User Guide

Universal Presentation Processor Crestron UPX-2
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 website. To post a question or view questions you have
submitted to Crestron’s True Blue Support, log in at http://support.crestron.com.
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
website.
Crestron has developed an assortment of Windows

-based software tools to develop
a Cresnet system. The following are the minimum recommended software versions
for the PC:
Software
TASK REQUIRED SOFTWARE VERSION
Program control system to
operate the UPX-2
SIMPL Windows version 2.06.20 or later
with SIMPL+ Cross Compiler version 1.1 or
later; Also requires Crestron Database
version 17.4.4 or later
Create user interface for UPX-2
Vision Tools Pro-e (VT Pro-e) version 3.3 or
later.
Uploading program and firmware Crestron Toolbox 1.2.10 or later
Programming with SIMPL Windows
SIMPL Windows is Crestron’s premier software for programming Crestron control
systems. It is organized into two separate, but equally important “Managers”.
Configuration Manager
Configuration Manager is the view where programmers “build” a Crestron control
system by selecting hardware from the Device Library. The UPX-2 can connect to a
control system over Cresnet or Ethernet.
• To incorporate the UPX-2 into a system using Cresnet, drag the UPX-2
from the Touchpanels | Touchpanels (Cresnet) folder of the Device Library
and drop it in the System Views.
4 ¥ UPX-2: Universal Presentation Processor Reference Guide – DOC. 6286A