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Advantech (TWSE: 2395), a globally renowned company in Industrial IoT (Internet of Things), is excited to announce the release of the PPC-315W ADL-N and PPC-318W ADL-N Panel PCs in Q4 of 2023. These two units come with Intel® Processors N-Series, as part of the Advantech All-in-One PPC product line.
Advantech’s PPC-315W and 318W with Intel® Processors N-Series are a series of high-performing, ultra-slim panel PCs designed for various uses. With a 15.6″/18.5″ FHD LCD and a low-power Intel® Processors N-Series, each device delivers powerful computing in a compact, fanless form.
The PPC-315W/318W is built for durability and functionality, featuring an IP66-rated front panel
The PPC-315W/318W is built for durability and functionality, featuring an IP66-rated front panel, multi-touch projected capacitive touchscreen, a die-cast aluminum alloy enclosure, and essential I/O ports. It is compatible with both Windows and Linux software, making it a versatile solution for a variety of industrial applications.
Additionally, the high performance of the PPC-315W and 318W with Intel® Processors N-Series makes them ideal for the processing and management of large datasets within powerful applications. With its advanced features and capabilities, the PPC-300 series represents the future of HMI (human-machine interface) systems, bringing the benefits of Industry 4.0 to your fingertips.
The Intel® Processors N-Series is a highly-efficient, high-performance CPU that suits a wide range of human-machine interface products. Advanced manufacturing technologies are used to obtain fast and efficient performance, while its low power consumption and compact design make it ideal for use in panel PCs like the PPC-315W and PPC-318W.
With its ability to handle a wide array of workloads, the combination of an Intel® Processors N-Series as part of an Advantech panel PC is a powerful choice for any application.
PPC-315W and 318W are equipped with powerful processors and use an optimised mechanical thermal design that works well in a compact, fanless system. These systems also leverage M.2 technology to quickly capture, process, and digitise data for a range of industrial applications.
The combination of advanced Intel® Processors N-Series and Advantech’s innovative technology makes the PPC-315W and 318W ideal for running multiple demanding applications simultaneously.
PPC-315W and PPC-318W feature a robust aluminum alloy enclosure and advanced EMC protection
In order to adapt to various usage scenarios, PPC-315W and PPC-318W feature a robust aluminum alloy enclosure and advanced EMC protection that meets IEC 60601-1-2 standards.
These devices also have a wide operating temperature range of -20 to 60 °C (-4 to 140 °F) and are rated IP66 for protection against dust, oil, and water ingress. These features make the PPC-315W/318W with Intel® Processors N-Series ideal for use in a variety of challenging environments.
The PPC-315W and 318W are equipped with essential I/O for easy integration and maintenance, including two GbE LAN ports (up to 2.5G), two serial ports, four USB ports, and an HDMI port. In addition, the M.2 2230 Wi-Fi support ensures efficient wireless connectivity. These features make the PPC-315W/318W ideal for a range of applications.
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With 2023 well underway, it’s a good time to look back on what we learned in the tumultuous previous year. In the security marketplace, there was no shortage of technology developments and a few challenges that kept 2022 interesting, to say the least. But what can we learn from the past? We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: What changes had the biggest impact on the security marketplace in 2022?
In order to turn its auditorium into a multi-purpose venue, and to improve the general visual experience, Dubai’s GEMS Modern Academy replaced their legacy projection system with a massive LED wall from Hikvision. The renovated auditorium has become a popular venue for students, staff, and the community. Challenge: Turning the school auditorium into a multi-purpose performance venue. With the numerous approaches to the entertainment available, and with audiences’ surging demand for rich, high-quality content display and immersive sound and video. As a result, venues such as showrooms, studios, auditoriums, and lecture halls are dabbling in a host of new technologies and applications to achieve the ‘wow factor’ audiences are looking for. Visual display systems GEMS Modern Academy is one of these venues. Offering Curriculum to children from kindergarten to grade 12, GEMS is one of the top ten schools in Dubai. Its large auditorium holds 500 seats for school events and can be rented out for private events on weekends. Originally, the auditorium had a large projection screen on the stage to display presentations, images, and videos. However, every element in the environment could take away from the image quality, from sunlight coming in through windows to the whiteness of the screen, the distance from the projector, the age of the system, and more. Offering Curriculum to children from kindergarten to grade 12, GEMS is one of the top ten schools in Dubai Ritesh Dhanak, Head of the IT team at GEMS Modern Academy said, “The projector system was not good enough with the ambient lighting. In order to create a better experience in our auditorium, and to pave the way for it to become a community hub, we need to do a complete upgrade to our live audio, stage lighting and visual display systems.” Remarkably refined images To achieve this, Mr. Dhanak worked with Almoe AV Systems, a renowned distributor and solutions provider of professional audio visual & IT products in the UAE. Almoe helped the school to upgrade the auditorium’s touch control systems, matrix switchers, stage lighting, and speaker systems. For the most crucial part of the solution – the visuals – they worked with Hikvision to install a new LED display. The solution: A massive Hikvision LED wall and movable LED side-walls. LED displays offer many advantages, including flexibility and modularity. Therefore, the school decided to install a massive LED screen at a width of 12.48 metres, a height of 4.86 metres, and a pixel pitch of 2.5 mm at the centre of the auditorium stage. The massive LED wall is made up of nine pieces of P2.5 Fine Pixel Pitch LED Display Units (DS-D4425FI-CAF). The wall delivers an outstanding colour gamut and contrast ratio to create remarkably refined images. Massive centre screen The two side-screens are used as backdrops, and can be easily removed when they are not needed For the setup, GEMS Modern Academy preferred to make the two sides of the screen removable to ensure flexibility on the stage, as well as to have multiple videos broadcasted on the screens simultaneously. Four smaller side-screens were designed to be 2 metres wide and 5 metres high, with a pixel pitch of 2.9 mm. They were installed on the two sides of the massive centre screen. Each side-wall was composed of four P2.9 Indoor Rental LED Displays (DS-D4429RI-CAF). The two side-screens are used as backdrops, and can be easily removed when they are not needed. The LED walls are managed using Hikvision’s Video Wall Controller (DS-C10S-S11T), which supports up to 3840 x 2160 resolution at 30 Hz from multiple signal sources (VGA, DVI, HDMI, SDI, YpbPr, DP, and HDBaseT). This enables the school faculty to easily manage multiple video and audio inputs and outputs. Excellent visual experience The benefits: Excellent visual experience for audiences makes the auditorium a popular venue for students, staff, and the community. Hikvision’s LED wall has vastly improved the visual performance of lectures and events held at the auditorium. With an extremely bright and clear image displayed, the screen loses none of its sharpness, colour, or coherence, even when viewed at an angle or when the auditorium is brightly lit. The LED wall provides high-quality visuals, and is perfect for our large auditorium” “The LED wall provides high-quality visuals, and is perfect for our large auditorium,” said Mr. Dhanak, adding “Unlike with the old system, we don’t have to dim the lights in the auditorium during lectures, presentations, or live performance, and this allows students to take notes, remain more attentive and, for remote viewers joining via web conferencing, see the auditorium clearly.” Ambient lighting conditions In the end, the video wall displays excellent visuals, adapts to ambient lighting conditions, and offers unique flexibility with the removable side-walls. As a result, Hikvision’s LED display solution has turned the auditorium into a venue that fits all kinds of events. Since the LED screens have been installed, the school has hosted a large number of events at the auditorium, such as school lectures, stage plays, and musical performance. In addition, the venue has also been rented out for many private events such as public presentations and speeches. Impressively, the venue has also been used to host a TED Talk, one of the most popular lecture platforms in the world. Mr. Dhanak concluded, “With a large multi-purpose auditorium providing such excellent visual experience to the audience, events at GEMS Modern Academy are now on a different level and our auditorium is a much sought after event space in the community.”
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico needed to implement a centralised and efficient perimeter security system for all public schools on the island. Intrusions and assaults at educational institutions have increased, and Hurricane Maria further exacerbated problems with the destruction of infrastructure. The solution: The need to repair hurricane damage also provided opportunities to invest in modern improvements. The Department of Education chose to install a video surveillance system with more than 10,000 cameras, speakers, and other security devices in 856 schools. In the same way, a centralised control centre was established using the Corporate version of Milestone Systems XProtect® video management software (VMS). Devices installed Milestone Systems: XProtect VMS Software XProtect Smart Client Milestone Interconnect Cameras from Axis Communications and Uniview DH-Vision Seneca Servers and Optex Sensors The advantages: Audiovisual material captured by the system helps agencies to evaluate and manage areas for public use Endowed with the same annual budget that allowed the monitoring of 250 institutions, Twitter where she said “New Google Ads UI for setting up campaigns. You can move across the different creation sections with a panel on the left.”
Here is the new system enabled the Puerto Rico Department of Education to cover all 856 public schools. Since the system has been operational, there has been a 97% reduction in intrusions within educational institutions. In addition to protecting the educational programme, the audiovisual material captured by the system helps other government agencies to evaluate and manage areas for public use and investigate incidents. Need for a centralised security system Ensuring a safe environment is a growing challenge for schools and colleges: theft, fights, and bullying are some of the problems that not only affect students, but also teachers, employees, and, ultimately, the government entities that subsidize the educational system. In Puerto Rico, for example, the Department of Education was concerned about the increase in unauthorised intrusions, robberies, and assaults within its schools. This index shot up after Hurricane Maria destroyed much of the island’s infrastructure in 2017. Even before this natural phenomenon, there was no centralised security system that integrated an overview of all schools. There were disparate installations of video surveillance equipment (cameras, alarms, and lighting) but only in approximately 250 of the schools. Centralised command centre González said, the proposal was born to begin the process to acquire a video surveillance system for public schools After the hurricane, top priority was given to providing perimeter security for all schools through an effective centralised command centre instead of investing in the repair and purchase of separate systems. “The hurricane damaged the island’s communication and lighting systems, a circumstance that promoted intrusions into schools and increased vandalism. We had no visibility of what was happening and we could not find a way to avoid these escalations,” said César González Cordero, Security Commissioner for the Puerto Rico Department of Education. He adds, “However, we could not afford to buy and repair equipment individually for all schools, so a centralised and coordinated effort was necessary.” Based on this context, González said, the proposal was born to begin the process to acquire a video surveillance system for public schools in Puerto Rico, focused on perimeter security. Perimeter security for all schools Genesis Security Services, Inc. of Puerto Rico was selected to develop the perimeter security project for the 856 public schools on the island. This Puerto Rican corporation was founded in 1997 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico by brothers Roberto and Emilio Morales, who are leaders in security services at the government level. “We have been providing security to the Department of Education for more than 15 years through our onsite guard service. That is why we knew the design, location, assets, and vulnerabilities of various educational establishments. This was a great advantage when executing the project,” said Yasel Morales, Technology Director at Genesis. Video system Milestone XProtect video management software supports more than 8,500 security and surveillance devices In October 2018, the installation of cameras and other devices began in all schools. The video system mission control was built inside the Genesis Central Station, located in the Carolina municipality (in the island’s northeast region). Video data from all schools are returned to Central Station, where it is managed with the Milestone Systems XProtect Corporate open platform VMS. Leveraging the power of the open platform, Milestone XProtect video management software supports more than 8,500 security and surveillance devices, and more than 450 software integrations from more than 3,500 technology partners. NVRs, DVRs and cloud solutions Alliance partners include providers of network video cameras, cloud solutions, DVRs and NVRs, servers and storage equipment, alarm and detection systems, video analytics, GPS technology, laser and radar scanners, boxes of emergency calls, and more. “At the Central Station, we have fifteen workstations, with the same number of operators per shift. There we have a videowall of ten monitors distributed between the stations. Likewise, we have two dispatch centers that serve as backup: one in the municipality of Yauco and the other in the municipality of San Juan,” Morales explained. Uniview DH-Vision 4-megapixel cameras, audio speakers As part of the project, approximately 10,000 Uniview DH-Vision 4-megapixel cameras were installed in 856 schools (an average of 12 cameras per campus). Audio speakers from Axis Communications and a range of Optex sensors also were integrated. The combination of these technologies made it possible for every school to have an anti-intrusions system with its alerts feeding back to the Central Station. XProtect Express+, Milestone Interconnect Milestone Interconnect connects remote sites for a low-cost video surveillance solution Each campus has a Seneca brand server with the XProtect Express+ software installed. This communicates with the Corporate version at the Central Station through Milestone Interconnect™, a licensing platform that opens a communication channel between different hardware that normally cannot communicate with each other. Milestone Interconnect connects remote sites for a low-cost video surveillance solution. It is the ideal surveillance for a wide variety of industries that want an inexpensive way to get centralised supervision of multiple locations spread across one region. Remote management and monitoring With Milestone Interconnect, engineers and managers can easily monitor critical and remote areas from one central location. This means faster intrusion management because operators in the central system can access the video and receive alarms from remotely connected sites. This reduces the need to have local security personnel, maintenance, operation, and other costs, including visits onsite. Virtual gates Genesis created virtual gates using cameras that, in addition to protecting school spaces, also ensure the safety of substations and solar panels, which are considered important assets for institutions. If someone crosses the virtual gate, an alert is generated locally and passed to the Central Station through Interconnect. Operators then make a visual confirmation and, if applicable, the emergency protocol is activated. “The emergency protocol is to contact the Security Commissioner and the Department of Operations. For this liaison, we internally designate an inspector. Once informed, they activate the security officers at the sites, who are trained to give quick responses and inform the police,” said Morales. Identifying suspicious activities Due to the management software, Genesis can easily find any recording of the schools Due to the management software, Genesis can easily find any recording of the schools and send it to the Security Commissioner, who can also receive the alerts directly through an application on his mobile phone. It should be noted that all personnel handling the system, both operators and technicians, have Milestone Systems certifications, which they obtained on the manufacturer’s website. Security Commissioner González explained that the directors and residents of the schools may contact the Central Station if they wish to report any suspicious activity within a school after regular hours. Genesis operations centre González also clarified that “if for any reason a school principal requires a recording, he must contact us, and we request the information from the Genesis operations centre. This protocol is designed to respect the right to be in a place without feeling guarded at all times, as stipulated in the public policy of Puerto Rico. In total, this system directly benefits almost 400,000 people.” Increased security at a lower cost According to the Security Commissioner, since the first camera was installed, they went from two or three intrusions per day to one or zero. Even in October 2018, they had no record of intrusions. Genesis Security Services, Inc. confirmed that since the system has been operational, there has been a 97% reduction in school intrusions. Reduced physical assaults Video technology has helped dispel theft of property by employees and has helped reduce rates of physical assault Video technology has helped dispel problems such as theft of property by employees and, more importantly, has helped reduce rates of physical assault and bullying among students. These results have helped build trust among Puerto Rican families when they enroll their children in schools. “The system provides agility and precision. It is more efficient and immediate than communicating with a guard who has to enter a facility to verify what is happening. It’s great working with a system that has visibility 24/7 in schools,” said González. Cost savings On the other hand, due to this project, it was possible to reduce the cost of security in schools using technology, one of the main objectives of the Department of Education at the beginning. “We spent about $25 million annually covering just 250 schools with the guard system, and we had almost 600 schools left unattended. This project gave us the possibility of covering 100% of the public schools in Puerto Rico with the same budget,” González reported. Finally, it is important to note that many of these schools are located in vulnerable places on the island, so the system is also helping the Police and the Prosecutor’s Office to resolve cases that occurred around the educational facilities, and in general to contribute with the welfare of the community. Future projects On behalf of the Department of Education, the Puerto Rican Government is seeking ways to integrate this type of video analytics system with software programmes and databases of organisations that advocate for sexual assault victims. “In the future, we want to have a system that is capable of identifying if a sex offender crosses the perimeter in school zones so that we can warn in time,” said González. On the Genesis side, Morales said that the next step with this project would be to develop video analytics for the VMS, not only to give perimeter security but also statistics such as counting people and vehicles. They also plan on integrating access control systems into all schools.
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