HIVE has announced its new Q-SYS Verified Plugin for HIVE Beeblade media players. As a contributor to the Q-SYS Ecosystem, HIVE collaborated with Q-SYS to create a market-ready control solution that integrates HIVE media playback, monitoring and control directly within the Q-SYS Full Stack AV Platform, giving system integrators seamless access to player functionality within their existing AV control environments.
The plugin enables HIVE media players to be fully controlled and monitored within Q-SYS Designer, the software used by integrators to configure and deploy Q-SYS control systems. Through the integration, users can access real-time status data, manage playback and monitor outputs from HIVE media players directly within the Q-SYS environment.
HIVE worked closely with Q-SYS to develop the integration, which has been awarded the Q-SYS Verified badge, confirming that it has been tested and validated to operate reliably within the Q-SYS Ecosystem.
The HIVE Beeblade plugin for Q-SYS Designer provides a comprehensive set of control and monitoring features, including:
• Direct control of HIVE media playback and system parameters
• Real-time monitoring of player status and media outputs
• Video preview and operational diagnostics within Q-SYS interfaces
• Integration via exposed control pins, enabling interaction with other AV system components
• Customisable control interfaces using Q-SYS’s drag-and-drop UI tools
This functionality allows system designers to combine HIVE’s media playback capabilities with Q-SYS’s automation and control platform. Integrators can build sophisticated workflows that link media playback with other AV elements such as audio systems, lighting, sensors or projectors – all managed from a single interface.
In practice, this means that a single command within Q-SYS could trigger multiple actions, such as powering displays, launching media playback and adjusting audio levels simultaneously. This level of integration is particularly valuable in large installations where multiple AV technologies must operate together reliably.
The plugin is designed primarily for system integrators working on fixed installations, including museums, visitor attractions, corporate environments and public venues where centralised monitoring and control is essential.
By exposing detailed status and control data from HIVE media players, the plugin allows operators to build monitoring dashboards that provide real-time visibility of playback status, system health and media outputs across multiple players.
The plugin supports the full range of HIVE Beeblade media players, making it compatible with deployments across HIVE’s modular ecosystem including Beebox, Nucleus and Beehive enclosures.
Nigel Sadler, Chief Pollinator at HIVE, said: “Having the flexibility and power of the HIVE media player available inside one of the most advanced control and monitoring platforms in the AV market is an incredibly powerful combination. By bringing the two together, integrators can combine the strengths of both platforms to create highly flexible and intelligent AV systems.”
“We are proud of our collaboration with HIVE to publish a Q-SYS Verified Plugin for the HIVE Beeblade in Q-SYS Library that will enable elevated experiences for the Q-SYS Full Stack AV Platform across our shared customers,” said Geno Zaharie, Senior Director, Alliances & Ecosystem, Q-SYS.
