"GUI Manager" User Guide
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1. Electronics GUI MANAGER USER GUIDE Rev 2 0 0 December 2012 www tvielectronics com 2211 Rayford Rd Ste 111 332 e Spring TX 77386 FS 281 408 4051 281 408 4052 CONTENTS 1 DOCUMENT IN EIN ON dirias 1 2 INSTALLATION RICK Benn e KE 2 2 14 SYSTEM RECUIREMEN Sartori a E 2 2 2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3 tcecsstvsscrestiasssveisracesateronsvatiaccasatiesdsuineesavethasisesivasuisetianisuvivanciasiieniserivarciastiavmenneacemienenarcenn 2 23 SOFTWARE UNINSTALLATION cias 2 23 GULMANAGER USER CUIDE 3 3 1 GUI MANAGER COMMUNICATION inocccnccnoncnincninccinccincnacccacccncc conc cnrccr corroe 3 32 CULMANACGER EE 6 3l GUIMANAGER FON NR 6 Lilo GUIMANAGER GRAPHIC siii 8 3 2 2 1 GUI MANAGER IMAGE css aa 9 diles OUI MANAGER SHAPE E 13 220 OUIMANAGER TEXT RE 15 3 2 4 GUI MANAGER TOUCH SCREEN circa accio dnanicaa acera 16 Sta GUI MANAGER UTILITIES aa 19 FIGURES FOWE Stan UD SCEN geed 3 ONE 322 eege Tee te Nil 4 PIQUE 3 3 Connection SUCC eege 5 ee 8 ig ce iar Change Baun Ee EE 5 RUE 10015 MEN ica 6 FIQUVO ele EE 7 PEI eet 7 FUE 357 ON VOW ansias 8 QUE 37 CODICIA E 9 Ao A 9 Figure gt 12 Mage UUV LOO 2 E E E E cia 10 FIQUre 3 12 gt 000 T O GE 11 Copyright 2012 TVI Electronics LLC Fig re eet E A E aE 11 Figure 3 14 Mage tte 12 EQU SS SOVE ICO aia ee 12 Figure eg e EE 13 Foures 172 SPPE UV Ee 13 FOIE e SNOVE JNV SLNE orina 14 Foure EELER 14 Figure 3 20 SnGpe EELER ad 15 Figur2. after power on 19 Fill Screen this will fill the entire screen with the selected color Click on Fill button to process the command Power Save ON OFF this will turn the LCD and backlight ON or OFF lil The selected color is represented in a 16 bit format 20
3. if your PC doesn t have a serial port or connect directly to a USB port To establish a serial connection with the controller board 1 Select COM port 2 Select Baud Rate default 115200 3 Press Connect button ARA Program will verify a physical connection with the controller The selected COM port must exist in your PC and not be in use by another application If connection is successful the controller s name firmware and communication COM Port settings will be displayed Figure 3 3 Connection Successful Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 File Tools Help Communication m Settings COM Port E v Baud Rate 115200 m Change Baud Rate 1115200 D New Baud Rate Connected COME 115200 8 Figure 3 4 Change Baud Rate Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 XA File Tools Help Communication m Settings COM Port E e Baud Rate Disconnect New Baud Rate Connected COME 115200 n 8 1 In order to change the default baud rate Bring up Communication utility accessed from the File menu 2 Select your new baud rate value 9600 14400 19200 28800 38400 57600 or 115200 bps default 3 Press New Baud Rate button 5 ER When Attention message appears you must move jumper on J11 to a lower position TC55343 or remove jumper on J9 TC55149S and click OK 4 The controller will automatically reset itself for the new settings to be active The progr
4. am will try to establish the communication with a controller using the new settings MA The baud rate is stored and will default to the stored value 3 2 GUI MANAGER TOOLS The Tools utility is used to test the LCD controller s commands See controller s User Manual for more information about the available commands Figure 3 5 Tools Menu Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 File Tools Help Font Graphic unication Text Touch Screen Utilities COM Port 6 Baud Rate Change Baud Rate 1115200 y New Baud Rate Connected COME 115200 n 8 1 2 24 PM 3 2 1 GUI MANAGER FONT Font utility accessed from the Tools menu is used to convert system fonts and to store them to the controller s flash memory Figure 3 6 Font Utility Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 File Tools Help e Font C Font2 Select Font Capture C Font3 Connected COM6 115200 n 8 1 The LCD controller supports 3 user selectable fonts The imported font size should not exceed the maximum character size which is 48 pixels high To convert a system font and then save it to the controller s flash memory 1 Click on Select Font button select font properties name style size and effects and then click OK Figure 3 7 Font Font style Regular P Strikeout Underline Color x Black Show more fonts lil Changing font color will not affect the LCD font U
5. ate in an XY Mode or a Keypad Mode In XY Mode the controller will send raw XY coordinates of touch screen contact location In Keypad Mode the controller will send digits to host microprocessor or PC On touch release the controller will send character 0x24 Controller Response this will display the raw data sent from the controller Coordinate this will convert the raw XY data into coordinates Key Pressed if enabled this will display the keypad ids Touch Enable Touch Disable if enabled this will configure the LCD controller to enable or disable the touch screen controller in an XY Mode Keypad Enable Keypad Disable this will configure the LCD controller to enable or disable the touch screen controller in a Keypad Mode Load Keypad Unload Keypad if enabled this will load or unload the keypad and enable or disable the Keypad Mode 17 an The TC55149S controller doesn t support Touch Enable Touch Disable and Unload Keypad commands In Keypad Mode the touch screen is divided into 16 rectangles TC55343 or 12 rectangles TC55149S The controller will send ids of each rectangle see Keypad Example Example 3 1 4x4 Keypad TC55343 AR The Keypad rectangles will be populated with first 16 icons stored in the controller s external flash memory Fxample 3 2 3x4 Keypad TC55149S LIL LIL Portrait Landscape RA The provided templates can be modified with custom icons and stored in the contro
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7. le Load Tools Help Icon Keypad Icon ge Screen Open Image Size Preview Connected COME 115200 n 8 1 To save an icon to the external flash memory 1 Click on Save gt Icon to bring up Save Icon window Figure 3 15 Save Icon Pe Save Icon Please select icon number 2 Select icon id number and then click OK The selected icon will be saved to the controller s flash memory To save a keypad icon to the external flash memory 1 Click on Save gt Keypad Icon to bring up Save Icon window Figure 5 16 2 Select icon id number and then click OK The selected icon will be saved to the controller s flash memory To save a screen to the external flash memory 1 Click on Save gt Screen to bring up Save Screen window 12 Figure 3 16 Save Screen gp Save Screen 2 Select screen id number and then click OK The selected screen will be saved to the controller s flash memory AN Saving an image as Screen 1 will replace a power up screen 3 2 2 2 GUI MANAGER SHAPE Shape utility accessed from the Tools gt Graphic menu is used to add shapes to a screen i The selected color is represented in a 16 bit format Figure 3 17 Shape Utility Circle Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 Shape Shapes Circle O 16 bit Color 16 248 Pick Color Connected COM6 115200 n 8 1 To add a Circle to a screen Select Circle from the Shapes dropdown Set
8. ller s external flash memory The TC55343 LCD controller uses two points calibration algorithm to calibrate the touch screen The TC55149S LCD controller utilizes the AD7147 CapTouch controller to calibrate the touch screen 18 OZ AR Calibrate this will start the touch screen calibration Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the calibration There is no need to calibrate the touch screen every time the device is powered on The calibration constants are saved in the controller s memory and will be used after power on GUI MANAGER UTILITIES Utilities accessed from the Tools menu is used to display controller s features Figure 3 23 Utilities Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 File Tools Help Utilities Screen Rotation Orientation Flip mo e Horizontal CC 180 C M Vertical Fill Screen 16 bit Color Pick Color ea Eon Fill Power Save Back Light fe On gt Off Connected COM6 115200 n 8 1 Back Light ON OFF this will turn the LCD backlight ON or OFF Screen Rotation O 180 this will rotate the screen to 0 or 1802 Screen Flip Horizontal Vertical if enabled this will flip the screen horizontally or vertically Screen Orientation Portrait Landscape if enabled this will change the screen s orientation to portrait or landscape accordingly The screen s rotation and orientation settings are saved in the controller s memory and will default
9. nderline and Strikeout effects are not supported with Italic font style 2 The selected font will appear in the preview window as shown below To save the selected font to the controller s flash memory select the font number 1 through 3 and click on Capture button Figure 3 8 Font Preview Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 File Tools Help O1 23456 78OG NESE A IN Y th 2 lt gt e Fonti Font2 E Capture C Fort Connected COM6 115200 n 8 1 3 2 2 GUI MANAGER GRAPHIC Graphic utility accessed from the Tools menu allows user to preview save and load graphic patterns Figure 3 9 Graphic Utility Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 Font Graphic Text Touch Screen Utilities COM Port le y Baud Rate Dean v Disconnect Change Baud Rate 1115200 D New Baud Rate Connected COM6 115200 n 8 1 3 2 2 1 GUI MANAGER IMAGE Image utility accessed from the Tools gt Graphic menu is used to Save an Image to the controller s flash memory Figure 3 10 Image Utility Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 Pe GUI Manager TC551495 rev 1 0 File Load Save Tools Help Image Image Size Open Preview Open Image Size Preview Connected COM6 115200 n 8 1 2 41 PM COCs EIS STS Aia A To select an image bmp jpg gif file from PC click on Open button The selected image will appear in the preview window and
10. ogram can be removed using the Device Manager by simply right clicking on the software and selecting Uninstall This will delete the associated registry entries and remove the program files 3 GUI MANAGER USER GUIDE This guide describes how to use the GUI Manager software for evaluation of TFT LCD Controller Board Figure 3 1 Startup Screen Pe GUI Manager File Tools Help Sleetronies Copyright TVI Electronics LLC The Main Menu allows access to all the software current functions e File Menu Communication edits the communication settings Exit exits the software e Tools Menu Font programs fonts to the controller s flash memory Graphic Image Shape allows previewing saving and loading graphic patterns Text writes text on the target screen Touch Screen displays the touch screen options Utilities displays controller s features e Help Menu About displays the About screen 3 1 GUI MANAGER COMMUNICATION Communication utility accessed from the File menu is used to establish communication with the controller and set the communication RS232 baud rate Figure 3 2 Communication Pe GUI Manager File Tools Help Communication Settings COM Port P e Baud Rate 1115200 D Connect Change Baud Rate 1115200 y A serial connection is required between the LCD controller board and PC in order to communicate with the controller You can use a USB to serial converter
11. t Draw for a rectangle outline Select Fill for a filled rectangle 4 Click on Set button 3 2 3 GUI MANAGER TEXT Text utility accessed from the Tools menu is used to write text on the target screen 15 Figure 3 21 Text Utility Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 File Tools Help Text Cursor Color A mr PAR i Set 255 255 fo nz E Pick Color 16 bit Color Font e Font 1 C Font 2 C Font 3 C System Connected COM6 115200 n 8 1 To write text on the target screen 1 Set cursor position X Y coordinates font color and click on Set button 2 Select the font number 1 through 3 or System from the controller s flash memory 3 Write your text in the preview window and then click Enter to send text For custom fonts 1 through 3 the font will appear above the cursor li position The System font will appear below the cursor position The selected color is represented in a 16 bit format 3 2 4 GUI MANAGER TOUCH SCREEN Touch Screen utility accessed from the Tools menu is used to test and calibrate the touch screen 16 Figure 3 22 Touch Screen Utility Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 File Tools Help Touch Screen Touch Screen Touch Enable Keypad Enable Load Keypad Touch Disable Keypad Disable Unload Keypad Calibrate Controller response Coordinate Connected COM6 115200 n 8 1 The touch screen controller can oper
12. the image size will display The Preview window is not resizable and depends on the controller s version and screen s orientation To view a selected image file on the target display click on Preview button The 64Mbit of external flash memory is capable to save TC55343 up to 54 320x240 screen images 16 keypad icons 67x47 pixels and 10 icons up to 7920 pixels for example 90x88 pixels will equal to 7920 pixels TC55149S up to 43 400x240 screen images Figure 3 11 Image Utility Load Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 File Save Tools Help Icon Screen Image Open Image Size Preview Connected COME 115200 n 8 1 2 50 PM To load an icon from the external flash memory 1 Click on Load gt Icon to bring up Load Icon window 10 Figure 3 12 Load Icon Pe Load Icon Please select icon number Location 2 Select icon id number and location X Y coordinates and then click OK The selected icon will appear on the target display and the image size will display lil The TC55149S controller doesn t support icons To load a screen from the external flash memory 1 Click on Load gt Screen to bring up Load Screen window Figure 3 13 Load Screen Pe Load Screen 2 Select screen id number and then click OK The selected screen will appear on the target display and the image size will display 11 Figure 3 14 Image Utility Save Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 Fi
13. the Circle properties X Y coordinates R radius and color Select Draw for a circle outline Select Fill for a filled circle Click on Set button a i 13 Figure 3 18 Shape Utility Line Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 File Tools Help shape m Shapes y m Line Start End x uy os Y fos fos m Color 16 bit Color 20 0 Pick Color Connected COM6 115200 n 8 1 To add a Line to a screen 1 Select Line from the Shapes dropdown 2 Set the Line properties Start End X Y coordinates and color 3 Click on Set button Figure 3 19 Shape Utility Pixel Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 File Tools Help shape m Shapes Pixel A Y o ja po ja m Color B 16 bit Color 0 248 Pick Color Connected COM6 115200 n 8 1 14 To add a Pixel to a screen 1 Select Pixel from the Shapes dropdown 2 Set the Pixel properties X Y coordinates and color 3 Click on Set button Figure 3 20 Shape Utility Rectangle Pe GUI Manager TC55343 rev 1 0 File Tools Help Shapes Rectangle Start x fo 4 Y fo 16 bit Color 8 2 Pick Color Connected COM6 115200 n 8 1 To add a Rectangle to a screen 1 Select Rectangle from the Shapes dropdown 2 Set the Rectangle properties Start upper left corner and End lower right corner X Y coordinates of the rectangle and color 3 Selec
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