8138-IC Algo InformaCast IP Multi-Color Strobe Light

IP Visual Alerting for Enhanced Situational Awareness

The 8138-IC IP strobe light is a four color LED including amber, blue, green and red (+ white using RGB). The strobe’s color options are designed to enhance notification and alerting of telephone, safety, security and emergency events. Typically the 8138-IC is deployed with Algo InformaCast IP speakers, to design a notification system that aligns a visual alert color with the speaker’s broadcast for an alert tone / announcement. For example, Amber – Shelter, Blue – Medical, Green – Evacuate, Red – Lockdown, White – All Clear.

The LEDs can be configured to light independently or in combination to suit color choice requirements. In addition, 15 flash patterns, each with high-medium-low intensities, are also available to choose from to further distinguish alerting events and best suit any application environment.

Multi-Application SIP Extensions

Multiple SIP registrations are available in this IP strobe light, including Page (50), Emergency Alert (10) and Ring (10) extensions. On Page, the strobe light will auto-answer and flash for the duration of the voice announcements. For Ring and Emergency Alert extensions the strobe light will flash for the duration of the alerting event.

Scale Algo IP Strobe Lights Over Any Size Building or Campus

The 8138-IC together with other InformaCast endpoints can cover any size enterprise.

Multicast send or receive is also supported in the 8138-IC. As a result, many Algo IP strobe lights can be deployed to cover any size building, campus or enterprise.  There is no limit to the number of devices part of a multicast, and a minimum of network traffic activity is utilized. Multiple strobe lights in a multicast will flash in a synchronized pattern.

A single registered 8138-IC can be configured to multicast to any number and mix of Algo IP speakers, paging adapters, strobe lights and multicast supported IP telephones.

Multicast provides cost effective scalability using a minimum of SIP registered endpoints, as only the endpoint designated to send the multicast needs to be registered. Devices configured to receive the multicast do not need registration.

The 8138-IC supports RTP multicast.

Zone Paging

Multicast zone paging for up to 50 zones can be configured from a single 8138-IC strobe light. Zones can be selected one of two ways. One option is to map multicast page zones to individual SIP extensions on the endpoint. Fifty (50) page extensions are available for this purpose. Alternatively, in order to minimize SIP registrations, multicast page zones can be configured in the SIP strobe light as a DTMF key press selection using the dial pad of telephone making the page call.

Alert Notification in Transportation, Education, Manufacturing & Other PA Applications

Together with the Algo 8301-IC Algo InformaCast IP Paging Adapter & Scheduler, a PA system requiring multiple zones with scheduled bells / announcements can be easily configured and synchronized with IP clocks using the 8138-IC and other Algo IP speakers.

If desired, the 8301 IP paging adapter can also provide audio to a legacy analog paging system via its line level output, and simultaneously multicast this audio to additional Algo IP endpoints.

IP Visual Ring Alerting

The Ring extension on the 8138-IC is used for telephone visual ringing / ring alerting. The strobe light will flash when this extension is called. Typically the strobe light will be configured in a ring group to include a telephone(s). The strobe light will flash for the duration of the ring event until the call is answered. Fifteen(15) flash patterns, each with three intensity levels, are available to choose from.

Up to 10 Ring extensions are available to register on a single strobe light, thereby allowing one device to act as a visual alerter for several telephones by configuring different ring groups for each registered Ring extension. Each registered extension can of course be configured to flash a specific color, flash pattern and intensity to effectively distinguish each telephone ring event.

Where audible and visual telephone ring alerting is required, the 8138 can be combined with an Algo strobe light using multicast or a relay.

Long-Life LEDs & Customizable Flash Patterns

The high intensity LEDs of the 8138-IC IP strobe light provide extended life in comparison to Xenon type strobes, with more luminescence and less energy.

The IP strobe light offers 360 x 180 degree visibility when mounted to a wall or ceiling. Fifteen(15) flash pattern options (each with three brightness levels) are available to suit any application environment.

To sum up, the 8138-IC IP strobe light is powered via PoE (IEEE 802.3af). A wall mount plate is included for easy installation. The product is CSA/UL, FCC and CE certified.

Benefits of the PoE Algo InformaCast IP Multi-Color Strobe Light

• Fully compliant InformaCast endpoint for simplified registration.
• Network managed and supervised SIP and multicast endpoint.
• Visibility from any angle whether mounted vertically or horizontally.
• Fully zone configurable via a web interface. Multicast zones are not dependent on wiring to the strobe light.
• Multi-color LED visual alert to meet enhanced emergency notification requirements.
• Match aggressiveness of the flash pattern (15), intensity (3) and colors to the nature of the alert. For example, low, medium and high brightness options with amber, blue, green and red (+ white using RGB) LED color choices.
• Multicast to scale from one to many synchronized strobe lights.
• Notification without audible noise for noise sensitive, high noise environments or for hearing impaired users.
• PoE (IEEE 802.3af) eliminates need for local power supply, and simplifies wiring infrastructure and management.
• Compatible with all varieties of Algo IP speakers, paging adapters and strobe lights for more comprehensive alerting solution requirements.

Features

• Combine with any number and variety of Algo InformaCast speakers, strobes and paging adapters for more comprehensive public address (PA) and alerting solution requirements.
• Supports RTP multicast.
• SIP compatibility with leading UC vendors / VoIP platforms.
• Configurable through a web interface.
• Auto-provisioning (i.e., TFTP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS). Also supported: TLS & SRTP (secure SIP signalling and media), SIP over TCP (allows increased packet size over UDP), DNS SRV Record, and CDP/LLDP automatic VLAN assignment.
• Compatible with any third party SNMP monitoring software or the Algo 8300 IP Endpoint Supervisor (Controller).
• Multiple SIP registrations for Page (50), Emergency Alert (10) and Ring (10) extensions.
• Programmable relay (dry contact) input or output, supporting Algo 1202 and 1203 illuminated and supervised wall buttons, in addition to any Algo relay activated endpoint.
• Long-life LEDs providing 360 x 180 degree visibility from a wall or ceiling mount location.
• Mounts to double gang box for conduit installation or to any flat horizontal or vertical surface.
• —- lumen rating.
• 15 configurable flash patterns, each with three available brightness / intensity levels to choose from to best suit application requirements.
• Amber, blue, green and red (+ white using RGB) LED colors to configure for distinguishing unique events and enhanced situational awareness.
• UL/CSA, FCC and CE certified.
• Product dimensions: 4.8″ x 4.8″ x 3.0″ (12.2cm x 12.2cm x 7.6cm)

Specifications

Applications

• InformaCast deployments for emergency mass notification in expansive enterprise or campus environments including lockdown or evacuation events, and workplace safety, security or weather warning events (e.g., school / college / university, manufacturing plant, airport / bus / rail station terminals, hospital, government facility, distribution warehouse, etc.).
• Noisy environments requiring visual ring alerting to avoid missed calls. Similarly, where employees are wearing hearing protection. For example, factory, utility, machine shop, garage, restaurant, kitchen, call center, etc.
• Telephone ring alerting in noise sensitive environments such as a maternity ward in a hospital, court room, studio, library, etc.
• ADA or similar workplace compliance for the hearing impaired as a telephone ring alert.
• Call center ACD queue threshold alert (by ringing a telephone).
• Door open / access control or security surveillance visual alarm.
• Workplace safety regulations such as OSHA compliance.
• Process control alert (e.g. machinery fault, temperature sensor, etc.).

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