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Pure Digital Fiberlink® Flex System Gets Patriotic Posting

U.S. Border Patrol receives the very first Pure Digital Fiberlink Flex System units available to the public

Communications Specialties, Inc. proudly announces that the U.S. Border Patrol in Yuma, Arizona recently received the very first Pure Digital Fiberlink Flex System units available to the public. Located in the southwest corner of Arizona on the Mexican border, this brand new facility will support its demanding security operations with Communications Specialties' newest, all digital, custom-configurable fiber optic transmission system. For this installation, Flex System units were ordered with each pair configured to provide one-way video, two-way audio, RS-422 data and contact closure support. Each system will allow for a camera with pan/tilt/zoom controller, intercom and gate operation to be remotely operated over a single fiber optic cable.

"We are extremely proud that our very first units of the Pure Digital Fiberlink Flex System are serving such an important and patriotic purpose - helping protect our country's border", remarked John Lopinto, President and CEO. "We are confident that the U.S. Border Patrol will be very satisfied with the exceptional, uniform signal quality that the system provides."

While the Yuma installation is a classic example of a Security application, the versatile Pure Digital Fiberlink Flex System is bound to find its way into ITS, Professional A/V and Professional Video environments as well. With the ability to support any combination of video, four channels audio, RS-232/422/485 data and contact closure signals, in one or both directions over single or multimode fiber, the Flex system is just that... incredibly flexible. Customers may specify one of three transmission wavelengths, connector types, box or card units and -- for bi-directional systems -- whether the system should operate over one or two fibers.

With all digital processing and transmission, systems provide exceptional signal quality with no crosstalk or drifting, and a uniform, high-quality signal over the entire transmission distance. The video channel features 8 MHz bandwidth and is compatible with NTSC, PAL and SECAM video standards. The four independent audio channels may be configured by the user to have either balanced or unbalanced inputs and outputs. Card units each fill two slots within the model 6000A card cage, sold separately. Systems require either a transmitter and receiver unit or two transceivers for bi-directional systems. Transmitter, receiver, transceiver and power supplies must each be purchased separately.

For ordering convenience, CSI offers Interactive Part Number Configurator software for the Flex System, available on the company website. The Part Number Configurator requires customers to answer a few questions about their system requirements, after which it configures the appropriate part numbers for a pair of complementary units. Because systems are custom-configured for each individual application, prices vary accordingly.

 
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