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November 29, 2025 by
AI Ready
James Henry

AI Ready: Natural-Language Control for Digital View LCD Boards


At Digital View, our perspective on AI comes from two complementary directions:

1. Working with AI Environments

Many engineering teams now include AI, especially large language models (LLMs), in their daily workflows for prototyping, testing, automation, and system control. Our goal is to ensure that Digital View controller boards can be easily integrated into these AI-driven environments. This means making it straightforward for AI tools to interface with our boards through established and reliable command channels.

2. Embedding AI Capabilities

For applications that require AI processing at the display edge, we offer controller boards with onboard AI, such as the ALC-4096-AIH and AI-100. These platforms can run inference locally, enabling advanced intelligent behavior directly on the hardware. Looking ahead, embedded AI will increasingly shape display system architecture, and we are building a product range that supports that direction.


What “AI Ready” Means

When we describe Digital View controller boards as AI Ready, we mean that they expose a robust command interface, RS-232 or DDC/CI, that AI systems can use immediately. Any LLM that can interpret natural language and generate structured instructions can control our boards through these standard interfaces.

In other words, the boards themselves are AI Ready because their command architecture makes them compatible with AI-based control methods. This applies across a wide range of Digital View controllers without requiring hardware changes, firmware modifications, or additional modules.

To help customers try this out easily, we created the AI Ready demo app, a simple example of how to connect an LLM to a Digital View controller board and operate it with natural-language commands.


The AI Ready Demo App

The AI Ready demo app is not the product itself; it is a tool that demonstrates what AI Ready enables.

The app connects three components:

  • a Windows PC

  • a selected LLM (ChatGPT, Llama, Gemini, etc.)

  • a Digital View controller board via USB-to-RS-232 or DDC/CI

Users can type or speak everyday instructions such as:

  • “Turn the panel off.”
  • “Set brightness to 60.”
  • “Switch to a warm color temperature.”
  • “Reset everything.”

The app sends the text to the LLM, interprets the response, and issues the corresponding RS-232 or DDC/CI command to the controller board. The intelligence sits in the software, while the controller simply performs the standard command.

The demo app exists to:

  • provide the easiest possible entry point for AI control of hardware,

  • help customers get comfortable using AI in this context, and

  • illustrate a clear pathway to practical, production-level use cases.

Because it leverages well-established command protocols, the demo app works with a broad range of Digital View boards.


How AI Ready Works

  1. The user gives a natural-language command in the demo app.

  2. The app sends this text to the configured LLM via its API.

  3. The LLM interprets the instruction and produces a structured response.

  4. The demo app analyzes the response to detect valid control instructions.

  5. When a supported command is found, the app sends the corresponding RS-232 or DDC/CI command to the controller board.

  6. The board executes the action, with indicators confirming completion.

This demonstrates exactly how a production system could connect AI logic to Digital View hardware.


Example Use Cases

Engineering Evaluation and Prototyping

  • Rapid adjustments without navigating an OSD or referencing command documentation.

Automated Testing

  • Scripts and workflows can use natural-language prompts through an LLM to drive command sequences flexibly.

Remote Demonstrations and Labs

  • Easy control of multiple displays during demonstrations using text or voice prompts.

R&D and Interaction Experiments

  • Ideal for exploring conversational interfaces, voice assistants, or AI-driven UI models without building custom middleware.

Note: For example, our AI Ready functionality makes any display system using Digital View LCD controller boards compatible with DVSI's AI:EX system, which uses AI for audiovisual network management (DVSI is a related company).


Why Natural-Language Control

Natural-language interfaces are becoming standard in technical environments. Applying them to display control offers several benefits:

  • Reduced complexity - No need to memorize command syntax or OSD sequences.

  • Faster iteration - Adjustments made easily, using everyday language.

  • Seamless integration - Fits naturally into AI-first development workflows.

  • Broader accessibility - Supports voice and assistive interfaces.

  • Future-ready architecture - The command interface remains stable even as AI models evolve.

AI Ready positions Digital View controller boards to interact directly with AI-driven systems, enabling customers to build more intelligent and intuitive display solutions with minimal effort.


Where AI Ready Leads Next

The AI Ready demo app is an introduction, an easy way to understand the possibilities. From there, customers can move into more advanced architectures:

  • The AI-50 board provides an embedded web server that acts as a gateway, translating Ethernet commands to RS-232 for Digital View controllers (without running AI models itself).

  • The ALC-4096-AIH and AI-100 bring true embedded AI processing to the controller level, enabling inference at the display edge.

Across these layers, the foundation remains the same:

Digital View controller boards are AI Ready, and we provide a simple on-ramp to the broader world of AI-enabled display systems.

Next Steps

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