Bob Panich Consultancy Type of APS Pushbutton integrated
BPC APS
Panich
pushbutton-mounted APS with large concave pushbutton, very large,
high contrast arrow above the pushbutton, and small vibrotactile
arrow within the print arrow.
Standard features WALK indication
Tone - 500 Hz with a repetition rate of 8.5 Hz - series of rapid thump sounds
Vibrating arrow
Other
Pushbutton locator tone (locating tone) - 880 Hz with a repetition
rate of 1 Hz for US market or 1000 Hz with a repetition rate of .55
Hz for Australian market
Tactile arrow
Automatic volume adjustment
Alert tone (transitional tone) - brief burst of 3500 tone, decreasing exponentially to 700 Hz, and then going to 500 Hz WALK tone
Three standard settings for automatic gain control (volume)
Optional features Walk Indication
Cuckoo and chirp or other sounds
Speech message as WALK indication
Fixed WALK message length of 8, 16 or 32 seconds or WALK message can be on during the full Walk interval
Other
Actuation indicator (demand indicator/demand tone) - light and tone
Long button press - allows pedestrians to request a WALK tone at 12 dB above the sound of the locator tone (Higher volume demand, HVD)
Installation notes
Driver unit is mounted in a housing on the pole near the pedhead, wired to the pedhead.
Automatic gain control level is set during installation.
Comments
Complies with specifications of the Australian standard; standard pushbutton in Australia
Manufacturer states that they will provide other features as needed.
Manufacturer
Bob Panich Consultancy Pty. Ltd., Ryde, NSW, Australia
