A State of Control

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa and David Barnett, Record Date: 2/6/2014 We continue our conversation about making good code. How do you get customers to value well written code? What can consultants do to make sure the code is accessible and decipherable?  Running Time: 53:08   Story Links [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19....

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa and David Barnett, Record Date: 12/23/2014 On this episode we talk about what makes good code. Does it matter if no one else can read your control code? How does being lazy help you write better code?. Running Time: 53:59   Story Links Note: [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...

Modules in audiovisual programming. How crafting and using modules in your control and automation programming can certainly make your job easier. Sometimes it can also make your programs a bit unwieldy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design Record Date: 10/21/2014 On this month’s episode we cover how programmers can provide an Exceptional Experience. What are some best practices for programmers and programming? Plus, we talk about what programming may look like in the next few years. Running Time: [...] See Privacy Poli...

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Matt D. Scott and Chris Sobowleski. Record Date: 9/29/2014 What are the benefits of lighting, shade and HVAC control? How do you explain ROI in the home environment? When is it best to have lighting control versus automation? We talk about this and [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Marc LaVechia, and Chris Backus. Record Date: 8/21/2014 On this episode of A State of Control we tackle the subject of Sub-Contractors. When you should hire them and what is the process. For independent programmers, how do you know when to say [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Daniel Renne, and Eric Cantrell. Record Date: 7/7/2014  This month we tackle “alternative” control systems. Besides Crestron and AMX, there are a number of control and automation companies out there. Some of them may even be a better fit for your particular application. We take [...] See Privacy Poli...

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Dan Feldstein from Crestron, Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, and James Maltese from Audio Visual Resources. Record Date: 5/6/2014  As the AV industry matures, so do the workers who occupy the jobs. How do we get the next generation trained? Where will tomorrows programmers come from? What [...] See Privacy Policy...

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Matt Slack, and Dan Fulmer. Record Date: 3/4/2014  With IT and AV converging at lighting speed, what does this mean for the AV Control industry? Have we seen the end of processors and touchpanels? How can the control programmer of today succeed in an IT-centric [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art...

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Greg Brown from UCLA, Scott Tiner of Bates College, and Ernie Bailey from University of Arkansas. Record Date: 11/26/2013  On this episode of A State of Control we talk with the “end users” of the control system; technology managers. What do they need from their systems? How [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art...

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, Mike Faulkner from Avitecture, and Saben Shawhan of Metro Acoustics. Record Date: 10/7/2013  On this episode of A State of Control we talk about the price of good programming. How are programming budgets created and how to get in on that process? [...] See Privacy Policy at https://...

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, Chris Neto of AV Helpdesk, Richard Blackwell from Linked2Software, and Jamie Trader of AMX. Record Date: 8/19/2013  The AV/IT convergence has been upon us for quite some time. What does it mean for the control and automation segment of the industry? How [...] See Privacy Policy at h...

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, Matthew Silverman from George Mason University, Scott Samsal from GreenPoint TDI, and Bernard Morgan of ICS+. Record Date: 7/8/2013  From amplifiers to digital video products, control manufacturers are expanding their line of products. As they do, they expect their “certified” progr...

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, Steve Samson from Crestron, and Doug Santo of Shen, Milsom, & Wilke Record Date: 5/21/2013  What goes on before the processor gets purchased or code gets written? A scope of work (SOW). If this isn’t happening in your projects, you need to [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Mark LaVecchia from BMA Software Solutions, and Troy Morgan of Pantech Designs. Record Date: 4/22/2013  The age-old question in the world of control programming: who owns the code? We dive right into this debate with four great minds on the subject. At times this conversation [...] See Privacy Policy...

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Dan Worth, and Julia Cooper from AVI-SPL Record Date: 3/18/2013  More control companies are getting into areas beyond control. Is this just good for their bottom line, or is it good for the industry? From video distribution to shades and speakers, how will these control [...] See Privacy Policy at ht...

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Marc LaVecchia, David Barnett, and Rich Fregosa Record Date: 2/13/2013  We kick off this pilot episode defining what is programming. Who does it, and what  are the qualifications? What is the future of programming in the AV? How has Crestron and AMX helped the programmer and [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art...