Audio Amplifier System Integration

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Audio Amplifier System Integration

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by sales.aus@protoconvert.com

Audio Amplifier System Integration

  • Audio Amplifier System Integration enabled centralized control and real-time status monitoring, ensuring efficient management and minimal manual intervention.

Project Overview

  • In a Multiplex there were about 23 Amplifiers linked to a switch and wanted to read data on BMS (Building Management System).
  • The objective was to eliminate the need for manual monitoring while providing a centralized interface for operators to view the operational status of every amplifier. By integrating the audio system with the existing Building Management System, the customer aimed to improve maintenance efficiency, reduce response time during faults, and ensure uninterrupted audio performance throughout the facility. The solution also needed to utilize the customer’s existing network infrastructure without requiring significant hardware modifications, making the integration both cost-effective and scalable for future expansion.

Initial Situation 

  • Each of the Amplifier had 7 channels and each channel was connected to a speaker.
  • Maintenance team initially controlled each amplifier manually.
  • Amplifier was able to communicate on Telnet Protocol.
  • Existing BMS supported SNMP Protocol.

Customer Requirement

  • Customer wanted to Monitor and Control the status (On / Off) of all the Amplifiers.
  • The customer also required a reliable communication bridge that could continuously exchange data between the amplifiers and the BMS without affecting the existing network. The solution needed to support real-time status updates, simplify troubleshooting, and provide an easy method for future integration of additional amplifiers if the system expanded.

Solution Provided

  • ProtoConvert suggested a gateway which could communicate between Telnet and SNMP (v2c).
  • All the Amplifiers, ProtoConvert Gateway and BMS were connected in a network with multiple switches.
  • Amplifier was configured as Telnet Server while BMS was configured as SNMP Client.
  • ProtoConvert configured a Gateway such that it could get the data on Telnet and Serve on SNMP.
  • As both the protocols are Ethernet based, ProtoConvert configured the gateway in a way that it could communicate both the protocols on a single Ethernet port.

Result

  • As a result ProtoConvert displayed Amplifier’s status successfully on MIB Browser.
  • The integrated solution enabled centralized monitoring of all 23 amplifiers through the Building Management System, significantly reducing manual effort for the maintenance team. Operators could instantly view equipment status, identify communication issues, and respond to faults more efficiently. The implementation provided a reliable and scalable integration platform while utilizing the customer’s existing network infrastructure, resulting in improved operational efficiency and simplified system management.