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TOUCH PANEL 8. 8 inch wall panel

Description

An Android touchpad with an 8” IPS screen in an aluminum housing for controlling automation systems, intercom, AV equipment and IoT devices. The panel is made in a modern, concise design and easily fits into a variety of interior solutions at home and office.

The panel is made in a modern laconic design and easily fits into various interior solutions for home and office.

Advantages:

aluminum case;
color touch screen display;
video surveillance;
video intercom;
individual interface;
Kiosk mode for public spaces;
setup and launch of routines;
climate control;
curtain control;
control of AV equipment.

The i3 pro, i3 knx, bus77 home apps are supported. Support of third-party apps is not tested and functionality is not guaranteed.
The device is not recommended to use for SIP calls.

Technical Specifications

Name	Description
Product Code	P8
Screen	capacitive
Screen size	8"
Technology of screen manufacture	IPS
Screen resolution	1280 x 800
Brightness, cd/m2	350
Viewing angles (horizontal /vertical)	not less than 170°
Operating system	Android 11
Size, mm	200х126х37
Case material	aluminum
CPU	Rockchip rk3399
RAM / Internal memory	2 GB / 16 GB
Power	24V DC 0.5A, PoE 802.3at* For details, see Panel Power
Current consumption	up to 0.5 A
Interfaces	RJ 45, CAN
Protection class	IP20
Mounting	- in a pattress box - in a semi-recessed mounting box is (Product code: P8-mb) - in a desktop mount (accessory)
Sound	1 х MIC, Double polyphonic sound
Proximity sensor	yes
Noise reduction	yes
Wi-Fi	no

Size

Terminals and Indication

Current repairs

If a malfunction is detected during operation, it is necessary to immediately disconnect the device from the power supply and call maintenance personnel. The device is repaired and serviced during the warranty period by the manufacturer's dealer.

Storage, transportation and service life

The products must be stored in a package at a temperature from 0 C to +40￮ and relative humidity of 80% in heated and naturally ventilated warehouses, in air-conditioned storages, in the absence of aggressive impurities, conductive dust, acid and alkali vapors, as well as gases that cause corrosion and destroy insulation. When storing products, avoid sudden fluctuations in temperature (more than 3 ° C/min) and humidity (more than 5% /min).
The products must be transported packed in containers, closed railway wagons, heated sealed compartments of aircraft and holds, as well as by road with protection from precipitation over any distance at temperatures from -50 °C to +50 °C, with relative humidity up to 100% - at 25 ° C. When transporting products, provide protection against dust and precipitation.

Warranty Оbligations

The warranty period is 12 months from the date of sale.

Without a note of sale the warranty period starts from the date of manufacture.

The manufacturer's warranty does not apply in the following cases:

the presence of traces of mechanical damage to the device;
moisture ingress;
exceeding the permissible value of the supply voltage;
violations of the device connection rules;
making modifications or changes to the device or its connection scheme by the buyer or third parties without the consent of the manufacturer;
when the buyer or third parties use the device for other purposes;
non-compliance with the conditions of transportation, storage, operation, installation of the device and maintenance of the room, as set out in the complete passport to the equipment and operational documentation, as well as the occurrence of other circumstances beyond the control of the manufacturer.

Completeness

Wall panel 8” ......................................................................1 piece.
Hex key ..............................................................................1 piece
Anti-theft screw ..................................................................1 piece.
Template for installation .....................................................1 piece.
Passport..................……………………...…………………...1 piece.
Packaging..................……………....………………………...1 piece.
Mounting box "'(only for version P8-mb)"'..........…………...1 piece.

The manufacturer reserves the right at any time, without mandatory notification, to make changes to the configuration, design and characteristics that do not worsen the quality of the product."

Types of mounting:

Installation in a Pattress box

Install the mounting frame into the standard electric pattress box and fix it with two screws.
The protruding part of the mounting frame (bent at 90°) should be located on the left when mounting the panel horizontally or on the bottom when mounting the panel vertically.
Connect the necessary interfaces - power supply, CAN, Ethernet.
Install the panel into the mounting plate (magnetic mount).
If necessary, tighten the anti-theft screw included in the delivery kit on the left side of the panel body.

To install the panel, use the installation box (pattress box) for concealed mounting with a diameter of 68 mm and a depth of 60 mm.

Attention!

Installation boxes (pattress boxes) for hollow and solid walls have different configurations of fastening elements, so when choosing a pattress box you need to make sure that the diameter of its internal cavity is at least 53 mm.

Sectional view when installing the panel into the junction box for concealed mounting.:

Installation in the Mounting box

The mounting box is not included in the standard delivery kit of the panel with product code P6 and is purchased as part of the delivery kit of the panel with product code P6-mb, please note it when ordering.

Install the metal box for semi-recessed mounting in the prepared opening in the wall. When preparing an opening in the wall, take into account the depth of the box construction with the installation box for concealed mounting with depth of 60 mm. It is required to use a pattress box when mounting the panel into a concrete wall. It is not required to use the installation box for concealed mounting when mounting in drywall.
Install the mounting frame into the metal box and fix it with screws.
The protruding part of the mounting frame (bent at 90°) should be located on the left when mounting the panel horizontally or on the bottom when mounting the panel vertically.
Connect the necessary interfaces - power supply, CAN, Ethernet.
Install the panel into the mounting plate (magnetic mount).

The anti-theft screw is not required for installing the panel in a metal box.

Sectional view when installing the panel into the metal box:

The dimension of the mounting box:

Installation the mounting box into the wall:

Network and power connection

Installation and maintenance of the product should only be carried out by qualified specialists with compliance with safety measures.

The device is powered by one of the specified methods:

from a PoE+ source (802.3at) using an Ethernet connector;
from a 24V DC direct current source via the CAN bus terminal (Bus77) in accordance with the marking indicated on the device.

When connecting to an Ethernet network, the panel uses the settings from the DHCP server by default.
To use static settings, go to Android System Settings:

Go to the “Network and Internet” section and select “Ethernet”:

Go to the “Ethernet ip mode“ section and choose the ”Static" option:

Enter the required network settings and click “Connect”:

Downloading and installing APK files on a device

There is no Google Play on the panel, so you need to install the application using the APK file:

Open "'Settings"' of the panel.
Go to the Apps and Notifications > Advanced > Special Access > Unknown Apps section.
Allow the installation of third-party applications in the browser through which you will download the file (for example, Firefox).
Download the .apk file of the required application from the website iRidium through the previously selected browser.
Launch the application installation via the Downloads menu or from the file manager.

Functionality with the i3 Pro application

The i3 Pro application is preinstalled on all panels by default and is ready to use.

Update of the i3Pro app

To quickly update, launch the i3 Pro application and go to the "System Menu" ("swipe to the right from the left edge of the screen") and find the "Check app update" section:

If you have the latest version of the application installed, you will see a window with information about it:

Blocking the functionality of the control panel

If you need to use panels in public spaces, it is possible to limit the functionality of the control panel using the i3 Pro application, in particular:

automatic launch of the i3 Pro application at the start of the panel and blocking the exit from the application – launcher mode;
restricting the use of the panel only by the i3 Pro application and blocking access to settings – kiosk mode.

More about setting and activating kiosk mode is written in the Limitation of functions of a control panel article.

Orientation of the panel interface

The panel's graphical user interface is oriented vertically by default. Changing the interface orientation is not possible using standard Android tools, but the interface orientation can be changed in the i3 Pro application.

To change the project orientation, do the following:

1 Open the side menu in i3 Pro by swiping from left to the center and go to the panel settings (the gear icon in the top right corner).

2 To select a page with the required orientation, go to the Screen > Display types tab and choose a vertical (Phone) or horizontal (Tablet) orientation.

3 Restart the i3 Pro app.

You can't change orientation of panels purchased before 03.07.2023.

Presence sensor

The presence sensor can be used in several modes:

To unlock the screen by the presence sensor using the Android OS;
To switch to ScreenSaver mode in the i3 Pro application in order to reduce screen degradation.

Unlocking the screen using the presence sensor

Note: The i3 Pro software product is not used in the specified mode

In this mode, the screen is automatically locked by timeout and unlocked by the presence sensor using the Android OS:

After the screen is turned off by timeout ("user-defined shutdown time") or by briefly pressing the PWR button, the display will switch to inactive mode.

The display is turned on when the PWR power button is briefly pressed, or when the presence sensor is activated, by the presence of any obstacle in front of the panel on the right or upper side of the device ("for example, a wave of the hand"), at a distance of no more than 10 cm.

To activate the screen unlock by the presence sensor in the Android OS settings, enable the Turn on the screen by proximity sensor option in the Panel Settings section:

Screensaver in i3 Pro and presence sensor

In this mode, the panel screen (Screensaver) is automatically turned off by timeout and the screen is turned on by the presence sensor using the i3 Pro application:

The presence sensor will take the device out of ScreenSaver mode. The sensor is activated if there is any obstacle in front of the panel on the right side (a wave of the hand), at a distance of no more than 10 cm.
When the presence sensor is triggered, the panel will switch from ScreenSaver mode to normal mode.
* After a specified period of time (configurable in iRidi Studio), the panel will switch back to ScreenSaver mode.

Note: Complete turning off the screen is not allowed when using the i3 Pro app. In this case the i3 Pro app goes into sleep mode and will not be able to control the screen.

To activate this mode and the functionality of the presence sensor in the *.irpz panel project, you need to add a script function to enable/disable this sensor:

"'IR.EnableProximity(true);"' - turning on the sensor,
"'IR.EnableProximity(false);"' - turning off the sensor

Download the example:

Switching on/off the sensor by pressing the button

The operation of the presence sensor in the ScreenSaver mode included in the i3 Pro software product is allowed only:

When the “Panel Settings” add-in is deactivated.

The switch must be in an inactive state.

The screen-off time in the system settings should be set to “Never”.

Functionality of the PWR button

The on/off button of the display and panel has two functional purposes:

Turning the display on/off:

with a short press, the duration of the press should not exceed more than one second, the display will turn off and switch to inactive mode;
pressing the PWR button again will activate the panel display.

Turning the device on/off:

to turn off the device, press the PWR button and hold it for more than three seconds.
after pressing and holding the PWR button, a pop-up window will appear on the device screen with a suggestion to turn off or restart the device:
when you click on the Restart button on the device screen, the device will be rebooted. When you press the Turn Off button on the device screen, the device will be turned off.
to turn on the device, press the PWR button with a short press. The device will turn on and switch to active mode.

Reset to factory settings

Reset via Android OS settings

Go to the settings of the Android operating system, open the "System" section:

Select the "Advanced" and "Reset settings" option, then select the "Delete all data (reset to factory settings)"' option.

Confirm the reset:

Reset via Recovery

Go to the Recovery menu ↓

1 To enter Recovery mode, press and hold the Recovery button with a thin needle or paper clip (diameter up to 1 mm):

2 Apply power to the panel and hold the button until the Recovery mode menu appears:

3 To move to the Recovery menu, you need to briefly tap the device screen anywhere.

3 To go to the selected menu of the Recovery mode, long press anywhere on the device screen.

Go to the Recovery mode.
Select the Wipe data/factory reset option by a short press on the device screen.
Confirm your selection by a long press anywhere on the screen.
Select the Reboot now option after the cleanup.
Confirm the selection by a long press anywhere on the screen.
After these steps the panel restarts with the factory settings.

Panel power

Current Touch Panels support power supply from:

PoE 802.3at sources (switches and injectors),
Passive PoE sources (injectors) and PoE splitters,
external 24V DC power supplies (not included).

Note: Past generation devices, manufactured and purchased before October 2024, only support power from:

Passive PoE sources (injectors) and PoE splitters,
external 24V DC power supplies (not included).

Power supply from PoE 802.3at sources (switches and injectors) - not supported.

Recommended Passive PoE injector models:

Avaya Global Single Port PoE Injector GSPPOE (700512602) (verified)
TP-Link TL-POE4824G | PoE Injector | 2x RJ45 1000Mb/s, 48V
PoE ORIENT SAP-C48POE 0.5A
PoE DEXP PZ3-48W-48V 1A

Splitter models:

PoE Wi-Tek WI-POE11S-48V (verified)
PoE ORIENT POE-655R 48V

If you have already purchased panels and have questions, please contact technical support at support@iridi.com.

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