Standalone application

Essentials was originally designed as a standalone SIMPL# Pro control system application and has developed into a versatile, pluggable application. This page describes how to use our built-in room types for a completely self-contained "one-slot" control program.

By defining devices and a room in a JSON configuration file, Essentials can control an entire AV control system for a room. A file can be manually created in an IDE such as Visual Studio Code, or it can be generated by a friendly web-based configuration tool on PepperDash Portal, or some other configuration tool application, both requiring no knowledge of JSON. These tools step a user through building the necessary devices and setting to achieve a full working room.

Included standalone room types

EssentialsHuddleSpaceRoom - Presentation-only Huddle Room
- Single display device (multiples supported if all displaying mirrored content)
- Use the display's speakers or another device for audio
- Any number of presentation sources
- Fusion Room and Static Asset integration with device usage tracking and schedule awareness
- Occupancy Sensor integration with vacancy shutdown
- Audio/video routing via Crestron DM hardware
EssentialsHuddleVtc1Room - Single-display ATC/VTC capable Huddle Room
- All of the above, plus:
- Audio calling via a DSP/Audio Codec or Video Codec
- Video calling via a Video Codec
- Microphone Mute button and LED color control
- Schedule awareness via Video Codec
- One button meeting join for Video Calling (with supported Video Codec)