Penton UK's IDA8 Networkable PAVA system

Description

IDA8 is a third-generation modular system that complies with current architectural demands requiring IP and/or fibreoptic networking to allow for even the most complex of system designs. IDA8 responds to Public Address and Voice Alarm requirements as stated in EN54-16 ISO 7240-16 and BS5839/8 with specific attributes for compliance in large installations.

The IDA8S Slave unit houses advanced audio digital signal processing (DSP) matrix control functions and a digital message player along with amplifier monitoring for hot-swap amplifiers and loudspeaker line impedance monitoring. It can support up to two PSS-AS monitored microphone consoles and up to eight monitored amplifiers plus two backup amplifiers paging into 8 different zones per unit with line detection. Two card slots can fitted with optional 4-channel analogue audio input/outputs cards or 4-channel audio AES/EBU cards (max two cards per device).

IDA8S Slave units extend the IDA8 system configuration with an additional 8 output zones and 2 back-up amplifiers. Each input and output channel is fitted with a wide range of pre-and post-processing devices such as volume controllers routing mixers and switches priority and paging components equalisers compressors limiters and delay-lines. Up to 4 hours of digital messaging (WAV format) can be stored for live or pre-recorded playback. Digital audio files are uploaded from a computer to the IDA8S through the user-friendly ATE?S Studio GUI. Several messages can be played simultaneously into different zones: up to 4 messages from a single IDA8S Slave or a total of 48 messages across an IDA8 system (controller with slaves).

The IDA8S Slave operates either on mains power or on a 24V battery power supply for emergency back-up with automatic switchover. Both power supplies are monitored. The IDA8S Slave also supports redundant loop network cabling. IDA8S is easily configured using the PC-based ATE?S Studio global software. Once programmed the system will operate independently (off-line) without a PC having to be connected.