Programming
18
ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels
System Send_Commands (Cont.)
AKEYB
Opens the touch
panel keyboard
and initializes the
text string entry.
The keyboard string is set to null during power-up and stored until power-down.
Syntax:
“’AKEYB-<text string>’"
Variable:
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 stored 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 in the Protected Setup page’s BAUD level indicator.
Syntax:
"’BAUD <baud rate>’"
Variable:
baud rate = 38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200, 600, and 300
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’BAUD 38400’"
Sets the Baud rate to 38400.
BEEP
Gives an output of
one beep.
This beep command sounds one tone for a time length of 50 milliseconds.
Syntax:
"’BEEP’"
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’BEEP’"
Activates one beep tone. Beeps the panel if the Beep button is not set to 0.
The BEEP
command does disable the beep after a QBEEP command.
BRIT
Adjusts brightness
of display.
Syntax:
"’BRIT-<level>’"
Variable:
level = 1 - 5 (1 = minimum; 5 = maximum)
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’BRIT-5’"
Sets to highest brightness level.
