Luminite Electronics, the British manufacturer of wireless and hard wired PIR (passive infra-red) detectors reports that its OCULi wireless PIR camera is now available.
OCULi is a stand-alone PIR detector with a camera. The makers say it’s designed to protect vulnerable areas where CCTV cannot be installed due to power and internet limitations. The product does not require external power and is instead powered by two lithium batteries with an expected life of up to one year. OCULi is the manufacturer says for construction sites, vacant properties, utility sites and fly tipping locations.
Fitted with a VGA colour / monochrome camera and infra-red LED, OCULi uses the 3g mobile phone network to send visual verification of a detected event. Each unit is fitted with a roaming SIM that will pick up the strongest network signal, irrespective of provider for the fastest delivery of images, up to four times faster than some competitors it is claimed. No other equipment is required on site as each OCULi works independently.
A web portal has been developed as a self-monitoring tool allowing users to configure functions such as arm and dis-arm programmable scheduling, PIR setting adjustments and the viewing of events.
Using the Android or iOS OCULi free mobile phone apps, alarm notifications are received by push notification. Users can also use the app to view events, arm and dis-arm units or sites, and walk test and configure each unit for best coverage by way of OCULi’s Bluetooth. For alarm receiving monitoring centres, OCULi now integrates with the IMMIX IP intruder alarm and video monitoring software. OCULi also integrates into the WebeyeCMS alarm and monitoring platform.
The detection range is 15m x 90 degrees, with a 120 degrees camera field of view to ensure that detected events remain in view of the camera. The images are stored on the firm’s secure cloud server until deleted by the user. OCULi features a Timeline, which lets the end user view a series of images taken over a specified period as well as an ‘audio challenge’ feature that allows the operator to make a two way voice call through OCULi on detection of an intrusion.
