Abstract: A system and method is disclosed herein for controlling a plurality of electronic devices in a media system of a premise. The method includes programming an electronic configuration relating to a physical design of the control system by identifying each of the electronic devices in the premise, identifying one computing device to operate as a controller for the control system, and identifying a hardware controller that is communicates with controller and includes output ports that are physically connected to input/output ports of the electronic devices. The method further includes generating command routes to direct the operational commands from the controller to electronic devices via the hardware controller and testing the control flow of the operational commands to ensure the physical connections between the hardware controller and the electronic devices are correctly set up.