Installation guide

Media Presentation Controller™ M5 Crestron MPC-M5
16  Media Presentation Controller™ M5: MPC-M5 Operations & Installation Guide – DOC. 6955B
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 http://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
Web site (www.crestron.com/software).
NOTE: Crestron software and any files on the Web site are for authorized Crestron
dealers and Crestron Authorized Independent Programmers (CAIP) only. New users
may be required to register to obtain access to certain areas of the site (including the
FTP site).
Crestron has developed an assortment of Windows

-based software tools to develop
a Cresnet system. Use Crestron SystemBuilder™ or SIMPL Windows to create a
program to control the MPC-M5. For the minimum recommended software versions,
visit the Version Tracker page of the Crestron Web site
(www.crestron.com/versiontracker).
Programming with Crestron SystemBuilder
The MPC Wizard in Crestron SystemBuilder is the easiest method of programming
the MPC-M5. For additional details, download SystemBuilder from the Crestron
Web site and examine the extensive help file.
Programming with SIMPL Windows
NOTE: While SIMPL Windows can be used to program the MPC-M5, it is
recommended to use SystemBuilder for configuring a system.
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.
To incorporate the MPC-M5 into the system, drag the MPC-M5 from the Control
Systems folder of the Device Library and drop it in the System Views.