Room Solution Box
Crestron
CNXRMC
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Room Solution Box: CNXRMC
Operations Guide - DOC. 8162A
Programming Software
NOTE:
Have a question or comment about Crestron software?
Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) can be viewed in the Online Help
section of the Crestron website (www.crestron.com). To post your own question or
view questions you have submitted to Crestron’s True Blue Support, log in at
http://www.crestron.com/accounts/login.asp. First-time users will need to establish a
user account.
Setup is easy thanks to Crestron’s Windows
-based programming software. The
Crestron Application Builder™ (Appbuilder) creates a complete project, with no
special programming required. Crestron Appbuilder completes all necessary
programming for a base system including all touchpanel screens and the control
system program. Once Crestron Appbuilder creates the project, the system interfaces
and program logic can be customized. It can easily be modified with Crestron
development tools (i.e., SIMPL Windows and VT Pro-e software packages).
The program output of Crestron Appbuilder is a SIMPL Windows program with
much of the functionality encapsulated in macros. Therefore, extending the
capabilities of the system is very easy. Crestron AppBuilder and SIMPL Windows
are intended for users with different levels of programming knowledge. Crestron
AppBuilder is easier to use for the beginning programmer, and much faster for all
programmers. However, it does not allow the degree of control and flexibility that
SIMPL Windows does. Of course, one can initiate programming using the easiest
method (Crestron AppBuilder) and use advanced techniques that are available from
SIMPL Windows to customize the job.
Crestron Appbuilder comes with templates for all supported interfaces. If a user
wishes to create a touchpanel project using templates with a different look-and-feel
this can be accomplished by making a custom template. This custom template can
then be used by Crestron Appbuilder to create the final project files to be loaded into
the panels. Alternatively, VT Pro-e can be used to tweak projects created with the
Crestron AppBuilder or develop original touchpanel screen designs.
NOTE
: Crestron recommends that you use the latest software to take advantage of
the most recently released features. The latest software is available from the
Downloads | Software Updates section of the Crestron website (www.crestron.com).
The following are the earliest useable software version requirements for the PC:
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SIMPL Windows version 2.03.12, with Library Update 190 or later. (Also
requires SIMPL+ Cross Compiler).
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Crestron Database version 15.8.5 or later for use with SIMPL Windows.
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(Optional) Crestron Application Builder version 1.2 or later.
Programming with Crestron AppBuilder
The easiest method of
programming, but does not
offer as much flexibility as
SIMPL Windows.
Crestron AppBuilder offers automatic programming for such residential and
commercial applications as audio distribution, home theater, and video
conferencing. The interface of this tool guides you through a few basic steps for
designating rooms and specifying the control system, touchpanels, devices, and
functionality. Crestron AppBuilder then programs the system, including all
touchpanel projects and control system logic.
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