Chiron Security Communications has launched a new product for the residential and small business (SME) alarm markets. The IRIS Touch Home is described as a compact signalling unit with slim-line power backup.
The company says its product addresses demand for Alarm-over-IP (AoIP) devices specifically designed for installation in home and small business premises. The new unit is based on the IRIS Touch 100 and Touch 200 ranges and offers the features of the IRIS diallers, including remote access for upload and download, with power back-up. The product is available in three forms: the Home 00 for GPRS; the Home 20 for IP; and the Home 40; Home 40 Dual Path. It delivers constant power backup using NiMH rechargeable batteries, which have less impact on the environment than disposable cells and are widely available.
This product provides the user with it is claimed improved alarm back-up without the need for bulky batteries which can put off residential customers. Instead, the unit provides up to 24 hours run-time after mains failure. These batteries, these when fully charged, will carry their charge for years, providing the makers say economy over the less efficient batteries used in the security industry.
Intelligent software for power control allows this unit to give 24 hours back-up, with line monitoring and alerting for a Grade 2 or 3 system. Independently certified to EN50131/6, the IRIS Touch Home provides network resilience through dual back up communicating via GPRS and IP.
Ian Tredinnick, CEO of Chiron Security Communcations, says: “The IRIS Touch Home range comes with power back-up providing best of breed of technology, improved security and efficiency. What’s more, the device offers all the features of the IRIS Secure Apps systems normally found in commercial and high security grades.”
The makers claim that the new units deliver the standard of security normally only found in Grade 4, that is the highest security, systems.
