references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message amx type subsidiary purchased by harman in 2014 industry automation and control founded richardson texas united states 1982 headquarters richardson texas key people rashid skaf ceo 09 2005 products see listing . revenue est 295.5 million usd 2013 number of employees 600 2006 website www.amx.com amx formerly amx llc is a manufacturer of video switching and control devices . it is currently owned by harman international and is part of the harman professional division . contents 1 overview 2 company growth 3 system layout 4 see also 5 references 6 external links overview edit amx designs and manufactures hardware and software for the distribution of video within meeting spaces as well as across buildings or the globe using ip . they also create products that allow remote control of a wide variety of equipment including hvac . 1 amx home automation controls are now also available through separate applications apps for smartphones and tablet pcs through its authorised product partners such as touch panel control . 2 the application is available for ios android 3 and windows 8 platforms . company growth edit in february 2005 duchossois industries inc. acquired previously publicly traded amx for us 315 million . on november 1 2006 amx announced it had acquired endeleo a uk based manufacturer of analog audio visual distribution technologies . 4 just over a month later on december 4 2006 amx announced the acquisition of another signal switching and routing company washington based autopatch . 5 less than two weeks later matrix audio designs a canadian company based in barrie ontario was acquired by amx that specializes in high quality multi room distributed audio systems . 6 on june 18 2007 amx announced it had acquired another uk based company inspiration matters a manufacturer of digital signage technologies known for their inspired signage brand name . 7 on october 2 2007 amx again announced the acquisition of another uk based company procon technology a company that specializes in configurable control keypad systems switchers and distribution amplifiers . 8 9 10 in less than a year amx had acquired five companies bringing its combined employee head count to over six hundred . on july 15 2008 amx acquired atrium group an iptv software company that eventually became amx s vision2 iptv solution . 11 on march 21 2014 harman international industries incorporated announced it had signed an agreement with the duchossois group inc. and its affiliates to acquire amx llc for us 365 million . system layout edit a typical amx system consists of the following elements user interface the user interface receives input from a user wanting to control the system . ui devices include touch panels keypads remotes and mobile apps . master the netlinx master is a combination of the cpu a linux based embedded operating system and ram and rom memory . when an event is received via an interface device such as a button press on a touch panel the master executes netlinx code written by a programmer . the master then sends a message to the controller which responds appropriately . controller commands are relayed to it via the master and the controller executes the commands to the required devices . controller can be built into the same device as the master such as an enova dvx series presentation video switcher or a netlinx nx series controller or separate from it such as on an icslan control box or a dxlink transmitter or receiver . most current master also have control ports on it but some most notably the enova dgx series digital video switchers do not . video switcher the video matrix switcher sends video from a selected source the appropriate display . amx uses a variety of proprietary technologies such as smartscale for image resolution scaling and instagate pro for hdcp key handing to ensure fast reliable switching of video while maintaining source video quality . see also edit home automation lighting control system touch panel hvac control system references edit cedia find cool automation integrates smart air conditioners with third party control systems . cepro . retrieved 16 jun 2015 . amx trade site tpc apple authorized amx touch panel application for mobile devices . amx.com . archived from the original on 2011 08 21 . retrieved 2016 08 27 . amx control app for the android platform . automtedhome.com . archived from the original on 26 september 2010 . retrieved 2010 09 23 . press release amx acquires endeleo . amx.com . archived from the original on 17 january 2007 . retrieved 2007 01 19 . amx acquires autopatch . amx.com . archived from the original on 9 january 2007 . retrieved 2007 01 19 . press release amx acquires matrix audio designs . amx.com . archived from the original on 10 january 2007 . retrieved 2007 01 19 . press release amx expands digital signage offering with acquisition of inspiration matters . amx.com . retrieved 2007 06 19 . archived copy . archived from the original on 2007 10 11 . retrieved 2007 10 17 . 1 dead link archived copy . archived from the original on 2009 10 13 . retrieved 2012 03 21 . amx acquires atrium group 2008 07 15 . amx acquires atrium group . proavbiz europe.com . retrieved 2016 08 27 . external links edit amx.com official site v t e harman international industries subsidiaries akg acoustics c1000 amx crown international dbx professional products digitech digitech whammy harman kardon infinity systems jbl jbl paragon lexicon mark levinson audio systems martin professional soundcraft studer symphony teleca people david e. blackmer graham blyth phil dudderidge sidney harman james bullough lansing francis f. lee mark levinson retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title amx llc & oldid 742026938 categories companies based in richardson texascompanies established in 19821982 establishments in texashidden 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