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Barix introduces Claude AI framework for Flexa Audio-over-IP devices

Barix will bring AI-driven customization to InfoComm with the introduction of a new Claude AI-ready framework for its Flexa family of Audio-over-IP and control devices. The new development environment aims to simplify application creation for AV professionals, systems integrators and in-house technology managers by enabling AI-assisted programming on Barix’s Flexa hardware platform.

Barix’s Flexa architecture combines hardware, firmware and proprietary Audio-over-IP libraries to help users create customized applications using AI-generated code. The new framework is optimized for Claude AI through custom-developed Barix “AI Skills” that improve first-time coding success rates.

The AI-enabled ecosystem will initially support four Flexa products: the MPI400 Flexa intercom and I/O device, the M400 Flexa stereo encoder/decoder, the LX400 Flexa professional broadcast codec and the Barionet M44 Flexa programmable networked I/O controller.

“The introduction of the latest Claude AI models has democratized application development”, says Reto Brader, CEO, Barix. “You no longer need to be a programming expert to write programs for well-defined platforms. Barix has always provided customer-programmable platforms, but with the advent of AI, many more people can now take advantage of the programmable capabilities built into our hardware.”

Barix expects strong interest across a broad range of commercial AV, broadcast and facility control applications. The company’s Barionet M44 Flexa controller already supports use cases ranging from building automation systems to car wash facilities, while the company’s Audio-over-IP platforms are used for customized SIP VoIP gateways, automatic answering systems and other communications applications.

The new AI framework complements rather than replaces the company’s established turnkey products and firmware solutions. “Mainstream applications like Audio-over-IP encoding and decoding will continue to be solutions customers buy from Barix as turnkey systems”, says Brader. “If a need has larger market potential, Barix will continue to develop and maintain solutions for customers. AI-programmable solutions fill the gap where customized development was previously prohibitively expensive.”

The Flexa platform’s architecture supports cloud deployment, remote firmware updates, cybersecurity scanning and certified global compliance standards including CE, FCC and RoHS. The Flexa framework also builds on Barix’s long history of programmable hardware. More than twenty years ago, the company introduced Barix Control Language (BCL) to enable device programming for advanced users.

“AI is the natural continuation of our effort to help customers customize our products”, concludes Brader. “The difference today is that the Flexa firmware, the Claude AI Skills and the supporting development tools make that customization accessible to far more people without requiring traditional programming skills.”

Barix will demonstrate the Claude AI-enabled Flexa ecosystem at InfoComm 2026 at Booth N7317. InfoComm runs June 17-19, 2026, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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