According to Barix, the V2 7.0 update for Exstreamer M400 and IP Former will provide the following:
- AES67 for integration with Dante and other third-party systems. Barix Audio devices with IP audio client can boot in AES67 operations mode, which supports multiple stream discovery protocols, including SAP (Session Announcement Protocol), as used by Dante.
- An IC Paging solution. PS Touch or any other IC Paging master station running Barix IC Paging solution can now page into IP Formers or Exstreamer M400 (one or to a group). BARP (Barix Paging Protocol) protocol is part of the new firmware release.
- Synchronized play-out across devices. According to Barix, a new feature in the IP audio client firmware allows to play out streams in sync among multiple devices. The firmware now supports two RTP playback modes: low latency – for playing announcements with low delay over RTP – or regular, for BGM applications.
A handy video explainer here.