EDUCATION HARMAN TECHNOLOGY AT THE TU/E
When a lecture starts, the presenter can choose to operate the system themselves or give full control of AV sources over to the central control room
the communication experience. Panels are optimised for ease of use through the integration of a number of macros which each trigger a series of orchestrated events. At the press of a button, for example, the VC system and screens can be automatically switched on, the lights lowered to a pre-determined level and the audio adjusted accordingly; ensuring that lecturer’s wanting to use this platform can do so easily and efficiently. Centralised control affords significant savings and flexibility, with each room benefiting from all the technical functionality, without needing all the equipment locally located. When a lecture starts, the presenter can choose to operate the system by themselves or to give full control of all AV sources over to the central control room which has the capacity to support up to eight lectures, simultaneously. Because of the complex structure of the building, the backbone of the system is fibre-based to facilitate the long distance transport of signals.
Understanding that technology is meant to simplify a lecturer’s life, not complicate it, a leading systems integrator has harnessed the power of HARMAN to deliver a range of high-specification, technologicallyenabled learning environments for the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), all of which are designed to meet the needs of those studying to become the innovators of the future, today. Founded in 1956 and specialising in engineering science and technology, the TU/e is one of the top three technical universities in the Netherlands. In addition to its 8,500 students and 3,000 staff, the university also boasts its own Bachelor College and Graduate School. In order to ensure that its resources continue to meet the high standards expected by today’s discerning students, the TU/e commissioned a comprehensive refurbishment of its auditorium and lecture theatres. Sitting at the heart of the solution, AMX Enova DGX control and distribution technology has been used to connect the complex’s 16 lecture theatres and central auditorium; providing a high-quality solution to the challenges of routing signals around the facility, while controlling the equipment within it. By dealing with the disparate technologies, so that the lecturers don’t have to, the system greatly simplifies the way TU/e staff interact with the technology around them. Modero S Series touch panels located in both the teaching rooms and central control room provide intuitive control of the facilities, in order to maximise
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Developed specifically to resolve AV issues for digital video distribution, Enova DGX technology enables the TU/e’s connected devices to be centrally monitored, managed and controlled over its IT infrastructure. This innovative solution manages and distributes analogue plus digital audio, without any of the typical problems associated with HDCP authenticated content distribution and switching; while SmartScale technology perfectly scales video for each connected display. No fewer than 19 DGX matrix switchers,
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The system provides a high-quality solution to the challenges of routing AV signals around the facility, while controlling the equipment within it
ranging from DGX16s right up to DGX 64s, ensure that every lecture theatre can operate autonomously, while centralised control enables them all to be technologically interconnected, for added flexibility, when the complex is running to maximum capacity.
Because of the complex structure of the building, the backbone of the system is fibre-based to facilitate the long distance transport of signals.
The system is optimised for ease of use through the integration of a range of macros
Touch panel control of the installed technology maximises the communication experience
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This impressive facility boasts a range of high-specification, technologically-enabled learning environments
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Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a research-driven, design-oriented university with a strong international focus. Renowned for its top quality education and internationally prominent research, the TU/e strives to provide answers to both current and future socially relevant issues, as well as technological challenges in the built environment. So, when it came to the specification of its own auditorium complex, it knew that choosing the right technology partner was key to meeting both internal demand and external expectation.
In order to ensure that its resources continue to meet the high standards expected by today’s discerning students, the TU/e commissioned a €comprehensive refurbishment of its auditorium and lecture theatres. Harnessing the power of HARMAN’s AMX Enova technology, a leading systems integrator has delivered a range of high-specification, technologicallyenabled learning environments designed to meet the needs of those studying to become the innovators of the future, today.
LOCATION Eindhoven, Netherlands
This forward-facing university is now future-ready, with a technological specification that more than lives up to its slogan of ‘Where Innovation Starts…’
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