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I just took the Cert class and the test is the same as its always been.


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From: lincster2010@...
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:53:54 +0000
Subject: [Crestron] Re: Certification Changes


























IIRC, at Masters, Mr. O said people could get a copy of the old test, because the new test would be different.



--- In Crestron@..., "eagrubbs" <eagrubbs@> wrote:

I hope the test is different because that would be complete BS if it was the same test. A guy I work with that has not been to the 3rd class called crestron and was offered a copy of the test and got it. It was the same test I had. WTF? You mean you are giving out the test to anyone now without the time constraints the rest of us had. That really doesn't sound fair.

--- In Crestron@..., "doug_h_encinitas" <dghardy@> wrote:

I just finished 301 last week and on Friday the sent out an email saying they were changing the cert test. I got mine in an email yesterday. And looks and sounds like the old cert test. Even one of the questions I remember someone telling me last week about needing to use a 8 or 12 digit keypad with .wav playback function and sure enough it was this cert. if u want I can shoot u a copy of the scope, I don't think it will hurt to see what ur getting into.

--- In Crestron@..., "Mark" <dedicatedsystems@> wrote:

I am in my C301 class this week.

Seems they are changing the test process? Anyone know the details?

Apparently a email went out this morning to crestron employees that they are changing the test.....

Anyone know?

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IIRC, at Masters, Mr. O said people could get a copy of the old test, because the new test would be different.

--- In Crestron@..., "eagrubbs" <eagrubbs@> wrote:

I hope the test is different because that would be complete BS if it was the same test. A guy I work with that has not been to the 3rd class called crestron and was offered a copy of the test and got it. It was the same test I had. WTF? You mean you are giving out the test to anyone now without the time constraints the rest of us had. That really doesn't sound fair.

--- In Crestron@..., "doug_h_encinitas" <dghardy@> wrote:

I just finished 301 last week and on Friday the sent out an email saying they were changing the cert test. I got mine in an email yesterday. And looks and sounds like the old cert test. Even one of the questions I remember someone telling me last week about needing to use a 8 or 12 digit keypad with .wav playback function and sure enough it was this cert. if u want I can shoot u a copy of the scope, I don't think it will hurt to see what ur getting into.

--- In Crestron@..., "Mark" <dedicatedsystems@> wrote:

I am in my C301 class this week.

Seems they are changing the test process? Anyone know the details?

Apparently a email went out this morning to crestron employees that they are changing the test.....

Anyone know?

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Heath,

What kind of switches are you using Or have you tried?

Jason

Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

Heath Volmer <hvolmer@...> wrote:

I suspect that you'll find that they are still on line, and transmitting

presses, but have stopped responding to feedback. If not, you've got a
different problem than what many of us have been up against. I've been
dealing with this for a while and the band-aid solution for now is to use
the PERIODICREBOOT ON command to keep the things fresh every day. If
someone needs multiple reboots per day, you may need to devise logic to
console and issue reboot commands multiple times.

We've been through the "channels", all the way. No more channels to go

through. They know that something is wrong. I had almost lost faith in my
own ability to finish ;-).

Heath

On Apr 29, 2013, at 6:34 AM, jmgaudiovideo <jason@...> wrote:

Hi All,

Not not sure if this has been touched upon somewhere along the lines.

I'm sure everyone has their stories about the new TSW-750 panels. I need
some help. We have a couple of these systems in the field and both of them
seem to have problems with the touchscreens just randomly freezing and
falling off line. We have updated to just about every firmware Crestron has
put out even some of the beta ones. We don't even have video running to the
panels so I don't think it a memory issue. The only common denominator in
the two systems is a Pakedge SW16-16PB ethernet switch which is powering
the panels. It is a managed switch. On the larger job (10 tsw panels)the
switch would actually freeze and need to be rebooted along with the CP3
processor to make them work again. On the other job the client says he just
needs to reboot the panel to make them work. But he does so a couple times
a day. We have gone through the channels at Crestron sent in code etc and
they can't pinpoint a problem. I and our programmer have been working with
Crestron product for quite a few years and never experienced these kind of
problems before. Is anyone else experiencing these types of issues and if
so were you able to solve them? My customers are increasingly losing faith
in our ability to finish the job and honestly I am at a loss.

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I suspect that you'll find that they are still on line, and transmitting presses, but have stopped responding to feedback. If not, you've got a different problem than what many of us have been up against. I've been dealing with this for a while and the band-aid solution for now is to use the PERIODICREBOOT ON command to keep the things fresh every day. If someone needs multiple reboots per day, you may need to devise logic to console and issue reboot commands multiple times.

We've been through the "channels", all the way. No more channels to go through. They know that something is wrong. I had almost lost faith in my own ability to finish ;-).

Heath

On Apr 29, 2013, at 6:34 AM, jmgaudiovideo <jason@...> wrote:

Hi All,

Not not sure if this has been touched upon somewhere along the lines. I'm sure everyone has their stories about the new TSW-750 panels. I need some help. We have a couple of these systems in the field and both of them seem to have problems with the touchscreens just randomly freezing and falling off line. We have updated to just about every firmware Crestron has put out even some of the beta ones. We don't even have video running to the panels so I don't think it a memory issue. The only common denominator in the two systems is a Pakedge SW16-16PB ethernet switch which is powering the panels. It is a managed switch. On the larger job (10 tsw panels)the switch would actually freeze and need to be rebooted along with the CP3 processor to make them work again. On the other job the client says he just needs to reboot the panel to make them work. But he does so a couple times a day. We have gone through the channels at Crestron sent in code etc and they can't pinpoint a problem. I and our programmer have been working with Crestron product for quite a few years and never experienced these kind of problems before. Is anyone else experiencing these types of issues and if so were you able to solve them? My customers are increasingly losing faith in our ability to finish the job and honestly I am at a loss.

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Saw mention of this.
Has anyone controlled this effectively as a low cost replacement for a squeezebox?

,

Saw mention of this.
Has anyone controlled this effectively as a low cost replacement for a squeezebox?

,

I've got a system with 4 zones of garden lighting which are controlled via Crestron primarily on Mobile & Mobile Pro G.

However, we need to fit a wall station of some description in a location where cabling is impossible to control them as well.

Something like a cameo keypad would be ideal, but they all need cabling of one sort or another (I know there's a battery powered infinet keypad on the cards, but it's not been released yet to my knowledge)

There is a Pro2 nearby, so I'm thinking of a battery powered wireless solution somehow connected to the versiport inputs of the Pro2 and go programatically from there.

Has anyone got any idea of any elegant hardware I could use?

Cheers.
Mark

I hope the test is different because that would be complete BS if it was the same test. A guy I work with that has not been to the 3rd class called crestron and was offered a copy of the test and got it. It was the same test I had. WTF? You mean you are giving out the test to anyone now without the time constraints the rest of us had. That really doesn't sound fair.

--- In Crestron@..., "doug_h_encinitas" <dghardy@> wrote:

I just finished 301 last week and on Friday the sent out an email saying they were changing the cert test. I got mine in an email yesterday. And looks and sounds like the old cert test. Even one of the questions I remember someone telling me last week about needing to use a 8 or 12 digit keypad with .wav playback function and sure enough it was this cert. if u want I can shoot u a copy of the scope, I don't think it will hurt to see what ur getting into.

--- In Crestron@..., "Mark" <dedicatedsystems@> wrote:

I am in my C301 class this week.

Seems they are changing the test process? Anyone know the details?

Apparently a email went out this morning to crestron employees that they are changing the test.....

Anyone know?

when i connect with crestron tool bo it shows the system with this error log .

System log:

1. Notice: System startup: CslaveAV2 Cntrl Eng [v4.007.0004 (Mar 05 2012), #0890237E]
TimeStamp: 03:15:15 3-20-00 UpTime: 0 days 00:00:03.22 Task: IdleTask
Total Errors Logged = 1
End of System log

and i cant send program and vision pro design to module when i select it it shows message as the device does not support the required capabilities for the dialog to function .

my system is AV2 .

Was "debug" called out somewhere in the docs? I don't believe you want that. I haven't worked with one in a while, so I don't remember what the other options are. "Uart" comes to mind...

- Chip


--- In Crestron@..., "grumpy_cake" <crestron@> wrote:

Hi,

I hope someone can have some patience and spoon feed me through this as I have sat here for hours and have got nowhere. I am guessing a bit so please let me know if I am doing something stupid.

Firstly this may all be down to me using a module that may not work as I can't find my TV.

I have a: UE55ES7000
Closest I can find is the UN55ES8000

I've made up a cable for EX-LINK control using the diagram in the module pdf

(integrated_partner_modules/help_files/959/samsung_un55es8000_v1_0_help.pdf)

Tested cable with multi-meter, seems fine.

I have set the value of the RS232 mode to Debug.

Tried a basic test with the module set up like this:



I'm getting nothing in debugger on Samsung_Rx$ and the TV responds to nothing¡­

Any help appreciated.

Thanks.

Was "debug" called out somewhere in the docs? I don't believe you want that. I haven't worked with one in a while, so I don't remember what the other options are. "Uart" comes to mind...

- Chip


--- In Crestron@..., "grumpy_cake" <crestron@> wrote:

Hi,

I hope someone can have some patience and spoon feed me through this as I have sat here for hours and have got nowhere. I am guessing a bit so please let me know if I am doing something stupid.

Firstly this may all be down to me using a module that may not work as I can't find my TV.

I have a: UE55ES7000
Closest I can find is the UN55ES8000

I've made up a cable for EX-LINK control using the diagram in the module pdf

(integrated_partner_modules/help_files/959/samsung_un55es8000_v1_0_help.pdf)

Tested cable with multi-meter, seems fine.

I have set the value of the RS232 mode to Debug.

Tried a basic test with the module set up like this:



I'm getting nothing in debugger on Samsung_Rx$ and the TV responds to nothing¡­

Any help appreciated.

Thanks.

For what its worth, I eventually got EX-Link working, but it was flaky at best. I was only using it for power and switching, and it worked about 70-80% of the time.

Since I was using DM products, I used the CEC codes and they are working great!


--- In Crestron@..., Ray Jain <rjain@> wrote:

One thing about Samsung I have noticed is rs-232 or IR you have to first turn the TV on or off woth a remote to get control over the display.

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On Apr 28, 2013, at 6:27 PM, "grumpy_cake" <crestron@<mailto:crestron@>> wrote:



Hi,

I hope someone can have some patience and spoon feed me through this as I have sat here for hours and have got nowhere. I am guessing a bit so please let me know if I am doing something stupid.

Firstly this may all be down to me using a module that may not work as I can't find my TV.

I have a: UE55ES7000
Closest I can find is the UN55ES8000

I've made up a cable for EX-LINK control using the diagram in the module pdf

(integrated_partner_modules/help_files/959/samsung_un55es8000_v1_0_help.pdf)

Tested cable with multi-meter, seems fine.

I have set the value of the RS232 mode to Debug.

Tried a basic test with the module set up like this:



I'm getting nothing in debugger on Samsung_Rx$ and the TV responds to nothing?€?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks.

Thanks OP, that's exactly what I mean, is it worth the time to do that vs. just using remove. I know what you mean though...

The attenuation is taken as a string, and will have a space at the end, which isn't critical for me. But yes, if I wanted an integer I would have to check the first byte to see if it's 0x2D and then either -ATOI or just ATOI the group.

--- In Crestron@..., "olly_penguin" <oliver.hall@> wrote:

Hi Matt,

That looks like a classic candidate for a state machine.

I.e. rather that attempt to parse a complete message in one mouthful, implement a routine that eats numbers, delimited by white space or the lf/cr.

Lf/cr resets the state machine and spits out your interesting data, and for each "number" you maintain a couple of state variables (data chunk, sub element).

And Atoi won't work on negative numbers will it?

Sorry this is a bit brief/vague, but I hate typing on my phone :)
All the best,
Ol

--- In Crestron@..., "matt_rasmussen_2000" <mjrtoo@> wrote:

Yeah, right, the string is not always the same, like I said, the attenuation value can be from 1 to 4 bytes long, for each channel. I was thinking of getting the LEN of the attenuation data, then MID the string based on that but seems more work than the removes anyway.

--- In Crestron@..., "jrw_96" <jrw_96@> wrote:

Use a buffer and collect everything in said buffer. Then just break it down as necessary. Only if the incoming strings are predictable and/or the end of the string is always &#92;x0d&#92;x0a...

If the above is true then this should be gravy for you. It's when you do NOT have set points (delimiter(s) and actual sub-headers differentiating the substring/channel info) [always seems to be my case with crc's and what not] that you have to wonder "is this really worth it" imo...

JRW

--- In Crestron@..., "matt_rasmussen_2000" <mjrtoo@> wrote:

Here's the string

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0&#92;x0d&#92;x0a

The first three 0's are status of the device itself, then the next group of 9 (not including spaces) are individual channel data. So channel 1 = 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
channel 2 = -44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
channel 3 = -27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
channel 4 = -26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

the first set of chars before the first space can be 0...-100, all the other data is a single byte.

My method is using REMOVE statements like below
status1 = ATOI(REMOVE("&#92;x20", rx$);
status2 = ATOI(REMOVE("&#92;x20", rx$);
status3 = ATOI(REMOVE("&#92;x20", rx$);

Attenuation[1] = REMOVE("&#92;x20", rx$);
ch1Clip[1] = ATOI(REMOVE("&#92;x20", rx$);
etc.,

all the way through the string. Not sure if it's even worth going through breaking up the string into channel groups and working on it that way. What do you think, splitting hairs?