Front Panel Editor Programming - Crestron SW-SIMPL Installation & Operating Manual

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Front Panel Editor Programming

The Front Panel Editor is
programmed from Crestron
with diagnostic and network
device information. Using
Front Panel Editor,
programmers can edit or
create additional functions for
the front panel.
Example Front Panel
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The Set First button rearranges the pages in the Pages area by positioning the
selected page at the top of the list.
The CNX front panel is a user interface integrated with the control system. CNX
front panels have different pages that are defined by the programmer. Function
buttons are assigned to different pages or objects. Front Panel Editor is similar to
VisionTools Pro-e in that they are both user interface design tools. The difference is
that CNX front panels have a 2x40 character display with six-programmable
function buttons in contrast to the custom multi-page screen designs and button
layouts that VisionTools can create for Crestron touchpanels.
In Front Panel Editor, pages are designed and added to the panel. Each page is one
display page (2 x40 characters) and can have as many objects as the physical size of
the display allows (objects can not overlap). The top line of the panel is used for
informative object displays, such as headings, indirect text, bar graphs and time/date
displays. The bottom line of panel is for objects that are accessed by the six function
buttons below the display. The buttons only access the page or object whose field is
directly over the button.
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