3rd party devices control through Laptop or PC instead of Touch panel

sanjay kumar

Hi All,

I am looking solution, Where i can control devices directely through Laptop instead of Touch panel. Actually i found in ********, where i can control devices through launch Xpanel in Laptop so my laptop work as a touch panel. Is any similar solution have in AMX ?

Guide me Please .

Jimweir192

Have a look at the windows client from iridium mobile. This does what you need

sanjay kumar

Jimweir192 wrote: »

Have a look at the windows client from iridium mobile. This does what you need

No...in Crestrons Controller, we write code in simple windows and Touch panel design save as Xpanel then we launch Xpanel in computer and we can controll devices same as touch panel. In AMX term, preview G4 touch panel in computer look like same as Xpanel launch in computer but in AMX we can't control devices by clicking on button.

I think you got little idea, What i am looking for.

nielsy

Maybe the NXV-300 is what you need...

It's a vritual touchpanel, load the touchpanel file on it and can log in though your windows machine.
with max 3 connections at the same time!

( you will need some VNC viewer software )

Auser

sanjay kumar wrote: »

No...in Crestrons Controller, we write code in simple windows and Touch panel design save as Xpanel then we launch Xpanel in computer and we can controll devices same as touch panel. In AMX term, preview G4 touch panel in computer look like same as Xpanel launch in computer but in AMX we can't control devices by clicking on button.

Sanjay, Jimweir192's suggestion is correct. Have a look at it, it turns an AMX touch panel file into a Windows app like XPanel does for ********.

It is a licensed application from a third party, not a free application from the manufacturer like XPanel.

sanjay kumar

Thanks All, Any other solution which is free so i can test .

Jimweir192

Iridium will give you a free trial as a dealer.

Don't dismiss it without even looking at the product. It does what you need at a very attractive dealer price!

Auser

sanjay kumar wrote: »

Thanks All, Any other solution which is free so i can test .

In short, no.

If you do a search for "G3 WebControl" you will find discussions about the XPanel (web) style technology that AMX used to make available.

It is no longer supported by AMX and may not even work with recent firmware versions. The technology is very dependent on the JRE version installed on client computers using it and it is very tricky to get it to work reliably. I certainly do not recommend using it.

The only other PC based interface offered by AMX is "Virtual Keypad". As its name suggests, this provides a simple keypad style interface which can be accessed in a web browser. Look it up on the AMX website or do a forum search for further information.

AMX have made a commercial decision to no longer offer a Windows based virtual touch panel. Hence why the third party iridium solution has been suggested.

vining

Auser wrote: »

AMX have made a commercial decision to no longer offer a Windows based virtual touch panel. Hence why the third party iridium solution has been suggested.

Ya know, in light of the touch panel market shift to iPad and Android type portable devices AMX might be wise to re-think this. Since they can no longer count TP sales they should really think about capitalizing on the licensing fees they could potentially get from an XPanel type solution. They can continue to let iRidium take that share but AMX needs to generate income where they can in this market. The money they make on the TPC solution alone isn't enough especially if iRidium starts taking a bigger slice of the iPad, Droid and now PC solution pie.

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Tpcontrol

Amx already has a solution for iPads and droids, search for tpcontrol, it's an iPad and android compatible touchpanel app

Jorde_V

Why not connect to the controller and use the G4 web control to take over a panel?

(if this is acceptable)

TurnipTruck

Jorde_V wrote: »

Why not connect to the controller and use the G4 web control to take over a panel

The VNC connection is very data-intensive and therefore a slow and clunky method of control, especially when connected via mobile broadband.

Aps like iRidium and TPControl speak to the master controller in native AMX protocol which requires much less bandwidth than VNC.

Jorde_V

TurnipTruck wrote: »

The VNC connection is very data-intensive and therefore a slow and clunky method of control, especially when connected via mobile broadband.

Aps like iRidium and TPControl speak to the master controller in native AMX protocol which requires much less bandwidth than VNC.

..."(if this is acceptable)"...

Vasiliy

i'm glad I found this topic because I have a question about use of AMX+iRidium+Windows based panels and I think here are somebody who can help me.
So, I'm going to use iRidium to control AMX Netlinx units from Windows based touchs (without a keyboard !!! ) and now while programming i've got a question: which command should I use in order to close window with iRidium if there is no key board with this panel?!

I use to test this soft with Windows Laptop and everything worked just fine and when I wanted to close the iRidium window I could use "Esc" button on the key board. But now I need to be able to close it without using a keyboard.

Please, advice.

Hope to get any help ASAP as I have a project which is waiting just for this.

Thanks in advance.

Jimweir192

If you run pclinkweb on the PC, you can but a close window button in your TP4 either by sending the ESC key command or the close active window command from netlinx,
Otherwise you could run a script with autoit to monitor a long touch to force a close

Vasiliy

thanks Jimweir192. I'll try it out.