PSINovember2017

EDITOR’S CHOICE
Touchscreen terminal for less
confusing access control
Tyco Security Products has
released the Software House
TST-100 touchscreen terminal.
The interface offers clear iconbased
status indications for
access granted or denied,
arm/disarm status for
intrusion zones, prompts to
enter a PIN when needed, and
door status conditions such as
Door Unlocked.
The terminal displays
predefined messages and
icons to cardholders
depending on access
privileges. The TST-100 also
features a multicoloured LED
light which provides users
with a visual indication of
access status and has a PIR
sensor, which enables the LCD
screen to automatically light up when someone
approaches.
The TST-100 connects over full
duplex RS-485 to an IP-ACM
Ethernet Door Module using AES
256 encrypted communication.
www.swhouse.com
Cameras with built-in analytics
recognise objects and actions
Built-in video analytics
enable Bosch Autodome
cameras to generate
metadata to add sense
and structure to the
video footage, instead of
just capturing and
storing video images. In
addition to detecting
objects, the cameras can
deliver associated data
like size, speed, shape,
direction, and colour and
can reportedly
automatically
distinguish between
object types such as person, car, bike, motorcycle or
truck. The analytics can be configured to recognise
changes in speed (running), shape (crouching) or
aspect ratio (falling).
The Autodome IP 4000i is designed for indoor
use while for indoor and outdoor applications with
a larger surveillance area, there is the Autodome
IP 5000i. With its 30x optical zoom, 1080p
resolution and 60 frames per second video, fastmoving
objects can be identified at up to 190
metres during daytime. For larger distances and
complete darkness, there is the Autodome IP
5000i IR. It performs identically to
the Autodome IP 5000i during
daytime, and at night identifies
objects at up to 150 metres.
www.boschsecurity.com
Cloud-based access control
service charges per door
dormakaba has launched a
cloud-based access control
system called exivo, which is a
scalable, fee based solution
developed for small and medium
sized businesses, including those with multisite
requirements.
exivo provides a security and access control
system, paid purely on a price per door basis.
This ensures that buildings with a smaller
amount of doors will pay less.
Each door can be fitted with a wireless digital
cylinder lock or lever handle, which due to their
dimensions can replace existing door hardware,
or in circumstances where this is not desired - a
wireless component can be added. All devices
within the system are linked to a wireless hub
with signal repeaters also available to ensure a
connection across larger sites. Fully wired online
doors controls are also available.
The system integrates with a building’s
existing IT network – requiring no complex
configurations. The exivo system also allows
the security level to be adjusted by time of day.
www.dormakaba.com
PTZ camera utilises radar
monitoring technology
360 Vision Technology
has partnered with
Navtech Radar to
create radar based
surveillance camera
solutions for wide area
security monitoring
and intruder detection.
Radar is able to
accurately determine
the position and range
of an object by
measuring the time it
takes for radio energy
to be reflected and returned. Because the
speed that the radio energy travels at is known,
the radar receiver can measure the time it takes
for the energy to return, and using its built-in
software, calculate the distance and position of
the target.
Additionally, based on how much radar
energy is reflected back, a figure of merit can
be calculated for each target, and the size and
identity of objects determined by the built-in
software.
Predator Radar scans 360 degrees twice
every second to detect and track objects, with all
alarm activations overlaid on screen. The camera
unit’s radar detection is unaffected
by weather conditions, so object
detection and alarm functionality
is continuous.
www.360visiontechnology.com
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