Kalytera Tools / DC-09 Studio

Test SIA DC-09 alarm signaling from both ends

DC-09 Studio simulates an alarm panel and an alarm receiver, decodes every message field by field and runs repeatable behavior checks against the receiver you are testing. It follows SIA DC-09-2013 and also handles the 2007 revision.

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A Windows x64 app with a command-line tool. The behavior checks give you engineering evidence, not certification.

DC-09 Studio virtual receiver decoding alarm messages

The virtual receiver runs on your own computer. It decodes and acknowledges each alarm message it receives, and fault injection makes it misbehave on purpose so you can see how the sender reacts.

Simulate both ends Standard

Virtual alarm panel: SIA-DCS and ADM-CID events, NULL supervision messages and scenarios
Virtual receiver on the same computer that answers ACK, NAK or DUH, as an alarm receiving center would
AES encryption over TCP and UDP
Fault injection, to see how panels and receivers deal with bad messages Pro

Inspect every field

Field-by-field decoding, with the section of the standard that defines each element
CRC, length and timestamp validation, and AES decryption with your key
A plain-language explanation when a message is malformed
Paste a message into the app, or process captured traffic from the command line

DC-09 Studio behavior checks with pass and fail results

Collect repeatable evidence

Seven behavior checks run against a receiver you can reach over TCP or UDP. Each one reports pass or fail and cites the standard. The results are engineering evidence, not certification.

Seven behavior checks with verdicts that cite the standard Standard
A command-line tool, dc09studio, with exit codes for CI pipelines
HTML and PDF reports from the command-line tool (PDF reports need Pro)

Who it's for

Manufacturers of alarm panels and communicators checking their DC-09 output

Alarm receiving centers testing receivers and connecting new panels

Integrators and test labs tracking down alarm transmission problems

Free, Standard and Pro editions

You can try every feature free for 14 days. The command-line tool uses the same license as the app. We quote Standard and Pro licenses.

Free

The analyzer: decode and validate DC-09 messages field by field.

Standard

Adds the virtual panel, the virtual receiver and the seven behavior checks.

Pro

Adds fault injection and PDF reports from the command-line tool.

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Download DC-09 Studio

The installer is an MSI package for Windows x64. Sign in with an approved Kalytera account to download it.

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Current release

Kalytera DC-09 Studio 1.0.0-rc1

Version: 1.0.0-rc1 Preview
Released: July 5, 2026

Kalytera-Dc09Studio-1.0.0-rc1.msi Windows x64 · 97 MB

SHA-256 8974420dafa9fa9910ea46809f653fa04a217de043f4ea43e8d3278e56884804