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| key_people = Martin Ellis (Managing Director)<ref>[http://hiddenwires.co.uk/2015/brand-focus-pulse-eights-martin-ellis/]</ref>
| products = [[Set-top box]]es, [[Remote control]]s, [[Computer hardware]] and [[Peripheral]]s
| products = [[Set-top box]]es, [[Remote control]]s, [[Computer hardware]] and [[Peripheral]]s
| location_city = [[Poole, Dorset]]
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'''Pulse-Eight Limited (Pulse-Eight)''' is a hardware designer and manufacturer based in the [[United Kingdom]] producing [[consumer electronics]] for the home entertainment, as well as for hotel industry and [[system integration]].<ref>[http://www.pulse-eight.com/store/contactus.aspx Contact Us], Pulse-Eight</ref> Pulse-Eight sells both custom and [[commercial off-the-shelf]] hardware solutions primarily designed for [[XBMC|XBMC Media Center]] software, such as [[remote control]]s, [[HTPC]] systems and accessories.<ref>[http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/05/motorola-nyxboard-surfaces-from-the-dead-xbmc-reclaims-it/ Engadget - Motorola NYXboard surfaces from the dead, XBMC reclaims it (update)]</ref><ref>[http://www.tested.com/news/motorola-made-xbmc-remote-now-available-for-presale/2118/ Tested - Motorola Made XBMC Remote Now Available for Presale]</ref>
'''Pulse-Eight Limited (Pulse-Eight)''' is a hardware designer and manufacturer based in the [[United Kingdom]] producing [[consumer electronics]] for the home entertainment and custom install industry.<ref>[http://www.pulse-eight.com/store/contactus.aspx Contact Us], Pulse-Eight</ref> Pulse-Eight designs, manufactures and retails bespoke hardware solutions primarily designed for [[Kodi|Kodi (Media Centre)]] software.<ref>[http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/05/motorola-nyxboard-surfaces-from-the-dead-xbmc-reclaims-it/ Engadget - Motorola NYXboard surfaces from the dead, XBMC reclaims it (update)]</ref><ref>[http://www.tested.com/news/motorola-made-xbmc-remote-now-available-for-presale/2118/ Tested - Motorola Made XBMC Remote Now Available for Presale]</ref>
On 22 October 2012, it was reported that Pulse-Eight have bought the [[Tvonics|TVonics]] brand and the technology behind TVonics DVRs from TVonics Solutions Limited who had collapsed into administration in June 2012, and announced a plan to create a next-generation of TVonics set-top box based on the popular open source media player software, [[XBMC]], running on top of Android.<ref>http://www.reghardware.com/2012/10/22/pulse_eight_acquires_tvonics_brand_for_xbmc_box/ XBMC coders acquire TVonics brand</ref><ref>http://www.reghardware.com/2012/06/27/administrator_looking_to_sell_off_tvonics_kit/ Administrator eyes DVR firesale after TVonics collapse</ref>
On 22 October 2012, it was reported that Pulse-Eight had bought the [[Tvonics|TVonics]] brand and the technology behind TVonics DVRs from TVonics Solutions Limited who had collapsed into administration in June 2012.<ref>http://www.reghardware.com/2012/10/22/pulse_eight_acquires_tvonics_brand_for_xbmc_box/ XBMC coders acquire TVonics brand</ref><ref>http://www.reghardware.com/2012/06/27/administrator_looking_to_sell_off_tvonics_kit/ Administrator eyes DVR firesale after TVonics collapse</ref>


==Hardware products==
==Hardware products==
Pulse-Eight's major product line is a remote control, dubbed "''Nyxboard Hybrid''", made by [[Motorola]] designed for use within [[XBMC]]<ref>[http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/05/motorola-nyxboard-surfaces-from-the-dead-xbmc-reclaims-it/ Engadget - Motorola NYXboard surfaces from the dead, XBMC reclaims it (update)]</ref><ref>[http://www.tested.com/news/motorola-made-xbmc-remote-now-available-for-presale/2118/ Tested - Motorola Made XBMC Remote Now Available for Presale]</ref> and other Media Center software packages, a custom HTPC set-top-box pre-installed with XBMC that they call "''PulseBox''",<ref>[http://blog.pulse-eight.com/2011/09/22/pulsebox-out-10th-october/ PulseBox out 10 October]</ref><ref>[http://www.pulse-eight.com/store/products/107-pulsebox-xbmc-based-home-theatre-pc.aspx PulseBox - XBMC based Home Theatre PC Home Theatre Redefined]</ref> and a USB and HDMI [[HDMI#CEC|CEC]] Adapter designed in-house<ref>http://www.anandtech.com/show/5463/pulseeight-usb-cec-adapter-review Pulse-Eight USB CEC Adapter Review</ref><ref>[http://xbmc.org/natethomas/2011/11/01/the-usb-cec-adapter-is-a-look-into-the-future/ The USB-CEC Adapter is a look into the Future]</ref><ref>[http://blog.pulse-eight.com/2011/08/20/usb-cec-adaptor/ USB – CEC Adaptor], 2011/08/20</ref> with additional smaller lines utilising components from [[ZOTAC]].
Pulse-Eight's first major product line was a remote control, dubbed "''Nyxboard Hybrid''", made by [[Motorola]] designed for use within [[XBMC]] (now [[Kodi]])<ref>[http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/05/motorola-nyxboard-surfaces-from-the-dead-xbmc-reclaims-it/ Engadget - Motorola NYXboard surfaces from the dead, XBMC reclaims it (update)]</ref><ref>[http://www.tested.com/news/motorola-made-xbmc-remote-now-available-for-presale/2118/ Tested - Motorola Made XBMC Remote Now Available for Presale]</ref> and other Media Center software packages, a custom HTPC set-top-box pre-installed with XBMC that they call "''PulseBox''",<ref>[http://blog.pulse-eight.com/2011/09/22/pulsebox-out-10th-october/ PulseBox out 10 October]</ref><ref>[http://www.pulse-eight.com/store/products/107-pulsebox-xbmc-based-home-theatre-pc.aspx PulseBox - XBMC based Home Theatre PC Home Theatre Redefined]</ref> and a USB and HDMI [[HDMI#CEC|CEC]] Adapter designed in-house<ref>http://www.anandtech.com/show/5463/pulseeight-usb-cec-adapter-review Pulse-Eight USB CEC Adapter Review</ref><ref>[http://xbmc.org/natethomas/2011/11/01/the-usb-cec-adapter-is-a-look-into-the-future/ The USB-CEC Adapter is a look into the Future]</ref><ref>[http://blog.pulse-eight.com/2011/08/20/usb-cec-adaptor/ USB – CEC Adaptor], 2011/08/20</ref> with additional smaller lines utilising components from [[ZOTAC]].

===Video Matrixes===
Since 2012 Pulse-Eight has focused on developing video matrixes via an [[Original_design_manufacturer|ODM]] model, their principle customer was [[HDanywhere]], developing a Modular solution that won numerous awards<ref>http://www.cepro.com/article/multi_award-winning_british_brand_of_hdmi_video_matrices_launch_in_u_s/</ref> however since 2015 these products have been made available under the Pulse-Eight brand<ref>https://www.pulse-eight.com/p/155/neo4-professional-hdbaset-video-matrix-with-poh-receivers</ref>


==Software products==
==Software products==
===PulseOS===
Pulse-Eight also offers a performance tuned free and open source [[embedded operating system]] that they call "''PulseOS''" designed to run on their PulseBox hardware platform, and is based on [[XBMC#OpenELEC|OpenELEC]] which is meant to be used on your dedicated HTPC system. PulseOS does just like OpenELEC provide a complete media center software suite that comes with a pre-configured version of XBMC and optimized third-party addons<ref>[http://blog.pulse-eight.com/2011/10/31/pulseos-v1-1-1-now-available/ PulseOS v1.1.1 now available]</ref> In addition Pulse-Eight offers [[free software|free]] performance tuned embedded versions of XBMC that they call their "''Pulse''" package which is also based on OpenELEC that can be installed on any HTPC hardware, and not just their PulseBox<ref>[http://packages.pulse-eight.net Pulse-Eight Packages]</ref><ref>[http://pulse.pulse-eight.net Pulse by Pulse-Eight]</ref><ref>[http://blog.pulse-eight.com/ Pulse-Eight Blog]</ref><ref>[https://github.com/Pulse-Eight Pulse-Eight Public Code Repositories on GitHub]</ref>
Pulse-Eight used to offer a performance tuned free and open source [[embedded operating system]] that they call "''PulseOS''" designed to run on their PulseBox hardware platform, however since the discontinuation of their dedicated hardware the software enhancements have been merged with the main Kodi codebase</ref>
===libCEC===
libCEC is an enabling platform for the CEC bus in HDMI, it allows developers to interact with other HDMI devices without having to worry about the communication overhead, handshaking, and the various ways of sending a message for each vendor, this software is free and open source available from github<ref>https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec</ref>


==Relationship with XBMC==
==Relationship with XBMC==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.pulse-eight.com/}}
*{{official website|https://www.pulse-eight.com/}}


{{Home theater PC (application software)}}
{{Home theater PC (application software)}}

Revision as of 18:14, 4 June 2015

Pulse-Eight Limited
Founded2010
Headquarters
Poole, Dorset
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Martin Ellis (Managing Director)[1]
ProductsSet-top boxes, Remote controls, Computer hardware and Peripherals
Websitewww.pulse-eight.com

Pulse-Eight Limited (Pulse-Eight) is a hardware designer and manufacturer based in the United Kingdom producing consumer electronics for the home entertainment and custom install industry.[2] Pulse-Eight designs, manufactures and retails bespoke hardware solutions primarily designed for Kodi (Media Centre) software.[3][4] On 22 October 2012, it was reported that Pulse-Eight had bought the TVonics brand and the technology behind TVonics DVRs from TVonics Solutions Limited who had collapsed into administration in June 2012.[5][6]

Hardware products

Pulse-Eight's first major product line was a remote control, dubbed "Nyxboard Hybrid", made by Motorola designed for use within XBMC (now Kodi)[7][8] and other Media Center software packages, a custom HTPC set-top-box pre-installed with XBMC that they call "PulseBox",[9][10] and a USB and HDMI CEC Adapter designed in-house[11][12][13] with additional smaller lines utilising components from ZOTAC.

Video Matrixes

Since 2012 Pulse-Eight has focused on developing video matrixes via an ODM model, their principle customer was HDanywhere, developing a Modular solution that won numerous awards[14] however since 2015 these products have been made available under the Pulse-Eight brand[15]

Software products

PulseOS

Pulse-Eight used to offer a performance tuned free and open source embedded operating system that they call "PulseOS" designed to run on their PulseBox hardware platform, however since the discontinuation of their dedicated hardware the software enhancements have been merged with the main Kodi codebase</ref>

libCEC

libCEC is an enabling platform for the CEC bus in HDMI, it allows developers to interact with other HDMI devices without having to worry about the communication overhead, handshaking, and the various ways of sending a message for each vendor, this software is free and open source available from github[16]

Relationship with XBMC

Pulse-Eight was founded by a few members of the XBMC Media Center staff with the intention of donating a portion of sales to the XBMC Foundation.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Contact Us, Pulse-Eight
  3. ^ Engadget - Motorola NYXboard surfaces from the dead, XBMC reclaims it (update)
  4. ^ Tested - Motorola Made XBMC Remote Now Available for Presale
  5. ^ http://www.reghardware.com/2012/10/22/pulse_eight_acquires_tvonics_brand_for_xbmc_box/ XBMC coders acquire TVonics brand
  6. ^ http://www.reghardware.com/2012/06/27/administrator_looking_to_sell_off_tvonics_kit/ Administrator eyes DVR firesale after TVonics collapse
  7. ^ Engadget - Motorola NYXboard surfaces from the dead, XBMC reclaims it (update)
  8. ^ Tested - Motorola Made XBMC Remote Now Available for Presale
  9. ^ PulseBox out 10 October
  10. ^ PulseBox - XBMC based Home Theatre PC Home Theatre Redefined
  11. ^ http://www.anandtech.com/show/5463/pulseeight-usb-cec-adapter-review Pulse-Eight USB CEC Adapter Review
  12. ^ The USB-CEC Adapter is a look into the Future
  13. ^ USB – CEC Adaptor, 2011/08/20
  14. ^ http://www.cepro.com/article/multi_award-winning_british_brand_of_hdmi_video_matrices_launch_in_u_s/
  15. ^ https://www.pulse-eight.com/p/155/neo4-professional-hdbaset-video-matrix-with-poh-receivers
  16. ^ https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec
  17. ^ The USB-CEC Adapter is a look into the Future
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