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Reference Guide Crestron 2-Series Control System
156 • 2-Series Control Systems Reference Guide – DOC. 6256A
Slots
A representation of the Isys panel appears in System Views. This representation is
broken down into a number of “slots”. Each slot depicts a bank of join numbers (or
possible functions of the panel). Crestron touchpanels prior to JNR were capable of
performing up to 4,000 functions. A simple scan of the Isys panel representation in
System Views reveals that those 4,000 functions are now available in the first slot
alone. Two additional banks of 4,000 functions reside in slots 2 and 3 and 3,999
functions reside in slot 4, giving a total of 15,999 digital join numbers to use.
Reserved join numbers allow for the activation of pre-assigned touchpanel functions.
Certain reserved join numbers are published in a touchpanel manual while other join
numbers are not published as they may not be relevant to everyday touchpanel
programming. With a SIMPL Windows program using JNR, many reserved join
numbers, published and unpublished, are available for use. Slots 5 through 12 are set
aside for reserved join numbers. Similar functions have been grouped together by
slot. For example, all audio functions with reserved join numbers are grouped into
slot 8. Refer to the following diagram for a system view.
System View of Slots on TPS Series Panel Control System
A complete listing of all available reserved join functions (grouped by similar
functions) are provided in each slot when in Program View.
NOTE: For a complete list of available reserved join numbers that can be used, refer
to the SIMPL Windows help file for each slot’s representative symbol.
Screen Slots
Slots 1 through 12 are defined as TPS Screen Interfaces. That is, if the panel is
thought of as a stand-alone control system, the inputs and outputs of that control
system for these designated slots are by way of the touchpanel screen. For slots 1
through 4, a physical press of a button on the panel screen is the output of the TPS
Screen Interface. The input of the TPS Screen Interface is the active state of the
button (or feedback as displayed on the panel). The I/O interactions for slots 5
through 12 are different due to their predefined functionality. Outputs of the TPS
Screen Interface for these slots have fixed functionality and are initiated by a