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Q-SYS Integrated Control Engine
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The Q-SYS Control Engine provides a complete host of control and automation capabilities
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to integrate and manage every aspect of your installation—
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not just for Q-SYS products,
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but third-party hardware and software components as well.
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As part of the Q-SYS OS,
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the Q-SYS Control Engine sits alongside the Q-SYS audio and video engines,
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immediately simplifying programming and eliminating the costs and
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pain points commonly associated with combining these functions
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across multiple platforms and vendors.
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Whether the project ahead of you is simple,
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with minimal device integration,
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or the exact opposite of that,
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Q-SYS still has the tools to get the job done correctly and quickly.
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If it can be controlled,
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Q-SYS can control it.
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Q-SYS offers no code, low code, and full code workflows for control of varying devices.
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All Q-SYS native products are configured and controlled from inside Q-SYS Designer Software
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using drag-and-drop controls or “no code” development.
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It doesn’t matter if you need to change a video source routed to a display
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or adjust the gain in one or more audio zones;
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there’s no control code required.
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And you can easily tie multiple components together to trigger additional control changes,
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such as changing audio signal levels,
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or automating the room shutdown when an HDMI cable has been unplugged for a specific amount of time.
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Or perhaps a divisible space could be combined or un-combined dynamically with moveable walls—
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and the audio, video, and control routing could be changed seamlessly
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without writing a single line of code based on sensor data
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notifying Q-SYS which walls are opened and which are closed.
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Thanks to Q-SYS plugins, you can even control third-party devices with no code development.
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Q-SYS plugins enable drag-and-drop programming for non-native devices,
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including projectors, displays, occupancy sensors, and much more.
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In fact, the Q-SYS Technology Partner Program is designed to encourage,
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validate and support Q-SYS plugin development by preferred development partners.
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Q-SYS Block Controller and Text Controller can be used
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to extend control and automation even further.
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Maybe you want to automate something based on a device that doesn’t have a plugin,
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or an external data source–
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like the outside temperature or the amount of ambient light in the room.
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Whatever your advanced integration need is,
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Q-SYS offers a low-code development option through the Q-SYS Block Controller.
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Block controller was designed for those who understand programming principles
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or how to program other platforms but aren’t ready to jump into writing scripts.
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It’s an open-source visual programming tool that enables the easy composition of scripts
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using a series of interlocking graphical blocks to represent common programming concepts –
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it writes the code for you!
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If you still need more for a project,
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Q-SYS has you covered with the Q-SYS Text Controller,
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which includes a feature-rich Lua scripting environment.
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LUA is an open-source, IT-friendly programing language used in various applications.
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Programmers can use Q-SYS Text Controller to build advanced
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control and diagnostics for native Q-SYS Devices,
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control third-party devices, and create custom automation tools.
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In a later video ,
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we’ll talk about getting those controls into the
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hands of the users via User Control Interfaces, or UCIs.
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If you want to learn more about device control with Q-SYS,
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we have several training courses for novice,
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intermediate and advanced control programmers.
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Thanks for watching.