COE increases temperature operating ranges of latest X-Net

Published: 03.07.2008

Category: Product News

COE Limited, the developer and supplier of integrated IP video surveillance systems, has extended the operating temperature range of its H-Box H.264 IP video encoder to 75°C, in line with its recently launched H-Card H.264 IP video codec. Both devices enable the compression and transmission of real time analogue video signals over IP Ethernet digital networks as typically used in large scale surveillance applications and are optimised for the transport and industrial environments.

COE Limited, the developer and supplier of integrated IP video surveillance systems, has extended the operating temperature range of its H-Box H.264 IP video encoder to 75°C, in line with its recently launched H-Card H.264 IP video codec. Both devices enable the compression and transmission of real time analogue video signals over IP Ethernet digital networks as typically used in large scale surveillance applications and are optimised for the transport and industrial environments. 

Transport and Industrial video networks are demanding environments and the experience that COE has gained over its 20 years of delivering solutions has been incorporated into its latest IP products. In addition to the extended temperature range COE has achieved a 75% reduction in power requirements compared to previous codecs which in many applications eliminates the need for high power cooling systems significantly reducing cost and space requirements.

"There are few products that match the performance of the X-Net video codecs and this latest enhancement for extended temperature range, in conjunction with the X-Net suite, provides our partners with the comprehensive range of industrialized IP video codecs they need for their clients' systems" commented Mark Marriage, CTO. "Even in London, a temperate city, equipment in one of COE's major traffic systems has been exposed to 60°C temperatures in street side cabinets.    Despite these extremes, failure rates were 90% lower than forecast.    Given COE's global reach, operating temperature flexibility is vital."  

The X-Net H.264 H-Card codec provides both encode and decode for video wall applications and where hybrid networks need to be managed which is especially important as systems migrate to new technology within client budget and time constraints.  Both the X-Net H.264 codecs may also be utilized in wireless point-to-point and mesh networks where very low bandwidth H.264 video streams are an advantage over traditional MPEG4 and MJPEG products.  In addition the low latency transmission of the H-Card and H-Box make them suitable for PTZ camera operation in real time surveillance applications.