax VBR ASCII setting for Brightness Variables ASCII brightness setting 0 min 255 max Example SEND_COMMAND TP VBR 128 Sets the video brightness to 128 VBW Sets the video to black white or color Syntax VBW ASCII setting for Black White input Variables Black White input setting 0 Color 1 Black and White Example SEN...

Page 34: ...us causing the video pictures to freeze on our digital hard ware Syntax VFF ASCII video fast forward settings Variables ASCII video settings 0 Normal 1 On 2 Off required for Tanberg s non interlacing equipment Example SEND_COMMAND TP VFF 2 Turns the algorithm Off VHU Sets video hue Syntax VHU ASCII setting for Hue Variables ASCII hue setting 0 min 255 max Example SEND_COMMAND TP VHU 128 Sets video...

Page 35: ... 30 35 Dark Gray 84 86 Cyan 36 41 Black 87 Royal 42 47 Transparent 255 Blue 48 53 Font Styles and Programming Numbers No Font styles No Font styles 1 Extra small 5 Extra large 2 Small 6 Hollow medium 3 Medium 8 Hollow extra large 4 Large 32 255 Variable fonts You must import variable text fonts into a TPDesign3 project file and download the project file containing the fonts to the touch panel The ...

Page 36: ...cified color This works only if the specified background color is not the same as the current color Syntax CBN variable text address color_number Variables variable text address 1 255 color number See the Colors and Programming Numbers table on page 31 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CBN 2 78 Sets the ON feedback border color to Gray for variable text button 2 CFF Sets the OFF feedback fill color to the s...

Page 37: ...Sets the popup page title to Audio Page and the color to Purple CTF Sets the OFF feedback text color to the speci fied color This only works if the specified background color is not the same as the current color Syntax CTF variable text address color_number Variables variable text address 1 255 color number See the Colors and Programming Numbers table on page 31 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CTF 1 48 Se...

Page 38: ...re were several popup pages on Main Page that are active sending the previous command would remove them all from that page PPF Deactivates a popup page on a touch panel page If a page name is empty the current page is used If a pop up page is part of a group the whole group is deactivated Syntax PPF popup page name page name Variables popup page name target popup page name page name target touch p...

Page 39: ...s in the panel PWD Sets the password for the Page Flip on the touch panel Syntax PWD page flip password Variable page flip password 0 9999 Example SEND_COMMAND TP PWD 1988 Sets the page flip password to 1988 RDW Redraws the cur rent screen Syntax RDW Example SEND_COMMAND TP RDW Sends a message to the touch panel to redraw the screen SSL Changes the Sleep string sent to the Controller when the touc...

Page 40: ...he Central Controller Color Send_Commands CALL Sets the colors for a variable text but ton You must use the variable text assignments to change button colors see the Colors and Programming Numbers table on page 31 Syntax CALL variable text address data Variables variable text address 1 255 data 6 color number series for FILL COLOR ON FILL COLOR OFF BORDER COLOR ON BORDER COLOR OFF TEXT COLOR ON TE...

Page 41: ...ill color to the specified color Syntax CFOFF variable text address color_number Variables variable text address 1 255 color number See the Colors and Programming Numbers table on page 31 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CFOFF1 72 Sets the OFF feedback fill color to White for variable text button 1 CFON Sets the ON feed back fill color to the specified color Syntax CFON variable text address color_number V...

Page 42: ...Variables variable text address 1 255 color number See the Colors and Programming Numbers table on page 31 Example SEND_COMMAND TP CTON1 72 Sets the ON feedback text color to White for variable text button 1 Variable Text Send_Commands B Sets a specific button to On or Off Syntax B variable text address ON OFF Variables variable text address 1 255 ON 0 OFF 1 Example SEND_COMMAND TP B 128 1 Sets bu...

Page 43: ...um FONT Changes the font size or style of the text in a spe cific button Syntax FONT variable text address font size Variables Variable text address the number of the variable text button 1 255 Font size style the size or style of the font 1 255 See the Font Styles and Programming Numbers table on page 31 for more information Example SEND_COMMAND TP FONT1 6 Changes the font on the variable text bu...

Page 44: ... variable text address 1 255 new button text Enter button text to appear on button Example SEND_COMMAND TP TEXT2 VCR PLAY Sets the VCR and PLAY text on variable button 2 The character places VCR on a text line above PLAY on the button Shorthand Variable Text Commands BMP Adds a bitmap file to a button Bitmap files are imported into TPDesign3 the numbers are assigned by the touch panel during the d...

Page 45: ...on state fill color C2 off state fill color C3 on state border color C4 off state border color C5 on state text color C6 off state text color Example SEND_COMMAND TP BMF 255 T POWER ON B 4 C1 72 Sets the text on button 255 to POWER ON appears on two lines adds a triple line bor der and sets the On state color to White ENA Enables disables buttons based on the variable text channel Syntax ENA varia...

Page 46: ...able text address 1 255 icon file number 1 255 Example SEND_COMMAND TP ICO 16 12 Adds icon 12 on button 16 Setting the icon value to 0 clears the appearance of the icon JUS Sets the text alignment on a button Syntax JUS variable text address text alignment Variables variable text address 1 255 text alignment 1 9 as shown in the following alignment chart Example SEND_COMMAND TP JUS 9 5 Centers the ...

Page 47: ...e Eastern languages such as Arabic are not supported within the Unicode fonts because they are bi directional Buttons with Unicode fonts can only be cre ated and edited using TPDesign3 Touch Panel Design Program Syntax UNI variable text address text Variables variable text address 1 255 text Enter button text to appear on button Example SEND_COMMAND TP UNI 2 Foreign Text Sets the Foreign Text on v...

Page 48: ...te sleep mode for a touch panel in 1 minute increments When the touch panel s input time matches the sleep time the panel goes to sleep Syntax ST sleep timeout Variable sleep timeout 1 Off 120 in minutes Example ST 5 Sets the touch panel s sleep time to 5 minutes WORKING Verifies the com munication between touch panels through the use of the on panel editor Responding touch panels tell the sending...

Page 49: ...AUD RATE selections match the setting on the Controller 4 Press F10 to save the communication settings and exit the Configure screen Downloading the Firmware 1 Press F5 to acquire the list of online programmable devices 2 Using the up down arrow keys select your firmware version listed in the Firmware column of the screen and press ENTER 3 Using the Tab key switch to the ONLINE MASTERS list and se...

Page 50: ...ll Panel Firmware can be downloaded to multiple device numbers automatically If multiple devices are selected the bottom half of the loading bar indicates the percentage complete for the selected devices 7 Press F10 to exit the SoftROM program ...

Page 51: ...ed the faceplate 2 Removing the main unit From the BB CV6 conduit wallbox by carefully unscrewing the four 4 screws from the threaded inserts located along the sides of the housing Refer to FIG 2 on page 3 for more information From solid flat surface by carefully unscrewing the four 4 screws from the threaded inserts located along the sides of the housing Refer to FIG 4 on page 5 for more informat...

Page 52: ...ully pry the battery out of its socket and insert the new battery 9 Replace the circuit card and insert tighten the circuit card spacers 10 Connect the touch overlay s ribbon cable connector to the circuit card 11 Re insert and tighten the housing screws to its four locations along the outside of the housing box 12 Return the touch panel to the backbox or equipment rack and connect the AXlink conn...

Page 53: ...Replacing the Battery 49 6 Color Video Wall Panel ...

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