Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Operations Guide
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Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Contents 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel: STX-1700C 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 Functions and Features ................................................................................................ 1 Roaming Feature ......................................................................................................... 2 Specifications .....
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel: STX-1700C Introduction Functions and Features The STX-1700C is a 2-way wireless radio frequency (RF) compact color SmarTouch™ touchpanel that provides a user interface to a CrestronTM remote control system (herein referred to as the CresnetTM system). The touchpanel is a handheld, transceiver that communicates through Crestron’s gateway/transceiver, the STRFGWX (sold separately), to the Cresnet system.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C Included with the STX-1700C are a Crestron High Performance Rechargeable Battery Pack (ST-BTPN) and a Docking Station (ST-DSN) that docks the touchpanel and/or recharges the ST-BTPN. An external power pack (PW-1215 for domestic use or PWI-1215 for international use) is also provided to power the touchpanel. Refer to the latest revisions of the documentation supplied with these items for descriptions and details.
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Specifications The table below provides a summary of specifications for the STX-1700C. Specifications of the STX-1700C Touchpanel SPECIFICATION Power Options ST-BTPN AC: Domestic External Adapter AC: International External Adapter ST-DSN DETAILS Rechargeable NiMH battery pack (included) 4100 mAh capacity after full charge. 1 (Operating time depends on usage.) 12VDC, 1.5A, 120VAC Input (included) (P/N PW-1215 or equivalent) 12VDC, 1.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel 4. 5. 6. 7. Crestron STX-1700C CNX update files are required for either CNMSX-AV/Pro or CNRACKX/-DP. Filenames for CNX update files have a UPZ extension and are in one EXE or zipped UPZ file. To avoid program problems, make certain you are using the update file with the correct suffix letter (e.g., S, V, W, X). In DETAILS, projectname represents the assigned project name, and vx.xxx.x represents a version number. Requires Crestron STRFGWX 2-Way RF Gateway/Transceiver.
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Physical Views (continued) 5.012 in 12.730 cm Top view 3.596 in 9.134 cm 8.750 in 22.225 cm Front view 5.700 in 14.478 cm CRESTRON Side views 5.430 in 13.793 cm 3.620 in 9.195 cm 4.236 in 10.760 cm Upload connector Power connector The underside of the unit contains the battery compartment that holds one ST-BTPN. Contacts for the ST-DSN are through the ST-BTPN.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C Industry Compliance As of the date of manufacture, this unit has been tested and found to comply with specifications for CE marking and standards per EMC and Radio Communications Compliance Labeling (N11785). NOTE: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules.
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Identity Codes The STX-1700C touchpanel uses three distinct types of identity (ID) codes: Cresnet identity (NET ID), RF ID, and RF CHANNEL. These codes are assigned to the touchpanel from the Cresnet Interface menu when the unit is configured. Refer to “Setup Menu” on page 8. For the touchpanel to be identified within the Cresnet system, these assignments must match assignments made in the SIMPL Windows project.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C Configuring the Touchpanel MAIN MENU To configure the unit, it may be necessary to access a series of setup screens prior to viewing run-time screens that are loaded into the touchpanel for normal operation. The MAIN MENU for configuring the touchpanel appears when a finger is held for about 5 seconds from the power off state.
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Battery Status BATTERY STATUS To access the Battery Status screen, shown to the left, press the Battery Status button on the SETUP MENU. This screen indicates the amount of charge (or life) remaining in the battery as a percentage of full capacity, if the battery is installed. An analog bar is provided below the percentage amount as a quick visual reference to the approximate level of charge remaining.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C NOTE: The RF TEST MENU button should only be used under supervision from a Crestron customer service representative during telephone support. After the Cresnet ID, RF ID and RF Channel settings have been verified, touch the Return button at the bottom of the screen to save settings and display the SELECT INTERFACE screen. KEY CLICK SETUP Key Click Setup From the SETUP MENU, press the Key Click Enabled button to open KEY CLICK SETUP screen.
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Power Management Timeout Settings POWER MANAGEMENT TIMEOUT SETTINGS 10 30 The Power Management feature is intended to conserve energy, and to extend the service life of the battery. From the STARTUP screen, press the Power Management button to display the POWER MANAGEMENT TIMEOUT SETTINGS screen. Use the STANDBY and POWER DOWN UP and DOWN buttons to set the respective timeouts from 0 through 120 minutes, where 0 disables the timeout.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C Uploading and Upgrading VisionTools™ Pro-e (VT-Pro-) is a Windows compatible software package for creating Crestron touchpanel screen designs. Refer to “Programming with VTPro-e” on page 23 for additional details. To upload a VT Pro-e project (.vtz file) or upgrade the firmware (.csf file) of the STX-1700C, a local PC that contains the Crestron Viewport (available via VT Pro-e) is required. Refer to the following sections.
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Programming Cable Specifications (ST-CBL) - OR CONNECTOR, 6 PIN, RJ11 BLACK RED SHIELD 1 2 3 Y 4 Z 5 G 6 NOTE: Tab is facing away from copper pins. 1. Before making any connections to the touchpanel, verify that the control system is properly connected to the PC (using an RS-232 DB9 straightthrough cable, Crestron P/N CNSP-587) and powered on. 2. Attach the stereo connector end of the ST-CBL to the touchpanel. 3.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C Accessing the “Port Settings” Window 8. Select the RS-232 connection type. Verify the available COM is selected. Verify that the baud rate is set to 115200 (PRO 2 default), the parity is None, the data bits is Eight, and the stop bits is One. Click the OK button to save the settings and close the window. NOTE: You may need to select a lower baud rate for larger files (38,400 is recommended). Make sure XModem is selected from “Mode for Network Transfers.
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Uploading a VT Pro-e Project A compiled VT Pro-e file has the extension .vtz To upload a compiled VT Pro-e project to the STX-1700C, complete the following steps. 1. Make sure that “Hookup and Preparation” that begins on page 12 has been performed. 2. As shown below, select File Transfer | Send Touchpanel (alternatively, depress Alt+T) from the Viewport menu. Select Send Touchpanel 3.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C “Touchpanel Transfer” Window 4. Click Browse. The “Open” window appears as shown below. 5. Select the VT Pro-e (.vtz) file and click Open. The transfer completes automatically. Select VTZ File 6. Disconnect the programming cable and the external power pack from the touchpanel. 7. Close the Viewport, exit VT Pro-e, and disconnect the programming cable from the PC and the control system. Firmware Upgrade A firmware upgrade file has the extension .
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Select Update Touchpanel Firmware 3. As shown below, select the NET ID of the STX-1700C and then click OK. “Select Network ID” Dialog Box 4. As shown below, select the firmware (CSF) file and click Open. The transfer will complete automatically. Select CSF File 5. Operations Guide - DOC. 6049 Disconnect the programming cable and the external power pack from the touchpanel.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C General Use and Safety WARNING: To avoid shock hazard and possible damage to the unit, do not use touchpanel in rain or expose it to unnecessary moisture. Recommended Touchpanel Cleaning Keep the surface of the touchscreen free of dirt, dust, or other materials that could degrade optical properties. Long-term contact with abrasive materials can scratch the surface that may detrimentally affect image quality.
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel The Crestron AppBuilder is fully integrated with Crestron's suite of software development tools, including SIMPL Windows, VT Pro-e, Crestron Database, User IR Database, and User Modules Directory. The Crestron AppBuilder accesses these tools behind the scenes, enabling you to easily create robust systems. Programming with SIMPL Windows NOTE: The following assumes that the reader has knowledge of SIMPL Windows.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C In Configuration Manager, drag the STRFGWX gateway from the Wireless Receivers (RF) folder of the Device Library and drop it in the upper pane of the System Views. The System Views upper pane displays the STRFGWX device icon below the PRO2 graphic. Drag the STX-1700C from the Touchpanels (Wireless | Wireless Two-Way) folder of the Device Library and drop it on the STRFGWX symbol in System Views.
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Touchpanel “Device Settings” Window STX-1700 Symbol in Programming Manager Programming Manager is where programmers “program” a Creston control system by assigning signals to symbols. The graphic below shows the STX-1700C symbol in the SIMPL Windows’ Programming Manager. Detail View of the STX-1700C in SIMPL Windows’ Programming Manager NOTE: Join numbers are expandable to 999 (digital), 256 (analog) and 127 (serial). Operations Guide - DOC.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C The tables below list functional descriptions for the touchpanel digital outputs and inputs. Symbol Output Signal Descriptions OUTPUT press 1 through press 999 DESCRIPTION Notifies control system of button press (1 – 999). High/1 = press On Low/0 = press Off Symbol Input Signal Descriptions INPUT fb 1 through fb 999 DESCRIPTION Notifies panel of button press (1 – 999).
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel “Quick” Pushbuttons Pushbutton Layout and Join Number Assignment 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 CRESTRON The STX-1700C has ten “quick” pushbuttons, five on each side of the LCD display. You can use these buttons to access any frequently used commands. Each button has a permanently fixed digital join number, refer to the illustration shown to the left.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C Digital Reserved Join Numbers STX-1700C JOIN NUMBER 17200 17216 17217 17218 17219 17220 17230 FUNCTION Power Brightness Brightness Brightness Brightness Brightness Standby VALUE Off Up Down High Medium (Default) Low On 17231 Standby Timeout Up 17232 Standby Timeout Down 17233 17234 17242 17302 17303 17304 17305 17322 17323 17324 17509 17532 Power Timeout Power Timeout Run Setup Keyclick Keyclick Key Click Volume Key Click Volume Key Click Short Key
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Problem Solving Troubleshooting The table below and continued on the next page provides corrective action for possible trouble situations. If further assistance is required, please contact a Crestron customer service representative. STX-1700C Troubleshooting TROUBLE Touchpanel does not function. Project can not be uploaded to touchpanel. POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) No power to the touchpanel. Touchpanel is not communicating to the control system.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C STX-1700C Troubleshooting (continued) TROUBLE POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) Touchpanel operation Touchpanel is out of appears unreliable. range. Refer to "Out of Range Feature" below. RF Interference CORRECTIVE ACTION Bring unit within range. Refer to "Specifications" for details. Use reserved join number 17509 in SIMPL Windows program to indicate when touchpanel is out of range. Install an additional STRFGWX near the area of use to accommodate roaming.
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Further Inquiries If after reviewing this Operations Guide, you cannot locate specific information or have questions, please take advantage of Crestron's award winning customer service team by calling: • In the US and Canada, call Crestron’s corporate headquarters at 1-888-CRESTRON [1-888-273-7876] or 1-201-767-3400. • In Europe, call Crestron International at +32-15-50-99-50. • In Asia, call Crestron Asia at +852-2341-2016.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C Appendix A: Engraveable Pushbutton Installation Custom-engraved pushbuttons can be obtained by ordering the Customizable Engraving Button Kit 1700C-BTBN. You can submit the engraving layout in two ways: • Engraving Sheet, Doc. 6069. • Engraving Software package, Version 1.1.1.6, available from the Downloads | Software Updates section of the Crestron website (www.crestron.com). Perform the following to install engraveable pushbuttons on the ST-1700C.
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Appendix B: Optimum RF Reception Guidelines Many factors can affect the reliability of RF communication between an RF gateway and an RF touchpanel. While an effort has been made to determine operating specifications, some specifications are not constant. RF Communication can be limited by several factors including but not limited to EMI (electromagnetic interference), intervening objects, antenna orientation and receiver placement.
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C Horizontal Orientation Building Top of gateway Antenna Vertical Orientation Building Antenna RF GATEWAY - 2 WAY RF P WR NET SIG Rx ANTENNA Tx CRESTRON STRFGWX Front of gateway Right Angle Orientation Building Top of gateway Antenna 30 • 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel: STX-1700C Operations Guide - DOC.
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Software License Agreement This License Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legal contract between you (either an individual or a single business entity) and Crestron Electronics, Inc. (“Crestron”) for software referenced in this guide, which includes computer software and, as applicable, associated media, printed materials, and “online” or electronic documentation (the “Software”).
2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Crestron STX-1700C If You are a business or organization, You agree that upon request from Crestron or its authorized agent, You will within thirty (30) days fully document and certify that use of any and all Software at the time of the request is in conformity with Your valid licenses from Crestron of its authorized agent.
Crestron STX-1700C 2-Way RF Wireless Touchpanel Return and Warranty Policies Merchandise Returns / Repair Service 1. No merchandise may be returned for credit, exchange, or service without prior authorization from CRESTRON. To obtain warranty service for CRESTRON products, contact the factory and request an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number. Enclose a note specifying the nature of the problem, name and phone number of contact person, RMA number, and return address. 2.
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