I've been in your environment, so have an idea what you need.
I think the USB light or a bell is a fine idea, and could imagine some notification app with different options for notification. If you were using a bluetooth headset, you could use the AG audio for notification (but who wants to wear a bluetooth headset all day just in case?).
I also think it would be cool to integrate bluetooth cellphones in for notification. If you're in range and someone pokes you, your phone could ring or vibrate...
Tom
Tom,
Hehe--you've obviously never worked at a synchrotron! The area where people generally sit is a cluttered messs of comuters and electronics--wires and monitors cover most--if not all--available wall space.
We currently use headphones for the audio as echo cancelation is not cost effective or likely to work well in such a noisy environment (it can top 60db white noise at times). I do not believe there is any practical way to use the AG audio channel for getting someones attention.
Brian
Tom Coffin wrote:
Are there any/some wall/screen spaces where projections can be used at a scale significant enough to attract your attention while at work on the beamline equipment?
_________________________________________ At 08:29 AM 4/13/2006, Brian Tieman wrote:
The beamline is a noisy place where people are focused on their experiments
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