Project Profiles

Electronics Design
Group, Inc.
Project Profiles
A Monthly Spotlight on EDG Projects
January 7, 2009
© 2010 Electronic Design Group
60 Ethel Road West, Suit 5
Piscataway, NJ 08854
edgonline.com
Four Point Play
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Our client, a family of four with small
children, wanted a fully integrated 20,000
square foot home with the ability to control
lighting, multi-room audio, HVAC, pool/spa,
garage, and cameras from touchpanels and
PCs throughout the home. This ambitious
new construction project demanded clean
walls (i.e. no banks of switches, volume
controls, thermostats, or remotes). With a
home this size, it's hard to keep track of
everyone, therefore, we integrated a
telephone system so the family could easily
communicate with each other. The client's
detached sports barn needed to be
controlled from the main house via the
Crestron control system. Other special
features included in this house are a
dedicated home theater, distributed video,
and home computer network.
Having a longstanding relationship with
the architect and builder, we had previously
worked with both before; therefore, many of
the usual challenges, such as speaker placement, touchpanel locations, HVAC control,
and wiring issues were kept to a minimum.
One challenge that we faced, however, was
fitting flat panel TV's into antique furniture.
Cabinets were chosen by the interior
designer; therefore, we initially provided
optimal TV dimensions so there wouldn't be
any "fitting" issues at the end of the project.
The various integrated sub systems are
managed via a Crestron control system.
There are five in-wall and two wireless
touchpanels located throughout the home,
in addition to those located in the sports
barn, providing complete functionality. On
and off site PC control was implemented
allowing for ultimate home control and
peace of mind.
After meeting with the clients, we
designed and engineered systems that met
their needs, project scope, and budget.
During the design phase, we coordinated
with their architect, interior designer, and
builder to ensure all electronics were seamlessly integrated and had the appropriate
power to operate.
The Lutron lighting control system, with
global lighting scenes, time clock, and astronomical time clock functionality allows the
homeowners to easily manage their 20,000
sq. ft. estate. Single gang key pads with
programmed lighting scenes help reduce the
amount of "wall acne"-often found with
traditional light switches in an estate this
large-and offer an easy-to-operate lighting
solution. The landscape lighting took full
advantage of the astronomical time clock,
always addressing the home appearance no
matter the time of day, night, or year. The
client appreciated this most when daylight
savings time came and their system never
missed a beat.
The house was configured with ten heating/cooling
zones to ensure proper temperature throughout and
to make the home as energy efficient as possible.
Monitoring and adjusting different zones was simple
with a few button pushes from one location. The
theater and sports barn, often unoccupied for
extended periods of time, can be adjusted to a comfortable temperature prior to using the space.
The family has
an
extensive
music collection
and likes to
listen to music
while working,
cooking, entertaining, and, of
course, playing
basketball
in
"The Barn"; therefore, we integrated an MP3 hard
drive accessed via touchpanels and iPod docking
stations. Each individual likes the simplicity and ease
of managing their musical preferences in the rooms
they occupy.
This family has a busy lifestyle so they wanted four
DVR devices housed in the head end rack for the flexibility of watching TV on their schedule. The clients
love the combination of distributed video and TiVo
because it allows them to choose when/what they
watch while maintaining their busy lifestyle.
The clients enjoy the ability to adjust the temperature of the pool and spa from different locations
making it just right when they get ready to use the
system. Temperature status and the ability to monitor
on/off features are easily viewed from any touchpanel
location.
This estate, with a main house and an entertainment
filled barn, is an electronics lovers paradise that has
every convenience imaginable. With all systems integrated, control is as simple as one press of a button
from virtually anywhere on the property, or remotely
from a PC or laptop. The family enjoys every aspect of
their home thoroughly.◘
“
An electronics
lover’s paradise
that has every
convenience
imaginable.
“
Equipment Used
Control System: Crestron Dual Bus Control System w/ethernet card Pro2 • Crestron 300-Watt Power Supply C2NSPWS-300 • Crestron Network Distribution Block CNHBLOCK • Crestron RS-232 Serial
Interface Cable CNSP-XX • Middle Atlantic Slim 5 Rack System AX-S • Middle Atlantic Custom Rack System • Crestron Active Matrix 5" Color In-Wall Touchpanel TPS-2000 • Crestron Outdoor Weatherproof
RF Remote WPR-48 • Crestron 1-Way RF Receiver CNRFGWA • Crestron 5.7" SmarTouch 2-Way Wireless Touchpanel STX-1700C • Crestron 418 MHZ 2-Way RF Gateway STRFGWX • Crestron Dual Bus
Control System CP2E • Crestron Infrared (IR) Emitter Probe CNXIRP • Crestron External 75-Watt Power Supply CNPWS-75 • Crestron SmarTouch Expansion Module ST-COM • Crestron Intercom Video Distribution Switcher C2N-IVDS24x24 • Crestron Hand Held 1-Way Remote ML-500 Audio Sources: Crestron 8-Source, 8-Zone Audio Distribution Processor CNX-PAD8 • Crestron FM Radio Tuner C2N-TFM • Rotel
7.1 Surround Sound Preamp/Processor RSP-1098 • Rotel 5-Channel Power Amp RB-1095 • Rotel Stereo Power Amplifier RB-1050 • Rotel 6-Channel Power Amplifier RMB-1066 • Rotel CD Multi-Disc Changer
RCC-1055 • Rotel 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound Receiver RSX-1056 • ReQuest Fusion PRO 80 MP3 Music Server CD Hard Drive System • Audio Control Balanced Line Driver BLX-10 • Triad In-Room
Gold LCR & Rear Speakers • Triad In-Wall Bronze 10 Power Sub • Triad In-Room Gold Power Sub • Triad In-Ceiling Silver 6 Monitor (Center) • Triad In-Wall Silver 4 Side & Rear • Elan Volume Control VS •
SpeakerCraft AIM 7 Three • SpeakerCraft AIM 7 DT Three • SpeakerCraft OE6 Three • SpeakerCraft Big Bang 8 Channel Power Amplifier BB835 • SpeakerCraft 2 Channel Amplifier BB50 • SpeakerCraft 6"
In-Ceiling CRS6 Four • SpeakerCraft Weatherproof Wide Coverage speaker WS950 Video Sources: Rotel Progressive Scan DVD Player RDV-1050 • JVC Super VHS Hi-Fi VCR+ HRS-5900U • Sony Progressive Scan DVD Player DVP-NS575P • Sony Progressive Scan DVD Player DVP-NS775V • ReQuest Fusion ZONE Multi-Source Player • Hughes DirecTV Digital Satellite Receiver GAEBOA • Hughes DirecTV HD
Digital Satellite Receiver & Recorder HD-DVR250 • Hughes DirecTV Satellite Receiver H-20 • Sony 20" LCD Wega Flat Panel TV KLV-S20G10 • Sony 32" LCD TV KDL-V32XBR1 • LG 42" LCD HDTV 42PX5D
• LG 32" LCD TV 32LX2D • LG 32" LCD HDTV 32LP1D • LG 50" Plasma HDTV PDP-50PXID • Runco Reflection DLP Projector VX-4000ci • Stewart Filmscreen Luxus Deluxe 117" Diagonal Fixed Screen
SND117HFAX • Rotel DVD Audio/Video Player RDV-1060 Lighting System: Lutron 6-Button Keypad w/Raise/Lower ST-6BR-NI • Lutron 1000W Vareo Style Dimmer • Lutron 1000W Vareo Style Switch
Integrated Phone System: Panasonic Door Intercom KXT-30865W • Panasonic 8-Line, 16-Station Digital Control Unit KXTD-1232 • Panasonic Digital 24-Line LCD Backlit Speaker Phone KXT-7453 •
Panasonic Spread Spectrum LCD System Cordless Phone KXT-7895 • Pansonic 900 MHz DSS Multi-Line Cordless Phone KXTD-7895