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SIMPL Windows Release notes:
Introduction
Congratulations! You have received a copy of Crestron's SIMPL Windows software package. This exciting
program builds programs for Crestron control systems, both with a graphical programming environment
called SIMPL and a procedural language called SIMPL+ for more advanced programmers.
Crestron has devoted a great deal of time and effort to make sure that the software you receive is "ready for
primetime." If you have any comments or suggestions, we would appreciate hearing from you by email at
software@crestron.com. (Technical support questions should continue to go to our telephone hot line at 1-
888-CRESTRON.) If you cannot email us, you can also give us your feedback via the telephone or fax. If you
are experiencing problems, Crestron's top-notch technical support team is standing by to help you at 1-888-
CRESTRON.
The following sections are available in the release notes:
General Notes and Issues
New SIMPL Windows Features
Installing the Crestron Database
Installing the SIMPL+ Cross Compiler
Installing the Crestron Toolbox
General Notes and Issues
Special Note for Windows XP Service Pack 2 Users
It has been discovered that Windows XP Service Pack 2 causes a memory leak with applications that use the Microsoft
Foundation Classes (MFC). This can be seen by using Task Manager to watch the allocation of GDI objects by the
application when child windows are created and destroyed. Since Crestron Toolbox uses MFC it is affected by this issue
and may eventually crash after a large number of windows are opened and closed. Microsoft is aware of this problem and
has issued Hotfix KB319740 to address it. For more information and to download the patch, please see:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319740/en-us
It is not neccessary to install this patch, unless you feel you are seeing this issue as it is not likey to come to the point of
crashing the application due to the limited use of these resources by Crestron Toolbox.
General Notes:
Display of "(C:xx H:yy)" in Program Tree and System Configuration Tree: The F11 Key (when pressed while the
Program Tree on the Program Manger page is active, or when the System Tree on the Configuration Managemer
page is active) will toggle the display of some debugging information. This information will appear in the format of "
(C:xx H:yy)" after the symbol or device name. This data can aid Crestron support personnel in troubleshooting
problems andcan be very helpful for problem resolution but is meaningless to the programmer, and harmless to
display.
SIMPL Windows 2.10.XX (and later) SUGGESTS the following software to be installed to ensure importing as much
VTPro-e data as possible when associating an user interface device with a VTPro-e project:
VTPro-e 3.7.0.7 or later (refer to specific hardware documentation for version required by specific devices)
Crestron Database 18.7.5 or later.
Crestron Toolbox 1.07.00 or later.
Known issues:
Replace Control System with sub-slotted devices:
Any programming on sub-slotted device cards that are fixed may not get copied over, even if the new
Control System is the same or has the same fixed cards (e.g. programming on the AADS XM Tuner
card does not get copied over if converting from an AADS-XM to an AADS.)
Serial drivers may have issues when converting to or from AES, AADS, or AADS-XM
The Parameter Properties dialog will allow incorrect data to be entered for Ranges and Default Values for
items that are a Decimal format. If a Default Value is acutally an illegal value (e.g. a Decimal item with a
floating point entry), it will not be assigned to that parameter when the module is added to the program. If a
Range is an illegal value, data entry checking may not be correct. Until this is fixed, make sure Ranges and
Default Values are legal. Refer to the Numeric Formats section of the Help to determine legal values.

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