Software
Crestron
RoomView
Viewport: File Transfer Menu
The
File Transfer
menu lists commands for updating, sending, and retrieving
files.
Send Program
Uploads the compiled SIMPL Windows program to the control system. Click
Browse
, select the file and click
Open
. This will display the program's header
information and enable one or both of the
What to Send
check boxes. If the
program does not contain any SIMPL+ modules only the
SIMPL Program
check
box will be enabled. If it does contain SIMPL+ modules, then the
SIMPL+
Program(s)
check box will also be enabled. Select one or both check boxes and
then click
Send Program
to begin the transfer.
With X-Generation processors, to store the program in permanent memory
(flash PROM) click
Make Permanent
. This will overwrite the previous
contents of flash PROM.
With 2-Series processors, a permanent memory image is not required. The 2-
Series provides the option to retrieve the current program from the control
system before overwriting it. Simply select the
Retrieve Current Program
check
box.
Each uploaded program is added to the
New Program
drop-down list. This
makes it convenient to resend a program without need to browse to a directory.
To delete the list click
Clear History
.
Click
Check Program
to display the header information of the program that is
currently loaded in the control system.
Send Touchpanel
Uploads a compiled Crestron VisionTools
®
Pro-e project file to a touchpanel.
First select the Net ID of the panel and click
OK
. Alternatively, click
Send
Direct to Wired Touchpanel
if the touchpanel is connected directly to a COM
port on the PC, or if you are connected to a TPS-5000 or TPS-6000 via Ethernet.
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For non-TPS panels, browse to the .hex file and click
Open
to begin
the transfer.
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For TPS panels, browse to the .vtz file and click
Open
. This will
display the full file path, as well as the date the project was compiled.
Next, choose the pages to send to the TPS panel. The choices are as follows:
All Files in Project
: sends the entire project.
Only Changed Files
: sends only the files that are different from those that are
currently stored in the panel. Note that if any pages in the panel are not present
in the project, those pages will be deleted from the panel.
Additional choices include
Do Not Send Graphic Files
and
Do Not Send Sound
Files
. These are often very large files that can take a long time to upload.
Each uploaded project is added to the
File Name
drop-down list. This makes it
convenient to resend projects without need to browse to a directory. To delete
the list click
Clear History
.
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