A security product from the telematics system integrator M2M Solution (M2M), allows users to view real-time video of homes or commercial facilities on a mobile phone or PC.
This gives them monitoring control – eliminating the need for surveillance services. These devices can read data from motion or smoke detectors, scan the status of doors and windows and interact with individuals inside the monitored area to determine if they are intruders. All this is possible with the compact Homebox unit powered by the OMAP3503 processor and development infrastructure including evaluation boards, software and services from Texas Instruments (TI), which allowed M2M to design the system in nine months. M2M serves as a business-to-business supplier and develops complete security from hardware to services, for companies in the telecom, insurance and industrial security fields. For more information, visit www.m2msolution.com.
"TI provided a complete system level solution with the OMAP? 3
applications processor, RF transceivers, audio codecs and
power-management devices," says Arnaud Duclap, chief operating officer, M2M Solution. "The TI development tools and Linux board-support package allowed us to save time and money using open source codecs for MPEG-4 and H.263, so we were able to modify our base concept to meet customer requirements."
TI’s OMAP3503 processor with its 600 MHz ARM® Cortex?-A8 core provides the computational power and I/O needed to run this appliance, which measures just 14 x 14 x 8 cm. The unit features a built-in 5MP camera that works in low light with a 140-degree angle that also accepts signals from WiFi cameras. The processor then transcodes camera data so users can watch real-time images optimized for their
mobile phones or PCs.
Other integrated I/O includes Ethernet for a hardwired link to a
broadband router, GSM for homes or facilities not equipped with a broadband connection or as a backup to a wired connection, WiFi for external cameras and broadband routers, plus an 868 MHz RF link to various security/safety sensors and even external sirens. Future features will take advantage of the Homebox’s Bluetooth and Zigbee ports.
The Homebox will typically only need one cable connection ˆ power. Because of the low power consumption of the OMAP 3 processor, less than 1W in this case, all functions are housed in a plastic enclosure that operates silently without any fans or even heat sinks. This low power consumption
is also important if an intruder cuts off the power supply. In this situation, a backup battery runs the Homebox for four hours so it can send an intrusion alert, either with an e-mail message, text message, MMS or voice recorded call, and then respond to the owner instructions.
Recordings of audio/video data are sent to the service provider‚s server bank so they cannot be permanently
destroyed by an intruder. Find out more about M2M Solution, MYXYTY, and TI by visiting the links below:
* M2M Solution: www.m2msolution.com
* MYXYTY: www.MYXYTY.com
* TI OMAP35x application processors: http://www.ti.com/omap35x
* TI 2.4-GHz IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee SoC: www.ti.com/cc2430
* TI low-power sub-1 GHz RF transceiver:
http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/cc1101.html
* TI low-power stereo codecs: www.ti.com/tlv320aic3107 and
www.ti.com/tlv320aic3254
* TI power-management devices: http://www.ti.com/power
