Xtralis, the detection and visual verification product company announced the ADPRO PRO E-Super Long Range (SLR) passive infrared (PIR) detector. Visit http://xtralis.com
This product – pictured is the wall-mounted model – is a member of the ADPRO PRO group of volumetric, curtain, and directional products for perimeter protection that won the US trade body Security Industry Association’s 2014 New Product Showcase (NPS) ‘Best in Outdoor Perimeter Protection’ Award. It follows the ADPRO PRO PIRs and has been third-party tested and endorsed by Freihoff Group Langenfeld, a German security installer and EN50518 certified alarm receiving centre.
The new product features a 220 metre detection range, tamper-proofing, one-man commissioning and maintenance, and wireless communication. The makers say that the product is designed for nearly all applications but especially for long-range perimeters such as solar parks, gas pipelines, and airports.
Kai Siegle, CEO and Technical Director of ibs Sicherheitstechnik GmbH, said: “We have deployed Xtralis’ new PIR detectors in order to fulfil our customer’s requirements for comprehensive protection of a building complex. The system has been operational for the last couple of weeks and has been performing to the fullest satisfaction of all parties. The PRO E-detector’s high detection rate combined with the phenomenally low nuisance alarm rate is particularly noteworthy. The system proved its worth shortly after commissioning, when a group of teenagers trespassing onto the site were reliably detected and allowed the CMS operator to address them directly through a remote audio connection and deter them from proceeding any further.”
The makers say that the detectors offer the ability to detect a fraction of a degree temperature variance from the background. Unlike the case with Active IR beams, an intruder cannot breach the perimeter by digging underneath or going above the infra-red beams. The 100 and 400 products in the range provide 150 and 220m reach respectively, providing up to 35 per cent cost savings versus competing PIR detectors, it is claimed, by reducing the number of poles required, while still providing multiple-detection zones for visual verification.
Till Freihoff, CEO of Freihoff Group Langenfeld, said: “I was very impressed by the new PRO E-detectors I tested last December. Perimeter protection is a key issue for all our customers nowadays. For me it’s essential that the sensor has a high probability of detection but also I expect a low nuisance/false alarm rates, otherwise my customers and operators will lose confidence. All of the PRO E-PIR tests were very successful. The new housing, the zero creep zone & rear-ward detection, and easy installation make PRO E-detectors ideal for tough perimeter protection challenges.”
Each detector comes with 360PROtect, an extra sensor built into the detector to protect the area from one metre around the pole/wall up to 8m in front of it, eliminating creep zones, which plague many PIRs, according to the firm. That sensor also detects surface mount removal and masking attempts and delivers separate alarms so operators can respond to mitigate a threat. The PIRs are designed to be commissioned and maintained by one person using the iCommission application available on tablets and smart phones. iCommission allows the installer to remotely adjust the vertical PIR position while performing a walk-test in the detection zone. This feature the manufacturers say can reduce commissioning and maintenance time and costs.
A variety of models can address varying perimeter, performance, and budget needs. For example, the PRO E-400H SLR reduces the number of poles, detectors, and cabling required for an installation, resulting in 65 per cent, it is claimed, cost savings in comparison to an active infrared barrier system. The SLR is designed to deliver superior detection performance and accurate zones (up to seven) to enable cameras to provide visual verification, and when installed pointing at each other offers double-knock protection for 220 meters.
The detectors integrate with the ADPRO FastTrace 2E Remotely Managed Multi-service Gateway (RMG), via an RS-485 communication bus or via Ethernet by using the optional ADPRO PRO E-IPM, an IP-module that can be integrated into the PRO E-housing. The PIRs signal alarm events to the RMG, and direct the local cameras to the alarm zone. With IntrusionTrace, a video content analytic (VCA) running on the RMG, operators are provided real-time visual verification of the threat for response.
Bernd Carolus, Product Management Director of ibs Sicherheitstechnik GmbH, said: “The RS 485 field bus networking capability of the detectors is also of particular importance; not only does it reduce the installation costs, but also allows qualified and time saving remote maintenance and configuration access leading to high functional reliability and drastically reduced continuous operation costs. We were also very pleased by the innovative iCommission tool for one-man-commissioning which allows time saving installation and deployment at considerably reduced staff costs.”
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