Panamax recently announced the introduction of the BlueBOLT-CV2, a new interface
enabling energy management features of Panamax PRO products to be managed from
the local network without requiring a cloud connection. The introduction was made at
CEDIA 2017 in Core Brands Booth #4829.
“Now more than ever, residential integrators are looking for ways to effectively
manage their customers’ power consumption to help lower utility bills and reduce the
impact of installation on the environment,’ said Core brands power product manager
Christos Desalernos. “With the BlueBOLT-CV2 interface card, residential installers can
upgrade their MB1500, M4315-PRO and M4320-PRO to the latest BlueBOLT remote
functionality, which allows them the flexibility they are looking for. The new CV2 also
enables local access through a set of embedded web pages.’
Integrators can monitor their clients’ power as well as set up a number of notifications
alerting them of network and or power anomalies. Scheduled events and auto-reboot
functions help eliminate manually re-booting the network as well as eliminating most
service calls while troubleshooting and resolving the tech issue remotely. This adds
value to the residential integrators’ portfolio as well as lowers their labour costs by not
requiring a trip to the installation site to manually reboot devices, such as control
systems, set top box/DVR’s Media servers and network devices. “And integrators that
already use BlueBOLT understand that remote service calls don’t have to be free,’
Desalernos added. “The platform opens up recurring revenue opportunities.’
The BlueBOLT-CV2 is designed to deliver locally controlled BlueBOLT functionality to
the Panamax M4315-PRO, M4320-PRO and MB1500. Cloud connection is only needed
for set up, after which all control can be managed from the embedded web pages.
Shipping now, the BlueBOLT-CV2 will be demonstrated in Core Brands Booth #4829 at
CEDIA 2017.
