Lightware Advanced Room Automation
LARA’s vision is to provide a future-proof room automation platform for system integrators so they can seamlessly and effectively support people's virtual or in-person collaboration
Control Your Meeting Room Automation Process
Open Approach
Control Lightware and third-party devices effortlessly via TCP/IP, Ethernet, RS232, GPIO, and CEC interfaces. Leverage pre-written modules for popular protocols like REST, TCP/IP, and LW3 to easily manage devices such as DSPs, microphones, and matrices.
Readiness to Use
LARA's modular design and pre-written driver set make setup easy, requiring no deep programming knowledge or certified training, while advanced users can create custom modules in JavaScript.
No Need for External Controller
Built into Lightware products, LARA updates effortlessly with firmware upgrades, eliminating the need for an extra controller unit to save costs and reduce environmental impact.
Make the Most Out of Your Corporate Meetings
Invisible Meeting Support
LARA, embedded in Taurus UCX, ensures meeting devices are ready and managed seamlessly during and after meetings, enabling effortless collaboration for global teams.
Meeting Efficiency
LARA simplifies meetings by allowing control of the entire room from a single touchscreen, ensuring a consistent, hassle-free experience with automated device setups for both personal and hybrid meetings.
Environment
LARA helps the environment and cuts costs by automating room switch-offs and eliminating the need for extra controller units in meeting rooms.
Provide Seamless Learning and Teaching Experience
Class Efficiency
LARA streamlines classroom control with a single touchscreen, letting professors focus on teaching while it handles the technical setup.
Invisible Groupwork and Exam Support
Embedded in Taurus UCX, LARA ensures devices are ready for seamless personal or hybrid groupwork sessions and exams, managing them throughout and after the session.
Environment
LARA supports the environment by automating auditorium and study room shutdowns, while reducing costs and environmental impact by eliminating the need for extra controller units.
The Constantly Evolving Automation Platform
At launch, we focused on delivering a quick solution, intentionally limiting features to keep things simple. Instead of releasing a fully-featured product right away, we’ll gradually add new functionalities in small, user-prioritized increments.This approach puts you at the heart of product development.
We encourage you to share your feedback with us at lara@lightware.com, and we’ll use it to guide future updates. Rest assured, we are working hard to frequently release new features to enhance LARA’s core functionality.
Configuration Flexibility
LARA’s aim is to create value for system integrators who are not comfortable with programming or want to develop their programming skills as well as for experienced programmers. One of LARA’s key goals is to allow integrators to create room automation:
- without deep programming knowledge thanks to continuously expanding pre-written driver module-set
- by writing modules and configurations in JavaScript
- by mixing the two approaches, do part of the configuration with wizards and templates, do part of it by programming
Why JavaScript?
Open Source Language with Long-term Viability
JavaScript is a modern, open source programming language that has continuously expanding libraries and modules. Its components are accessible online, making configuration development faster and cost-efficient
Easy Learning Curve
JavaScript is easy to learn, it has a steep learning curve with its event-loop basis. Programmers can pick up JavaScript easily and they can quickly get up to speed to program LARA modules.
Enormous Online Community and Online Support
Various online communities provide strong support for those interested in learning JavaScript programming
Why Wizards?
- To enable integrators to create room automation rules without programming
- To help integrators develop their programming skills by setting up parts of the automation rules with wizards and modify or change the wizard’s Javascript code
- To enable integrators set up more complex room automation: automate with wizard to a certain level and upgrade complexity by modifying the wizard’s code
Watch Our Training Video
In order to help you getting more familiar with LARA, we have collected a selection of supporting materials, including guides, configuration examples and also some practice tasks.To access these, simply go to the Download Page:
- User Guides
- Training Materials
- Examples
Why Choose Lightware
High-Fidelity Signal Management
We offer uncompromising solutions in video, audio and control signal management
Pioneering Approach
We set industry trends and build first-of-their-kind devices
World-class Support
Our dedicated support teams are always ready to go the extra mile
Unparalleled Versatility
Our devices and solutions are designed to fit any application or project
Experience You Can Trust
We design and deliver AV solution for 25 years
Global Presence
Our devices serve AV applications in more than 16 countries across 4 continents
