Month: February 2023

According to this motto Dallmeier is launching a comprehensive awareness campaign to show how modern video technology not only ensures greater user-friendliness, but also higher objective security, greater efficiency and, at the same time, cost savings in casinos Gaining well over 20 years of experience, Dallmeier has become an expert in video technology for casinos. Now, the Germany-based manufacturer is launching an awareness campaign aimed at all functional areas that benefit from the smart use of video technology: Surveillance Managers, IT Managers, Gaming Managers, Marketing Managers as well as CEOs or purchasing managers. Dallmeier will provide comprehensive information material for each of these target groups. On the new casino website, well-founded White Papers will gradually be available for download. The documents address the specific needs and pain points of the target groups – and how they can be addressed with the latest trends and developments in video technology. Questioning the old-school: White Papers for Surveillance Managers to download The first one is the White Paper for Surveillance Managers entitled ‘Gaming Floor PTZ is old-school. 360° cameras – done right – do a much better job,’ which is already available and questions some of the traditional solution strategies that have remained the same for decades. Surveillance managers in casino operations must make the impossible possible every day. They are responsible for preventing and resolving a wide variety of events and incidents, from accidents to organised cheating in gaming operations to brawls. On top of that, they must meet ever-increasing regulatory and occupational health and safety requirements. For this, one thing is particularly important – a comprehensive and, above all, high-resolution overall view, which at the same time enables the details of an incident to be traced exactly. But which technique is best suited for this? How can you achieve an even faster reaction time using fewer cameras? How can user-friendliness be increased, and costs saved at the same time? These are some fundamental aspects that are presented in more detail in the White Paper. In particular, the current technological developments are also explained in more detail. Are gaming floor PTZ cameras still state-of-the-art? Are all 360° cameras the same or what fundamental differences exist? What is the term ‘unlimited virtual PTZs’ all about? Videos online In addition to the White Paper, a video comparing traditional gaming floor PTZ cameras with ‘real’ 360° systems such as the Dallmeier Panomera® W8 is also online on the Casino website. So, it’s worth looking at the site! In 1984, Founder & CEO Dieter Dallmeier founded what is now Dallmeier electronic – not in the proverbial garage, but in a garden shed in Regensburg, Germany. Today, the company, which can justifiably call itself a hidden champion for video information technology ‘Made in Germany,’ has several hundred employees worldwide, more than 250 of them at the company headquarters in the centre of Regensburg alone. Our customers: From commercial enterprises to World Cup stadiums Dallmeier’s camera, recording, software, and analysis solutions optimise security and processes for B2B end customers in a wide range of industries in over 60 countries. The focus is on users from the casino, smart city, airports, logistics, stadiums, and industrial sectors. But also, banks, critical infrastructure facilities as well as medium-sized companies from all sectors. Low total cost of ownership ‘Made in Germany,’ With pioneering innovations, Dallmeier has succeeded time and again in placing itself at the forefront of technology. From the world’s first digital image storage system with motion analysis in 1992, the patented ‘multifocal sensor technology’ Panomera® with its ‘Mountera®’ mounting system, to the latest Domera® camera family, which allows up to 300 camera variants with only 18 components. These and many other innovations provide real, tangible customer benefits. And with a low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and a high Return on Investment (RoI) they can easily compete with systems produced and supplied from low-wage countries. Cybersecurity, data protection and ethical responsibility through maximum vertical integration With 100% ‘Made in Germany,’ we also guarantee our customers the highest standards in data protection, cybersecurity, and ethical responsibility. With high quality and short supply chains, we also ensure – almost incidentally – sustainability and environmental protection. From our prestigious headquarters in the centre of Regensburg, Dallmeier not only carries out its own research and development but also the complete manufacturing process – from component to product to solution.  

Ajax turned the passive environmental monitoring system into an active control system with alarm generation and reporting. Read the article to learn the details. Mushroom cultivation is extremely sensitive to the environment, as even small changes in humidity or temperature significantly affect the harvest. Such attention to the climate is also critical for the food industry, wood processing, paper production etc. Special detectors monitor climate indicators, but for full control, you need to build a system that actively responds to changes and protects the harvest on several levels. Challenge To protect mushroom greenhouses and automate climate control with notifications The farm is located in the Turkish city of Bolu. Mushrooms are cultivated in special grow tents with an area of 120sqm each, and the total area of the farm is 4,560sqm. There are 38 such greenhouses. The temperature outside the greenhouses varies throughout the year, from -9°C in winter to +31°C in summer. But in hermetic greenhouses, a stable temperature and humidity level is maintained. It was necessary to provide physical protection of the greenhouses from intrusion, to build a notification system and to ensure that the greenhouse climate does not deviate from optimal performance. The main goal was to protect the object. It was necessary to provide comprehensive protection of greenhouses against intrusion and theft. Farm security service must be immediately notified of any hint of unwanted intrusion. The second important goal was to provide action automation and a notification system. On a mushroom farm, continuously monitoring climate indicators in the greenhouses is extremely important because even a slight deviation can ruin the harvest. The problem is that specialized agricultural detectors do not instantly notify about indicator deviation from the norm. The technical service of the farm does not receive notifications centrally, and the system does not automate actions to normalize the climate. The project had such challenges: To protect greenhouses from intrusion, To automate system actions to preserve the harvest, To build a notification system. Solution Ajax integration with the farm environmental monitoring system To protect greenhouses with Ajax devices and integrate them into the specialized farm environmental monitoring system to provide active climate control with automated actions. Intrusion protection The territory is guarded by the security service of the farm, which must be instantly aware of threats. Opening detectors, motion detectors and street sirens were used to protect the greenhouses from intrusion. 38 kits of Ajax devices were used to protect 38 greenhouses: Hub, MotionProtect, DoorProtect, and StreetSiren. The DoorProtect opening detectors was installed on the entrance doors of the greenhouses. The detector identifies the first signs of intrusion, and the farm security team is immediately notified. It detects opening with the help of a reed switch, which works together with a magnet and reacts to magnetic field changes. Next, behind the first door to the greenhouse, a MotionProtect motion detector is waiting for the intruder to confirm the intrusion. It is attached to the wall opposite the entrance door and immediately notifies the farm security team when it detects the first signs of movement. The detector is located in the part of the greenhouse that is not isolated from the outside temperature. Still, MotionProtect detects movement without any errors, even in temperatures from -10°C to +40°C. It’s enough for the climate of Bolu. The detector auto-matically adjusts the sensor to detect motion in heat and cold accurately. Thus, the MotionProtect motion detector backs up the DoorProtect opening detector. It is common practice for one detector to verify the triggering of another detector to eliminate false alarms. On the farm, notifications are turned on when each of the detectors is triggered. Even if an intruder enters the greenhouse not through the door, they will not hide from the motion detector. Loud StreetSiren is activated in case of alarm. The siren has the IP54 enclosure protection class and operates in temperatures from -25°C to +50°C. In addition, guards receive notifications on their smartphones via the Ajax Security System mobile app for iOS and Android. They immediately see which detector has been triggered and which greenhouse should be checked. Hub controls the operation of connected devices. The control panel is installed in a radiotransparent plastic box inside the greenhouse. It communicates with devices via the Jeweller radio protocol, collects encrypted information about detector operation, and transfers the entire system to backup frequencies and channels in case of jamming. Climate control automation: Scenarios and notifications The next challenge is to build an effective control system with Ajax devices. Without automation, the system only measures the necessary indicators but cannot normalize the microclimate and does not take preventive actions if something goes wrong. The Ajax system helped to automate such actions and build a notification system. Automated actions with Ajax People cannot work without special equipment at such a climate-sensitive facility, as it is too risky for the crop. The system must continuously maintain indicators at the required level. Also, the system protects the crop from human errors in extraordinary situations. Specific agricultural detectors of the mushroom farm measure the following indicators: high temperature. low temperature. high humidity. low humidity. When each indicator reaches a pre-configured value, the system activates heating, ventilation, irrigation etc. In this way, it does not allow indicators to deviate from the optimal values. The following Ajax devices were used for automation – the DoorProtect opening detector, the WallSwitch power relay, and the Hub control panel. The wired agricultural detectors were connected to the DoorProtect via an external terminal with normally closed (NC) contacts. The farm environmental monitoring system is configured in such a way that each detector is responsible for a single indicator, and this detector is connected to DoorProtect. This means that one DoorProtect is responsible for the reaction to high temperature, another for the response to low temperature, etc. In its turn, the Wall-Switch power relay is connected to the mains of the ventilation, irrigation, heating, and air cooling systems. For example, if the wired detector of the environmental monitoring system identifies a…