Converting DSI8000 Configurations to Crimson 3.1
- Perla Madrigal (Unlicensed)
- Eric Rojas (Unlicensed)
Note that the TS8000 has been obsoleted.
The following are instructions on how to convert Parker’s TS8000 HMI touchscreen's DSI8000 configuration files to work with Red Lion Control's Crimson® 3.1 software, and their CR3000 HMIs.
For converting DSI3 configuration files to CR3.1 see the adjacent FAQ in the sidebar.
If your project included Firewire or LINKnet, your project will have more required modifications to work properly.
Equipment:
‘Red Lion Controls’ Crimson® 2.0, Crimson® 3.0 and Crimson® 3.1 HMI software, installed on a PC.
Crimson® 2.0 can be downloaded from here: Crimson® 2.0
Crimson® 3.0 can be downloaded from here: Crimson® 3.0
Crimson® 3.1 can be downloaded from here: https://www.redlion.net/red-lion-software/crimson/crimson-31
Procedure for converting Parker’s DSI8000 configuration files to work with Crimson® 3.1:
Download and install the ‘Red Lion Controls’ Crimson® 2.0 HMI software on a computer.
Download and install the ‘Red Lion Controls’ Crimson® 3.0 HMI software on a computer.
Download and install the ‘Red Lion Controls’ Crimson® 3.1 HMI software on a computer.
On the DSI8000 dsi file that you want to convert, change the file extension name from dsi to txt
Click on the file to open it with a text editor
On the 4th line down, where it says Config (Figure 5 below) change the name from “SSD Drives” to “Red Lion Controls”. It is case sensitive. When finished it should look like Figure 6.
Click File / Save As and change the file extension from txt to cd2
Launch Crimson ® 2.0 and select File / Open. Select the cd2 file.
Double mouse click on the Data Tags icon.
In the Utilities menu, click on the Validate All Tags. If an error message appears as shown below, there are errors in the template. They can be copied to the clipboard to be viewed and rectified. If the errors are ignored, the configuration may install into the new hardware, but there will be errors on the display and the graphics may not display properly,
Launch Crimson® 3.0 and select File / Import and select your cd2 file and then select Open.
A window will appear as shown below. You must check the 2 boxes and then click Import.
A window will appear as shown below. Click OK.
Check to see if a window appears in the lower right hand corner stating that there are Errors in Database.
You can click on the
window to see what the errors are.
Do a File / Save As, naming the file something with the cd3 extension.
Launch Crimson® 3.1 and select File / Import and select your cd3 file and then select Open.
A window will appear stating Crimson 3.0 is not supported in Crimson® 3.1
Select your Model of HMI being used and press OK. There may be several options available. If the target device's display resolution does not match that of the original device, you may be offered several options relating to how display pages will be converted.
Options labeled as Scaled take each display page and resize its contents to the new display format, adjusting font sizes where possible.
Options labeled as Centered leave the display page contents unchanged but center them within the new display size, leaving either vertical bars or a frame around them.
Options labeled as Emulated switch the target device's display into a mode where it scales its display output to emulate the original device's resolution.
Where the scaling is by an integral factor, this will typically produce a clear display but with larger and thus more noticeable pixels.
Where a non-integral factor is used, you should assess the results to see if you consider the resulting display quality to be acceptable.
Check to see if a window appears in the lower right-hand corner stating that there are Errors in Database.
You can click on the
window to see what the errors are.
Then select File / Save As and name your configuration with the extension cd31, which will work with Crimson® 3.1.
8OCT19 CW JD