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Introduction
Welcome to the WACI world of powerful, non-proprietary, user-friendly control systems!
All puns aside, Aurora Multimedia has changed the way control systems are expected to behave. The
WACI (Web Access Control Interface, pronounced “wacky”) is one of the world's first standards-based,
non-platform-specific control systems. Not only does it work on just about any IP-based system, but it
can be developed on virtually any type of PC as well. The built-in web server, ftp file server, diagnostic
tools, and Event Manager allow the WACI to be free of proprietary tools and languages.
In addition to supporting standard languages such as HTML, DHTML, JAVA, FLASH, ASP, and Visual
Basic for creating control applications, Aurora Multimedia has provided powerful alternatives for the
non-programmer. For one, the built-in Event Manager runs server-side functions from web-based
interface without requiring a single line of code to be written. In addition, creating control interfaces with
Aurora's Flash-based program, called YIPI (Your IP Interface), is as easy as using a drawing program.
Furthermore, since the diagnostics and Event Manager are served up using a standard, non-proprietary
web server, any device equipped with a standard web browser, be it PC, Pocket PC, Palm, or Mac, is now
enabled to access your system.
The WACI does all this with a powerful 32 bit engine with 32 bit pipeline memory in a small box that can
fit just about anywhere. The power guarantees that small or large files can be processed without delay in
a real-time application with network traffic. Systems with less power and less memory bog down quickly
on server requests, but this is no problem for the WACI, which has enough power to support the smooth
performance of attractive, friendly user interfaces as well.
Aurora Multimedia did not stop at the software user interfaces to increase the serviceability and value of
the WACI. Other simple but effective innovations include C Type relays (normally open & closed
physically available), which allow creative use such as a switcher or to expand the amount of discrete
ports; RS-232 transmit from the IR to allow additional control from alternate ports; IR Input for just about
any IR remote to be used with the WACI NX; DSP (Digital Signal Processor) for A/D, D/A, Digital
Input, and Digital Output functions from a single port; Compact Flash for wireless and memory
functionality; NX-PANSION port to add additional modules for capabilities such as video streaming,
storage, touch panel interface and much more; and the built in temperature sensor, which allows
monitoring of the physical environment.
With the WACI NX+ and WACI NX Jr., Aurora Multimedia takes the control system industry to a new
era of easy-to-use, powerful, and cost-effective tools, paving the way for new possibilities in the way
systems are operated.
