An Introduction to
TI SmartView Emulator
Software
(Version 2.0)
Jim Eiting
Developmental Mathematics Department
Collin County Community College
August 2007
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TI SmartView Emulator Software
What is it?
• An easy-to-use PC-based demonstration tool for
leading the classroom instruction of mathematics
and science concepts.
• Displays a fully functional interactive
representation of the calculator
• Completely eliminates the need for a calculator or
“viewscreen” overhead!
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Some ways to use TI SmartView
• View3™ Feature
Instructors can simultaneously project up to three representations of
equation, table, graph, STAT plot, list, and window screens.
• Scripts
Instructors can prerecord their own key press operation of the calculator
for playback in class. It’s easy to create, edit, play, pause, and modify
delivery speed of scripts, and they can be saved for future use.
• Visual Key Pressing
Use the mouse to select keys on SmartView (or press the keys on a USB
linked TI-84 Plus calculator). Selected keys are highlighted to clearly
indicate selections to the class.
• Key Press History
As keys are selected, key images and entire sequences can be projected
to the class. This helps students follow along and stay on track.
• Screen Capture
Easily create and save multiple screen captures. Screens as well as Key
Press histories can be copied into Word or PowerPoint.
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With “View3” you can
choose any three of:
* Equation
* Table
* Graph
* Stat Plot
* List
* Window
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Using Scripts
• A script is a series of calculator key presses
that can be stored and displayed repeatedly,
for example in a classroom setting.
• To play a previously recorded script, you
select “File > Open Script”
• In our example, we use the “Exp-log” script.
Script file names look like:
“<filename>.84script”
(The following page shows the result of
opening the script)
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Press this button to “Play the Script”
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Result after script is “played”
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Note the script is now “Key Press History!”
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Larger screen can be displayed
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Clicking the cube toggles the display
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Clicking this shuts off the display
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View (Size and Color) also change the display!
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Screen Shots are a “piece of cake!”
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This is the new window displayed after the “screen
shot” button used. Now, you simply copy and past
the screen shot into Word, Powerpoint, etc. You
can even add or remove the border!
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It’s also easy to
copy the
keystrokes used to
create a graph and
paste both the
keystrokes and
resulting display
into a Word
document to
create a nice
tutorial!
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To record a new script, select “File > New Script”
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“Script 2” is ready for recording – press the red button!
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Press the square to halt recording; then save the script
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Other Capabilities - I
• Under “Tools” it’s a good idea to select “Restore
Default State” when using SmartView on a
podium
• A “real” TI-84 can be connected to the PC and
used to control SmartView – Need TI-84 Plus v.
2.40 or higher
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Other Capabilities - II
• Save Emulator State (under “File” command)
When you save the emulator state, a file is created that stores the
calculator with all of the changes that you have made to its setup.
Think of the emulator state file as representing a single TI-84 Plus
that you have used and then set aside. When you load an emulator
state, you pick up that same TI-84 Plus to use again. All of the
changes that you made to the calculator are intact.
For example, you might want to set up a class demonstration by
entering functions in the Y= editor and changing Window and Zoom
settings. After you save your changes in an emulator state file, you
simply load the file to show your demonstration. If you want to
create different demonstrations for different classes, you can create
multiple emulator state files. There is no limit on the number of
emulator states that you can save.
Note: The key press history, screen capture images, open scripts,
and the face plate color are not saved in the emulator state file.
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Other Capabilities - III
• Save Calculator File (under “File” command)
Suppose you have lists, programs, matrices, etc., that are on the TISmartView emulator, and you would like that data to be transferred
to a hand held TI-83/84. It is very easy to do this using the Save
Calculator File command.
For example, suppose you had the data typed into lists L1 and L2 of
SmartView. If you wanted to transfer that data onto your computer,
select the “File” command and then “Save Calculator File…” Next,
select the two lists: L1 and L2 (use the [Ctrl] key), click on “Save
Selected Item(s)” and then decide where you want them saved.
TI-SmartView™ can load files transferred to your computer from the
following calculators: TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84
Plus, and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition.
• You can also transfer data directly between TI-SmartView™ and a
connected calculator, much the same way you can connect two
calculators and transfer data between them.
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Calculator file names have the form:
filename.8x?
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PC
Keyboard
Shortcuts
for TI
Smartview
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TI Smartview User Manual
(http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/productDetail/us_smartview.html)
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An Introduction to TI SmartView Emulator Software
Now Go
Have Some
“Emulator”
Fun! 
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