The Atlona AT-OME-PS62 6×2 matrix presentation switcher with USB hub mounted at the instructor’s podium provides connections for primary AV sources including laptop, room PC, document camera, remote podium, and PTZ camera. The HDBaseT output of the OME-PS62 connects to an AT-OME-EX-RX receiver for the large format projector and supports extension of AV, Ethernet, control, and USB signals up to 330 feet (100 meters) over a single shielded Category 6A cable.

The second output of the switcher is connected to an AT-HDR-CAT-4ED four output extended distance HDBaseT distribution amplifier that sends content up to 330 feet to AT-HDR-EX-100CEA-RX receivers connected to supplemental repeater displays in the room as well as an overflow room display if needed.

At student/guest podium is available as a second location for AV presentation. It includes an AT-OME-SW21-TX-WPC wallplate HDBaseT transmitter with USB-C and HDMI inputs that delivers content from a user’s BYOD laptop back to the OME-PS62.

USB integration is a key element of this solution, providing the audio and video functionality necessary for common video conferencing applications that support remote learning. The system allows routing of the instructor’s microphone and AT-HDVS-CAM-HDMI PTZ camera for direct instruction, or the room microphone and HDVS-CAM PTZ camera for group discussions between in-class and online students.

An intuitive graphical user interface, or GUI, on the Velocity™ AT-VTP-1000VL 10” touch panel provides convenient access to AV functions with the AT-VGW-HW hardware gateway acting as the central control processor for the system. Over network connections, the gateway takes user input from the touch panel to send power commands to the projector and displays, select switcher sources, adjust audio settings, and select a preset or PTZ functionality for either the instructor or classroom camera.

A third-party digital signal processor is dedicated to routing audio for the system. Instructor and room microphones are presented to the conferencing software as USB devices. Audio from the OME-PS62 sources are also routed through the DSP and on to the Atlona AT-GAIN-120 amplifier, which supplies up to 120 watts of power to speakers mounted in the ceiling.