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Mac MacBook M series and USB workaround 2
For those of you using an M series Mac and Window ARM. If you need to connect to a processor over USB. Here is something I tried for 5 seconds. Warning: You should backup your system before attempting any of this. I would suggest using a new VM instead of one that has anything on it. The one I tested with only had toolbox and the two databases on it. During testing I did have a VM stop being able to boot¡­ This is a three-step process. In step one, you will modify the inf file that Crestron uses for its processor driver. You will add the ARM header and then tell it what files to load for the driver. Step two you will bypass the windows driver signing to allow the driver to load since you broke the singed driver by editing it. Step three is loading the driver. I used the UTM VM software for testing since it was free, and I didn¡¯t want to purchase Parallels. It was a bit interesting at first but worked really well. I found it had all the necessary features I needed like network bridging and USB passthrough. If you try it or have tried it let me know what you think. If you set up a system from scratch. Shut off secure boot in the bios before you load windows. ##### Modify the driver inf file ##### You can grab the following file for reference. It will give you a good idea of what your file should look like. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/71ad2fqbid1gkostvs85k/CtrnWinUsb.txt?rlkey=f8sn1c529p6z0mw21tkupcvtf&dl=0 Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Crestron\Toolbox\USB Driver\ Make a backup of CtmWinUsb.inf. Now edit the CtmWinUsb.inf file in an editor like Notepad++. You will want to run the editor as administrator since you are working in a protected folder. At line 15 add ¡°,NTarm64¡± to the end of the line so it looks like: %ProviderName% = CrestronUSBDevices,NTx86,NTamd64,NTx86.5,NTamd64.5,NTarm64 Copy line 36-50, paste it just below line 50 Change line 52 from: [CrestronUSBDevices.NTamd64.5] To: [CrestronUSBDevices.NTarm64] Copy the following two lines and paste them just below line 169, making sure you have a blank line after them. [SourceDisksNames.arm64] 3 = %DISK_NAME%,,,\amd64 Copy the following five lines and paste them just below line 184, making sure you have a blank line after them. [SourceDisksFiles.arm64] WinUSBCoInstaller2.dll=3 WdfCoInstaller01009.dll=3 CtrnWinUsbLowerFilter.sys=3 CtrnDCls2.dll=3 Save the file. ##### Bypass Windows driver signing ##### I found lots of different methods to do this. Here are two of the ways I tested and worked. The first is temporary and reverts after a reboot. Second will last through a reboot but show a water mark in the lower right corner. Option 1: Temporary Hold the ¡°shift¡± key while you click restart. When it restarts it should be in recovery. Select Troubleshoot, Advanced options, Startup Settings, Restart, 7) Disable driver signature enforcement. When it reboots move to next step. Option 2: Permanent Open a command prompt in administrator mode. Run the following command bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON reboot the system. You should see a watermark in the lower right saying, ¡°Test Mode¡± and the windows version. If you are like me you will get an error. My VM had secure boot enabled. Secure boot prevents this command from running. My first try at disabling secure boot was to shut off UEFI in the VM setup. Don¡¯t do that, it will stop the VM from booting. Just after powering on the VM I started to hit F2, F12 & DEL a bunch of times. One of them got me in the bios where I could disable secure boot. The only problem I could see by doing this is, now windows has an exclamation point on the drive in explorer letting you know it is not secure? Anyways, after you disable secure boot. Boot up and try running the command again. ###### Loading the driver ###### Make sure the USB for the processor is passed to the VM. It should just load the driver and work. If it doesn¡¯t, right click on the start button. Select ¡°Device Manager¡±. I had a Crestron device under ¡°Other devices¡±. Right click on it and selected ¡°Update driver¡±. Select ¡°Browse for drivers on my computer¡± Browse to ¡°C:\Program File
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Lightware Taurus UCX-4x3-HCM40
Hi all, Has anyone worked with this Lightware matrix switcher Taurus UCX-4x3-HCM40? Is there a module that exist?
Started by Eric Machuca @
No NVX-350 Video AFter FW v7.1.5259.00084 Upgrade 3
I just updated two NVX cards in one of our Auditoriums, and now either we don't get any video or they go Green first and then go black after about 1 or 2 minutes.
Started by jhuerta@... @ · Most recent @
Sony STR-AZ7000ES: Back To IR?!?! 15
I have hours and hours in to SIMPL with a new Sony STR-AZ7000ES. Did the whole CCD thing, with True Blue, etc. Could not get it to work. Tried STR-ZAxx 1.1 (with Newtonsoft.Json errors, whatever that means). Am I really resorting to IR for this thing?! Is it Crestron or Sony?! Our RTI programmer had zero issues with same unit...2 minutes to get it going. SMH
Started by markcrestrongroup @ · Most recent @
File /SSH Interface v1.8.1.zip uploaded 8 #file-notice
The following items have been added to the Files area of the [email protected] group. /SSH Interface v1.8.1.zip By: josh@LiquidPixel <jwinn@...> Description: This is a LiquidPixel bug fix to the stock module in the SIMPL database. That module has a connection retry time set to every 0.05s, which will bring down a CP4 if you try to connect to the console with the wrong credentials (or load a program to a different CP4 for testing, like I did). This version has a retry time of 30s, with a console message that tells you the connection wasn't successful. I also added a "reconnect" input, which just disconnects and reconnects. Help file included.
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Water Main Valve Control 4
Hi All, Has anyone found an integratable Water Main Flow valve that you've had good experience with? FloLogic has started to be big in the luxury home market but there's no integration (And it's pricey!) I remember being super excited when I saw the product from Hero Labs at Cedia ~10 years ago, designed by some former Crestron Integrators, but it seems that they got bought and only currently available in the UK, not the USA... Would love to hear peoples' ideas on this...
Started by ckangis @ · Most recent @
Directv Control mystery + 3Path IR file - takeover job 2
It looks like I'm going to reprogram a restaurant/bar system with 20 sources and 57 TVs all because some of the source satellite boxes have been changed and they need updated IR drivers but the original programmer has supposedly lost the code - sigh. The system uses the Just Add Power AV over IP stuff I'm familiar with. But I did notice on my visit this morning that there are 8 of the small Directv boxes which only have satellite, HDMI out and power connected but these are all being controlled...somehow. I didn't find any DTV stuff on a network scan and nothing in the IP table. I should have also done a WHO command but forgot to in case there was any direct socket stuff going on that could explain it. But weirdly when I was connected looking at the files on the Pro3 hoping in vain to find the source code .zip file, I did see a .dll called something like DirectvShef. I know Shef refers to the old serial command set you could send through the USB. So really curious how they are achieving control. I thought it might have been CEC control from the Just Add Power encoders, but it doesn't look like they can do that. Any suggestions gratefully received. 9 Dish boxes were removed and in their place are now something called Roberts 3Path boxes. These are for sport content only. I am looking for an IR driver in case anyone has one. On site the remotes there are all bluetooth and paired to each individual box, but the boxes do have IR windows and an IR remote exists, but they don't have one on site. Thx in advance OP
Started by spannertech@... @ · Most recent @
YAMAHA RM-CR 5
Does anyone have experience with Yamaha RM-CR signal processor? Is there any module for this processor that can be shared?
Started by kuope01 @ · Most recent @
D3Pro maintenance mode 2
Today I open the page of the D3pro software, and I see this tag: Effective March 31, 2025, Crestron D3 Pro software will be transitioned into maintenance mode. For more information, refer to community.crestron.com/s/article/3094. Seems D3pro will be obsolete soon. I didn't thought this will happen, at least for a few years more. In fact the article was lounched since Jan 29 2025.
Started by Angel Marti @ · Most recent @
Polycom HDX IR Driver? 5
Anyone have a IR driver for a Polycom HDX 9k series codec they'd be willing to share? TIA, Steve
Started by Steve Kaudle @ · Most recent @
Regarding simpl windows module for Poly G62 3
Does anyone having Simpl windows module for Poly G62
Started by balkrishan.p@... @ · Most recent @
Home compatible security system recommendations? 13
Hello group! I have been tasked with specifying a security system from the Works With Crestron Home list. Does anybody have any personal reccomendations or caveats concerning any particular systems? Would like to use Honeywell or DSC because of availability through our partner, but can go another route if anything integrates particularly well. Thanks!
Started by Jessie Whiteman @ · Most recent @
Network Device Tree Missing Devices 7
Hi All, Trying to configure RFID for dimmers from network device tree view. Only device showing up is the processor, the touchpanels, gwexer, not showing up. They show in device discovery just not in network device tree. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
Started by Dillon Costanza @ · Most recent @
CHV Tstats and RTS/RTHS sensors 4
Hi All, I have a site with some CHV stats, most with RTS/RTHS remote sensors. We think that we have seen issues with display offsets. We had set offsets ~ 1-2 year ago to compensate for variances. The MBath unit had a 6 degree offset. unfortunately, the client went thru the winter with uncomfortable environment, and now we find that we need to eliminate the 6 degree offset to make thing right. We're sure that our setting were correct when we did the offsets. Have any others seen the remote sensors need offsets and then have the system need to revert back to no offset? TIA!
Started by ckangis @ · Most recent @
Routing issues with control protocol cp3/nvx d30 4
So I have a cp3 controlling a group of nvx boxes, to isolate some issues i was having with flickering i moved all the nvx to their own vlan and subnet(that's still not fixed but I'll address that in another thread some day) I have the switch doing l3 routing, so no firewall or acls in between blocking traffic, and all devices can ping each other d30 to cp3 and vice versa, all good there, same issue on d30 and a lot of 350s the ip-id won't go online, it worked perfectly fine when in the same subnet cp3@ 10.0.10.x(/24) nvx@ 10.0.19.x(/24) My question is, is there a setting I have to set on the processor to let routed devices connect? This almost seems like it has to be something config wise since they can ping each other
Started by J.B. Parker @ · Most recent @
SIMPL Module Input Signals 4
Is there any way inside a SIMPL module to know if any of it's input signals are connected in the root program? For example I have a module with 10 input signals and 10 output feedback signals. I want all of the feedback signals to go high at the same time but only for the signals that have connected inputs. Is this possible?
Started by CDUB340 @ · Most recent @
Audible Ring out on TSW 6PL 6
Hi guys, I need some old takers wisdom on this. setup: Bpt door bell connects to crestron via sip (I think) and the audio and video gets distributed to crestron touch panel 6PL via C2N-IADS30X24 and C2N-IVDS24X24. At the moment, there¡¯s no audible ring out from the crestron panels only the Bpt panel rings out. But on the crestron panels, the intercom subpage comes up and you can answer the call and open the gate etc. How do I set the audible ring out to ring when someone presses the door bell? Any help is appreciated.
Started by henry oparah @ · Most recent @
TCL 98" Android/Google TV - Control? 4
Has anyone had any luck with these TVs and getting discrete control? I have the ability to use HDMI-CEC, LAN, or IR control, but need to know if there is a solution I should pursue which others have found to be reliable. I have tried HDMI CEC standard on off commands of \xE0\x04 and \xE0\x36 without any luck. I am getting a constant response of \x04\x83 from the TV itself, so it does look like it is there, just don't know what it will respond to. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
Started by simpl_2_use @ · Most recent @
Samsung Frame TV (again) 9
Hate to beat a dead horse here¡­I know that these have been discussed ad nausea. Has anyone had any experience with the 32¡± model Samsung Frame TV? I¡¯ve had pretty good results with all of the other models via Ex-link but for some reason the 32¡± model cannot be turned on. All the other commands in use on other Frame models work fine except for the power on command. I thought I had it solved as it responded to WOL but after a short while that also stops working. The IP module also gives the same results¡­works fine then will no longer power on. Something is going to sleep and it seems to be specific to the 32¡± model. Also, on a slightly different note, the Samsung IP 1.3 from the store has that Newtonsoft requirement that was a ¡°thing¡± recently¡­any fix for that?
Started by AVMaster @ · Most recent @
Projector module issue with CP3 but not with MC3 10 #programming #simpl #simplwindows #cp3 #crestron
Hello, Here's my issue: I have an old ViewSonic PRO-8100 connected via RS-232 (port 2) which controlled the power off & on, showed me the lamp hours on my touch panels (Projector on...Lamp hours: 105) through a user module when the MC3 was connected (which I still have). Now I have a CP3 installed and the message on the touch panel says Projector on...Lamp Hours: 0 but the power off & on still functions (still RS-232 port 2), so the CP3 isn't seeing the lamp hours information. Is there a difference in the way that the serial ports receive data between the MC3 and the CP3? Donald
Started by dsmith @ · Most recent @
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