Specifications

EssentialsofCrestronProgramming
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SimulationFile
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SimulationmodeenablesVTPro‐etogeneratea.SIMprojectsuitableforclient
demonstrations.ThesimulationprojectisanXPanelexecutablethatdemonstratesthe
touchpanelprojectonthecustomerʹsPCwithoutneedtoconnecttoanyequipment.
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Aftertheprojectiscompiledinsimulationmode,VTPro‐ecreates a.SIMprojectfo
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inthedesignatedprojectsdirectory.The.SIMfoldercontainsalltheprojectfiles
necessarytodemonstratetheprojectonaPC,includingtheXPanel.EXEfile.
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Toenablesimulationmode
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Right‐clickthetop‐levelprojectfolderinProjectView,andclickPropertiestoopenthe
ProjectPropertiesdialog.
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ClicktheCompiletaban
dselecttheSimulationcheckbox.
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TogenerateandopentheSIMfile
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Withsimulationmodeenabled,compilethefinishedprojectbypressingF12,orclicking
CompileontheFilemenu.
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(Ifyoucompiletheclassroomproject,thiswillgeneratetwoerrors,sinceXpaneldoes
notsupportvideowindows.)
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OpenthedesignateddirectoryforVT
Pro‐eprojectfiles.Thisdirectorywillnowinclude
asubfolderwiththenameoftheprojectanda.simextension.
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OpentheSIMfolderandclicktheEXEfiletoopentheXpanelproject.
The feedback behavior of the XPanel simulation project will depend on the “Simulation
Mode” options selected in the Buttton properties dialog of each button in the project.