Description
Seeley International is the first Australian manufacturer to introduce the touch screen MagIQ Touch Controller for its evaporative cooling range of products, and like Seeley International’s other industry-leading products, it has been developed and is being manufactured right here in Australia. The controller is unique in the sense that it meets the needs of various users – service agents, installers and end consumers. The controller facilitates the evaporative cooler installation process, displays information for each of the fault codes as a troubleshooting guide, and facilitates the end consumer’s experience with the product, for example, by offering energy saving modes.
Seeley International would like to recognise Design + Industry in contributing their expertise to this project.
Key Features
and/or Benefits
The MagIQ Touch Controller features a ‘smart’ touch screen, similar in size to an iPhone. The practice of reaching out and touching icons on a screen comes intuitively even to those without computer skills. The self-explanatory symbols lead to an easy-to-understand menu. Touch screen technology has allowed us to present the customer with a much cleaner and more intuitive interface. Features and modes are displayed and accessed in a much more transparent way.
The technology empowers end users to look up information themselves and in some cases eliminates the need to refer to a service agent. Customers can choose to operate the cooler with a simple display mode, where advanced functionality is hidden and there is less opportunity for confusion. Existing and new advanced functionality is easily accessible to those customers who are more tech savvy.
The controller is sophisticated, not only providing the information the user needs quickly and easily, but also boasting a sleek and modern design, that easily blends with the décor of all Australian homes.
The controller steps installers through the process of installation, making it impossible for important steps to be forgotten. The touch screen technology allows the display of a full description of the fault, rather than just a fault code which needed interpretation. Additional to this, the troubleshooting guide, which was once only found in the instruction manual, can now be accessed for each fault by touching on the “information” button beside the fault description. The controller facilitates the end consumer’s experience with the product, for example, by offering energy saving modes such as the built-in customisable 7 day, 4 time period
The controller offers great opportunities for future developments. The Modbus communication protocol now used by the Breezair cooler is an industry standard and will allow a more direct and simple connection between our coolers and a customer’s Building Management System. This will allow for greater flexibility in commercial installations. By introducing a single communication protocol, all Seeley International products will be controlled through the MagIQ Touch controller. To end consumer it means one controller for both ducted evaporative cooling and gas heating.
