Intuition Systems

286 Stone Quarry Private
Ottawa, ON, K1K3Y2

613-688-7245
613-741-9609
613-601-5247

Silverwolf 2.0 - referred to simply as Silverwolf2 - is the next generation of the Silverwolf platform that ended at version 1.3. The original Silverwolf began as a closed-source set-top-box. The source was then openned to the public, and the set-top-boxes were then offered as do-it-yourself kits. Those kits (the hardware) are still available for sale. New kits are also being developed, but the choice is yours; the Silverwolf2 software platform (referred to as "firmware" in the ready-to-run set-top-boxes) is provided free of charge. Technical support packages can also be purchased with the do-it-yourself kits or seperately, with some exceptions.

If you want to build and install your own hardware, the operating system and support software, Silverwolf2 is completely free of charge, and is distributed under the GPL license , like most open-source software.

Silverwolf2 is currently in its alpha stage. Not all modules are completed, and there may be bugs. Once the open-source community has had a reasonable length of time to try the new software and we have completed all the remaining modules, we will release a full beta release that will also undergo significant testing. Once we are satisfied the platform is functioning as expected we will declare the new version as a stable release, as version 2.0.0.0.

Right now, the file import/export module, configuration (including skinning library) module, audio player and library modules and video player and library modules are complete.

EasyTC is a low-cost solution to reading, generating and distributing IRIG-A timecode using any linux PC with a soundcard capable of 48kHz input and output (any recent soundcard will).

The concept is fairly simple. Your computer's soundcard and CPU replace the very expensive IRIG-A hardware of a dedicated PCI card or rackmount unit. If you have shopped around, you already know how expensive some of this hardware is. EasyTC uses the soundcard to convert the incoming IRIG-A analog signal to a digital waveform. It then analyzes that waveform and displays the timecode encoded within. To generate IRIG-A timecode, it uses the soundcard to regenerate the analog IRIG-A waveform by approximating it digitally, just like your soundcard does when playing music.

286 Stone Quarry Pvt., Ottawa, ON, K1K 3Y2

Phone: (613) 688-7245

Fax: (613) 741-9609

Cell: (613) 601-5247

What's New Intuition Systems Website revamped! Everything has been simplified and the extraenous content removed or archived. Coinciding with the launch of the new website is the announcement of the release of Silverwolf2 AES alpha. We hope you like the new look! Two new products: Silverwolf2 and EasyTC Silverwolf2 AES is an open-source project, available free of charge. For those who wish to start from a known working and heavily field-tested platform, do-it-yourself kits are available (as they were with Silverwolf 1.3). EasyTC is a niche application for instrumentation control specialists, data providers, etc. that need to provide or read back IRIG-A timecode but can't justify the enormous cost of a dedicated PCI card or rack-mount units that run into the thousands of dollars.
Silverwolf 2.0	EasyTC
For more details about Silverwolf2, visit our Silverwolf2 Section in the projects area. To purchase a Silverwolf2 do-it-yourself kit, visit our Products Area. Silverwolf 2.0 - referred to simply as Silverwolf2 - is the next generation of the Silverwolf platform that ended at version 1.3. The original Silverwolf began as a closed-source set-top-box. The source was then openned to the public, and the set-top-boxes were then offered as do-it-yourself kits. Those kits (the hardware) are still available for sale. New kits are also being developed, but the choice is yours; the Silverwolf2 software platform (referred to as "firmware" in the ready-to-run set-top-boxes) is provided free of charge. Technical support packages can also be purchased with the do-it-yourself kits or seperately, with some exceptions. If you want to build and install your own hardware, the operating system and support software, Silverwolf2 is completely free of charge, and is distributed under the GPL license , like most open-source software. What is the current Silverwolf2 status? Silverwolf2 is currently in its alpha stage. Not all modules are completed, and there may be bugs. Once the open-source community has had a reasonable length of time to try the new software and we have completed all the remaining modules, we will release a full beta release that will also undergo significant testing. Once we are satisfied the platform is functioning as expected we will declare the new version as a stable release, as version 2.0.0.0. What is working right now? Right now, the file import/export module, configuration (including skinning library) module, audio player and library modules and video player and library modules are complete.	Visit the EasyTC section on the projects page for more information. To purchase EasyTC, visit our Products Area. EasyTC is a low-cost solution to reading, generating and distributing IRIG-A timecode using any linux PC with a soundcard capable of 48kHz input and output (any recent soundcard will). What do you need? Any P3-class or higher PC Soundcard capable of 48kHz (almost all recent ones will, even the very cheap ones, including motherboard-based sound) 2 Breakout cables from stereo mini-plug to BNC (or whatever connectors your distribution cables use), one for 2 inputs, one for 2 outputs (left channel is input or output #1 and right channel is input or output #2). All four channels can operate independently if stereo duplex is supported by soundcard hardware (again most decent soundcards will) OSS v4.0 soundcard driver for Linux available from 4Front-Technologies How does it work? The concept is fairly simple. Your computer's soundcard and CPU replace the very expensive IRIG-A hardware of a dedicated PCI card or rackmount unit. If you have shopped around, you already know how expensive some of this hardware is. EasyTC uses the soundcard to convert the incoming IRIG-A analog signal to a digital waveform. It then analyzes that waveform and displays the timecode encoded within. To generate IRIG-A timecode, it uses the soundcard to regenerate the analog IRIG-A waveform by approximating it digitally, just like your soundcard does when playing music.