diff --git a/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs b/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
index c89f4948..65848f71 100644
--- a/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
+++ b/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ using PepperDash.Essentials.Fusion;
 using PepperDash.Essentials.Room.Config;
 using PepperDash.Essentials.Room.Cotija;
 
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
 namespace PepperDash.Essentials
 {
     public class ControlSystem : CrestronControlSystem
@@ -359,21 +361,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
 
             DeviceManager.AddDevice(new PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Devices.CrestronProcessor("processor"));
 
-            // Check if the processor is a DMPS model
-            if (this.ControllerPrompt.IndexOf("dmps", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) > -1)
-            {
-                Debug.Console(2, "Adding DmpsRoutingController for {0} to Device Manager.", this.ControllerPrompt);
 
-                var dmpsRoutingController = DmpsRoutingController.GetDmpsRoutingController("processor-avRouting", this.ControllerPrompt, new DM.Config.DmpsRoutingPropertiesConfig());
-
-                DeviceManager.AddDevice(dmpsRoutingController);
-
-
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Debug.Console(2, "************Processor is not DMPS type***************");
-            }
 
             // Add global System Monitor device
             DeviceManager.AddDevice(new PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Monitoring.SystemMonitorController("systemMonitor"));
@@ -390,7 +378,26 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
                         if (devConf.Type.ToLower() != Global.ControlSystem.ControllerPrompt.ToLower())
                             Debug.Console(0,
                                 "WARNING: Config file defines processor type as '{0}' but actual processor is '{1}'!  Some ports may not be available",
-                                devConf.Type.ToUpper(), Global.ControlSystem.ControllerPrompt.ToUpper());        
+                                devConf.Type.ToUpper(), Global.ControlSystem.ControllerPrompt.ToUpper());
+
+                        // Check if the processor is a DMPS model
+                        if (this.ControllerPrompt.IndexOf("dmps", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) > -1)
+                        {
+                            Debug.Console(2, "Adding DmpsRoutingController for {0} to Device Manager.", this.ControllerPrompt);
+
+                            var propertiesConfig = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DM.Config.DmpsRoutingPropertiesConfig>(devConf.Properties.ToString());
+
+                            if(propertiesConfig == null)
+                                propertiesConfig =  new DM.Config.DmpsRoutingPropertiesConfig();
+
+                            var dmpsRoutingController = DmpsRoutingController.GetDmpsRoutingController("processor-avRouting", this.ControllerPrompt, propertiesConfig);
+
+                            DeviceManager.AddDevice(dmpsRoutingController);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            Debug.Console(2, "************Processor is not DMPS type***************");
+                        }
 
                         continue;
                     }
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/Chassis/DmpsRoutingController.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/Chassis/DmpsRoutingController.cs
index 3c6b7ea3..10322ac6 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/Chassis/DmpsRoutingController.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/Chassis/DmpsRoutingController.cs	
@@ -629,10 +629,10 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.DM
                     }
 
                     DMInput inCard = input == 0 ? null : Dmps.SwitcherInputs[input] as DMInput;
-                    Card.Dmps3OutputBase outCard = output == 0 ? null : Dmps.SwitcherOutputs[output] as Card.Dmps3OutputBase;
+                    DMOutput outCard = output == 0 ? null : Dmps.SwitcherOutputs[output] as Card.Dmps3OutputBase;
 
-                    if (inCard != null)
-                    {
+                    //if (inCard != null)
+                    //{
                         // NOTE THAT BITWISE COMPARISONS - TO CATCH ALL ROUTING TYPES 
                         if ((sigType | eRoutingSignalType.Video) == eRoutingSignalType.Video)
                         {
@@ -659,11 +659,11 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.DM
                             if (inCard != null && inCard.USBRoutedTo != null)
                                 inCard.USBRoutedTo = outCard;
                         }
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        Debug.Console(1, this, "Unable to execute route from input {0} to output {1}.  Input card not available", inputSelector, outputSelector);
-                    }
+                    //}
+                    //else
+                    //{
+                    //    Debug.Console(1, this, "Unable to execute route from input {0} to output {1}.  Input card not available", inputSelector, outputSelector);
+                    //}
 
                 }
                 else