Video security application developers can now save 90 percent of their development time to create highly-differentiated video surveillance products that allow their customers to feel safe and protected. So says the US product manufacturer, Texas Instruments, (TI).
TI has introduced two new, what the US firm calls out-of-the-box reference designs that provide hardware and software for application development that allow customers to spend their design time differentiating their video security solutions and getting to market quickly.
These reference designs, a digital video recorder (DVR) and Internet Protocol (IP) camera are based on a single, scalable platform, the recently announced, TMS320DM81xx DaVinci digital media processor generation.
The DVR reference design can support analogue cameras or serve as a hybrid DVR, allowing the combination of various analog and IP camera configurations, providing the US firm says maximum reuse and preventing costly replacement of existing infrastructure With more than 32 channels of real-time D1, H.264 high-profile video processing capability, the DVR offers 2.6 times greater H.264 compression ratio than any other DVR on the market at this video quality, it’s claimed.
Video traffic and data storage is optimised to allow the same quality viewing for all stored videos while using the makers say less disk space. For example, customers can use a 350 GB disk drive instead of a 1 TB disk drive and still receive the same quality for all stored videos. The new DVR reference design is based on TIโs TMS320DM8168 DaVinci digital media processor, running at 1 GHz. The DM8168 DaVinci digital media processor contains a fixed- and floating-point digital signal processor (DSP), allowing multi-channel analytics capability for constant examination of video inputs to detect an event and automatically respond. With network capability for remote accessibility, the reference design provides up to three independent displays, including HDMI outputs.
The intelligent IP camera reference design provides up to 10 megapixels resolution at a reduced frame rate in low power, enabling smaller products such as mini domes. The multi-megapixel resolution reduces the amount of cameras needed to monitor large areas such as casinos, parking lots and retail stores. The IP camera is the firm says suitable for HD video surveillance in low-light and capturing details, such as license plate numbers and human facial feature recognition. The DM812x DaVinci digital media processor also allows video analytics through its DSP for targeted intelligence in the camera. This intelligence allows only necessary video sequences to be recorded, streamed and stored to make video security systems more efficient and prevent the need for 24/7 manual monitoring, TI adds.
