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Universal Remote Terminal Unit

The Universal Remote Terminal Unit (U-RTU™) is a powerful and innovative siren controller capable of both control activation and data acquisition or local data processing only. It is designed to provide practical and economical solutions for a wide range of usage; whether your needs are for a single siren control, or for county wide or larger applications.

The results of nearly 20 years of experience satisfying our customers, the U-RTU™ siren controller is designed to provide unparalleled flexibility, offering digital FSK, DTMR and TTS tone and data decode compatibility, as well as radio communication bandwidth versatility. Activate (and test) the U-RTU™ siren controller(s) from multiple encode locations. Locally, the unit can be controlled from the convenient push-button panel, or with hardwired push buttons in a nearby building (firehouse, police department, etc.) using the optional external activation kit.


In Two-Way Control and Status system, siren activation and the monitoring of siren operation, or fault conditions, are accomplished in the U-RTU's computer. Additional option card such as the 8-channel analog card allow you to monitor sensing equipment such as weather stations (temperature, wind speed, direction, humidity, etc.), flood level sensors, radiation ring monitoring systems, and others with true values displayed on the CompuLert" software system.

Combine our standard U-RTU™ with our CompuLert™ CSC-960 central encoder for any electromechanical or electronic voice siren.


The programmability of the U-RTU™ is second to none. As your siren system expands or emergency plans change, configuration changes are simple and cost effective. Versatile field programming features, as well as remote configuration programming via radio or land-line communications links reduce the cost of field technicians that other manufacturers' systems require.
 

Features:

  • Multi-format decoding capability Two-Tone Sequential, DTMF, FSK-FM digital formats available.

  • 18 years of reliable field experience.

  • Can be configured for one-way or two-way control & status monitoring.

  • Communications interfaces include VHP, UHF, 800 and 900 Mhz conventional and trunking systems, as well as telephone dial-up or hardwire.

  • RS-232 & RS-485 communication ports standard.

  • I/O 16 digital standard.

  • Local test/activation buttons, and an optional external activation kit for hardwired local control.

  • Field programmable. For use with electro-mechanical or electronic voice sirens.

  • Remote programmable via radio or landline from the encoder to reduce costly field programming.

  • Optional 8-channel analog cards available for interface to sensors such as meteorological stations, flood level, nuclear ring, pumps, etc.

  • Battery back-up available when required.

 

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American Signal Corporation, originally known as ACA or Alerting Communicators of America has been designing and manufacturing warning systems and providing clients with turn-key installation services since 1942. In 1982, we became the first company in the industry to provide a wireless digital supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system called CompuLert™ with over 6000 installations world-wide. The advancements in the siren designs include battery operation, high powered Voice/Sirens, indoor alerting systems and with the experience in the wireless field, American Signal has the expertise to meet virtually any warning system project goal.

Our engineering and system specialists work hand in hand with clients to assist in the development of the project scope, so that we understand and are able to meet the goals of our clients. Our client base includes municipal governments (Village, Town, City, County and entire Countries), industrial facilities, and military bases. When our clients make the decision or commitment to provide their constituents or employees with emergency notification, whether natural disaster or man made, American Signal can take you from start to finish. We can coordinate efforts from needs assessments, acoustical surveys and technical proposals, to radio system back-bone studies, installation and service/maintenance contracts.  
In our new production facilities we have the ability to respond to customer lead time requirements quicker and with more consistency than our competition and we would welcome the opportunity to respond to you.
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