Robust Affordable Speech Recognition
Plug-in Installation FAQ:
MRCP for Windows
The following FAQ has been designed for plug-in installation for MRCP for Windows.
- What versions of MRCP does the plug-in support?
- Is the plug-in fully compatible with MRCP version 1 and 2?
- Is there any prerequisite software that should be installed before the plug-in installation?
- I started the MRCP server, but an error message shows up. What should I do?
- I ran the MRCP server, but an error message shows up saying “There is no instance running!!” What does this mean?
- I started the MRCP server. Is there any way to check whether it is actually running?
- I started the MRCP server. Is there any way to check whether the Vestec plug-in has been loaded correctly?
- Does the sample MRCP client application support multiple languages?
- Which MRCP version does the sample client application support?
1. What versions of MRCP does the plug-in support?
As of January 2011, both MRCP version 1 and 2 are supported.
2. Is the plug-in fully compatible with MRCP version 1 and 2?
Although the VASRE plug-in supports the majority of the MRCP standard, some features are missing as of January 2011. See the MRCP Integration Guide for more details.
3. Is there any prerequisite software that should be installed before the plug-in installation?
No.
4. I started the MRCP server, but an error message shows up. What should I do?
The MRCP server did not start for some reason. To track the reason for the error, check the content of the MRCP server log file, install_root\Mrcp\Log\vasre-mrcp-server.log.
5. I ran the MRCP server, but an error message shows up saying “There is no instance running!!” What does this mean?
You may not run the MRCP server directly. Use the Windows Service GUI to start or stop the MRCP server.
6. I started the MRCP server. Is there any way to check whether it is actually running?
Open the Windows Task Manager to see the following process is running:
vasre-mrcp-server.exe
You could also try the sample MRCP client application.
7. I started the MRCP server. Is there any way to check whether the Vestec plug-in has been loaded correctly?
Open the MRCP server log file, and search for the following line:
... [INFO] Register MRCP Engine [Vasre]
The message means that the MRCP server has successfully loaded the VASRE plug-in
8. Does the sample MRCP client application support multiple languages?
Yes, the MRCP client application can be tested with all the languages supported by VASRE. See the MRCP Integration Guide for details. As of November 1st, 2010, US English (en-US) and German (de-DE) are supported.
9. Which MRCP version does the sample client application support?
The MRCP client application can be tested with both MRCP version one and two. See the MRCP Integration Guide for details.
As of January 2011, both MRCP version 1 and 2 are supported.
2. Is the plug-in fully compatible with MRCP version 1 and 2?
Although the VASRE plug-in supports the majority of the MRCP standard, some features are missing as of January 2011. See the MRCP Integration Guide for more details.
3. Is there any prerequisite software that should be installed before the plug-in installation?
No.
4. I started the MRCP server, but an error message shows up. What should I do?
The MRCP server did not start for some reason. To track the reason for the error, check the content of the MRCP server log file, install_root\Mrcp\Log\vasre-mrcp-server.log.
5. I ran the MRCP server, but an error message shows up saying “There is no instance running!!” What does this mean?
You may not run the MRCP server directly. Use the Windows Service GUI to start or stop the MRCP server.
6. I started the MRCP server. Is there any way to check whether it is actually running?
Open the Windows Task Manager to see the following process is running:
vasre-mrcp-server.exe
You could also try the sample MRCP client application.
7. I started the MRCP server. Is there any way to check whether the Vestec plug-in has been loaded correctly?
Open the MRCP server log file, and search for the following line:
... [INFO] Register MRCP Engine [Vasre]
The message means that the MRCP server has successfully loaded the VASRE plug-in
8. Does the sample MRCP client application support multiple languages?
Yes, the MRCP client application can be tested with all the languages supported by VASRE. See the MRCP Integration Guide for details. As of November 1st, 2010, US English (en-US) and German (de-DE) are supported.
9. Which MRCP version does the sample client application support?
The MRCP client application can be tested with both MRCP version one and two. See the MRCP Integration Guide for details.