AV Buddy

The essential tool for everyone working in the Audio Visual and IT industry.

Version 10 expands AV Buddy with a brand-new AV News hub, featuring Podcasts, Industry News, and Events to keep you connected with the pro AV world. Plus, the new AR Videowall Tool helps you visualise and plan display layouts in real spaces with ease.

App Overview

AV Buddy’s content is organised into five main sections:

Main · Calculators · Tools · AV Podcasts · AV News

-Main-

In the Main section, you’ll find connector pinouts, termination videos, speaker wiring, audio interconnects, polar patterns, cable guides, and an AV Glossary.

Connector pinouts include BNC, RCA, DVI, F-Connector, HDMI, Mini-Din, VGA, DisplayPort, TS & TRS, XLR, Speakon, Captive, RJ45, DB9, USB, and DMX512 — each with a 3D interactive model, description, and pinout.

Termination videos are available for BNC Crimp, BNC Compression, RCA Video, F-Connector, VGA, TRS, XLR, and RJ45.

Speaker wiring includes diagrams for Parallel, Series, and Series-Parallel configurations.

Audio interconnects cover 22 popular connection types with realistic 3D diagrams.

Polar patterns include 7 microphone types with detailed descriptions and visuals.

The Cable Guide includes ethernet cabling, coaxCable Guides feature Ethernet, Coax, and Audio cables. Each includes a description and diagram:

•Ethernet: UUTP, FUTP, SUTP, SFFTP, UFTP, FFTP, SFTP, SFFTP

•Coax: RG6, RG8, RG58, RG59, RG11

•Audio: 1-core shielded, 2-core unshielded, 2-core shielded

AV Glossary: Quickly look up AV/IT terms and their definitions.AV Glossary - Select an AV/IT term and view its description.

-Calculators-

AV Buddy includes 31 AV calculators, covering projection, acoustics, electronics, and general conversion.

• Throw Distance (Units used can be changed e.g. Meters, Centimetres, Inches, and Feet)

• Lumens Required (Units can be changed)

• ADM

• BDM (Farthest Viewer)

• BDM (Min Image Height)

• BDM (Min % Element Height)

• Image Height (Units can be changed)

• Viewer Text (Units can be changed)

• Diagonal (Units can be changed)

• Farthest Viewer (Units can be changed)

• Width Height Ratio

• Width/Height Using Diagonal

• Series (Same Impedance)

• Series (Different Impedance)

• Parallel (Same Impedance)

• Parallel (Different Impedance)

• dB Volt

• SPL at Distance

• PAG/NAG

• Unit Converter (Area, Energy, Illumination, Length, Temperature, Mass)

• Ohm’s Law (Power, Voltage, Current, and Resistance)

• Heat Load (BTU)

• Rack Units (Calculate Qty of RU or Length)

• Resistor Value (4, 5, and 6 Bands)

• Voltage Divider (Calculate Output Voltage Using Resistors)

-Tools-

Practical tools to support sales, design, and testing workflows:

•AR Display Tool: Place displays in real environments using Augmented Reality

•AR Videowall Tool: Visualise video walls in AR

•Test Pattern Generator: Send 13 test patterns to displays

•Audio Testing: Play 12 preloaded audio tracks

•Tone Generator: Generate tones across frequency ranges

•Elevation Tool: Plot simple display elevations

•SPL Meter: Measure and display sound pressure levels (dB)

-AV Podcasts-

Listen to the latest AV industry podcasts — perfect for staying informed while on the move.

-AV News-

Stay up to date with the latest AV technology, training, and product news from across the industry.