Lightware has launched the GPIO-Button-10S, a hardware control interface designed to trigger simple press-to-action commands in AV installations.
The button can be connected to any Lightware device equipped with GPIO ports, allowing users to trigger predefined control actions without relying on software menus or a separate control processor for basic tasks.
The GPIO-Button-10S is designed for local control in spaces such as lecture halls, meeting rooms and boardrooms, where users may need quick access to common functions including input switching, room presets or mute controls.
Up to two GPIO Buttons can be connected to a six-GPIO Lightware device, including units from the Taurus or MMX2 ranges. Each button uses one GPIO channel for the button press and two GPIO channels to drive its feedback LED.
The LED can display red, green or blue, with continuous, slow blink and fast blink patterns available to provide visual status feedback.
Once installed, the buttons can be configured through Lightware’s LARA or Event Manager software. Single, double and long presses can each be programmed to trigger different actions or command sequences.
Gergely Vida, CEO at Lightware, said: “We designed the GPIO Button to address a key gap in hardware control interfaces, by providing low-latency, tactile command execution with minimal configuration.”
In a lecture hall application, a single press could be configured to start a projector, switch audio to a lecturer microphone and activate a lighting preset.
The button includes a 20.8mm diameter control surface, a pre-terminated 2.5m pigtail for integration and six pre-labelled icons with one customisable label.
Lightware said the GPIO-Button-10S can also support BYOD and Microsoft Teams Room environments by giving users a physical way to switch inputs, trigger presets or mute and unmute devices.