Ada TS-3000 Touch Screen Owner's manual

Brand: Ada

Model: TS-3000 Touch Screen

Type: Owner's manual

Audio Design Associates, Inc., 602-610 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY, 10605, (914) 946-9595, FAX (914) 946-9620

TS-3000

Touch Screen

PROGRAMMING

INSTALLATION

DEALER MANUAL

September 1999

Contents

Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1

Installing the TS-3000 Software - Getting Started................................................................. 1

Understanding the TS-3000 Software Structure ................................................................... 1

TS-3000 Hardware & Wiring .................................................................................................... 3

Cat Link Connectors ................................................................................................................ 5

Installing the TS-3000 Software .............................................................................................. 6

Com Port Address.................................................................................................................... 6

Adding a New Customer.......................................................................................................... 7

Navigating through Key Menus .............................................................................................. 8

Creating Screens - Quick Programming ................................................................................ 9

Attaching Screens - Quick Programming .............................................................................11

Navigating Through Files ...................................................................................................... 14

Downloading Screens............................................................................................................ 14

Resetting the TS-3000............................................................................................................ 15

Calibrating the TS-3000 .........................................................................................................15

Simulating the TS-3000 with your PC................................................................................... 16

Removing Buttons ................................................................................................................. 18

Adding Pages ......................................................................................................................... 18

Creating Buttons .................................................................................................................... 19

Creating Several Buttons At Once........................................................................................ 20

Customizing Button Labels................................................................................................... 21

Adding Your Own Graphics................................................................................................... 21

Making a Button Go To A Screen.......................................................................................... 22

Adding Devices to Customer Configuration ....................................................................... 24

LVI-3800 - Adding To The Customer Configuration ............................................................ 25

Making a Button Perform A Function................................................................................... 26

Party Mode Buttons and Delays ........................................................................................... 28

Transparent Buttons .............................................................................................................. 30

Labels (Buttons & Labels)..................................................................................................... 31

Lutron & Action Extra’s .........................................................................................................32

Wiring Lutron to TS-3000 ...................................................................................................... 35

TS-3000 Setup Pages.............................................................................................................36

TS-3000 Dimensions ..............................................................................................................37

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Introduction

The TS-3000 is a complex control capable of many functions. While most TS-3000s will be

preprogrammed by ADA, you may choose to alter the screens, customize them, or create

new screens. Therefore, it will be important to familiarize yourself with the TS-3000 and its

software in order for you to properly program screens. Please take the time to read this

manual

prior to programming screens. This is not a product that lends itself well to “read as

you go” learning approaches.

Installing the TS-3000 Software - Getting Started

In order to proceed, you will need to install the TS-3000 Software on your PC. Please follow

the instructions that are included with the software discs.

Understanding the TS-3000 Software Structure

The TS-3000 is designed to operate on Windows 3.0, Windows 95, and Windows 98. As

such, all files that ADA is providing are based on the Windows 3.0 nomenclature of eight

characters followed by a “.” and then a three character suffix. You should not use alternate

suffixes than those provided (most commonly used suffixes are “.bmp” for bitmap files and

“.pda” for screen files). Again, ADA strongly suggests using no more than eight (8) characters

when naming file names. This is Rule #1 and it helps to follow

all rules.

The TS-3000 is designed to operate with several ADA Systems. It is also designed to be

simple to program. As such, special care was given to the task of programming the TS-3000.

Because of its multi-system usage and need for quick design steps, the TS-3000 software will

require you to understand its folder structure.

Screens are “.pda” files. When you have assembled a set of screens for a particular job, they

will be saved with the suffix “.pda”. There are also a number of default screens that are

supplied with the software. Typically, you will use these screens when designing your TS-

3000 screens. Again, these screens also end in the “.pda” suffix. Whether you have a single

page screen set or a set with multiple pages, the screen name ends with “.pda”.

The objects that make up a particular screen end the suffix “.bmp” which stands for bitmap

files (pictures). You can create your own bitmap files in a number of photo or drawing pro-

grams. For information regarding generating your own custom bitmaps, see the section called

“Drawing Your Own Bitmap Files”.

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Folder Structure

The way folders are structured on your PC’s hard drive is very important to how the TS-3000

software operates. In a folder on your C drive is a folder marked ADA. Located in the ADA

folder is a folder marked TS-3000. Located in this folder are several files including the Pda.exe

(TS-3000 Program File) and the Pdasim.exe (TS-3000 Simulator Program File).

There are other files that are essential to the TS-3000 program software and several folders

as well. The icons (bitmap - “.bmp”) are located in the Icon folder. The Icon folder contains a

folder called Small and in this folder, you will find the bitmap files that ADA provides. Please

note that these bitmap files are named in a very specific manner. The TS-3000 software can

sort bitmaps by either size or name (alphabetically). The sorting by name permits you to

control how the bitmap files are displayed and this sorting method is preferred. Thus, by

carefully naming bitmap files, you can group buttons together by a product or function. How-

ever, because we are limited to using only eight characters to name a file, great care was

given to ADA’s bitmaps. For example, all numeric buttons begin with the letter N and all

preamp related buttons begin with the letter P. As such, when viewing the buttons, numeric

buttons are grouped together and preamplifier related buttons are grouped together. If you

are adding your own custom buttons, ADA suggests beginning the file name with the letters

ZZ so that they will group together at the end of the button list.

The default screens that ADA provides are located in the Screens folder. The Screen folder

contains two folders, ADA and Customer. The customer folder contains client “pda” files.

These files contain multiple screens all of which are grouped together. The “.pda” suffix is

preceded by a number/name that is assigned during the “Enter Serial Number” steps. The

Screen folder also contains a folder called ADA. In this folder are the system base screens

such as Delta-88.pda, CinmaRef.pda, etc. These base screens are actually several pages in

one file and form the back-bone of the screens you will be assembling. The Screen folder

also contains several other folders, each named after a particular ADA system. For example,

the Delta-88.pda file is in the ADA folder along with a folder called Delta-88. The Delta-88

folder, contains pda files for other components like CD players, VCRs, etc. These files in the

Delta-88 folder are used when making pages for a Delta-88 system. These same files are

duplicated in the other ADA component folders, however, each folder has files specific for that

system.

The last thing you want to do is move any of these files or folders around. They are used to

permit you to quickly build a series of screens that make up your system.

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TS-3000 Hardware & Wiring

The TS-3000 is an extremely complex control as it contains both graphics and code. Unlike

most other touch screens, you do not need a mainframe component to incorporate any num-

ber of TS-3000s on an ADA System. They are fully self contained and offer a plug-and-play

option to the MC-2000 and MC-3000 keypads.

The TS-3000 offers many features. Its

front panel includes the touch screen

which measures 4cm tall by 8 cm wide

with a pixel density of 80 by 160 pixels.

Above the touch screen area is both an

IR receiver and IR transmitter. The re-

ceiver and transmitter are used for down-

loading pages using an IR transceiver that

connects to your PC’s com port. This al-

lows you to download to the TS-3000

even after the touch screen is installed in

a wall. The IR receiver can also be used

as an IR repeater eye. This feature can

be turned on and off in software. The TS-

3000 also features a timing dimmer,

whereby the screen will begin dimming

after a specified period of time to the point

where it goes to sleep. This preserves

the life of the screen.

The IR transceiver shown here can be

ordered through any PC product provider

or through ADA.

The TS-3000 rear panel features three

connectors you should be familiar with.

The nine pin D connector is for program-

ming the TS-3000 from your PC. Much

like the front panel IR transceiver, it is

used to load pages. It also has a sec-

ondary function permitting it to control a

Lutron Graphic Eye. If configured for

Lutron, the only way to load pages is by

using the IR transceiver that connects to

your PC’s com port. Furthermore, as the

Lutron connection is direct RS-232, the

Lutron interface should be in proximity to

the TS-3000. Only one TS-3000 can be

directly connected to the Lutron interface

at this time.

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The other two connectors are for control

of ADA components. The ADA Bus con-

nector is a removable four pin screw ter-

minal jack that connects directly to a WH-

2000 or WH-3000. The TS-3000 will

operate on ADA Bus cable (3 conduc-

tor/18 gauge tin coated-cooper with an

overall braided shield of at least 90%

braid) and is rated up to 500’.

The TS-3000 also features an RJ-45 Cat

Link connector and can also operate on

standard Cat. 5 cable. ADA strongly sug-

gests running the TS-3000 on less than

300’ when using Cat. 5 cable. For longer

runs, the ADA Bus cable will work better.

When using the Cat. 5 cable, you will need

to insert three jumper pins onto the back

of the TS-3000, thereby turning off the

ADA Bus connector and turning on the

RJ-45 connector.

When programming the

TS-3000, you need to

provide power to the

touch screen. This can

be done by connecting it

to a live system via the

ADA Bus or Cat Link con-

nector (RJ-45). If you are

programming the TS-

3000 and do not have an

ADA Bus component handy, you can connect the positive (+ to pin 4) and minus (- to pin one)

leads from a 15VDC transformer to the TS-3000’s ADA Bus connector. If a 15V transformer is

hard to come by, you may try a 12VDC transformer as many of these are unregulated and put

out 15V anyway.

To program the TS-3000, you will need to provide power to the unit via either its ADA Bus port,

the Cat Link port, of a transformer connected across the ADA Bus port pins 1(-) and 4 (+). At

this time you can choose to aim the IR transceiver that plugs into your PC’s com port at the

front window of the TS-3000, or you can connect a 9 pin cable to the TS-3000 and you PC’s

com port. When powering the TS-3000 though its RJ-45 connector, you will need to insert the

three jumper pins on the TS-3000’s back board.

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Cat Link Connectors

ADA has revisited the wiring requirements for all of its data level systems including Millennium

2000, Delta, Omega, & 8000. Up until 1999, Delta, Omega, and 8000 required runs of ADA

Bus® wire, a specific 18 gauge three conductor wire with an overall braided shield (at least

90% braid) (tin coated copper wire). The braid was used for ground, one wire for voltage, one

for receive, and one for transmit.

With the introduction of Millennium 2000, the engineers at ADA wanted to provide a platform

whereby one can use standard Cat. 5 cable to wire keypads. Even though ADA still recom-

mends individual home runs for each keypad, TS-3000 controls can run on long Cat. 5 runs

(tested up to 300’ per keypad run. ADA has developed two new devices, the Cat-Link Module

which is mounted to the keypad and incorporates an RJ-45 eight pin female connector, and

the WH-2000 Cat-Link Wiring Harness, which features eight female RJ-45 connectors and

five ADA Bus® four-pin removable screw terminal connectors.

To terminate the TS-3000 so that it can connect to the WH-2000 via Cat Link RJ-45 connec-

tors, follow this wiring code.

PIN NUMBER COLOR FUNCTION

PIN 1 BROWN +20V

PIN 2 BROWN/WHITE GND

PIN 3 GREEN/WHITE TX-

PIN 4 ORANGE RX+

PIN 5 ORANGE/WHITE RX-

PIN 6 GREEN TX+

PIN 7 BLUE +20V

PIN 8 BLUE/WHITE GND

RJ-45 Cat. 5 Cable Connector

Top

Front

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Installing the TS-3000 Software

Follow the instructions included with the TS-3000 soft-

ware when installing it on your PC. Once the installa-

tion is completed, you should have a folder in your C

drive labeled ADA. Double-click on this folder to open

it. The ADA folder will contain the TS-3000 folder. If

the IRL-3000 software has already been installed, the

ADA folder will also contain the IRL-3000 folder. Double-

click on the TS-3000 folder.

The TS-3000 folder contains two programs, the Pda.exe

(TS-3000 program) and the Pdasim.exe (TS-3000

Simulator program). Other folders and files contain el-

ements that are key to the software’s operation. Do

not touch or alter these files.

To begin programming with the TS-3000 Software, double-click on the Pda.exe icon.

Com Port Address

While you can begin working directly with

files, you may want to first confirm your

PC’s com port assignment. To do so, go

to the TS-3000 software main page (blue)

and select Config.

The screen called Customize will appear.

It contains three tabs, one of which is

marked PDA. Select the PDA tab.

The window will display the default com

port number. If you are going to connect

to the TS-3000, you will need to do so us-

ing one of your PC’s com ports.

Select the com port number for your PC

and click the X box in this window’s upper

right hand corner. The software will main-

tain this com port until you next change it.

This step will not need to be repeated.

You can now proceed to program and

download pages for the TS-3000.

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Adding a New Customer

ADA strongly suggests connecting your TS-3000’s to

the system or ADA component prior to programming

touch screens. Since ADA can preprogram and test

TS-3000’s during system testing, the screens that you

are using may already be fully loaded for your specific

installation. Thus, there is no need to reprogram them

at this time.

If you have a TS-3000 that you want to “Speed Pro-

gram”, follow these steps.

1 Open the TS-3000 program by opening the ADA

folder located on your C drive. Double-click

on the Pda.exe icon.

2 The software will open to a blue main page. At

the top of this page, click on Customer. The Cus-

tomer List page will open.

3 At the top of the Customer List page, click on

the button marked Add. A window will open in

the middle of your screen marked New PDA with

an open space below the name Serial Number.

At this time, you need to enter a serial number.

This is an arbitrary number you create and has

no baring to the ADA serial number of the soft-

ware or TS-3000. You can opt to use a project

number, name, almost anything as long as it

does not exceed eight characters in length. This

serial becomes the file name for this client and

because it is a file name, it should not include

characters such as “/”, “\”, or “.”.

At this time, enter a serial number for this

project. After doing so, click the OK button.

4 The screens will advance to the Custom Infor-

mation screen. It is here where you should en-

ter all pertinent information for future record.

Notice that at the bottom, the serial number you

provided is displayed. Once you have saved a

set of screens for this customer, you will see that

the Screens\Customer folder contains a “.pda”

file with the serial number you provided.

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Navigating through Key Menus

After you have created a new

customer, you can choose to

proceed with building their

screens or you can opt to re-

turn to the previous page. To

step back a page, simply

press the Return button at the

top of the window.

At this time, you can choose

to add a new customer by

pressing Add. You can also

delete customers by pressing

Delete. If you wish to exit the

program or return to the main

screen, press Return.

If you wish to view a particu-

lar client profile, edit their

screens, etc, simply click on

the client you want to select

and then press the View/Edit

button.

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Creating Screens - Quick Programming

1 After you have entered your customer’s informa-

tion, you can proceed to build the screens required

for this project. At the top of the Customer Infor-

mation page, pull down the Next Menu and se-

lect Screen Builder.

The Select Base Screen window will pop up re-

questing that you choose the system the TS-3000

will be controlling. There are six system options

including the CIC-3000 for System Omega, the

Cinema Reference/Rhapsody, Delta-3, Delta-88,

Mill-2000 for Millennium 2000, and SSD-66 (5.1).

Please note, that if you are creating screens for a

TS-3000 that is coupled to both a home theater

preamplifier and a multi-room system, you should

choose to select the home theater preamplifier

base screen and not the multi-room systems base

screen. This is discussed later under “Control-

ling Home Theaters and Multi-Room Systems.”

Select the base screen you want and click OK.

2 At this time, a window will pop up with Address and in the open field, the letter “R”. The

“R” address value is a variable. Because the TS-3000 permits you to select a room

address at either the time you download screens or even, directly on the TS-3000 after

download, you will want to leave this value as “R”. You can therefore design one

screen and use it in several rooms. If however, this screen is used in only a single

room system (i.e. a home theater), you could change the address to “1”.

ADA suggests leaving the address as “R” and click OK.

3 Two windows open on your desk

top. To the left is the TS-3000

screen window and to the right is

the Icon Library window. Note that

the Icon Library is already sorted

alphabetically and the source but-

ton icons are at the top of the

page.

If you selected the wrong system type, simply select Return

and when prompted, choose to not save the file. You will be

returned to the Customer Information page. You can now

repeat steps 1 and 2 and select the correct system.

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4 The base screen will show the first screen which contains the ADA logo. There are

however, other pages which can be accessed from this page. Two screens are utility

screens named Room Screen and Set-Up. Do not alter these screens. The other

screens are specific to the system and include a source selection page and preampli-

fier specific page(s). To navigate through the pages, press and hold down the

keyboards Control key and then using your mouse, click on the buttons in the

base screen window. Note that the screens below are from the Delta-88 base screen.

5 Navigate to the Source

Selection screen (the

one that looks like the

center page above).

Here you have the

source buttons marked

as Input 1 through Input

8. Using the icons found

in the Icon Library win-

dow, you will proceed to

label each of the eight

inputs. Select the icon that matches the first source and click

on it. Without releasing the mouse, drag the icon so that the

mouse is on top of the Input 1 button on the base screen.

Then release the mouse. You will be asked if you want to Re-

place Graphic? Click OK. Note, that if you placed a wrong graphic

over any button, you can replace it with a correct one at any time.

Repeat this drag-n-drop for all input buttons.

6 At this time, your base screen source page should

be labeled with the correct buttons for your system.

If your system is not using all eight inputs, you can

opt to leave them unlabeled. Later on, you can opt

to remove them from the screen entirely. This is dis-

cussed in “Removing Buttons”.

You are now ready to add pages to the base screen. This step, while easy, will require

that you be specific as to the system’s configuration. As you will most likely be using

several ADA Bus components, like the Trinity Tuner, an Escient TuneBase Pro, or the

IRL-3000 for controlling components via IR, you will need to know their address/port

settings. Typically, address 1 is used for Trinity Tuners, single Escients, and single

IRL-3000s. ADA suggests making inputs correspond to their input number and IRL-

3000 address (i.e. Input 1 is on IRL-3000 port 1).

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Attaching Screens - Quick Programming

ADA has made it extremely easy to build multiple pages by

pre-designing TS-3000 pages. The process of attaching

screens allows you to combine component pages to base

screens and in a matter of minutes, have a fully functional

set of TS-3000 pages. Continuing from the previous page,

now that the source buttons are labeled, you can proceed to

attach screens.

1 If the source format is correct, from the pull down

window under Screen Group, select Save.

2 Click on the first source button and its four cor-

ners will show a green square indicating that it is

selected.

2 With the cursor over this button, click on the al-

ternate mouse button. A pull down window will

appear with several options including Attach

Screen. Select Attach Screens.

3 The Insert PDA window will open. At this time, you

need to play close attention to which file you select.

While you can always start from scratch by simply

pressing Return, it is best to take this step slowly to

ensure that you are attaching the correct file.

4 Making certain that you are in the TS-3000 folder-Screens Folder-ADA Folder,

select the folder for the system you working with. Because the files contained in

these System Folders are identical in name, if you open the wrong system folder,

you will be attaching the wrong source files. And because these files all have

the same name, the only way to make certain that you are attaching the proper

file, is by selecting it from the correct System Folder.

5 Open the System Folder that matches the base screen system.

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6 There are thirteen different source files

in each System Folder. From folder to

folder, these files are the same. Only

a few functions pertaining to volume

control and room off, are changed

based on the system.

As only eight characters are used to

name each file, the following list ex-

plains what component each file is for.

cass-irl.pda This file is for a cassette player controlled by an IRL-3000 port.

cd-irl.pda This file is for a CD player controlled by an IRl-3000 port.

cdlib.pda This file is for an Esceint CD Library System that is controlled via RS-

232.

dss-irl.pda This file is for a DSS receiver controlled by an IRL-3000 port.

dvd-irl.pda This file is for a DVD player controlled by an IRL-3000 port.

lasr-irl.pda This file is for a laser disc player controlled by an IRL-3000 port.

rdio-irl.pda This file is for a non-ADA tuner controlled by an IRL-3000 port.

runcoirl.pda This file is for IRL-3000 control of a non-ADA Bus device that uses on-

screen menus for accessing operation functions (i.e. Runco DVD or basic Escient).

trinity1.pda This file is for control of tuner module 1 on a Trinity or MT-3000 Tuner.

trinity2.pda This file is for control of tuner module 2 on a Trinity or MT-3000 Tuner.

trinity3.pda This file is for control of tuner module 3 on a Trinity or MT-3000 Tuner.

tv-irl.pda This file is for control of a TV tuner by an IRL-3000 port.

vcr-irl.pda This file is for control of a VCR by an IRL-3000 port.

Select the file that matches this component and

double-click on it.

6a. If you selected an file with “irl” in its name, the first

window to appear is the PCT-8/IRL-Main Address win-

dow. In it the default address value of “R” will be high-

lighted. The typical default address is address one.

For an IRL-3000 address type in the number 1.

The next window that will appear is the PCT-8/IRL-

Main Port/Source window, with the number 1 high-

lighted. Select the port number corresponding to

this component and type it in, overwriting the #1.

The last window shows the system address with the

default value of “R”. Typically, you will leave the ad-

dress as the “R” value and simply click OK. If the

window displays a system type other than that of the

base screen (i.e. CIC-3000 Vol Up and not Delta-88

Vol Up), then you have opened the wrong system file.

You should press the Return button and not save the

file. Begin attaching files all over again.

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6b. If you selected the “cdlib” file, the first window to

appear is the Special CD Address window. In it the

default address value of “R” will be highlighted. The

typical default address for one Escient TuneBase Pro

is address one. You will need to set the TuneBase

system to this address as well. Type in the address.

The second window shows the system address with

the default value of “R”. Typically, you will leave the

address as the “R” value and simply click OK. If

the window displays a system type other than that of

the base screen (i.e. CIC-3000 Vol Up and not Delta-

88 Vol Up), then you have opened the wrong system

file. You should press the Return button and not save

the file. Begin attaching files all over again.

6c. If you selected a Trinity file, the first window to ap-

pear is the Trinity Address window. In it, the default

address value of “R” will be highlighted. The typical

default address for one Trinity tuner in the system, is

address one. Type in the number one and press

OK.

The second window shows the system address with

the default value of “R”. Typically, you will leave the

address as the “R” value and simply click OK. If

the window displays a system type other than that of

the base screen (i.e. CIC-3000 Vol Up and not Delta-

88 Vol Up), then you have opened the wrong system

file. You should press the Return button and not save

the file. Begin attaching files all over again.

7 At this time, you have successfully attached the first

screen. To continue attaching other screens, click

on the next source button and its four corners will

show a green square indicating that it is selected.

With the cursor over this button, click on the alter-

nate mouse button. A pull down window will open so

that you can select Attach Screens.

Select the next file corresponding to this source but-

ton. Enter address (and port) values as needed, leav-

ing the system address set to the default value of

“R”. Proceed with Step 7 for all sources on your sys-

tem.

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Navigating Through Files

After you have attached all the source files, you are essentially done creating the program for

the TS-3000. You can navigate though your screens by holding down the keyboard’s control

button and clicking on the appropriate buttons on the TS-3000 with your mouse.

If you are happy with your pages, select the Screen

Group pull down window and choose Save.

If you wish to navigate through your screens, ADA

strongly suggests using the method described above.

However, an alternate method is available. By select-

ing the pull down Screen window, choose Go To. All

the screens will be displayed and you can move a spe-

cific screen by simply selecting it. This method is used

when developing new screens but it is not to be used

with screens built during Attaching Screens. Use cau-

tion when navigating this way as links between pages

may be lost, in particular, previous and next buttons.

Downloading Screens

If you are satisfied with your screens, you can at this time,

choose to download them to the TS-3000. Under Options,

select Download. The Down Load window will pop up re-

questing that you enter a Room Number with the default

number as Room 1. Enter the appropriate room number

and click OK. The Down Load window will appear and indi-

cate the State beginning with the word Connecting. If the

com port is set correctly and the TS-3000 is powered and

receiving data via the IR transceiver or the 9 pin D connec-

tor, the State will change to read Connected and the % bar

will show the download status. If you are not connected the

word Packet Resend will appear. If you are using the IR

transceiver, this may simply mean that you are not lining it

up to the TS-3000. Move the receiver and if the TS-3000 picks it up, the State will change to

Connected. If Packet Resend remains, click Cancel and check your com port assignment.

Then retry the down load.

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Resetting the TS-3000

It may at times, become necessary to reset the TS-3000. This can occur due to several

factors and would be indicated by some type of lock-up. A lock up can best be described as

the screen showing a page but being unable to navigate, control, or otherwise alter its current

display. To reset the TS-3000, you will need to remove power going to it. If the TS-3000 is not

installed, this simply means disconnecting the ADA Bus or Cat Link connector. If the TS-3000

is a table-top unit, again, unplugging it will allow it to reset. If the TS-3000 is installed, shutting

power down to the system mainframe, will allow the TS-3000 to reset.

Erasing the TS-3000

If you are programming the TS-3000 and are having Packet Resend errors, even though your

connections are accurate and your com port is the correct one, you should first try to Reset

the TS-3000 as described above. If this still does not free up the TS-3000, its flash may need

to be reset. To do so, disconnect power to the TS-3000 as described above. Before reapply-

ing power, press and hold the center of the touch screen and while doing so, reconnect the

power to the TS-3000. Do not remove your finger until the words Erasing Flash appear. At

this time, the TS-3000 will delete all pages from its flash memory. Once completed a bar

screen will appear indicating No Screens To Load. You can now reprogram the TS-3000.

Calibrating the TS-3000

At times, though rare, the TS-3000 screen and buttons may

not overlay on top of each other correctly. For example, you

may touch the button but no function is accessed. Then when

you touch the area above the button, the function takes place.

This means that the screen needs to be re-calibrated. Note,

this does not mean you will need to reload pages. To cali-

brate the TS-3000, you will need to have your PC connected

to it via the IR transceiver or the 9 pin D connector. Go the

TS-3000 software main page and select Maintenance.

In the Down Load window, select Cali-

brate Touch Screen under Options. At

this time your PC will connect to the TS-

3000 and the TS-3000 will display the

screen on the left, below. Using the tip

of a pen or pencil, tap the dot in the

upper left hand corner. Then proceed to tap the dots as they appear on the upper right, lower

right, and lower left corners. Once completed, press the Disconnect button on the TS-3000

software. At this time, the TS-3000 will return to its programmed main page.

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Simulating the TS-3000 with your PC

The TS-3000 software features a simulator that allows you to test pages and functions prior to

downloading the screens. This may save you some time, in particular when building screens

from scratch. The more pages you have associated to a particular screen means a longer

download time. If you want to verify functions to make certain that they will work without

having to first download the screen.

In order to use the Simulator, you will need to directly

connect your PC to the ADA component or system. To

do so you will need either a BC-232 or ISO-232. With-

out this device, you cannot operate the simulator.

You access the TS-3000 Simulator by selecting Run

Simulator under the Options pull down window.

You will be asked to Save Screens and ADA suggests

that you click OK.

The working screens will be hidden and the Simulator screens will appear. At this time, you

can extend the size of the window by selecting Debug under Options.

This will open the window as shown

below where you can see the hex

codes that are being sent and re-

ceived.

If you appear not to be getting any control or

feedback and the connection from your PC to

an ISO-232 (or BI-3000) and the system are in

tact, you may need to alter the Simulator’s com

port setting. This setting is independent from

the TS-3000 software’s com port setting. To

select a simulator com port, press Config. En-

ter the com port number and set the baud rate

to 1200. Leave the intercharcter delay at 0.

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Once you have communication be-

tween your PC and the system/com-

ponent, you can begin to verify sys-

tem functions and feedback. Please

note, that the feedback will fill in on

the TS-3000 software window but,

its font and size may not quite match

that of the actual TS-3000. Further-

more, as buttons are pressed, only

one feedback will appear. The only

time multiple levels of feedback are

displayed is during a change of

screens. This is because, as

screens are changed, the software

asks for feedback from several de-

vices at once. When functions are

accessed, only their specific

component’s feedback is displayed.

Unlike the TS-3000, the simulator

erases all prior feedback prior to dis-

playing the latest feedback.

The white area below the TS-3000

software screen displays the hex

codes that are being sent, the hex

codes that are being received, and

the words that will display in the

feedback windows. This information

can be useful to determine if the

proper code string is being sent.

The simulator even allows you to

change rooms on the fly, by select-

ing Room under the Option pull

down window. In the simulator, the

Room number always begins with

the number 0. This applies only to

the simulator and corresponds to

ADA Bus addresses as they all be-

gin with 0. As such, room 1 on the

system, is address 0, room 2 is address 1, etc. In the simulator, you will need to stick to this

room addressing format. When asked for room numbers during download, use their real

numbers (room 1 is room 1, room 2 is room 2, etc.).

When you are finished working in the simulator, under the File pull down window, select exit

and the software will return you to the Screen builder program.

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Removing Buttons

The most common editing to take place, after you have built a set of screens, is the removal

of a button or the addition of a button.

Removing a button may come in handy if you are only using

seven (or less) components. Therefore, you will not need to

display a button that has no function. To do so, simply ac-

cess the source selection page by holding down the control

key and, then using your mouse, click on the buttons until

this page is displayed.

Once on the source page,

click on the button you wish

to delete and its corners will

be highlighted by green

squares. While keeping the mouse over the button, click on

the alternate mouse button. This pull down window will ap-

pear. Simply select Delete and this button will be removed.

If you took out the wrong button, exit this screen by pressing

the Return button and do not save the screen.

Adding Pages

The TS-3000 software permits you to easily add pages.

These pages are blank and there are several ways that you

can add buttons, feedback areas, and labels to these pages.

To add a new page (screen), select New from the Screen

pull down window. Please note, that you do not want to pull

down the Screen Group window.

A window will appear indicating

a screen number. At this time

you can alter the screen name

to suit your purpose, making it

easier to recognize as you pro-

ceed to build and connect this

screen.

A blank page will appear. If you want to change this screen’s

name, simply select Title under the Screen pull down win-

dow. The same window above opens, permitting you to re-

name this new page. If you created the screen in error, un-

der the Screen pull down window, select Delete to remove it.

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