Drivers

The following driver device types work with Crestron Home OS.

Crestron Drivers

The following Crestron Driver types work with Crestron Home OS.

Type Description
AV Receiver Home theater AVR, surround sound processor
AV Switcher HDMI® switcher, Multizone amplifier
Bluray Player Blu-ray Disc™ player, DVD player
Cable Box Cable box (TiVo®, DirecTV®)
Flat Panel Display TV, monitor
Lights Light bulb (Philips® Hue®)
Platform A platform is a device ecosystem consisting of a gateway and paired devices. The paired devices will each define their own device type from this list.
Pool Controller Automated pool system (Jandy®, Pentair®)
Power Controller PDU, UPS
Projector Projector
Security System Security system (DSC®, Honeywell®)
Speaker Smart speaker, soundbar
Video Server Media streaming device (Apple TV®, Roku®)

Note: Crestron Connected devices are not compatible with Crestron Home systems.

Extension Drivers

The following extension driver types work with Crestron Home OS.

Note: To view the complete list of drivers, visit the Crestron Driver Portal at drivers.crestron.io.

Device Type Description
Amplifier Stereo amplifier
Appliance Refrigerator, oven, coffee maker
Audio Conference Audio-only conferencing system control (Biamp®, Televic®, ClearOne®)
Audio Processor Preamp, DAC, DSP
AV Receiver Helper Extends an AVR to add additional functionality
Camera Camera, PTZ camera
Custom Conferencing Conferencing codecs that permit adding a custom UI to the conferencing system
Custom Device Generic devices (such as a generic HTTP request)
Date-Time Extension for calendars and clocks
Document Camera Document camera
Door Access RFID scanners, fingerprint scanners
Door Station Video doorbell (2N®, Doorbird™, Ring®)
Driveway Heater Driveway heater
Energy Automation Energy automation systems
Fan Ceiling fan, bathroom exhaust fan
Fireplace Fireplace
Game Console Xbox®, PlayStation®, Nintendo® consoles
Garage Door Smart garage door opener (Genie®, Chamberlain®, LiftMaster®)
HVAC

Air conditioner, heater, dehumidifier

NOTE: Thermostats are not of type Hvac. They are of type Thermostat.
Interactive Whiteboard Smartboard
Intercom SIP calling
IO Device Device with relays, digital inputs and outputs, and so forth
iPad Dock Docking station for iPad® device
Irrigation System Sprinkler controller (Rachio®, Hunter®, Rain Bird®)
KVM Switch Keyboard and mouse switch
License Manager Extension for managing driver licenses
Lift A projector or TV lift
Lights Light switch, light bulb (Philips® Hue®)
Lock Door lock (Yale®, Baldwin®)
Logic Extension for logical operators (AND, OR, and so forth)
Masking Projector screen masking
Media Player

Audio-only media player

NOTE: Video media players are of native type Video Server.
Microphone Microphone device
Network Switch Ethernet switch (Cisco®, Ubiquiti®)
NVR Network video recorder (for security cameras)
Notifications Extension for adding notifications
Outlet Smart outlets
Projection Screen Projector screens
Recorder Lecture recorder
Router Network router
Scheduler Extension for adding scheduling logic
Sensor Any type of generic sensor device (temperature, humidity, motion, and so forth)
Shades Motorized window coverings (shades, blinds, curtains, and so forth)
Shower Smart shower (Moen®, Delta®)
Thermostat Smart thermostat (Ecobee®, Nest™)
UI Tiles Extension for generic user interface tiles
Utility Extension that adds any utility (essentially a catch-all type)
Vacuum Robotic vacuum
Vehicle Car or truck (Tesla®, Rivian®)
Video Conference Video-based conferencing system control (Cisco, Polycom®)
Video Wall Processor Video processor used to create video tile grids from multiple inputs (such as 2x2, 3x3, and so forth)
Weather Station Weather reporting device