May 2021 – Kiel the Coder

Setting Up the AV Programmer for Success

Nice post on rAVe Pubs from my old colleague and friend, Murphy Daley.

www.ravepubs.com/setting-up-av-programmer-success/

Thank you, Murphy!

CWS: Part 4

This post is going to be the last one covering CWS (for now). We’ve created an API that lets us view the current system settings, now we just need a way to update them. In this part, I’ll go over how to take in and apply new settings.

Wayback Weekend: Windows 2000

Way back before there was The Cloud, there was Windows 2000. I used Win2K extensively in computer labs at ITT Tech. Say what you will about that school, I did at least get practical, hands-on experience with computer environments while going there. Maybe I didn’t end up getting a job in traditional IT, but the experience still helped me adapt to other technologies I’ve encountered since.

Short Take: Recover a VTZ

Today I was asked if it is possible to recover a VTZ (compiled touchpanel layout) from a physical panel and use it on a replacement panel. In this particular case, they want to take the layout off a TST-902 panel and use it on a new TSW-760 that is being installed. The client doesn’t have the existing uncompiled project (and possibly can’t get it). I said it might be possible as a last resort, but for the sake of maintenance and service, lets try to get the uncompiled project first.

CWS: Part 3

In this part, we’ll build out a system configuration page that uses CWS to make changing system settings easier.

CWS: Part 2

In this part, I’m going to look at adding route handlers to our CWS server. I’ll continue adding to the program we wrote in CWS: Part 1, so grab those files from GitHub if you’d like to follow along.

CWS: Part 1

One thing that always seems to come up during the C# labs at Masters is Crestron Web Scripting (CWS). I never think about adding this to my own projects, but it is a good way to provide some level of advanced configuration (or even remote control) of the running program. I’m watching the Intermediate C# videos this morning and see that the first lab dives right into using CWS. So in the spirit of Masters, let me try to incorporate some of their teachings into my day-to-day programming.

I’m hoping in this series of posts to build out a CWS program that can:

Work on 3-series and 4-series processors
Configure a room system
Provide a REST API for external control

Let’s begin!