Specifications
Software Crestron SIMPL Windows
Crestron Development Software
SIMPL Windows
Crestron SIMPL Windows provides all the tools necessary to configure, program,
test and debug an integrated control system application. Combining the familiar
drag-and-drop functionality of Microsoft Windows with the programming power of
SIMPL (Symbol Intensive Master Programming Language), SIMPL Windows
provides the link between Crestron systems hardware, user interfaces, and the world
of equipment to be controlled.
The configuration aspect of SIMPL Windows allows you to select the control
system, user interfaces, network devices and controlled equipment required for the
installation. To these hardware components you can assign port addresses, Network
IDs and IP addresses, set communication parameters and specify which device is
connected to which card or network control module. You can also specify what
VisionTools™ Pro-e touchpanel projects are required for the system.
The programming aspect allows you to select the logic symbols the system will
require, assign signals to those symbols and connect the signals to other symbols or
devices as determined by the program logic. SIMPL Windows includes a wide
variety of symbols that are constantly being expanded to support virtually every
possible application. As you become proficient at using SIMPL Windows it will
become obvious that there are many ways to solve the same control problem. This
allows for programming creativity and independent flexibility.
Finally, the testing aspect allows you to test and debug your SIMPL Windows
program using powerful diagnostic tools including Test Manager, Network Analyzer,
and the Crestron Viewport. You can call these tools directly from SIMPL Windows
or launch the tools independently.
For even greater flexibility, the SIMPL Windows installation package includes
SIMPL+™, a development tool that allows advanced programmers to create and
compile custom control modules using a procedural language similar to C. You can
add SIMPL+ modules to your SIMPL Windows program or user module much like a
logic symbol, to extend functionality or solve a specific control problem.
SIMPL Windows is fully integrated with Crestron's suite of software tools, which
include the following:
Crestron VisionTools® Pro-e
VisionTools® Pro-e is Crestron's touchpanel page design software. Using
VisionTools Pro-e, programmers can create powerful touchscreen control interfaces
that include pop-up subpages for specific device transport controls, multi-mode
buttons and sliders with 3D effects, high-resolution graphics, dynamic text, video
windows, sound, and more. VisionTools Pro-e uses join numbers to identify button
presses, feedback, and other digital, analog and serial signals. These join numbers
correspond to inputs and outputs on the touchpanel symbol detail in SIMPL
Windows.
DEAL™ for Windows
Crestron's DEAL™ (Device Editor and Learner) for Windows software enables
programmers to learn manufacturer's IR signals. When used in conjunction with the
Crestron CNXLIR (IR Learner), DEAL allows you to create, modify and test IR
driver files, and to save the learned IR files in the User Database where you can add
them to your SIMPL Windows program.
2 • Crestron SIMPL Windows Primer – DOC. 6253