Volume 11, Issue 21 — November 14, 2014
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Crestron Mourns Loss of Company Founder and Industry Icon George Feldstein
By Gary Kayye rAVe Founder
Today, Crestron founder George Feldstein passed away at the age of 73 after a battle with brain cancer.
By the time he was featured in Forbes magazine as a “Made-In-America” success story, everyone in the AV industry already knew who George Feldstein was. Even the word “icon” to describe George Feldstein doesn’t go far enough to describe his impact on the AV market and beyond. Although he was known for his AV inventions, he worked on projects including a new type of dehumidifier to waterproofing, well, everything. George, a relentless tinkerer, was always inventing — he holds 14 patents (many of which Crestron itself uses). He once told me he was working to perfect the ceiling fan so it didn’t wobble and make that clicking noise everyone hates about them. He was also awarded InfoComm’s Adele de Berri Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as CEDIA’s Lifetime Achievement Award, among many other industry honors.
George was certainly one of best known in the 80-some year history of the audiovisual industry. He popularized control of commercial meeting rooms, classrooms and residences with the Crestron brand.
George started Crestron back in 1969 and didn’t hire his first employee until the mid-1970s. The company wasn’t making control gear back then but, by the late 1980s, it had become a huge brand as control of AV systems became its primary market. By 1990, it had well over 100 employees and, according to Forbes, generated about $5 million in sales.
The rest is history. Creston, employing more than 2,500 people, is likely close to a $1 billion company now, although its privately held (owned 100 percent by George and his family) so sales are not officially known. Everyone from Microsoft to Sony is rumored to have tried to purchase Crestron in the past five years, though George has always said he would never sell. He officially retired earlier this year, tapping longtime Crestron #2 Randy Klein to take over as president and CEO, though we would guess he could still be found on the grounds of Crestron, thinking up new products and tinkering away with other engineers.
We send our condolences to the Feldsteins, as well as the extended Crestron family for their loss. It is one that will be felt throughout the entire industry.
Crestron has issued the following statement: It is with great sorrow that we announce the death of Crestron’s Chairman and Founder, George Feldstein. After a brave battle with brain cancer over the past year, he passed away earlier today, peacefully at his home surrounded by family. His passion and love for our industry was evident in everything that he did. His influence has left an indelible mark on all those who were fortunate enough to know him. He was truly a great man and a great leader. We will all sorely miss him, but his spirit will live on in all that he touched.
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A Review of SurgeX SEQ Power Bank and Envision PCS Remote Diagnostic Unit
By Lee Distad rAVe Columnist
Serendipity strikes at opportune times.
A couple of months back the eleven year old power conditioner connected to the system in my media room died. Shortly after I had blogged at rAVe about the troubleshooting exercise I treated it as, sharing with readers the apathy of the vendor’s help desk towards such an old product, my friend Nick Brown, also a publicist for SurgeX, reached out to me.
He offered me the opportunity to test and evaluate a couple of their new products, the SurgeX SEQ power bank and the Envision PCS EV-12020 remote diagnostic unit. Designated as a programmable, sequenced surge eliminator, the SEQ is a mid-sized power unit (SurgeX also offers models that are much, much larger) which offers programming of sequencing parameters, current conditioning, shutdown thresholds, and surge protection all in one unit. It includes two always-on receptacles and all four banks are programmable, with a total of 14 outlets. Setup and programming of the SEQ is performed via an LCD display on the front panel.
SurgeX’s power conditioning makes use of its Advanced Series Mode surge elimination technology. Dave Perrotta, VP of operations and engineering for SurgeX parent company Electronic Systems Protection, Inc., when I interviewed him for this review, explained, “Advanced Series Mode is superior to conventional MOV circuitry or MOV-Hybrid designs. They completely eliminate surge energy up to 6,000 volts without producing harmful side effects such as ground contamination or common-mode disturbances.” Further elaborating, he says, “Completely non-sacrificial and never needing reset, [the filters in the circuits] provide the most reliable protection available. Our Sequencers also feature both common mode and normal mode impedance tolerant EMI/RFI filtering, ICE (Inrush current elimination), and CouVS (Catastrophic over/under Voltage shutdown) for a complete power conditioning solution.”
Perotta further explained that the advantage of SurgeX’s multi-stage ASM is that unlike MOV surge suppresors, they don’t wear out over time: The level of protection doesn’t degrade over the life of the product. “Major events for the most part aren’t what causes issues,” he said, “It’s the smaller daily events over time. More and more of that energy gets through as the MOVs wear out.” It’s the death-of-a-thousand cuts, and can be the difference between your AV hardware lasting two to three years vs. seven to 10 years or longer.
Beyond surges, the SEQ protects against transients and Common Mode EM and RF noise, both of which are associated with reduced quality of audio and video, as well as playing havoc with microprocessors. Additionally, it protects against over and under voltage events, and is able to sequentially shut down when either over or under voltage persists excessively. Designed to work on the front end of SurgeX’s power banks, the Envision PCS from SurgeX’s sister company ESP, is a diagnostic tool that allows integrators to assess the quality of the AC power service going in to their installations.
Incorporating power protection, diagnostic software and real time scope meter capability, the PCS gives service teams the ability to identify power problems quickly and accurately, reducing troubleshooting time and labor costs.
The Envision PCS allows service techs to monitor live electrical incidents, gain enough useful data to reduce “no-problem found” service calls through providing detailed reports to prove electrical anomalies to customers.
That’s a benefit that is not to be underestimated in its utility, as dealing with “gremlins” in the form of electrical anomalies playing havoc with our installed base ten years ago. Having in-depth reporting on the quality and quantity of power service into the building is a huge benefit for AV Pros. If you’ve ever had to argue with the utility company about over/under voltage service issues you know that unless you’ve got hard data to present you won’t get very far with them.
Using the diagnostic software, service techs are able to monitor power disturbances, record events, customize equipment voltage settings, and analyze electrical data via multiple display and communication modules. Even during power outages, the internal battery allows the Envision PCS to continue providing data during power outages (spoiler: data will say “Input Power: ZERO”). Date stamped, and tracked in real time, parameters that are recorded include voltage and amperage, neutral to ground voltage, crest factor, power factor and line frequency metrics.
Events, which are another way to say “crises,” are anomalies that deviate from the normal voltage and amperage that the line connected to the system is supposed to maintain. Events that the Envision PCS is able to identify and report include over/under voltage, surges, outages and shutoffs. Further, the unit is able to identify wiring faults. Data like that is valuable when an AV Pro needs to sit down with both the client and the electrician and prove that the building’s electrical system was wired incorrectly.
Additionally, the Envision PCS incorporates ESP’s Multi-Stage surge and noise protection and includes advanced capabilities such as Cat 6 network protection and ground fault protection.
Installing the SEQ and the Envision PCS was mostly simple: sketching out which source and display devices in my AV system will plug into which outlets in each bank. I did encounter one snag though.
Both the SEQ and the Envision PCS are 20-amp appliances, which means that their power cord terminates in a NEMA 20-amp plug, where the right-hand prong is perpendicular to the left-hand prong. That means that the plug is incompatible with a standard household 15-amp outlet, where the prongs are parallel to one another.
In a new installation, an AV pro would specify a 20-amp breaker and 20-amp outlet for the AC service going to the system. In an existing home like mine however you have to work with what you’ve got. The solution was to order an adaptor from NEMA 15-amp to NEMA 20-amp on Amazon, a $20 fix. Now is when I need to point out that plugging a 20-amp power appliance into a 15-amp circuit is NOT recommended by any power management hardware manufacturer.
I am however a trained professional, and when I first installed the AV system in my media room, I added up the total power draw of all of my components, and the system is well under the 1800W maximum of the circuit. With that margin of safety, and knowing that I won’t be drawing on the full capability of the SEQ, I proceeded with the installation.
Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately, depending on your perspective), in the weeks in which the SEQ and Envision PCS have been servicing my AV system my household has suffered no catastrophic AC events, not even a power outage, which is odd, now that I think about it.
Regardless, the Envision PCS works around the clock, and when you connect to it via a laptop running Envision’s software you have reams of timestamped data to look at. I’ll tell you right now that interpreting power data is not for beginners, nor is the Envision’s software all that intuitive, although the readout will visually highlight when the readings are outside of the normal range. You’re going to have to read the manual and watch their tutorial videos to learn how to interpret what you’re looking at.
It’s not difficult by any means, but like any technical ability, you’re going to have to learn and practice it. Also, the troubleshooting manual will allow techs to correlate the readings presented with the faults associated with those readings.
By now AV pros all know that power hardware that protects AV systems from power problems are mandatory for improving system reliability and client satisfaction. Installing and using SurgeX’s SEQ and the Envision PCS over an extended period of time, I find myself very keen on both the installer friendliness with which the hardware integrates into an AV system, as well as the level of reporting they provide. In a professional setting it’s clear that they give AV pros a major advantage in client care and satisfaction. Leave a Comment
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The New GIANTS of Home Automation
By Christopher Bundy CORE Brands
This is still our industry… isn’t it?
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Google (Nest) taking steps to get deeper in the home automation industry with its purchase of home hub company Revolv. The company did this to acquire talent more than Revolv’s product offering, as part of a bigger strategy to position itself in the smart home arms race.
Apple lays its foundation
Meanwhile, Apple made the news, along with chip-set manufacturers Texas Instruments Marvell and Broadcom, with the announcement that Apple approved radio chips loaded with HomeKit firmware are now shipping to connected device companies. These embedded chips are a huge part of Apple’s smart home strategy bearing the moniker HomeKit, which while not launched yet, will start having compatible devices launching in the next cycle according to Brian Bedrosian, senior director of embedded wireless in the mobile and wireless group at Broadcom.
Amazon enters the fray
With these two tech titans making waves in the still-nascent Internet-of-Things side of the smart home puddle, it was easy to miss Amazon slipping into the waters. Amazon’s Echo may seem like another wireless speaker on its surface, but the feature packed peripheral is more Trojan Horse than ‘me too’ speaker. Amazon has been hit or miss on its hardware offerings in the past, with the Kindle name becoming synonymous with e-ink readers (like Kleenex to tissues), while its mobile phone offering’s sales have been, to paraphrase VP of devices, David Limp, flaccid at best. The Echo is being released along side a slew of new products like the Fire TV, and Fire TV Stick, but promises to do more with the voice recognition technology allowing users to control climate, lights and more just by talking to their device with their best Gary-Busey impression. (OK, so that last part is just a joke, but it won’t stop me from doing this for at least another year on my Fire TV.) For now, Amazon is only talking about using voice recognition as a in-home personal assistant that, similar to Siri, will allow users to talk to the cylinder-shaped device and ask it to read the news out loud, set alarms, play music, reference Wikipedia, remember shopping lists and even tell jokes. Did you catch that part in the middle about remembering shopping lists? Trust me when I say that Amazon did not. The online retail giant may have left a lot of folks scratching their heads launching the echo, but one thing is for sure, Amazon is an expert at selling things and they know it. Much like the company’s Fire Phone, the Echo will do its primary function while helping you impulse buy all those items on your wish list. “Echo could take Amazon from one-click purchase to no-click purchase, creating the ultimate in-home impulse purchase engine — all done with voice commands,” says Steve Beck of management consultancy firm cg42.
What does this mean for smart home industry?
We are seeing the skeletal structures of future smart home eco-systems being built before our very eyes. In five years, the results will be impossible to ignore. While home control systems for the top 5 percent of income earners is likely to remain in the hands of the custom installation industry, the fringe, down-market jobs that surely keep small business integrators in work are going to start drying up. Serial will be all but sun-setted by IP control: This is inevitable, and could have happened over the last few years, but left to their own devices (no pun intended), manufacturers have been slow to invest in something new when they have something that is already working. Hubs and controllers will become virtual, or at least semi-virtual as serial fades out. Then (IMHO) the API wars will start, where hardware companies will have to figure out how they are going to divide their limited resources to tackle interoperability with the new giants of home automation. Much like the format wars of the early 2000s, when HD audio video was revolutionizing our industry, when the dust settles, there will only be a couple of winners. I’m guessing it won’t be the custom installation industry. Leave a Comment
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Large Area TFT Panel Shipments Expected to Reach 718 Million in 2014
By David Hsieh DisplaySearch
TFT LCD panel suppliers are expanding their business plans this year, as the market demand for key applications grows. According to the latest DisplaySearch Quarterly Large-Area TFT Panel Shipment Report, TFT panel suppliers are forecast to ship 718 million large area (9” and larger) panels in 2014, 3 percent Y/Y growth. Some panel price increases and growing average TV size will allow revenues to keep pace with units, growing 3 percent Y/Y to $75 billion.
2013 was the first year to see Y/Y declines in large area TFT LCD panel shipments and revenues, but the market rebound starting in Q2’14 has led panel makers to achieve most of their business plans, including larger size TV, 4K TV panels, notebook PC LCD modules and 9”+ tablet PC panels. While 2013 was a year of convergence between inventory adjustments and panel value upgrades, in 2014 the market tightened as the inventory adjustments met increased demand.
The strong growth in average size and area in LCD TV led to a balancing of TFT LCD supply and demand, and even shortage, leading to panel price increases. LCD TV panel shipments reached 64M in Q2’14, a record high, showing the strong momentum downstream in preparing inventories. Another record was set in Q3’14, as shipments reached 65M.
Panel technology improvements include 4K, super-slim bezel, high transmittance open cell, high resolution, IPS/FFS, ultra-slim, light weight, and high color gamut, along with increased integration of up-scaling circuitry, touch screens, and mechanical parts. Beyond TFT LCD, shipments of AMOLED tablet PC panels with resolution of 280-360 ppi (pixels per inch) are expected to reach 5M units in 2014.
The table below summarizes the growth trends in 2014; highlights include:
- Panel makers’ conservative plans for notebook PC panels in 1H’14 created a shortage during the year. In terms of technology, panel makers started upgrading to FHD and other high resolution formats in 2013, adopting flat light guide plates in the backlight for ultra-slim panels. Slim and ultra-slim notebook PC panels comprised 75.9 percent of shipments in Q3’14.
- Cannibalization by smartphones and maturation of smaller size tablet PCs have combined to shift tablet PCs to the larger sizes of 9”+. AMOLED was successfully introduced in the tablet PC market with the higher color gamut feature, slim and light weight advantages and the future potential of flexible form factor design.
- Shipments of LCD monitor panels fell to the lowest level since 2006, due to the maturity of the desktop PC market and the slow replacement cycle. Panel makers are planning to shift to larger sizes and add higher value products in new sizes and resolutions; panel makers are now focusing on 2560×1440 and 4K LCD monitors.
- LCD TV shipment area will grow from 97 million square meters in 2013 to 112 million square meters in 2014, 15 percent Y/Y. Meanwhile, manufacturers are also planning to ship more than 20 million 4K TV panels in 2014.
- Public display LCD is growing by 39 percent Y/Y, with the retreat of the PDP and strong momentum in digital signage. Meanwhile, industrial applications and the success of large screen automotive displays are growing rapidly. According to the Automotive Displays Report, 9” and larger automotive display panel shipment will grow from 940K in 2013 to approximately 2M in 2014. Some car makers are using large TFT LCDs to replace the instrument cluster, such as Audi’s TT, which uses a 12.3” AUO panel.
Large-Area (9”+) TFT LCD Panel Shipments
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Crestron Ships New Six-Zone Distributed Audio Amp Crestron’s new Six Zone “Plus Two” Amplifier (C2N-AMP-6X100) is now shipping. Designed specifically for mid-size home systems, the C2N-AMP-6X100 has 12 inputs, four stereo-line outputs, Ethernet connectivity and pre-amp controls.
Each room output on the C2N-AMP-6X100 is capable of 100 watts for each of the six amplified zones. That’s 50 Watts per channel at 8 ohms or 75 watts per channel at 4 ohms — perfect for driving a house full of Crestron speakers. Outputs also may be bridged to deliver a robust 150 watts per channel at 8 ohms to drive an in-wall subwoofer or for increased stereo power.
Two line-level outputs mirror amplified channels 5 and 6, enabling additional amplification, such as powered sub-woofers, to boost performance in large or open spaces. Listeners can select any of the 12 sources from any room in the house and tailor the sound to individual tastes using independent pre-amp style controls for volume, bass, treble, balance, loudness, mute and mono settings.
In addition to its six amplified room outputs, the C2N-AMP-6X100 also includes two independent line-level outputs to support additional rooms for a total of eight. Each auxiliary output provides a stereo line-level connection with independent controls, providing an idea solution for integrating surround sound rooms and outdoor spaces into whole home audio systems.
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Sharp Ships THX Certified 4K TV Sharp is finally shipping its AQUOS 4K UD27 line — a series of 55” to 70” THX 4K Certified Ultra HD LED TVs — which means they have passed more than 400 picture quality tests (via THX) to ensure that every pixel delivers precisely the scene the direct intended. The AQUOS 4K Ultra HD TVs feature a new so-called SPECTROS Rich Color Display, which claims a 21 percent wider color spectrum than LED HDTVs.
The Sharp AQUOS 4K Ultra HD TV is integrated with a 4K streaming codec that connects to Netflix as well as other streaming video networks (i.e. Hulu). The entire line has four HDMI inputs that can accept native 4K (3840×2160) signals at up to 60 frames per second (fps) and the TVs include SmartCentral 3.0 (a GUI).
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Start-up Droplit Launches Smart Home SystemThis month Droplit founder Bryan Jenks has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funding for a new, so-called “easy-to- use” (haven’t we heard that before?) smart home system that allows users to integrate and control all of their smart devices from the Droplit Cue remote or the Droplit smartphone app.
Droplit is unique in that it not only provides a single button (think Apple) to turn an entire room on and off, but also has the capability of setting “scenes” which allow users to switch on several devices to a predefined state all at once. For example, a user can set a scene so that when they walk through their front door, the lights turn on, the air conditioning starts up and their favorite song starts playing while they prepare for dinner.
Droplit is compatible with existing smart devices on the market, like Phillips Hue Smart Bulbs, LIFX Smart Bulbs, SONOS Smart Speakers, Belkin WeMo and more. The company aims to continue to expand on its device compatibility as new smart devices are introduced to the market.
Jenks has set the project’s funding goal to $50,000. Once the campaign raises the $50,000 needed to cover the first round of manufacturing, he will be able to bring the product to market for the masses. Some of the first campaign backers will receive the complete Droplit Home System, including the customizable Droplit Cue remote, for $139 or the Droplit device, for in-home or off-site control via smartphone app, for just $89.
Droplit will be running its Kickstarter campaign for the next 30 days. To learn more or to pre-order the device today, visit the project’s Kickstarter campaign page here. Leave a Comment
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AudioControl Ships HDBaseT ExtendersAudioControl is shipping its new range of HDBaseT extenders including the HDBT-S1 Sender and the HDBT-R1 Receiver. Both are sold independently or combined into a complete set-package called the HDBT-SR1. Capable of extending HDMI signals to 70 meters over a single CAT5e/CAT 6 cable, they are HDBaseT certified for up to 4K (@30Hz) resolutions, as well as HDMI 1.4 and HDCP compliant (and support CEC). The bandwidth is 10.2 Gbps and they transmit EDID and Hot Plug Detect signals to display constantly via CAT5e or CAT6 cable. Control is either IR or RS232.
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Extron Ships eLink 100 Professional Grade Wireless HDMI Extender Extron has started to ship its “professional-grade” eLink 100 — an HDCP-compliant wireless transmitter and receiver set for extension of HDMI video and multi-channel audio signals up to 100 feet (30 meters). This extender features a wireless communication technology that provides reliable operation and exceptional image quality that Extron says has a latency of less than one millisecond for real-time performance (Max data rate is 6.75 Gbps (2.25 Gbps per color). Capable of supporting computer video with resolutions up to 1920×1080 (60 Hz), the eLink 100 extender is specifically designed to wirelessly transmitting HDMI video with embedded audio for ProAV environments, including historic buildings, houses of worship and other locations where running a cable is a challenge – but it will also work for residential applications, too.
The eLink 100 Professional Wireless Extender for HDMI provides maximum throughput to enable uncompressed transmission of high resolution video with ultra-low latency. Features such as use of the 5 GHz spectrum, AES-128 encryption, and commercial-grade components ensure continuous, secure operation with real-time performance. To avoid interference from the facility’s WLAN, smartphones, tablets, additional eLink 100 extenders, or other wireless devices, Automatic Frequency Selection — AFS, including Dynamic Frequency Selection — DFS, actively monitors the RF spectrum to identify and select an available channel.
For connection stability within environments with multipath signals, the extender uses a multi-input and multi-output – MIMO communication technology. Extron eLink technology allows for operation of up to four eLink extender sets in the presence of the facility’s other wireless systems. Also, one transmitter can support multiple receivers, allowing an AV signal to be distributed to as many as four displays without disrupting other wireless devices. The compact eLink 100 T transmitter and eLink 100 R receiver may be concealed or mounted in separate areas to maintain the aesthetics of the facility.
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RTI Adds eGauge Two-Way Driver for Real-Time Energy Monitoring Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) has introduced a new two-way driver for eGauge Systems products. Developed by RTI, the driver allows installers to integrate the eGauge 3 Series and eGauge2 electric energy meters into an RTI control system, giving real-time measurements of a building’s electrical consumption.
The new driver allows customers to use eGauge solutions to monitor power and energy readings such as amperage, voltage, wattage and frequency from up to 128 circuits — directly from their RTI devices. The monitoring capability even extends to the power generated by devices such as wind turbines and solar panels. The real-time reporting provides customers with the information they need to optimize a building’s carbon footprint — lowering peak demands, monitoring system health, and even measuring the output of individual appliances. Compatible with eGauge 3 Series main units via Ethernet or HomePlug AV in addition to the company’s eGauge2 products, the solution can store and access data from the past 30 years in addition to the real-time information.
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Hosa Intros Cable Line For Simplying Connection of Consumer Products to Professional ProductsHosa Technology’s new Hosa Pro line of cables are designed to make the process of interfacing consumer audio products with professional equipment easier. With Hosa Pro Breakouts, any consumer audio product equipped with a stereo minijack output can be interfaced with professional units with quarter-inch Tip/Sleeve, XLR, or even RCA connectors.
Hosa Pro Breakouts are available in three configurations. The 3.5 mm TRS (tip/ring/sleeve) to dual RCA option—identified as the HMR-000Y Series—designed for DJ mixers or home stereo systems. The 3.5 mm TRS to dual 1/4-inch TS (tip/sleeve) breakout—identified as the HMP-000Y Series—can be plugged into patch bays or a mixer’s phone inputs. The third category, the 3.5 mm TRS to dual XLR3M breakout—known as the HMX-000Y Series—is for connecting into discrete channels on a professional mixer or similar interface.
All three configurations utilize nickel-plated REAN connectors (a brand of Neutrik AG) for efficient signal transfer and durability. Hola says these cables sport 24 AWG Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) conductors for enhanced signal clarity and 90 percent OFC spiral shields for a higher signal to noise ratio.
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