VIDEO SURVEILLANCE
purpose, the box has its own light wave splice cassette. Here, illuminated if required. “We’ve also placed a top-hat rail. This
fiberglass can be connected and fitted with a plug so that the is where our Wi-Fi access points or cellular routers find their
camera cable only has to be plugged in.” place. A 24 V output is provided for the required energy.”
If, on the other hand, the video camera is located close to The last and decisive trump card in terms of video com-
the control center, a standard Ethernet cable can also be con- munication is then played out on-site. Tommy Göring grabs a
nected. And if the Smart Camera Box is to be integrated into ladder, holds his box securely under his arm, and darts up the
an existing older network, then the possibility of using a two- rungs. Above, he demonstrates how easily the box and camera
wire line, such as a coaxial cable, to connect it to the modern can be connected and installed. “Thanks to our development
Ethernet world is also being considered. of a special mast adapter, one installer is sufficient for the in-
Speaking of the modern world, “We’re talking about high-
stallation. It’s usually a two-person job.”
end video cameras. There’s a lot more to it than just an optical The Smart Camera Box, according to its official name, will
module. In the meantime, they have become computers them- be presented at the Hannover Messe 2020. And those who
selves, evaluating the images while they are still in the cam- need to deal with the topic of video surveillance should have
era; in other words, they can detect when a person approaches the patience to wait for the crisp winner and its delivery.
the fence.”
And many thanks to the colleague and her persuasiveness. My
wildlife surveillance camera can’t compete! (lo)
Actually, it’s not a box, it’s a device
“Up to four cameras can be connected to the box. We supply
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the required energy using the new Power over Ethernet stan-
dard IEEE 802.3bt, which permits significantly higher current
strengths. It can also be used to drive motor-driven camer-
as.” To get a view of every nook and cranny. It can even be
The video lighting can
also be controlled
using the box
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