Movie Theater Facility Control

Facility Management Location: Tokyo, Japan

Project Introduction: While the quality of home entertainment centers continues to advance, nothing can replace the experience of watching a film in a movie theater. Every week millions of consumers travel to their local theater to watch films, and many cinemas struggle to maintain a clean, comfortable environment with the latest cutting edge technology. One large projector company was looking for a way to increase the amount of projectors they could install in a monthly period, while also reducing the costs of installation.

System Requirements:
One of world top 10 projector maker would like to bundle its projector with compact and rugged I/O interfaces. They were looking for products that were:

• Compact in size
• Easy to mount
• Had a firm cable connection with a built-in wiring terminal block
  

Project Implementation:

	USB-4761	8-ch Relay and 8-ch Isolated DI USB Module
	FPM-3060G	Industrial 6" VGA Flat Panel Monitor with Direct-VGA Port
	3rd Party 1U Server
	3rd Party Embedded Automation Computer

System Diagram:

System Description:
The two unique features of Advantech's USB DAQ series are its dual-end lockable cables and versatile mounting methods. Users can leverage USB's bus power to get rid of power cable and ease connects to USB port of personal computer, notebook or other device. With Advantech's unique features, user can easily mount the module in a suitable place and trust the connection.

Conclusion:
After choosing Advantech products, the customer was able to significantly increase productivity, mainly due to the ease of installation and connectivity options. Benefits to customers include saved money, improved quality, and increased productivity. The system integrator can very easily install the projector and this USB DAQ module. No extra power is needed; just connect field signals into this module. Thus, they were able to install in 1000 theaters within 4 months, a full 2 months ahead of their original plan.