AVA has announced the release of three new products focused on AV control: AVA Cinema Remote, a handheld remote; AVA OS, a smart home platform that runs on AVA Cinema Remote; and AVA Nano Brain, a processor for larger systems using AVA OS.
AVA Cinema Remote features the Dynamic Keypad interface. The Dynamic Keypad’s surface has a three-dimensional glass ring that guides the user and eliminates the need for numerous buttons. Instead, Dynamic Keypad gives the user a simple interface that changes its button labels, colours, and capabilities according to the media source currently in use. The user always has the buttons they need, without the confusion of irrelevant buttons, such as an Eject or DVR button when watching Netflix.
With AVA Cinema Remote, AVA enters more directly into the control space by introducing its own automation system, AVA OS. AVA OS makes it easy to use modern AV systems by coordinating their various components into a singular system and runs on the AVA Cinema Remote with no additional hardware. AVA OS works by using sequences of automation steps called “Flows.” Flows are automatically created by adding devices through an interface on an AVA remote control. Installers can modify Flows as needed, as well as create Flows for specific use cases based on their clients’ needs.
The third of AVA’s new control lineup is the AVA Nano Brain which allows integrators to scale AVA OS to larger systems than possible with a single AVA Cinema Remote. AVA Nano Brain is an always-on smart home processor that enables the use of multiple AVA remote controls so that each remote is aware of what is being watched or listened to. Powered by USB-C from either an AC or PoE adapter, AVA Nano Brain also extends the control of AVA OS to devices in equipment racks. In addition to IP control, it uses HDMI CEC and infrared to control different devices. Nano Brain features a 360-degree IR blaster, as well as the option to connect the new AVA Flat IR Emitter to one of its three USB-C ports.
When a home has multiple Nano Brains, a system can have Flows that send commands between Nano Brains. For example, a single Flow called “All Off” can turn off every TV and audio system in the home.