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Reference Guide Crestron 3-Series Control Systems
4 • 3-Series Control Systems Reference Guide – DOC. 7150A
Programming Tools & Utilities
Many of the activities discussed in this document require the use of Crestron’s suite
of programming tools and utilities:
• SIMPL Windows
• VisionTools™ Pro-e
• Crestron Toolbox
• SIMPL Debugger
NOTE: The latest software can be downloaded at
www.crestron.com/software.
NOTE: Crestron software and any files on the website are for Authorized Crestron
dealers and Crestron Service Providers (CSPs) only. New users must register to
obtain access to certain areas of the site (including the FTP site).
SIMPL Windows
SIMPL Windows version 3 is Crestron's software for programming Crestron 3-Series
Control Systems. It provides a well-designed graphical environment with a number
of windows in which a programmer can select, configure, program, test, and monitor
a Crestron control system. SIMPL Windows offers drag and drop functionality in a
familiar Windows
®
environment.
VisionTools Pro-e
Crestron VisionTools Pro-e (also referred to as VT Pro-e
®
) Windows-based software
is for drawing on-screen display (OSD) and touch screen pages by using two- and
three-dimensional graphics and text as well as video and sounds (recorded as WAV
files). A set of pages make up a project. Each of these projects can be loaded in a
Crestron touch screen or used as a set of web pages stored on a control system for
remote access to control system functions.
Crestron Toolbox
Crestron Toolbox is a broad-based software package that accomplishes multiple
system tasks, using mainly USB, TCP/IP, and RS-232 connections between a PC and
one or more Crestron control systems to perform many operations:
• Observe system processes
• Upload operating systems and firmware
• Upload programs and touch screen projects
• Set or change device Network IDs and IP IDs
• Change the serial number reported by a device
• Run scripts to automate tasks
• Perform system diagnostics