Specifications

EssentialsofCrestronProgramming
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TheProgramViewwindowconsistsofthreedirectories:
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CentralControlModules:Atreeofthecontrolsystem’sprogrammableslots,plug‐in
controlcards,andhardwaredevicesconnectedattheassignednetworkIDs.
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InSIMPLWindows,allsymboldefinitionsmustbeʺcompleteʺfortheprogramto
compile.Asymbolthatisincompletewillhavea*!*identifie
rinfrontofit.Ifadevice
symbolisincomplete,thetop‐levelCentralControlModulesfolderwillshowthe*!*
marker,aswilltheslotthatcontainstheincompletedevicesymbol.Intheclassroom 
programtheTPS‐15G‐QMhastheincompletemarkerinfrontofitbecausethesymbol
containsarequ
iredparametercalled“PermanentStringSize”.Oncethisparameteris
definedintheprogramtheincompletemarkerwillgoaway.
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Logic:Thisfolderholdsthelogicsymbolsthathavebeenaddedtotheprogramfromthe
SymbolLibrary.
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Subsystems
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Crestronrecommendsus
ingSubsystems(subfolders)toorganizethesymbolsinthe
Logicfolderforeasylocationofspecificlogicfunctions.Inthisway,programmerscan
easilynavigatethroughandidentifythevariouspartsoftheprogram.
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Tocreateasubsystem,right‐clicktheLogicfolderandclickInsertSubsy stem.Thiswill
addanewsubfolde
rundertheLogicfoldernamed“NewSubsystem”.Multiple
SubsystemsaredisplayedinnumericalorderstartingfromS‐1(S‐1,S‐2,S‐3,S‐4…).
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Torenamethesubsystem,right‐clickitandselectView/EditSymbolComment.Then
typethenameinthecommentfield.Thenam
eshouldbedescriptiveandunambiguous.
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