Crestron control systems allow the children of Keech orphanage to escape from reality

As part of the Together for Cinema project, In the center a room has been created that allows the little ones to have a place for leisure and entertainment, and it is also used to make multimedia presentations. To carry it out, Crestron has donated the solution that allows the control of this cinema network composed of the CM3 system and the TSW-750 touch screen.

The orphanage Keech Hospice Care by Leagrave, near Luton (United Kingdom), focuses its attention on children with terminal illnesses, providing palliative care and assisting families in the grieving process..

The project has been launched in this center Together for Cinema in order to provide the little ones with a leisure environment that escapes them from reality. To carry it out, the Cedia volunteers asked for help to build a new movie theater and the equipment that was needed..
The installer Smartcomm He offered his services for free and Crestron donated its MC3 control system and TSW-750 touch panel to support the installation.

The MC3 is a compact 3-Series control system developed with infiNet EX and ER wireless technology.. Combines the agility and speed of an operating system with the reliability of a network device, to allow real-time multitasking to work up to 10 independent programs at the same time. Its IT architecture allows integrators to easily maintain and expand the system, increasing runtime efficiency and stability.

This forms the core of the Keech Hospice Care cinema network where all additional AV technologies come together., including screen, the projector and the audio, to create an easy to use and economical system. This control system also facilitates transparent multitasking operation that allows several programs to run at the same time.. For example, the room can be transformed into a fully automated boardroom for presentations, without affecting preset cinema settings.

For your part, TSW-750 touchscreen offers hospice workers and families an easy-to-use light-turning solution, adjust the volume and start the movie with the push of a button.

This ultra-thin tablet-sized screen (7 inches) It is equipped with intercom and Core 3 UI, and provides the same high-performance control as larger touch screens. With ultra-bright high-resolution graphics, capacitive touch screen technology, edge to edge glass, UI Core graphics 3 and H.264 video streaming, It is easy to install in a standard wall box to meet the needs of integrators, interior designers and end users.

Rava SIP Intercom technology built into this equipment offers the added convenience of full duplex intercom, VoIP telephony and group paging functionality.

Complete infrastructure

In addition to Crestron control systems, This facility also has different equipment donated by Arcam, Epson, ConnectorCo, CYP, Dataflow IT, Kaleidescape, Middle Atlantic, Monitor Audio, Unicol y Wyrestorm.

In this way, This cinema infrastructure is completed with the 119 inches of Dataflow IT, he AV receiver FMJ AVR450 by Arcam, the CYP SY-P293 converter and the Epson EH-TW9100 projector which has been mounted to the ceiling using Unicol brackets. In addition, The room is equipped with an audio system consisting of seven CT380-IDC ceiling speakers and a Mass W200 subwoofer from Monitor Audio.

For your part, Kaleidescape has donated the Cinema media server 1 y un rack 12U Serie MFR de Middle Atlantic. Cabling for all this infrastructure has been provided by ConnectorCo and Wyrestorm.