MIO DMS Bargraph and other issues

RicardoSiqueira

I bought a Mio DMS to test first at my office before start selling them to my clients, and so far I am quite disappointed.

1) Is there a way to do bargraphs on this keypads? I couldn't find anything relating to levels. I am sorry to say that the only way to show volume ramping on these keypads might be through a text variable. I will miss the old DMS. Any suggestions here???

2) Top button keeps getting stucked. This is my 2nd Mio DMS doing the same thing. The button spring feels fragile. I wonder how long it will last... The Mio DMS Pinnacle might be a better product.

3) Limited Viewing angle as stated before.

4) Weak software to design pages. No navigation previewing in KeypadBuilder. You will need to keep downloading your keypad files to test your pages...waiting on keypad boot up.

5) We lost one button. The old DMS had a big bar button at the button, which served very well as a reset menu, easy room lights or audio off button. Now you have to look at the menus to see your options for sure.

It doesn't look like the Mio DMS Product line will be a winner. The screen got bigger, but they striped out most of the features that worked very well on the previous DMS product. After installing and programming more than 200 of the old DMS, I can say that I am a little concerned about our keypad option for whole house audio control. The other guys are offering much better keypads... AMX might have to go back to the designing board again on the DMS.

B_Clements

Use a differenct panel

If your project needs of a bunch of DMS panels, check with your sales rep for a deal on the CV5 Modero as an alternative.