My home is being “converged” into a smart home with Lutron RadioRA2 lighting. It is being integrated with a Crestron processor and Amazon’s Alexa. But Lutron requires several layers of credentials before you can download their software called “Lutron Essentials” for RadioRA2 programming. Naturally, they only want trained professionals using and selling their product. So here it is.
This third certification offered by Audinate is for Dante audio. It almost exclusively deals with IT networking as it pertains to Dante flows, multicast, switch configuration, IGMP snooping, flow limitations, bandwidth and so forth. I’m glad it’s over because this one was not for the faint in heart.
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This certification required that I build a Tesira System on the fictitious Wilson Willamette Riverboat Rambler (WWRR). A paddle wheel steam ship providing an old time experience for tourists and locals alike, along the Mississippi of the NW, right here in modern day Oregon. It is a very complex system complete with logic, remote expanders and external amps.
DM NVX is the latest addition to the DigitalMedia™ family. Together with XiO Director, NVX creates a secure, reliable and versatile solution that can be monitored, managed and controlled on the same network. This course covered the design, configuration requirements and the unique capabilities of Crestron DM NVX solutions. I learned to add flexibility and scalability to applications by incorporating XiO Director to control an entire DM NVX network.
This certification class covered:
This 1-day course covered topics such as networking components, designing a network, network topology, unicast and multicast, network applications and troubleshooting the network.
This class certification covered:
The Certified Technology Specialist certification must be renewed every three years. My CTS is now valid until Feb 28, 2021. Renewal requires 30 renewal units in the form of extra-curricular trainings, webinars, trade classes and such. To my delight I was able to more than fulfill this requirement as I’m sponging up every possible opportunity. The AV industry is fast-paced so it’s my intention to become saturated with as much exposure as possible.
Certification Renewal
Maintain Your Advantage: Renew Your CTS Credential
CTS certifications are awarded for a period of three years. To maintain your certification, you must complete minimum levels of continuing education during each three-year period and must reaffirm your commitment to the CTS Code of Ethics and Conduct. This ensures that the CTS program meets the ISO/IEC/17024:2012 accreditation requirements as administered by ANSI in the U.S.
InfoComm has changed names to AVIXA.
AVIXA™ is the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, producer of InfoComm trade shows around the world, co-owner of Integrated Systems Europe, and the international trade association representing the audiovisual industry. Established in 1939, AVIXA has more than 5,400 members, including manufacturers, systems integrators, dealers and distributors, consultants, programmers, rental and staging companies, technology managers, IT professionals, content producers, and multimedia professionals from more than 80 countries. AVIXA members create integrated AV experiences that deliver outcomes. AVIXA is a hub for professional collaboration, information, and community, and the leading resource for AV standards, certification, training, market intelligence and thought leadership.
Completed on September 6, 2017, this series of videos is designed to help you onboard and get to know Crestron, provide an overview of many of our different solutions and to begin to differentiate between the features with in our more popular product lines.
Level 2 in the bag! Very good training and I love the interactive “Skill Test.”
