Canary

Canary is an off-the-shelf solution for audible annunciation processing. Let Ibridge provide you with a turnkey solution for integrating remote, multichannel, professional quality, audio notification into your application.

FEATURES

Utilizes commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware
Provides capability to drive up to 8 independent output channels from one audio card
Simple command interface via IP communications
Can receive commands from multiple clients
Retains “state” information for each channel in the event of client failure
Communications protocol supported on UNIX, Windows, Linux and OpenVMS platforms
Real-time response (annunciation will occur within 50 ms of time received
Can playback any sound, including human voice
Developed for use in Nuclear Plant Control Room Simulation where response and reliability concerns were paramount
Simple API for client integration (supported on UNIX, Windows, Linux and OpenVMS)
Includes HAWC application for remote browsing of audio event logs for historical analysis
Complete control over sound playback
Uses standard .wav files or .mpeg files
Device can be used to provide annunciation to remote sites via Internet

POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS

Control Room Alarm & Event Annunciation
Simulation
Centralization of annunciation within a distributed system for the purpose of prioritization and alarm inhibit
Any situation where computer detected events or conditions must be annunciated to humans in rapid fashion