The Acalc roadmap is long and ambitious. We have many tools and libraries planned. The basis of Acalc will be a calculation engine with individual tools based on all the spreadsheets we've built over the years and all the one-trick programs we've used. HVAC, barriers, room response, room to room transmission, exterior to interior transmission, even HUD studies. Data and operations can be stacked into calculation flows that can be branched, re-used, and shared. Data, inputs, and outputs will all be typed using the correct acoustical concepts to minimize mistakes and speed up assembling flows. No more copying and pasting between spreadsheets.

We also plan to make dealing with data much easier. Auto-import your measurements from sound level meters and view them in an olrganized, intuitive interface that allows you to easily insert your data into any calculation flow.

Most of these tools will be free to use. We plan to charge for back-end functionality, which will mostly be in Server. Anything that relies on public data, such as the TL search, is guaranteed to be free forever.

Here is the current list of everything we are working on. Some of the tools we have planned for Acalc already exist as internal tools at Colorado Analytics and need to be converted into something that is appropriate for public consumption. Many of these tools are still in planning stages. As we make progress we'll update this table.

Project Description Status
Server

The service that ties everything together. Your measurements, calculations, projects, teams, and libraries will all be stored here and brought together seamlessly.

For the forseeable future the cloud version that you see here will be the only version. In the future we plan to launch a self-hosted version for larger firms that want full control of their data.

  • Working for TL (Partitions)
  • Working for Maps
  • Measurements in progress
Web

You Are Here.

This web application will be the place to access most of the individual Acalc tools. Here are some that we have planned:
  • Partitions - Predict TL (like Insul) and search for test reports
  • Maps - Similar to NoiseAtWork. Create noise contour maps from point measurements.
  • HUD / TNM - A tool to make working with HUD and TNM models less painful. A map interface that will allow you to place objects against map imagery and then easily export into the format needed for the tool you must use.
  • Ledger - A line-by-line calculator that works similarly to a spreadsheet but with components that are based on acoustical concepts, like sources, rooms, barriers, ducts, etc. Will be a replacement for Potorff AIM and probably a bunch of spreadsheets that you've accumulated.
  • Partitions Available
  • Maps working and in-use internally
  • HUD / TNM exists internally
  • Ledger in planning
Desktop

A desktop application for Windows, Mac, and Linux. We use Linux at Colorado Analytics so wide compatibility is important to us.

The desktop application will be more focused than the web application. It will be the interface between your local machine and Acalc Server and it will provide some tools where the experience is better on desktop. Some tools will appear in both the web and desktop versions of Acalc.
  • Maps - Similar to NoiseAtWork. Create noise contour maps from point measurements.
  • Measurements - A replacement for the software that you need for downloading and convering SLM data. Will work with meters from multiple vendors, providing a uniform data format and easy insertion of measurement data into Acalc calculations.
  • HUD / TNM - A tool to make working with HUD and TNM models less painful. A map interface that will allow you to place objects against map imagery and then easily export into the format needed for the tool you must use.
  • Maps working and in-use internally
  • Measurements in development with proof of concept created
  • HUD / TNM exists internally
Logger
A low-power application that runs on a Raspberry Pi or similar device. There's really no need to deploy an entire SLM anymore - we have more than enough power in sub $20 devices to collect and store all the data you could ever need. Just add a calibrated USB microphone, or a USB interface such as PCB's 485B39, along with a power source and maybe a USB SSD and you now have a monitoring station that's at least as powerful as monitors that cost thousands of dollars. Bring it back to the office and your data will be transmitted to your Acalc account effortlessly.
Acalc Logger will be open source.
  • Proof of concept working
Mobile
Perhaps the most ambitious project here, we want to replace your sound level meter with your phone or tablet for most situations. Why have a separate device when you can plug a calibrated microphone into your phone, which has far more processing power and a better UI than any SLM on the market? And if it automatically transfers your measurements into Acalc, all the better.
  • Dreaming

Acalc is coded by Colorado Analytics in Fort Collins, Colorado.