VOTXD and VORXD

BFR Digital launched the VOTXD and VORXD models at IFSEC Johannesburg 2010. These models feature the transmission of 8 video channels and 2 bi-directional data channels over a single fibre. This range is available for both multimode and single mode fibre optic applications. All video channels are digitally encoded using 8-Bit A to D encoders but is not compressed; delivering 8 high resolution images in real-time.

BFR at IFSEC Johannesburg

Our IFSEC team. Silvana, Bruno, Charmaine and Dion. 1 September 2010

BFR at IFSEC Johannesburg

Renato, Fernando and Bruno. BFR Digital’s three directors at IFSEC Johannesburg during stand buildup.

Success Story

IVSA-01R was specifically designed for a customer that operates a remote video monitoring control room. The IVSA features 10 channels of video surge protection that starts clamping at 2.5 volts instead of the industry standard of 5 volts. This unit also features ground-loop isolation and one 10/100 Ethernet surge protection port.

Last week one of our customers sites was struck by lightning. Of the 52 channels of video on the site the 20 video channels connected to the IVSA units were the only ones not damaged.

VCSA-016R UTP Surge Arrestor

BFR Digital releases the VCSA-016R. This product is a 16 channel UTP video surge arrestor for our Video CAT range of products.

PSU-250VA update

The colour of the PSU-250VA has changed to black. The PSU-250VA is a 16 channel video surge arrestor and a 10Amp 24Vac Power Supply. The power supply features 16 outputs with individual surge protection and individually fused.

Fibre Lite Plus

Here we have it! Fibre Lite Plus is now available. Fibre Lite Plus has been designed to transmit Video, Data, Contact Closures and Audio over multimode fibre optic cable. Fibre Lite Plus has ample power budget to achieve a cable distance of 6km.

Fibre Lite Plus transmits at 1300nm and features the same AGC functions as our popular Fibre Lite products.

Fibre PRO VQTXD and VQRXD

BFR Digital launched the VQTXD and VQRXD models earlier this year. These models feature the transmission of 4 video channels and 2 bi-directional data channels over a single fibre. This range is available for both multimode and single mode fibre optic applications. All video channels are digitally encoded using 8-Bit A to D encoders but is not compressed; delivering 4 high resolution images in real-time. The data and video is transmitted simultaneously on a single fibre with the use of WDM technology. The data channels are available in RS422/485 and RS232.

VC-016PR update

VC-016PR product update:

The colour of the VC-016PR has changed to black.

VC-016PR application note:

The VC-016PR is part of our Power CAT range. It transmits power to the camera and receives differential video from the camera. The VC-016PR delivers 0.5Amps per camera on a maximum cable length of 300m per channel over CAT5e cable. Each channel will require a VC-01PM, the VC-01PM features a DC-DC converter that supplies 12Vdc at 0.5Amp to power the camera and a differential video transmitter. One CAT5e cable is required per camera.

The benefits are:

• Centralized power supply for the cameras
• Lower labour costs
• Lower cable costs
• Lower conduit and cable path costs
• Faster installation process
• Better noise immunity
• Ground loop isolation
• Higher bandwidth cable
• Longer cable runs (300m)

VSA-016R surge arrestor

VSA-016R product update:

The colour of the VSA-016R has changed to black. The VSA-016R is a 16 channel video surge arrestor.

BFR Digital increases Warranty to 5 Years

We are so confident in our fibre optic transmission equipment that we have increased our warranty on all fibre optic products from 2 years to 5 years. Our product has proven to be incredibly robust because it’s made in South Africa for African conditions.

Gautrain Solution from BFR Digital

The first phase of the Gautrain opened last week and BFR Digital is proud to be involved with this world class project.

The Gautrain team required an enclosure to fit the cameras to their cable management system. The enclosure not only had to fit in with the aesthetics of the train stations but also had to manage the data, UTP video and feature a power supply for the camera. We engineered an enclosure with a single PC board that managed all these facilities for the camera. The enclosure also features video loss and power indicators. 360 of these unique enclosures were supplied for the first phase of the Gautrain project.

Contact Closures and New Field Lite Enclosure

It’s been a busy year and I can’t believe that we are half way through June. We have finished development on the Fibre Lite Plus product range. Fibre Lite Plus is a multimode analogue link in 1300nm with enough optical power budget for 6km of cable. All the Fibre Lite (2.5km multimode) products are available in Fibre Lite Plus (6km multimode).

We have also introduced 2 new products:

• This offers 5 inputs which are transmitted as data, then received and presented as dry relay output contacts at the receiving end.
  
• Field Lite Enclosure. This enclosure features a 12Vdc 2Amp output, is battery backed by a 7AH battery, has a 12way splice cassette and 2 slots which can accommodate any Fibre Lite, Fibre Lite Plus or DTX Series cage card.

32 channel Fibre Lite video receiver

Here we have it a Fibre Lite card cage populated sixteen 2 channel video receiver cards.

Fibre Lite 2 channel receiver card

Hi there,


Sorry I’ve been out of the loop the last couple of months. I’ve been busy developing a new product range with my team. This is our first product introduction this year and in true BFR tradition it's built to last.

I’m proud to introduce the Fibre Lite 2 channel video receiver card. With this unit it is possible to populate the 2U Fibre-Lite cage card with up to 32 channels of fibre optic video receivers.

This receiver has Automatic Gain Control with a range of ±6dB and normalizes the video to a standard 1Vpp level no matter if the device connected to its composite video output is terminated at 75ohm or hi-impedance.

Keep watching this space for new procucts.