AMX simplifies A/V distribution with PDXL-2

AMX’s new dual power over DXLink Controller (PDXL-2) has been designed to make digital and analogue media distribution simple to centrally manage, all the while working to reduce energy costs.

While the PDXL-2 was primarily designed to make remote A/V distribution simpler to manage, it also claims to generate ‘significant and impactful’ ROI by reducing wasted energy usage throughout a floor, building or campus. Acting as a conduit for a NetLinx Controller, the PDXL-2 enables administrators to remotely power down unused devices via I/O control from a single, central location.

Using a three-pronged approach, the PDXL-2 tackles the problems often associated with long distance A/V delivery. The first being that it can enable data and power transport of up to 30W on each of the PDXL-2’s two available DXLink device outputs between transmitters and receivers – located up to 100m away from each other.

Secondly, by injecting Power over DXLink via the existing DXLink path, a stand-alone point-to-point DXLink transmitter to receiver installation can be created for single room applications. Lastly, the PDXL-2 eliminates the aesthetic inconvenience and cost of installing electrical outlets at every transmitter or receiver location.

Key to its appeal is the inclusion of AMX’s resource management suite enterprise software, which the manufacturer claims can multiply these savings further still by scheduling and executing automated power down routines, freeing IT to address more pressing matters than room-to-room, device-to-device facility power-down tours.

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