UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA

UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA
It’s Under Control®
RTI Delivers Easy-to-Use Control of Multi-room A/V System for the Universidad Iberoamericana
When the most prestigious university in the Dominican
also required master control from a centralized control
Republic adds classrooms to its campus, creating the
room. And finally, as the system would be used by both non-
physical space is just the beginning. The technology used
technical teachers and students, ease of use was paramount.
in those rooms must represent the school’s high standards
for education. So when the Universidad Iberoamericana
Musitempo equipped each new classroom with EIKI
(UNIBE) added 18 new classrooms to its Francia I building, a
projectors and Da-Lite projection screens. Video sources
completely automated multi-room A/V system was required
include Denon DVD players driven by an Extron twisted pair
for a more effective learning experience. To provide it, the
video matrix, while BSS Audio™ digital signal processors and
university turned to Musitempo, a Dominican Republic-
Crown® amplifiers provided the audio. For system automation
based specialist in the design, installation, and programming
and control, Musitempo relied on solutions from RTI.
of automation systems for professional audio, commercial
audio, A/V, and high-end residential applications.
“RTI has always been our control solution provider due to its
top-quality products and outstanding support,” said Fernando
UNIBE had several requirements when it came to control
Hernandez, CTO of Musitempo. “Another important factor
and automation of its new system. With audio and video
for us is that RTI continuously develops custom two-way
in multiple classrooms on different floors of the Francia I
drivers for integration with the latest A/V components, while
building, two-way communications were a necessity. This
updating existing drivers to meet new industry standards.
would allow changes made in any room to automatically
Combine that with simple programming and customization,
update on every touchpanel throughout the building. In
and you’ve got the perfect solution for complex systems like
addition to local control in every classroom, the university
the Universidad Iberoamericana.”
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UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA
RTI Delivers Easy-to-Use Control of Multi-room A/V System for the Universidad Iberoamericana
“With RTI, we were able to meet all of UNIBE’s requirements easily, and the university now has the distinction
of being the only private university in the Dominican Republic to have fully automated classrooms.”
Fernando Hernandez - CTO, Musitempo
At the heart of UNIBE’s control system lies RTI’s XP-8 central
maximum resolution. The 3.5-inch display is unobtrusive in
control processor, which combines a blazing-fast MPU,
the classrooms, yet its full VGA resolution displays custom
real-time/multitasking operating system, and tremendous
text and graphics with incredibly rich and vivid detail.
expandability. In addition to an abundance of basic control
ports, such as IR, contact closures, and power sensors, the unit
For master control, the control room is equipped with a K4
provides advanced control interface options such as two-way
LCD in-wall touchpanel controller. The K4 combines IR control,
communications and a built-in astronomical clock for time-
video monitoring (full screen or in a scalable window), a built-
based events. The processor’s ability to communicate through
in Web browser, and Ethernet connectivity in one sleek 6.4-
two-way RS-232 or IP over Ethernet allows it to control any
inch touchpanel. Additional RTI components featured in the
device in the university’s system and receive feedback —
system include CB-8 connecting blocks to power and send
such as volume levels — via pre-built two-way drivers. The
signals to wall controllers, PCM-8 port control modules for
XP-8 can control and receive feedback from the classrooms’
extra IR control, and RCM-12 relay control modules to trigger
in-wall controllers through built-in Ethernet connections.
the Da-Lite screens.
“One very important element of this project is a two-way
To provide the ease of use that the Universidad Iberoamericana
driver for the BSS digital signal processors,” added Hernandez.
required, Musitempo created a “simple touch presentation”
“The driver built by RTI works perfectly; without it we
function, which provides an easy, automated way to start a
wouldn’t have been able to integrate these vital components
basic A/V presentation. With one touch, the user can turn on
seamlessly into the system.”
presentation mode, which powers on the projector, lowers
the screen, and assigns the source for both audio and video.
For local control, students and teachers interact with the
system via RK3-V in-wall touchpanels installed in each room.
For Musitempo, the “simple touch presentation” function was
The RK3-V features a compact display size while providing
easy to create using RTI’s Integration Designer® programming
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UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA
RTI Delivers Easy-to-Use Control of Multi-room A/V System for the Universidad Iberoamericana
software. Integration Designer is used to configure all
been completely wowed by this single-rack system in Francia
aspects of an RTI control system, whether designing the
I, floors nine, ten, and eleven. In fact, they like it so much that
GUI with included professionally designed graphics or
UNIBE wants us to develop the same solution for the entire
programming the system’s control and automation functions
university. You couldn’t ask for a better outcome to a project.”
with programming wizards and the simple drag-and-drop of
infrared and RS-232 commands. The software’s macro editor
— which allows complex multi-step actions to be assigned to
every button on a remote — was a powerful tool in bringing
one-touch functionality to the university.
“With RTI, we were able to meet all of UNIBE’s requirements
easily, and the university now has the distinction of being the
only private university in the Dominican Republic to have
fully automated classrooms,” says Hernandez. “UNIBE couldn’t
be happier with their system. They’ve been very impressed
with its flexibility for any application, whether it’s a simple
local presentation in a single classroom or combining all the
classrooms together for a master class or conference. And of
course, the system has been extremely reliable and easy to
use. The rest of the university uses analog equipment, and has
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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