CTRLbot IoT
THE APP IS EVERYTHING
CTRLbot IoT is a standalone professional AV control system for Android phones and tablets. It configures, tests and runs the room from the device in your hand, with no control processor and no CTRLbot server in between. All it needs is network access to the equipment and a driver for each device, with RS-232 and IR through a control endpoint. Local control does not need the internet; only CTRLbot.AI and manufacturer pages do.
GET CTRLbot IoT ↗PRESS POWER AND PICK A SOURCE
One press powers on every connected device and brings the room up ready to use. Select a source and the switcher routes it to the display or projector. Whatever is selected is what the room sees.
ROUTE ANY SOURCE TO ANY SCREEN OR TO ALL OF THEM
In full matrix mode, pick a source on the left, then one or more displays on the right. Every screen in the room can show something different. Press All and one source goes to every display at once.
SLIDE THE BAR AND THE ROOM VOLUME FOLLOWS
Change the speaker volume with the slider or the arrows and the room level follows. One press mutes the room and one more brings back the level it was at. Nobody has to go looking for the amplifier.
ONE PRESS SHUTS THE WHOLE ROOM DOWN
Tap power and the entire system shuts down safely. The room waits in standby for the next session.
ACTIVITIES TURN A LIST OF DEVICES INTO A ROOM
CTRLbot builds the Power On and Power Off presets as devices are connected, and you can reorder, add and test every step. Switching covers Many to One and full Many to Many matrix routing, with room-friendly labels and icons. Audio maps only the volume and mute controls the device actually supports.
FOUR STEPS FROM AN EMPTY ROOM TO A RUNNING ONE
Device is where you find the driver in the built-in catalog and add the equipment, with setup notes for every model. Connect is where you enter the address, pick TCP, Telnet or SSH, and test the real device from the live terminal. Activities prepares the power, switching and audio, and the EUI runs the finished room.
OPEN A RAW CONNECTION TO A DEVICE ON THE NETWORK
Pick Raw TCP and enter the address and port the device listens on. CTRLbot Terminator connects and logs it, ready to send. Telnet, serial COM ports and SSH sit one click away in the same window.
SEND A COMMAND AND READ EXACTLY WHAT COMES BACK
Type the command, choose the line ending and press Send. The reply lands in Received Data with the carriage return shown, so nothing hides in the line ending. It proves a device answers before it joins the room.
CONNECT A TABLET AND RUN THE APP FROM YOUR PC
Plug the Android device in over USB and CTRLbot Mirror lists it as ready. Start mirroring and the CTRLbot IoT app appears on the PC screen. Scroll the driver catalog and pick a driver with the mouse.
PAIR OVER WIRELESS AND LEAVE THE CABLE BEHIND
Copy the pairing address and code from the device into Mirror and press Pair. The same device then connects without a cable. Stop mirroring and it stays listed, ready for the next session.