VIPA-WS

Item Number: 1200450150

Public Address Touch Screen Workstation

Versatile and intuitive public address control and supervision front end
Supports up to 384 PAVA zones
Live paging
PAVA system audio monitoring and supervision
Message management, recording, playback and scheduling
Customisable PA zone buttons or graphical GUI

Public Address

ASL’s VIPA-WS is a Linux-based touch screen workstation which provides a versatile and intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) for ASL Public Address systems. The workstation GUI is tailored for non-emergency control and monitoring of ASL's PA equipment. Its touch screen-friendly navigational structure and expansive target areas provide simple operation, whether each user prefers to operate the system with a mouse or their hands. The utilization of standard IP networking to connect to the IP enabled ASL PA equipment streamlines deployment in the field.

Versatile Applications

Designed with diverse audiences in mind—integrators, maintainers, or operators—the VIPA-WS addresses their specific needs, values, and capabilities. It serves as an optimal choice for delivering flexible live paging and prerecorded message playback in simple installations. Simultaneously, its advanced feature set renders it equally suitable for complex applications necessitating message automation or detailed PAVA system supervision.

Scalability

Sold as a pre-configured software and hardware combo, the VIPA-WS empowers control and monitoring of up to 384 zones, and multiple VIPA-WS units can be used with a single PAVA System. For large Multi Cluster Voice Alarm Public Address systems which exceed 384 zones or require enhanced capabilities, please contact Zenitel.

Live Paging Capabilities

The VIPA-WS facilitates zone selection when employed alongside an ASL MPS desk microphone, empowering users to designate PA zones for live speech broadcast via the touchscreen. Furthermore, the Press To Talk (PTT) Speak Now button is provided on both the graphic display and on the microphone itself.

Stored Audio Messages

The VIPA-WS enables the users to broadcast stored audio messages whenever required. The users can record and manage their own messages, as well as having a store for permanently saved standard message recordings. Stored messages can be included in schedules which automatically broadcast them into any selected PA zone or zones on a daily, weekly, or monthly time schedule. Broadcast schedules can be easily created and managed by the users, and can be turned on or off as required. The system shows a list of the automated broadcasts that will be made in the next hour to help the suers stay in control of their announcements.

Clear PAVA System Status, alarms, and Event Logging

The GUI’s PA zone buttons clearly show the broadcast state of their associated amplifiers by showing different button colours for different types of broadcast, for instance, highlighting a zone button in red if there is an Emergency microphone broadcast happening in that zone, and showing Green for live speech announcements from the workstation itself. The VIPA-WS knows about all the devices in your ASL PAVA System, and also provides detailed fault monitoring, showing you in plain English if anything needs attention. For reference, the system keeps logs of its PA broadcasts and of the history of all of the alarms on the PA system.

Customization Options

The built-in GUI editor can be used to fine-tune the basic PA zone button matrix to operate your own choice of one or more GUI graphic images, ensuring that even the largest systems
are easily navigable and meaningful. This includes the ability to import your custom graphics, to map your PA zone button areas, and to use multiple background graphic images to the zone selection buttons.

Date	Name	Category	Size	Document
1.07.2024	Datasheet VIPA-WS Range	ASL Datasheet	281.4 KB	Download

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