Programming With Crestron Visiontools Pro-E; Wav File Audio Messages - Crestron Isys TPS-3100L Operation Manual

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Operations Guide – DOC. 6291
6.4" Lectern/Wall Mounted Touchpanel
program. Refer to the latest version of the Crestron 2-Series Control Systems
Reference Guide (Doc. 6256) and the SIMPL Windows help file for more details.
Programming with Crestron VisionTools
VT Pro-e, a design and programming Windows
creation of unlimited control screen variations incorporating two and three-
dimensional graphics and text as well as video and sounds (recorded as WAV files).
A set of pages, which make up a project, can be designed for each TPS-3100L
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. Projects 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 2.060.0
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-3100L:
.vtp projectname.vtp (VT Pro-e source file)
.vtt projectname.vtt (VT Pro-e template file)
.vtz projectname.vtz (compiled file)
Multi-Mode Objects
The single most-advanced VT Pro-e high-performance programming technique
involving the TPS-3100L 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.

WAV File Audio Messages

The TPS-3100L is capable of playing audio messages as system prompts and
responses. These files are recorded as WAV files on a PC using an audio utility such
as Sound Recorder that is packaged with Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/XP/NT/
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