Core Brands has announced the European market introduction of Niles Auriel 2.0 at ISE 2017.

The major platform update adds streaming audio, climate and lighting control, plus remote access features to the award-winning multi-room audio control platform. Niles Auriel 2.0 is now on display at Core Brands Stand 1-N53 at the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam.

“Auriel 2.0 is a huge leap forward from the original multi-room audio platform that we introduced in 2014,” explained Core Brands Software Product Manager, Tom McKeon. “It’s built on the ELAN Control Platform, so it’s a natural progression for Auriel to expand into smart home control. And conveniently, the new software update enables any existing Auriel system to easily upgrade to the additional control features, so everyone wins.”

Lighting control devices and wireless thermostats now connect to the Auriel Controller, making the Niles Auriel MRC-6430 a complete, powerful and convenient home automation controller. Creating a high-value foundation for any smart home project, Auriel 2.0 delivers simple access to lighting scenes and climate scheduling with a few simple clicks on a Niles handheld remote (nHR200), wall-mounted touch panel (nTP4, nTP7), or the Auriel app for Android and iOS mobile devices.

Auriel 2.0 updates the already integrator-friendly Auriel Wizard, which cuts configuration time to just minutes instead of hours. With a tablet or PC, the installer is whisked through simple decisions that quickly configure the system for lighting scenes and thermostat programming, plus source control, zone preferences, home theater control and user interface customization.

Providing more options for integrators and their clients, Auriel 2.0 now has Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn and other popular Internet radio services built in to the MRC-6430 chassis. One chassis delivers audio to six zones through seven distinct input sources. For larger homes, two chassis can be linked together to create a 12-zone system.

“We’re continuing to refine the Auriel home entertainment experience, expanding from the ‘one touch to music’ philosophy that made it an industry favorite,” McKeon added. “With the ELAN engine under the hood, Auriel delivers an easy-to-install, entertainment-centric solution that is ideal for entry-level control and multi-unit installations.”