

For a production XPanel release it is recommended to save your project as a Core3/Smart Graphics XPanel. VTZ to C3P will provide a program to test your Smart Graphics panel as an XPanel. During a recent technical support call with Crestron we learned that the XPanel application can run on both PC and Mac computers for Core3 products without having to recompile for one or the other.įor the purposes of testing and rapid prototyping, a rename of the compiled VTPro file from. The cross-platform XPanel capability is one such example. Online forums include Crestron dealers and programmers looking for solutions to meet project requirements and integrate a lot of new Crestron pieces.īut these new Crestron products are producing immediate benefits. But with all changes come new challenges and some resistance. Crestron continues to release more 3 Series products, revamp the Crestron programming tools and further solidify their position as a clear market leader.

We’re now deep into this transitional period. All this to say, a substantial push is being made to expand both the capabilities of Crestron’s platform and the technical advancement it incorporates. The past few years have seen the release of several changes in Crestron’s products, programming tools and techniques and the emphasis placed on Certified Crestron programmers, now called Crestron Service Providers. That’s changed now with the advent of Crestron’s Core3 UI and Smart Graphics in fact, done correctly the same XPanel file can run across both platforms without the need for any rework. Historically, Crestron has allowed XPanels to run on Mac computers, but it usually takes a lot of extra work to build both a PC-compatible XPanel application and one to run on Macs.
