The ecosystem of products includes a PRP Display Unit, Navigation Box, Display Communication Platform (DCP) and a Drag and Drop Layout Designer, all designed to mitigate the difficulties faced by lift maintenance companies when updating or modernising a display unit in a lift.

In order for the display to show required information such as floor level and direction of travel, it must communicate with the lift controller using signals. However, as each lift controller has a different protocol, which is not openly shared, it can make the process of installing a new display unnecessarily challenging. 

Avire’s PRP display kit alleviates this issue by allowing maintenance companies to install the display  without needing to decode the lift controller by wiring an encoder. The PRP display is connected to a Navigation Box which is a self-learning sensor, and this informs the display about the required lift information such as floor number and direction of travel. The unit can be installed on the Car Operating Panel (COP) with minimal effort as the display processor and screen are mounted either side of the COP and connected by a single cable. As there is no requirement to remove the existing metalwork, the engineer’s time on site and therefore overall cost, is reduced. Other benefits claimed for the PRP display kit include:

• Avire’s Digital Communication Platform (DCP), launched earlier this year provides a 2-way data link from the lift to the outside world that can be used to extract data from any connected device in the lift to a secure cloud platform.
• Drag and Drop Layout designer is an intuitive new software which allows building owners to remotely update the display layouts to ensure that they are relevant and engaging to lift users.

Rob Lewis, managing director at Avire, comments: “As experts in elevator innovation, to be able to bring our PRP display kit, an industry first, to the market is fantastic. This ecosystem of products really will make a difference to lift maintenance companies by finally enabling them to upgrade display units within elevators hassle free – saving at least four hours of additional work. We were delighted to launch the kits at this year’s NAEC Exposition, highlighting key benefits to the international audience and offering advice and guidance.” 

Avire also exhibited its light curtain, Panachrome. The elevator door sensor includes green and red coloured indicators that operate on door movement. The product is said to have been proven to improve passenger safety, enhance aesthetics and reduce door damage, reducing cost and out of office service issues.  Using reflective infrared technology, Panachrome’s 3D detection is able to extend passenger protection to the landing area, so approaching passengers will trigger the doors to reopen.

For more information regarding Avire and its new PRP display kits, please visit https://www.avire-global.com/products/display-solutions/lcd/prp-retrofit-lcd-display/