<sound> Element

This element adds a custom sound definition.

Parent Elements

sounds

Attributes

Name	Type	Description	Required
file	string	The full path to a WAV file containing the sound. Note that this path must be accessible by Acuit Pinpoint Server, which means the path is from the viewpoint of the Acuit Pinpoint Server service and must be accessible to the Acuit Pinpoint Server service account.	Yes
name	string	The name of the custom sound. Refer to the table below for predefined sound names.	Yes
loop	boolean	Whether the sound should loop continuously when it is played. This should only be used for the "Alarm" sound. If used for any other sound, the sound will never stop playing once it starts.	No (defaults to false)

Child Elements

None.

Remarks

While a sound can be given any name, Acuit Pinpoint Workstation uses the following predefined sound names for certain events. The default sounds listed correspond to program events in the current Windows sound scheme at each workstation.

Sound Name	Event	Default Sound
Alarm	Any alarm occurs.	Critical Stop
BadScan	A bar code scanned is not valid.	Critical Stop
ComponentBad	A component is found to be invalid during component verification.	Critical Stop
ComponentGood	A component is found to be valid during component verification.	Default Beep
Good	A unit is scanned at a workstation and found to be good.	Default Beep