A new version of Bosch Building Technologies’s video-based fire detection system AVIOTEC IP starlight 8000 now enables the early detection of fires with cameras even in low light, the manufacturer says.
Flames and smoke are detected down to an ambient lighting level of 2 lux, Bosch says. For this purpose, the firm has extended its video analytics in the camera by artificial intelligence, which processes the results of more than 20 algorithms and makes an alarm decision on this basis. This leads the developer says to improved sensitivity without compromising against false alarms.
With the new firmware version 7.61, AVIOTEC IP starlight 8000 is suitable it’s claimed for application in areas with very low light such as warehouses and production plants at night. In case of changing site conditions, the sensitivity can be adapted by using programmable schedules. Thus, for example, it is possible to optimise robustness against false alarms during busy daytime operation; while deserted buildings, where quickest detection is required, can use the high sensitivity at night.
Since the new solution also works with minimal ambient light, it saves on planning, installation and operation of the lighting, the makers say. Also reduced are the risks for applications with high fire load in low light; for example, multi-storey car parks where risk is typically quite high. Here AVIOTEC IP starlight 8000 offers detection to protect vehicles and electrical charging stations. In historic buildings, the solution can now also be installed in little used side rooms with minimal lighting, for example through tiny windows. The installed cameras can be used at the same time for fire detection and video surveillance.
The video-based fire detection AVIOTEC IP starlight 8000 comes with the new firmware. Existing installations can be upgraded by a free firmware update. Visit www.boschbuildingtechnologies.com.
