diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/Endpoints/Transmitters/DmTxHelpers.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/Endpoints/Transmitters/DmTxHelpers.cs
index bb72306b..9961a2e1 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/Endpoints/Transmitters/DmTxHelpers.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/Endpoints/Transmitters/DmTxHelpers.cs	
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.DM
 		/// <param name="name"></param>
 		/// <param name="props"></param>
 		/// <returns></returns>
-        public static DmTxControllerBase GetDmTxController(string key, string name, string typeName, DmTxPropertiesConfig props)
+        public static BasicDmTxControllerBase GetDmTxController(string key, string name, string typeName, DmTxPropertiesConfig props)
 		{
 			// switch on type name... later...
 
@@ -157,11 +157,20 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.DM
 		}
 	}
 
+    public abstract class BasicDmTxControllerBase : CrestronGenericBridgeableBaseDevice
+    {
+        protected BasicDmTxControllerBase(string key, string name, GenericBase hardware)
+            : base(key, name, hardware)
+        {
+
+        }
+    }
+
 	/// <summary>
 	/// 
 	/// </summary>
     [Description("Wrapper class for all DM-TX variants")]
-	public abstract class DmTxControllerBase : CrestronGenericBridgeableBaseDevice
+	public abstract class DmTxControllerBase : BasicDmTxControllerBase
 	{
         public virtual void SetPortHdcpCapability(eHdcpCapabilityType hdcpMode, uint port) { }
         public virtual eHdcpCapabilityType HdcpSupportCapability { get; protected set; }
@@ -197,13 +206,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.DM
 
 	    protected void LinkDmTxToApi(DmTxControllerBase tx, BasicTriList trilist, DmTxControllerJoinMap joinMap, EiscApiAdvanced bridge)
 	    {
-	        if (tx.Hardware is DmHDBasedTEndPoint)
-	        {
-	            Debug.Console(1, tx, "No properties to link. Skipping device {0}", tx.Name);
-	            return;
-	        }
-
-            Debug.Console(1, tx, "Linking to Trilist '{0}'", trilist.ID.ToString("X"));
+	        Debug.Console(1, tx, "Linking to Trilist '{0}'", trilist.ID.ToString("X"));
 
             tx.IsOnline.LinkInputSig(trilist.BooleanInput[joinMap.IsOnline.JoinNumber]);
             tx.AnyVideoInput.VideoStatus.VideoSyncFeedback.LinkInputSig(trilist.BooleanInput[joinMap.VideoSyncStatus.JoinNumber]);