Canute 360

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Specifications

SpecificationCanute 360

General

ManufacturerBristol Braille
Product NameCanute 360
Availability Available , released in 2021
Price $2900

Dimensions

Size 370 x 190 x 40 mm
14.6 x 7.5 x 1.6 in
Weight 2800 grams
6 pounds, 2.8 ounces

Connectivity

USB Client USB-B (full-sized) 2.0, on left side, for serial Braille connection
USB Host 2 USB-A ports, on left side, for USB disks
Bluetooth Client Bluetooth hardware is not enabled
Simultaneous Bluetooth Connections 0
Bluetooth Host No
WiFi WiFi hardware is not enabled
Other connections

Audio

Speaker No
Headphones 3.5 mm jack on left side, not currently in use
Microphone No
External Microphone No
Text to Speech No

Features

Feature Level Reader Display

Editor

Text Editor No
Braille Editor No
Editor Supports Other Formats No
Editor information No editor

Reader

Text No
Braille Yes
Daisy No
Audio No
Reader information Reader can read .brf or .pef files that are formatted for 40-cell lines

Other Features

Calculator No
Clock No
More Clock Functions No
Calendar No
One-handed Mode No
Other Functions

Hardware

Internal Storage No storage available for user files
CPU Broadcom BCM2835 (Raspberry Pi Zero)
RAM 512 MB
SD Card Slot (full-sized SD) Yes
Micro SD Card Slot No
USB Storage Support No
Summary Full-size SD card slot, USB disks supported
Battery User-replaceable No
Battery Information No battery, operates from wall current only
Power Supply 19 volts, 5 amps
Power from USB No

Software

Operating System Linux running open source Canute UI firmware

Interface

Cells 360
Dots Per Cell 6
Cells Per Line 40
Lines 9
Refreshing Mechanism Motorized, approximately 13 seconds to refresh all lines. Hear an audio sample of a Canute refreshing
Routing Buttons Yes
Thumb Keys Yes
Advance Buttons No
Touch Control No
SummaryThumb keys for advancing pages, line selection buttons
Graphics ,

Keyboard

Perkins Keyboard No
QWERTY Keyboard No
Arrow Keys No
Modifier Keys No
Keyboard summaryNo keyboard

Languages

Interface Languages
1 languages
  • English (English)
Braille Languages
0 languages

Compatibility

Windows Via BRLTTY only
NVDA Via BRLTTY, only uses one line
JAWS No
Supernova No
Mac OS No
BRLTTY Compatible with BRLTTY for console access in braille and for direct control
IOS No
Android No
Chrome OS Via BRLTTY only
Other connection options SDK for direct integration into other software

Resources

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