PIKA WARP the Appliance for Linux / Asterisk. Sep-15 Slide 2 Logistics Welcome! Questions – you...

PIKA WARP the Appliance for Linux / Asterisk

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Logistics• Welcome!• Questions – you may ask questions at

any time using the Questions feature • Your questions will be answered at the END of

the session

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Agenda

• Why PIKA?• Asterisk cards versus Appliance• Appliance Features and Capacities• Hardware Overview• Software Overview• Architecture• PIKA Application Development Suite (PADS)• WARP Eco-System• Pricing and Availability

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Why PIKA?

• 20+ years voice experience• First to introduce such an innovative device

• STRONG focus on quality and customer service• 100+ developers worldwide working WARP appliance today

including:• Major cable Companies• Major service providers• IVR developers• IP PBX developers• Gateway developers• Logging developers• 50% using Asterisk / 50% using Linux and own application

• Product was designed with input from our Customers – We listen!!!

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PC + Cards versus Appliance

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x86 processor embedded processor

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small-med-large applications small-med applications (less than 50 users)

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small-med-large applications small-med applications

greater cost lower cost

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greater power requirements lower power requirements

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greater integration effort (cards & drivers, choosing components and building PC)

little or no integration effort required

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Stigma: PC not as reliable as a proprietary PBX

purpose built, solid state, more reliable

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familiar development environment embedded development environment (different skill set required)

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familiar development environment embedded development environment (different skill set required)

large in size Small in size

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Introducing WARP the appliancePIKA WARP the Appliance is a small, low cost development platform

that can be used to deploy telephony based applications using Linux and/or Asterisk in small office/home office (SOHO) and small/medium Enterprise (SME) markets.

Unlike typical PC + board alternatives, the appliance eliminates hardware and software integration issues in a reliable, solid state and brandable form factor and includes traditional hardware based telephony features

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Value proposition • Improve your product portfolio in low end (SoHo, SME)

with a cost effective platform• Same programmability (look and feel) as your other open

source or proprietary based systems• Benefit from open source software community and

WARP Xtra community to improve time to market• Green, environmentally friendly• Priced to sell• High initial user acceptance • PIKA: 20+ years, stable company with highly

valued support organization

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Who / what is it for?• Computer telephony developers

• Asterisk/Open Source Developers• Linux developers who are keen to move to an embedded

development environment “made easy” • Automated processing tools eliminate the requirement for

“hard core” embedded development skills

• Sample applications: • IP-PBX• IVR (self-service)• Fax server• Predictive dialing• Alert notification• Logging

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Features• Pre-installed default Asterisk config files • Audio line-in/line-out (music on hold / paging)• One standard FXS port • Support for FXO/FXS/BRI modules• Power fail transfer ports• Fully customizable• Cross-compile environment with top-level GUI • 2 x 20 programmable LCD • Dynamic thermal management (fan)• Platform with Open Development Environment

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Design

• Unique• Desk mount/stackable• Small (only twice the size of a router)

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Design• Unique• Desk mount/stackable• Small (only twice the size of a router)

• Wall mountable

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Design• Unique• Desk mount/stackable• Small (only twice the size of a router)

• Wall mountable

• Easily privatelabeled

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Capacities• 75 VoIP end points• 32 simultaneous conversations• 1 standard FXS port in every unit• Up to 8 additional FXS ports• Up to 8 FXO ports• Up to 4 ports/8 channels BRI

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Hardware• Processor

• Embedded AMCC Power PC 440EP• 533MHz• 1,200 mips• Supports floating point and MMU

• Memory• Internal flash – 256 MB• Internal RAM – 256 MB• External SD flash

• Voice mail• Prompts• Configuration files• Custom settings

• NO hard drive• USB

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• Fan• Only runs when temperature exceeds a threshold

• Variable speed

• Built-in temperature sensor

• Can monitor temperature through OS

Hardware

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• Variable speed



• One FXS port standard built in to every unit

Hardware

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• Variable speed



• One FXS port standard built in to every unit

• Expansion modules max 2 per system• 4 port analog FXO/trunk with 1 port PFT

• 4 port analog FXS/station with 1 port PFT• 2 port/4 channel BRI

Hardware

FXO/trunk FXS/station BRI

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Hardware

Ports• Ethernet (10/100)• USB (v1.1)• Audio In/Out• RS232/Serial (programming)

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Hardware

Ports• Ethernet (10/100)• USB (v1.1)• Audio In/Out• RS232/Serial (programming)

Display• Liquid crystal (LCD)• 2 x 20 character• Backlit• Invertible for wall mounting• API controlled• Toggle button –

• Changes display

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Hardware

• Power /system status LED

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Hardware

• Power /system status LED

• Reset button• Remotely accessible

function

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Hardware• Power /system

status LED

• Reset button• Remotely accessible

function

• External brick power supply• NA or Europe• Includes EMC filtering

Software – Customizable Packaging

• Full suite of PIKA voice processing applications• tone detection and generation• play/record • VoIP • Fax• conferencing

• echo cancellation

• Bootloader (uBoot 1.3)• 2.6.24 linux kernel (stripped down PIKA version)• PIKA HMP and Grandprix High Level API drivers

Software – Customizable Packaging

• Asterisk 1.4.14 (can be removed)• Asterisk GUI 1.4 (can be removed)• PIKA Fax• Busybox 1.8.2 (binaries linux tools such as ssh,

wget)• SQlite3 (database) • Httpd (webserver)• PHP5 with support for SQLite, XML, PDO, etc.• NTP, DHCP (client), TFTP (server and client),

VLAN, DNS• Dropbear (for ssh access)

Software - Additions

• Ability to add any software package that your application requires such as . . .• Libraries for processing audio – MP3 libraries• Pearl• SOX – Audio Library• Java• Apache

• Check the PIKA Warp Community for regular additions• http://pikawarp.org

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APIsTo access telephony hardware if not using Asterisk

…• High level Grandprix API • Low level HMP API

• these are the same PIKA APIs that are used on standard boards

• Sample code available from PIKA website• Additional appliance specific APIs have been

added to the SDK• control the audio in/out ports and the LCD

Note: In Asterisk, audio ports are referenced in the dialplan and the LCD is integrated into the channel driver but can be changed

Regulatory Approvals• North American telecoms and safety

(FCC/UL/CSA)• European Union (CE)• RoHS compliant• Others upon request

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PIKA’s Development Kit

• “PIKA Application Development Suite” (PADS)• What is it?

• a software package installed on any standard x86 Linux computer

• creates ALL the software that will run on the PIKA Warp Appliance

• automated process for converting code for the appliance

• Why is it necessary?• the appliance has a different processor (embedded)

and different memory (no hard drive) than a standard PC

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PADS development process • PADS runs on any Linux X86 PC

• connects to WARP appliance via LAN/RS232

• Functions• conversion/compression from PC to AMCC CPU, burns image• tracks location where source and destination files are stored• simulates embedded AMCC CPU on regular PC for developers

• Input• source code, locations of files

• Output • converted and compressed files that can be loaded

on Warp

• Linux distro independent

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The PADS Process – Step #1

• Select which software packages you want to include• Asterisk – yes or no?• Asterisk GUI – yes or no?• SQlite Database – yes or no?• DNS – yes or no?• PIKA Media Processing – yes or no?• Busybox – yes or no?

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• Hit ‘GO’• Downloads source code from the internet for all

packages selected • Cross-compiles and prepares the code for the appliance

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• Run “make image” command to create the ‘image’ file created by PADS. Copy this to the WARP via serial or ethernet, and run warploader.

• Every time the appliance is turned on it will run this code

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The Benefits of PADS

• Much less technical knowledge of an embedded environment required

• Much less setup time• Portable mechanism from machine to

machine • in case replacement or duplication is required

• Automated process makes the image easily reproducible

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Upgrading boxes in the field

• Copy new image files (created by PADS) to the appliance in the field

• Run the ‘burn-in’ program• Re-boot the appliance• Can all be automated• No truck-roll required

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PIKA Warp Community• http://pikawarp.org

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http://pikawarp.org• blog

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http://pikawarp.org• Sample code

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http://pikawarp.org• Xtras

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Pricing / Schedule

• Pricing• very competitive with PC using CTI card(s)• list price can be found on PIKA Web store – discounts

available for volume• $609 USD for “IP only” system

• Availability• development and Beta completed - 100+ customers• available NOW!• BRI – late Q4• GSM – projected 2nd half 2009

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Major Differentiators• Customizable software development platform

(PADS)• Reliability

• power fail transfer ports• solid state /no hard drive• dynamic thermal management (fan)

• Hardware telephony features• single built in FXS port• audio in/out ports• optional modules (FXO/FXS/BRI)

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Major Differentiators• Programmable display• Easily brandable• Unique look• Proven voice applications

Green Friendly• Uses 18 times less energy than a PC with

boards• power supply – low power usage

• 20 w = 175 kwh per year versus 350 w / 3000 kwh per year for PC with boards

• 10 times less end-of-life disposal space• 100% lead free• enviro-safe paint • outer packaging is 100% recycled materials

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Summary• PIKA WARP is a cost effective, solid

state, computer replacement• Offers many hardware telephony

features that other appliances don’t have• PADS is a unique application

customization environment• For more information

• www.pikatech.com/appliance• http://pikawarp.org (Community)

http://www.pikatech.com/appliance

http://www.pikatech.com/appliance

http://pikawarp.org/

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