Crestron MC3 3-Series Control System™
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). New users may be required to register to
obtain access to certain areas of the site, including the FTP site.
NOTE: Crestron software and any files on the Web site are for authorized Crestron
dealers and Crestron Authorized Independent Programmers (CAIPs) 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. You can create a program to control the MC3 control system using
the Crestron programming tools SystemBuilder™, D3 Pro
®
or SIMPL Windows.
Customers whose focus is on lighting systems may prefer to use the D3 Pro software
since it is designed especially for creating lighting and environmental system control
applications. Customers already familiar with SIMPL Windows who are including a
lighting system as part of an overall control system project may prefer to continue
using SIMPL Windows.
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 Web site and examine the extensive help file.
Programming with D3 Pro
NOTE: If the MC3 is to be programmed with D3 Pro, use version 3 or later.
Crestron’s D3 Pro lighting software provides all the tools necessary to create a
complete Crestron lighting system for residential applications. The lighting system
includes the control system logic program, touch screen projects and keypad
programming, documentation and real-time lighting adjustment capabilities.
As with all Crestron software, D3 Pro provides extensive right-click and drag-and-
drop functionality in addition to convenient keyboard shortcuts for frequently used
functions and commands.
Programming is organized into six system Views of the lighting system, each
providing a moveable toolbox of devices such as interfaces, fixtures and control
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