Bosch develops PRA-SCS controller for medium-sized applications

The Praesensa public address and voice alarm system from Bosch has a new small system controller option, PRA-SCS model, to optimize the components of this system, improve operational efficiency and reduce your total cost.

The new small system controller PRA-SCS of Bosch It is developed for medium-sized applications, providing more options to design a public address and voice alarm solution present tailored, value oriented, in sectors such as hospitality, education, retail stores and commercial buildings.

Bosch PRA-SCS monitors all functions related within an IP-based Praesensa system, including routing of all audio connections between networked audio sources and destinations. Besides, Manage emergency calls and alerts, Collects device status information and generates fault reports.

This small system controller also plays messages and tones stored in Flash memory and manages background music streams along with business and emergency calls based on their priority level and zone occupancy..

The controller is equipped with a internal real time clock, can schedule events and has time code marking on events with network time protocol support (NTP) and automatic daylight saving time adjustment (DST).

The PRA-SCS small system controller, identical to its higher-end equivalent, PRA-SCL, Provides multi-channel audio and an easy-to-use browser-based control interface. This equipment features a multifunction power supply with integrated battery backup and fits into centralized or decentralized system topologies.

System communication is based on IP Omnio architecture over an encrypted IP network, ensuring robust and reliable data protection and security.

Connections to other devices in the system are established using an integrated switch, five ports, that admits Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) and has an open interface for third-party applications.

PRA-SCS can function as sole system controller, as part of a redundant system controller concept to achieve 24/7 system availability and even as a subsystem controller in a system with multiple subnets.

It also offers the same set of powerful features as its older counterpart, but for a lower price, especially suitable for small or medium-sized installations because of two restrictions: You can assign a maximum of six amplifiers for up to 48 zones when used with PRA-AD608 amplifiers.

The second is that although it supports the same eight external channels Dante/AES67 input/output, including encryption and decryption, does not offer the 112 Additional static Dante input channels available on larger controller.