Barix supplies its audio devices for the new São Paulo Metro information system

The provider of IP technology for the transmission of audio signals, Barix, has provided about 400 audio devices 2 ways of his family 'Annuncicom’ to a passenger information system project that its client Ortics is developing in the São Paulo Metro (Brazil) allowing scheduled recordings, Live announcements and intercom functionality on trains.

The Swiss company Ortics will implement a key part of the new passenger information system for the São Paulo Metro trains in Brazil, in which they will be used about 400 devices Barix of the Annuncicom family. The modernization project, which is being developed by a Brazilian consortium, has already started and is expected to finish in 2014. Railtec is equipping 25 trains 6 wagons each with cutting-edge communication systems, on-board diagnostics and software. The São Paulo Metro has 5 lines, 64 stations and a total length of 74 Km; some of whose sections are underground.

The project includes the installation of 16 Annuncicom devices 155 and of 2 Annuncicom VME cards on every train. El Annuncicom 155 It is a robust device for VoIP systems, of intercommunication and location of people by IP that Barix has developed especially for environments where daily work conditions are severe: trains, buses and boats. Its implementation in the São Paulo Metro allows the train driver to manually or automatically start the broadcast of announcements, as well as communicate with passengers through emergency intercom points. The Annuncicom VME is a card format variant for 19" VME rack cabinets.″, developed by Ortics as an interface module with analog and digital signals for the
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Para Lorenz Trachsel, CEO of Ortics GmbH, Barix devices are ideal to complement your own passenger information systems: “After very positive experiences with the integration capacity, the functionality and reliability of Barix products, It was logical that once again, “We opted for Annuncicom family devices for the current project in Brazil.” For Trachsel, The advantages of Barix solutions are indisputable: custom programming, perfect alignment with user requirements, prioritization of relevant security announcements and integrated features for online monitoring.