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TLP Pro 300M Series • Setup Guide

Overview

The TLP Pro 300M Series touchpanels are 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreens with a resolution of 320x480 (HVGA) and 18-bit color 
depth. They can be mounted, in a portrait orientation, to a standard 1-gang US electrical box.
This guide provides instructions for experienced installers to mount and set up these touchpanels. For complete instructions, see the 

TLP Pro 300 Series User Guide

, at 

www.extron.com

.

Setup Checklist

Get Ready

 

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Download and install the latest version of the following software:

 

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GUI Designer

 — for designing layouts for Extron TouchLink

®

 Pro touchpanels and third party touch interfaces

 

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Global Configurator

®

 Professional 

or

 Global Configurator Plus

 — for setting up and configuring the control processor and 

touchpanel

 

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Toolbelt

 — provides device discovery, device information, firmware updates, and configuration of network settings, system 

utilities, and user management for TouchLink Pro devices

 

…

Global Scripter

®

 — provides an integrated development environment for Extron control systems programming

NOTE: 

All four software programs are available from 

www.extron.com

.

 

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Obtain the following network information from your network administrator:

 

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DHCP status

 (on or off). If DHCP is off, you must also obtain:

 

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IP address

 

 

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Subnet mask

 

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Gateway

 

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Username

 — This can be either 

admin

 or 

user

.

 

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Password

  — The factory configured passwords for all accounts on this device have been set to the device serial number. 

Passwords are case sensitive.

NOTE: 

If the device is reset to default settings, the password will be the default password configuration. The default 

password is 

extron

.

 

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Make a note of the touchpanel MAC address.

Mount and Cable All Devices

 

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Mount the units. There are several mounting options for TouchLink Pro touchpanels (see 

Mounting

 on the next page).

 

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Connect the touchpanel to a Power over Ethernet injector (not provided). Extron recommends the XTP PI 100 power injector, 
which must be purchased separately.

 

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Connect the power injector to the LAN and power it on.

ATTENTION:

• 

Do not power on the touchpanels until you have read the 

ATTENTION

 in the “Rear Panel Features” section of the 

TLP Pro 300M Series User Guide

.

• 

Ne branchez pas les écrans tactiles avant d’avoir lu la mise en garde dans la section « Rear Panel Features » du 

TLP Pro 300M Series User Guide

.

Set up the Touchpanels for Network Communication

 

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Connect the PC that you are using for setup, the control processor, and touchpanel to the same Ethernet subnetwork.

 

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Use the 

Setup Menu

 (see page 4) or Toolbelt software to set the DHCP status and, if necessary, the IP address, subnet mask, 

gateway, and related settings for the touchpanel.

Configure the Touchpanels

 

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Create a graphical user interface with GUI Designer (see 

GUI Designer Help File

 for step-by-step instructions).

 

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Associate functions with the graphical user interface features by configuring (see the 

Global Configurator Help File

) or 

programming (see the  

Global Scripter Help File

) the system. Global Scripter provides an Extron-exclusive Python library 

(ControlScript

®

) and Global Scripter modules to get you started.  

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