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SmartPad LCD

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© 2006 Xantech Corporation 

 

SmartPad LCD FEATURES 

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LCD Touch Screen Interface:

 Allows for use of GTL’s (Graphical Touch Link). Colorful graphical 

representation of functional buttons for touch control of IR and RS232 controlled devices 

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Upper and Lower Viewing Angles:

 Software Programmable for exact viewing placement 

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Programmable Backlight Control:

 Selectable Time-Out for LCD backlight 

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Standard Xantech IR Bus Output: 

Allows for easy interface to existing IR networks 

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Internal IR Code Library:

 Built in IR Code Library. Contains all Major Brand Component IR commands. No 

need to ‘learn’ commands.  

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IR Learning:

 IR commands can be learned from external hand-held remotes through the 

SmartPad LCD’s

built-in IR learning eye to add to the CSPLCD’s built-in IR code library. 

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Macros:

 can be built using IR, RS232, repeat or delay commands and associated with a specific button or 

event triggered by a keypad button press, an RC68+ IR code, an MRC88 compatible keypad 
command, control sense status, or by RS232. Up to 40 IR commands can be issued in a single 
Macro.

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IR Receiver: 

Broad-band IR Receiver for pass through of IR commands from Hand-Held IR Remotes 

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TalkBack / Status LED: 

LED indicates presence of IR and/or programmable STATUS indication of Zone or 

other user defined power on/off indicator. 

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RC68+ IR Trigger Sequencer

: Trigger IR and/or RS232 Macros via RC68+ IR command received at the 

built-in IR Receiver 

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Status Input

: Trigger IR and/or RS232 Macros with a voltage between 5-30VDC 

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Status Output: 

Send a 12VDC output voltage to trigger the on/off state of another device or indicator 

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Serial IO: 

RS232 control over an RS422 line for RS232 control of remotely located RS232 controlled 

devices (Require optional RS422232 adapter). 

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CM8X8/MRC88 Plug-N-Play:

 Direct connect to standard Keypad Input of CM8X8/MRC88CTL for full zone 

control

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RS232 Com/USB Com Programming Ports:

 Communication Programming Ports located on the front 

panel of the CSPLCD under the bezel, used to program the system using Universal Dragon Drop-
IR™ Software 

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Emitter Output:

 Local Emitter port on rear of CSPLCD 

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Full Motion Video Input (CSPLCD64V only):

 NTSC/PAL composite video input for full motion video 

display on PIP display or full screen 

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Firmware Upgradeable for ‘Future Proof’ Technology: 

Upgradeable via RS232 Com Port or USB 

programming. Firmware upgrades available for easy download by following LINK’s within Universal 
Dragon Drop-IR Software 

Summary of Contents for CSPLCD39G

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION PROGRAMMING MANUAL COMMERICAL SMARTPAD LCD TOUCH SCREEN PANEL CONTROLLER Models CSPLCD39G CSPLCD64G CSPLCD64V New Feature Addendum Included CSPLCD39G CSPLCD64V...

Page 2: ...n For example the appliance should not be situated on a bed sofa rug or similar surface that may block the ventilation openings or placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or cabinet that...

Page 3: ...2 Port Wiring 18 IR In Zone 18 INSTALLING CSPLCD INTO BACK BOX 20 SECTION 3 MAINTENANCE CALIBRATION 21 CALIBRATION 21 TOUCH SENSE CALIBRATION 21 MAINTENANCE 21 CLEANING 21 SECTION 4 PROGRAMMING THE SM...

Page 4: ...S CREATING MACRO S 41 SELECTING IR PALETTES FROM THE IR CODE LIBRARY 41 SELECTING IR PALETTES 41 SELECTING RS232 COMMAND PALETTES 41 ASSOCIATING COMMANDS TO GTL S DRAG AND DROP COMMANDS 41 Programming...

Page 5: ...Process RS232 Input 55 SECTION 7 APPENDIX 56 INTERFACING CSPLCD WITH MRC44 CM8X8 MRC88 IR CONTROL 56 PROGRAMMING CSPLCD FOR USE WITH MRC44 ZONE CONTROL 56 PROGRAMMING CSPLCD FOR USE WITH CM8X8 MRC88 Z...

Page 6: ...s keypad is also directly compatible with Xantech s CM8X8 MRC88 products for seamless integration with the Whole house Audio Video Entertainment system The SmartPad LCD Touch Screen Panel Keypad inclu...

Page 7: ...S232 or USB Port Program cables and software included Universal Dragon is used to graphically design your screens and assign IR and or RS232 Macros An internal IR Library is also included for ease of...

Page 8: ...ough of IR commands from Hand Held IR Remotes TalkBack Status LED LED indicates presence of IR and or programmable STATUS indication of Zone or other user defined power on off indicator RC68 IR Trigge...

Page 9: ...Commercial SmartPad LCD Page 9 2006 Xantech Corporation SmartPad LCD PANEL AND FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS 12 4 2 6 5 7 8 10 9 11 1 3 Figure 2a SmartPad LCD Model CSPLCD39G Front Panel Features and Functions...

Page 10: ...Receiver Accepts IR with carrier frequencies within the range of 32kHz and 75kHz 3 IR Talkback and Status LED Indicator x Flashing LED Indicates presence of IR at internal IR receiver or External IR i...

Page 11: ...ontrast of CSPLCD screen Slowly turn clockwise to increase contrast of images on LCD screen 12 Bezel Mounting Clips 4 Guide clips for mounting Front Bezel onto CSPLCD Display SPLCD 19 18 20 14 16 17 1...

Page 12: ...91 44 19 Power Input IR Output Terminal a 16VDC For connection from 16VDC CSPLCD Power Supply Models SPLCDPS1 SPLCDPS4 b GND Power Supply and IR GND connection c STATUS 5 30VDC Status Input for Macro...

Page 13: ...unting hole size is critical as there is a 0 00 inch tolerance for this cutout It is imperative that the provided mounting template be used to assure proper hole size Check the table below to be sure...

Page 14: ...display Cable Access Punch Outs Figure 6 Back Box Cable Access Point Back Box Rear View 6 Bring cable through wall and desired punch out access hole in the Back Box 7 Insert Back Box into the wall an...

Page 15: ...RC88 External IR Input and Local IR Emitter Output The following sections below address each of these wiring configurations POWER SUPPLY STANDARD XANTECH IR OUTPUT BUS WIRING Figure 3 19 A 4 Termianl...

Page 16: ...tion of a unit or Zones power status or it can be an OUTPUT 12VDC from the CSPLCD to trigger some other external device This is important to note before STATUS wiring is made between the CSPLCD and th...

Page 17: ...CM8X8 MRC Controller and or Expansion CM8X8 MRC Keypads The CSPLCD can interface to the CM8X8 MRC Products in two fashions via this connection 1 Via IR along the dedicated IR lines of the MRC s CAT5 c...

Page 18: ...up to 4000ft 1 2KM to communicate with a remote RS232 device Use CAT5 cable terminated in RJ45 connectors The RS422232 converter sold separately and a 12VDC Power Supply are required located at the r...

Page 19: ...CAT5 Wire Up to 4000 Terminate in RJ45 Requires 12VDC Power Supply Xantech Model 781RG DB9 IO for local Control of RS232 Devices i e Projector Lighting Control Systems PC Control etc CAT5 Wire To MRC8...

Page 20: ...Box leaving slack for strain relief and connect to appropriate ports on rear of the CSPLCD Display 2 Insert CSPLCD into Back Box oriented according to desired viewing angle so that the unit is flush w...

Page 21: ...stylus touch the center of the dot and release 7 Another calibration dot will appear towards the middle of the screen Again touch the center of the dot and release One more calibration dot will appear...

Page 22: ...mming Part No 05913660 Connects the CSPLCD USB Programming Port Figure 2 9 to the PC s USB port CONNECTING THE SMARTPAD LCD TO THE PC To program the SmartPad LCD the unit will need to be connected to...

Page 23: ...ON When first launched the Universal Dragon Drop IR software scans the serial ports on your computer and will display the available ports under Preferences in the File menu Unavailable ports will be g...

Page 24: ...VERIFYING COM PORT COMMUNICATION Who Am I Base Unit Version Verification Before continuing it is recommended to verify proper COM PORT communication between the PC and the CSPLCD By checking the units...

Page 25: ...LCD Page 25 2006 Xantech Corporation 3 The SmartPad LCD System Window will appear in Graphics Mode as shown below in Figure 13 You may now begin programming the Graphic Screens Figure 13 CSPLCD Graph...

Page 26: ...s TAB in the SmartPad LCD Systems Window The GRAPHICS window should now be displayed in the work environment 2 Click on a STYLE from the list and browse the associated Source and Function GTL s shown...

Page 27: ...source Please see Inserting Pages PLACING FUNCTION BUTTON GTL S Once a Source page has been inserted you may now start placing Function Buttons GTL s associated with that Source onto the Source Page...

Page 28: ...Page 28 SmartPad LCD 2006 Xantech Corporation Figure 15 Building The GUI Screen...

Page 29: ...the GTL button you wish to use to navigate to the next page and select Insert New Page from the drop down menu 4 A new page is now inserted and may be filled with additional GTL buttons 5 You may now...

Page 30: ...sly mentioned above each GTL button has both an Up and Down image associated with it The Up image is how the GTL text appears when not selected and the Down image is how the GTL text appears when it i...

Page 31: ...ection entitled Placing Commands onto the GTL s BUILT IN IR CODE LIBRARY The Universal Dragon software has a built in IR Code Library This is basically a large database of Manufactures IR Commands for...

Page 32: ...If a component does not respond to a command click on another Command Group listed under that manufacturer and retest 7 If the codes for the specified component are present you are now ready to start...

Page 33: ...Commercial SmartPad LCD Page 33 2006 Xantech Corporation Figure 19 Built In Mfg s IR Command Library...

Page 34: ...ate and Select single click the desired BRAND as shown in Figure 20 i e Sony Panasonic etc A list of Components will appear See later section for Adding Brands 3 Locate and Select single click the typ...

Page 35: ...rol may function the actual waveform is not as clean when the remote control has low battery strength EDITING FUNCTION NAMES IN THE PALETTE EDITOR If a function displayed on the Source Components Remo...

Page 36: ...each command sent i e Power turns the source ON or OFF PLAY plays the content etc NOTE Only functions with the symbol will execute 6 If a component does not respond to a command re learn and re test...

Page 37: ...NTECH COM There are some IR commands that can be difficult to learn in Dragon Xantech edits and posts some of these commands at http www xantech com located under Support Downloads IR Code Libraries S...

Page 38: ...s not displayed or not named appropriately see the section entitled Editing Function Names in the Palette Editor 5 Click on the RECORD button in the middle of the Palette Editor The RECORD button will...

Page 39: ...S232422 Converter not included and then connect the DB9 port of the converter to the corresponding component or device of the commands to be tested NOTE A Null Modem cable may be necessary for communi...

Page 40: ...T CD Command Palette 5 Click the CLOSE button on Palette Editor Palette Editor will close ESCIENT CD RSL will be saved to the hard drive 6 Repeat steps 1 9 in Using the RS232 Palette Editor and steps...

Page 41: ...d additional commands to the same button i e creating a Macro Sequence just repeat steps 2 3 Up to 40 Commands can be placed under each programmable button See Programming Sequences 5 Repeat for all G...

Page 42: ...up a pop up menu allowing an individual command to be deleted routed to a specific Zone emitter output or to a Source emitter output see Figure 27 above Each of the functions available are described b...

Page 43: ...System Test before getting into more complex system features To transfer the project to the CSPLCD complete the following procedure 1 Click on BASE UNIT and select WHO AM I from the menu list Verify...

Page 44: ...mmable remotes that can be used with the CSPLCD i e Remotes that do not allow sequence programming When the CSPLCD Touch Screen receives certain RC68 commands Default Code Group C9 via its IR sensor o...

Page 45: ...mmable devices only 1 On the rear of the RC68 Hand Held Programmer set the Code Group Dials to C9 No Overlay needed 2 Set up the desired Universal Remote to learn commands according to the Manufacture...

Page 46: ...ANSLATOR The CSPLCD Touch Screen Controller has the ability to receive specific RS232 XANTECH ASCII strings and associate them to an IR Macro to control any number of IR controlled devices This can gi...

Page 47: ...ssary and click on the filename of each palette you need for your system i e pioneercd pal rcadss pal etc 3 As you click on each file name the palettes will appear with the list of corresponding IR Co...

Page 48: ...numerous applications such as a Doorbell trigger circuit to MUTE a particular zone or to set a preferred lighting scene when a component is turned on or turn off all lights and A V equipment when an...

Page 49: ...Commercial SmartPad LCD Page 49 2006 Xantech Corporation Figure 29 Sense Trigger Setup...

Page 50: ...rce is changed on the accompanying hand held remote or another CSPLCD panel the Source Pages will change in unison to remain in sync with the current Source selection To program a Bank Track Code 1 Ri...

Page 51: ...D connected to your computer s COM port or USB port 2 Select the Base Unit pulldown from the menu bar Select Upgrade Firmware and SmartPad LCD 3 A pop ul window will open allowing you to select the fi...

Page 52: ...CSPLCD Options Settings RC68 CODE GROUP The RC68 Code Group setting refers to the group of IR codes that will be used to trigger RC68 Sequences as discussed in Section 5 The number associated with thi...

Page 53: ...room and a selection is made on one panel the other panels will automatically switch to the same source page currently selected The default Bank Track Code Group is D8 STATUS LED SETTINGS The Status...

Page 54: ...zed to control and external component via a 12V trigger whenever a GTL is pressed i e Control a Screen Drop or Lift via a 12VDC Trigger or turn on a remote amplifier Note The STATUS output is rated at...

Page 55: ...INGS To change Baud Rate Data Bits Stop Bits or Parity settings click on the corresponding to access the drop down menu and click on the desired setting Default settings for all are shown above in Fig...

Page 56: ...Systems Window 5 Open the RC68 Command Palette Hit F5 on the Keyboard 6 Select the OPTIONS TAB on the RC68 Command Window 7 Under MODEL select MRC44 and verify the Code Group setting is the same as t...

Page 57: ...the MRC88 Default Code Group A8 Click on the Palette TAB to return to the RC68 Command window 8 Click on a Source Button GTL in the CSPLCD Systems Window that will select the component connected to I...

Page 58: ...ds program the MRC88 or 44 for Toggle POWER or MUTE Internal Amplifier Commands under the RC68 Trigger Sequencer within the DragMRC software Refer to the MRC88 Manual Section 5 RC68 IR Code Triggered...

Page 59: ...Commercial SmartPad LCD Page 59 2006 Xantech Corporation Figure 37a MRC88 Toggle Power Programming...

Page 60: ...Page 60 SmartPad LCD 2006 Xantech Corporation Figure 37b CSPLCD MRC88 Zone Toggle Power Programming...

Page 61: ...d click on the HELP Menu and select ABOUT The Software version shall be noted at the top of the pop up window If it is not noted or the version does not read 1 2 0 or higher please see www xantech com...

Page 62: ...click on the PiP and select the desired screen size Enabling Full Screen Video Mode Once the project is downloaded to the CSPLCD 64V base unit the PiP can be touched to enable Full Screen video mode T...

Page 63: ...2 To add a Transparent Button GTL simply right click anywhere on the blank area of the screen and select Insert Object from the pop up menu 3 Select Insert Transparent Button from the pop up menu A T...

Page 64: ...in the software and drag and drop transparent buttons over it for seamless control of the device 1 Right click on the PiP screen and select NAVIGATE from the pop up menu Note A Full Screen page will...

Page 65: ...lity to the GTL s Other Uses for Transparen t GTL s The transparent GTL feature is available for use on ALL versions of the SmartPad LCD Controllers CSPLCD39G 57G 64G and 64V Transparent GTL s can be...

Page 66: ...arent Button will appear outlined on the screen 3 Click and drag the button to the desired location 4 The button can be re sized easily by clicking on one of the blue squares outlining the button and...

Page 67: ...SPLCD project click on the TAB labeled MRC88 in the CSPLCD Systems Window 4 Check the box labeled Emulate MRC88 Keypad 5 If you are using Multiple Keypads in a single zone set each keypad to a unique...

Page 68: ...sign CSPLCD GTL Buttons to an MRC88 Tier 2 Macro For example Assign the 5 Motion control buttons to as Tier 1 PLAY STOP PAUSE etc In your MRC88 Project program Tier 2 of the PLAY STOP PAUSE etc button...

Page 69: ...Balance bars Informational Display or Status Display Note Once placed on the CSPLCD Systems window these objects can be moved to any desired location and the border colors can be modified to fit the...

Page 70: ...and select Zone Volume Command 5 Select the Zone in this case Zone 1 6 Select the 80 button on the Virtual RC68 or any other free RC68 Trigger button 7 Select a discrete Volume Level for the LOW setti...

Page 71: ...and select RC68 Command Palette from the menu 2 Click on the OPTIONS Tab on the Virtual RC68 Palette and choose MRC88 from the Xantech Model drop down menu 3 Click on the PALETTE Tab on the Virtual R...

Page 72: ...und folder Note Background Style Directories are located at C Program Files Xantech Dragon Drop IR CSPLCD Icons CSPLCD folder as shown below 4 Re start Dragon Drop IR CSPLCD software and select the St...

Page 73: ...workable graphics set without having to make a completely new set Not all custom graphics will look acceptable It is recommended to just use this method to see if a custom graphic will look good in a...

Page 74: ...t Paint and browse to C Program Files Xantech Universal Dragon Icons SPLCD 8Bitbmps or wherever you have Universal Dragon installed Then to existing graphics set folder you wish to add your new pictur...

Page 75: ...ercial SmartPad LCD Page 75 2006 Xantech Corporation 6 Then start another instance of Paint and open your custom image 7 Press Ctrl A to select all of your custom image and then Ctrl C to copy your im...

Page 76: ...the first Paint from the existing Universal graphic 9 Press Ctrl V to paste your new image over the existing one You will notice the image quality may be of lower quality This is because SPLCD 39G 57G...

Page 77: ...so remember that pure white is transparent in SPLCD buttons Xantech Corporation 13100 Telfair Avenue 2 F Sylmar CA 91342 Phone 818 362 0353 Fax 818 362 9506 Installation Instructions CSPLCD 2006 Xante...

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