Multibyte International Characters; Uploading And Upgrading - Crestron TPS-12 Operation Manual

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Crestron Isys TPS-12G/15G-QM-L

Uploading and Upgrading

Operations Guide – DOC. 6356

MultiByte International Characters

Most languages use a single byte of 8 bits to represent a character, e.g. English,
French, German, Hebrew, Russian, Thai, etc.
Multibyte character fonts require more than the usual 8 bits to specify a character.
This occurs when a language has more than 256 characters (2
example, Chinese fonts contain several thousand characters. Other multibyte
languages include Japanese and Korean.
There are two separate issues with multibyte characters – static text on buttons and
indirect text on buttons. No Isys touchpanel firmware changes are required in either
case.
Static text on a button, entered in the standard way in VT Pro-e, always works under
Windows 98. Under Windows XP, you must use VT Pro-e 3.0 or later.
Indirect text on a button is entered in VT Pro-e and the actual string to be displayed
is entered in SIMPL Windows. You must use VT Pro-e 3.0 or later to guarantee that
the full set of characters in the font is stored on the touchpanel. You must use SIMPL
Windows 2.03.11 or later to enter Chinese characters directly. As of this publication
date, only completely single byte or completely multibyte strings may be entered or
they will not be compiled correctly in SIMPL Windows. In other words, you cannot
enter Chinese character interspersed with numbers. You can enter Chinese characters
or numbers in separate strings. Crestron is working to incorporate mixed single and
multibyte string capability in the near future.
Of course, you can always use the workaround of showing a graphic that displays the
string, but it is not dynamic. To compile and use multibyte characters, it is essential
that the operating system understand the language. Windows XP is available in many
international languages, and add-on software is available for other versions of
Windows.
NOTE: Crestron recommends using the latest programming software and that each
device contains the latest firmware to take advantage of the most recently released
features. Please check the Crestron website (http://www.crestron.com/updates) for
the latest versions of software and firmware. New users are required to register to
obtain access to this site.
Assuming a PC is properly connected to the entire system, Crestron programming
software allows the programmer to upload programs, projects and firmware to the
system and touchpanels after their development. However, there are times when the
files for the program and projects are compiled and not uploaded. Instead, compiled
files may be distributed from programmers to installers, from Crestron to dealers,
etc. Even firmware upgrades are available from the Crestron website as new features
are developed after product releases. In those instances, one has the option to upload
via the programming software or to upload and upgrade via the Crestron Toolbox.
NOTE: The Crestron Toolbox is a broad-based software package that accomplishes
multiple system tasks, primarily using an RS-232 or TCP/IP connection between a
PC and one or more Crestron control systems.
The following sections define how to upload a SIMPL Windows program, VT Pro-e
project, or upgrade touchpanel firmware. However, before attempting to upload or
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