Crestron STX-1550C - Manuals

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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 ............................

Page 5 - Description; Functional Description; Multiple button, slider control, and icon configurations

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 ...

Page 6 - Physical Description; Physical Views of STX-1550C; Software; . New users are required to register in order to obtain access to

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 pers...

Page 7 - Leading Specifications; Leading Specifications of the STX-1550C Touchpanel; SPECIFICATION

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 ...

Page 8 - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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 ante...

Page 9 - General Use and Safety; To avoid shock hazard and possible damage to the unit, do not use; Recommended Touchpanel Cleaning; STX-1550C Power Source Options; POWER SOURCE OPTION; Battery Pack; Identity Codes; NET ID

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 o...

Page 10 - RF CHANNEL; Configuring the Touchpanel; Main Menu; Touchscreen Calibration Menu

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 touc...

Page 11 - Diagnostics Menu; Setup Menu; Contrast Buttons; Timeout Screen; Manage Power Submenu

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 t...

Page 12 - Interface Screen; Interface Submenu

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 tw...

Page 13 - RF Settings Screen; Sound Submenu; Uploading and Upgrading; Hookup and Preparation

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...

Page 14 - TOUCHPANEL; CONTROL; Typical Connection Diagram when Loading a Program from the ST-CP; PC

2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C Typical Connection Diagram when Loading a Program from an MSX Generation Control System CRESTRON PC TOUCHPANEL EXTERNAL POWER PACK (CRESTRON MODEL OR EQUIVALENT) NOTE: UNITS IN THIS ILLUSTRATION ARE NOT DRAWN TO SCALE. ST-CBL (SOLD SEPARATELY) NET...

Page 15 - Programming Cable Specifications; 5710, to the connector labeled NET on the control system.; Viewport; to open the Crestron Viewport.; Setup | Communications; open the Port Settings dialog box.

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 c...

Page 16 - Accessing the Port Settings Dialog Box; None; Port Settings Dialog Box

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...

Page 17 - Uploading a VT Pro-e Project; Make sure that “Hookup and Preparation” that begins on page 9 has; File Transfer | Send Touchpanel; Select Send Touchpanel; As shown below, select the NET ID of the STX-1550C and then click; OK; “Select Network ID” Dialog Box

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 follo...

Page 18 - Open; transfer will complete automatically.; Select HEX File; the programming cable from the PC and the control system.; Firmware Upgrade; . New users are required to register in order; File Transfer | Update Touchpanel; from the Viewport menu.; Select Update Touchpanel Firmware

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 Win...

Page 19 - Select CSF File; HAS

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 t...

Page 20 - Programming with SIMPLTM Windows®; Although the STX-1550C and STRFGWX use RF formats different from; Configure STX-1550C Program

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 cal...

Page 21 - Example Program; How the Example Program Works; Block Diagram of STX-1550C Program; How to Create the Example Program

Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Example Program The STX-1550C or STX-1550CW touchpanel (sold separately) communicates to a STRFGWX that resides on the Cresnet system. The program is available from the Downloads page (EXAMPLES Library) of Crestron’s website ( www.crestron.com) . ...

Page 22 - “STRF Address” Window; Next, add a ST-VC to the system and verify the NET ID as shown below.; Programming Manager; Use the Programming Manager workspace (; Project | Program System; Detail

2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C System View of STRFGWX NET ID Assignment in SIMPL Windows’ Configuration Manager When the STX-1550C is dropped onto the STRFGWX, the first available RF ID default address (01 as shown below) is automatically assigned. Verify or drag to reassign th...

Page 23 - Detail View of ST-VC in SIMPL Windows’ Programming Manager

Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Detail View of STX-1550C Digital Signals in SIMPL Windows’ Programming Manager Detail View of STX-1550C Analog Signals in SIMPL Windows’ Programming Manager Detail View of STX-1550C Serial Signals in SIMPL Windows’ Programming Manager From the exp...

Page 24 - Detail View of a Toggle (S-2) in SIMPL Windows’ Programming Manager; Reserved Join Numbers

2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C Expand the Logic folder to display a number of symbols integrated into this program. View each of the four symbols in detail view (alternatively CTRL+D or drag and drop into Detail View). Assign signals as shown below. Detail View of an Analog Ram...

Page 25 - Reserve Join Numbers for STX-1550C; Problem Solving; Troubleshooting

Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Reserve Join Numbers for STX-1550C JOIN NUMBER FUNCTION VALUE 1015 Power Off 1016 Stand by On 1017 Brightness Low 1018 Brightness Medium 1019 Brightness High 1023 Contrast Up 1024 Contrast Down 1035 Reboots the System N/A 1036 Discharges ST-BTP N/...

Page 26 - TROUBLE; Reapply power while holding finger to the; CORRECTIVE ACTION

2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C STX-1550C Troubleshooting (continued) TROUBLE POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) Touchpanel exhibits slow operation. Compressed graphics take time to decompress. No power to the touchpanel. 1. Remove power (battery and/or power pack). 2. Reapply power while holdin...

Page 27 - Further Inquiries; The Downloads page of the Crestron website (; Future Firmware Upgrades

Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Further Inquiries If after reviewing this Operations Guide, you cannot locate specific information or have questions, please take advantage of Crestron's award winning customer service team by calling: • In the US and Canada, call Crestron’s corpo...

Page 28 - Appendix; Overview; Three Device Pages in the VT Pro-e Project

2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C Appendix The purpose of this Appendix is to provide a programming solution for those that prefer the last screen to be displayed when the touchpanel turns on after encountering a POWER DOWN TIMEOUT. Stated simply, an INTERLOCK symbol needs to be i...

Page 29 - Button Assignment; Page Join Number Assignments; DEVICE PAGE NAME; SIMPL Program; SIMPL Block Diagram for the Example

Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Button Assignment In this system, the buttons labeled Press Here for VCR Control on the TV and PROJECTOR pages are assigned a page flip to the VCR page and command the projector to switch to its first video input. The buttons labeled Press Here fo...

Page 30 - Feedback Signal Name with Join Number Assignments; FEEDBACK SIGNAL NAME; Conclusion: How the Example Works; Press Here for Projector Control

2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C These three signal names should drive an INTERLOCK symbol so that the system can “remember” which page was shown last on the touchpanel. The outputs of the INTERLOCK are assigned unique names: TV-FLIP-F , VCR-FLIP-F , and PROJ-FLIP-F . Finally, th...

Page 31 - Software License Agreement; LICENSE TERMS; r backup copy; OTHER LIMITATIONS

Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Software License Agreement This License Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legal contract between you (either an individual or a single business entity) and Crestron Electronics, Inc. (“Crestron”) for software referenced in this guide, which includes co...

Page 32 - PROPRIETARY RIGHTS; Copyright; GOVERNING LAW

2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Crestron STX-1550C If You are a business or organization, You agree that upon request from Crestron or its authorized agent, You will within thirty (30) days fully document and certify that use of any and all Software at the time of the request is in conformity with...

Page 33 - Return and Warranty Policies; Merchandise Returns / Repair Service

Crestron STX-1550C 2-Way RF Compact Color Touchpanel Return and Warranty Policies Merchandise Returns / Repair Service 1. No merchandise may be returned for credit, exchange, or service without prior authorization from CRESTRON. To obtain warranty service for CRESTRON products, contact the factory a...

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Page 36 - Operations Guide – DOC. 5812A; Specifications subject to

Crestron Electronics, Inc. Operations Guide – DOC. 5812A 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647 04.01 Tel: 888.CRESTRON Fax: 201.767.7576 Specifications subject to www.crestron.com change without notice.