Atlona, a Panduit company, is now shipping the 4K/UHD-ready AT-DISP-CTRL standalone display control system, which provides users with a solution for meeting spaces that lack AV switching.
The AT-DISP-CTRL also “eliminat[es] the need to manage handheld remote controls during lectures and presentations,” according to the Atlona announcement. [related]
“Our customers need a simple display automation tool for BYOD connectivity in gathering areas that don’t require full AV control,” said Josh Castro, product manager for Atlona, in the company announcement.
“The DISP-CTRL solves this challenge for our customers, allowing them to design huddle rooms where presenters can just plug-in their laptop and begin presenting. The DISP-CTRL also provides an upgrade opportunity for legacy AV systems to ditch the hand-held remote and provide automatic display control capabilities,” he said.
The DISP-CTRL detects connection of a source device with an active signal and automatically sends a control command to power the display. The controller automatically changes the display power state based on HDMI device connection or disconnection.
This enables display control, volume control and input selection without a remote control. Programmable display control modes can power off displays after a specified period of inactivity or following a manual disconnection.
Adjustable lamp cooldown modes are available to avoid prematurely powering up a projector after shutdown.
More About the Atlona AT-DISP-CTRL
The DISP-CTRL can deliver pre-stored or user-programmed display control commands through TCP/IP, RS-232, IR or CEC. Additionally, the controller includes EDID and HDCP management features, and can be powered locally or through Power over Ethernet (PoE).
The DISP-CTRL is HDCP 2.2 compliant and supports 4K/UHD video @ 60Hz with 4:4:4 chroma sampling, as well as HDMI data rates up to 18 Gbps.
In addition to standalone functionality, the DISP-CTRL can be used in conjunction with an HDMI switcher, such as the Atlona JunoX 451 4×1 switcher, to control a greater number of AV sources.
For additional control power, the DISP-CTRL offers a comprehensive selection of display drivers from Atlona’s Velocity AV control system database, enabling menu-based configuration of device settings, display device driver selection, and the ability to program control commands.
The DISP-CTRL offers integrators and tech managers configurability and management through its built-in GUI, with two Ethernet ports to support simultaneous LAN access and IP display control.
