First products come out of Optocore Clear-Com partnership
Published: MEA
WORLD: The first products to come out of Optocore’s strategic partnership with Clear-Com have been demonstrated at Frankfurt’s Pro Light + Sound show. The companies introduced the V3R-FX-Intercom for Clear-Com (four intercom channel unit) and X6R-FX 8 Intercom for Clear-Com (eight intercom channel unit).
Both devices have been built on Optocore’s X6R and V3R signal converter platforms, but instead of analogue I/Os they are equipped with intercom standard RJ45 connectors. This enables Clear-Com Eclipse Matrix Systems, 4-wires and intercom control panels to be connected. The intercom audio data will pass through the Optocore network together with the intercom control data, enabling the Optocore router to couple intercom panels with remote matrices and route audio channels between every device in the network.
‘Intercom was always the part which was missing because we distribute video, we distribute audio, we can distribute HD video now, but not intecoms so far,’ said Optocore founder Marc Brunke. ‘We could interface to everyone anyway. Everything did work, but this was always an extra effort for the customers. Now we have one device that does it all, there’s no cabling, no adaptors, they do not lose analogue channels, control has trebled,’ he continued. ‘It used to be you needed matrices to make everything work, but now it’s a single click. Now it’s getting easier for the customer, more cost effective for the customer, and less cabling for the customer,’ he enthused.
‘We are delighted and proud that our concept of offering open-platform technologies, enabling the transport and routing of standard pro audio formats, has culminated in this cooperation with Clear-Com,’ stated Optocore marketing director, Tine Helmle. ‘From the outset, our philosophy has been to act as an open platform network provider. This has led to great success and many key manufacturers are now recognising the advantages of working with Optocore. Operating over an open professional audio network means we can easily adapt to clients’ needs.’
Clear-Com product manager, Simon Browne, added: ‘The integration with the Optocore system enables our Eclipse intercom systems to operate on the same redundant fibre, or Sane network, providing remote users with fully intelligent panel operation, PC management, audio programme and IFBs with ease.’