Zen hardware & software
Ports, firmware, Zen Studio, compiling, slots, the OLED. 13 entries, alphabetical.
- § 2
A1 port
The front USB port on the Zen where the controller plugs in.
- § 15
compile
Turning a .gpc into the binary the Zen runs: Compiler tab → drag in → Compile → slot → Play.
- § 16
CONSOLE port
The rear USB port on the Zen that connects to the PS5, Xbox or PC you play on.
- § 18
Cronus Zen
Collective Minds' USB device that sits between controller and console and runs GPC scripts.
Also Zen
- § 27
firmware
The software on the Zen itself (2.3.2 referenced here), updated at firmware.modcentral.ca.
- § 28
Gearhead logo
The Zen's default OLED image, shown when no script is loaded or running.
- § 30
GPC
The scripting language the Cronus Zen runs; a .gpc file is compiled and flashed to a slot.
- § 39
memory slot
One of the Zen's 8 storage positions for compiled scripts; picked with the Zen's button.
Also slot
- § 43
OLED
The Zen's small screen: shows the loaded script's name, and scripts draw menus on it.
- § 47
Play (flash)
The flash-icon button in Zen Studio that writes a compiled script into a memory slot.
Also flash icon
- § 52
PROG port
The rear port used to program the Zen from a PC: Zen Studio, compiling, firmware.
- § 78
Zen Studio Legacy
The older desktop Zen Studio (1.7.0 b7); works with firmware up to 2.2.14.
- § 79
Zen Studio Live
The current browser-based Zen software (1.0.8, Chrome recommended) for compiling and loading scripts.