Xilica Releases Fourth Generation Designer Software
Xilica, a global leader in digital signal processing technology for AV & installed sound, announce the release of Xilica Designer 4.0 Software, a flexible, universal, drag-and-drop platform that simplifies the design, configuration & integration of Xilica DSPs & third-party AV systems.
As with previous generations, the 4.0 software is offering integrators a single, centralized platform for project design and management. Xilica Designer software provides optimized configuration of Xilica Solaro DSPs, as well as Xilica’s XWP networked wall controls, XTouch screens, and I/O expansion devices. It also handles configuration and management of any networked Dante device, and delivers comprehensive third-party control integration.
Xilica Designer 4.0 offers AV integrators more freedom to customize designs through Lua programming, a fast and powerful scripting language embedded within the software. “With Lua scripting, users can program modules to flexibly control the equipment without limitations,” said Eddie Tam, Director of Engineering at Xilica. “That opens up new avenues for integrators to design complete AV systems with greater flexibility.”
Other Xilica Designer 4.0 software enhancements include an improved DSP schematic design that expands support for drawing elements. New capabilities include native insertion of comments and labels, resulting in clean schematics that are easy to read. Xilica engineers have also accelerated device boot-up times by 30 percent through updated firmware.
The new software release retains Xilica Designer’s drag-and-drop functionality, which simplifies how users incorporate popular AV products and models into their designs and simplify control of devices such as projectors, screens, and lighting systems. Xilica’s intuitive functionality eliminates the need to flip between numerous menus or re-input product codes.
“System integrators have enough to manage, and the last thing they need is to experience difficulty in using design software,” said Joe Orlando, Product Manager - Systems, at Xilica, “Xilica Designer Software is user-friendly with a quick learning curve, and naturally fits into the integrator’s design workflow rather than forcing them to work in certain ways.”