Every room we build ends up with the same problem: a display, a processor, a DSP, a lighting circuit and three remote controls, none of which a guest or a duty manager should ever have to think about. The control system is the layer that hides all of it behind one panel with a few clear buttons, and it is the difference between a room that gets used and a room that gets a phone call.
What it controls
Sources and switching
Laptops, room PCs, media players, cameras and wireless presentation, selected by name rather than by input number.
Displays and projection
Power, input and shutter, with screens and lifts driven in the right order so nothing is left running overnight.
LED processing
Preset recall on the video processor, so an event layout is one button instead of a laptop and a technician.
Audio
Volume, mute, microphone levels and DSP presets, with limits set so the room cannot be pushed past what it can carry.
Lighting and blinds
Scene recall tied to room mode, so presentation, banquet and cleaning each have their own look without a lighting desk.
Room combining
Partitions sensed or selected, and audio, video and control follow the layout automatically across the combined spaces.
How a room is programmed
This is the whole interface a duty manager sees. Everything the room can do is behind four buttons and one slider, and nothing else is reachable without a password.
The interface is designed around what people do in the room, not around the equipment list. A typical room ends up with a small number of modes:
| Room mode | What one button does |
|---|---|
| Presentation | Display on, laptop or wireless source selected, lighting to presentation scene, blinds down, microphones live at preset level. |
| Video meeting | Codec and camera on, room audio routed to the far end, echo cancellation active, display split between content and participants. |
| Event or banquet | LED processor preset recalled, house audio to event zone levels, lighting to banquet scene, background music source selected. |
| Off | Everything powered down in the correct sequence, volumes reset to a safe level, ready for the next user. |
The processor holds the logic, not the tablet. Panels, keypads and scheduling displays are all just ways into the same room, so losing one of them never takes the room down.
What the system is built on
- Touch panels and keypads sized to the room. A boardroom may need a full touch interface; a meeting room is often better with a six-button keypad that cannot be misused.
- A control processor that holds the logic, so the room keeps working when a tablet goes missing or a laptop leaves the building.
- Network foundation: managed switches, a dedicated VLAN, static addressing and PoE where it is needed, agreed with your IT team before install rather than negotiated on site.
- Scheduling and occupancy where required, including door-side room panels that show availability and free a room that nobody turned up for.
- Monitoring for larger estates, so a projector lamp, an offline display or a room left powered on is visible centrally instead of reported by a user.
How the project runs
- Requirement workshopWe walk the room with you and write down what a user must be able to do without help, then design backwards from that.
- Design and drawingsControl schematic, network requirements, panel layouts and a functional description you can sign off before programming starts.
- Programming and commissioningLogic written, devices addressed, every mode tested in the room with real sources and real staff.
- Handover and supportConfiguration files and documentation handed over, staff trained, and remote support available under the maintenance agreement.
What to send us for a quotation
- Room list and what each room has to do.
- Equipment already in the rooms, or the AV design if one exists.
- Whether rooms combine, and how the partitions are operated.
- Lighting, blind and HVAC systems in the building, and whether they expose a control interface.
- Your IT team's position on VLANs, static addressing and remote access.
- Who operates the rooms: trained AV staff, front-of-house, or the guests themselves.