Groundbreaking development in glass break detection technology
Sonitrol, the leader in verified electronic security, provides customers throughout the United States and Canada with customized state-of-the-art security solutions for intrusion alarms, access control, video surveillance, and fire detection. Further solidifying Sonitrol as the industry leader in audio intrusion alarm detection, Sonitrol is the first systems manufacturer to release a UL/ULC approved product that uses a reprogrammable software glass-break analytic algorithm to initiate alarms.
Continued research in the use of analytics has enabled Sonitrol to improve glass-break functionality and now incorporate glass-break detection algorithms in its firmware on the host panel (FlexIP) and the audio module (Audio-8 PRO) using a lower cost audio sensor as the detection device. This new release, incorporating advanced glass-break functionality, significantly increases Sonitrol’s value proposition, and greatly enriches functionality.
This advanced technology includes:
• Advanced audio analytic behavior algorithms to identify glass sounds, as opposed to utilizing hardware components
• Distributed analytics that reside both on the host panel and the audio module
• Advanced discrimination of breaking glass during business hours as part of a 24-hr security level
• Built-in diagnostics to efficiently test an audio sensor’s ability to detect glass break alarms during installation and service
• Self-calibration, minimizing technician installation and service time
Ground-breaking innovation such as this paves the way for Sonitrol to further its ability to accurately verify alarm events and respond accordingly. The ultimate result is more criminal apprehensions and elevated protection for users.
Sonitrol’s technology partner, 3xLOGIC, developed the glass break algorithm. Its Engineering team broke hundreds of panes of various types of glass, allowing them to build an extensive knowledge base in audio analytics.
