diff --git a/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs b/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
index 033d82fe..2495340c 100644
--- a/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
+++ b/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
 
                         Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Attempting to build Mobile Control Bridge...");
 
-                        CreateMobileControlBridge(room);
+                        CreateMobileControlBridge(room as EssentialsRoomBase);
                     }
                     else if (room is IEssentialsHuddleVtc1Room)
                     {
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
 
                         Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Attempting to build Mobile Control Bridge...");
 
-                        CreateMobileControlBridge(room);
+                        CreateMobileControlBridge(room as EssentialsRoomBase);
                     }
                     else if (room is EssentialsTechRoom)
                     {
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
 
                         Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Attempting to build Mobile Control Bridge");
 
-                        CreateMobileControlBridge(room);
+                        CreateMobileControlBridge(room as EssentialsRoomBase);
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
 
         }
 
-        private static void CreateMobileControlBridge(IEssentialsRoom room)
+        private static void CreateMobileControlBridge(EssentialsRoomBase room)
         {
             var mobileControl = GetMobileControlDevice();
 
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/DeviceTypeInterfaces/IMobileControl.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/DeviceTypeInterfaces/IMobileControl.cs
index a2dda43a..c87e7865 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/DeviceTypeInterfaces/IMobileControl.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/DeviceTypeInterfaces/IMobileControl.cs	
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.DeviceTypeInterfaces
     /// </summary>
     public interface IMobileControl : IKeyed
     {
-        void CreateMobileControlRoomBridge(IEssentialsRoom room, IMobileControl parent);
+        void CreateMobileControlRoomBridge(EssentialsRoomBase room, IMobileControl parent);
 
         void LinkSystemMonitorToAppServer();
     }
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Factory/DeviceFactory.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Factory/DeviceFactory.cs
index ec041853..a17e0d91 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Factory/DeviceFactory.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Factory/DeviceFactory.cs	
@@ -1,90 +1,90 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using Crestron.SimplSharp;
-using Crestron.SimplSharpPro;
-using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.GeneralIO;
-using Crestron.SimplSharp.Reflection;
-using PepperDash.Core;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using PepperDash.Essentials.Core;
-using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config;
-using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.CrestronIO;
-using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Touchpanels;
-
-namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
-{
-    public class DeviceFactoryWrapper
-    {
-        public CType CType { get; set; }
-        public string Description { get; set; }
-        public Func<DeviceConfig, IKeyed> FactoryMethod { get; set; }
-
-        public DeviceFactoryWrapper()
-        {
-            CType = null;
-            Description = "Not Available";
-        }
-    }
-
-    public class DeviceFactory
-    {
-        public DeviceFactory()
-        {
-            var assy = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
-            PluginLoader.SetEssentialsAssembly(assy.GetName().Name, assy);
-
-            var types = assy.GetTypes().Where(ct => typeof(IDeviceFactory).IsAssignableFrom(ct) && !ct.IsInterface && !ct.IsAbstract);
-
-            if (types != null)
-            {
-                foreach (var type in types)
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var factory = (IDeviceFactory)Crestron.SimplSharp.Reflection.Activator.CreateInstance(type);
-                        factory.LoadTypeFactories();
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception e)
-                    {
-                        Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "Unable to load type: '{1}' DeviceFactory: {0}", e, type.Name);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// A dictionary of factory methods, keyed by config types, added by plugins.
-		/// These methods are looked up and called by GetDevice in this class.
-		/// </summary>
-		static Dictionary<string, DeviceFactoryWrapper> FactoryMethods =
-            new Dictionary<string, DeviceFactoryWrapper>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Adds a plugin factory method
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="dc"></param>
-		/// <returns></returns>
-		public static void AddFactoryForType(string typeName, Func<DeviceConfig, IKeyed> method) 
-		{
-			Debug.Console(1, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Adding factory method for type '{0}'", typeName);
-            DeviceFactory.FactoryMethods.Add(typeName, new DeviceFactoryWrapper() { FactoryMethod = method});
-		}
-
-        public static void AddFactoryForType(string typeName, string description, CType cType, Func<DeviceConfig, IKeyed> method)
-        {
-            Debug.Console(1, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Adding factory method for type '{0}'", typeName);
-
-            if(FactoryMethods.ContainsKey(typeName))
-            {
-                Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "Unable to add type: '{0}'.  Already exists in DeviceFactory", typeName);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            var wrapper = new DeviceFactoryWrapper() { CType = cType, Description = description, FactoryMethod = method };
-            DeviceFactory.FactoryMethods.Add(typeName, wrapper);
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Crestron.SimplSharp;
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro;
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.GeneralIO;
+using Crestron.SimplSharp.Reflection;
+using PepperDash.Core;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.CrestronIO;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Touchpanels;
+
+namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
+{
+    public class DeviceFactoryWrapper
+    {
+        public CType CType { get; set; }
+        public string Description { get; set; }
+        public Func<DeviceConfig, IKeyed> FactoryMethod { get; set; }
+
+        public DeviceFactoryWrapper()
+        {
+            CType = null;
+            Description = "Not Available";
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class DeviceFactory
+    {
+        public DeviceFactory()
+        {
+            var assy = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
+            PluginLoader.SetEssentialsAssembly(assy.GetName().Name, assy);
+
+            var types = assy.GetTypes().Where(ct => typeof(IDeviceFactory).IsAssignableFrom(ct) && !ct.IsInterface && !ct.IsAbstract);
+
+            if (types != null)
+            {
+                foreach (var type in types)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        var factory = (IDeviceFactory)Crestron.SimplSharp.Reflection.Activator.CreateInstance(type);
+                        factory.LoadTypeFactories();
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception e)
+                    {
+                        Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "Unable to load type: '{1}' DeviceFactory: {0}", e, type.Name);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// A dictionary of factory methods, keyed by config types, added by plugins.
+		/// These methods are looked up and called by GetDevice in this class.
+		/// </summary>
+		static Dictionary<string, DeviceFactoryWrapper> FactoryMethods =
+            new Dictionary<string, DeviceFactoryWrapper>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Adds a plugin factory method
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="dc"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static void AddFactoryForType(string typeName, Func<DeviceConfig, IKeyed> method) 
+		{
+			Debug.Console(1, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Adding factory method for type '{0}'", typeName);
+            DeviceFactory.FactoryMethods.Add(typeName, new DeviceFactoryWrapper() { FactoryMethod = method});
+		}
+
+        public static void AddFactoryForType(string typeName, string description, CType cType, Func<DeviceConfig, IKeyed> method)
+        {
+            Debug.Console(1, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Adding factory method for type '{0}'", typeName);
+
+            if(FactoryMethods.ContainsKey(typeName))
+            {
+                Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "Unable to add type: '{0}'.  Already exists in DeviceFactory", typeName);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var wrapper = new DeviceFactoryWrapper() { CType = cType, Description = description, FactoryMethod = method };
+            DeviceFactory.FactoryMethods.Add(typeName, wrapper);
         }
 
         private static void CheckForSecrets(IEnumerable<JProperty> obj)
@@ -156,44 +156,53 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
                 Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "Exception occurred while creating device {0}: {1}", dc.Key, ex.Message);
 
                 Debug.Console(2, "{0}", ex.StackTrace);
+
+                if (ex.InnerException == null)
+                {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "Inner exception while creating device {0}: {1}", dc.Key,
+                    ex.InnerException.Message);
+                Debug.Console(2, "{0}", ex.InnerException.StackTrace);
                 return null;
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Prints the type names and associated metadata from the FactoryMethods collection.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="command"></param>
-        public static void GetDeviceFactoryTypes(string filter)
-        {
-            Dictionary<string, DeviceFactoryWrapper> types = new Dictionary<string, DeviceFactoryWrapper>();
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filter))
-            {
-                types = FactoryMethods.Where(k => k.Key.Contains(filter)).ToDictionary(k => k.Key, k => k.Value);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                types = FactoryMethods;
-            }
-
-            Debug.Console(0, "Device Types:");
-
-            foreach (var type in types.OrderBy(t => t.Key))
-            {
-                var description = type.Value.Description;
-                var cType = "Not Specified by Plugin";
-
-                if(type.Value.CType != null)
-                {
-                    cType = type.Value.CType.FullName;
-                }
-
-                Debug.Console(0, 
-                    @"Type: '{0}' 
-                    CType: '{1}' 
-                    Description: {2}", type.Key, cType, description);
-            }
-        }
-    }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Prints the type names and associated metadata from the FactoryMethods collection.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="command"></param>
+        public static void GetDeviceFactoryTypes(string filter)
+        {
+            Dictionary<string, DeviceFactoryWrapper> types = new Dictionary<string, DeviceFactoryWrapper>();
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filter))
+            {
+                types = FactoryMethods.Where(k => k.Key.Contains(filter)).ToDictionary(k => k.Key, k => k.Value);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                types = FactoryMethods;
+            }
+
+            Debug.Console(0, "Device Types:");
+
+            foreach (var type in types.OrderBy(t => t.Key))
+            {
+                var description = type.Value.Description;
+                var cType = "Not Specified by Plugin";
+
+                if(type.Value.CType != null)
+                {
+                    cType = type.Value.CType.FullName;
+                }
+
+                Debug.Console(0, 
+                    @"Type: '{0}' 
+                    CType: '{1}' 
+                    Description: {2}", type.Key, cType, description);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
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