<s>
AMX	O
invented	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
touch	B-Device
panel	I-Device
dedicated	O
to	O
room	O
automation	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMX	O
home	O
automation	O
controls	O
are	O
now	O
also	O
available	O
through	O
separate	O
applications	O
(	O
"	O
apps	O
"	O
)	O
for	O
smartphones	O
and	O
tablet	O
PCs	O
through	O
its	O
authorised	O
product	O
partners	O
such	O
as	O
Touch	B-Device
Panel	I-Device
Control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
than	O
two	O
weeks	O
later	O
,	O
Matrix	O
Audio	O
Designs	O
,	O
a	O
Canadian	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Barrie	O
,	O
Ontario	B-Architecture
,	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
AMX	O
that	O
specializes	O
in	O
high-quality	O
,	O
multi-room	O
distributed	O
audio	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
-	O
The	O
User	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
receives	O
input	O
from	O
a	O
user	O
wanting	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UI	O
devices	O
include	O
touch	B-Device
panels	I-Device
,	O
keypads	O
,	O
remotes	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Master	O
-	O
The	O
"	O
NetLinx	B-Device
Master	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
embedded	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
ROM	B-Device
memory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
an	O
event	O
is	O
received	O
via	O
an	O
interface	O
device	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
button	O
press	O
on	O
a	O
touch	B-Device
panel	I-Device
)	O
,	O
the	O
master	O
executes	O
NetLinx	B-Device
code	O
written	O
by	O
a	O
programmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controller	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
same	O
device	O
as	O
the	O
master	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
Enova	O
DVX	O
Series	O
Presentation	O
Video	O
Switcher	O
or	O
a	O
NetLinx	B-Device
NX	O
Series	O
Controller	O
)	O
or	O
separate	O
from	O
it	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
on	O
an	O
ICSLan	O
Control	O
Box	O
or	O
a	O
DXLink	O
transmitter	O
or	O
receiver	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMX	O
uses	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
proprietary	O
technologies	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
SmartScale	O
for	O
image	B-Algorithm
resolution	I-Algorithm
scaling	O
and	O
InstaGate	O
Pro	O
for	O
HDCP	B-Protocol
key	O
handing	O
)	O
to	O
ensure	O
fast	O
,	O
reliable	O
switching	O
of	O
video	O
while	O
maintaining	O
source	O
video	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMX	O
used	O
to	O
manufacture	O
the	O
Axcent	B-Device
range	O
of	O
controllers	O
,	O
computing	O
devices	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
other	O
devices	O
,	O
typically	O
in	O
an	O
Audio-Visual	O
control	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
now	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
the	O
NetLinx	B-Device
controller	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMX	O
supplies	O
an	O
IDE	O
known	O
as	O
NetLinx	B-Device
Studio	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
proprietary	O
language	O
to	O
be	O
edited	O
,	O
compiled	O
and	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
Axcent	B-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
