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The modern trend in electronics manufacturing is to move away from monolithic structures to systems composed of smaller, specialized components called chiplets...

• TRISET 302 cables – match the right F connector.
• How to connect an IP camera when the network cable is missing?
• Industrial managed switch.
• Communication ranges between devices in a 2-Wire HD Hikvision video door entry system.
• Why are fiber FC connectors sometimes problematic?

Sam Altman, director of OpenAI, is also responsible for the Worldcoin project. Although it is not as popular as ChatGPT, it still stirs up a lot of controversy...

• New models of Master compression connectors.
• Power meter and VFL in Sendun SD-9+ splicer.
• Amplifying LTE signal in a building.
• Firmware update in the door station of the 2-Wire HD video door entry system.
• DIPOL's photo contest about to end soon.

The debut of the next-generation video codec dubbed “H.266” in Intel Lunar Lake processors opens a new chapter in video compression. As the successor to HEVC, ...

• Family of TRISET-302.
• Antenna cable for an LTE/5G router.
• Bira's series of current-consuming door strikes.
• "Easy strip" fiber optic pigtails – what is the point in using them.

A serious problem Poland faces is river pollution, as evidenced by the recent environmental disaster on the Oder River. These problems have been addressed by M...

• Two HDMI converter to IP transmitters in one network.
• Hikvision video intercom system in the 2-Wire standard.
• The attenuation of the connection is not everything - the reflectance of the fiber optic connector.
• Transmission of DVB-S2X/S2/S satellite signals in single-mode fiber.
• The 2024 Photo Contest is underway!

Researchers at Switzerland's EPFL Polytechnic University have developed the first miniature brain-computer interface (MiBMI), which has extremely small size, l...

• Multiswitch system in a multi-family building.
• Can multiple IP cameras be connected to a single cable?
• Connecting the operator's fiber optic gateway to the building system.
• Additional reader with keypad in Hikvision modular IP video door entry system.

SpaceX, Elon Musk's company, has launched a new modem called Starlink Mini. It is available alongside the standard Starlink ‘At Home’ model. With a compact ant...

• Diagram of a two-wire video intercom based on Hikvision's 2-Wire HD system.
• What are the differences between the PoE standards?
• Satellite dishes for SMATV systems.
• Secure home network.
• How to terminate a 4/8-fiber fiber optic cable?

Scientists affiliated with the Australian Research Council (ARC) have developed an infrared filter thinner than food wrap that will enable the wearer to view t...

• Measurements of the attenuation of splices made with the Sendun SD-9+.
• We cordially invite you to participate in the 23rd edition of the photo contest, organized by Dipol.
• Building monitoring using ColorVu hybrid cameras from Hikvision's Easy IP 4.0 series.
• What is it worth using CCTV tester network tools for?
• COMBO-type meters for TV signal measurement.
• An ideal place to terminate cabling – RACK cabinets.

Researchers from Wuhan University and Northeastern University in China have developed a new method for safely and environmentally friendly recycling of solar p...

• Wiring a house for the Internet – part 2 – internal network topology.
• Hybrid illuminator in Hikvision TurboHD cameras.
• Fiber optic categories and designations.
• How to bring a DVB-S2X/S2/S satellite signal to a headend mounted in the server room of a hotel?

Researchers at the University of Bath in the UK have created a novel touchscreen called DeformIO that can change its rigidity in response to the user's pressur...

• Connecting a bell button to a Hikvision IP video door entry monitor.
• Sendun SD-9+ fiber splicer – splicing fibers of different standards.
• HDMI-DVB-T/C digital modulator for single-family houses.
• Wiring a house for the Internet – part 1 – choice of cabling.

Google has announced the modification of one of its data center in Hamina, Finland. The server room will be powered by renewable energy, and the surplus heat g...

• IP surveillance system using a bispectral camera.
• Dead zone in the ULTIMODE OR-20 OTDR.
• Intelligent image analysis in Sunell devices.
• TERRA LWO102 4F31 LNB with optical output.

The use of sails in space may sound like a science fiction movie. However, this is no movie or fairy tale but a NASA technology demonstration. The independent ...

• How to find out on which wires power is sent to IP cameras?
• How to locate damage to a fiber optic cable?
• Modern backbone network.
• Uploading external applications to a Hikvision IP video door entry monitor.
• Channel amplifiers in SMATV systems.

A group of Japanese telecommunications companies has developed a 6G device that can transmit data at 100 Gbps over a distance of 100 meters. This is more than ...

• Pole box for surveillance.
• New, cost-effective indoor stations for Hikvision IP video intercoms.
• Export of recordings from Sunell DVR.
• F MASTER connectors in TV/SAT systems.
• Mounting and securing fiber optic mechanical splices.

NASA tests advanced laser communications technology called Deep Space Optical Communication (DSOC), which encodes data in photons for communication between a p...

• When to get an antenna for 5G?
• Diagram of video door entry system for one-family house with an additional IP camera.
• Do Sunell products work with third-party devices?
• Dispersion phenomenon in fiber-optic transmission.
• DIPOL SMART HORIZON DVB-T2 antenna – reception parameters proven by field tests.

Conventional power solutions, including fossil fuels, batteries and other methods of alternative energy generation, have their drawbacks. For example, they are...

• Does a good splice “glow”?
• AS07STCA-4K – certified meter for TV systems.
• Changing the call forwarding time in Hikvision IP video intercom monitors.
• External RACK cabinet.

Fibre optics enable the transmission of huge amounts of data over long distances. But is this their only advantage? No, as it turns out. Another important appl...

• How to power an IP device without PoE using twisted-pair cable?
• Measurements in fiber optic systems. Part 2.4 – transmission measurement – why measure at 1310 nm and 1550 nm?
• DVB-T2 and DVB-S/S2 from two satellite positions in one fibre optic cable.
• Is it possible to control the third and fourth door in Hikvision IP video door entry system with one door station?

Intelligent devices using vision scanning of the environment, such as smart vacuum cleaners, electronic nannies, and drones, are increasingly being used and mo...

• Pass-through RJ-45 connectors.
• Implementation of smart intrusion detection by Sunell NVRs.
• Measurements in fiber optic systems. Part 2.3 - transmission measurement - interpretation of measurement results.
• Hotel TV.

At the behest of White House officials, NASA is to develop Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC), a new time standard for use during lunar missions, by 2026. Why cannot ...

• Dual verification of access rights to Sunell DVR recordings.
• New fiber optic splicer in Dipol's offer: Sendun SD-9+.
• Optical-copper DVB-T2 and DVB-S/S2 system in a hotel complex.
• Switches for harsh conditions.
• Batch activation of Hikvision network devices and changing their IP addresses with SADP.

An international team of researchers including scientists from Aston University in Birmingham have set a new data speed record of 301 terabits per second. Alth...

• HDMI-DVB-T signal conversion in small RF systems.
• Measurements in fiber optic systems. Part 2.2 – measurement with the transmission method – more about the methods of establishing references.
• How to limit "live" video viewing privileges in Sunell DVRs?
• Types and designations of twisted pair cable.

An artificial intelligence-assisted video camera system was tested during a concert by British band Depeche Mode in Paris in early March 2024. Although the tec...

• Efficient computer network.
• Measurements in fiber optic systems. Part 2.1 – transmission method measurement – basic test of a fiber optic link.
• Installation of TERRA MR-9xx series radial multiswitches in a RACK cabinet.
• Different image parameters for day and night in Sunell cameras.
• Hikvision IP surveillance system based on DS-9632NI-M8 DVR.

Atom Limbs, an innovative California-based company and leader in the advanced prosthetics industry, has developed a revolutionary next-generation bionic hand p...

• A few words about 5G.
• Measurements in fiber optic systems. Part 1 – general description of methods.
• TERRA channel amplifiers in RF SMATV systems.
• People counting in Sunell cameras.
• Control of relays in the IP Villa 2 gen. door/gate station with external buttons.

Chinese researchers at Nanjing University have developed a communication system using light to provide communication in air, water and space. The project invol...

• Why are DNS addresses so important for network devices?
• The AS07STCA-4K ALPSAT meter for RF measurements – one connector for different signal sources.
• Quickly configure a monitoring system using a multifunctional CCTV tester.
• Building a house? Think of fiber optics.
• Power outputs in Hikvision modular IP video door stations.

Human robots are becoming the next machines to use artificial intelligence. In the near future, robots that resemble humans in appearance and use advanced artif...

• LTE/5G frequencies.
• DVB-T2/C in the optical fiber.
• Optical attenuators – where and how to use.
• Access control system for two two-way controlled passages.

Researchers at the Korea Institute for Energy Research (KIER) have made significant progress in the stability and performance of translucent solar cells. They ...

• Auxiliary monitor function in Sunell NVRs.
• TV system in a multi-family building.
• Connection of additional reader via RS-485 to IP Villa Hikvision door station.
• Building a house – what cabling for the Internet?
• What kind of knife for mechanical splices?

Engineers at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new liner design that can withstand large impacts. The stu...

• Connecting two devices with one twisted pair cable.
• DVB-S2X/S2/S in IP.
• New door station dedicated to support second generation Hikvision IP video door entry systems.
• Causes of problems with starting optical RF/SAT systems.

Engineers at the University of Glasgow have presented an idea and modeled the operation of reflectors orbiting 1,000 kilometers above Earth. Their function wil...

• Why two network cards in an NVR?
• Hikvision video intercom system in the 2-Wire standard.
• HDMI-DVB-T/C digital modulator.
• Two transmitters of HDMI converters in the network.
• Fiber optic CCTV system – serial topology.

Chinese automaker Geely Holding Group has announced that it has placed 11 satellites in low Earth orbit that will provide more accurate navigation for autonomo...

• AS07STCA-4K for RF/SAT signals.
• Testing the fiber optic system.
• Controlling the second relay with a password in Hikvision's modular IP video door stations.
• WiFi networks in office buildings.
• What does SMD+, SMD 3.0, SMD 4.0 mean?

Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough discovery in the field of superconductors. Researchers from the Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences and the Chines...

• Coaxial cable and twisted pair cable in B2ca flammability class.
• CCTV Sunell: HTML5 for browser-based monitoring.
• Multimode fibre standards for Ethernet applications.
• Mounting a camera for license plate identification.
• The strongest LTE antenna on offer.

Chinese company Betavolt has unveiled a new modular nuclear battery that uses a combination of a radioactive isotope of nickel and a fourth-generation diamond ...

• Simple monitoring system with face recognition.
• Terra: terrestrial TV, radio and signal from 2 satellites in 1 fibre.
• House amplifiers in SMATV systems.
• Device groups in the iVMS-4200 client application.
• Small diameter twisted pair cable.

The race between LG and Samsung in the field of transparent displays heralds a new phase in the development of this technology, to the benefit of consumers who...

• Intelligent motion detection in Sunell devices.
• Color pigtails with single-mode fiber.
• A comprehensive solution for hotels – TERRA DVB-S/S2 headend.
• Use of relay outputs in the DS-KH6320-WTE1 Hikvision IP video intercom monitor.
• Pass-through RJ-45 connectors.

Aurora Innovation, known for designing autonomous vehicles, announced the completion of its Aurora Driver project, which involved the development of hardware u...

• Full access to Sunell's DVR via the Internet without port forwarding.
• Fiber optic cable termination.
• Hotel system – distribution of DVB-T2 and DVB-S/S2 signals in fiber optic cable.
• Monitoring of a single-family house based on Hikvision cameras of EasyIP Lite series.
• HDMI and USB signal transmission in optical fiber.

On December 15, 2023, the nearly month-long World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) in Dubai concluded, with major decisions on mobile communications. The co...

• Sunell NVRs – disabling notifications via alarm input.
• Fiber optic overhead line – LINEO bracket.
• DVB-T2 signal measurement in channel amplifier.
• DS-KD-TDM display module for Hikvision IP video intercom.
• ULTIPOWER industrial switches

Japanese engineers have broken the record for data transmission using a single fiber optic cable, exceeding the speed of 22.9 Pbit/s (Petabits/second). This is ...

• RACK cabinet in a multi-family building – termination of cabling for TV, LAN and fiber optic systems.
• AS07STCA-4K – professional measurement of RTV/SAT signals.
• Messaging users of Hikvision IP video intercom system from iVMS-4200 application.
• Basics of IP addressing – part 7 – DDNS.