Stardraw Control generates standalone, customized control programs. Like other Stardraw applications it is fast, powerful, flexible and easy to use; with a drag-drop interface and intuitive design environment, installers are able to configure systems and control them without having to write a single line of code. Utilization of Microsoft.net technology means that control programs are portable and can run on any Windows-enabled device, from PC to PDA.
Stardraw Control's open architecture means that manufacturers can offer software control without the overhead of developing exclusive (and limited) software applications for individual products, and since Stardraw Control communicates with any existing device-specific Application Programming Interface (API), manufacturers can add support of their products without changing existing code. For systems integrators this open, unified approach means that a single application can control many diverse products with as much or as little complexity as the end user needs.
Stardraw Control RC2 offers numerous fixes and improvements over the previous version which had already been honoured with two Innovation in Technology awards from PLASA and NSCA. A new Topology View, which shows logical system interconnection, is faster and easier to use with intelligent auto-routing, rubber-banding and bridging. New product and actions wizards make it simple to create new controllable products and define the effect of any control in the final user interface, still without the need for the programmer to write any code.
According to Stardraw.com CEO David Snipp: "With Stardraw Control we have developed an open system that is universally applicable. Manufacturers like it because it conforms to any standard or protocol they choose, and installers are excited because it breaks the constraints on product selection and application programming that you get with closed-architecture systems. This is a winner at every level."
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
