Varia Series: Web Kiosk Rendering and Auto-Refresh Failures on Third-Party Web Pages

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Affected Products:

AMX Varia Series Touch Panels (Varia-80, Varia-100, Varia-150, Varia-150N, Varia-SL80)

Summary:

On AMX Varia touch panels operating in Web Kiosk mode, certain dynamic third-party web pages (such as LibCal scheduling portals) may fail to auto-refresh or fail to render properly when updated from older firmware builds (like v1.11.3) to build v1.11.40. Updating panel firmware to v2.13.16 (incorporating app engine updates) resolves web browser rendering, script compatibility, and page auto-refresh behavior.

Troubleshooting:

End-User Action:

Download firmware version v2.13.16 (or higher) for AMX Varia panels from the official AMX website or Help Center.
Apply the firmware update to the Varia touch panel using NetLinx Studio, Web UI, or Manager.

Resolution: Update panel firmware to v2.13.16 or higher.

Varia Firmware Download

Verification: Set the panel to Web Kiosk mode pointing to the target web page (e.g., LibCal URL). Verify that the page renders completely without display glitches and automatically refreshes content as configured.