Crestron electronic TPS-TPI - Manual (Page 21)

Crestron Isys™ TPS-TPI Touchpanel Interface
dream, come true. For more examples including the one described in this Operations
Guide, refer to the MULT-MOD.ZIP file. It is available from the Downloads page
(EXAMPLES Library) on the Crestron website (
www.crestron.com) . This file
contains the VT Pro-e files and SIMPL Windows files that illustrate the high-
performance capabilities of multi-mode objects.
Not every VT-Pro-e object possesses the multi-mode feature. Only those objects that
lend themselves to valid applications are capable of multiple modes. These objects
include:
• Border – Permits multiple indirect text, text position, font, frame, and
color.
• Button – Same as a border for inactive states as well as active states,
multiple graphic and graphic positions.
• Clock – Permits multiple formats and colors.
• Digital Gauge - Permits multiple formats and colors.
• Gauge – Same as digital gauge as well as line, bars, and 2-D lines.
• Legend – Same as borders for inactive and active states.
• Percent – Permits multiple formats.
• Slider – Same as gauge.
• Time - Permits multiple formats, colors, and styles.
NOTE: It is permissible to select TPS-6000 as the target device. Early versions of
VT Pro-e may not list TPS-TPI as a selectable option.
Programming with SIMPL™ Windows
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NOTE: VisionTools Pro-e (VT Pro-e) is a Windows compatible software package
for creating Crestron touchpanel screen designs. Refer to "VisionTools™ Pro-e
(Multi-Mode Objects)" on page 16 for additional details regarding VT Pro-e.
SIMPL (Symbol Intensive Master Programming Language) is an easy-to-use
programming language that is completely integrated and compatible with all
Crestron system hardware. The objects that are used in SIMPL are called symbols.
SIMPL Windows offers drag and drop functionality in a familiar Windows
®
environment.
SIMPL Windows is Crestron Electronics' software for programming Crestron control
systems. It provides a well-designed graphical environment with a number of
workspaces (i.e., windows) in which a programmer can select, configure, program,
test, and monitor a Crestron control system.
The next two subsections describe a sample SIMPL Windows program that utilizes a
TPS-TPI touchpanel interface. The first subsection details how the sample program
works with a textual description and block diagram. The second subsection provides
a broad description of how to actually create the SIMPL Windows program.
NOTE: The following description assumes that the reader has knowledge of SIMPL
Windows. If not, please refer to the extensive help information provided with the
software.
NOTE: There is no need to recreate the sample SIMPL Windows program. A
similar copy of this program is available from Crestron’s ControlCD (version 6.2 and
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