Crestron DigitalMedia DM-TX-100F, Operation Manual

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Crestron DM-TX-100/-F DigitalMedia™ CAT & Fiber Transmitters 100
Programming Software
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 Web site. To post a question or view questions you have
submitted to Crestron’s True Blue Support, log in at
www.crestron.com/support .
First-time users will need to establish a user account.
Earliest Version Software Requirements for the PC
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 Crestron
Web site (
www.crestron.com/software ).
Crestron provides an assortment of Windows

-based software tools to develop a
customized system. Use Crestron SIMPL Windows to create a program to control the
DM-TX-100/-F. For the minimum recommended software versions, visit the Version
Tracker page of the Crestron Web site (
www.crestron.com/versiontracker ).
Programming with SIMPL Windows
SIMPL Windows is Crestron’s premier software for programming Crestron control
systems. It is organized into two separate but equally important “Managers”:
Configuration and Program.
Configuration Manager Configuration Manager is the view where programmers “build” a Crestron control
system by selecting hardware from the
Device Library .
In the examples shown on the following pages, the DM-TX-100 and DM-TX-100-F
are being used in a DigitalMedia system with a DM-MD8X8 Switcher, equipped
with a DMC-CAT input card (for the DM-TX-100) or a DMC-F input card (for the
DM-TX-100-F). For details, refer to the latest version of the DigitalMedia Switchers
Operations Guide (Doc. 6755).
1. Locate the DM-TX-100/-F in the DigitalMedia | DM Transmitters folder of
the
Device Library.
Operations Guide – DOC. 6810C DigitalMedia™ CAT & Fiber Transmitters 100: DM-TX-100/-F
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