Systems Integration Asia – April-May 2018

Getting Bigger And Better

The ISE 2018 plaorm for a change, presented a stage for debate

between 1G-10G-and more! Automaon control soluons major

Crestron, as part of its product presentaon, took on the '10G and

more' noon in its own inimitable style by seeking to demonstrate on

booth-tesng-and-results scenario.

Trying to highlight the DM NVX Difference to the install site, the

company sought to prove that the DM NVX works with standard off-

the-shelf 1Gb Ethernet Switcher, and performs beer than the

compeng SVSi, and HDBaseT plaorms that take 10Gb Ethernet. The

company showed the tesng and performance results on the booth in

terms of quality test, latency test and environmental effect test.

While the results did show Crestron soluon performed beer, it led

to a debate on the show floor itself- 1G can never perform beer

than 10G unless the associated devices used for 10G were low-end, or

earlier versions of low performance.

A prominent exhibitor occupying the floor space adjacent to Crestron

took objecon to the way the company sought to demonstrate the

process. “We offered our latest products to test and prove; they

refused,” he said, adding “we did take the point to the aenon of

the organizers, and we feel it is important for industry and users to

know what is what. Else they are not only misled, but end up with

contemptuous soluons.”

Another prominent advocate of HDBaseT went ahead issuing counter

news, asking “let them prove.” The company also sought to present

the crical difference between 1G and 10G, and the ulmate

performance or advantages that the 10G network brings to place.

“We wouldn't' say much on this; everyone would have their own

business strategy, but that should benefit the industry, NOT mislead

it,” said another exhibitor in the SVSi band wagon.

That it is praccally impossible to review every product from the oceanic spreads of the 1200+ exhibitor booths,

SIA has reviewed through its enewsleers over the past few weeks some of the products it felt have maximum

reach across the industry spectrum. While avoiding all that repeon, SIA presents some of the important

products from the remaining lot. Here we go:

Atlona 'ACT': First 4K

HDBaseT Receiver Solution

Atlona introduced the AT-HDVS-SC-RX, its

first HDBaseT receiver with Atlona

CrystalScale Technology (ACT), a 4K scaling

and video wall processing engine at ISE

2018. The HDVS-SC-RX carries over the most
      pernent features of its 1080p-only
      predecessor, the HDVS-200-RX, including
      image adjustment capability, audio de-
      embedding, and the ability to automacally
      match incoming signals to the display's
      nave resoluon.

For the first me, Atlona has engineered

CrystalScale, the core signal processing

engine to fully opmize image quality and

switching performance. This includes new

features to support mirror/flip and 90° image

rotaon, moon-adapve video de-

interlacing, 3:2 pull-down, aspect rao

control, and internal test paern generaon.

The HDVS-SC-RX integrates cleanly with the

HDVS-200 Series of switching transmiers

(standard or wall plate) as well as Atlona

matrix switchers and distribuon amplifiers

with HDBaseT outputs. When used with

Atlona distribuon amplifiers, customers can

cost-efficiently scale the output architecture

to support video walls of any size.

The HDVS-SC-RX can be remotely configured,

managed and monitored over the Internet

via the free Atlona Management System

(AMS 2.0) network soware plaorm, and

integrates seamlessly with Atlona's recently-

related Velocity control system.

http://www.atlona.com

S I A

Barix Bridges the 'Great

Divide' with New IP Audio

Audio over IP pioneer Barix evolved its

market-leading innovaon in SIP (Session

Iniaon Protocol)-based paging and

intercom soluons with its new SIP Zone

Paging firmware. Debuted at ISE, Barix's

latest soluon for SIP architectures fully and

more efficiently integrates audio and paging

capabilies with IP-based telephone systems

in a seamless, firmware-based approach.

The new Barix SIP Zone Paging firmware

runs on exisng Barix hardware, including

Exstreamer decoders and Annuncicom two-

way audio devices, and enables systems

A War of Gigabyte Size: What does it mean to industry?

Some Glimpses into Those That Glittered at ISE

EXHIBITION REVIEW