Enhancement of a radiation safety system through the use of a microprocessor-controlled speech synthesizer
A speech synthesizer is being used to differentiate eight separate safety alarms on a high energy accelerator at Argonne National Laboratory. A single board microcomputer monitors eight signals from an existing radiation safety logic circuit. The microcomputer is programmed to output the proper code at the proper time and sequence to a speech synthesizer which supplies the audio input to a local public address system. This eliminates the requirement for eight different alarm tones and the personnel training required to differentiate among them. A twenty-word vocabulary was found adequate to supply the necessary safety announcements. The article describes the techniques used to interface the speech synthesizer into the existing safety logic circuit.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6452635
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-801103-59; ON: DE81023825; TRN: 81-012307
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: IEEE nuclear science symposium, Orlando, FL, USA, 5 Nov 1980
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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