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Follow on Google News | Remote Noise Test Helps Keep Festival PeaceFestival fans and local residents were in complete harmony during Ireland’s Oxegen music festival, held this summer at the Punchestown Racecourse, as the local County Council used a wireless network to monitor noise levels in surrounding areas.
By: Bruel & Kjaer UK Bruel & Kjaer UK technicians set up its largest network yet of 2270 sound level meters ever configured in a real customer’s application. By utilising the 2270’s LAN adaptor and the wireless network pre-installed on site, it was possible to set up a number of meters around the site and monitor noise levels from one central location on a PC. “In the past, the council typically had several staff on site constantly checking the sound level meters, so this system simplified the monitoring and reduced the number of personnel, as we were able to control all the meters from one point,” said Daniel Saunders, Applications Engineer for Bruel & Kjaer UK. “We used a total of nine 2270s - connected to the network with unique IP addresses - and programmed each one with their location name, making it easy to identify them on the central PC. With the network it was simple to start, stop and adjust measuring on all meters, plus the data was stored onto memory cards so if we had experienced any problems the recordings wouldn’t be lost.” Gerry Crehan of Kildare County Council, who was responsible for the noise monitoring, said: “The great thing about the system is that everything’s in one place; you can see all the levels and controls all the sound level meters from one computer screen.” The network proved further use for Mr. Crehan, as it was also used to remotely download the information after each day’s monitoring, so he was able to have daily meetings with the concert promoters and had the previous day’s data to hand ready for discussing any problems. For more information about Bruel & Kjaer UK’s concert noise solutions, please contact: ukinfo@bksv.com ENDS About Bruel & Kjaer Bruel and Kjaer is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of sound and vibration solutions for use in a wide range of applications including: environmental noise measurements, building acoustics, vibration measurements and quality control for use in the automotive, aerospace and consumer industries, as well as by local authorities. We design and manufacturer sound level meters, microphones and accelerometers, conditioning amplifiers, calibrators, noise and vibration analysers and software. To see our full range and for more information, please visit www.bksv.co.uk or contact our sales team: telephone +44 (0) 1438 739 000 or email: ukinfo@bksv.com Bruel and Kjaer also runs a variety of training courses throughout the year, from basic introductions on noise and it’s effects to more specialised classes teaching customers how to get the most out of their equipment. To see our full training course calendar, visit: www.bksv.co.uk/? Free, online training courses called WebEx - conducted by our expert engineers - run throughout the year too. For registration details and the latest planned WebEx sessions, visit: www.bksv.co.uk/? Bruel & Kjaer UK has its own Service Centre which is UKAS accredited to the international standard ISO/IEC 17025, ensuring traceable or accredited calibration for equipment. To book a service or for more information, please contact our service department on +44 (0) 1438 739 100 or visit http://www.bksv.co.uk/? Bruel & Kjaer has 900 employees and sales offices in 55 countries and is a subsidiary of UK-based Spectris plc. (www.spectris.com) For additional information please contact: Heather Wilkins Marketing Coordinator Bruel & Kjaer UK Ltd Telephone: 01438 739 000 Web: www.bksv.co.uk e-mail: heather.wilkins@ # # # World-leading manufacturer and supplier: sound and vibration solutions for environmental noise measurements, building acoustics, vibration measurements and quality control for use in the automotive, aerospace, consumer industries, local authorities End
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