Programming Software; Earliest Version Software Requirements For The Pc; Programming With Simpl Windows - Crestron DM-MD8X8 Operation Manual

Crestron DM-MD8X8/16X16/32X32

Programming Software

Configuration Manager
Operations Guide – DOC. 6755C
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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
website.
Crestron has developed an assortment of Windows -based software tools to develop
a DigitalMedia system. You can create a program to control a DM switcher using the
Crestron programming tools Crestron SystemBuilder or SIMPL Windows. For the
minimum recommended software versions, visit the Version Tracker page of the
Crestron website (www.crestron.com/versiontracker).
Programming with Crestron SystemBuilder
Crestron SystemBuilder™ is the easiest method of programming but does not offer
as much flexibility as SIMPL Windows. For additional details, download
SystemBuilder from the Crestron website and examine the extensive help file.
Any program created for a DM switcher with SystemBuilder will include the out-of-
the-box functionality in addition to any additional programming created with
SystemBuilder.

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 Manager is the view where programmers "build" a Crestron control
system by selecting hardware from the Device Library.
1. To incorporate a DM switcher into the system, drag the desired DM
switcher from the DigitalMedia | DM Midpoints folder of the Device
Library and drop it in the System Views.
DigitalMedia™ Switchers: DM-MD8X8/16X16/32X32
DigitalMedia™ Switchers
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