Apex
LEVEL 03The complete smart home engineering set. Everything in Fusion — plus rack layouts drawn to scale, front and rear panel detail for every device, and block diagrams showing every input and output with connection terminal identification.
Apex is the package you issue when the rack will be built and cabled by a third-party installer who has not seen the equipment before. Every dimension is drawn. Every port is identified. Every connection is labelled. The installer does not need to open a manual, contact the designer, or make a field decision. They execute the documentation.
From AUD$7,500
Start Apex ProjectThe rear panel of a device is where every installation decision actually happens. Most documentation never shows it.
Standard integration documentation shows what connects to what. It does not show the installer where the port physically is on the rear of the device, what connector type it uses, or which terminal is which. The installer consults the product manual. If the manual is unavailable, they guess. If the connector type is unfamiliar — Phoenix terminal blocks, balanced XLR, multi-pin D-Sub — they call the office. Every one of these interruptions is a billable hour that should not have been necessary.
Apex eliminates this entirely. The rear-panel drawing shows the physical rear face of the device, every port in position, every terminal identified, and the specific cable that connects to it referenced by run ID. The installer can look at the drawing, look at the device, and make the connection — without any external reference.
The same logic applies to rack building. A rack elevation without device dimensions forces the installer to lay out the rack empirically — pulling equipment in and out to find an arrangement that fits. An Apex rack elevation has the devices placed to the unit, the cable management positioned, and the spare capacity identified. The rack is assembled in order, not rearranged three times.
Apex Deliverables
Rack Layout Drawings
Every equipment rack in the project is drawn to scale as a front-elevation view. Each device occupies its correct rack unit position, with its model number, 1U/2U/nU height, and rack unit assignment noted. Blank panels, cable management trays, PDUs, and patch panels are all included. The rack is built exactly as drawn — no field decisions about what goes where, no conflicts discovered when equipment arrives on site.
Front-Panel Device Detail
For each device in the rack, the Apex schematic includes a scaled front-panel illustration: the physical width, height, and panel layout as it appears on the rack face. Indicator LEDs, front-panel ports, display elements, and button positions are shown. The installer can identify every device by sight before it arrives on site — and knows immediately which panel face belongs to which system function. On large racks with unfamiliar equipment, this eliminates the most common form of installation confusion: picking up the wrong unit.
Rear-Panel Device Detail & Connection Terminals
This is the document that makes the Apex package categorically different from any other integration documentation set on the market. For every device in the rack, the rear panel is drawn: every input and output port is shown in its physical position on the rear face of the unit. Connection terminals are identified — XLR, RJ45, HDMI, RS-232, USB, binding post, Phoenix connector, balanced analogue — with their function labelled. The installer sees exactly where to connect each cable without opening a manual, without referring to a data sheet, and without calling the design office for guidance.
Block Diagrams — Inputs and Outputs
Each major system component receives a block diagram: a simplified representation of the device showing all inputs, all outputs, and the internal signal path between them. Block diagrams complement the rear-panel detail by showing the logical function of each port, not just its physical location. The programmer uses the block diagram to understand the device's control model. The installer uses it to verify signal flow before powering the system. Both use it to diagnose faults after commissioning.
Cross-Referenced Complete Document Set
The Apex package is a fully cross-referenced engineering set. The rack elevation refers to the rear-panel drawing. The rear-panel drawing refers to the cable schedule run ID. The cable schedule run ID refers to the floor plan. The floor plan refers to the schematic. The schematic refers to the block diagram. A question that arises at any point in the installation — from first fix through commissioning to future service — can be answered by navigating the document set without contacting the designer. This is what a complete engineering handover looks like.
Everything from Core and Fusion
What every trade receives — and what it enables
ReceivesRack elevation + front and rear panel drawings + block diagrams
OutcomeBuilds and cables the rack without opening a single product manual. Every port is identified before the equipment arrives. Zero ambiguity about where each cable terminates.
ReceivesDetailed cabling schedule + floor plan + conduit schedule
OutcomePulls the right cable specification to the right location with the right label applied at both ends. Tested against the documented standard. Signed off against the schedule.
ReceivesNetwork architecture document + IP schedule + VLAN plan
OutcomeConfigures the network to a defined architecture without a verbal brief. DHCP reservations pre-assigned. Remote access method documented.
ReceivesSchematic + block diagrams + integration points schedule + system intent
OutcomeKnows the system architecture, every integration point, every control pathway, and the intended client experience before writing a line of code.
ReceivesFloor plan + rack elevation + PDU and power schedule
OutcomeKnows where the rack goes, what circuits it needs, and what power load to plan for. No surprises during fit-off.
ReceivesAs-installed document set with block diagrams and device list
OutcomeA permanent record of the system that enables any competent integrator to service or expand it in the future, without relying on institutional knowledge from the original installer.
When Apex is the right package
Third-Party Installation
The integrator designs the system but the installation is carried out by a builder-appointed AV or data contractor with no prior relationship to the design. The Apex set is the entire briefing — no face-to-face handover required.
Complex Multi-Rack Systems
Projects with multiple equipment locations — main rack, secondary rack, plant room, cinema head-end — where the physical organisation of equipment is as complex as the system architecture. Each location receives its own rack elevation and device detail set.
Permanent Record Projects
Installations where the client requires a complete technical record for facilities management, future service, or insurance purposes. The Apex set survives the project and enables any qualified integrator to work on the system years later.
Start with Apex
Complete engineering documentation. Every rack drawn. Every device detailed. Every port identified. Issue it and walk away.