Overview
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Care@Home™ Indoor Photo Detector User Guide
1.
Overview
The Essence Indoor Photo Detector (IPD) is a battery operated, bi-directional, wireless device
combining the functionality of a Passive Infrared (PIR) motion detector with a high-resolution, full-
color, JPEG-image-capturing camera.
The IPD has the following features:
Compressed photo-data sent via ECOP/RF protocol to the Care@Home
™
Control Panel (CP)
Data security ensured with 128-bit AES encryption
Up to 500 m (1640 ft.) RF range (open air) communication
Detection algorithms including false alarm suppression
Sealed optics with insect immunity
Tamper reporting
Utilizes multi-zone spherical lens for:
Detection coverage (120
o
horizontal, 105
o
vertical)
Detection range of about 12 m (40 ft.).
Daylight immunity
White ESI 4th Generation DragonflyEye
™
Multi-Zone spherical lens
White LED illuminating dark coverage area
Shooting angle: 67°.
Shooting range: up to 10 m (33 ft.).
A mounting-base with mounting (double-sided adhesive) tape
Figure 1: Essence Indoor Photo Detector