Cerberus is a dedicated surveillance hub which can be interfaced with other system components - either AXYS products or those of other manufacturers. The unit can be programmed to recognise fault conditions in connected equipment via 32 digital and 2 analogue inputs, and to report faults in a variety of ways, including RS-485 messages and 8 internal volt-free changeover relays.

Any system components – for example, digital audio processing units, UPS’s or emergency sound stores - which are provided with a “fault” tally or “watchdog” output can be connected to Cerberus.

Full surveillance of all components in the audio system can then be achieved at a remote location, and/or secondary backup components can be automatically brought on-line when predefined failures occur.