Specifications
Software Crestron SIMPL Windows
Building a Program with SIMPL Windows
Programming Process
Identify the equipment that is going to be controlled.
Programmers should prepare documentation that lists all the equipment that is to be
controlled.
Determine how the equipment is going to be controlled.
Knowing how the various pieces of equipment are going to be controlled is very
important. This will let the programmer know what control devices (Network
Module, Control Card, or other) will be necessary to control the equipment.
For example: IR control devices require a C2-IR8 plug-in card.
Configure the system in SIMPL Windows
Configure the system by building it in the Configuration Manager. Locate the control
system in the Device Library. Drag and drop the control system into the System
Views window. Complete the system configuration by adding interfaces, network
modules, control cards, and other devices. All the necessary Crestron hardware
should be included in your configuration.
Program the system in SIMPL Windows
After the system is built by adding all the necessary Crestron hardware, begin
programming the system by working in the Programming Manager. Program each
button function from touchpanels and other user interfaces. Begin by naming the
output signals from the user interface. Select the symbol(s) needed for the program
in the Symbol Library. Drag and drop the symbols into the Program View window.
Assign signal names to symbol inputs and outputs in the Detail View window.
Basic Programming Rules
1. Symbols can be either device symbols or logic symbols.
2. Logic symbols perform an operation that manipulates signals.
3. Logic symbols only change states of output signals.
4. Signals connect symbols.
5. Digital signals should have only one driving source. Only one symbol in the
program should list the signal as an output.
NOTE: There are some exceptions to digital signals having only one driving source.
The exceptions are button presses and buffer outputs.
Build a System
The SIMPL Windows Configuration Manager allows you to do the following:
• Select the control system.
• Select additional Crestron hardware required for the installation. This can
include plug-in control cards, network control modules, touchpanels, and
wireless remotes.
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