1. Control & Monitoring Digital KVM Solutions Monitoring Automation, Processes, Workflow and more…

2. The Control Room… …is the Central Location of Visualized Information

3. The Control Room is used in…
Process Operation and Control
Process Monitoring
Mission Operation and Control
Mission Monitoring
Security / Surveillance
Environmental Monitoring / Control

4. The Control Room can be found in…
Manufacturing
Pharma / Chemical
Oil & Gas & Mining
Heavy Industries ( e.g. Steel )
Broadcast
Power Generation/Distribution
Traffic Control (Road,Rail,Air,Space)
Security
Etc.

5. The Control Room…
…scales from a single point to point extender for monitoring a single process…
…to a large matrix routing multiple signals.

6. The Control Room…
…signals of todays world are being delivered by PCs, Workstations or Servers since camera and sensor signals as well as machine control is all IT or PC based data! And Keyboard, Mouse and Video are the User Interfaces to operate them!

7. The Control Room…
…visualizes for the most part mission critical information and requires quick interaction of operators with the applications being displayed!

8. …hence…
…KVM Extension and KVM Switching Systems are an integral part of the overall application for workspace optimization!
Why? …

9. Control & Monitoring Solutions
Requirements
All control applications share the same philosophy:
Focus on the applications and processes – not focus on the tools and technology to achieve that
Ergonomics is the primary goal to have operators focus on their tasks!
Reliability is key!
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10. Accomplishing Ergonomics
Key Elements
Silence
Room Climate
Flexibility
Scalability
Service Friendliness
Ease of Use
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11. Accomplishing Ergonomics
Silence & Room Climate
Remove noisy equipment from the operators desk
Keep heaters out of the room
Don’t sacrifice signal quality when bridging the distance
Ensure Rich Desktop Experience
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12. Accomplishing Ergonomics
Flexibility & Scalability
Allow relocation and back up concepts easily
Leave room for expansion
Share systems, signals and resources
Backracking of servers in systems friendly environment
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13. Accomplishing Ergonomics
Ease of use & service
Allow easy control, steering and operation
Create no technical overhead
Keep service and maintenance out of sight of operators
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14. Black Box Solutions – Behind the Scene
Modern Digital Extension and Switching Technology
Grow from Point to Point Extension to almost freely scalable matrices
Proprietary and IP based digital real-time solutions
Add Keyboard, Mouse, Audio, Serial and USB on top of video
External control and Hotkey operation
Video Processing, Conversion and Scaling
Implementation of Virtual Machine technology
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15. KVM is an out of band solution
KVM Technology
Basic Understanding
KVM technology connects the User via Human Interface Devices to target devices such as Servers, Workstations and PCs without the need of drivers to be installed on the target devices.
KVM is a middleware solution to extend or switch mainly Keyboard, Video and Mouse signals.
Often it supports peripherals signals such as RS-232, USB and Audio, too.
Its intention is to share resources and improve operability without becoming visible to the user.
KVM is an out of band solution
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16. KVM Technology
ROI and TCO
Black Box KVM solutions have an average life-time of 7-10 years, so they “survive” at least 2 generations of target and peripheral devices  TCO is small KVM improves operability by improving ergonomics and work time savings relating to a more efficient use of human resources quick ROI KVM solutions offer a maximum flexibility and by that improved reliability with regard to back up scenarios and quick fall back solutions.  KVM Solutions help saving energy  green IT
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