MediaMatrix has announced the introduction of sControl, a new network control processor that comes preloaded with the nWare platform and Control Manager software in providing an open-architecture control server for AV control and monitoring functionality required for large and enterprise networked media public address and control systems.
sControl is designed to act as the control center of an audio visual system, allowing multiple network connected control interfaces running MediaMatrix Kiosk windows-based control and/or using the HTML 5 supported Kiosk2Go app loaded on any Android or Apple smart phone or tablet with a browser.
sControl is designed to work in conjunction with the NION series and next-generation digital signal processors (DSPs), Peavey Commercial Audio networkable product line power amplifiers, and audio interfaces, including most third-party network devices either locally and/or network distributed. Like its predecessor the nControl, sControl also supports SNMP and RATC protocols as well as Python scripting within the nWare software control environment.
The sControl operating system resides on 64 GB mSATA SSD storage media, has a 4 GB DDR3L 1866 memory (RAM), and includes support for reading/writing data from the operating system and configuration software. The control processing system includes USB ports for direct control and configuration, and dual gigabit Ethernet ports.
Where typical fanned solutions fail, the sControl thrives thanks to its hardshell fanless technology, which resists dust, metal shavings, and other debris often found in industrial environments.
Fanless, each sControl unit weighs five pounds and can be mounted within an optional 2RU rack-mount tray individually or as a redundant pair allowing for independent or redundant fail-over operation typically required for mission-critical applications.
