Touch Screens & The ADA Bus

Sometimes a touch screen controls only the entertainement system. But usually, these devices can be configured to do much more. Custom Command, Crestron, and AMX offer several touch screen models. Some provde control buttons overlayed onto real-time video displays. Most touch screens are bi-directional, just like the ADA Bus keypads. They not only control devices, but are also capable of displaying feedback, providing the devices they talk to offer feedback.

And when it comes to feedback, ADA is the only manufacturer of multi-room systems to offer real data feedback of system status.

The ADA Bus is comprised from sets of computer code. In fact, each ADA system function command rests in RS-232 protocall sentences called "strings". Each string has anywhre from four to nine bytes of HEX code. And guess what, HEX code is the common command structure of computers. What makes the ADA Bus unique is that, not only can you control ADA components by HEX code strings, but that ADA products actually talk back to the computer in HEX code strings. This talk back (feed back) permits the receiving computer system to get complete system status information. From there, the computer system can display this information on its touch-screen, much like an ADA keypad displays system status informtaion.

Thus, if you are incorporating touch screens in your home to integrate various electronic systems (System Integration), then you should really consider one of ADA's three ADA Bus Systems. Either the Delta, Omega, and 8000 Systems offer true system status feedback which can be displayed in real time onto the touch screen. Afterall, what is the sence of owning a touch screen if all it can do is send out control signals without first varifying whether or not that function is in fact needed. Why have a fancy heads-up type of display, when you can't even bring up radio stations, component in play, or volume, bass, or treble levels. With an ADA Bus system, you touch screen will have the perfect match. Furthermore, since you probably will have a touch screen in only a handful of locations, you can augment the control of rooms void of touch screens by providing them an ADA Bus keypad.

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