Axxon PSIM 1.0.1 released

Issue 4 2023 Surveillance, Integrated Solutions, Products & Solutions

AxxonSoft has released version 1.0.1 of Axxon PSIM, an advanced distributed physical security information management platform that combines intelligent video analytics, universal IP connectivity, and event-driven automation capabilities in a single environment. The new release enhances the operation and management of large systems and includes updated video analytics and vertical solution modules.

Base PSIM

Multiple improvements have been made to Incident Manager, a convenient and versatile tool for handling events according to specified scripts. Incident Manager has flexible user rights configuration, automatically runs customised scenarios, and builds reports on operator actions. It helps organise an efficient and reliable incident handling system that best fits the specifics of the protected site.

The Video Surveillance Monitor introduces buttons that expand operator capabilities. You can add buttons to the video camera window and configure an action when a button is clicked: switch cameras or trigger a customised scenario. Switching between adjacent cameras enables the operator to keep track of an object of interest as it moves. Scenario triggering allows quick responses to events without leaving the video surveillance interface.

The camera list in the function menu of the Video Surveillance Monitor can now be sorted by ID or by name. In the window for selecting video cameras in bulk, the computer column is added, which makes it possible to sort cameras available for adding to the monitor by servers in a distributed configuration. Both features make it easier to work with large systems.

Cleaning the database of events older than the specified storage period is optimised: now it starts every three minutes instead of 24 hours. This saves disk space and reduces storage system workload when cleaning the database in a large system that generates numerous events.

Failover service now supports the transfer of the SIP Server configuration to a backup server, maintaining the operability of IP telephony when the connection to the primary server is lost. The web server supports TLS version 1.2, which improves web client connection security. RTSP server operation is improved; transmission is not interrupted when you change the video archive playback speed or select another video stream.

Video archive options have been expanded. Videogate can now start and stop recording camera video feeds on operator command or specific events, such as video detector triggering. The newly developed ArchProbe utility checks the integrity of video files recorded in the Axxon PSIM internal format. It helps detect frame drops and other video recording failures.

Axxon PSIM 1.0.1 features Drivers Pack 3.75.30 for IP device support, which introduces 110 new IP device integrations. These include cameras, DVRs, HDVRs, a thermal imager, an NVR, an analytics server, an ANPR camera, and a generic driver.

Face, POS, Auto, and DetectorPack modules

Face PSIM now implements liveness detection to prevent face spoofing. Face search results can be viewed on the map as a trail from camera to camera. This provides a clear indication of how the person moved around the site.

POS PSIM supports Cognex DataMan barcode readers, enabling the module to track objects in manufacturing and logistics applications. HTTP streaming mode is added to the MixForward utility that converts data sent from cash registers and other devices into the POS PSIM format. This enables rapid integration with any device or system that uses the HTTP protocol for data exchange.

Auto PSIM’s ‘Event Search in the Recogniser’s DBs’ feature now supports searching by vehicle make and model. This allows finding specific vehicles that have passed through checkpoints, even if their license plates are unknown. The Plates protocol view has been improved, and several other improvements have been made to the Auto PSIM module.

The most significant enhancement to DetectorPack is a scan mode that can be applied to the neural tracker; and fire and smoke detectors. In this mode, the video image is divided into multiple zones. The neural network sequentially scans these zones to detect fire, smoke, or objects specified for the neural tracker. This improves detection accuracy when using high-resolution cameras. Detection accuracy and performance have also been increased for all types of neural trackers and posture detection tools.

Find out more at www.securitysa.com/*axxon1 or contact AxxonSoft South Africa, +27 33 343 5174, [email protected], www.axxonsoft.com


1100 Cameras on Single Server

Axxon One VMS running on a Supermicro server and using the NetApp E2812 storage has been put through a series of performance tests. The purpose of the testing was to validate the hardware and software compatibility and their stable and failsafe operation within a 24/7 video surveillance solution aimed at large-scale applications. The benchmarking was organized by AxxonSoft partners, TD SYNNEX IT distribution company and NetApp at the Cyber Range Lab in Arizona, USA.

An impressive result was as many as 1100 camera connections to a single server based on the single-socket Intel Xeon Gold 6338N processor. With each camera streaming at around 2.5 Mbps, at most only 60% CPU load was observed with no frame dropping on any of the camera inputs. In total, a 2.8 Gbps throughput simultaneously recording to a single storage device from NetApp was achieved.

The superior performance characteristics confirmed during the tests make Axxon One VMS running on the Supermicro server with the NetApp storage the best-fit solution for enterprise-scale video surveillance systems comprising thousands of cameras. With NetApp E-Series systems high-density modular storage blocks, customers can scale incrementally and without limits. Thus, the solution provides consistent high-performance bandwidth, complemented by world-class flexibility and scalability, ensuring cost-effective growth.

AxxonSoft’s customisable AI video analytics helps efficiently handle customer-specific tasks in a variety of target segments. Backed by reliable and technically advanced hardware, Axxon One VMS becomes the right fit for such large sites as big office buildings, malls, airports, transportations hubs, production and mining facilities, power plants, as well as city-wide public safety setups.

Tech specs

Management and archive server:

• Third Generation Intel Xeon Processor Gold 6338N, 2.2 GHz, 32 cores.

• 512 GB RAM.

• Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard.

NetApp E2812 storage array:

• NetApp SANtricity management software 11.70.2.

• NetApp DDP technology.

• 22 x NL-SAS 7200 RPM hard drives.

Find out more at www.securitysa.com/*axxon2


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