title says it all,
if i make a small change to the logic, or button press, or IR code,
to i have to build the file everytime before i upload?
or can i just upload since there was no graphic changes ?

takes sooo long!

If you're using system builder or prodigy wizard it rebuilds everything when you make any changes. If you program in Simpl and VTproe you can rebuild only the particular file you have modified, program (Simpl) or graphic (VTproe).

 

I know that picture has been used before, but I felt it was appropriate.

Welcome to the joys of wizard coding. You don't want to make small changes, upload and test with Systembuilder. You want to make big changes, compile, upload and test.

You also want to learn 4 ways to do the same thing so that when Crestron breaks 3 of them you can still use the 4th to get out of the job. Otherwise imagine the job of discovering that the technique you've used successfully breaks, and you have to figure out others, compile, wait, upload, test.

My favorite? If join 2044 or 4224 is high then "enter aciton here"

Alan

Hey man!!! Don't leave us hanging, what is the action for join 2044 or 4224 when they are high????

Hang yourself.

When you make a change to a program in system builder all you need to do is go to the processor right click and create program. Then upload the program. You shouldn't have to hit the build system button. Also when you make a small TP change you can just compile the panel you worked on and upload it.

Well that's my question. And your answer seems to conflict with the other replies.

Can i make small changes and update the system without 15-40 minutes of compiling an uploading.

Howdo I know if it was a panel change or a processor change.

If you changed your code it is a processor change. If you edit a tp it is a tp change. just compile the touch panel from the tab go to finish view and load the tp. I never use the three tabs they provide for setting up the network, build system, upload system. It takes way to long.

im gonna try that thanks!

At the 3 day prodigy training as we speak. Anyone have any questions they want answered? Ask before 4pm EST and I'll pass along any answers I can get.

thats why i love Control4.. when you make a change its live no need to recompile or upload.. At most you need to click refresh navigators which will refresh onscreen and touch screen devices to any changes and that takes 10-20 seconds total.. ( its for when you add or remove devices )

We are speaking of configuration code. If the change is purely graphical than you are correct. But if the touch panel change includes any sort of logic--feedback, button press, indirect text--then you need to go through the mega time consuming processing of building the project and generating the program. In fact if all you are doing is liking something in the graphics file to a change in code--for example, linking feedback from rsd1 to rsd2--then you don't even need to load the new grahpics files. The change may have been made via VT-Pro but it's really a logic change in the code.

A few tricks:

1. Once you have customized you panel and don't want systembuilder to alter those changes, select the panel in program view, from the list select advanced and uncheck automatically build pages.

2. When you are in VT-Pro, most panels will have the uncompiled pages [Shared]1_Graphic_style header & BUttons
[Shared]2_Graphic_style header & BUttons 2
[Shared]3_Graphic_style text & Gages
[Shared]4 Graphic_style buttons & preview screen
[Shared]5_Graphic_Style Category Icons
[Shared]6_Graphic_Style Category Icons 2

These pages contain buttons for you to use when you need to add some graphical entity or icon or text field You are better not copying from an existing button since includes template data that you will not want since you will be assigning a different funtion to it.

3.Finally, there is the uncompiled Global Subpage Reference. Any funciton you want automatically added to every page or which you wish to delete you either be added here or deleted here.

Alan

they confirmed this in class for me today.
they mentioned it without me even asking.

interesting . .