Essential Install | EI Live! Preview
Habitech will
welcome the Arcam
brand to its family at
the show
WyreStorm will be
well represented at
the show
uControl is the company’s whole-home AV control
system, available at no additional cost, no additional
hardware and no special programming training course
required. The App is included free with MHUB 4K
PRO matrix models. This is made possible via a link
with the HDA Cloud and integrated patent-pending
IP2IR technology. Setting up uControl requires no
programming, there is no network searching and no
complex confi g. Intelligent button layouts mean that the
uControl interface will redraw itself depending on the
device being used. For example, if you are using a small
mobile phone then uControl will display only the most
important controls, whereas a large tablet will have them
all. It can also be personalised with user-settable zone
background images.
Also new is The Installer Network which offers a
platform through which companies can market their
installation company, its services and past projects,
directly to end-users living within thirty miles of a
company’s location. The Installer Network is designed to
make installers more visible to individuals actively seeking
to have an HDA system installed.
Visitors will be able to visit the ‘HDA Cube’ for a
live demo of brand’s newly updated RMS and see the
remote management tools available via the HDA Cloud.
To be entered into the draw to win the wrap, installers
will be asked to perform three tasks via the RMS and to
successfully add a new source device into a uControl
system. Access the HDAYWHERE Cube through Stand 8.
Check out more detail on HDANYWHERE’s offering on
page 66 of this issue.
Habitech is planning a big show, check out the
dedicated editorial on this on pages 16-17.
However, the headline stuff is the company’s big
announcement that it is to enhance its home cinema
offering with the addition of the Arcam brand to its line-
up. Included in the new profi le will be ARCAM’s ‘FMJ’
range of stereo and AV receivers, processors, players
and power amplifi ers, which Habitech says provides
integrators with the opportunity to unite versatile power
with the latest processing technologies for seamless UHD
AV in virtually any environment. Combined with quality
playback, all FMJ control products have the ability to
integrate with home automation systems through drivers
for Crestron and C4.
The other big announcement at the show will be the
opportunities presented by the Simple Control platform
the latest addition to the company’s ProNet group of
brands. Simple Control is a cloud-based control system
communicating over Wi-Fi using IP and Habitech believes
it has a huge future delivering very simple control of
many products including the Amazon Alexa platform.
Simple Control is designed to work over an ‘open’ App-
based environment on iOS phones and tablets, using IP
control functionality that already exists. Making use of
the growing number of products with an IP address, the
system connects over Wi-Fi to the cloud via a control App
bringing disparate products together. IP, serial and IR
libraries provide pre-loaded and pre-designed graphics,
protocols and control codes for tens of thousands of
devices. Working with other Habitech brands such as
networking specialist Ruckus and through IFTTT Applets,
the distributor says it can bring Alexa voice control skills
to any system. Ultimately, the aim of Simple Control is
to simplify the whole process of creating a whole house
automation system and offer remote access to boot.
Other Habitech highlights will include Wyrestorm’s
new H2x line. A step-up from previous H2 range, H2X
includes both 16x16 and 10x10 models, with HDBaseT
outputs distributing 2160p transmissions at 4:2:0 8-bit
@ 60Hz or 4:2:0 10-bit HDR (BT.2020) @ 24Hz to the
new super-slim H2X balun for full compatibility with the
latest 4K UHD content, source and display devices. Both
Wyrestorm H2X models provide full-range 4K UHD HDMI
2.0 inputs and mirrored HDMI 2.0 outputs, expanding
their 4K distribution capabilities to 16x16+16 (MX-1616-
HDBT-H2X) and 10x10+10 (MX-1010-HDBT-H2X).
Qmotion’s innovative wireless shade designs will also
be on show offering long battery life (up to fi ve years).
Just like a spring-assisted garage door, the energy is
shared between raise and lower for a smooth, effi cient,
near-silent action. See it all on Stands 34-42.
A big part of the show is always the AWE village which
will be located on Stands 51-55, 58-60 and 65. One of
the highlights of the show will be a range of new products
from the Denon Heos platform. These will include the new
HEOS Bar, described as a superb soundbar that delivers
exceptional performance, and HEOS Subwoofer. AWE will
also showcase the unique HEOS AVR, which provides the
ability to deliver a surround sound experience without
many of the usually associated cables.
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