Control System Programming

Custom Apps for Crestron Systems: Bringing Nest Efficiency to a New App

As a software guy I’m constantly thinking about new features I can add on to products in my own home that make life easier, more fun, or more efficient.  This is what interests me most about software development: there are no limits, we can keep adding to the power and complexity of software, constantly improving […]

Systems Standardization, Profitable Solutions

Systems standardization is an approach to projects in which systems are designed based on consistent standards.  System standardization, when programmed correctly, leads to the creation of a master program that handles system variation, takes into account all the variations within the system, and allows for greater profit opportunities.  The master program supports a specific set […]

Why Control Concepts Will Be At InfoComm 2012

Like so many of you we are gearing up for InfoComm 2012 next week in Las Vegas.  As we started to prepare for the show we thought more about how important it is to attend, and all we are looking forward to accomplishing.  Some may have opted out this year but for Control Concepts, like […]

15 Years Later: A New World and a New Industry

When I started my career in 1993, e-mail, cellphones, “portable” laptops and even the Windows operating system were barely on the scene.  The idea of having a touchpanel in a boardroom, classroom or home was as foreign a concept as having a robot for an assistant. The AV industry as much as those we work […]

Programming Ahead

As Control Concepts gets ready to celebrate 15 years in business, we travel back in time to share our perspective with you on how control systems programming has evolved in the past decade and half; what the control system programmer’s unique contribution to the audiovisual industry is right now; and what the future holds for […]

AV Configurable Systems

The AV Configurable System Uses Complex Models to Make AV Easier Control Concepts is embracing the idea that the control system programming element of a project can be streamlined and made more cost effective for the client.  Rather than programming complex one-off systems that are costly to design, program, implement and maintain for each system […]