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Basically, the SSIP server provides a standardized interface for providing speech output through a variety of channels such as a screen reader's API or the Microsoft Speech API, SAPI. Providing speech output, as well as, synthesizer control, is handled through simple text commands sent to the server via a socket connection. The server responses are also sent back to the calling application on the same connection. Thus, the SSIP server need not actually even be on the same machine as the calling application; although, this is commonly the case.

SSIP for Windows is an implementation of the server based upon the Free(B)Soft specification. While some of the protocol functionality, such as event handling, has not been addressed in the current release of the Windows server, certain other features, such as interface options to a number of Windows based screen readers, has been provided on top of the standard protocol. The Windows implementation of the server was developed using C# 2005 and requires DotNet 2.0 or higher be installed on the machine hosting the server.

Client wrappers are available for the following platforms:

• DotNet (now includes C# 2005 source code)
• Java

• The 1.9 beta version contains a number of updates aimed at making the server more compatible with the most recent SSIP specification. The updates in this release include the following:
  1. Support has been added for the CANCEL, PAUSE, and RESUME commands.

  2. The CANCEL command acts much like the STOP command except that all pending text in any of the queues is flushed.

  3. The PAUSE command suspends processing of the speech output queues until a RESUME command is received. Text can still be added to the queues but it will not be spoken until the RESUME command is issued.

  4. The RESUME command resumes processing of the speech output queues after a PAUSE command was issued.

• The 1.8 beta version contains a number of updates aimed at making the server more compatible with the most recent SSIP specification. The updates in this release include the following:
  1. The term API has been replaced with the SSIP term OUTPUT_MODULE. This change effects the SSIP commands SET OUTPUT_MODULE, GET OUTPUT_MODULE and LIST OUTPUT_MODULES. This also means the client wrapper properies SpeechAPI and SpeechAPIS have been changed to OutputModule and OutputModules.

  2. The values used in the SET, GET, and LIST commands for VOICE were actually those specific to the speech synthesiser in use. SSIP defines the term SYNTHESIS_VOICE for these values. The Voice and Voices properties of the client wrapper have not been removed; however, their values will change in a future release. This release adds the properties SynthesisVoice and SynthesisVoices to the wrapper.

  3. The SSIP command HISTORY GET CLIENT_ID is now supported. This command returns the 4 digit numeric ID assigned to a given client connection. On the client wrapper, the property ClientID has been added as a read-only value.

• The 1.7 beta version corrects an issue with line termination characters on server responses. SSIP spec calls for a pair of CR and LF characters. This release also fixes an error when atempting to open the monitor console window more than once and extends the size of the monitor window itself.

• The 1.6 beta release fixes an issue with the server crashing when a client socket connection was terminated unexpectedly. This release also adds the command line start options /api, /port and /help.

• SSIP Voice Server - Version 1.9 Beta
• SSIP client wrapper for DotNet - SSIPClient.dll
• SSIP Client wrapper for Java - SSIPClient1.0.jar

You can download the installer by selecting the link below

SSIP for Windows (V 1.8 Beta)

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