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Speech Unit

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Category :
• Solutions for Developers

Application Fields :
• Industry

User(s) :
• Developer
• Professional User



Description

Everything you need for sending text-to-speech alarm messages through the phone in a single hardware unit. Integrates any system managing a serial link, without impairing system performance. The vocal link between your IT system and the telephone networks in a stand alone robust unit.

Build to add phone voice alarm capacities to your Supervision, Alarm and Data Acquisition system - SCADA.

Typical Speech Unit Applications:
> Security
> Remote monitoring
> Constraints management
> Supervision
> Network administration
> Low capacity voice server

Key Benefits

> Operating system independence.

> Robust box for industrial environment.

> Text to speech and telephone interface in a box.

> Transcribing any text transmitted by serial link into natural speech.

> Reading warning messages and transmitting them in real time via the telephone to the operator.

> Inbound and Outbound call capacities

Key Features

> Universal Compliancy with your system (PC, mini, automata, industrial networks, etc.) and your programming language capable of running an RS232 or RS485 serial link.

> Multilingual : US English, UK English, German, Spanish, French.

> No text limit

> Full transcription rules respect for each language.

> Full inbound and outbound call management

Languages and Voices

HD TTS Only

HD TTS
Language FM
English (UK) Speech Unit includes a HD English (UK) female voice.Speech Unit includes a HD English (UK) male voice.
English (US) Speech Unit includes a HD English (US) female voice.Speech Unit includes a HD English (US) male voice.
French Speech Unit includes a HD French female voice.Speech Unit includes a HD French male voice.
German Speech Unit includes a HD German female voice.Speech Unit includes a HD German male voice.
Spanish Speech Unit includes a HD Spanish female voice.Speech Unit includes a HD Spanish male voice.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions : 150x187x37 mm

Consumption : 12V-24V /0.5 A

Connexions

> RJ11 telephone line

> 0dB Jack 3.5 input

> 0dB Jack 3.5 output

> RS232 link on DB9 connector

> RS485 link and 12/24 VDC power supply on 15-point connector

> 12/24VDC power supply on jack plug

> Rail DIN pins

Synthesis characteristics

> Pitch Synchronous Overlap Add diphone synthesis

> Pitch Synchronous time domain processing

> 32-bit microprocessor

> adjustable pitch (tone)

> adjustable delivery

> 8 KHz sampled dictionary

RS232 and RS485 link parameter settings

> 8 data bits no parity

> 1 stop bit

> 9600, 19.2 kbds

> multi-unit connexion for RS485 link

Telephone interface

> compliant with CNET technical specifications ST/PA/TPA/AGH/11081985

> decimal and multi-frequency dialing

> multi-frequency decoding with speech transmission

> certification n° 97523Z

Indicators

> 4 status indicator leds (ON/OFF, ringing, line, speech)

Supported languages

> UK/US English, French, German, Spanish

Stand-alone single or multichannel multilingual text-tospeech

unit driven by RS232 or RS485 serial link

Packaging

Delivered with power supply and RS232 serial link cable.

Evaluation Version Description

Contact us for product evaluation.