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ShowTouch User Guide TM

Getting Started Page 8 System Change settings on ShowTouch hardware platforms. This is where network settings can be viewed and changed

System Settings Page 9 System Settings To connect ShowTouch to your control network, it is most likely that you will need to change one or

System Settings Page 10 2. Enter the new password and then confirm the password. Passwords are case-sensitive. Note: The default passwor

Additional Options Page 11 Additional Options The majority of the interface is designed in the edit mode. Some options related to the inte

Additional Options Page 12 Changing Screen Saver Settings 1. Touch “Screen Saver” 2. Check or uncheck the “Enabled” setting 3. Enter the

Additional Options Page 13 Advanced Options Advanced options are designed to modify or extend the Touch software for specific uses. Keyboa

Run and Edit Modes Page 14 Run and Edit Modes Before you begin using ShowTouch, it is important to understand the differences between Run an

Run and Edit Modes Page 15 Edit Mode If the system is not in Run mode, then it is in Edit mode. In Edit mode it is possible to create new i

Interface Design Page 16 Interface Design There are two ways to create a new interface: directly on an edit-capable ShowTouch pane

Interface Design Page 17 Screen Resolution Once an unlock code has been entered and confirmed, the default screen resolution of the interfa

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Interface Design Page 18 How are you working? If you are working with WinScript Live and/or have a controller available, read the descriptio

Interface Design Page 19 Editing Modes There are three modes used for editing the interface: workspace, windowed, and full scr

Interface Design Page 20 The Touch software can start in Windowed mode automatically by creating a custom Windows shortcut. To crea

Interface Design Page 21 Creating a New Page You can add additional pages by right-clicking in the Pages thumbnail list or by

Interface Design Page 22 Selecting a Connection Each page can be assigned to a connection. This allows ShowTouch to communicate

Interface Design Page 23  Selecting Multiple Items Click-and-hold in a blank area of the page, then drag a selection box around the item

Interface Design Page 24 Working with Arrange Selection Arrange items will position all selected items relative to the page or relative to

Interface Design Page 25 Popup Menus Menus that appear on the page when a right-click or double-click occurs are called popup menus. These

Interface Design Page 26 More Items Menu This menu is used to add items that may not be used as often.  Toggle add a toggle item to th

Interface Design Page 27 Items Items are added to the page when they are selected from a popup menu, dragged from the resources tool

Table of Contents Page 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents ...

Interface Design Page 28 Item Types Type Appearance Actions Buttons have a pushed and a not-pushed state. Each state can have its own

Interface Design Page 29 Type Appearance Actions A Toggle can change the state of an output or Boolean variable, which makes it an in

Interface Design Page 30 Changing Item Appearance Item appearance includes images, text, color, and position. To change the appearance of an

Interface Design Page 31 Changing Item Action The item action will determine how the item behaves. Each item type has its own set of actio

Interface Design Page 32 Resources When a WinScript Live script file is loaded into the ShowTouch software, the list of resour

Interface Design Page 33 When the script is received, the item action windows will be filled with the available sequences, variables, and o

Working with Controllers Page 34 Working with Controllers ShowTouch can open from and save to a controller. This makes it convenie

Working with Controllers Page 35 Save to Controller 1. Touch “Save” from the Control Panel 2. Touch “Save To Controller” 3. Enter the I

FTP Access Page 36 FTP Access ShowTouch relies on FTP to transfer interface files to and from the controller. This is covered in the secti

Maintenance Page 37 Maintenance ShowTouch is designed to run continuously under normal conditions with no maintenance. If Sh

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Quick Reference Page 38 Quick Reference File Types  .tca – Touch Interface File Contains the interface design and all resources used wit

Specifications Page 39 Specifications Power ShowTouch7 12VDC at 5 Amps ShowTouch10 12 VDC at 5 Amps ShowTouch17 12 VDC at 7 Amps An extern

Specifications Page 40 Mechanical Drawings ShowTouch7 ShowTouch7 3U Rack-mount Kit

Specifications Page 41 ShowTouch10 Units in inches

Specifications Page 42 ShowTouch10 Wall-mount kit ShowTouch10 6U Rack-mount kit Units in inches

Specifications Page 43 ShowTouch17

Specifications Page 44 ShowTouch17 9U Rack -mount kit

Welcome Page 3 Welcome What is ShowTouch? ShowTouch is complete touch panel interface design and control software. It is available on

Welcome Page 4 Important Information Congratulations! You have purchased an extremely fine product. Before reading this user guide, please

Getting Started Page 5 Getting Started What’s In The Box Please make sure the following items were received in the box:  ShowTouch hardw

Getting Started Page 6 Control Panel The Control Panel provides access to all features require to create, edit, and run an interface.

Getting Started Page 7 Save Save changes to the interface. Select “Save” or “Save As” to save changes to the Touch interface file on the lo