Simpl Windows Programming - Crestron Touch the PC v2 Programmer's Manual

Crestron Touch The PC Driver

SIMPL Windows Programming

Programmer's Guide – DOC. 5916B
With a Cresnet or Ethernet connection (serial connection does NOT require SIMPL
Windows programming), it is necessary to create a SIMPL Windows program to
route the data. In the Configuration Manager, add the appropriate Plug-in Control
Card or DPA Module to the control system and drag in the Cresnet or Ethernet-
enabled touchpanel. (The entries in the IP table, for IP ID and IP address, must be
set the same as for standard operation of the touchpanel on Cresnet or Ethernet.)
Configure the devices as usual.
In the Program Manager, route the output string in the touchpanel definition to an
RS-232 COM port as follows:
1. Open a Detail View for the touchpanel, and click the Serial button.
Specify a signal name for a serial output (mouse_cmds on <text-i1> is
shown below as an example).
NOTE: As shown, Serial Join 1 for <text-i1> will be used in step 6 of "VT Pro-e
Programming" that begins on page 14.
Detail View of Serial Signals for the Touchpanel in SIMPL Windows'
Programming Manager
2. Open a Detail View of the RS-232 COM port from the appropriate slot
of the Central Control Module. As shown in the following illustration,
type or drag the specified string name to the <tx$> input. (As shown,
Port A was selected.)
Detail View of Serial Signals for the RS-232 COM Port in SIMPL Windows'
Programming Manager
3. In the SIMPL Windows Configuration Manager Tree View, open the
COM port slot, and double-click Port A. Select the Serial Settings tab
and make sure that the settings are as shown in the following figure.
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