User manual CRESTRON RACK2

[. . . ] Crestron RACK2 2-Series Card Cage System Operations Guide This document was prepared and written by the Technical Documentation department at: Crestron Electronics, Inc. 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647 1-888-CRESTRON All brand names, product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2003 Crestron Electronics, Inc Crestron RACK2 2-Series Card Cage System Contents 2-Series Card Cage System: RACK2 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If the Viewport detects a program in Compact Flash, the following window will be displayed: Retrieve Program Window As shown above, click Yes to retrieve the program from Compact Flash, or No to retrieve the program from internal memory. 5958 2-Series Card Cage System: RACK2 · 25 2-Series Card Cage System Crestron RACK2 When a program is uploaded, that program's filename is added to the New Program drop-down list. This makes it convenient to reload frequently used programs, as they can be selected from the list without need to browse to a directory. You can also click Check Program to display the header information of the currently loaded program. "Send Program" Window Another way to verify that the program has been transferred successfully is to select Report Program Information on the Viewport Diagnostics menu. Program information is also displayed in the Viewport console whenever power is removed and re-applied to the RACK2. Uploading Web Pages to the RACK2 NOTE: The Crestron default web host port is 80. The RACK2 allots 2. 5 MB of memory for "user files" such as web pages, mailbox, and the compiled SPZ file. For detailed information, refer to "Uploading Web Pages" in the Crestron e-Control Reference Guide (Doc. The latest version is available as a PDF on the Crestron website (www. crestron. com). NOTE: If you have a Compact Flash reader/writer drive on your PC, you can load HTML pages to a Compact Flash card using Windows Explorer or any other file transfer method. When the card is inserted into the Memory Expansion slot of the control system, the web pages will be recognized as valid for e-Control so long as they are located in a directory called HTML. (The HTML directory must also include a configuration file called _config_ini_, which identifies the default page-- contact Crestron for further information. ) NOTE: For IP setup information, refer to the Operation & Installation Guide for the 2-Series Ethernet Interface Expansion Cards: C2ENET-1 & C2ENET-2 (Doc. The latest version is available as a PDF on the Crestron website (www. crestron. com). 26 · 2-Series Card Cage System: RACK2 Operations Guide ­ DOC. 5958 Crestron RACK2 2-Series Card Cage System Uploading Touchpanel Projects via the RACK2 You can use a connection to the RACK2 to upload Crestron VisionTools® Pro-e (VT Pro-e) projects to any Cresnet touchpanel. Compiled projects for TPS panels are contained in VTZ files; projects for all other touchpanels are contained in HEX files. Before uploading, open Viewport and click Diagnostics | Report Network Devices to verify that the touchpanel is being detected by the control system. (As with any network device, touchpanels must be identified by unique hexadecimal network IDs. These IDs are set in the SIMPL Windows program. ) To upload a project: 1. From VT Pro-e: Click the Project | Upload button or click File | Upload Project. on the toolbar, From Viewport: Click File Transfer | Send Touchpanel or press Alt+T. Select the network ID of the touchpanel, as set in SIMPL Windows, from the drop-down list. The choices are as follows: All Files in Project: sends the entire project. Only Changed Files: sends only the files that are different from those that are currently stored in the panel. [. . . ] To obtain warranty service for CRESTRON products, contact the factory and request an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number. Enclose a note specifying the nature of the problem, name and phone number of contact person, RMA number, and return address. Products may be returned for credit, exchange, or service with a CRESTRON Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. Authorized returns must be shipped freight prepaid to CRESTRON, Cresskill, N. J. , or its authorized subsidiaries, with RMA number clearly marked on the outside of all cartons. [. . . ]