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This document was prepared and written by the Technical Documentation department at: Crestron Electronics, Inc. 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647 1-888-CRESTRON
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Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Contents 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel: STX-1550C 1 Description.................................................................................................................................1 Functional Description ................................................................................................1 Physical Description....................................................................................................2
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Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel: STX-1550C Description Functional Description ™ The STX-1550C is a 2-way radio frequency (RF) compact color SmarTouch touchpanel that provides a user interface to a Crestron remote control system (herein referred to as the Cresnet system). The touchpanel is a handheld, long range, RF, 2-way wireless transceiver that communicates through a RF gateway/transceiver, STRFGWX (sold separately) to the Cresne
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2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C Physical Description The touch-sensitive viewing screen is located on the top of each touchpanel. The electronic hardware is housed in a high impact, black molded plastic enclosure, shown below. Connectors to upload touchscreen projects via a personal computer (PC) and to power the unit using the external power pack are located on the left and right sides of the unit, respectively. Physical Views of STX-1550C 5.01 in (12.73 cm) REFERE
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Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Leading Specifications The table below provides a summary of leading specifications for the STX-1550C. Dimensions and weight are rounded to the nearest hundredth unit. Leading Specifications of the STX-1550C Touchpanel SPECIFICATION DETAILS Power Source Options ST-BTP Rechargeable NiCad battery pack. ST-DS Docking station w/external power pack. Domestic External Power Pack or PW-1215 or equivalent. International Exter
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2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C 1 The location of the STRFGWX and the orientation of the antenna are important factors in the RF performance. Locate the unit outside of any metal enclosures and position the antenna horizontally, pointing straight out of the unit. Adjust the antenna to achieve the best range. The range of the unit is also dependent on its placement and the construction of the building in which it is used. Installers can run multiple STRFGWX units which
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Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel General Use and Safety WARNING: To avoid shock hazard and possible damage to the unit, do not use touchpanel in rain or expose it to unnecessary moisture. Recommended Touchpanel Cleaning Keep the surface of the touchscreen free of dirt, dust, or other materials that could degrade optical properties. Long term contact with abrasive materials can scratch the surface which may detrimentally affect image quality. For best cleaning resul
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2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C RF CHANNEL Each STX-1550C touchpanel communicating to the STRFGWX transceiver must have a RF CHANNEL that matches the RF CHANNEL of the STRFGWX. There are 16 possible RF CHANNELS ranging from 0 to F (hexadecimal number). The RF CHANNEL of the touchpanel must match the RF CHANNEL assigned to the STRFGWX. NOTE: A single RF CHANNEL may be used by more than one STRFGWX when multiple transceivers are used to expand the roaming capabilities
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Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel If you proceed to calibrate the touchpanel, the screen prompts you with the message “Touch Screen Calibration Menu” nearly centered on the display. Another message, “Touch Upper Left Corner”, appears in the upper left corner. Touch the corner of the screen to initiate calibration. Another message, “Touch Lower Right Corner”, appears in the lower right corner. Touch the corner of the screen to return to the Main Menu and terminate calibra
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2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C BACKLIGHT TIMEOUT is displayed on the Timeout screen. This setting turns the backlight off when the touchpanel is inactive for the specified time (shown in minutes). When the touchpanel is activated, the last screen to be displayed reappears. A two minute BACKLIGHT TIMEOUT is shown in the diagram. Minutes can vary from 0 to 120, where 0 disables the timeout. The DOWN and UP buttons decrease and increase the timeout, respectively. NOTE:
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Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel RF Settings Screen NOTE: Do not set the RF ID to “0”; it is not supported in SIMPL Windows. The RF SETTINGS button opens the RF SETTINGS screen, shown to the left. The RF ID is displayed in the RF SETTINGS screen. The RF ID must match the identity code in the SIMPL Windows program and is identified by a hexadecimal number in the range from 0 to F. In the diagram, the RF ID is shown with a setting of “01”. The DOWN and UP buttons associ
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2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C Typical Connection Diagram when Loading a Program from an MSX Generation Control System TOUCHPANEL NOTE: UNITS IN THIS ILLUSTRATION ARE NOT DRAWN TO SCALE. EXTERNAL POWER PACK (CRESTRON MODEL CRESTRON OR EQUIVALENT) ST-CBL (SOLD SEPARATELY) PC COMPUTER NET 24 Y Z G CONTROL SYSTEM SERIAL PORT Typical Connection Diagram when Loading a Program from the ST-CP TOUCHPANEL NOTE: UNITS IN THIS ILLUSTRATION ARE NOT DRAWN TO SCALE. EXTERNAL POWE
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Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Programming Cable Specifications 1. Before making any connections to the touchpanel, verify that control system is properly connected to the PC (using cable 15717 and adapter) and powered on. 2. Attach the stereo connector end of the programming cable, part number 15710, to the touchpanel. 3. Attach the RJ11 connector end of the programming cable, part number 15710, to the connector labeled NET on the control system. 4. Attach th
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2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C Accessing the Port Settings Dialog Box 8. Select the appropriate connection type. Verify that an available COM port (COM 1 is shown below) is selected. Set the baud rate to 38400, the parity to None, the data bits to Eight, and the stop bits to One. Refer to the dialog box shown for the remaining settings and click the OK button to save the settings and close the box. Port Settings Dialog Box 9. Proceed to “Uploading a VT Pro-e Pr
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Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Uploading a VT Pro-e Project VT Pro-e is a Windows compatible software package for creating Crestron touchpanel screen designs. Refer to “Software” on page 2 for additional details. To upload a VT Pro-e project to the STX-1550C, complete the following steps. 1. Make sure that “Hookup and Preparation” that begins on page 9 has been performed. 2. As shown below, select File Transfer | Send Touchpanel (alternatively, depress Alt+T) from t
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2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C 4. As shown below, select the VT Pro-e (HEX) file and click Open. The transfer will complete automatically. Select HEX File 5. Disconnect the programming cable and the external power pack from the touchpanel. 6. Close the Viewport, exit SIMPL Windows or VT Pro-e, and disconnect the programming cable from the PC and the control system. Firmware Upgrade Firmware upgrade files are obtained from the What’s New page (Touchpanels secti
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Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel 3. As shown below, select the NET ID of the STX-1550C and then click OK. “Select Network ID” Dialog Box NOTE: Firmware upgrades for touchpanels contain two files, xc[version]a file and xc[version]b file. When selecting a firmware file, select the a file which will automatically execute the b file. 4. As shown below, select the firmware (CSF) file and click Open. The transfer will complete automatically. Select CSF File 5. Discon
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2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C Programming with SIMPL™ Windows® SIMPL (Symbol Intensive Master Programming Language) is an easy-to-use programming language that is completely integrated and compatible with all Crestron system hardware. The objects that are used in SIMPL are called symbols. SIMPL Windows offers drag and drop functionality in a familiar Windows® environment. SIMPL Windows is Crestron's software for programming Crestron control systems. It provides a
