Reserved Join Numbers - Crestron Isys TPS-4500 Operation Manual

12 Inch Tilt/Lectern Touchpanels
Multi-mode objects offer high-
performance programming!
28 • 12 Inch Tilt/Lectern Touchpanels: TPS-4500 & TPS-4500L
be designed for each TPS-4500/L touchpanel application. Each page contains objects
such as custom control graphics, two and three-dimensional buttons, sliders, and
digital readouts which allow the user to interface with the control system via join
numbers. Unjoined objects are not interfaced with the system and thus cannot initiate
any functions. The completed and compiled project is uploaded to the touchpanel
and programmed into the flash PROM via the File | Upload Project command. The
touchpanel uses the programmed project until another project is uploaded from the
PC. Programs cannot be extracted from the touchpanel. The PC may be disconnected
from the control system or panel except during reprogramming. VT Pro-e also allows
users the option to generate projects destined for web browsers rather than for
physical touchpanels.
Crestron's Synapse image-rendering algorithm supports advanced anti-aliasing for
crisper, sharper images, as well as new shaded styles for all objects, new frame styles
(neon and raised), and new text styles (embossed, raised, and shadow). The Synapse
algorithm allows the touchpanel to process these styles internally, without the use of
large bitmap files that increase project size and upload time. Synapse delivers high
impact touchpanel graphics more efficiently than ever. To utilize Synapse graphics,
you must use VT Pro-e version 3.1.2.0 or later and Isys touchpanel firmware 2.000.0
or later.
For additional software information, refer to the help file provided with the software.
The latest version of VT Pro-e can be obtained from the Downloads | Software
Updates section of the Crestron website (www.crestron.com).
NOTE: The following are acceptable file extensions for programs that include a
TPS-4500/L:
.vtp projectname.vtp (VT Pro-e source file)
.vtz projectname.vtz (compiled file)
The single most-advanced VT Pro-e high-performance programming technique
involving the TPS-4500/L is the concept of multi-mode objects. A multi-mode
object (i.e., button, legend, etc.) is an object drawn on a VT Pro-e page that can have
one or more active and inactive visible settings (modes).
For examples, refer to the MULTI-MODE_OBJECT_EXAMPLES_OF_VTPRO-
E_PROJECTS_USE_WITH_ISYS_TOUCHPANELS.ZIP file. It is available from
the Crestron FTP site (ftp.crestron.com/Examples). This file contains the VT Pro-e
touchpanel files and SIMPL Windows files that illustrate the high-performance
capabilities of multi-mode objects.

Reserved Join Numbers

A reserved join number is a feature of the software that enables a designer to create a
button that completes a predetermined function. The tables on the next few pages
provide lists of reserved join numbers available within the software.
NOTE: Many touchpanel configuration "shortcuts" are available via the software.
A button can be created on a page that either calls up the Preferences Menu, adjusts
brightness, etc., via reserved join numbers.
NOTE: Reserved join numbers can also be automatically activated by a control
system when using join number remapping. Refer to the latest version of the Join
Number Remapping Reference Guide (Doc. 5969) which can be found on the
Downloads | Product Manuals section of the Crestron website (www.crestron.com),
and the SIMPL Windows help file for more details.
Crestron TPS-4500 & TPS-4500L
Operations Guide - DOC. 5891A