Blackmagic Design Videohub Smart Control Pro is a 1U network control panel with 48 programmable buttons for instant signal routing. It supports Videohub routers as well as ST 2110 NMOS control, macros for multiple commands and power via PoE or the internal AC power supply. It is ideal below a monitor, below a deck or at an edit workstation.
Blackmagic Design Videohub Smart Control Pro is a 1U network control panel with 48 programmable buttons for instant signal routing. It supports Videohub routers as well as ST 2110 NMOS control, macros for multiple commands and power via PoE or the internal AC power supply. It is ideal below a monitor, below a deck or at an edit workstation.
Each button can be programmed for a single router crosspoint – press it and the route is made.

Install Smart Control Pro below a monitor and each button switches a different source to its output – fast cut-bus style control.
The panel controls a single router output, or multiple destinations with a Take button.
Up to 10 buttons trigger several routes at the same time.
PoE on the Ethernet input or an internal 100–240 V AC power supply.
Free software for Mac and Windows via USB-C.
When you dedicate the panel to one monitor, all buttons are sources and each press changes what the monitor shows. In the same way you can install it below a deck or in an edit suite and select the input with a single button.

Although it is a cut-bus panel, it can also handle multiple destinations: some buttons select the output, others the source, and with the Take button the change is confirmed only when you want it.

The front cover unscrews and slides off, so you can insert your own labels under the clear buttons. The buttons are lit by RGB and white LEDs with adjustable brightness, so they stay readable even in a dark control room.

The panel can be configured as a Videohub router controller or as an NMOS controller for ST 2110 systems (NMOS IS-04, IS-05 and PTP v2).

The panel connects to a regular computer network. The input port supports power over Ethernet, so with a PoE switch no power cable is needed; the second port loops through to other panels or computers. Otherwise the panel runs on its internal 100–240 V AC power supply.

Buttons, sources, destinations and the router address are set with free software for Mac and Windows via USB-C, which is also used for firmware updates. The button configuration is preserved after a power failure and can be saved for later recall.
The front has configurable source and destination buttons and a Take button; the rear panel has the AC power input, USB-C, Ethernet with PoE+, Ethernet loop through and RS-422 in and out (for future implementation).

Dimensions 482 × 112.05 × 44.2 mm (W × D × H), weight 1 kg. It occupies 1 RU in a 19″ rack.

Videohub Smart Control Pro replaces the idea of one expensive central panel shared by an entire studio. The affordable 1U controller can sit below a deck, monitor or individual workstation, placing one-button source selection exactly where it is needed. Forty-eight durable RGB illuminated buttons remain legible in a dark control room, and removable caps accept custom labels.
The panel can route to one or several destinations. Multi-destination operation can use a Take confirmation mode, while color feedback shows prepared and active routes. Current firmware also provides up to ten macro buttons for simultaneous commands and allows the unit to control both classic Videohub routers and ST 2110 devices through NMOS.
Installation uses Ethernet input and output, with Power over Ethernet on the input. Configuration is stored using the macOS or Windows application, and USB‑C supports firmware updates. An internal 100–240 V AC supply is available in addition to PoE.
| Manufacturer: | Blackmagic Design |
| Category: | Routers |
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