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PAC 2 third party integration


 

Hello all,?
We have a takeover job where the owner went to prison for laundering and this new customer is doing a complete makeover except for the lighting panels and so forth. We are getting new crestron keypads though.

My question is that were are going to be using an RTI control system, and they have an existing working PAC2. Is there any way we can control the PAC2 with rs-232 and how would be go about doing that? Were barley getting familiar with Crestron products.
If it is not possible would another solution be to add a crestron processor to be the middleman for communication?


 

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NFH

On 2 Aug 2023, at 12:01, Corbin Lovering <Corbin.Lovering@...> wrote:

?Hello all,?
We have a takeover job where the owner went to prison for laundering and this new customer is doing a complete makeover except for the lighting panels and so forth. We are getting new crestron keypads though.

My question is that were are going to be using an RTI control system, and they have an existing working PAC2. Is there any way we can control the PAC2 with rs-232 and how would be go about doing that? Were barley getting familiar with Crestron products.
If it is not possible would another solution be to add a crestron processor to be the middleman for communication?


 

That solution is for 3 & 4 series. The PAC2 will not work with that.


On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 11:52?AM nicofreda <cdandcontrol@...> wrote:


NFH

On 2 Aug 2023, at 12:01, Corbin Lovering <Corbin.Lovering@...> wrote:

?Hello all,?
We have a takeover job where the owner went to prison for laundering and this new customer is doing a complete makeover except for the lighting panels and so forth. We are getting new crestron keypads though.

My question is that were are going to be using an RTI control system, and they have an existing working PAC2. Is there any way we can control the PAC2 with rs-232 and how would be go about doing that? Were barley getting familiar with Crestron products.
If it is not possible would another solution be to add a crestron processor to be the middleman for communication?


 

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So, you are going to upgrade from Crestron to RTI?

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Awesome. ?The programming to hack that up reliably could run into more money than the difference between Crestron and RTI.? Really wish you good luck with that.

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BTW the PAC2 is a processor . . .

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From: <[email protected]> on behalf of Corbin Lovering <Corbin.Lovering@...>
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 11:01 AM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [crestron] PAC 2 third party integration

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Hello all,?
We have a takeover job where the owner went to prison for laundering and this new customer is doing a complete makeover except for the lighting panels and so forth. We are getting new crestron keypads though.

My question is that were are going to be using an RTI control system, and they have an existing working PAC2. Is there any way we can control the PAC2 with rs-232 and how would be go about doing that? Were barley getting familiar with Crestron products.
If it is not possible would another solution be to add a crestron processor to be the middleman for communication?


 

It is definitely possible, especially if you just want to do simple things like trigger room presets (or toggle a few loads).
If you would want to get into full lighting interface with direct load control (0-100%, etc) that would not be easy or worth the effort.

Also, Do you have access to the current source code? without it, it would require a complete re-write of the code to even change a preset. Its unlikely that the source is stored on the processor.
Getting the Source code from the original client/family or dealer would be my first order of business.

Please reach out to me if you'd like to review options or to see if I can help you...
chris at eicustom dot com


 

While it will not talk to the PAC2, you could install a small 3/4 Series processor and EISC to the PAC2. Then that RTI widget would talk to the newly installed 3/4 Series processor. He would also need the source code running on the PAC2 to be able to make this kludgy solution work.?


On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 05:22 PM, BruteForceIsUnderRated wrote:
That solution is for 3 & 4 series. The PAC2 will not work with that.

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