Emergency Alert Systems

This section of our technical library presents information and documentation relating to Emergency Broadcasting Systems and Disaster Recovery Applications. Should an emergency arise in your community, our 911 broadcast service can deliver large volumes of calls quickly using thousands of phone lines simultaneously. In the event of a blizzard, wild fire or devastating flood, your community can be notified quickly given specific instructions if an evacuation is required using our emergency broadcasting service. If a dangerous chemical spill occurs in your community, you can target specific areas to call. If a severe snow storm hits your area, your community can be notified of school closings or event cancellations.

AcsAPI Library Routines - Connection

Windows:

int ACSConnect(const char * hostname, const HWND hWnd);

Unix/Linux:

int ACSConnect(const char * hostname);

These return the IP Address of DscACS (via asynchronous response ACSAPI_RT_CONNECT), used for later threaded uploads of waves and phone lists.  The return code is an integer representing the context of the connection, used in subsequent calls (Windows), or a success return code.  For all routines below, add a preceding argument of “const int context” on all calls from a Windows application - for example:

Windows (AcsApi32.dll):            int  ACSLMGRStart(const int context,

const char * _campaign);

Unix (acsapi.so):                   int  ACSLMGRStart(const char * _campaign);

(The only exception to this is ACSDecode(), as it does not communicate with the DscACS service.)

void ACSDisconnect();

int ACSDecode(const char * message, void * structure);

int ACSPing();

int ACSPong();

int ACSMessage(char * message);