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Crestron’s EMEA Showroom in located in the Chelsea area of the English capital, among other like-minded companies in The Design Centre. It’s been open as a hub for the company’s customers for a couple of years now, but the technology within it is constantly being updated - a recent example being the integration of Amazon’s Alexa voice control unit. The showroom offers customers the chance to sample Crestron products, and more importantly Crestron integration in a real-life scenario. Although the showroom set-up is designed as a home space, the same technology can be applied in a bar, restaurant, cinema, or hotel, just to name but a few. It is often the case that a customer books an appointment to visit the showroom, having a concept in mind, but upon arrival it’s realised that Crestron can offer and integrate a whole lot more than meets the eye.

Wall mounted panels around the showroom control almost every element of the space from the lighting, the TV, blinds and curtains, music, heating, intercom - in fact, the list is almost endless. The simpler versions are a series of pre-programmed buttons - unique to each project - labelled accordingly, usually featuring a master off button, too. The buttons can be set to adjust the settings of lights, music and heating, for example, to create a certain mood. The process is subsequently repeated so that each button is allocated. For overall and more complex control, a touchscreen is the more appropriate choice, because as well as having all the individual presets to create different ambiances, users can also customise each separate element. It’s not just the content of the touchscreens that are personalisable though, the housing is, too, to suit the aesthetics of any

environment for example, special metal finishes or even leather. Both are hard wired when installed but additional remotes - which essentially replicate the main controller - can also be integrated to provide mobile control. The Crestron remotes run on their own radio frequency, so there is no interference or delay, and, of course, the system can be controlled via a phone or tablet that relies on Wi-Fi, too. By its own admission Crestron is a company that likes to embrace third party technology, examples include Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. These can further enhance Creston’s own technology when required, in order to produce the best possible solutions. This way, the company is able to offer end-to-end solutions for each and every customer who comes through the door. crestron.eu

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