Latin America. AVIXA launched its new Rack Design for Audiovisual (AV) Systems standard (F502.02:2020), which details the requirements for the planning, design, placement and distribution of equipment for audiovisual racks (AV). This standard is in addition to the Rack Building for Audiovisual Systems Standard to offer formalized guidelines to achieve efficiency in design, construction and integration of racks in AV systems.
This new standard covers the fundamental processes and decisions required for reliable equipment design within an AV rack, ranging from rack selection, ventilation and temperature management, power system design, to grounding and bonding requirements. It also covers the information capture design that should be available to achieve the expected result, even before the rack is designed, including system design documentation, rack location and environment, connection method and inputs for cabling in the facility, and more.
According to standards working group co-moderators Jay Franetovich, CTS, Product Manager for Legrand, and Nick Pidgeon, CTS, Director of Visualization Limited, utility and service level are among the many key benefits offered by the Rack Design for Audiovisual Systems standard.
"This standard ensures that the system you are designing is well built. It considers all aspects of the design, including wiring management, temperature and power management, to ensure a reliable system," Franetovich said. "Additionally, the expectation of standardization of our customer base, particularly when there are people from other industries executing multiple aspects of the same project. Usually, the person who builds the rack is not the same person who provides service to it. A rack that is designed and assembled under AVIXA's Rack Design and Rack Building standards offers reliability, consistency and familiarity to the person servicing the rack."
"For me, it all comes down to the efficiency of the assembly and its future serviceability," Pidgeon said. "Temperature management and maintainability go hand in hand. If thermal handling is poorly treated, then the longevity of the system will be compromised. And if there is overcapacity, that is, many devices within the rack, it will be very difficult to reach all the equipment to give maintenance service."
To learn more and purchase the Rack Design for Audiovisual (AV) Systems Standard, visit www.avixa.org/standards/rack-design-for-av-systems. This standard is free for AVIXA Premium and Elite members.
