When the Zoom Room is in use, the iPad shows a red “Busy” bar at the bottom of the screen. So, I broke out my personal iPad with a cracked screen for this task. I could have used the iPad (see below) as a control device, but thought it would be more interesting to try something that works well with power over Ethernet (PoE).Ĭalendar: While I didn’t integrate a calendar with this room, I still wanted to connect a calendar to give a status of the room. Setup was very easy and only took 20-30 minutes, primarily because I needed to update the Crestron’s firmware. I’ve found that Zoom and Logitech webcams work well together even offering virtual pan/tilt/zoom from the Zoom control interface.Ĭontrol: For the control of the Zoom Room, I set a Crestron TSW-760 into “Zoom Room” mode. The Camera/Mic: We deployed our trusty Logitech C920 for this setup. It probably cost $800 or more back in 2015 when it was new.

The Monitor: The monitor is actually a rather nice 48″ Samsung that was donated to our department when a faculty member left the university. You can pick up our Compute Stick on Amazon for around $130 bucks. Our Intel Compute Stick has a PassMark score of ~1000. For comparison, the Intel Nuk Zoom recommends has a PassMark score of 6500. The Computer: For this Zoom Room, we have an Intel Compute Stick rocking a 1.44 GHz Atom x5-Z8330 processor with a staggering 2 GB of RAM. But seriously, this is more of a “what if” kind of post, and highlights just how powerful Zoom Rooms can be, even when paired with a VERY underpowered Intel Compute Stick. I’m a trained professional in the audio and video arts and have various pieces of paper tacked to my office at home to prove that fact.

First and foremost… do not do this at home.

Zoom room video webcam