The openly-programmable and cost-effective IPAM 400 OEM module streamlines product development, saves time and reduces risk for manufacturers creating advanced Audio over IP products. Barix’s highest-performance OEM audio platform to date, the IPAM 400 combines a 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore processor with stereo audio, Ethernet, USB, GPIO and serial interfaces. The module’s open-source, Linux-based programming model and exceptional processing power enable developers to easily incorporate advanced audio processing, complex signal handling, IP-based streaming and control functionality into their solutions for almost any audio-oriented application they can imagine.
SIP support in Barix’s new SDK lets IPAM 400 developers integrate their audio solutions with SIP-based VoIP (Voice over IP) telephone systems, addressing the market trend towards combining intercom, paging, music-on-hold and other audio applications with SIP-enabled phone PBXs under unified control and management. Running on the Annuncicom60 board, the SDK includes all of the tools OEMs need to develop their own SIP-enabled Linux Yocto applications.
In addition to offering the IPAM 400 to OEM manufacturers, Barix is also using the new core technology platform in its own next-generation audio products. AudioPoint 3.0, Barix’s third-generation audio signage solution, and the Barix Retail Player multi-site background music streaming system both incorporate hardware built on the IPAM 400. AudioPoint 3.0 and Barix Retail Player will also be demonstrated at InfoComm 2018 alongside other Barix innovations.