gemControl

The whole exhibition. A single tap.

gemControl switches an exhibition’s PCs, projectors, displays, media players, lighting and building services – all at once, room by room or station by station, manually or by schedule. Any attendant can operate it: on the touch tablet or in the browser.

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In use for more than ten years
previously known as exhibition.control

Tablet with gemControl: two large on and off switches and the tabs Exhibition, Stations, Light and Audio

Everything on in the morning. Everything off in the evening.

In between: nothing to do.

And if a station does hang, the attendant restarts it with a single tap.

How it works

This is what simple control looks like.

The interface runs in the browser – on the permanently mounted tablet at the ticket desk just as on the technical team’s laptop. Any number of devices, with no licence fees per access.

Overview with a large green on switch and red off switch, below them the switching times for today and tomorrow — The whole exhibition
One switch for everything – with the status of all stations and the next switching times at a glance.

Station list grouped by entrance area and Great Hall, each row with on, off and restart switches — Rooms and stations
Stations grouped by room – each one individually or each group together can be switched on, off and restarted.

Scheduling with standard and special schedules and their on and off times — Schedules
Standard times for opening hours, plus special schedules for public holidays, events and late-night openings.

Form for a time entry with on and off times, weekdays and date range — Time entries
Time, weekdays and date range – set in seconds, without a technician.

Screenshots with demo data.

What it controls

Everything in an exhibition that needs power.

The most important protocols are built in – anything missing is added as a script. On request, commands are repeated until even the most sluggish device responds.

PCs

Power on via Wake-on-LAN, clean shutdown and restart via services for Windows, Linux and macOS – including process and memory monitoring.

Projectors & displays

PJLink, Barco, projectiondesign, NEC and Sharp – and anything that can be addressed over the network.

Media players

BrightSign, for example – as well as devices that understand UDP, TCP, HTTP or Telnet.

Lighting & building

KNX, DMX, DALI and switchable contacts – for lighting, power and building services across the entire space.

Serial & scripts

RS-232 for older devices, scripts for sequences – such as volume presets per room.

Open interface

Simple text commands over the network: building management systems, room controls and other systems trigger switching themselves.

In operation

Made for the staff – and for the technical team.

Switching status

Shows for every station whether it is running.

Scheduling

Schedules with overrides for public holidays and events.

Roles

On request, access only by PIN or from specific devices.

Open configuration

Set-up without manufacturer certification, free access to the configuration.

Form factors

As software – or ready-built in an enclosure.

gemControl runs on existing hardware or comes as a ready-made device for the equipment room.

Software only

For existing Windows and Linux systems.

Rail

For DIN rail mounting, in various configurations.

Rack

In a rack enclosure for the equipment room, in various configurations.

Tablet

With a touchscreen in various sizes – ready to set up.

Why gemControl

Specialised rather than universal.

Classic media control systems are all-rounders – from video distribution to building automation. gemControl is built for exhibitions.

Aspect Universal media control gemControl

Focus General-purpose system for many applications Specialised in controlling and monitoring exhibitions

Technology Often proprietary hardware and proprietary protocols Software on various platforms, all major protocols, interface in any modern browser

Set-up Programming often only by certified specialists Simple configuration for standard tasks, complex sequences possible, free access to the configuration

Usage analysisin preparation Usually not provided Analysis of which stations are used and how – as the next development step

In use

In our exhibitions for more than ten years.

From science centres to brand experiences – controlled and monitored with gemControl, previously under the name exhibition.control.

See it for yourself.

We’ll show you gemControl with your devices and your floor plan – on site or by video call.

Request a demo +49 40 355306-0

The provider of gemControl is gemelo technologies GmbH, Hamburg.

The whole exhibition. A single tap.

This is what simple control looks like.