April 2009

Preston based Pure AV, the system integrator, chose Smart-e’s SNX-16x32+ matrix to deliver high resolution audio and video (up to 1920 x 1080) from a variety of sources around this flagship digital lab that provides the University with a research, learning and information sharing facility. These sources range from a high definition video server or a digital signage system, to a live camera feed or PC presentation. Pictures and sound are delivered to 23 displays around the facility ranging from 40” LCD screens to a 6M wide projection screen using Smart-e’s SLX-RX212 receivers.

As Richard Lister from integrator Pure AV commented “We chose the Smart-e matrix because it fulfilled this complex remit, is cost-effective and because all Smart-e equipment is specifically designed to work with structured cabling, it was the perfect option for this building which is flood wired with CAT 6 cable.”

Messages about events and research projects are broadcast via the matrix to common areas. The system also distributes TV channels to any screen, and content is fed from the auditorium and, labs to elsewhere in the building - allowing guests and staff to see/hear what is going on in the building. It also allows the Lab to record feeds to the video server which is co-located with the Smart-e equipment in the AV/Comms room.

Rapid solution for a complex system
The project was undertaken in just four months and as Gavin Edwards, manager of Digital Technology at the International Digital Lab, comments “I have been very impressed by the high quality and the incredibly rapid speed in which this, a complex piece of work, has been completed by Pure AV. Additionally, I am extremely impressed by the flexibility of the Smart-e system”.

The Smart-e SNX-16x32 matrix features 16 inputs and 32 outputs for UXGA, RGBS, YPrPb, Y/C, CVBS and Stereo Audio, providing inline power, RS232/422 and IR control option. It is HDTV compatible and distributes signals up to 300m from the source, via the Lab’s CAT 6 structured cabling.