The ANEMAN project was started in 2014 by Merging Technologies and Digigram to design an audio networking connection monitoring and management system based on the same values as Ravenna: simple, open and free. But the project eventually ended up to be target to an ecosystem much larger than RAVENNA: AES67. By allowing every manufacturer to write its own plug-in for ANEMAN, we do not mandate any specific protocol, and we allow devices already on the market to be easily managed by ANEMAN. This is why existing Merging customers using HORUS and HAPI for the last 4 years can benefit from ANEMAN at no cost.

NMOS is a discovery, control and management protocol of networked media device. NMOS is basically a northbound API allowing manufacturers to write their own system operation and management software. ANEMAN has a pragmatic approach of being compatible with devices already in the market, therefore even if ANEMAN will use NMOS in the futur, it will offer a much wider compatibility and workflow (system operation and management) driven experience.

ANEMAN does not require a specific control protocol, it uses plug-ins based on an open interface. Therefore, every manufacturer can be compatible with ANEMAN using their own (already implemented) protocol.

ANEMAN offers the possibility for users to download available plug-ins based on their level of stability.

If you are a manufacturer interested in being ANEMAN compatible, please contact us.

There is no fee or NDA to access the SDK, you do not have to pay anything to be compatible with the software.

However, as a manufacturer you may want to join the ANEMAN partners project to:

• Support sustainable development of the software
• Have your plug-in automatically distributed to ANEMAN users via our plug-in manager
• Have your device icons in the software
• Take part in press releases and have your logo / devices on our ANEMAN page

Not as much as we want it to.
Starting version 1.0.1, ANEMAN can discover Dante/AES67 streams in ANEMAN and connect them to compatible devices, but you will not be able to control Dante devices or connect AES67 streams to Dante. If you are used to connecting AES67 streams to Dante devices, you can see ANEMAN as a reverse Dante Controller.

Following features are scheduled to be added to ANEMAN:

• Free version: Dante AES67 streams discovery, PTP offset indicator, more manufacturers
• Enterprise version: network management (switch control and configuration), web service, security, NMOS support

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