The PRO2 is a completely new solution-driven control and network information system. It's the ideal solution for even the most complex home automation and control applications.

At the heart of the PRO2 is the breakthrough 2-Series Control Engine, based on the hot new 257 MIPS, 32-bit Motorola ColdFire® processor. Onboard 36MB memory is enhanced with a 4GB expansion slot that supports off-the-shelf Type II compact flash memory and the IBM Microdrive® hard disk drive, for on-board storage of program and touch panel files, room and equipment profiles, upgrades, databases and schedules.

Creston's unique Dual Bus system, with its high-speed I/O bus architecture, provides blazing fast throughput system wide. This Dual Bus architecture also lets you upgrade to the new, higher performance expansion cards, while still using your existing cards and software programs. The 40Mb/s Y-Bus supports existing CNX control cards and serves as the pipeline for IR, serial communications and relays. The 300Mb/s Z-Bus is designed for super high speed control card applications, such as 10/100 Ethernet, and future USB, USBII, FireWire, disk drive arrays and more.

The PRO2 with a variety of plug-in 10/100 Ethernet cards provides true secure network communications required for today 's home networks and the Internet. Using the dual port Ethernet card, a built-in Firewall delivers the ultimate in security, with on-board Network Address Translator (NAT) and Router functions. It supports static IP addressing and full duplex TCP/IP and UDP/IP, and offers a WAN port for Internet communications, and a LAN port for home network use. The built-in Web Server provides the ultimate in remote web-browser control and uses memory storage on a compact flash card for remote access and control.

The 2-Series real-time operating system is compatible with existing Crestron software and programming. A key feature is the new Crestron Compiler, which allows any existing Crestron SIMPL™ Windows® control program to be easily recompiled for the 2-Series. The real-time, preemptive multi-tasking/multi-threaded operating system offers a FAT32 file system with long file names for easy and open file management. And the enhanced SIMPL+™ instruction set is also fully compatible with existing Crestron SIMPL™ Windows® and SIMPL+™ programs.

With its blinding speed, massive memory and revolutionary Dual Bus architecture, the PRO2 is built from the ground up for high performance, secure Internet communications and Dynamic Expansion Capabilities. Designed for reliability and reinforced by Crestron's True Blue Customer Support, it's part of the complete Crestron Home™ line of advanced solutions for audio/video/Internet distribution and control.