Barco search

IoT platform to monitor, diagnose and control your projectors

  • Manage the complete installed base from a central location
  • Improve ROI and facilitate fleet optimization
  • Ensure faster and more effective troubleshooting
  • Stay in control with our secure and worry-free platform
group of UDM projectors in rental frame, taken at AED warehouse

The Insights Management Suite dashboard enables us to get a quick snapshot of the usage on the entire fleet. This will save us money in the long run and give our teams the chance to spend their time on more important tasks.

Craig Lawrence

Video & Projects Director, SFL Group

The Monitor package is automatically included for free in the purchase of your Barco projector for the first 2 years of usage. You can extend and upgrade your subscription whenever you want via the Insights Management Suite dashboard.

Included in this package

  • Projector  & lightsource runtime with 2 weeks history: Keep track of the total projector run time (how many hours has the projector been switched on) and the total lightsource runtime (how many hours has the laser lightsource been switched on) with day by day history of how many hours the projector and lightsource ran each day (history details are only available during periods when the projector was connected to the cloud).
  • Ambient temperature & humidity with 2 weeks history: Keep track of the current ambient temperature and ambient humidity the projector sensors are detecting as these have a strong effect on the aging of the projector. Including history graph for changes in temperature and humidity (history details are only available during periods when the projector was connected to the cloud).
  • Take custom notes: Take notes on the projector to facilitate your QA process. Up to 4,000 characters.
  • Set the FLEX brightness value: If your projector has a flex brightness license, set the FLEX value from the cloud at any time, the projector will adopt the value next time it connects to the cloud.
  • Projector firmware version: Quickly identify projectors in your fleet or installation that are not using the latest firmware version.
  • Projector connection status: If your projector is connected to the cloud, you can see immediately if your projector is on and functioning. When projectors have lost connectivity, you also can see for how long they have been offline.
  • View current health issues: See a live view of the projector's current caution, warning and error notifications.

Included in this package

  • Projector  & lightsource runtime with unlimited history: Keep track of the total projector run time (how many hours has the projector been switched on) and the total lightsource runtime (how many hours has the laser lightsource been switched on) with day by day history of how many hours the projector and lightsource ran each day (history details are only available during periods when the projector was connected to the cloud).
  • Ambient temperature & humidity with unlimited history: Keep track of the current ambient temperature and ambient humidity the projector sensors are detecting as these have a strong effect on the aging of the projector. Including history graph for changes in temperature and humidity (history details are only available during periods when the projector was connected to the cloud).
  • Take custom notes: Take notes on the projector to facilitate your QA process. Up to 4,000 characters.
  • Set the FLEX brightness value: If your projector has a flex brightness license, set the FLEX value from the cloud at any time, the projector will adopt the value next time it connects to the cloud.
  • Projector firmware version: Quickly identify projectors in your fleet or installation that are not using the latest firmware version.
  • Projector connection status: If your projector is connected to the cloud, you can see immediately if your projector is on and functioning. When projectors have lost connectivity, you also can see for how long they have been offline.
  • View current health issues: See a live view of the projector's current caution, warning and error notifications.
  • View health issues with unlimited history: See a list of health notifications that occurred on the projector in the past. (history details are only available during periods when the projector was connected to the cloud).
  • Trigger and upload a diagnostics package: Trigger the creation of a diagnostics package and consequently upload this diagnostics package to the cloud.

Sign up for a FREE 90-day trial of the Control package via the Insights Management Suite dashboard.

Included in this package

  • Projector  & lightsource runtime with unlimited history: Keep track of the total projector run time (how many hours has the projector been switched on) and the total lightsource runtime (how many hours has the laser lightsource been switched on) with day by day history of how many hours the projector and lightsource ran each day (history details are only available during periods when the projector was connected to the cloud).
  • Ambient temperature & humidity with unlimited history: Keep track of the current ambient temperature and ambient humidity the projector sensors are detecting as these have a strong effect on the aging of the projector. Including history graph for changes in temperature and humidity (history details are only available during periods when the projector was connected to the cloud).
  • Take custom notes: Take notes on the projector to facilitate your QA process. Up to 4,000 characters.
  • Set the FLEX brightness value: If your projector has a flex brightness license, set the FLEX value from the cloud at any time, the projector will adopt the value next time it connects to the cloud.
  • Projector firmware version: Quickly identify projectors in your fleet or installation that are not using the latest firmware version.
  • Projector connection status: If your projector is connected to the cloud, you can see immediately if your projector is on and functioning. When projectors have lost connectivity, you also can see for how long they have been offline.
  • View current health issues: See a live view of the projector's current caution, warning and error notifications.
  • View health issues with unlimited history: See a list of health notifications that occurred on the projector in the past. (history details are only available during periods when the projector was connected to the cloud).
  • Trigger and upload a diagnostics package: Trigger the creation of a diagnostics package and consequently upload this diagnostics package to the cloud.
  • Subscribe to receive health notifications through e-mail: Each user can subscribe to receive health notifications through email for 1 or more projectors.
  • Scheduler: Manage the power schedule of your projectors.
  • Integrate Insights Management Suite cloud data into your own applications: The ‘Insights Management Suite Control’ package enables access to the cloud API. With the API, access is provided to seamlessly integrate the Barco Management Suite projector data into own applications/tools or gives the possibility to download and store projector data for own usage. It helps to find new ways to update your processes and explore new business models.

How much money can you save yearly using Insights Management Suite? Find out today!

Dashboard guide

To give you a first peek at what the Barco Insights Management Suite has to offer and how it works, we added a 2-minute video guide browsing through the different tabs and features in the dashboard. Everything is designed to be intuitive and efficient.

Watch the video for a first introduction.

Activate your projector

To make the Barco Insights Management Suite functionality available on your projector, activation is required first. Registration is very simple, using the projector LCD user interface or via the Ptoolset license registration tab.

Watch the video for a step-by-step explanation of how to register your Barco projector.

Subscription flow

After activation, you can register your projector(s) for a free trial of our Insights Management Suite. If you want to further benefit from the extra functionalities, you can always extend and upgrade your subscription.

Check this short tutorial to find out how to start your free trial or manage your subscriptions.