Instruction manual
Table Of Contents
- ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels
- Introduction
- Product Pics and Specs
- Connections, Cleaning, and Charging
- Touch Panel Basics
- Designing Touch Panel Pages
- Overview
- Activating the Edit button
- Setting the Device Base
- Setting the Device Used
- Creating a Page
- Creating a Button
- Button Properties
- Using TPDesign3 to Download Bitmaps, Icons, and Fonts
- Button Properties for External Pushbuttons
- Creating an IR Macro Button
- Creating a Joystick
- Creating a Bargraph
- Linking the New Page to the Main Page
- Exiting Edit Mode
- Programming
- Overview
- PC to ViewPoint Connections
- Programming the ViewPoint
- Programming Changes
- Serial Commands
- System Send_Commands
- Gray Scale and Programming Numbers
- Colors/Shades of Gray and Programming Numbers
- Font Styles and Programming Numbers
- Border Styles and Programming Numbers
- Shorthand Send Commands
- Color/Gray Scale Send_Commands
- Variable Text Send_Commands
- Shorthand Variable Text Commands
- Buttons String Commands
- Button IR Macro Commands
- Loading Infrared (IR) Files
- Upgrading the Firmware
- Contacting Sales and Technical Support
- Index
66 Programming ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels
Programming the ViewPoint
You can program the ViewPoint to perform a wide variety of operations using
Send_Commands and variable text commands. Use the commands described in this
section along with the AXCESS Programming Language instruction manual to program
the ViewPoint.
Programming Changes
The programming language may need to be modified to conform to those ranges and
variables set in the new version 3.xx firmware.
The following describes those version 2.xx features that have either been modified or
are no longer supported within the new version 3.xx firmware:
•
E - Timer The elapsed timer feature is not supported by the version 3.xx.
firmware. Program code can be written to simulate this feature.
•
ICONS features Some features within the Icons drop-down menu in the
version 2.xx firmware, such as the E-Timer, 16 and 32 Char Term, are also
not supported in version 3.xx.
•
SEND_COMMANDs Figure 89 is a list of some commands that need to be
adapted to conform with the new parameters and enhanced functionality
present in the version 3.xx firmware.
Affected Send_Commands
Command Description
!C Sets the border, font, and text in one command
!F Shorthand version of ‘FONT’ command
!I Shorthand version of ‘ICON’ command
CBON Sets the ON feedback border color to the specified color
CBOFF Sets the OFF feedback border color to the specified color
FONT Changes the font size (or style) of the text in a specific button
ICON Changes border style of a specific button
All other Color and Variable text Send_Commands are listed in this section. They
should be checked to verify that they comply with version 3.xx parameters and func-
tionality.
Figure 89