File Transfer Operations
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TPDesign4 Touch Panel Design Program
Panel File Transfers via TCP/IP
In TPDesign4, file transfer operations are typically routed through the Master to which the target/
source touch panels are connected. To use a TCP/IP as the transport type:
1. Select Transfer > Send to Panel or Receive From Panel. If you are not already connected to
the Master, the Connect dialog is invoked.
If you have already established a TCP/IP communication configuration, select it from the drop-
down list.
Otherwise, create and save a serial communication configuration via the Connection Settings
dialog:
a. In the Name field, enter a name for this communication configuration. This is the name
that will appear in the drop-down list of the Connect dialog.
b. Select TCP/IP from the Transport drop-down list.
c. Configure the TCP/IP connection (IP Address/DNS Name of the target/source device).
d. The IP Port should always be set to 1319 (default). Do not change this number.
e. Click OK to save the configuration and close the Connection Settings dialog
2. Click Connect in the Connect dialog to establish the TCP/IP connection.
3. Once communication is established, either the Send To Panel or Receive From Panel dialog is
invoked (depending on wether you selected Send to Panel or Receive From Panel from the
Transfer menu), displaying an online device tree, indicating all devices connected to the
Master that are currently online (according to the Filter setting). The online device tree lists the
online devices by System #, Device #, Description, (firmware) Version, and Manufacturer.
4. Use the Options checkboxes in the Send to Panel or Receive From Panel dialog to enable/
disable the following transfer options:
 Smart transfer (updated panel files only): Select to utilize the Smart Transfer feature,
which reduces the transfer time by only replacing those panel files that have been updated
(relative to the files already loaded in the panel). Any bitmaps, sound files and fonts that
all already resident on the target panel, or in your panel file on your PC (for uploads) are
not included in the transfer.
 Normal transfer (all panel files): This option sends all panel files.
 Full clean transfer (all panel & system graphic files): Select this option to
automatically wipe out any existing project files resident in the target panel before
loading the new panel file.
To refresh the Online Devices Tree, disconnect and reconnect via the commands in
the Transfer menu.
If you are simply sending a panel file to a panel, you don't need to use the Full Clean
option, since any existing panel files on the target panel will be wiped out anyway.
The Full Clean option adds considerable time to the transfer, since it involves sending
many more files, and is not necessary in most cases.
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