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DPF Framework 2026 R1

sound:compute sound power level ISO 3744

Last update: 31.07.2026

Version: 0.0.0

Description

Compute the sound power level (SWL) according to the ISO 3744 standard.

Inputs

Input Name Expected type(s) Description
Pin 0
Required
surface_shape string Shape of the measurement surface.

Supported values are:

* Hemisphere
* Half-hemisphere
Pin 1
Required
surface_radius double Radius in meters of the hemisphere or half-hemisphere measurement surface.
Pin 2
Required
K1 double Background noise correction in dB (section 8.2.3 of ISO 3744).
Pin 3
Required
K2 double Environmental correction K2 in dB (Annex A of ISO 3744).
Pin 4
Required
C1 double Meteorological reference quantity correction C1 in dB (Annex G of ISO 3744).
Pin 5
Required
C2 double Meteorological radiation impedance correction C2 in dB (Annex G of ISO 3744).
Pin 6
Required
microphone_signals fields_container Signals recorded at various microphone positions on the measurement surface: each signal is stored as a field of microphone_signals.

Outputs

Output Name Expected type(s) Description
Pin 0 Lw double Unweighted sound power level (Lw) in dB.
Pin 1 LwA double A-weighted sound power level (Lw(A)) in dBA.
Pin 2 octave_band field Octave-band sound power levels, in dB.
Pin 3 third_octave_band field One-third-octave-band sound power levels, in dB.

Configurations

Name Expected type(s) Default value Description
mutex bool false If this option is set to true, the shared memory is prevented from being simultaneously accessed by multiple threads.

Scripting

Category: sound

Plugin: sound

Scripting name: None

Full name: None

Internal name: compute_sound_power_level_iso3744

License: avrxp_snd_level1

Changelog

  • Version 0.0.0: Initial release.

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