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THE LEADER IN WIRELESS AND IP VIDEO SYSTEMS
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eNewsletter
2008 Fall Edition |
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The bi-monthly eNewsletter is an online publication from Inscape Data Corporation. It covers the most up-to-date business information about Inscape Data's products. In this bi-monthly eNewsletter, you will find valuable information, such as new product release news, application notes, technology update, success stories, and help desk.
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| Cover Story: New Product Launch - PTC800 PC Based IP Video Joystick |
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September, 2008 - Inscape Data Corporation, the leader in wireless and IP video systems announced the release of the PTC800 IP Video Joystick for the NVM1000 network video management software. The PTC800 was first introduced at the September ASIS show in Atlanta, GA. The PTC800 IP Joystick is conveniently operated through a USB port with a PC. The NVM1000 professional 64 channel video management software is currently license free and boasts features parallel to 3rd party retail video software.
PTC800 Seamless Operation with License Free NVM1000 64 Channel Software
Inscape Data's PTC800 Surveillance PC Based IP Joystick is developed for use with Inscape Data AirGoggleTM NVM1000 software and PTZ IP video systems. The flexible and rugged mechanical design allows for fast, flexible, and secure pan, tilt, and zoom control of Inscape Data's IP video systems. The PTC800 has a rugged three-axis proportional joystick for precise and reliable user operation. The USB interface allows for easy plug-and-play operation with any PC.
Features at a Glance:
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Description |
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USB 2.0 High Speed Operation |
USB Connectivity Provide Fast and Friendly Initial Installation |
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3-Axis Pan Tilt Joystick |
High Performance and Fast Response Vector solving and Twisting Return-To-Center Head |
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Redundant Power Source |
Accept 9VDC Battery or 12VDC power adapter |
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PC Mouse Functionality |
Simulates mouse functionality allowing access to PC or NVM1000 Software functionality with the PTC800 controls |
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Rugged and Compact |
High Durability Hardware Button and Joystick Design For High Demand Applications |
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User Password Support |
Independent Key and Joystick Lock and Unlock Access Control to Ensure Authorized Personnel Access |
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Seamless operation with Inscape Data's NVM1000 64-Channel Software |
Full Pan Tilt and Zoom Control of Inscape Data PTZ Enabled IP Camera and Servers. Program and Execute Preset, Tours, Scan, and Many More Functions with the PTC |
System Configuration
The PTC800 operates seamlessly with our free NVM1000 64 channel surveillance software extending the AirGoggleTM video surveillance system even further. The programmable user preferences, user password support, and rugged 3-axis joystick design make the AirGoggleTM PTC800 the industry's most cost competitive surveillance joystick.
PTC800 Configuration Diagram
The PTC800 is the latest addition to our IP video accessories portfolio. Inscape Data is proud to deliver this rugged and economic IP video joystick to the market.
A major demand in the Network Video Surveillance industries
The JP Freeman research estimates that network camera sales will exceed those of analogue cameras in the US by 2007 and that network camera sales will more than double those of analogue camera sales in the US network video market by 2008. According to the US-based report approximately 25 per cent of security users currently use network cameras, while 45 per cent have plans to buy the technology in the near future.
For purchasing information of the PTC800 adjustable voltage outdoor PoE switch, please contact an Inscape Data channel partner.
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| Technology Corner: OFDM - Tubocharge Your Wireless Networks |
In today's world of ever increasing wireless license free usage, what has considered long range performance are now short range due to the increasing interference challenges of shared spectrum, or license free fair usage. Along with the general challenges of signal-to-noise ratio, the main types of problems are inferior RF hardware design causing self-interference and fading owing to multipath effects, which occur when the same signal arrives at a receiver via different paths. OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) is a technique for increasing, i.e., tubocharge, the amount of information that can be carried over a wireless network, and it meets these challenges and has dealt with the unruly ways in which radio signals misbehaves in the real world.
OFDM is a wireless signal modulation technique which utilizes multiple subcarrier waves. Compared to wider single carrier modulation to transport data information, smaller multiple carrier waves are divided to carry only a slice of the whole data information. When wireless transmission is interrupted or corrupted, only the slice of the transmission is affected compared to the whole providing higher performance throughout the transmission process. When all the mathematical language and formulation is not considered, OFDM is a method for chopping a large frequency channel into a number of subchannels. The subchannels are then used in parallel for higher throughput.
The IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11g standards are designed based on OFDM. OFDM is not a new technique. Most of the fundamental work was done in the late 1960s, and U.S. patent number 3,488,445 was issued in January 1970. Inscape Data outdoor wireless radios offer OFDM modulation and proprietary range extension algorithm for robust high-bandwidth capabilities offering immediate advantage over competing proprietary wireless technologies.
The widespread interests of OFDM become clear from a glance at OFDM characteristics. In 802.11a, OFDM provides raw data rates up to 54 Mbits/s in a 20-MHz channel. In addition to supporting high data capacity and resisting degradation from various types of radio effects, OFDM makes highly efficient use of the available spectrum. The latter characteristic will become crucial in coming years as wireless networks are built out.
OFDM Simple Architecture Overcomes
- Noise
- Signal to Noise Ratio Challenges
- Multipath Fading
- Adjacent Channel Interference
- Non-Adjacent Channel Interference
OFDM is currently used in digital cable, DSL, digital TV, European Telecommunications' HiperLan, power-line networking products, and many more. Table I list technology using OFDM as the robust and reliable modulation technique. Cellular carriers are also considering migrating from CDMA or TDMA into OFDM for use in 4G cellular systems. 4G cellular systems consist of video, voice, and data. Currently 3G networks cannot cost-effectively provide the whole Internet experience to the mobile user. Because OFDM can overcome signaling transmission barriers and increase transmissions speeds, while dealing with unpredictable changes of the radio frequency environment.
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Digital Cable |
Power Line Networks |
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DSL / ADSL |
WiMax (IEEE 802.16) |
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Digital TV |
WiFi |
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HiperLan/2 (Europe) |
IEEE 802.11 a/g |
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Mobile Multimedia Access Comm. (Japan) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting |
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IEEE 802.11n (MIMO) |
Digital Video Broadcasting |
Table I. Industry Technology Using OFDM
Inscape Data's IEEE 802.11a/g standards based outdoor wireless system utilizes OFDM as its primary modulation technique. Couple with proprietary range extension algorithm, Inscape Data outdoor IEEE 802.11 b/g radios can achieve link distances of 30km or more. IEEE 802.11 a/g standards based device compared to similar technology items using OFDM have economy of scale and has one of the largest install base in the world. IEEE 802.11 a/g is well proven and it is also one of the most successful industry standards in history. IEEE 802.11 a/g is experiencing rapid advancement with newer extensions released to enhance wireless performance. Table II. list Inscape Data OFDM enabled outdoor wireless radio, operating frequency, and range extension capability.
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Model Number |
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Real World Link Distance |
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AB54 / E |
2.4 GHz |
16km |
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AB54E PRO |
2.4 GHz |
30km |
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CB54 Broadband Access |
2.4 GHz |
16km |
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BR108 |
5.1 ~ 5.8 GHz |
32km |
Table II. Wireless Operating Frequency and Range Capability
Serious wireless players are considering the use of OFDM modulation technique for 4G mobile networks to enhance voice, data, and video. OFDM is reliable, robust, and highly efficient use of available frequency. Long range cost competitive OFDM wireless equipment by Inscape Data is available today and brings host of benefits to the wireless broadband and IP video surveillance market. For further inquiries on Inscape Data's OFDM radios for your broadband access and IP video surveillance application, please contact your Inscape Data reseller partners or visit our website at www.inscapedata.com.
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| Help Desk 1 of 2 : How to use the NVM1000 to playback and search recorded IP video |
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Playback
To playback video using the NVM1000 software, make sure the program is running and simply click on the 'playback' button located in the upper right hand corner. This button has a picture of a camcorder. Once clicked, a screen with 'playback' written at the top will launch (See Fig.1). There will also be a calendar to the right. Select the appropriate disk where the recorder files reside and then select the required file which will be dated. You will notice that the recorded footage is color coded. The legend can be found below. The turquoise color represents manual recordings, the yellow color represents a scheduled recording, the purple color represents recorded footage triggered by motion detection, and finally, the pink color represents recorded footage triggered by an external sensor. Once a specific date in the calendar is selected, the corresponding files associated will be displayed below. To play a file, simply check the box and then click the 'play' button located at the very bottom. The software will then proceed to play the recorded footage. In addition, there are 3 boxes labeled 'all', 'multiple', and 'original'. If 'all' is checked, all files in the box below will be checked. If 'multiple' is checked, then this will enable playback of multiple channels. If 'original' is checked, it playback the file in its original size it was recorded in.
Fig. 1 Shows the Playback Screen Where Playback of Recorded File Takes Place
If you notice in Fig.1 there are 3 drop-down menus labeled 'all page', 'all channel', and 'all data'. This is an available filter to help locate a specific file you are searching for. In the 'all page' drop-down menu, you will find, numbers 1 through 4 corresponding to pages 1, 2, or all. The 'all page' drop-down menu is no longer used so it is best to leave this on 'all page'. To select a specific page between 1, 2, 3, or 4, fill in the appropriate bubble above the three drop-down menus. In the 'all channel' menu you will find channels 1 through 16 and 'all'. This is used to narrow your search down to a specific channel or camera's recorded footage. The 'all data' menu is used to select the type of data you are searching for which includes data, IP address, time, and description. If you select time, there will be a time filter which will allow you to select a time range. If you select IP address, you can manually type the IP address into the box and click search. If you select description, you can type any part of a file name into the search box and the results will be displayed.
Finally, toward the bottom, there is a box called 'select record folder type'. There are four boxes here labeled manual, motion, schedule, and sensor. You can select one or more to display the appropriate file type you would like displayed.
Fig. 2 Shows Manual, Schedule, Motion, and Sensor Checked
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| Help Desk 2 of 2: How to Use NVM1000's E-Map Feature |
Now we will look at the E-Map features and explore what exactly they do. E-Map is a tool that allows the user to select either, their own picture, their own map, or the default map of the world included in the NVM1000 software. You will be able to simply drag and drop the IP cameras onto the E-Map.
Once you have the NVM1000 software open, click on the world map icon located to the left of the relay on/off switch. This will launch the E-Map feature. You can now use the default map or upload any other map you may have from your hard drive. The file must be a .BMP file in order to use this feature. To add your own .bmp file, go to 'File' and then select 'New'. Simply browse to the location of your .bmp file and select it. Now you will see the 'Map list navigation' in the upper left hand corner. Click on the 'needle' to the right and you get a drop-down list of all available .bmp images to select from. Simply click on one of the .bmp files and it will be shown in the map area.
Once the map has been selected, you can begin to place your IP cameras onto the map by dragging and dropping them. To view your available cameras, go to 'view' and select 'camera list view. This will show all available cameras. Click on a camera's IP address to see an icon of a camera appear underneath it. Now you can drag the camera icon onto your image shown in green in "Figure 1" below. To lock or unlock the drag feature, simply go to the 'option' menu, click either the 'drag lock' or 'drag unlock' icon. Another way to achieve this is to click the 'unlock' or 'lock' icon located right below the menu. If you double-click any of the green points which correspond to cameras on the map, you will see the live feed of that camera (fig.2).
Fig. 1 Software View of E-Map Feature with Five IP Cameras Shown in Green
In addition, if an IP camera is streaming live, the green dot will be bright green in color. If it is not streaming live, then the green dot will be darker in color. This is shown below in Figure 1. Whenever an IP camera is streaming live, it will be logged in the 'event log'. To view, simply go to the 'event log view'. This can be seen in the table shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 2 Software View of Live IP Camera Stream with E-MAP
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| About Inscape Data Corporation |
 Founded on a culture of business excellence and product innovation, Inscape Data is the industry leader in long range wireless communication and IP based video surveillance systems. They offer a full suite of turnkey solutions for long range 2.4GHz, 4.9GHa, and 5GHz wireless and IP based video surveillance applications, including their AirEtherTM Wireless Systems with IP67/68- (Ingress Protection) certified all-weather wireless systems and their AirGoggleTM IP based Video Security Systems based on MPEG-4 video compression standards.
With strong, dependable, and proven manufacturing capabilities in Taiwan, Inscape Data is committed to delivering products that provide differentiated value to its customers and partners worldwide. Continuing in this pioneering spirit of excellence and innovation, Inscape Data is consistently developing and introducing cutting-edge technology solutions with a unique competitive advantage to the marketplace in the future. | |
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| Contact Information |
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Inscape Data Corporation
US Headquarters
1611 South Main Street
Milpitas, CA 95035
U.S.A.
Customer Service & Orders:
Phone: +1-408-935-8500
Fax: +1-408-935-8900
Asia Headquarters
34F-1, No. 170, Jingping Road, Zhonghe City, Taipei County, 235,
Taiwan, R.O.C.
Phone: +8862-2-949-4141
Fax: +8862-2-949-2684
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