Custom Code Crafters

Introducing our latest GUI Template

C3 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:43:17 +0000

Designed specifically to take advantage of CommandFusion’s JavaScript compatibility, Switch offers fantastic flexibilty over how the template looks and is controlled. By introducing a ‘Widget’ system, Switch gives the user the ability to add all their favourite controls to the main page and switch them around whenever they like.

The template comes with an example GUI and JavaScript file, 20 ready made widgets, multiple backgrounds and icons (including multi-state animations), a full theme library, icon creation PSD’s and help documentation.

Click here to download a fully functioning demo or purchase the templates.

To see the template in action, check out the YouTube video…

Xenon for RTiPanel is here!

C3 — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:05:45 +0000

The long awaited Xenon template for RTI’s iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch has arrived!

The templates come with 6 pre-made backgrounds, over 70 near-photo-realistic icons, multiple ready-made pages and are fully optimized for both orientations. The iPhone/iPod Touch template comes with both a standard resolution and stunningly sharp Retina version as standard. The GUI’s come as .rtitemplate files making it very simple to just drop these into your templates folder for full access to the pages via the page wizard and all the buttons, groups and backgrounds via the bitmap library.

More here…

This is how we do it…

C3 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:20:06 +0000

Here’s a fully interactive flash demo to give you a taste of how we program floorplan driven interfaces for our clients…just click here

Hint – select the key icon on the lower left side of the demo window for an icon key and help.

Xenon for BitWise

C3 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:06:51 +0000

Our best-selling Xenon template is now available for Bitwise on the iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch.

Supporting both Landscape and Portrait orientations, this stunning template has a collection of ready made page layouts including command tags prepared for you to customise as required. A full library containing all the graphics allows you to simply drag and drop images into your page.The templates also come with a full component palette and over 80 near photo-realistic icons.

Xenon is available right now for the iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch. More here…

Winter Madness Sale!

C3 — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:00:42 +0000

Every week starting from Monday 31st October and for the duration of our sale, we’ll be offering you a GUI template from our back catalogue at a ridiculous 75% off! These offers will last for one week only!

All you have to do is keep an eye out on our website or keep an eye on your emails to find out which template is being discounted on any given week to snap up a real bargain!

C3 Graphics Themes – first in the 4store

C3 — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:22:27 +0000

C3 have just become the first third party company to sell graphics themes on the Control4 4store app store. Our three themes currently available, Red, Silver and Pink can be bought from the 4store and instantly downloaded to your Control4 7″ or 5″ panel to give your interface a whole new look.

These are the first of our graphics themes to appear and we look forward to creating many more different themes in the future. Watch this space!

See the templates here.

Xenon Comes To Crestron

C3 — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:59:12 +0000

It’s finally here – the long anticipated arrival of our best-selling template for Crestron Mobile Pro G for iPad and Mobile Pro for iPhone/iPod Touch.

Sporting stunning graphics, over 80 of our near photo-realistic icons, scrolling menus, changeable backgrounds, pre-anchored components, a plethora of pre-made pages and full component palette pages; this template packs a punch.

Xenon is available now for both iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch, separately or as a great money saving bundle of both templates.

Both templates are fully optimised to work in portrait and landscape mode providing you with total flexibility.

Crestron processors – 3-series vs 2-series

C3 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:20:21 +0000

Crestron’s 3-series processors have been on the market for a few months now. We thought it was time we took a quick look under the bonnet. We will attempt to answer the age old question:

Should I upgrade?

Let’s check it out and see what it’s got.Here is a summary of the details of the MC3 in comparison to the AV2:

	AV2	MC3
Memory
SDRAM	64MB	256MB
Flash	4MB	2GB (expandable to 1TB)
CompactFlash	2GB (support to 2GB)	N/A
NVRAM	256KB	N/A

Operating System	FAT32 file system withreal-time multitasking	Extended FAT file system withCore 3 OS and support for up to10 simultaneous programs
Communications
Ethernet	10/100BaseT, SSL, TCP/IPUDP/IP, CIP, SMTP, SNMP,Webserver support	10/100BaseT, SSL, TCP/IPUDP/IP, CIP, SMTP, SNMP,IIS v6.0 Webserver,IPv4 or IPv6 compatible
Cresnet	Yes	Yes
USB	No	Yes x 2 rear (HID, Mass Storage)1 x front (console port)on front panel
IR/Serial	Yes x 8	Yes x 5 with 1 input to receive
Relay	Yes x 8	Yes x 2
Digital I/O	Yes x 8	Yes x 2
RF	No	Yes (infinet EX, MTX-3/MLX-3)
A/V ports
Audio	N/A	1 x RCA L/R in1 x TCA L/R out(passthrough with auto mute for playing wav, mp3, or wma files)
Video	N/A	4 x out (Component and composite)*Currently not enabled

Toolbox System Info
The real advantage of the MC3 is in the program management. It can load up to 10 simultaneous programs as opposed to one for the AV2. Here’s the system info window shown in Crestron Toolbox (click image for a larger version):

As you can see, there are two programs in there, and you can load up to 10.

Debugging
Using the Simpl debugger you can still debug your programs individually. When you select the IP address of the MC3 or USB to connect to the processor, a popup will ask you which program you want to debug. Then everything loads up just like normal.

Uploading Programs
Be careful with your debugging windows while uploading. We noticed a consistent problem in loading new code (abort modem-x) to the MC3 when 2 or more debugging windows are open. This was all via USB so we’re unsure if the same problem persists via tcp. It’s difficult to define where the problem lies, sometimes no debugging window is open and the error appears. We would have to open a new debugging window and then close it and seems to let you fully upload the program like that.

Controlling Multiple Programs
You cannot control multiple programs with the same IPID. You will have to use EISC (Ethernet Inter-System Communications) to talk between programs as you did before with multiple processors. The only difference with the EISC method before and now is that the IP address used is 127.0.0.2 to refer back to itself.

At the End of the Day
If your system is running fine on a 2-series processor then it may well not be worth upgrading to the 3-series, however if you are intending to run multiple 2-series processors in a single location then one MC3 will certainly make financial sense.

CEDIA Show Video

C3 — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:52:48 +0000

A short video showing the C3 stand at the CEDIA Home Technology Event last week.

C3 Win Crestron Integration Award

C3 — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:18:39 +0000

C3 have been awarded the title of ‘Most Creative GUI’ at Crestron’s 2011 Integration Awards for their programming and interface design at a large private residence. The award presentation took place at Crestron’s after-show party at the CEDIA Home Technology Event at the Excel centre in London’s Docklands.

The award was given for a custom interface based around C3′s own Brushed Steel template which utilised floor plans of the residence to make control of the entire house’s services as simple as possible. Controlled services included AV, Lighting, HVAC, Security, CCTV and Access Control. The judges commented “The winning company C3 Custom Code Crafters has provided a wealth of information on a variety of GUI’s, yet always in a clear and concise manner”.

We are very pleased to have received this award which recognises our commitment to bringing the very best in control and interface graphics to our clients.