How can I do custom indirect text based on a variable?

please explain...

Are you programming in SB or Simpl?

Sorry - sb.

is this is a rhetorical question, like the one about the Onkyo port?

Motech,

I am pretty sure there is a way but off the top of my head I can't think of how to do it. Since I was at intermediate training this week SB is not on my mind, and hopefully it won't be anymore.

very easy logic within simpl will allow you this function. I would suggest opening the SB project and adding the logic, compile and upload from simpl.

Just a note once you go back into SB to edit the program you will have to compile the project then go into simpl and recreate your logic for the indirect text.

Just to be sure that I'm understanding correctly. You want to create a variable and based on the state of the variable you want different text to show, correct?

Can you explain scenario a little, might help coming up with solution. You can definitely have different text boxes on subpages and specify which subpage is shown based on variable.

Where are you pulling inderect text from?

Heres where I always do it: to change the text on a page header.

The only way I can think to do it in SB is to first make a SB module that JUST contains an SI/O. see anser ID 4642 on how to do the conversions. You can then either take a var or just used your FB signals to drive the outputs of the SI/O to feed the txt.

wow seems so complicated for such a simple request.
RTI did this fairly easily.

i guess the subpage idea is the best way,
but seems bloated to have sub pages just for that.

razking: onkyo has an input on the receiver called "Port"
i cant find any commands for it but used a work around to get to that input.

This is probably the appropriate way to perform the task requested.

How are you getting multiple outputs from a single variable?

Are you trying to track Room, Source, Volume?

Because you have to define the variable state within SB and everything has an exact value below is what I would do.

Create subpages with the text you wish to show. Assign them to the pages you wish to see the text on and assign each subpage reference a unique join number. To display the proper text write the statement for each reference, "If variable X = Y Then display page, Else do nothing." Where X is the variable you want to track and Y is the states of the variable.

For exaple I want to display the room NOT using SB programming.

I create a variable called "ROOMS". Within that variable I have "Kitchen", "Great Rm",... etc

I create subpages for each room in my variable.

My kitchen subpage reference has a join of 21, my great rm subpage reference has a join of 22.

on Join 21 I then say "Display IF ROOMS = Kitchen". join 22 I say "Display if Rooms = Great Rm".

Since your variable can only be ONE defined constant there is no need for other programming.

I hope this makes sense.

it does make sense. i was hoping it was something simpler in the programming.
i cant believe you can only link indirect text to a device.

i do get the work arounds though thanks.

Setting Variables to different states then using those states to do things takes 2min in SIMPL and is 2 hours in SB (YMMV). Say you want to use the page header idea like I do.

SIMPL: use an Interlock to trigger outputs of an SI/O

SB: 1st create a state variable, now every time your program a state change, like going from cable to bluray update that variable to its new value. Now do what I said about wrapping an SI/O, and use the state of the variable to drive the SI/O.


I have requested that an SI/O and a few other logic symbols from SIMPL be exposed for use in SB.

Motech

Sorry if I missed it, but what are you trying to do specifically?

Re the onkyo -thnx for the clarification.

motech - try: SLI40 for the u.port

spotted it in an integra command list on the crestron yahoo group file section.

thanks man.

i dont know how to edit the modules ..
but its ok. . i have a work around setup now.

hopefully in the future they will update the module with the port input and on next visit after that ill update system.


for indirect text,
i was trying to specify specific text to appear on a page,
based on a variable.

so if variable 1 is active, show "customtext1"
if variable 2 is active, show "customtext2"

seems like the easiest way (while staying in systembuilder)
is to use sub pages.