AMX MVP-8400 manual

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    Operation/Reference Guide Touch Panels & Accessories MVP-7500/8400 MVP-7500/8400 Modero ® ViewPoint ® Wireless Touch Panels MVP-BP Power Pack NXA-CFSP Compact Flash Card Last Revised: 6/13/2008[...]

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    AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer AMX warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship under n ormal use for three (3) years from the date of purchase fr om AMX, with the following exceptions: • Electroluminescent and LCD Control P ane ls are warranted for three (3) years, except for the display and touch overlay componen[...]

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    FCC Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operati on is subject to the followi ng two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference rece ived; in cluding inte rference that may cause undesi red operation. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement Th[...]

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    Table of Contents i MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Table of Contents MVP Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touc h Panels ................ ....................... .......... 1 Overview .............................. ......................... ................... ......................... ............... 1 MVP Specifications ...........[...]

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    ii MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Table of Contents Using the Site Survey tool ......................... ............. ................ ................ ............. .......... 22 Step 2: Configure the Card’s Wireless Security Settings ............................ ............ 24 Configuring the Modero ’s wireless card f[...]

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    Table of Contents iii MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Wireless Sec urity Page .. ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ ................. ..... 69 Open (Clea r Text) Settin gs ......... ............. ............. ................ ............. ................ ............ 70 Static WEP[...]

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    iv MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Table of Contents Input mask range s ........... ................ ............. ................ ............. ................. ................ . 147 Input mask next fie ld characters... ............. ................ ................ ................. ................ . 147 Input mask oper[...]

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    MVP Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Panels 1 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls MVP Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Panels Overview The MVP-7500 (7.5") and MVP-8400 (8.4") Modero V iewpoint W ireless T ouch Panels (FIG. 1) are 802.11-based wireless handheld G4 touch panels, pre-installed with an 802.11 W i-Fi Interface [...]

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    MVP Modero Viewpoint Wireless Tou ch Panels 2 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels MVP Specifications  The MVP-7500 (FG5965-01) utilizes a 7.5" Color Passi ve LCD to display a 640 x 480 pixel image with 4096 colors.  The MVP-8400 panel (FG5965-02) u tilizes an 8.4" Color Active LCD to display an 800 x 600 pixel reso[...]

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    MVP Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Panels 3 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls MVP Specifications Memory (factory defa ult): • 64 MB SDRAM • 64 MB Compact Flash (upgradeable to 1 GB - factory programmed) Wei gh t : 1.85 lbs (0.84 kg) • with 1 battery: 2.25 lbs (1.02 kg) • with 2 batteries: 2.65 lbs (1.20 kg) MVP-7500 LCD[...]

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    MVP Modero Viewpoint Wireless Tou ch Panels 4 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels MVP Specifications Button Assignments: Button assignments can only be adjusted in TPD4 and not on the panels. • Button channel range: 1 - 4000 button push and feedback (pe r address port) • Button variable text range: 1 - 4000 (per address port) [...]

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    MVP-BP Power Pack 5 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls MVP-BP Power Pack Overview The MVP-BP Po wer Pack ( FG5965-20 ) is a rechar geable Lithium-Ion ba ttery used to provide po wer to the MVP touch panels.  One MVP-BP is included with each MVP-7500 touch panel.  T wo MVP-BPs are included with each MVP-8400 touch panel. MVP[...]

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    MVP-BP Power Pack 6 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 4. T o re place the battery compartment cover , use the alignment guide holes to align the cover with the edges of the battery compartment, and slid e it back i nto place until it snaps shut. FIG. 4 Installing MVP-BP ba tteries into the MVP battery slots Battery Battery pins [...]

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    NXA-CFSP Compact Flash 7 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls NXA-CFSP Compact Flash Overview Every MVP panel is shipped with a 64 MB Compact Flash ca rd. Compact Flash Card - Security All security user names and passwords (for the docki ng station) are stored in the Co mpact Flash card. After installing the Compact Flash card upgr[...]

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    NXA-CFSP Compact Flash 8 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Removing the Installed Card 1. Discharge an y static electricity from your body by touching a grounde d metal object and then locate the card slot on the main circuit board (FIG. 6). 2. Place the circuit board on a flat le vel surf ace so that the IR Emitters are pointin[...]

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    NXA-CFSP Compact Flash 9 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls 2. Place the circuit board on a flat le vel surf ace so that the IR Emitters are pointing away from you (FIG. 6). 3. Insert the tip of a grounded flat-head scre wdriv er into one of the card remov al groov es (located on either side of the existing Compact Flash card), a[...]

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    NXA-CFSP Compact Flash 10 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels[...]

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    Wireless Interface Cards 11 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Wireless Interface Cards 802.11b Wireless Interface Card MVP panels can connect to a wireless network using the 802.11b W ireless Interface Card ( 70-5965-02 ), pre-installed in MVP touch pa nel models. The 802.11b Wireless Interf ace Card is a 2.4 GHz Direct Sequence[...]

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    Wireless Interface Cards 12 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels NXA-WC80211GCF 802.11g Wireless Interface Card Optionally , MVP panels can be upgraded with the field-installable 802.1 1g W i-Fi card ( FG2255-07 ), purchased separately as a W i-Fi Upgrade Kit. The NXA-WC80211GCF is a 2.4 GHz W i-Fi LAN CF Card w hich upgrades a Mod[...]

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    Wireless Interface Cards 13 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls  Supports authentication methods such as: EAP-F AST , EAP-LEAP , EAP-PEAP , EAP-TLS, and EAP-TTLS  Supports W ired Equiv alent Priv acy (WEP) 64-bit and 128-bit data encryption (known to the on-board firmw are as Static W EP)  The NXA-WC80211GCF is backwards [...]

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    Wireless Interface Cards 14 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels NXA-WC80211GCF Spec ifications (Cont.) Operating Environment: • T emperature: 0°C ~ 45°C (32 °F to 1 13°F) (operating) and -20°C ~ 70°C (-4°F to 158°F) (storage) • Humidity: (non-condensing) 5% ~ 9 0% RH (operating) and (non-condensing) 5% ~ 95% RH (storag[...]

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    Wireless Interface Cards 15 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Installing the 802.11g Card and Antenna Upgrading the cards on an MVP in v olves opening the panel enclosure, removing the e xisting card, replacing it with the upgrade, and then closing the panel enclosure, as described belo w . Firmware Requirements The NXA-WC80211G[...]

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    Wireless Interface Cards 16 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Installing th e NXA-WC80211GCF 1. Grip the sides of the NXA-WC80211GCF and insert it into the slot opening at a downw ard angle until the contact pins are securely attached to the pin sockets. 2. Carefully peel off one side of the included double-sided tape and adhere[...]

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    Wireless Interface Cards 17 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls 5. Grip the antenna by its sides a nd carefully peel-off the remaining protectiv e film on the double- sided tape. 6. Align the antenna into the long vertical groove in the cutout and firmly adhere it to the inner surface of the housing. Make su re the wire is threade[...]

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    Wireless Interface Cards 18 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 8. Grab the battery cover and align it o ver the edges of the battery compartment. Apply downward pressure to the traction groov es on the Battery Compartment co ver and slide it back to wards the metal plate to reinstall the cover . Once the wireless CF card has been[...]

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    Configuring Communications 19 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Configuring Communications Communication between the MVP and the Master consists of using either W ireless Ethernet (DHCP , Static IP) or USB. References to Ethernet in this manual focus on the use of W ireless Ethernet via the MVP’ s WiFi Card. Modero Setup and S[...]

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    Configuring Communications 20 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Setting the Panel’ s Device Number In the Pr otected Setup page: 1. Press the De vice Number field to open the De vice Number keypad (FIG. 14). Enter a unique Device Number assignment for the panel , and press Done to return to the Pr otected Setup page. The Devic[...]

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    Configuring Communications 21 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Configuring a Wireless Network Access When working with a wireless card, the first step is to conf igure wireless communication parameters within the W ireless Settings page. This page only configures the card to communicate to a target W AP (such as the NXA-W AP200[...]

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    Configuring Communications 22 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 6. Setup the security and communication parame ters between the wireless card and the target W AP by configuring the W ireless Settings section on this page. Refer to Step 2: Configur e the Car d’ s W ireless Security Settings section on page 24 for detailed proce[...]

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    Configuring Communications 23 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls In the Pr otected Setup page: 1. Press the Wir eless Settings b utton (located on the lower -left) to open the Wireless Settings page. 2. Navigate to the Access P oint MA C Address se ction of this page and press the on-screen Site Survey b utton. This action launch[...]

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    Configuring Communications 24 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 4. Select a desired Access Point by touching the co rresponding row . The up arrow and down arro w will be grayed out if there are ten or less access points detected. If there are more, then they will be enabled as appropriate so that the user can scroll through the[...]

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    Configuring Communications 25 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Configuring the Modero ’s wireless card for unsecured access to a WAP200G In the Pr otected Setup page: 1. Press the Wir eless Settings b utton (located on the lower -left) to open the Wireless Settings page. 2. Enter the SSID information by either:  Automatica[...]

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    Configuring Communications 26 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 4. Press the red SSID f ield (FIG. 19) to display an on-screen Network Name (SSID) ke yboard. 5. In this keyboard, enter the SSID name used on your tar get W ireless Access Point ( case sens itive ).  The card should be gi ven the SSID used by the tar get W AP . [...]

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    Configuring Communications 27 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Configuring the Mo dero’s wireless ca rd for secured access to a WAP200G After logging into the W AP200G, the default Status page appears within the web bro wser . These read-only v alues are "pulled" from some of the ot her user-conf igurable Configurat[...]

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    Configuring Communications 28 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Manually set SSID In the Pr otected Setup page: 1. Select Wir eless Settings . 2. Locate the W ireless Security section (FIG. 21). 3. Press the Static WEP b utton to open the Static WEP Settings dialog (FIG. 22). 4. Press the SSID f ield a nd from the Network Name ([...]

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    Configuring Communications 29 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls  As an example, if you use TECHPUBS as your SSID, you must match this word and the case within both the Network Name (SSID) field on the touch panel’ s Network Name SSID field and on the W AP’ s Basic W ir eless Configuration page. 5. T oggle the En cryption [...]

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    Configuring Communications 30 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels  As an example, enter the word AMXPanel using a 128-bit hex digit encryption. After pressing Done , the on-screen Current K ey f ield displays a long string of characters (separated by colons) which represents the encryption key equi v alent to the word AMXPanel.[...]

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    Configuring Communications 31 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Configuring multiple wireless Moderos to communicate to a target WAP200G 1. For each communicating touch panel, complete all of the steps outlined within the pre vious Configuring the Moder o’s wir eless card for secur ed access to a W AP200G section on page 27. 2[...]

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    Configuring Communications 32 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Prepare your PC for USB communicati on with the panel If you hav en’t already done so, do wn load and install the latest versions of NetLinx Studio2 and TPDesign4 (from www .amx.com), and restart your PC. Configure the pane l for USB communication The first time t[...]

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    Configuring Communications 33 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls the panel. It also indicates that the AM X USBLAN dri ver does not contain a Microsoft ® digital signature. 8. Click Ye s to proceed with the dri ver installation. Once the installa tion is complete , the pane l and PC are ready to communicate via USB. 9. Navigate [...]

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    Configuring Communications 34 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 3. Click the Communications Settings button to open the Communications Settings dialog. 4. Click the NetLinx Master radio button ( fr om the Platform Selection section ). 5. Click the V irtual Master radio button ( fr om the T ransport Connection Option section ). 6[...]

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    Configuring Communications 35 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Ethernet 1. When using Ethernet , press the listed Mode to toggle through the av ailable connection modes: 2. Select the Master P ort Number to ope n the keypad and change this v alue. The default setting for the port is 1319 . 3. Set your Master Port and select Don[...]

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    Configuring Communications 36 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 4. Click the Communications Settings button to open the Communications Settings dialog. 5. Click on the NetLinx Master radio button ( fr om the Platform Selection section ) to indicate that you are working as a NetLinx Master . 6. Click on the Virtual Master radio b[...]

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    Configuring Communications 37 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls 15. Press the blue T ype field ( from the Master Connection section ) until the choice cycles to the word Ethernet. 16. Press the Mode field until the choice cycles to the word URL .  By selecting URL , the System Number field becomes read-only (grey) because the[...]

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    Configuring Communications 38 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Using G4 Web Control to Interact with a G4 Panel The G4 W eb Control feature allows you to use a PC to interact with a G4 enabled panel via the web . This feature works in tandem with the ne w browser-capable NetLinx Security f irmware update ( b uild 300 or higher [...]

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    Configuring Communications 39 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls 9. From the W eb Name keyboard, enter a unique alpha-numeric string to identify this panel. This information is used by the NetLinx Security W eb Se rver to display on-screen links to th e panel. The on-scr een links use the IP Addr ess of the panel and not the name[...]

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    Configuring Communications 40 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Using your NetLinx Master to control the G4 panel Refer to your particular NetLinx Master’ s instruction manual for detailed information on how to download the latest f irmware from www .amx.com . This firmware build enables SSL certificate identification and encr[...]

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    Configuring Communications 41 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls 6. Click on the G4 panel name link associated with the target panel. A secondary web bro wser windo w appears on the screen (FIG. 34). 7. Click Ye s from the Security Alert popup windo w to agree to the installation of the G4 W e bControl application on your compute[...]

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    Configuring Communications 42 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 10. Enter the W eb Control session password into the Session P assword field (FIG. 35). This passwor d was pr eviously enter ed into the W eb Cont r ol P assword f ield within the G4 W eb Contr ol page on the panel. 11. Click OK to send the password to the panel and[...]

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    Upgrading MVP Firmw are 43 MVP-8400i Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Upgrading MVP Firmware Except for the MVP-KS (Kickstand for MVP Panels), all MVP panels and their accessories have on- board firmw are which is up gradeable through the use of the latest NetLinx Stud io. The MVP acts as a bridge between the NetLinx Studio program and the i[...]

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    Upgrading MVP Firmware 44 MVP-8400i Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Upgrading the Modero Fi rmware via the USB port Before beginning with this section, verify your panel is po wered and the T ype-A USB connector is securely inserted into the PC’ s USB port. The panel must be powered-on bef ore connecting the mini- USB connector to the pan[...]

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    Upgrading MVP Firmw are 45 MVP-8400i Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 6. Click the Edit Settings button ( on the Communications Settings dialog ) to open the V irtual NetLinx Master Settings dialog (FIG. 36). 7. From within this dialog enter the System num ber (default is 1 ). 8. Click OK three times to close the open dialo gs, sav e your se[...]

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    Upgrading MVP Firmware 46 MVP-8400i Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 5. If the panel firmw are version is not the latest av ailable; locate the latest firmware fil e from the www .amx.com > T ech Center > Do wnloadable Files > Firmware Files > Modero Panels section of the website. 6. Click on the desired Kit file link and after y[...]

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    Upgrading MVP Firmw are 47 MVP-8400i Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 10. Click the Reboot Device checkbox. This cause s the touch panel to reboo t after the firmware update process is complete. The r eboot of the panel can take up 30 seconds after the f irmwar e pr ocess has finished. 11. Click Send to begin the transfer . The file transfer[...]

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    Upgrading MVP Firmware 48 MVP-8400i Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 1. Complete the instructions for configuring the NetLinx Master for IP communication found in the Upgrading the Moder o F irm war e via the USB port section on page 44. 2. After the panel powers-up, press and hold the two lower b uttons on both sides of the display for 3 se[...]

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    Upgrading MVP Firmw are 49 MVP-8400i Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 10. Click the Reboot Device checkbox. This cause s the touch panel to reboo t after the firmware update process is complete. The r eboot of the panel can take up 30 seconds after the f irmwar e pr ocess has finished. 11. Click Send to begin the transfer . The file transfer[...]

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    Upgrading MVP Firmware 50 MVP-8400i Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Although firmware u pgrades can be don e over wirele ss Ethernet; it is recommended that firmware KIT files be transfer red over a direct USB connection and only when the panel is connected to a power supply . If battery power or wireless connection fails during a firmware [...]

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    Setup Pages 51 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Setup Pages AMX Modero panels feature on-board Setup pages. Us e the options in th e Setup pages to access panel information and make various conf iguration changes. T o access the Setup pages, press the two lo wer external pushbuttons on either side of the panel simultaneously and hold for 3 se cond[...]

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    Setup Pages 52 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Setup Page (Cont.) Connection Status: Displays whether the panel is communicating externally as well as the en cryption status of the Master , the connection type ( Ethernet or USB ), and what System the panel is connected to. • Until a connection is establis hed, the message displayed is: “ Atte[...]

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    Setup Pages 53 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Navigation Buttons The follo wing Navigation b uttons (FIG. 44) appear on the left side of the Setup page: Project Informati on Page The Project Information page display s the project properties of the TPDe sign4 project file currently loaded on the panel (FIG. 45). Features on this page include: FIG[...]

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    Setup Pages 54 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Project Information Page Back: Saves all changes and returns to the previous page. Connection Status icon: The icon in the upper-right corner o f eac h Setup page provides a constant visual indication of current connection status. Note : a Lock appears on the icon if the panel is connected to a secur[...]

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    Setup Pages 55 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Panel Information Page The Panel Information page provides detailed panel information (FIG. 46). Features on this page include: FIG. 46 Panel Information page (takes its’ information from the touch panel) Panel Information Page Back: Saves all changes and returns to the previous page. Connection St[...]

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    Setup Pages 56 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Time & Date Setup Page The options on the Time & Date Setup page (FIG. 47) allow you to set and adjust time and date information on the NetLinx Master . If the time and/or date on the Master is modified, all connected devices will be updated to reflect the new information. Features on this pa[...]

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    Setup Pages 57 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Audio Adjustments/Volume Page The MVP-7500 and MVP-8400 have diff erent audio featur es, as reflected in their audio settings pa ges (FIG. 48):  The MVP-750 0 provides an Audio Adjustments page with options that allo w you to set Default Panel Sounds.  The MVP-8400 provides a Vo l u m e page wi[...]

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    Setup Pages 58 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels WAV files - Supported sam ple rates The following sample rates for W A V files are supported by MVP-8400 panels: Volume Page (Cont.) Master V olume: This section allows you to alter the curr ent master volume level: • Use the UP/DN buttons to adjust the volume level (r ange = 0 - 100). • The Mast[...]

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    Setup Pages 59 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Batteries Page The options on this page allow you to set power warning preferences, monitor battery status information, and adjust the display times for battery warnings. This pag e is populated with information from MVP- BP batteries in the panel, as well as batteries in a connected MVP-TDS/WDS dock[...]

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    Setup Pages 60 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Batteries Page (Cont. ) V ery L ow Battery W arning: The UP/DN buttons adjust the time val ue (in minutes) available on the b attery before the panel displays a very low ba ttery warning (indicating near-term panel shutdown). • Range = 3 - 15, default = 5 min. • This value cannot exceed the Low B[...]

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    Setup Pages 61 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Protected Setup Pages The Protected Setup page (FIG. 50) provides secured access to advanced panel configuration options, including communication and security settings. Enter the factory default passw ord ( 1988) into the password ke ypad to access this page. Features on the Protected Setup page incl[...]

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    Setup Pages 62 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Protected Setup Navigation Buttons The Protected Setup Navigation Buttons (FIG. 52) appear on the left of the panel screen when the Protected Setup page is currently activ e. Protected Setup Page (Cont.) System Recovery (Cont.): • Remove User Pages - allow s you remove all TPD4 touch panel pages cu[...]

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    Setup Pages 63 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels G4 Web Control Page An on-board VNC (V irtual Network Computing) server allo ws the panel to connect to an y remote PC running a VNC client. Once connected, the client can vie w and control the panel remotely . The options on this page allow you to enable/disable G4 W eb Control functionality(FIG. 53[...]

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    Setup Pages 64 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Password Setup Page The options on the Password Setup page allow you to assign the passwords re quired for users to access the Protected Setup page, and to release the MV P from a MVP-TDS or MVP-WDS docking station (FIG. 54). Features on this page include: G4 Web Control Page G4 We b Control T imeout[...]

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    Setup Pages 65 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Calibration Page This page (FIG. 55) allows you to calibrate the touch panel for accurate button selection.  Press and hold the two lo wer b utton on both sides of the display for 6 seconds to access the Calibration page (see FIG . 69 on page 14 1).  Press the crosshairs to calibrate the panel [...]

  • Page 74

    Setup Pages 66 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Wireless Settings Page Use the options on the W ireless Settings page (FIG. 56) to configure communication settings for the wireless CF card (802.11b/g), an d read the device number assigned to the panel. Features on this page include: FIG. 56 Wireless Settings page (reads from and assigns values to [...]

  • Page 75

    Setup Pages 67 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Wireless Settings Page (Cont.) IP Settings (Cont.): Active Roaming on Channels 1,6,1 1 In high-interference areas, pressing this button allows the device to switch back and forth between channels 1, 6, and 1 1 in order to find the best possible connection. T ransmit Power In areas where the connectio[...]

  • Page 76

    Setup Pages 68 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Wireless Settings Page (Cont.) Wireless Security (Cont.): EAP-TTLS This button opens the EAP-TTLS Settings page (FIG . 64 on page 80). “EAP-TTLS” security is designed for wi reless envir onments where it is neces- sary to first have a Radius server directly validate the identity of the client (pa[...]

  • Page 77

    Setup Pages 69 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Wireless Security Page The options on the Wireless Security page allow you to select from the wireless security methods supported by the NXA-W C80211GCF W i-Fi card. These security methods incorporate WP A , WP A2 , and EAP technology (some of which req uire the upload of un ique certificate f iles t[...]

  • Page 78

    Setup Pages 70 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Open (Clear Text ) Settings Press the Open (Clear T ext) button to open the Open (Clear T ext) Settings page (FIG. 57). Open security does not utilize any encryption methodology , but requires an SSID (alpha-numeric) entry . This entry must match the Network Name (SSID) en try of the target W AP so t[...]

  • Page 79

    Setup Pages 71 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Static WEP Settings Press the Static WEP b utton to open the Static WEP Settings page (FIG. 58). Static WEP security requires that both a target W AP be identif ied and an encryption method be implemented prior to establishing communication. In addition to providing both Open and Shared Authenticatio[...]

  • Page 80

    Setup Pages 72 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Static WEP Settings (Cont.) Generate (Passphrase): This button displays an on-screen keyboard which allows you to enter a pass- phrase. The panel then automatically generates four WEP keys ( compatible only with Modero panels). Enter these WEP keys into the target WAP . When working with multiple pan[...]

  • Page 81

    Setup Pages 73 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels  Refer to the Configuring a W ireless Network Access section on page 21 for further details on these security options.  Refer to the Using the Site Survey tool section on page 22 for more information on usi ng this feature. WPA-PSK Settings Press the Static WEP b utton to opens the Static WEP S[...]

  • Page 82

    Setup Pages 74 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels  Refer to the Configuring a W ireless Network Access section on page 21 for details on these security options.  Refer to the Using the Site Survey tool section on page 22 for more information on using this tool. EAP-LEAP Setting s Press the EAP-LE AP button to open the EAP-LEAP Settings page (F[...]

  • Page 83

    Setup Pages 75 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) was de veloped to transmit authentication information securely in a wire less network en vironment. EAP-LEAP security is designed for wireless en vironmen ts where it is not required to ha v e a client or server certif icate validation scheme in p[...]

  • Page 84

    Setup Pages 76 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels  Refer to the EAP Authentication section on page 155 for further details on these security options.  Refer to FIG. 61 for an example of what a typical EAP-LEAP system con figuration page would like. EAP-FAST Settin gs Press the EAP-F AST button to open the EAP-F AST Settings dialog (FIG. 62). E[...]

  • Page 85

    Setup Pages 77 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels authenticate itself. Automatic certificate do wnloading is con venient b ut slightly less secure, since its the certificate is transferred wi relessly and could th eoretically be “sniffed-out”. EAP-FAST Settings SSID (Service Set Identifier): Opens an on-screen keyboard to enter the SSID name use[...]

  • Page 86

    Setup Pages 78 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels  Refer to the EAP Authentication section on page 155 for further details on these security options.  Refer to the Using the Site Survey tool section on page 22 for more information on using this feature. EAP-PEAP Settings Press the EAP-PE AP button to open the EAP-PEAP Settings page (FIG. 63). [...]

  • Page 87

    Setup Pages 79 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels EAP-PEAP security is designed for wireless en vironmen ts where it is necessary to transmit data securely ov er a wireless network.  Refer to the EAP Authentication section on page 155 for further details on these secu rity options. EAP-PEAP Settings SSID (Service Set Identifier): Opens an on-scre[...]

  • Page 88

    Setup Pages 80 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels  Refer to the Using the Site Survey tool section on page 22 for more information on using this feature. EAP-TTLS Setting s Press the EAP-TT LS button to opens the EAP-TTLS Settings page (FIG. 64). TTLS (EAP T unneled T ransport Layer Security) is an authentication method that does not use a client[...]

  • Page 89

    Setup Pages 81 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels  Refer to the EAP Authentication section on page 155 for further details on these secu rity options.  Refer to the Using the Site Survey tool section on page 22 for more information on usi ng this feature. EAP-TTLS Settings (Cont.) Identity: Opens an on-screen keyboard. Enter an EAP Identity st[...]

  • Page 90

    Setup Pages 82 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels EAP-TLS Settings Press the EAP-TL S button to open the EAP-TLS Settings page (FIG. 65). TLS (T ransport Layer Security) was the original st andard wireless LAN EA P authentication protocol. TLS requires additional work during th e deployment phase but pro vides additional security since ev en a compr[...]

  • Page 91

    Setup Pages 83 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels  Refer to the EAP Authentication section on page 155 for further details on these secu rity options.  Refer to the Using the Site Survey tool section on page 22 for more information on usi ng this feature. Client certif icate configura tion There are se veral ways in which a client certif ic at[...]

  • Page 92

    Setup Pages 84 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels AMX supports the following security certificates  PEM (Priv a cy Enhanced Mail)  DER (Distinguished Encoding Rules)  PKCS12 (Public Ke y Cryptography Standard #12) Certificate f iles frequently use 5 file e xtensions. It can be confusing because there is not a one to one correspondence. The [...]

  • Page 93

    Setup Pages 85 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels System Settings Page The System Settings page (FIG. 66) displays sets the NetLinx Master’ s communication settings. The elements of this page include: FIG. 66 System Settings page System Settings Page Elements Back: Saves all changes and returns to the previous page. Connection Status icon: The ico[...]

  • Page 94

    Setup Pages 86 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels Refer to the Step 3: Choose a Master Connection Mode section on page 31 for more detailed information on using the System Settings page. Mode Cycles between the connection modes: URL, Listen, and Auto. (Ethernet Only - disabled when USB is selected) • URL - In this mode, enter the IP/URL, Master Po[...]

  • Page 95

    Setup Pages 87 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels EAP Security & Server Certificates - Overview The follo wing EAP types all support a server certif icate:  EAP-PEAP  EAP-TTLS  EAP-TLS All three of these certif icate-using security me thods are documented in the following sections. EAP Authentication goes a step beyond just encrypting d[...]

  • Page 96

    Setup Pages 88 MVP Modero ViewPoint Touch Panels[...]

  • Page 97

    Programming 89 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Programming Overview Y ou can program the touch pane l, using the commands in this section, to perform a wide variety of operations using Send_Commands and variable text commands. A device must f irst be def ined in the NetLinx pr ogramming language with values f or the Device: Po[...]

  • Page 98

    Programming 90 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Page Commands (Cont. ) @CPG Clear all popup pages from specified popup group. Syntax: "'@CPG-<popup group name>'" Va r i a b l e : popup group name = 1 - 50 ASCII characters. Name of the popup group. Example: SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'@CPG-Group1&apo[...]

  • Page 99

    Programming 91 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Page Commands (Cont.) @PHT Set the hide effect time for the specified popup page. Syntax: "'@PHT-<popup page name>;<hide effect time>'" Va r i a b l e : popup page name = 1 - 50 ASCII characters. Name of the page the popup is displayed On. hide effe[...]

  • Page 100

    Programming 92 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Page Commands (Cont. ) @PPK Kill a specific popup page from all pages. Kill refers to the deactivating (Off) of a popu p window from all pages. If the pop-up p age is part of a group, the whole group is deactivat ed. This command works in the same way as the 'Clear Group&apos[...]

  • Page 101

    Programming 93 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Page Commands (Cont.) @PPX Close all popups on all pages. This command works in the same way as the 'Clear All' command in T PDesign 4. Syntax: "'@PPX'" Example: SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'@PPX'" Close all popups on all pages. @PSE Set t[...]

  • Page 102

    Programming 94 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Page Commands (Cont. ) PPOF Deactivate a specific popup page on either a specified page or the current page. If the page name is empty , the curr ent page is used (see example 2). If the popup page is part of a group, the whole group is deactivat ed. This command works in the same[...]

  • Page 103

    Programming 95 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Programming Numbers The follo wing information provides the program ming numbers for colors, fonts, and borders. Colors can be used to set the colors on buttons, sliders, and pages. The lowest color number represents the lightest color-specif ic display; the highest number represe[...]

  • Page 104

    Programming 96 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels RGB Values for all 88 Basic Colors (Cont.) Index No . Name Red Green Blue 36 Very Light Cyan 0 255 255 37 L ight Cyan 0 223 223 38 C yan 0 191 191 39 Me dium Cyan 0 159 159 40 D ark Cyan 0 127 127 41 Very Dark Cyan 0 95 95 42 Very Light Aqua 0 128 255 43 L ight Aqua 0 1 12 223 44 [...]

  • Page 105

    Programming 97 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Font styles and ID numbers Font styles can be used to program the text font s on buttons, sliders, and pages. The follo wing chart shows the def ault font type and their respectiv e ID numbers generated by TPDesign4. RGB Values for all 88 Basic Colors (Cont.) Index No . Name Red G[...]

  • Page 106

    Programming 98 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Border styles and Programmi ng numbers Border styles can be used to program borders on b uttons, sliders, and popup pages. The TPDesign4 T ouch Panel Design program has pre- set border styles that are user selectable. Y ou cannot use the following number v alues for programming pu[...]

  • Page 107

    Programming 99 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls TPD4 Border Styles by Name (Cont.) No. Border styles No. Border styles 43 Diamond 85 85 Menu Bottom Rounded 65 44 Diamond 95 86 Menu Bottom Rounded 75 45 Diamond 105 87 Menu Bottom Rounded 85 46 Diamond 1 15 88 Menu Bottom Rounded 95 47 Diamond 125 89 Menu Bottom Rounded 105 48 Di[...]

  • Page 108

    Programming 100 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels "^" Button Commands These Button Commands are used in NetLinx Studio and are case insensiti ve. All commands that begin with " ^ " have the capability of assigning a variable te xt address range and button state range. A device must f irst be def ined in the N[...]

  • Page 109

    Programming 101 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls "^" Button Commands (Cont.) ^APF Add page flip action to a button if it does not already exist. Syntax: "'^APF-<vt addr range>,<page flip action>,<page name>'" Va r i a b l e : variable text address range = 1 - 4000. page flip actio[...]

  • Page 110

    Programming 102 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels "^" Button Commands (Cont .) ^BCB Set the border color to the specified color . Only if the specified border color is not the same as the curr ent color . Note : Color can be assigned by color name (without spaces), number or R,G ,B value (RRGGBB or RRGGBBAA). Syntax: &[...]

  • Page 111

    Programming 103 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls "^" Button Commands (Cont.) ^BDO Set the button draw order . Determines what order each layer of the button is drawn. Syntax: "'^BDO-<vt addr range>,<button states range>,<1-5><1-5><1-5><1- 5><1-5>'" Va r i a[...]

  • Page 112

    Programming 104 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels "^" Button Commands (Cont .) ^BLN Set the number of lines removed equally from the top and bottom of a composite video signal. The maximum number of lines to remove is 240. A value of 0 will display the incoming video signal unaffected. This command is us ed to scale no[...]

  • Page 113

    Programming 105 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls "^" Button Commands (Cont.) ^BMC (Cont.) Example 2: SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'^BMC-150,1,1,315,1,%BR%FT%TX%BM%IC%CF%CT'" Copies the OFF state border , font, T ext, bitmap, icon, fill color and text color of the button with a variable text address of 315 o[...]

  • Page 114

    Programming 106 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels "^" Button Commands (Cont .) ^BMF (Cont.) For some of these commands and values, refer to theRGB V alues for all 88 Basic Colors table on page 95 . ’%CF<on fill color >’ = Set Fill Co lor . ’%CB<on border color>’ = Set Bord er Color . ’%CT<on te[...]

  • Page 115

    Programming 107 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls "^" Button Commands (Cont.) ^BMI Set the button mask image. Mask image is used to crop a borderless button to a non-square shape. This is typically used with a bitmap. Syntax: "'^BMI-<vt addr range>,<button states range>,<mask image>'&qu[...]

  • Page 116

    Programming 108 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels "^" Button Commands (Cont .) ^BNN Set the T akeNote network name for the specified Addresses. Syntax: "'^BNN-<vt addr range>,<network name>'" Va r i a b l e : variable text address range = 1 - 4000. network name = Use a valid IP Address. [...]

  • Page 117

    Programming 109 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls "^" Button Commands (Cont.) ^BOR Set a border to a specific border style associated with a border value for those buttons with a defined address range. Refer to theBorder Styles and Programming Numbers table on page 98 for more information. Syntax: "'^BOR-<[...]

  • Page 118

    Programming 110 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels "^" Button Commands (Cont .) ^BRD Set the border of a button state/ states. Only if the specified border is not the same as the curr ent border . The border names are available through the TPDesign4 border-name drop-down list. Syntax: "'^BRD-<vt addr range&[...]

  • Page 119

    Programming 111 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls "^" Button Commands (Cont.) ^BVL Log-On/Log-Off the computer control connection. Syntax: "'^BVL-<vt addr range>,<connection>'" Va r i a b l e : variable text address range = 1 - 4000. connection = 0 (Log-Off connection) and 1 (Log-On conn[...]

  • Page 120

    Programming 112 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels "^" Button Commands (Cont .) ^CPF Clear all page flips from a button. Syntax: "'^CPF-<vt addr range>'" Va r i a b l e : variable text address range = 1 - 4000. Example: SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'^CPF-500'" Clears all page flips f[...]

  • Page 121

    Programming 113 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls "^" Button Commands (Cont.) ^FON Set a font to a specific Font ID value for those buttons with a defined address range. Font ID numbers are generated by th e TPDesign4 programmers report. Syntax: "'^FON-<vt addr range>,<button states range>,<fon[...]

  • Page 122

    Programming 114 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels "^" Button Commands (Cont .) ^GLH Change the bargraph upper limit. Syntax: "'^GLH-<vt addr range>,<bargraph hi>'" Va r i a b l e : variable text address range = 1 - 4000. bargraph limit range = 1 - 65535 ( bargr aph upper limit range ). E[...]

  • Page 123

    Programming 115 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls "^" Button Commands (Cont.) ^GSN Change the bargraph slider name or joystick cursor name. Slider names and cursor names can be found in the T PDesign4 slider name and cursor drop-do wn list. Syntax: "'^GSN-<vt addr range>,<bargraph slider name>&apo[...]

  • Page 124

    Programming 116 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels "^" Button Commands (Cont .) ^JSB Set bitmap/ picture alignment using a numeric keypad layout for those buttons with a defined address range. The alignment of 0 is followed by ',<left>,<top> '. The left and top coordinates are rela tive to the uppe[...]

  • Page 125

    Programming 117 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls "^" Button Commands (Cont.) ^JST Set text alignment using a numeric keypad layout for those buttons with a defined address range. The alignment of 0 is followed by ',<left>,<top> '. The left and top coordinates are relative to the upper left corner[...]

  • Page 126

    Programming 118 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels "^" Button Commands (Cont .) ^TEC Set the text effect color for the specified addresses/states to the specified color . The T ext Effect is specified by name and c an be found in TPD4. Y ou can also assign the color by name or RGB va lue (RRGGBB or RRGGBBAA). Syntax: &q[...]

  • Page 127

    Programming 119 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Miscellaneous MVP Stri ngs back to the Master The follo wing two strings are sent by the MVP panel back to the communicating Master: MVP Panel Loc k Passcode c ommands These commands are used to maintain a passcode list. From certain panels a password must be entered to remov e t[...]

  • Page 128

    Programming 120 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Text Effects Names The following is a listing of text ef fects names (associated with the ^TEF command o n page 118). MVP Panel Lock Passcode Commands (Cont.) ^LPR Remove a given user from the User Access Passwords li st on the Password Setup page. Syntax: "'^LPR-<us[...]

  • Page 129

    Programming 121 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Button Query Commands Button Query commands reply back with a custom ev ent. There will be one custom e vent for each button/state combination. Each query is assigned a unique custom e vent type. The f ollowing example is for deb ug purposes only: NetLinx Example: CUSTOM_EVENT[de[...]

  • Page 130

    Programming 122 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels All custom events ha ve the follo wing 6 fields: These fields are populated dif ferently for each query command. The text length (String Encode) f ield is not used in any command. Custom Event Fields Field Description Uint Flag 0 means text is a standard string, 1 means Unicode e[...]

  • Page 131

    Programming 123 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Button Query Commands (Cont.) ?BCF Get the current fill color . Syntax: "'?BCF-<vt addr range>,<button states range>'" Va r i a b l e : variable text address range = 1 - 4000. button states range = 1 - 256 for multi-state buttons (0 = All states, f[...]

  • Page 132

    Programming 124 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Button Query Commands (Cont.) ?BMP Get the current bitmap name. Syntax: "'?BMP-<vt addr range>,<button states range>'" Va r i a b l e : variable text address range = 1 - 4000. button states range = 1 - 256 for multi-state buttons (0 = All states, f[...]

  • Page 133

    Programming 125 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Button Query Commands (Cont.) ?BRD Get the current border name. Syntax: "'?BRD-<vt addr range>,<button states range>'" Va r i a b l e : variable text address range = 1 - 4000. button states range = 1 - 256 for multi-state buttons (0 = All states, f[...]

  • Page 134

    Programming 126 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Button Query Commands (Cont.) ?FON Get the current font index. Syntax: "'?FON-<vt addr range>,<button states range>'" Va r i a b l e : variable text address range = 1 - 4000. button states range = 1 - 256 for multi-state buttons (0 = All states, fo[...]

  • Page 135

    Programming 127 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Button Query Commands (Cont.) ?JSB Get the current bitmap justification. Syntax: "'?JSB-<vt addr range>,<button states range>'" Va r i a b l e : variable text address range = 1 - 4000. button states range = 1 - 256 for multi-state buttons (0 = All [...]

  • Page 136

    Programming 128 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Button Query Commands (Cont.) ?JST Get the current text justification. Syntax: "'?JST-<vt addr range>,<button states range>'" Va r i a b l e : variable text address range = 1 - 4000. button states range = 1 - 256 for multi-state buttons (0 = All st[...]

  • Page 137

    Programming 129 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Button Query Commands (Cont.) ?TEF Get the current text effect name. Syntax: "'?TEF-<vt addr range>,<button states range>'" Va r i a b l e : variable text address range = 1 - 4000. button states range = 1 - 256 for multi-state buttons (0 = All stat[...]

  • Page 138

    Programming 130 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Panel Runtime Operations Serial Commands are used in the AxcessX T erm inal Emulator mode. These commands are case insensitiv e. Panel Runtime Op eration Commands ABEEP Output a single beep even if beep is Off. Syntax: "'ABEEP'" Example: SEND COMMAND Panel,&qu[...]

  • Page 139

    Programming 131 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Panel Runtime Operatio n Commands (Cont.) @AKP Pop up the keypad icon and initialize the tex t string to that specified. Keypad string is set to null on power up and is stored until power is lost. The Prompt T ext is optional. Syntax: "'@AKP-<initial text>;<pro[...]

  • Page 140

    Programming 132 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Panel Runtime Operatio n Commands (Cont.) @EKP Extend the Keypad. Pops up the keypad icon and initializes the text string to that specified. The Prompt T ext is optional. Syntax: "'@EKP-<initial text>;<prompt text>'" Va r i a b l e s : initial text[...]

  • Page 141

    Programming 133 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Panel Runtime Operatio n Commands (Cont.) @SOU Play a sound file. Syntax: "'@SOU-<sound name>'" Va r i a b l e s : sound name = Name of the sound file. Supported sound file formats are: WAV & MP3. Example: SEND COMMAND Panel,"'@SOU-Music.wa[...]

  • Page 142

    Programming 134 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Input Commands These Send Commands are case insensitive. Input Comman ds ^CAL Put panel in calibration mode. Syntax: "'^CAL'" Example: SEND COMMAND Panel,"'^CAL'" Puts the panel in calibration mode. ^KPS Set the keyboard pas sth ru . Syntax[...]

  • Page 143

    Programming 135 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Embedded codes The following is a list of G4 compatible embedded codes: Embedded Codes Decimal numbers Hexidecimal values V ir tual keystrok e 8 ($08) Backspace 13 ($0D) Enter 27 ($1B) ESC 128 ($80) CTRL key down 129 ($81) AL T key down 130 ($82) Shift key down 131 ($83) F1 132 ([...]

  • Page 144

    Programming 136 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Panel Setup Commands These commands are case insensitiv e. Panel Setup Commands ^MUT Set the panel mute state. Syntax: "'^MUT-<mute state>'" Va r i a b l e : mute state= 0 = Mute Off and 1 = Mute On. Example: SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'^MUT-1'&a[...]

  • Page 145

    Programming 137 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Dynamic Image Commands The following is a listing and descriptions of Dynamic Image Co mmands. Dynamic Image Commands ^BBR Set the bitmap of a button to use a particular resource. Syntax: "'^BBR-<vt addr range>,<button states range>,<resource name>&apo[...]

  • Page 146

    Programming 138 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Dynamic Image Commands (Cont.) ^RAF Add new resources. Adds any and all resource paramete rs by sending embedded codes and data. Syntax: "'^RAF-<resource name>,<data>'" Va r i a b l e : resource name = 1 - 50 ASCII characters. data = Refers to the [...]

  • Page 147

    Programming 139 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Intercom Commands The following is a list of Intercom Commands: Intercom Co mmands ^MODEL? Sets model name. Panel model name. If the panel supports inte rcom hardware it will respond with its model name as shown in the response below . Older hardware or newer hardware that has in[...]

  • Page 148

    Programming 140 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Intercom Co mmands (Cont .) ^ICM-T ALK ^ICM-LISTEN Intercom modify command. Intercom modify command. For backwards compatibility both versions are supported. In this release, however , the T ALK and LISTEN subcommands are ignor ed. The microphone and/or speaker are activated base[...]

  • Page 149

    Panel Calibration 141 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Panel Calibration This section outlines the steps for calibrating the touch panel. It is r e commended that you calibrate the panel both befor e its initial use and after completing a f irmware download. Modero panels are factory setup with specific demo touch panel pages. [...]

  • Page 150

    Panel Calibration 142 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Testing your Calibration 1. Press and hold down the on-screen C alibration b utton for 6 seconds to enter the Calibration T est page (FIG. 71). 2. Press anywhere on this page to confirm the on-screen crosshairs match your touch points. 3. If the crosshairs do not appear dir[...]

  • Page 151

    Panel Calibration 143 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls If Calibration Is Not Working Cycling power to the panel should pro vide a baseline calibration for the particular touch panel. Re- calibrate the panel.[...]

  • Page 152

    Panel Calibration 144 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels[...]

  • Page 153

    Appendix A: Text Formatti ng 145 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Appendix A: Text Formatting Text Formatting Codes for Bargraphs/Joysticks T ext formatting codes for bar graphs provide a mechanism to allo w a portion of a bar graphs text to be dynamically provided information about the current stat us of the level (multistate [...]

  • Page 154

    Appendix A: Text Formatting 146 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Text Area Input Masking T ext Area Input Masking can be used to limit the allo w ed/correct characters that are entered into a te xt area. For example, in working with a zip code, a user could limit the entry to a max length of only 5 characters but, with input ma[...]

  • Page 155

    Appendix A: Text Formatti ng 147 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Refer to the following Send Commands for more detailed information: Input mask ranges These ranges allow a user to specify the min imum and maximum numeric value for a field. Only o ne range is allow ed per field. Using a range implies a numeric entry ONLY . An e[...]

  • Page 156

    Appendix A: Text Formatting 148 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels A keyboard entry using normal text entry is straightforward. Ho wev er , once an input mask is applied, the behavior of the k eyboard needs to change to accommodate the input mask's requirement. When working with masks, any literal characters in the mask w il[...]

  • Page 157

    Appendix A: Text Formatti ng 149 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls URL Resources A URL can be broken into se veral parts. F or example: the URL http://www .amx.com/company-info- home.asp . This URL indicates that the protocol in use is http (HyperT ext T ransport Protocol) and that the information resides on a host machine named[...]

  • Page 158

    Appendix A: Text Formatting 150 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels[...]

  • Page 159

    Appendix B - Wireless Technology 151 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Appendix B - Wireless Technology Overview of Wireless Technology  802.11b/2.4 GHz and 802.11a/5 GHz are the two major WLAN standards and both operate using radio frequency (RF) technology . T ogether the two standards are together called W i-Fi and operate[...]

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    Appendix B - Wireless Technology 152 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Although the calculations required to encrypt data with WEP can impact the performance of your wireless network, it's generally seen only when running benchmarks, and not large enough to be noticeable in the course of normal network usage. Terminology ?[...]

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    Appendix B - Wireless Technology 153 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls  TKIP  Short for T emporal Key Inte gration, is pa rt of the IEEE 802.11i encryption standard for wireless LANs. TKIP provides per -packet ke y mixing, message integrity check and re-keying mechanism, thus ensuring ev ery data packet is sent with its o [...]

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    Appendix B - Wireless Technology 154 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels  WP A2  Also know as IEEE 802.11i, is an am endment to the 802 .11 standard specify ing security mechanisms for wireless networks. The 802.11i sch eme makes use of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) block cipher; WEP and WP A use the RC4 stream ciph[...]

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    Appendix B - Wireless Technology 155 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls EAP Authentication EAP (Extensible Authentication Proto col) is an Enterprise authentication protocol that can be used in both a wired and wireless network environment. EAP requires the use of an 802.1x Authenticatio n Server , also known as a Radius server .[...]

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    Appendix B - Wireless Technology 156 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels EAP communication overview EAP Authentication goes a step beyond just encrypting data transfers, b ut also requires that a set of credentials be validated before the client (panel) is allowed to connect to the rest of the network (FIG. 74). Below is a descrip[...]

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    Appendix B - Wireless Technology 157 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls AMX Certificate Upload Utility The Certif icate Upload utility giv es you the ability to compile a list of tar get touch panels, select a pre- obtained certificate (uniquely identifying the panel), and then upload that f ile to the selected panel. This applic[...]

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    Appendix B - Wireless Technology 158 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Step 2: Confirm t he Installation of the USB Dri ver on the PC The first time each AMX touch panel is connected to the PC it is detected as a new hardware de vice and the USBLAN driv er becomes associated with it (pan el specif ic). Each time thereafter the p[...]

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    Appendix B - Wireless Technology 159 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls 11. Launch the Certificate Upload Utility and confirm the utility has detected the new USB connection to the panel:  Click on the Local Address f ield's drop-do wn arrow .  Conf irm the new USB entry sho ws up in the list as: 10.XX.XX.1 . How to Up[...]

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    Appendix B - Wireless Technology 160 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels 12. Select the target de vices which be uploaded with the selected certificate. These can either be:  indi vidually selected by togg ling the box next to the Send entry (with the T ype column).  selected as a group by clicking on the Check All radio box[...]

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    Appendix B - Wireless Technology 162 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels[...]

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    Appendix C: Troubleshooting 163 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls Appendix C: Troubleshooting This section describes the solutions to possible ha rdware/f irmware issues that could arise during the common operation of a Modero touch panel. Panel Doesn’t Respond To Touches  V erify that the protective laminate coating on the[...]

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    Appendix C: Troubleshooting 164 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels Modero Panel Isn’ t Appearing In The Onli ne Tree Tab 1. V erify that the System number is the same on both the NetLinx Project Navigator windo w and the System Settings page on the Modero panel. 2. V erify you hav e entered the proper NetLinx Master IP and conn[...]

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    Appendix C: Troubleshooting 165 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireless Touch Pane ls If you decide NO T to ping for a vailability and the controller is off-line, or you ha ve an incorrect TCP/IP address, the program will try for 30- 45 second s to establish a connection. Only One Modero Panel I n My System Shows Up Symptom: I have mor e than one M[...]

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    Appendix C: Troubleshooting 166 MVP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wireles s Touch Panels[...]

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    Appendix C: Troubleshooting 167 M VP-7500/8400 Modero Viewpoint Wirele ss Touch Panels[...]

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