One other thing I do is include the ID "base" in the sub-folder or module's
label - like "[masterBath] (4015n)" - that way I can easily refer to the
IDs and names, not to mention making sure that I renamed everything.
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Jay Basen <jay.m.basen@...> wrote:
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Thanks Heath.
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From: "Heath Volmer" <hvolmer@...>
To: Crestron@...
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:03:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Crestron] crosspoint numbering schemes
Based on someone's hint here and for ease in renaming: Where there are
logic groups that require multiple ID changes after a copy/paste, I make
the 5-digit IDs from a 2-digit "type", 2-digit "zone", 1-digit "function".
For example, audio zones (rooms) have four different crosspoints in their
logic. Room 10's crosspoints might be numbered 40102, 40105, 40106, 40109.
When it comes time to copy/paste, I can then F9 "4010" to "4016" to
represent room 16.
In other places - source devices, single-crosspoint things, other things
at the "end" of the chain - I just number them sequentially but in a
separate number range (450nn).
I chose odd ranges of numbers because it seems rather unlikely that I will
have coded a 40106 or a 40xx2 in the logic, thus eliminating the
possibility of unintentional renames.
Using the 40xxn numbers requires a little more math. Switching rooms
essentially requires me to take 46002 + (room * 10) to get the right ID.
Heath
On May 22, 2013, at 7:01 AM, Jay Basen <jay.m.basen@...> wrote:
I'm curious what numbering schemes other people are using for their
crosspoint equipment and control symbols to keep things straight and make
code easy to cut and paste in a large residential system with a lot of
touch panels, rooms, and equipment. Previously, I've started numbering my
equipment symbols at 1 and my rooms are numbered in increments of 1000. So,
for example, DirecTV box 1 would have an ID of 1. Then the control symbol
for DirecTV in room 1 would have an ID of 1001 (adding the equipment ID to
the Room ID). In room 2 the control crosspoint symbol for DirecTV box 1
would be numbered 2001.
I've found this easy to keep straight but I've run into issues as the
number of touch panels, rooms, and equipment has grown in a large system
given the limitation of the crosspoint ID being an integer. I'm curious if
others have a better numbering scheme
Thanks in advance
Jay
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