Control every room from one platform.
PlaceOS gives you complete AV control, monitoring, and automation across your entire estate — without proprietary hardware lock-in. Fifteen years of open-source driver development means we integrate with anything, and you choose the hardware.
AV control that’s also a building platform.
Most AV control systems do one thing — control AV. PlaceOS starts there and keeps going. Because it’s a full building-operations platform, AV control becomes part of a larger intelligence layer that connects scheduling, occupancy, access control, lighting, HVAC, signage, and AI into a single automation engine.
More than a controller
PlaceOS isn’t just another room controller with a different logo. It’s a platform with hundreds of integration drivers that connect AV equipment to the rest of your building’s infrastructure. When a meeting starts, the room doesn’t just turn on the display — it unlocks the door, adjusts the HVAC, dims the lights, and notifies the visitor at reception.
The logic lives in the platform, not in the panel on the wall. That means every room benefits from the same intelligence, and changes propagate everywhere at once.
Open by design
We’ve been writing open-source integration drivers for over fifteen years. Thousands of devices from hundreds of manufacturers are already supported — and if yours isn’t, you can write a driver yourself, have us build one as a service, or even generate one with AI using Claude Code.
- 15+ years of open-source driver development
- Thousands of supported devices across hundreds of manufacturers
- Write new drivers yourself, commission them, or generate with AI
- Never wait for a vendor to add support for your hardware
- Every driver is reusable across every room and every project
Full AV management, zero complexity.
From room control interfaces to remote support dashboards to workflow automation — everything you need to run AV across a single building or a global portfolio.
Room Control
A web-based room control interface that automatically builds itself based on the inputs and outputs in your system settings. Run on any web-enabled touch panel, tablet, or launch from a QR code on a guest’s phone.
- Auto-generated from system configuration
- Touch panel, tablet, or QR code launch
- Source selection, volume, display power
- Camera presets and microphone control
Remote Support
StageHand provides first-level remote support and issue management for every AV space. Diagnose problems, push fixes, and resolve tickets without sending a technician to the room.
- Real-time system health and status
- Remote power cycling and input switching
- Issue logging and escalation workflows
- First, second, and third-level support tiers
Backoffice Configuration
The deepest level of control for every building, every device, and every setting. Configure drivers, define systems and zones, monitor health, and manage your entire connected environment.
- Map driver repositories to your instance
- Zone hierarchy: Org → Building → Floor → Room
- Live module state and command execution
- Browser console for debug mode inspection
Workflow Automation
Automatically power on AV at the start of a timetable event, detect presence via location services, link scheduling data to access control, and trigger lighting scenes — all without manual intervention.
- Auto-start AV on schedule or occupancy detection
- Link timetables to access control and lighting
- No-show detection releases rooms and powers down
- Custom trigger-action rules via workflow builder
Voice AI Control
Route in-room microphones to the platform and enable natural voice commands. “Dim the lights” or “start the meeting” — the system understands and acts instantly. Compatible with Azure API and adaptable to other LLMs.
- Natural language room control
- Works with existing ceiling microphones
- Compatible with Azure, OpenAI, and other LLMs
- Contextual awareness of room state
Digital Signage
The same platform that controls your AV also manages your signage. Wayfinding, announcements, schedules, dynamic content — centrally managed and driven by the same real-time data as everything else.
- Centralized content management
- Schedule-driven and data-driven content
- Run on partner displays or any web-enabled screen
- No separate signage hardware required
The interfaces that run every room.
Four layers of control — from the touch panel on the wall to the engineering console behind the scenes. Each one is a web interface, accessible from any browser, any device.
Real-time status of every room, remote power cycling, input switching, and first-level issue resolution — without sending a technician.
Map driver repos, configure zones and systems, inspect live module state, and execute commands directly from the browser console.
Wayfinding, room schedules, announcements, and dynamic content — all driven by the same real-time data that powers your AV and booking systems.
Auto-generated from your system config. Source selection, volume, display power, camera presets — all in a clean, touch-first UI that runs on any device.
This is a live instance of the room control interface — the same UI that runs on touch panels, tablets, and via QR code on any phone. Try switching sources, adjusting volume, and controlling displays.
Integrations and interfaces, decoupled.
PlaceOS separates the integration layer from the interface layer. The complexity of individual device protocols is abstracted away so the user experience remains simple and consistent — regardless of what’s in the rack behind the wall.
- Pull drivers from open-source and private repositories
- A driver manages communication — receiving data or triggering actions for each make and model
- When applied to a system, each driver becomes a live module — a digital twin of the physical device
- Apply driver-wide settings and metadata; view all instances
- Zone hierarchy: Organisation → Building → Floor → Room / System type
- Systems inherit metadata from all joined zones — override locally where needed
- Apply triggers for automation within each system
- Add modules to systems with local settings (IP address, credentials, etc.)
- Designed and built in standard frameworks: web, mobile app, LLM / AI chat
- Multiple interfaces for different stakeholders sharing the same integrations
- Existing apps and services connect directly through the front-end API
- Room control interfaces auto-generate from system configuration
- Stream data from integrations into third-party tools via MQTT broker
- Built-in server environment monitoring dashboards
- Correlate AV usage with occupancy, energy, and scheduling data
- Data visualisation tools for operational insights
Cloud-first, with optional local control.
PlaceOS runs in the cloud by default — no in-room hardware required. For environments that need local reliability or low-latency control, an optional edge device can be deployed per room or per floor to keep everything running even if the network drops.
Cloud Deployment (Default)
PlaceOS runs as a cloud service, communicating directly with network-connected AV devices via their native protocols and APIs. This is the simplest deployment — no additional hardware, centralised management, and automatic updates.
- No in-room hardware required
- Direct communication with network-enabled devices
- Centralised management and remote updates
- Ideal for most environments
Optional Edge Device
For environments requiring local control — lecture theatres, boardrooms, or sites with unreliable connectivity — an optional edge gateway can be deployed. It runs AV control, UI hosting, voice AI, and digital signage locally, syncing with the cloud when connected.
- Full local control if network drops
- UI hosting at the edge for zero-latency panels
- Voice AI processing without cloud round-trip
- Cloud sync for analytics and remote management
- Bring your own hardware or use a partner device
The edge device is optional, not required. Most deployments run entirely from the cloud with no in-room hardware beyond the AV equipment itself. The edge option exists for specific use cases where local reliability or latency is critical.
Hardware agnostic. Partner powered.
PlaceOS works with any manufacturer’s equipment. We don’t sell hardware or lock you into a specific stack. For organisations that want a turnkey solution, we’ve partnered with industry leaders who deliver pre-optimised, ready-to-deploy packages.
Sony
Professional-grade commercial displays with built-in PlaceOS digital signage player. Eliminate separate media player hardware while getting centralised content management across your estate.
Axis
Network cameras with edge intelligence and Docker container support for seamless PlaceOS connectivity. On-camera people counting, computer vision, and real-time occupancy detection for automation.
Calumino
Privacy-safe thermal sensors for real-time occupancy and people counting. No cameras, no microphones, no PII — ideal for meeting rooms, lecture halls, and any space where privacy matters.
AOPEN
Enterprise-grade mini PC platform for optional edge deployment. Pre-configured for AV control, UI hosting, voice AI, and signage — all running simultaneously on a single device with industrial reliability.
Panopto
Enterprise-grade lecture capture that integrates directly with PlaceOS. Automated recording triggered by schedule or occupancy — no local hardware encoders required.
Microsoft & Zoom
Deep integration with Microsoft 365, Teams, and Zoom for scheduling, meeting join, and room status. Calendar data drives automation; booking status triggers AV power-on and room preparation.
Your hardware, your choice. These partners represent turnkey options — not requirements. PlaceOS integrates with any manufacturer’s equipment via open protocols and APIs. If you already have AV gear, we work with what’s there.
From lecture halls to boardrooms.
The same platform scales from a single meeting room to thousands of spaces across a global portfolio. Here’s how different environments use PlaceOS for AV.
Higher Education
Automated lecture recording triggered by timetable data. Voice-controlled AV for academics who shouldn’t need to be technicians. Occupancy-based lighting and HVAC in teaching spaces. Centralised support across hundreds of rooms from a single StageHand dashboard.
Corporate & Enterprise
Meeting rooms that prepare themselves when a booking starts and power down when no one shows up. QR-code room control so guests don’t need to learn your panel. Signage showing live room availability at every entrance. Unified reporting across every office globally.
Government & Defence
On-premise deployment options for classified environments. Full audit trail of every device command. Role-based access control for sensitive spaces. Edge devices for air-gapped networks where cloud connectivity isn’t possible.
Start anywhere, scale everywhere.
PlaceOS can start with a single room or roll out across your entire portfolio. The platform is licensed per-room, so you only pay for what you use — and every room added benefits from the drivers and automations already configured.
Pilot
Start with a handful of rooms. We integrate with your existing AV equipment, configure the control interfaces, and deploy StageHand for remote support. Validate the approach before scaling.
Scale
Roll out across buildings and campuses. Because drivers are reusable and configurations inherit from zones, adding rooms is fast. Automation rules apply automatically to every new space in a zone.
Expand
Once AV is running on PlaceOS, you can extend into workplace management, visitor management, digital signage, HVAC automation, and AI — all on the same platform, sharing the same integrations.
Ready to take control of every room?
Schedule a conversation to see how PlaceOS can replace fragmented AV control with a single, open, hardware-agnostic platform — and grow into a full building-operations layer over time.
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