AKCP announces free software upgrade to the securityProbeBangkok , Thailand – 1 November 2007. AKCP Inc., the oldest and largest manufacturer of SNMP-based devices for environmental and security monitoring solutions introduces a major upgrade to the securityProbe. AKCP have extended the functionality and ease of use with the release of a new firmware for their state of the art securityProbe. These updates include additions to the sensor mapping feature, multi lingual interface support, upgraded video frames rate for the cameras and the addition of notification escalation.
The sensor mapping feature has been improved with the addition of a map wizard. This wizard guides the user through the process of adding multiple maps and live sensors to the interface. The maps are now displayable in full screen mode integrated with the sensor information, giving the user immediate graphical feedback as to a sensors status. The mapping feature is ideal for control room situations where quickly identifying the location of a sensor and its status is paramount.
Building on AKCP’s status as the international leader in SNMP monitoring devices, multilingual capabilities have been added. This latest firmware upgrade enables the user to select from, English, German, French, Dutch and Italian. Chinese and Spanish will be added shortly. Additional languages can easily be created for inclusion in future firmware releases.
AKCP has increased the video frames per second up to 30 fps at 320 x 240 resolution, and 15 frames per second for the 640 x 480 image. Users can still attach up to 4 video cameras at lower per camera frame rate. Users can supply their own external video cameras such as low light, infrared or low cost analog security cameras. AKCP also supplies up to 4 optional motorized dome cameras including high quality Sony CCD image sensors.
The new notification escalation feature adds easy creation of escalation procedures to the already powerful notification wizard. The user now can choose what action to take after a specified time if a notification is not acknowledged. Escalations can be setup using any of the securityProbe’s notification possibilities, for example SNMP traps, e-mail, SMS, MMS, alarm sound/light, relay output control or a telephone call.
For those of you not familiar with VOIP (Voice Over Internet) clients, It allows a voice call to be sent to a landline or mobile phone through an internet connection. Skype is the most popular of these VOIP clients. The new feature will provide a cost effective solution to using your securityProbe unit to give a call notification. No longer will you need a serial voice modem connected to the serial port for voice calls!
Another key feature of Skype is the ability to send SMS messages to their supported GSM networks. You will be able to recieve an SMS notification from your securityProbe unit without the need for setting up a GSM enabled mobile phone with a bluetooth or serial connection. Soon compatibility issues with phones and our units will be a thing of the past.
The securityProbe unit has been a big seller since it’s release just a short time ago. We at AKCP are constantly working to improve our products through firmware releases. The latest of these adds some great new functions to the mapping module of the securityProbe web interface. An intuitive mapping wizard leads the user through the process of embedding any standard image file (Jpg, Gif, PNG, BMP) into the web interface of your unit.
This feature is ideal for monitoring rooms where instant visual feedback as to a sensors location and status is required. Multiple maps are supported, so for example you could have an overview map, and then a more detailed map of a specific location should you have several sensors clustered together. Take a look at the demo video below for a quick visual overview of this feature. (remember, the videos are heavily compressed on the blog and do not truly reflect the quality of the interface. For a real live demo of this please contact support@akcp.com and we will be happy to set one up for you). For more information on the security probe and to see the below video in full screen please visit http://www.akcp.com/company/securityProbe.htm.
The sensorProbe 2 is being used on the W.M Keck Observatorys telescope in Hawaii to crucially monitor the humidity on the lense. To read the full story look at http://www.akcp.com/company/sp2_monitoring.htm
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