Extron Global Scripter Brings the Power of Python to the AV Industry
Posted on 17 January 2018
Global Scripter® is an Integrated Development Environment that brings programming to Extron Pro Series control systems, harnessing the dynamic power and intuitive nature of the Python language. Python is an efficient, object-oriented language that enables programmers to reuse code and save valuable development time. Global Scripter works with our ControlScript® Python library that uses familiar AV terms, making it easier to program AV control system projects. Together, this time-tested platform empowers control system developers to increase their productivity and achieve elegant results. When combined with Extron Pro Series control hardware, Global Scripter and ControlScript give you unbridled freedom in the way you deliver programmable control systems.
Key Features:
- Build AV control system programming using clean and extensible Python 3.3
- Designed to be used exclusively with Extron Pro Series control systems
- Extron ControlScript library uses common AV-industry terms and automates powerful control system functions
- Develop, debug, and deploy from a single software environment
- Start and execute projects quickly using Extron Global Scripter modules
- Package all resources into a single file and format designed for easy transport and management
- Code snippets make coding easier and faster
- Convenient Interface Layout window to view control ID information, button states, and automatically generate code for these objects
- Various debugging tools, including customized Program Log messages, breakpoints, and watch variables facilitate program development
- Dedicated programming support hotline
- EQIP program designed to provide additional programming resources to customers deploying Pro Series control systems