Crestron electronic DM-MD8X8 - Manual (Page 51)

Crestron DM-MD8X8 8x8 DigitalMedia™ Switcher
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 website. To post a question or view questions you have
submitted to Crestron’s True Blue Support, log in at
support.crestron.com . 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
website.
Crestron has developed an assortment of Windows
®
-based software tools to develop
a controlled DigitalMedia system. You can create a program to control the
DM-MD8X8 using SIMPL Windows. For the minimum recommended software
versions, visit the Version Tracker page of the Crestron website
(
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 Manager Configuration Manager is the view where programmers “build” a Crestron control
system by selecting hardware from the Device Library.
• To incorporate the DM-MD8X8 into the system, drag the DM-MD8X8
from the DigitalMedia | DM Midpoints folder of the Device Library and
drop it in the System Views.
Locating the DM-MD8X8 in the Device Library
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