Control Concepts
For years the AV industry has had the comfort of relying on proprietary WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) tools supplied by control system manufacturers (Crestron, AMX, Extron, and others) to develop their user interface designs. Regardless of whether they were ideal, these software applications were the go-to resource for developing a user interface […]
Anyone who has spent time in the AV industry is familiar with being assigned jobs that have not been adequately explained. Jokes about napkin drawings are plentiful, but sadly they are real. One such example involved a client who drew out a system on a white board, took a picture of it and submitted as their programming […]
Today we have two people who chose the latter, both Presidents of their own respective companies. We are joined by Novmega CEO/President Alex Fortin and Control Concepts CEO/President (as well as host of our own A State of Control) Steve Greenblatt to discuss the world of IT and entrepreneurship. We get a look into how […]
Control Concepts is proud to announce the availability of Crestron Home and .AV Framework Driver development for manufacturers of third-party controllable devices, systems, or applications. Crestron Home and .AV Framework Driver are critical components in providing compatibility for third party devices with Crestron Home and .AV Framework as well as supporting ease of integration, configuration, […]
AV JAM is joined by guest Steve Greenblatt to discuss the topics raised in his recent article: Blurring Lines: Fostering a New AV Industry Dynamic. AVJAM is 3 guys sorting out the world of AV with their podcast and the help of their industry friends. Subscribe to their channel to make sure you never miss […]
Integrating Technology is a podcast that provides an alternative view to the sales-driven, corporate messaging prevalent in AV/IT systems integration. In this episode Patrick Murray has a conversation with Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts about: Why I stopped podcasting Focusing on complex systems The effect of software tools on AV projects What developers need to succeed […]
In response to the increased demands of AV manufacturers seeking to maximize ease of integration of their products with a variety of control and automation platforms, Control Concepts is proud to announce an expansion of their services as an approved ELAN device driver developer. “Along with our manufacturer clients, Control Concepts recognizes the history of […]
As a territory sales manager, 2019 had me running all over the country. My job then took me to cities I had never seen, eating in restaurants I could not afford, seeing relatives I had not seen in decades, and snow! Being a SoCal native, I probably could have counted on one hand how […]
Back in 2010 the idea of leveraging modern programming languages in AV was far from mainstream. It would be years before Crestron announced SIMPL#, Extron unveiled Python, and QSC supported Lua scripting. AMX had only recently introduced Cafe Duet as a way to implement Java and support a standard API for common device types known […]
In a continuing effort to expand the capabilities of traditional AV systems and support the greater community of control system programmers, Control Concepts announces the creation of a Utility Module Store. This store will facilitate the availability and distribution of Control Concepts utility modules. “Over the years, our software developers have created innovative tools to […]