ISE 2017 sees HDanywhere integrate IP2IR technology within an HDMI/HDBT matrix-- providing customers with a means to eliminate 3rd party controllers in whole-home AV projects.
IP2IR is not a new technology, but it is not too widely adopted by manufacturers. According to HDA it allows users to use devices such as the Amazon Echo or HDA's own uControl app to control any device connected to the matrix via infrared, without need for additional hardware.
The uControl app features enhanced control functionality with a programming-free setup. Customers simply need to choose what source to watch and where, with all functions of the device in question shown on screen. One can personalise it with user-settable zone background images and a choice of light or dark themes.
The two devices resolve AV system design and installation issues frequently encountered with audio and video format compatibility, signal integrity and EDID communication. Both are HDCP 2.2 compliant and support HDMI 2.0 data rates up to 18Gbps.
The Maevex 6100 delivers 4K/UHD (4:4:4 @ 30Hz) and Full HD multi-channel capture, encoding, streaming, and recording. Built using H.264 codec, the plug-and-play solution fits seamlessly into existing infrastructures and interoperates with any device on the network to ensure high-density content distribution and system scalability.
Since it is aimed at gamer customers the Rapture looks like an angular black spider, with 8 chunky legs lifted like antennas to heaven. Basically imagine the aesthetic opposite of the consumer-friendly routers like the Google OnHub router. However Asus insists the ugliness hides a number of innovative features, such as "Gaming Centre" software providing an instant overview of network status and stability, the number of connected devices and any games running on said devices.
The H2X matrix switcher series is designed for large, high-end residential and commercial applications demanding multi-source video distribution of 4K HDR content, as well as multi-source audio matrix switching to multiple zone. A SmartEDID feature dynamically detects and reacts to display and source capabilities to output the highest possible resolution for each source, while the addition of the RX-70-4K-SCL HDBaseT scaling receiver adds 4K-2K scaling and frameless switching.
The Velop system uses a tri-band 802.11ac MU-MIMO mesh network, with one band dedicated to communication between routers to prevent some of the bottlenecks two-band systems suffer from. The routers also include two ethernet ports in case customers prefer cable connectivity. The mesh system is self-healing, and can handle up to 5 Velop units to ensure wifi coverage in even the largest of houses.
As announcement release puts it, the majority of IoT devices do not "speak" the same language, even if they use the same wireless technology. This leads to arguably needless complexity for developers, while limiting customers to single-vendor systems. Enter Dotdot, an application layer at the heart of ZigBee technology developers can apply across other IoT networks.
