Configure a Touchpanel

Adding a Touchpanel

  1. In the IP Link® Tree window, select a touchpanel port.

  2. Select the Panel Settings tab.

  3. Click Add Touch Panel.  The Add Touch Panel window opens.

  4. From the Model drop-down list, select the model of the touchpanel.

  5. In the Name/IP Address field, enter the IP address of the TouchLink™ Panel.

  6. In the Display Name field, enter a display name for the touchpanel.

  7. If you click the Basic button so that it reads Advanced, more setting fields appear.  Enter the applicable information such as the Telnet port, administrator password, and user password.  You can also select the Auto Configure IP Address check box so that the IP address of the touchpanel will be automatically configured based on the entered MAC address.  If auto-configuring the IP address, be sure to click Set after entering the MAC address.  Auto-configuring the IP address is optional.

  8. Select the Import/Apply Layout check box.  This is optional.

  9. Click OK.  This updates the information on the Panel Settings tab.  You can now add a layout to be configured on the Panel Button Configuration tab.

See the Panel Settings Tab section for more information.

Adding a Layout

  1. In the Touch Panel section, select the Pages tab and click Add Layout.  This opens a window listing all of the layouts in the project.

  2. Click Import.  The Import Touch Panel Layout dialog box opens.

Note:  The Import steps are not needed if the desired layout has already been imported.  If the desired layout is already available, follow steps 5 and 6.

Click Where Used to view where the selected layout is applied.

  1. In the Import From section, select the import method.

To import from the touchpanel:

  1. In the Import From section, select Touch Panel.

  2. In the Name/IP Address field, enter the name or IP address of the touchpanel.

  3. Enter the touchpanel password if necessary.

To import from a location on your PC:

  1. In the Import From section, select Disk.

  2. In the Path to Config field, select Browse and locate the .tgz file.

  1. Click OK.  

  2. In the Available Layouts section, select the desired layout.

  3. Click OK.  This returns you to the Panel Button Configuration tab of GC 3.1.1 and the Pages tab is still open in the Touch Panel section.  The selected layout appears in the preview window.

See the Panel Button Configuration Tab section for more information.

Configuring Button Properties

  1. Select the Panel Button Configuration tab and in the Touch Panel section, select the Pages tab.

  2. Select the desired page.

  3. Select the Button Properties tab and on the previewed page, select a button to be configured.

  4. In the Line 1 field, enter the top caption text if desired.

  5. In the Line 2 field, enter the bottom caption text if desired.

Note:  Captions only appear in GlobalViewer® and have no effect on the touchpanel.

  1. In the GlobalViewer® Tooltip field, enter the desired text.  The text displays in the GlobalViewer interface when the cursor is positioned over the button.

  2. From the Mode drop-down list, select a mode of operation for the button.  See the Setting Button Modes subsection of "Panel Button Configuration Tab" for more information.

  3.  From the Repeat Rate drop-down list, select a rate at which the button repeats its function if held down.

See the Panel Button Configuration Tab section for more information.

Configuring Button Operations

Before you begin to configure a button, be sure to select the correct room mode.

Two room modes (Room Mode 1 and Room Mode 2) are available when you configure buttons in a touchpanel layout.  This allows you to have separate button configurations for each mode.  For example, if you add a function to a button in Room Mode 1, it will not appear in the press or release actions of Room Mode 2 and vice versa.  Button actions are not deleted when you switch room modes.

To select a room mode:

  1. In the Touch Panel section of the Panel Button Configuration tab, select the Room Mode 1 or Room Mode 2 radio button depending on the desired mode. This clears any functions from the Press and Release sections that you may have added in the unselected room mode.

  2. Configure buttons in the layout as described in the subsections below.

To configure button operation:

  1. Select the Panel Button Configuration tab and in the Touch Panel section, select the Pages tab.

  2. Select the desired page.

  3. On the previewed page, select a button to be configured.

  4. In the Button Operations section, select the tab of the desired operation type (Time Delay, Touch Panel, User-Defined, or State Control).  See the Setting Button Operations subsection of "Panel Button Configuration Tab" for more information.

  5. On the selected tab, expand the function by clicking the + sign.

  6. Click and drag the desired operation to either the Press or Release section.

- or -

Select the operation and click one of the Right Arrows to move the operation to the respective Press or Release section.

See the Setting Button Operations subsection of "Panel Button Configuration Tab" for more information.

Configuring Button Feedback

Note:  When a button is assigned to a group, button feedback no longer applies.

  1. Select the Panel Button Configuration tab and in the Touch Panel section, select the Pages tab.

  2. Select the desired page.

  3. Select the Feedback tab and on the previewed page, select a button to be configured.

  4. From the Port drop-down list, select the port from which to get feedback.

  5. From the Command drop-down list, select the command from which to get status.

  6. From the On Condition drop-down list, select the condition to apply for the user-specified command.

  7. From the On Button State drop-down list, select the action to take when the button is in the On state.

  8. From the Off Button State drop-down list, select the action to take when the button is in the Off state.

  9. Click Save.

See the Panel Button Configuration Tab section for more information.