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Programming with SIMPL™ Windows
16 • Series STX Touchpanels
CRESTRON
3500C configurations only) may be selected at any time to save setup parameters.
The button text changes color from black to light gray while in save mode. For STX-
1600C, use the SAVE SETUP AND RUN PROGRAM button on the Main Menu.
Return
Select the RETURN button, located at the lower right corner of the Setup Menu,
after setup parameters have been set.
NOTE: VisionTools Pro (VT Pro) is a Windows compatible software package for
creating Crestron touchpanel screen designs. Refer to "Software" on page 1 for
additional details regarding VT Pro.
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's 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
STX touchpanel. 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 copy
of this program is available from Crestron's ControlCD (version 5.1 and later).
Search for the STX1600C.SMW project in the SIMPL Windows Example Base.
NOTE: The sample in the next two sections utilize the STX-1600C configuration.
This is done as an example only. The SIMPL Windows Example Base also contains
.SMW projects for the other STX touchpanels (STX-3000.SMW,
STX3500C.SMW).
How the Program Works
A basic STX-1600C SIMPL program is shown on the next page in block diagram
form. For this example, the STX-1600C in a simple volume control application
where UP and DOWN ramp a bargraph to an ST-VC, volume/tone control module,
with a time interval of five seconds. It also shows digital, analog, and serial feedback
to the panel. When UP or DOWN is pressed, the buttons highlight for as long as
they are pressed. The bargraph moves up or down as the UP or DOWN buttons are
pressed. Then MUTE is pressed, Channel A of the ST-VC is muted and the text
Operations Guide - DOC. 5716A
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