Crestron SystemBuilder v3.10.037 Release Notes I. Introduction to
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1. The Yes button on this dialog should be selected This dialog will only be shown the first time the project is rebuilt by a SystemBuilder wizard using VTPro e 3 7 x x and will be corrected with a future version of VTPro e In PMC3 XP based Prodigy systems APADs cannot currently be used to control Prodigy devices These devices are o Prodigy Audio Zone Theater AD Room o PT AMFMXM both AMFM and XM tuners o P IDOCV Dynamic Preset extenders exported using the Remote Systems functionality will work but will only show the preset names not the preset images unless the imported Dynamic Presets extenders are configured to use the same preset image libraries as the source Dynamic Presets extenders If this is done the configuration of the Dynamic Presets extenders must be kept in sync manually between the source and import systems IV Revision History V3 10 37 Maintenance Release e Fixed issues with new Remote Systems RSD 3 0 functionality o Remote System IDs not loaded correctly for imported presets o Remote mode plug in activation logic failing to find the D3 Pro lighting plug in o Non exported devices still appearing in RSD list and in RSX file o Cue does not exist program generation warnings for imported Dynamic Presets extenders o Extenders tab not shown for imported devices cannot configure Dynamic Presets extenders Fixed Touchpanels marked as not fully built after successful Build System Fixed Changing Run Time Dat2. Build Status window Added status dialogs during many operations including auto backup Fixed Adagio Audio Zone devices not updating on load new Interrupt cues not visible Fixed Auto Build Pages always reset to checked when replacing an interface Fixed Rebuilding User Module Library sets all User Modules Properties to their default value Fixed Loss of Global Preset conditional logic after running Real Time and opening another project Fixed Audio Distribution systems always load PAD8 room control module even if BiPAD8 is used Fixed Variable devices added as enabled audio sources by default in Adagio and A D systems Fixed many Bill of Materials and Engraver issues involving interface colors Optimized AES AMS Front Panel and APAD program generation when using Crestron devices AMFM XM SIRIUS CEN IDOC AAS 1 2 4 e Adagio MPS synchronization improved to generate an XML file containing default data if no OOTBF xml or SystemBuilder xml was found on the processor e Supports MPS 300 systems including OOTBF and synchronization e Does not contain custom real time control for MPS 300 e Does not contain MPS wizard support for MPS 300 v3 3 15 AMS and Embedded VTPro e Release e Added AMS support including Front Panel OOTBF and synchronization e AMS support includes New Adagio A V Connections View for connection point and Engraver support Front Panel support in menu editor and scrolling list editor New System Properties gt Surround Sou
3. Fixed Cannot change IP address of TCP IP device Fixed Programming View AMS AIP On Screen Display OSD outputs not available Fixed Using extender commands in Source Command dialog does not work for non Adagio systems Fixed APAD default knob behavior analog not connected for pages using default behavior Fixed SystemBuilder crashes when OK clicked on Device Properties dialog for AAE device Fixed Source Control Commands set to NONE when replacing devices v3 06 10 RSD Update Fixed RSD exporting multiple audio zones only includes UI module for the first audio zone Fixed Virtual keypad exports do not generate RSD signals EISC symbol not connected to VKP signals Fixed RSD using refreshed exports from SB 3 05 and earlier can cause invalid programming Fixed Old RSD UI commands remain when none are in use Fixed Touchpanel exports do not have analog and serial Ul cues connected to the EISC Fixed RSD Exports Imports VKP Exports in Theater show location as Unknown in Program Tree Fixed Replace of a touchpanel loses signals responsible for Theater source page flips Fixed Swapping Theater sources leads to incorrect page flips Fixed Buttons and non buttons i e subpages not allowed to share the same join Adagio Composer Do not display Edit in SystemBuilder checkbox on Finish Tab when run standalone v3 06 09 MPC Release Added MPC support MPC support includes o New Device Properties gt MPC Button Assignmen
4. be applied to module cues which have default values set Fixed Group Volume Tracking checkbox not available on AADS AADS XM systems Fixed Adding a Sideshow device generates an incomplete program Fixed Rename of a device while having slave lighting in the project causes crash Fixed CLW SLV P incorrectly shown as an available lighting interface in Adagio Composer Fixed Opening existing AADS XM projects correctly updates template page value for XM Tuner device but does not remove the old and add the new XM Tuner pages in existing touchpanel projects Read only Engraver interfaces shown in Order Engravings dialog e Fixed Interrupt Volume slider not available on AADS AADS XM custom real time control e Fixed Crestron Mobile Pro Crestron Mobile Pro G and XPanel for Mac projects not obeying the value of the XPanel Browser Data Storage now Web Mobility Data Storage System Properties option V3 09 26 Maintenance Release e Fixed User serial devices umc using device code 134 Crestron DB serial controlled device were being incorrectly identified as located on an IR port in the Device Properties gt lIO Assignment tab v3 09 25 Maintenance Release Fixed Crash when editing conditional expressions Fixed European_Tuning signal not connected to source modules from Adagio protected module Fixed Set Button Text menu item enabled for P gt CBD AD AD WIRED keypads Fixed RSD Export of Lighting Room Device generates
5. command that targets another touchpanel interface Fixed Connect programming steps not removed when source or target device deleted Fixed Programming deleted when target interface keypad touchpanel dimmer replaced Fixed Replacing or changing the QM device audio configuration results in partial device connections v3 0 18 Adagio AES Release Supports Adagio systems including OOTBF and synchronization Added AES including Front Panel and AAE support Engraver support for AES AAE on Adagio Audio Distribution View Added AAS 1 2 4 support Added APAD support Added Adagio Composer New menu editor and scrolling list editor for dynamic devices i e APAD AES Front Panel New group editor for Adagio systems Existing Audio Distribution and Adagio plug ins are mutually exclusive Show programmable events outputs in bold if they have any associated programming Append input text label to QuickMedia output cue names when displayed in dropdown lists Added Lamp_Hours_ Analog to lamp hours output cues to check in iMedia and QuickMedia wizards Added startup check for running VTPro e process must stop any such process to continue startup Fixed Remove pages for interfaces i e CLW DIM when removing the interface from the project Fixed Prompt to save changes when closing a project occurs even if no changes have been made v3 0 3 Video enabled iMedia Release iMedia wizard updated o Supports new video enabled iMedia receivers IM RXV1
6. getting set on Sirius tuner card module Fixed User IR file cannot be added to Adagio projects Fixed System device does not have a single Startup event for use to do initializations on program start V3 09 31 Maintenance Release e Enhanced program generation logic o Mark subsystems for deletion if they do not include undeleted symbols o Trigger symbol cleanup during generation of large programs e Fixed XM Tuner pages always get removed from all interfaces when opening AADS XM projects V3 09 29 Maintenance Release e Added basic support for Prodigy P CBI and P CBI WIRED International keypads o Default engraving programming for five 5 different keypad layouts Two 2 Lighting only One 1 Audio only Two 2 Lighting Audio o Keypads supported in both Prodigy Composer and SystemBuilder Prodigy systems o Keypads with audio layouts not supported on Prodigy Composer Audio Keypads tab Changes to source select button devices must be done in SystemBuilder Added TPMC 4SMD and MTX 3 as available interfaces for all control processors in Adagio Composer Fixed Cut Copy of interfaces with interlock groups with names gt 18 characters long causes crash Fixed Logic removed on digital joins assigned to touchpanel projects when rebuilding the project Fixed Program generation assigning the same signal names to all AAEs in the project so they all operate in sync e g turn on Room 7 and Rooms 13 and 19 also turn on Fixed Programming signals cannot
7. reports are generated in HTML meaning that they can easily be emailed or imported into another application such as Microsoft Word or Excel for inclusion in a larger document Crestron s SystemBuilder is fully integrated with Crestron s suite of software development tools including SIMPL Windows VTPro e Crestron Toolbox Crestron Engraver and the Crestron Database These tools work together to provide the link between Crestron system hardware touchpanels and the world of equipment to be controlled Crestron has devoted a great deal of time and effort to make this software useful and effective If you have any comments or suggestions we would appreciate hearing from you by email at software crestron com If you cannot email us you can also give us your feedback via 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 Il Additional Documentation The following items were changed too late to make it into the online documentation lt None at this time gt lll Known Issues e Important Notice for Users of Windows XP Service Pack 2 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 VisionTools Pro e uses MFC
8. Connect commands Set variable device Programming step types that do not add an additional subsystem o0o0 0 e Digital commands e Press Button commands e Cancel Global Preset e Set Digital variable e Set Analog variable e RSD3 0 o Export creates associated RSX file which contains additional information used on import o Import without RSX file prompts the user for the associated csb or d3p project file o Imported remote devices get added to local rooms of the same name and appear to be local o Currently known issue The CEN TRACK tuner cards AMFM2 AMFMXM AMFMSR and the AAS devices all models cannot be exported and controlled by an APAD on the remote system They can be exported and controlled by any other interface on the remote system e Sonnex support o New Sonnex Audio Distribution plug in o New Room Properties gt Audio Distribution tab identical to Prodigy PAMP systems oO New Device Properties gt Switching tab identical to Prodigy PAMP systems New System Properties gt Groups tab identical to Adagio groups with the following exceptions Each group has a limit of 12 rooms Volume Tracking is on a per group basis instead of a global setting across all groups New System Properties gt Switcher tab Allows selection of Ethernet default or Cresnet version of SWAMP Two devices SWAMP System and SWAMP AV System are added removed with the SWAMP These devices are included to support custom programming Audio Setti
9. Crestron SystemBuilder v3 10 037 Release Notes I Introduction to SystemBuilder II Additional Documentation III Known Issues IV Revision History V PC Requirements and Recommendations VI Installing SystemBuilder VII Installing other required software I Introduction to SystemBuilder Congratulations You have received a copy of Crestron s SystemBuilder software package Crestron s SystemBuilder offers an easy way to create a complete control system project concentrating on Prodigy Sonnex Adagio iMedia QuickMedia including MPS MPC and Audio Distribution applications The design aspect of SystemBuilder enables you to easily break each project up into areas and rooms To each room you can add both Crestron and third party devices as well as user interfaces selected from Crestron s extensive lineup of touchpanels keypads and handheld remotes The development aspect of SystemBuilder allows you to determine what actions occur when the user presses a button on a touchpanel keypad or remote You can also program actions to occur based on time of day or when a contact closure is detected Programming is accomplished using a simple yet powerful user interface SystemBuilder also includes Real Time mode an interactive way to control test and debug your entire system from one intuitive environment Finally SystemBuilder allows you to document your project by creating attractive and easy to read reports These
10. Incomplete Program Generation Fixed When exporting more than one Adagio Audio room only the last one ends up in the program v3 09 23 Full Release with Prodigy with PAMP support e Prodigy Composer updated o Added welcome screen for user to choose between PMC2 PLX2 for existing PMC2 configuration with PLX2 PMC2 for new PMC2 configuration with PTX3 and InfiNET EX lighting e Adagio Composer updated o Added HD MD8x1 8x2 support for AMS AMS AIP systems on Other Sources tab Added TPMC 4SM as an available interface for all control processors Added TPS 6L Cresnet Ethernet as available interfaces for all control processors Added TPS 6 Cresnet Ethernet as available interfaces for all control processors Added XPanel for Mac as an available interface for all control processors Show Interface Properties gt Properties tab for Crestron Mobile Pro XPanel for Mac Added CLF DIMRF CLW SW1RF and CLW SWS1RF as available lighting devices Added InfiNET EX dimmers and switches as available lighting devices Modified Finish tab to launch Network Setup wizard currently in Prodigy Composer e MPC Wizard updated Added support for MPC M5 control system o Allow dynamic creation of video switching commands on Display Device tab o Added support for MP BP10 20 button panels including new User Interfaces tab Button panels buttons and knob trigger control system buttons and knob programming o Added Macro editor to Front Panel Controls tab Allows creati
11. M tuner card without rebuilding the entire interface project go to the Interface Properties Devices tab right click the XM tuner device and select the Rebuild page s for this Device pop up menu option Any custom programming external to the XM tuner card device pages that targets the XM tuner card device should be checked and corrected as necessary since the cue names for the new XM tuner card module may have changed from the old XM tuner card module If a project contains an AAS along with an AMS AMS AIP AES or one or more APADs the AAS firmware must be upgraded to 3 0 1364 0 or later or the AAS control pages on the Front Panel and or APADs will not operate correctly This firmware along with this version of SystemBuilder also significantly reduces the system program size When clicking on an unfocused embedded VTPro e page and immediately starting to drag an object the drag operation will be interrupted as the page gains focus An issue exists with a project that contains one or more TPMC 8xX interfaces if a SystemBuilder wizard using a version of VTPro e prior to 3 7 x x built the interface projects When rebuilding those interface projects in a SystemBuilder wizard using VTPro e 3 7 x x a dialog will be displayed stating that the associated vtp file already exists and asking whether the project should be rebuilt This is due to VTPro e updating the TPMC 8X project for new supported features when SystemBuilder opens the project
12. a Storage does not mark the program as dirty Fixed Unable to build interface after it was replaced Fixed Unused run time data files not deleted from 3 Series control processor during upload Fixed Network Setup Wizard not using current Program ID Tag Fixed Program IT Tag is blank until a new system is saved Fixed issues with European regional settings using a comma as the decimal separator o Fixed Failed to initialize view Type mismatch Error o Fixed Delay Pulse times lt 1s set to 0 01s V3 10 036 e Incremental program generation o Support added in SystemBuilder not in any wizards yet Update System button appears on Finish View Initial Full Build required in any SystemBuilder session Replace Control System will require a subsequent Full Build Changes to touchpanel interface projects vtp will perform some small incremental program generation even if the items changed do not affect the program i e unjoined pages objects o For certain programming step types listed below an additional subsystem is created in the generated SIMPL Windows program per step Each additional subsystem requires a symbol handle which can cause some large programs already near the symbol handle limit for SIMPL Windows to become too large and require refactoring to reduce the symbol handle usage Programming step types that add an additional subsystem Analog commands Serial commands Run Global Preset Set Serial variable Conditional commands
13. and IM RXV3 o Supports new video enabled iMedia transmitters o Fixed Crash when using User devices Faster program generation component Faster touchpanel generation Faster load and save Correct crash recovery and remove unnecessary project auto saves in wizards Do not display recovery dialog if project was deleted Display more information when connecting signals during program generation of interfaces o Number of signals and percentage complete updated every 50 signals Added Cameo C2N CB support Added TPS 4L support Supports Interface extenders e g Activity Detector or TPMC n reserved joins Supports control pages for interfaces e g pages for in wall dimmers Supports devices that consist of two devices e g QM FTCC TPS Equipment View Show details in auxiliary device view when an item is selected in the tree Items can be added from the library by mouse double clicking or pressing the Enter key Added new interface theme selection dialog Added Global Expressions Interface View Clone interface Programming View Added new clone features from latest D3 Pro e g jump to clone Bring over new remote systems concepts from D3 Pro Added new Connect programming step Added Variable Devices Display Programmable Events for Interfaces shows events for iLux and InfiNET Connect analog objects directly to device inputs slider to control lighting level Disable editing in the Feedback and Logic dialog for device select b
14. ces tab shows A D inputs instead of zone 2 input commands Audio Settings button on Finish Tab launches Prodigy Tools o New Sources tab in Room Properties dialog Allows room sources to be ordered and set visible non visible for each room e Separate from enabling a source for audio distribution e Separate from Interface Properties gt Devices tab control selection Also available for the Theater room to reorder theater sources o New Show Hide Rooms tab in Interface Properties dialog Only shows Audio Distribution rooms not Theater Allows rooms to be ordered and shown hidden on the interface at runtime o Added P CBD AD P CBD AD WIRED as available keypads on User Interfaces tab o Added XPanel for Mac as an available interface on User Interfaces tab o Added new Source Commands tab to define audio source transport commands Identical functionality to Adagio Composer Source Commands tab o Added new Keypads tab for P CBD AD P CBD AD WIRED keypads Similar functionality to Adagio Composer Keypads tab e Redesigned Properties dialogs System Interface Device etc for a more modern look and feel e Added support in Prodigy systems to create a PAMP system in addition to existing non PAMP systems o Option to select PAMP non PAMP mode on System Properties gt Audio Distribution tab o In PAMP mode Device Properties gt Switching tab shows A D inputs instead of zone 2 input commands Two Zone Volume Extender will not show zone 2 selection comman
15. cessor context menu Fixed Can replace control system or upload program while real time is running 0 0 0 0 O 0 Fixed Right click context menu does not appear for some rooms Adjusted audio zone default programming for the INET CBD INETI CB and HTT B10X Fixed a number of issues involving the import export of SystemBuilder archives Correctly import user IR UMC USH and USP files and ask for overwrite confirmation Rebuild the user module library and or user database after importing new user files Automatically continue from Program Generation dialog if there are no errors or warnings v3 05 13 AMS AIP Release Added AMS AIP support including Front Panel OOTBF and synchronization AMS AIP support includes equivalent AMS support plus o New default video adjustment dropdown on Device Properties gt A V tab o New Device Properties gt Source Icon tab for theater source selection list o New Device Properties gt Show Hide Theater Sources tab for theater source selection list o New Interface Properties gt Auto Hide OSD tab for OSD operation Adagio Composer updated o Supports new Adagio AMS AIP control processor Single switching command on Display Device tab New default video adjustment dropdown on Device Properties gt A V tab New Device Properties gt Source Icon tab displayed for Crestron and Other devices o Added Theater Source to Sources dropdown on Keypads tab for AMS AMS AIP systems Added MPS 200 custom real time control Use
16. cked during the power on warm up time period Added Parent Auxiliary Device frame on IO Assignment tab of Properties dialog for devices interfaces that are connected to a controller or gateway to bring up the Properties dialog for the parent device Trace dialog is now resizable and remembers its last position and size Fixed the enabled status of the delete edit rename buttons in global expression editor and scheduler The default name of SystemBuilder export files is no longer prefaced with Export Of Fixed Audio Zone pages remain in touchpanel project when Audio Distribution is disabled for a room O O O 0 On copy paste or move of an interface between AD Rooms the existing audio zone device pages are retained and the programming targeting the old AD Room is reconfigured to target the new AD Room Fixed Cut Copy Paste does not handle child devices integral devices or extenders Fixed Copy Paste of an interface does not copy controlled devices list Fixed Control system replacement not adding removing associated touchpanel template pages Fixed Upload System for a built system without the generated smw file does not rebuild the system Fixed Interfaces for a built system without the generated vtp files do not get rebuilt in wizards Fixed various issues with serial devices and one way serial drivers on IR ports Fixed Variable Devices Commands do not appear in Real Time View Fixed several issues with creating User Defined Serial Devices
17. d selection lists e Even if the selected receiver supports a second zone New Audio Distribution tab in Room Properties dialog Audio Settings button on Finish View launches new Prodigy Tools application o New Sources tab in Room Properties dialog o New Show Hide Rooms tab in Interface Properties dialog e In Programming View added menu item to page node context menu for Persisted Buttons functionality e On the Device Properties gt General tab the Button Text Label property has been removed e f multiple targets for default programming exist in the system and one is in the same room as the interface being added it is now automatically selected instead of prompting for the default target v3 08 15 Full Release with Prodigy e Adagio Composer updated o Dropdown of common room names added to Rooms tab for selection o Description and preview image added to Lighting tab v3 08 11 Prodigy only Release e Added Prodigy support e Prodigy support includes o Only shows Crestron Prodigy devices interfaces o Default engraving programming for PTL4 and P CBD Dimmer and Switch configurations o New Device Properties Switching tab Specify Display Device and Receiver Select associated input select commands for each source device o Ability to launch the Toolbox Network Setup Wizard from Finish tab view e Added new Prodigy Composer o Does not show devices marked as Discontinued e Added new lighting functionality for all project types e Lig
18. device pages from an interface e Fixed Warnings when building system with QM devices that are not connected e Fixed Warnings when default programming warnings are displayed for keypads e Fixed Fliptop interface did not always show correct programming steps e Fixed Problem with tabs not updating on the Programming View e Fixed Missing report image for CNAMPX 12x60 e Fixed IP ID is not being set initially on XPanel e Fixed Any keypad after the first one gets a default indicator intensity of 0 e Fixed Problem with auto save file being added to MRU list e Fixed Changing the test pattern does not work in full screen mode e Fixed User logic devices objects v1 0 2 e Initial release V PC Requirements and Recommendations Minimum required PC configuration Operating System Windows XP SP3 Windows 7 Processor Intel Core 2 Duo Memory 2GB Recommended PC configuration Operating System Windows XP SP3 Windows 7 Processor Intel Core i5 Memory 4GB VI Installation Instructions Important note SystemBuilder will connect to the last version of SIMPL Windows and the last version of VTPro e that was executed Therefore if you have multiple copies of either of these software packages installed on your machine make sure to run the latest version before starting SystemBuilder VII Installing other required software SystemBuilder requires certain other software products also available from Crestron to operate T
19. e project o Programming View Allow resizing of the interface Engraver image or device programmable events list e The interface image will scale appropriately Added Program Hard Buttons button when an interface without an Engraver image is selected to open the VTPro e Hard Button Manager dialog Embedded VTPro e Device Tree changes e Added Interface Project menu item to interface node context menu and moved previous VTPro e specific menu items under that as a new sub menu e The first time an interface project needs to be built the bold node text will read Project Not Built instead of Not All Pages Are Built e Added Project tree sub node to all interface nodes When that node is expanded the pages for that interface project will be loaded e Renamed Refresh Pages and Missing Programming menu item to Refresh All Missing Programming in interface Project node context menus e Added Subpage References menu item to Project node context menu with the following sub menu items o Apply Global Subpage References to Project This will copy all subpage references on the Global Subpage Reference page to all pages in the project that are not configured to exclude global subpage references This happens automatically each time the interface project is saved but the sub menu item is provided to apply these changes without having to close the interface project e This sub men
20. evices Added US International mode only show appropriate regional library devices Regional setting is saved on the computer not in the project Cannot be changed while a project is open Option available on Prodigy Composer welcome screen Option available on SystemBuilder Preferences dialog Advanced tab Added new Source Selection tab dialog Available as a dialog from a button on the main form of the Prodigy Composer Available as a tab on the System Properties dialog in SystemBuilder Added new Multicast device to allow dynamic intercommunications between Prodigy systems Included in all new Prodigy Composer systems Can be added in Prodigy SystemBuilder systems e Prodigy Composer enhancements oO oO oO OO 0 0 0 O Added support for P CBI CBI WIRED keypads with audio layouts on Audio Keypads tab Added support for P CBDCN EX keypads with audio layouts on Audio Keypads tab Do not turn on Display Device when an audio only source is selected Audio only source is a device without a Display Device switching command selected Added comments to Display Power On Off global presets describing location of power up time Added ability to remove a Receiver Display Device on their associated tabs Added support for additional lighting devices on Lighting Control tab Added Enable Lighting for this Room checkbox to enable disable room lighting functionality Added new System Options tab to allow inclusion of Weather device Included ne
21. has previously been available only for AMS AMS AIP systems Added Adagio systems Finish View button to launch Network Setup wizard currently in Prodigy systems Added Prodigy systems support for two different PMC2 configurations with PLX2 and with PTX3 Added support for new infiNET EX devices IR file for devices are updated on load if a more recent file is available Fixed Copying keypads with button groups causes program generation warnings Fixed Remove device pages for child devices from all interfaces when the parent device is removed Fixed Prevent possible lost custom programming on interfaces that include run global preset steps Fixed Theater Source not shown on Theater interfaces when configuring an AD Room source order Fixed When moving interface between rooms Lighting Zone control and device pages not updated 0000000 0 O v3 09 13 Prodigy with PAMP support Release e Prodigy Composer updated o Added support to create a PAMP system in addition to existing non PAMP system support Option to select PAMP non PAMP mode on Start tab o In PAMP mode New Audio Distribution tab in Room Properties dialog e Allows room to be enabled disabled as an Audio Distribution room e Allows assignment of PAMP and PAMP output for the room e Allows bridging of outputs to create a single high power audio zone Receiver tab will not show zone 2 selection command selection lists e Even if the selected receiver supports a second zone Sour
22. he list below indicates all the required software and the minimum required version for each From time to time upgrades to these products may become available Crestron s Live Update feature will automatically inform you of new versions when they become available You can also find the latest released versions of all Crestron software by checking the Downloads section of Crestron s website Crestron Database v24 05 003 or higher This database is a collection of support files that SystemBuilder requires to allow you to add control of Crestron and other third party devices to your programs Device Database v32 05 002 or higher This database is a collection of support files that SIMPL Windows Engraver VTPro e and Toolbox require to enable new Crestron devices SystemBuilder uses these applications behind the scenes to add devices and interfaces to generate the projects that will be uploaded to the touchpanels and to generate the program that will be uploaded to the control processor SIMPL Windows v3 01 20 or higher SIMPL Windows is Crestron s core programming tool used for generating the logic that instructs the control processor SystemBuilder uses SIMPL Windows behind the scenes to generate the program that will be uploaded to the control processor Crestron Engraver v5 04 014 00 or higher The engraving software is responsible for assigning text to keypads and touchpanels If you have used the Crestron Engraver before then you sh
23. hen enabling more than 32 A D rooms in an Audio Distribution system Fixed QM RX not removed re added to MPS wizard projects when switched between Video QM v3 2 12 MPS 200 Release Supports MPS 200 systems including OOTBF and synchronization Does not contain custom real time control for MPS 200 added in v3 05 Does not contain MPS wizard support for MPS 200 added in v3 3 v3 2 11 MPS 100 Release Supports MPS 100 systems including OOTBF and synchronization Added MPS wizard Added Engraver support for MPS control processors to QuickMedia view Logic file for devices and control processor are updated on load if a more recent file is available Fixed Deleting or replacing a device which has descendant devices removes the descendant devices Real Time View changes o Display progress messages on real time synchronization dialog o Provide Cancel button on real time synchronization dialog o Display progress bar during Select All and Deselect All operations o Added Select Deselect Entire Watch Tree menu items to real time dropdown menu Supports new AES functionality o Enable Group Volume Tracking option in Group Editor o Interrupt Volume slider in Adagio Audio Zone real time control Made various timeout adjustments on Toolbox calls to increase Synchronization reliability Copy Engraver text when cloning an interface Fixed iMedia transmitters do not appear in the Bill of Materials report Fixed Not all user modules displayed in SystemBuilder Libra
24. hting support includes o Default engraving programming for Cameo C2N CB C2N CB TS INET CBD o New Room Properties Lighting tab Enable Disable room as a Lighting Room Specify Scene names default lighting levels and fade times e Added new Interface Build dialog for Adagio Composer and Prodigy Composer o Includes ability to resolve interface build errors and warnings e Removed Live Update menu item and toolbar button functionality replaced by Master Installer v3 07 34 e The SystemBuilder interface to VTPro e most notably embedded VTPro has been reworked restructured and enhanced A large number of bugs and other usability issues have been resolved Most of the work is internal to the application but there are a number of visible changes These are detailed below o The View menu now has a Property Grid menu item to show the VTPro e property grid o The Communications menu now has a Disconnect from VTPro e menu item This will Disconnect from VTPro e if no panel project is in use and free any references SystemBuilder has to the VTPro exe file on disk allowing VTPro e to be used standalone After closing VTPro e pressing the Connect button in the SystemBuilder dialog will allow SystemBuilder to reconnect to VTPro e and continue o Inthe Interface Properties dialog the names of Crestron supplied templates will now appear as just the template design name i e Destiny or Gel instead of the actual fi
25. ides Time Of Day serial command Variable enhancements Variables now have types Analog Digital or Serial Valid values are Analog 0 65535 Digital True False Serial any unique serial value Variable state names and values can be edited using the State Editor Variables can be used in conditional statements but Digital and Serial variables only support the equal and not equal lt gt comparison operators o Variables can be used to supply the input to or to receive the output of a compatible signal Added new Interface Properties gt Show Hide Rooms tab for Adagio AMS AMS AIP systems o Allows the user to define which AD Rooms should be visible on the touchpanel o The Theater is always visible so it is not shown in the list o The room in which the touchpanel is located is always visible and cannot be deselected Added Export System button to Finish View of Adagio Composer MPC MPS and QuickMedia wizards Adagio Composer updated o Added TPMC 4XG as an available interface for all control processors o Removed ML 500 TPMC 4X TPMC 8X and TPS 4L Ethernet as available interfaces o Removed ST TUNE as an available Crestron source device o Display Device no longer has template pages added to the touchpanel projects Climate and Lighting tabs now displayed for all control processors fckMedia wizard updated o Added Input RGB2 and Component dropdowns on Video Options tab iMedia wizard updated o The IM receiver is now lo
26. it is affected by this issue and may eventually crash after a large amount of page views are opened and closed This is especially true when using it through SystemBuilder 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 In Interface View and Programming View in some instances it may be necessary to double click on the interface image in order to be able to select buttons or engravable areas QuickMedia touchpanels are not yet modeled on the QuickMedia view QM signals can still be sent to and received from QM enabled TPMC and TPS touchpanels The functionality is there as long as the appropriate switching commands are programmed to route video to these panels However the QM touchpanel connection information will not be available for the generated documentation When opening projects created using a Crestron Database version prior to 18 7 8 that contain an ATC AMFM2 or ATC AMFMXM tuner card the associated hardware modules will be updated automatically to take advantage of the new features of these devices In the case of the ATC AMFMXM the existing template will remain C2N TXM even after the module is updated So that the template matches the new module you should go to the Device Properties for the XM tuner and change the template name from C2N TXM to XM To rebuild only the device pages for the X
27. lename o The Details pane of the Library tool window now includes a button at the top which allows the pane to be collapsed or expanded by clicking it o All interface project operations that access VTPro e now display a progress bar and Cancel button when applicable o The right click options of the Interface Build Status tool window have been enhanced Added Jump to Message Context menu item to simulate a double click of an item e This menu item is only displayed for programming and compile errors Added Show Full Message menu item to display a dialog with the full message Added View gt Columns sub menu to show hide Time Name and Context columns Separated Details and Instructions menu item into two menu items e Details defaults to Off Instructions defaults to On o The Replace With menu item for an touchpanel interface now has submenu items Same Screen Resolution Same Aspect Resolution Same Height Same Width and Other for Different Resolution panels A warning will be displayed when a touchpanel in the Different Screen Resolution submenu is selected The options for how the converted pages should be formatted will be presented with the default option from the current interface project selected by default A warning will be displayed for incompatible touchpanel conversions e g replacing a TPS 6X with an APAD Proceeding will remove the existing VTPro e interfac
28. nd configuration tab New System Properties gt Theater Source Buttons configuration tab New Device Properties gt A V tab for Audio Theater connections selection o Audio Settings button on Finish View launches new Pro Sound Tools application e Adagio Composer updated o Supports new Adagio AMS control processor New Surround Sound tab for Surround Sound configuration New User Interfaces supported in Theater Room 00000 e MT 1000C e STX 1700CXP e TPMC 4X e TPMC 8X New tabs to add Display Device and Display Options Screen Lift New tabs to add Lighting Devices and Thermostats Audio Settings button on Finish tab launches Pro Sound Tools e Added new Embedded VTPro e functionality e MPS Wizard updated o Supports MPS 200 control processor o Password support added to APAD for MPS 100 200 systems Added support for TCP IP controlled user device modules Added option to include compiled VTPro e interface files in SystemBuilder export archive Show VTPro e compiler errors and warnings in Interface Build Status window Fixed Cannot cancel creation of touchpanel projects when system is being built Fixed Property values for channel extender handled incorrectly with different limits than module Fixed Cannot change signal type of custom RoomView attribute Fixed Program generation incomplete when an interface button clones a QM device button Fixed Replacing touchpanels can cause loss of conditional statement programming Fixed Crash w
29. new VTPro e scrolling list object for APAD scrolling lists and update existing projects on load Added APAD support for non Adagio systems Added basic CEN TRACK support Added automatic source browsing logic for Audio Distribution systems similar to Adagio Fixed UI module cues not exported to Remote Systems Definition RSD Allow the label of a non Source device to be changed from the Adagio Composer Added ability to assign one way serial devices to IR ports Added ability to categorize Global Presets Added new Comment programming step Collapse Expand Global Preset programming shown under a Run Global Preset programming step Added trace button on the Variable Editor dialog Fixed ML 500 and ML 600 compiled hex files not included in SystemBuilder export Fixed Knob decrement programming does not work when using Default Behavior Fixed All interface signals matching device select button feedback source cues deleted Fixed Default keypad programming of buttons 1 6 do not work correctly in AMS systems Fixed Changing Adagio control processor with non AD Equipment Room Theater causes crash Supports MPS 250 systems including OOTBF and synchronization Does not contain custom real time control for MPS 250 Does not contain MPS wizard support for MPS 250 v3 04 14 Microphone enabled iMedia Release iMedia wizard updated o Supports new microphone enabled iMedia receivers IM RXV1 M and IM RXV3 M o New Audio Control tab to allow Control of volume knob P
30. ngs button on Finish View launches new Sonnex Tool application e Prodigy enhancements oO Added new Prodigy control processor interface configurations PMC3 for new PMCS control system configuration with PTX3 PMC3 XP for new PMC3 XP control system configuration with no interface Added support for Prodigy P CBDCN P CBDEX and P KPLEX keypads Default engraving programming for audio amp lighting keypad layouts for P CBDCN EX Default engraving programming for lighting keypad layout for PPKPLEX Keypads supported in both Prodigy Composer and SystemBuilder Prodigy systems Allow a Display Device to be added to the Theater room without enabling Theater support Prompt is issued when adding a Display Device to the Theater room with no Receiver User response will determine whether Theater support is enabled or not Remove requirement that Theater sources must have switching commands set any device with a Receiver Theater Display Device set is considered a Theater source Done automatically for all devices added on the Sources tab in Prodigy Composer Set in SystemBuilder on the Device Properties gt Switching tab Expose Source Commands as user programmable events on the Programming View Added Display Receiver powerup time input field to Receiver Display Device tabs in Prodigy Composer Display Device Zone Two Zone Volume extenders in SystemBuilder Filter available devices by control system only show applicable library d
31. on of macros up to 5 commands separated by optional delays Macros can be assigned to button presses Macros are stored as Global Presets in the project o Added new support on the Audio Options tab Option to program a front panel button to toggle the mute function on the C2N VEQ4 MP AMP920 as an available amplifier o Added ability to set the backlight and button feedback intensities 1 100 o Allow editing of source select buttons indicated in bold in the MPC Labels dialog e iMedia Wizard updated o Added new option to have the System turned off if the Display Device is turned off For serial Display Devices only Works even if Display Device is turned off manually o Uses new Touchpanel Interface Build dialog currently in Prodigy Adagio Composers e QuickMedia Wizard updated o Added support for origination points with multi type video inputs on Video Options tab e Adagio Day 3 Support o New Interface Properties gt Audio Source Ordering tab Allows room sources to be ordered and set visible non visible for each room e Separate from enabling a source for audio distribution e Separate from Interface Properties gt Devices tab control selection o New Volume Ramp Time property for all Adagio control processors Controls how quickly the volume changes when the user adjusts the runtime volume Set on System Properties gt Properties tab o New Interface Properties gt Show Hide Rooms tab for AADS AADS XM and AES systems Same tab that
32. ould be familiar with the interface used to engrave within SystemBuilder VisionTools Pro e v4 2 10 or higher VisionTools Pro e VTPro e is Crestron s GUI tool for creating touchpanel projects SystemBuilder uses VTPro e behind the scenes to generate the projects that will be uploaded to the touchpanels SystemBuilder Templates v3 10 021 or higher These templates are used as a starting point when generating touchpanel projects If you do not plan to use touchpanels in your projects or you plan to create your own templates then you do not need these templates Crestron Toolbox v1 24 042 or higher This software package uploads programs touchpanels and firmware It also performs system diagnostics sets device Network IDs and much more
33. rences from the interface template project on future builds Embedded VTPro e toolbar changes e Added new top level button to open the VTPro e Hard Button Manager dialog e Interface Project Options o Added option to open VTPro e Join Manager to quickly find where joins are used without launching VTPro e o Added drop down arrow to make it more visible that this toolbar button is actually a menu e Page Options o Added drop down arrow to make it more visible that this toolbar button is actually a menu e The VTPro e Property Grid is now visible for all pages and objects o This can be toggled using the View Property Grid menu item All object properties with joins can now be programmed within SystemBuilder e Anew tab will be added to the programming dialog for each assigned join e Active Inactive states and multi mode joins will appear under the same tab Auto Join has been updated with a pull down menu to allow auto joining of any join e Joins already assigned have a check mark next to them e Any join can also be deleted including all joins for the selected object s e Added option to copy programming when auto joining an object that already contains programming e Multiple VTPro e objects can be selected and auto joined together o Onthe Finish View after all interfaces are built if there are any warnings a timed message box will be displayed allowing program generation to be canceled so the interface warnings can be addres
34. rogram or Master Control of microphone audio only active when system is on or always active Mute of audio when a contact closure is detected on digital input 3 o Option for IR display devices to send a second delayed command on Power Off o New Contact Closure Control option on Power Lockout tab Only allow Power On if a contact closure is detected on digital input 2 If contact closure is removed while system is on either e Power Off immediately e Continue normal operation until manually powered off o Option to use the 3 IM input iMedia receiver even if only one transmitter has been selected Option to use a power triggered relay with power on off delay times with the display device o Added one relay logic devices as available Screen and Lift devices O e Fixed For Adagio A D sources in AADS AADS XM AES and AMS systems as well as Theater sources in AMS systems source ID s can be changed when input assignments are modified but the project programming is not updated to use the cues associated with the new inputs e Fixed Multiple copies of the same signal can be associated with the same digital join causing issues with pageflips to source device pages Added support for template manifest files Added TPS 6L default programming engraver support for Adagio systems Fixed various embedded VTPro e related bugs and crashes Fixed a number of A V Connections view drag and drop selection and display issues Optimized use of Interface
35. rogrammable buttons events in bold if they have any associated programming Added Power system off if no motion detected option to iMedia and QuickMedia wizards Fixed crashes related to programming with conditional statements and large numbers of preset steps Fix crash in Real Time View when selecting signals to exclude from the trace view output Improved detection and handling of interface rename error conditions Added RSD Reset button and associated functionality on Remote System Export properties dialog Disabled auto save during upload and when real time is active Real Time View changes o Added Collapse Tree Collapse Node Select All and Deselect All menu items o All tree items now default to unchecked not monitored or watched o Progress dialog shown on real time start and when an item is checked unchecked indicating Updating signal subscription i e what signals to monitor or watch Receiving signal values i e current value of monitored signals o Dialog shown when audio zone selected but not all audio zone signals are being monitored o All audio zone slider controls now report integer values Fixed Multiple VTPro e projects open after building via the menu editor or selecting PageFlip value Fixed Multiple VTPro e projects open after using the Replace With command on a touchpanel Fixed Multiple VTPro e projects open after selecting an object in an interface project that has programming containing a PageFlip
36. ry Fixed No way to clear alternate upload address back to default Fixed Should be able to see alternate upload address on Interface Properties gt lIOAssignment tab v3 1 18 Adagio AADS AADS XM Release with Sirius tuner card support Added ATC AMFMSR Sirius tuner card support Correct number of lines scrolled on Sirius and AAS template browse pages for small touchpanels List iMedia transmitters in the Bill of Materials report Fixed Replacing control processor does not replace control processor in SIMPL Windows program Fixed Crash when setting dimmer buttons to Clone for dimmers not displaying an Engraver image Fixed Notes field lost after saving also Notes field not initially displayed when Show Notes checked Fixed Annual scheduler calendar starts with previous year Fixed ByDate events change start and stop date incorrectly Fixed Trace form crashes if system has a large amount of programming Prevent incomplete signals during Program Generation when encountering missing IR commands v3 1 15 Adagio AADS AADS XM Release Added AADS and AADS XM support including OOTBF and synchronization Adagio Composer updated o Supports new Adagio control processors AADS and AADS XM o Supports User Defined Serial Devices UDSD Engraver support for AADS AADS XM on Adagio Audio Distribution View iMedia wizard updated o Supports new iMedia transmitters Significant speed improvements made to Program Generation Added ML 600 support Show p
37. sed before generating the program The message box will time out after 30 seconds and continue to program generation Added support for 32 bit double precision SIMPL Windows module parameters On copy paste or move of an interface between AD Rooms the existing audio zone device pages are retained and the programming targeting the old AD Room is reconfigured to target the new AD Room Added new Dynamic Presets extender o Image files used for presets can be configured through the extender configuration dialogs o The images are inserted into the animation frames in the extender template device pages Added ability to program signals on SIMPL Windows device extenders for touchpanels Added Activity Detected and No Activity Detected events for touchpanels that support the SIMPL Windows Activity Detection device extender Also added Activity Timeout interface property which defaults to 60s and controls the timeout period for the No Activity Detected event Added command and device name to COMMAND NO LONGER EXISTS FOR THIS DEVICE error Integrated new Toolbox SIMPL Window Program and Network trees replacing existing versions Support new Device Database and use EngraverDef database for Engraver information if installed New global System Device added for all project types o Shown on Programming and Real Time views Edit Step and Trace dialogs o Provides On System Restart On New Program Start and On System Start events o Prov
38. t tab for source selection button Added MPC wizard Adagio Composer updated o Added TPS 6X RF as an available interface for all control processors Added TPMC 4XG as an available AMS AMS AIP Theater interface Added ML 500 and ML 600 as available AMS AMS AIP Theater interfaces Added ML 500 and ML 600 as available non AMS AMS AIP interfaces Added CLS C6RF as an available lighting device Fixed Theater Source appears as available for Theater keypads Fixed Theater keypads do not trigger source selection o Fixed Source control commands not triggered for devices Fixed Subsequent projects opened in same SystemBuilder session can lose programming Fixed Loss of softkey programming on APAD and Front Panel interfaces on VTPro e resync Fixed APAD scrolling list logic rearranged after existing system APAD scrolling list upgrade Fixed Changing Theater source selection buttons causes multiple button presses on the same join Resolved issues with setting clearing XPanel password via wizards and uploading scheduler files Fixed Error received when uploading multiple scheduler files Fixed Remote System Export has undriven signals when exporting Audio Zones Fixed Group volume tracking does not work on AMS AMS AIP systems Fixed various issues with APADs in A D systems Fixed various Adagio control system replacement problems Fixed Canceled device replace operation leaves device in project but removed from SIMPL Fixed Trace command not available from control pro
39. u item will only appear if there is a Global Subpage Reference page in the project o Restoring of Missing Subpage References Each interface build restores any missing subpage references from each page in the project based on the interface template This sub menu item allows that feature to be turned on off for all pages in the project e Added context menu to page and subpage nodes with the following menu items o Open Opens and displays the page in embedded VTPro e o Mark Page as First Sets the page as the first page shown when the touchpanel boots up o Don t Compile Toggles if the page should be compiled or not o Renamed Refresh Page and Missing Programming menu item to Refresh Missing Programming Adds any missing programming for the page to the Interface Build Status tool window This happens automatically when the page is opened o Subpage References This menu item has the following sub menu items e Set All Visible Set All Not Visible o Toggle all subpage references on the page e Apply Global Subpage References o Copies all subpage references from the Global Subpage Reference page onto this page e Exclude from Global Subpage References o Toggles if SystemBuilder will automatically Apply Global Subpage References when the interface project is closed e Exclude from Restoring of Missing Subpage References o Toggles if SystemBuilder will automatically attempt to restore missing subpage refe
40. uttons Added option to disable panel generation and browse for custom file Checks minimum application version for each interface Shows Hardware tree as well as Program tree on the Finish View Shows reserved join number description instead of just the join number Added a new command step ShowPage Set trace off by default for cues with this property e g default trace off for blink signals Added new project level template data tag to auto join all pages Added new target device template tag to target current interface Added template support for second join on 2 d sliders This is required for iPod support Update user IR and user module cues after user database is rebuilt Added web address and phone to SystemInfo XML and associated report Added ability to categorize commands Adds support for user modules that connect to Crestron devices Allows user to show either the Network tree or Program tree or both Added new switch to Network Tree to show all devices including cards Fixed Crash when assigning an audio zone to the 25th room Fixed Crash when renaming a room that is no longer an audio zone Fixed Prevent Engraver VTPro e crashes from crashing SystemBuilder Fixed Upload status dialog does not allow cancel or close after XPanel failure Fixed Validate Remote Systems signals when loading existing projects Fixed Moving cut copy pasting Interfaces from one room to another in Audio Distribution Fixed AD Room pages onl
41. w Multicast device in all new Prodigy Composer systems e For Adagio and Audio Distribution AD systems O Expose Source Commands as user programmable events on the Programming View e Adagio Composer enhancements oO Added Enable Lighting for this Room checkbox to enable disable room lighting functionality e Enhanced program generation logic O Do not to add symbols unless needed instead of adding them and deleting them later e Added support for Crestron multi zone lighting devices oO Lighting rooms for individual loads can be selected on the Device Properties gt Properties tab e Added support for new 3 series control systems o Added Program ID Tag dropdown on System Properties gt General tab e Added Finish View button for all systems to launch Network Setup wizard e Added support for the ATC AUDIONET card e Added Child Endpoint Device frame on IO Assignment tab of Properties dialog for devices that have a child device with its own I O Assignment settings to bring up the Properties dialog for the parent device e Added support for commenting out a programming step Fixed Using Edit Session in Upload dialog prevents synchronization dynamic presets and scheduler files from uploading to the control system Fixed Analog cues from UI modules cannot be used in expressions Fixed Property value out of range error message does not display values in the correct units Fixed Control Equipment ID parameter not
42. y added to interfaces in the same room Fixed Problem where interface pages were not always removed Fixed Delete touchpanel pages for AD rooms that are deleted or changed to non AD rooms Fixed Set ML 500 RFID in VTPro e whenever the project is created or the RFID is changed Fixed Remove lighting non audio sources from menu when devices removed Fixed Remove slave dimmers when master dimmer is removed Fixed Minor adjustments to default programming templates for Engraver change Fixed Rebuild user library when importing project with new umc files Fixed SystemBuilder runs very slow at non Windows preset DPI setting like 107 112 Fixed Default programming for 12 button keypads lt and gt buttons were reversed v2 0 6 Release Added many new devices and interfaces Added QM RMCRX BA and QM AE support Single QM Origination Point wizard o Added Audio Scenario 5 to scenarios that the built in amplifier is not available o Fixed enable disable of Enable built in amplifier checkbox on Audio Scenario tab o Default to QM RMCRX BA Added iMedia wizard Added Real time View Uses the Crestron Toolbox instead of the Viewport Supports Audio Distribution systems Added a lamp hours extender Added Sleep Wake and IsOffline to touchpanels Added ML 500 and Pronto RC5 Universal IR Remote report images e Added many other features e Allow UNC file path e Set the default application size to 800x600 e Fixed Crash when removing 2 or more
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