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Ok, I may have gotten a little carried away. 7100 feet of cable. 65 alarm runs plus a crapload of cat 5 and 6. At least it looks all purdy like.... until the drywallers and painters make a mess of it. :) Hardwired Security Solutions www.KeepSafeSystems.ca

The Surrey RCMP is now compiling a database of private citizens and businesses with video surveillance systems. This will assist them in catching criminals faster. Please consider registering your system. Note, registering does not mean the police will have unfettered access to your cameras. This just means they will know whom to contact if the need footage of a certain area. I am happy to help any monitored customer who has had their video surveillance system installed by Ke...epSafe Systems, retrieve video footage for the police at no charge. Together we can help fight crime. To learn more about #projectIris http://ow.ly/e5R150BLmdQ

Now for something completely different. I've never been a fan of the fear mongering which is all too common in the security alarm industry, I prefer to make people laugh. Chaos and Aquarius are two of the KeepSafe Systems Chinchilla Mascots. Thank you Corycatures for the amazing artwork... and for making me look a little younger and less flabby www.KeepSafeSystems.ca for all your Hardwired Security needs. If you need some cool artwork, contact Cory, I suck at drawing. I am much better at pulling my wire.

Just a quick blog post. A slightly different spin on the whole covid thing. A rough draft which I will get back to at a later date https://www.keepsafesystems.ca/Keeping%20Safe%20During%20Co

I like to believe those I know would know better than to call 911 when they see an American plate. Perhaps someone knows someone who does not know better. Pass it on.

So the wife said the two creeks were not loud enough to drown out the neighbours, since I switched to smaller 12 Volt Pumps. So I decided to make a fountain. I didnt like the ones the stores had, so I got creative with my hammer drill and a rock. This is what happens when you ask an alarm guy to do something simple Nobody really "needs" to control their pond creek, fountain and lighting through their alarm panel.... Now the clay in the pond just needs to settle. After that Im going to cut the black pipe to just under water level and maybe toss on a spray head of some sort.

I was rooting around an old dropbox account looking for some chinchilla pictures, for a marketing project I am working on, and I stumbled across this one. I jokingly referred to this as my Red Green Buzzer. While there wasnt any ducttape involved, there was some double sided tape. This involves a long story about a wandering mother system for a client whos mom had Alzheimers. This system had to be installed while she was out of the house. Oh ya, and it was on Bowen Island.... On the first day there, the mother decided she wanted to come home from the mainland, so there was a mad dash to try to get something up and running, plus clean up all signs of my being there. Pictures were taken beforehand, to ensure everything was back in its place. Aaaaanyway..... this wireless chime was the result. I took a wireless router transformer from my truck along with a piezo buzzer and a Paradox wireless Relay Module. I slapped it together with some double sided tape and the customer loved it. Other parts of the system included integration with a wireless paging system, which gave the client instant paging notification of which gate was opened. This was a very large property with several gates. This job was quite different from the normal installation as I ended up running the wire through Garden hose (not to code but it was temporary and needed to blend in) I even ran wire through a conduit hidden in a log.

This is the great thing about hardwired alarm systems. They are generally universally upgradable to newer hardwired alarm systems. In this case I am upgrading an alarm system which was installed around 20 years ago. This happens to be a fairly large system in a 5 level building with 80 zones and 7 separate partitions (areas of the system which arm and disarm individually with different levels of access) The panel I am taking out used to be considered fairly state of the art, ...but it has become clunky and outdated. The new system will have more features and will also be able to be remotely controlled by smart phone App. Gates and doors will also be able to be remotely controlled. The Upgrade is happening tomorrow and to limit system downtime, I am getting the programming ready on my laptop. Once the panel is powered up and connected to the network, I will be able to simply dump the programming from my laptop to the new security alarm panel. The stack of paper on my keyboard is a 100 page programming printout from the old panel. If the system was wireless, all of the 80 detectors would have to be replaced. In this case I only need to replace the panel, zone expanders and keypads. For more reasons why hardwired security systems are better than wireless, check out www.KeepSafeSystems.ca

Great work Vancouver Police Department, finally a video evidence upload portal. In this case I have 4.6 GB of video surveillance to send. Typically this would involve meeting up with the investigating officer to hand off a USB stick. Now I can do the same thing sitting in front of a computer sipping espresso and posting on fecesbook. 40% uploaded now. I need another espresso. For more on Video Surveillance solutions, check out www.KeepSafeSystems.ca/video

Delta Police are seeking information regarding the vandalism of the playground equipment at Beach Grove Elementary School. The Vandalism occurred on the weekend of June 13 - 14th If anyone has information regarding this incident, please contact Delta Police.

Great local family business. Here is an opportunity for you to save some money as Bayside moves to a new location. I know the new location, but it wouldnt really be a "guess"

If you are in vancouver around 1st and Burrard... check out this local family owned and operated business, recovering from the covid shutdown

Not related to electronic security alarms or video surveillance, but it is important. Bank App fraud is up and the methods may surprise you. Be careful with the Apps you download. https://www.ic3.gov/media/2020/200610.aspx

More and more companies, authorities and institutions use MOBOTIX thermal technology as a #proactive #warning system. MOBOTIX TR (Thermal Radiometry) technology allows you to #measure #thermal radiation in the entire image area and assign a temperature value to each pixel.

Occasionally there is a need for an "old school" solution. In this case a very simple custom circuit involving a couple relays, diodes and whosits. The end result a keyswitch bypasses the gate alarm contact, and opens the gate. Once the key is turned back the gate closes and once the gate is closed the gate contact is unbypassed. The white casing is just some Miracle Putty to protect the whosits, so it can all be placed in a box. www.KeepSafeSystens.ca - Custom security solutions

I would say this speaks about many of my self employed friends and customers. Stand strong everyone, what does not kill you makes you stronger. Being self employed is a lifestyle. You gave up the creature comforts of a "real job" when you started on this journey. You have been here before, just in a different way.

I just stumbled across this template I made for cutting out mounting holes for 27 MOBOTIX MX Displays at a job a couple of years ago. I even put a felt back on it so it wouldnt scuff the paint.

Do you need thermal detection in your workplace? We can help with systems which can fully integrate into your video surveillance / security system For more check out www.KeepSafeSystems.ca

Here is the High Def extended zoomed in version of a Mothers Day Robin Hatch. The footage is from a 6 Megapixel Mobotix surveillance camera. What makes this interesting is how the frame rate was maintained at an acceptable level, even though the camera was recording 6 megapixel images. In most cases, there is a trade off between frame rate and resolution (typically inversely proportional) check out the mostly fluid nature of her breathing and movement.. all at 6 Mega Pixels. For more information on KeepSafe Systems and MOBOTIX AG, check out www.KeepSafeSystems.ca

Happy Mothers Day Update : hatchling just born on Mothers Day. Here is a link to the extended video. It goes from her jumping the moment she feels something all the way to the moment the baby opens its beak for the first time... https://www.facebook.com/949123981872813/posts/2881018508683341?vh=e&sfns=mo This was pulled from the Robin cam this morning. No hatchlings yet, but they must be moving around in the shell, as she keeps tilting her head and listening for something

A live 6 megapixel feed from a mobotix S26 sensor zap strapped to a branch in a bush. So covert, she isnt even phased by it. The actual camera is capable of having two image sensors, so i have a remote close up and an overview, while the bulk of the camera is in the house. More pictures to come of the hatching at www.KeepSafeSystems.ca For security reasons I cannot open the live stream up to the general public but I will post updates

....and this is why I ALWAYS lock the door. Sure, this was at 1AM, but people try doors at all times of the day. This happened in the Lower Mainland. For more tips on how to keep safe, check out www.keepsafesystems.ca/protection101

This is a perfectly written explanation of the current situation. I did not write it but I did add a few things in the middle. --------------- WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT...Continue reading

I know a lot of small business clients are struggling to make their rent during this mandatory shut down. The Feds have just announced some relief. The partnership with the province has me sceptical, but hopefully it works out for those in need. Here is the link https://pm.gc.ca//prime-minister-announces-partnerships-pr

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I jokingly refer to my.... ummm... fetish?? with accuracy as "Kraut OCD" but certain instances require accuracy (in my mind every situation) Some camera manufacturers claim using thermal cameras to detect body temperature is a plug and play exercise.... not so much, when accuracy is key. Check out this webinar from Mobotix and see how a properly installed and calibrated MOBOTIX thermal camera can provide a more accurate indication of what is going on.

If you are looking for a great way to make quarantine more bearable, Shelley makes amazing chocolates. They can also be shipped to someone as a gift... nudge nudge wink wink ;p This is a local small business

Something to think about

Mobotix Intelligent Thermal IP Cameras available from KeepSafeSystems.ca Technology which can save lives

I could tag all the health care professionals I have as friends, but I would not want to accidentally leave someone out. https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca//chevron-offering-gas-d I wonder if the discount also applies to those working in the hospital to make sure it is running. They are just as exposed. ... Nice gesture, though.

To keep my friends and customers safe, this is my new motto.

MOBOTIX cameras on German television! Our #MOBOTIX M12 cameras were shown yesterday on ZDF. As part of the award-winning German documentary program "Terra X-... Fascination Earth: Antarctica". For more than 10 years, the cameras have been providing reliable service in the planets most hostile environment. At the German polar station Neumayer III of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, the extremely robust, maintenance-free and weatherproof MOBOTIX video technology is used for digital image data acquisition. This allows research work to be monitored, weather developments to be observed and the measuring instruments to be kept in view. Neumayer Station III webcam https://bit.ly/2umBHFE

I just wired this into a home today. Check out www.KeepSafeSystems.ca reducing the risk of loss from more than just the "bad guys"

With the ongoing international concern over COVID-19 aka Corona virus, there is a technological solution to help contain the spread. Mobotix has a Thermal camera which can detect temperatures within an area. This can be used in public spaces to detect individuals with a fever. For more on the capabilities of Mobotix IP Cameras, check out ... www.keepsafesystems.ca/mobotix%20MX73%20facial%20recognitio

Making video surveillance fun again Next step playing Greta saying "how dare you" when a fire door is opened

Mobotix Thermal cameras are available from www.KeepSafeSystems.ca

There isnt any audio on this camera, but the view is nice. The visitor seems to think so too. https://www.KeepSafeSystems.ca for more information on MOBOTIX AG Cameras

Worth sharing, as they target the elderly.

As I sit here looking at a Tattoo I had done to remember my Dad, this blog post popped into my memory. It is probably my favourite out of all the stuff I wrote on my website. https://www.keepsafesystems.ca/Everything%20Matters