Design Integration is a UK based AV consultant and integration specialist. Bespoke furniture and the inclusion of AV equipment in furniture is central to the company’s work. Owner, Chris Foxwell provides some pointers for successful integration.When designing an AV/VC system the integrator has to consider where and how key components of the system will be sited and installed. Some equipment such as cameras, microphones and input points clearly need to be accessible for system operation. Other components such as codecs, control processors, switchers and amplifiers can be installed out of sight as they require little or no
user intervention. This “head end” equipment can be rack mounted in a remote location. However, this can potentially increase costs as additional hardware may be required to protect signal integrity over extended cable runs. More typically this equipment will have to reside within the room and in most cases it will not be acceptable to have a traditional equipment rack on display. Therefore we have to find ways of installing equipment within credenzas, lecterns or other joinery items.Read Full: InAVate - Turn the tables
