Crestron TPS-3000 Specifications download pdf (Page 35)

Crestron Isys

TPS-3000 6.4 Inch Tilt Touchpanel

MultiByte International Characters

Most languages use a single byte of 8 bits to represent a character, e.g. English,

French, German, Hebrew, Russian, Thai, etc.

Multibyte character fonts require more than the usual 8 bits to specify a character.

This occurs when a language has more than 256 characters (2

) in a font. For

example, Chinese fonts contain several thousand characters. Other multibyte

languages include Japanese and Korean.

There are two separate issues with multibyte characters – static text on buttons and

indirect text on buttons. No Isys touchpanel firmware changes are required in either

case.

Static text on a button, entered in the standard way in VT Pro-e, always works under

Windows 98. Under Windows XP, you must use VT Pro-e 3.0 or later.

Indirect text on a button is entered in VT Pro-e and the actual string to be displayed

is entered in SIMPL Windows. You must use VT Pro-e 3.0 or later to guarantee that

the full set of characters in the font is stored on the touchpanel. You must use SIMPL

Windows 2.03.11 or later to enter Chinese characters directly. As of this publication

date, only completely single byte or completely multibyte strings may be entered or

they will not be compiled correctly in SIMPL Windows. In other words, you cannot

enter Chinese character interspersed with numbers. You can enter Chinese characters

or numbers in separate strings. Crestron is scheduling time to fix this in the near

future and the release notes for SIMPL Windows will mention it.

Of course, you can always use the workaround of showing a graphic that displays the

string, but it is not dynamic.

Uploading and Upgrading

NOTE: Crestron recommends that you use the latest software and that each device

contains the latest firmware to take advantage of the most recently released features.

Please check the Crestron website (http://www.crestron.com/updates) for the latest

versions of software and firmware. New users are required to register to obtain

access to this site.

Assuming a PC is properly connected to the entire system, Crestron programming

software allows the programmer to upload programs and projects to the system and

touchpanel after their development. However, there are times when the files for the

program and projects are compiled and not uploaded. Instead, compiled files may be

distributed from programmers to installers, from Crestron to dealers, etc. Even

firmware upgrades are available from the Crestron website as new features are

developed after product releases. In those instances, one has the option to upload via

the programming software or to upload and upgrade via the Crestron Viewport.

NOTE: The Viewport utility accomplishes multiple system tasks, primarily via an

RS-232 or TCP/IP connection between the control system and a PC. It is used to

observe system processes, upload new operating systems and firmware, change

system and network parameters, and communicate with network device consoles and

touchpanels, among many other tasks. Viewport can also function as a terminal

emulator for generic file transfer. All of these functions are accessed through the

commands and options in the Viewport menus. Therefore, for its effectiveness as a

support and diagnostic tool, the Crestron Viewport may be preferred over

development tools when uploading programs and projects.

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