SMART MIC-1 Overview

Redundancy and Resiliency

The SMART MIC-1 is designed for deployments during which it may be difficult or impossible to directly access the microphone. It has several features to ensure it can continue recording in the most difficult conditions.

The SMART MIC-1 enclosure is made of anodized aluminum and is rated at IP67, meaning it is dust-tight and can withstand immersion in up to one meter of water for thirty minutes. It has also been salt-fog-tested for corrosion resistance and is suitable for offshore deployments. An included weatherproof cover can be installed on an Ethernet cable and screwed onto the SMART MIC-1 body, protecting the cable from water and preventing it from being pulled loose.

The body of the SMART MIC-1 has a strip of unanodized aluminum, allowing you to ground the body of the microphone with the SMART MIC-1 Mounting Bracket or a similar mounting system to protect the microphone and downstream components from electrical discharges.

Each SMART MIC-1 is built with two microphone elements and a speaker. At regular intervals throughout your deployment, the SMART MIC-1 can test the sensitivity of its two microphone elements, report its results via email or data backup, and switch to the microphone element whose sensitivity more closely matches the target. Only one microphone element is used at a time. When looking at the face of the SMART MIC-1, the primary microphone is above the speaker and to the right of the backup microphone.

Each SMART MIC-1 also has a built-in heating element. Condensation or frost buildup on a microphone can muffle incoming sound, reducing the microphone's sensitivity. At regular intervals, the built-in heater can turn on to evaporate any moisture before recording continues.

Connecting Multiple Microphones to One SMART Controller

The base model SMART Controller can connect to up to three SMART MIC-1 microphones simultaneously. Each microphone's recording schedule and settings can be set independently. When one or two microphones are connected to a SMART Controller, they can be powered by the SMART Controller via PoE. In order to connect more than two microphones, you must use an Ethernet switch capable of providing PoE.

The number of microphones you can use to monitor simultaneously depends on the Sample Rate you have selected for recording and is limited by the processing capabilities of the SMART Controller's CPU. The SMART Controller can be purchased with an optional CPU upgrade to increase the number of microphones you can use at a given sample rate.