product news Takex battery operated wireless ready quad IR Basingstoke, Hampshire (UK) Takex Europe Ltd have launched their first battery operated quad beam, designed to be compatible with all leading wireless systems. reducing the time and cost of permanent installations and allowing the use of active infrared beams on rapid deployment temporary installations. Based on the PXB Professional Beam Series, the TXF-125 offers a number of key advantages when active infrared beams (AIR’s) are employed. The wide beam pitch ensures stability and reduces the possibility of unwanted activations from wildlife, or dust and other debris, plus the IP65 design ensures integrity regardless of the installation conditions, preventing ingress from water, dust and insects whilst allowing moisture within to evaporate, prohibiting condensation. The 4-channel selection allows the stacking of beams, and also the use of multiple beams on linear installations, further assisted by a transmitter power selection option, allowing the user to choose 25/50/75/100M zone length. Vivid body colours coupled with dual ring gun sights both facilitate faster alignment, aided by the audible monitor tone. Using just 2 batteries per unit (Tx/Rx) approximately 5 years of service is expected, with the option to fit 4 batteries per unit, the TXF-125 has a battery sharing function to allow battery monitoring with an adjustable output to customise the warning notification time. The TXF-125 has been designed with attention to detail, ecompassing features such as a drip-proof housing designed to channel precipitation away from the optical face of the beam, antibird spikes to prevent birds from The TXF-125 has been designed with attention to detail. landing on the units, and ±90° horizontal ±20° vertical adjustable heads to cater for the most challenging applications. Perimeter Protection Suprema extends Biostation 2 portfolio Suprema, a global biometrics specialist, has enhanced its Biostation 2 line up with the additon of three RF card format variant models. The new models support 125KHz EM, 125KHz HID Prox, and 13.56MHz HID Iclass SE RF standards and complete the RF line up that already supported 13.56MHz Mifare/Desfire/Desfire EV1/Felica/NFC formats. The new additions will help Suprema to expand its customer base with specific RF card format requirements, especially in the US and UK. Biostation 2 blends powerful hardware and sophisticated algorithms to improve accuracy and provide matching speeds of up to 20,000 fingerprints per second. The performance is matched with a large user and log capacity to accommodate mid to enterprise level applications. Combined with IP65-rated structure and Power-over-Ethernet capability along with a new optical sensor that enhances the capture of wet or dry fingers allows the terminal to be installed in both indoor and outdoor settings. The terminal features extensive communication interfaces including TCP/ IP, RS485, Wiegand and USB and offers built-in Wifi to extend its versatility. Mini network PTZ cameras from Dahua Dahua Technology is introducing its 2-inch network mini PTZ series cameras featuring 4x optical zoom, and with weather- and vandal proof design. Dahua 2-inch network mini PTZ series supports up to max 25/30fps at1080P, 50/60fps at 720P resolution and H.264 and MJPEG dual-stream encoding. With a minimalist design, the Dahua SD22204T-GN is just about the same size as a credit card. Hard to believe that a PTZ network camera could be as small as this, but also with full multiple functionality. Unlike many traditional dome cameras, installation involves only a small number of steps, so this mini network PTZ camera is easy to install and can be mounted on to the surface of ceilings. With a 360 degree wide viewing angle, the camera is able to capture an increased level of detail and can zoom in to obtain more details from the scene, without missing any critical objects and in a timely manner. The WDR Enhancement feature is ideal for light variations in scenes, because of its ability to combine the brightest and dimmest areas of an image and create a balanced and highly detailed final image. Next generation RFID from Nedap Groenlo, The Netherlands Nedap specialists in vehicle identification and detection have recently launched the Transit Ultimate, a new long-range reader with new semi-active transponders and released as the next generation of Nedap’s RFID platform for vehicle and driver identification. Nedap Identification Systems is anticipating the growing demand for advanced vehicle access control with the Transit Ultimate, the successor to the Transit Standard, an already proven long-range vehicle and driver identification reader that has had a strong position in the market for over 15 years. Transit identifies vehicles and drivers at a distance of up to 10 metres (33 ft.) and at a travelling speed of up to 200 km/h (125 mph) by using semi-active (2.45 GHz) RFID technology. The new Transit Ultimate is purposely built for vehicular access control in high-security applications and under heavy environmental conditions. Except for the improved industrial antenna and housing design, the new Transit Ultimate contains a second communication channel at 433 MHz that enables a wider bandwidth for communication between readers and tags. Tag authentication using AES encryption is incorporated to help prevent cloning of tags and replay-attacks. Transit Ultimate also offers a range of other improved features such as integrated squelch upgrade board for read range adjustment, configurable 3 colour LED indication, USB Interface for communication with reader, Transit identifies vehicles and drivers at a distance of tamper up to 10 metres (33 ft.) switch to detect changes by unauthorised persons and a bonnet support strut for easy installation. 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