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Axium Keypad Manager

OVERVIEW

The Axium Keypad Manager is a Windows program that easily and quickly configures AX-KP

2.8 touch panels and AX-KPB keypads. Touch Panels are configured using a powerful page

designer with predefined and user galleries of images and sounds. A public database of

predefined commands as well as a user database is available for storing learnt commands.

ommand databases are presented using a tree view to group commands to models and

models to makes. This provides an efficient method for finding the required commands for

programming the keys of AX-KPB keypads and the virtual keys displayed by the touch panels.

Infra-Red commands using the HEX format may be pasted directly either to keys or the

database tree.

Keypads and touch panels are connected via USB to a P for programming or downloading of

their configurations. Such configurations can be saved and later reused for programming

more keypads and touch panels.

MAIN WINDOW

Image 1 - The main window

The main window provides most of the functionality of Axium Keypad Manager. It contains a

menu and toolbar, a library browser consisting of objects useful for programming a touch

panel or keypad device and a device dependent designer is displayed on the right.

FILE MENU

The commands in the file menu are for managing configuration and database files.

Image 2 - The File menu

New: Opens a blank configuration for a specific type of device. If a new AX-KPB

configuration is selected, the KPB designer will be opened with blank keys. If a new

AX-KP 2.8 configuration is selected, the touch panel designer will be opened with a

single blank home page and with default settings. This is the state when AKM starts.

O en: Loads a saved keypad or touch panel configuration. This can be a configuration

downloaded from a keypad or touch panel or it can be one that has been designed in

the Axium Keypad Manager using the available commands, images and other objects.

Save: Saves the current configuration. onfigurations are also autosaved (see Autosave).

Save As: Saves the current configuration under a different name or path.

New designer (KPC only):

Opens a window containing a touch panel designer. A separate configuration can be

opened or designed in this window and objects can be dragged & dropped or copied

& pasted between the designers.

O en User database:

Opens another database file and adds it to the database tree. User databases are a

means to exchange infra-red and RS-232 commands to other computers. Using this

command, any number of user databases can be opened. ommands, models and

makes can be dragged and dropped between the databases.

User databases should usually be stored in the “Axium Keypad Manager” folder in

“My Documents”, which is where the predefined “User” database is located. The

public database is stored in the common application data folder, which on Windows

XP is typically :\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data.

Ex ort database:

Exports all open IR-command databases as HEX commands to a SV file. Specific

branches of a database (e.g. specific makes or models) can be exported using the

database’s context menu or the Edit menu rather than using this command.

Exit: loses Axium Keypad Manager.

EDIT MENU

Image 3 - The Edit menu

Undo: Undoes the last change. The Axium Keypad Manager boasts with a powerful undo

feature capable of undoing up to 50 individual changes of any type.

Redo: Redoes a change that was just undone by the “Undo” function.

Cut: Available only when a make, model or command in the user database is selected or

when an object in one of the designers is selected. Selects the object for pasting and

deletes it from its original Position.

Co y: Available only when a make, model or command in a database is selected or when an

object in one of the designers is selected. Selects the object for pasting.

Paste: Available when an object has been cut or copied and another object is selected that

can accept the copied/cut object. For example: if a command has been cut from a

key in one of the designers, it can be pasted to a model in the user database or to

another key in the designer.

Add: For adding new makes, models or commands to the user database. The “New

ommands…” command creates a specific number of new commands and numbers

them from 1 to the number given. Any new commands are of course initially

undefined but can be filled with hex code, for example.

Delete:

Deletes the selected object in the user database or in a designer. When deleting a

make, it is not necessary to delete its models and commands first. Likewise when

deleting a model, it is not necessary to delete its commands first.

Rename:

Initiates rename mode for the selected object in the user database or in a designer, if

applicable. Rename mode can also be initiated using the F2 key or by clicking on the

selected node (as in the Windows Explorer).

Edit: Opens a dockable window for editing or viewing the selected command in a

command database. In the case of an infra-red command, details of the command’s

Modulation frequency, sequential ON / OFF periods and format can be viewed. For

RS-232, details of the baud rate, number of data & stop bits, type of parity and

command data can be viewed and edited. When viewing Axium IR-commands, the

Axium command is also displayed, which is useful for verifying the Axium protocol

RS-232 command string. The “Hex ode” tab displays a hex code representation of

the IR-command. The hex code may be copied to and from the clipboard and other

applications. Only commands in a user database can be edited.

Image 4 - The Edit window for infra-red commands

View: Opens the edit window with the waveform tab selected. This provides a graphical

representation of the IR command along. Pulse and pause period lengths are shown

when the mouse is held over high and low levels. Holding the mouse over a rising or

falling edge shows when the pulse or pause begins. The edit window can be left open

while selecting other IR commands, thus allowing a comparison of IR commands.

Image 5 - The Waveform tab

Hex code sub menu:

Edit: Opens the command edit window with the “Hex ode” tab selected. The

hex code may be copied to and from the clipboard and other

applications.

Co y: Available when a command is selected. opies a Hex code

representation of the command to the clipboard.

Paste: Available when a new undefined command has been created in the user

database. Pastes the code from the clipboard.

Paste new:Pastes a hex code from the clipboard into a new command in the user

database.

Auto aste:

This is useful for pasting a series of hex codes from another application

without swapping between the application and the Axium Keypad

Manager. This is done by first creating a group of new commands in the

user database (e.g. by using Add – New commands) and then selecting

the first command in the group. The user then selects “Auto paste”,

switches to the other application and copies hex codes from that

application into the clipboard. Each time a hex code is copied, it is

automatically pasted from the clipboard into the selected command. The

command selection is then advanced to the next command ready for the

next hex code to be copied. If the “paste names” option in the auto-

paste window is selected, the command names can be copied along with

the hex-codes.

Ex ort: Exports the selected make, model or command as HEX commands to a

SV file.

Class sub menu:

There are a number of very common functions that often appear on various equipment.

There are many examples of this such as “Play”, “Pause” and “Stop” are found on equipment

ranging from cassette players to video streaming servers. “Standby”, “volume up”, “volume

down” are further functions that are almost universally found on equipment. The purpose of

the class sub menu is to assign one or more classes to infra-red and RS-232 commands so

that their purpose is known thus enabling the designer to make well-informed suggestions for

the types of buttons to use and which commands to assign to them.

Add <default> class:

This option appears if the name of the command matches a built-in

pattern for one of the classes. The F10 function key can be used as a

short cut for selecting this function.

Add <grou > class:

Sub menus are provided for the following groups of classes: “transport”,

“numeric”, “cursor” and “system”.

Remove <class>:

This option appears if a class has been assigned to the command and

allows the user to remove the class.

TOOLS MENU

Image 6 - The Tools menu

Download from key ad:

Downloads the configuration from a connected AX-KPB keypad or AX-KP 2.8 touch

panel to the Axium keypad manager. This can be useful for:

Downloading infra-red commands that have been learnt on a KPB or KP .

Downloading configurations that have not been previously saved to disk for

programming other KPBs or KP s.

Note that due to storage restrictions on the KP 2.8, downloaded images and sounds

may not have the original quality. Also, to prevent unnecessary duplication, do not

mix downloaded images and sounds with the same images and sounds from the

galleries.

Note that the term “download” is synonymous with “receiving” data from the P 's

perspective.

U load to key ad:

Uploads the current configuration to a connected AX-KPB keypad or AX-KP 2.8

touch panel. Any existing configuration will be erased. This command can also be

understood as “programming” the keypad or touch panel.

Note that the term “upload” is synonymous with “sending” data from the P 's

perspective.

Verify Configuration (KPC only):

ompares the configuration in the connected AX-KP 2.8 to the current configuration.

This is useful for ensuring that an upload has been performed error free or for

checking if a particular saved configuration has been used on a KP or not.

Advanced (KPC only):

ontains advanced features for firmware updates and diagnostics.

Axium Settings (KPB only):

Opens the Axium settings window, where the Axium Zone, Device (amplifier or

preamplifier), Source assignments, IR receiver enable/disable, Source, Volume

Indicator and Backlighting brightness settings in the configuration can be set. See

onfiguring Axium Settings.

Find Key ads:

Searches for all connected keypads & touch

panels and displays the keypads serial

number, zone allocation, and connection

path:

Direct (KPB or KP on USB port)

Network connected (via amplifier stack,

KPB only)

Network connected keypads must be

registered with the amplifier by pushing the

keypad SET key twice. Selecting a connected

keypad in the connection tree will enable the

download and upload tools.

Simulate (KPC only):

Opens a window that simulates a touch panel programmed with the current

configuration. This is useful for testing basic aspects of the configuration, such as

page navigation, without having to program a touch panel. See Simulator.

Context Menus: ontext menus - opened by right mouse clicks – are available for the

databases, image & sound galleries and the designers. AX-KPB context menus are

available for keys and key details. AX-KP 2.8 context menus are available wherever

a context menu is applicable, e.g. the resources list, page designer, action and sound

panels, button image components window, device window, macro editor, image and

sound galleries, etc.

Toolbar: a toolbar is provided for easy access to some of the most useful menu functions.

The symbols in the toolbar correspond to the same symbols shown in the menus.

Docked windows: various windows in AKM may be docked so that are large flat workarea

can be set up rather than have many overlapping windows. Docking can be prevented by

holding down the trl-key while dragging the window to another position. To undock a

docked window, double click its caption.

Autosave: keypad configurations are saved automatically into the temporary “My

Documents\Axium Keypad Manager\autosave” folder. This occurs immediately when a

configuration is loaded from disk or downloaded from a keypad and then after every ten

minutes if changes are made. Each time the configuration is autosaved, a new backup file is

created thus making it possible to revert to an earlier version if there is a problem with the

last backup(s) or if something from an earlier version is required.

The autosave folder is moved into the Windows trash can (“Recycle Bin”) when AKM is

closed. This is done to prevent backups from consuming large amounts of disk space

unnecessarily. Over time, a number of autosave folders will appear in the trash, where each

one represents an AKM session when at least one file was autosaved.

If AKM is not running when a backup needs to be restored, the autosave folder will probably

be in the trash. The user must find the appropriate folder (the “Date Deleted” is a good

indication of which session each folder represents) and restore it. AKM can then be started.

In order to load a backup configuration, it should first be moved out of the autosave folder as

this folder is only temporary and will be deleted when AKM is closed again. Once the file has

been moved, it can be opened using File – Open.

AX-KPB PROGRAMMING

When designing or viewing a configuration for an AX-

KPB, the area on the right of the main window

represents the keypad. Below the keypad is an area

showing the details of the selected key. The six source

select keys at the top of the keypad select the six

banks, selection is indicated by the blue LED. When a

key is shown with a depressed appearance, it is loaded

with a command. Placing the mouse cursor over a key

displays a tool tip showing the key’s name.

Loading a key with a command:

Select the bank for programming and drag a command

from a database and drop it onto the desired key.

Example: FOXTEL / ABLE / 1 command is dropped

onto the digit 1 key. Digit 1 remains depressed

indicating the key has a command loaded, and the

programming detail window displays the command,

make and model.

If the P clipboard has a Hex code copied to it, then it

may be pasted directly to a key by right clicking the key

and selecting; Hex code / Paste new.

Loading a key with a Sequential macro:

For sequential macro’s simply drag and drop commands

in the correct order onto the same key – up to 32

commands.

When just two commands have been dropped onto a

key the ‘Macro Type’ button pops up.

Both arrows down indicate a sequential macro.

Arrows pointing outwards indicate an alternating

macro.

lick the Macro Type button to make the selection.

When more than two commands are dropped onto a key the sequential macro is assumed

and the Macro Type button disappears.

The number of code repeats may be adjusted from 1 – 15.

Some brands of equipment require a delay between commands before they will correctly

respond to a sequence, various delay times with repeats are provided in the public database

under Axium / Delays / _ _

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