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Traffic Cables 3M Cold Shrink Case Study:High Speed Data Communications 04 05 06
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Article: The costs of poor power quality Test Equipment Solutions Case Study: Rail Signalling Industrial Networking Solutions Cybertec Dual SIM Din Rail 3G Router 08 10 12 13 14
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Article: Using Wireless for Video Surveillance 15
Audio Visual
Case Study: Digital Signage for Wayfinding Fibre Optic Video and Data for PTZ Cameras 18 19
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Madison customers from Brisbane North to Rockhampton and can be reached on 0400 060 372. Be it tight deadlines or complex projects, Madisons Cabling & Connectivity team is on hand to assist in making your project come together on time and on budget.
The full TES team of six people, including three products specialists, support staff and a calibration manager, has joined the Madison team at the Brisbane head office as of July 1st 2012. We wouldnt be able to offer the quality technical and product support in test and measurement without the team from TES, David Redfern said, Their knowledge of customer needs and their industry is truly expert. For information on Test and Measurement or electrical and electronic calibration services, call the Madison Test and Measurement team on 1300 788 956. To see a full TES range of test and measurement products go to www.madisontech.com.au/tes
For more information on Test & Measurement or our Calibration Services call 1300 788 956.
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Description 1 Core, 7/0.5mm, 16 AWG with a Black UV Stabilised XLPE Sheath 1 Pair, 7/0.5mm, 16 AWG with a Black 4V-75 PVC Outer Sheath 19 Core with an Orange 5V-90 PVC UV Resistant Sheath 29 Core with an Orange 5V-90 PVC UV Resistant Sheath 51 Core with an Orange 5V-90 PVC UV Resistant Sheath
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Applications Primary electrical insulation for all solid dielectric (rubber and plastic) insulated wire and cable splicing rated to 1000 volts. Physical protection and moisture sealing for high-voltage, air-insulated connectors and lugs such as spacer cable and lug connections to bus bar. Relocation of service. Dig-in and sheath repairs. Environmental sealing for communication and other nonelectrical applications.
Project Overview
Hamer Hall opened in 1982 as the Melbourne Concert Hall on a site with an illustrious cultural history. In 2011, a Master plan was determined for the Southbank Cultural Precinct Redevelopment. The purpose of the redevelopment is to create a world renowned state-of-the-art facility that would secure Melbournes reputation as Australias cultural capital for years to come. The first stage of the plan consists of a revitalisation of Hamer Hall and its surrounds. The final outcome will deliver significantly improved amenities with new stairs, escalators and lifts, better disabled access; new, expanded foyer spaces, improved acoustics, new auditorium seating, cutting edge staging systems and technology; a spectacular new outlook to the city, and new connections to St Kilda Road and the Yarra River.
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> Continued Patch Panels and Cat. 6A 48 Port 1RU High Density Patch Panels, Patch Leads and 50 km of R&M Cat. 6A 4pr Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cable as well as the R&M Cat. 6 A ISO Jack, cable management, racks and communications cabinets, Ethernet switching and face plates. This project was the first of its kind in Australia to use the Cat. 6 A ISO Jack from R&M, which allows for 10 Gigabit plus Ethernet, and results in a longer life for the cabling infrastructure. The R&M Cat. 6 A ISO Jack is the only module with automatic cutting without a tool which leads to fast, easy termination and consistent results. The small form factor enables high density applications while maintaining backward compatibility with a full range of patch panels and most outlets. The Benefits PSG Electrical Solutions was able to source the comprehensive cabling solution from one location, minimising the number of suppliers and creating a streamlined and effective way of sourcing goods. The use of the Cat. 6 A ISO Jack from R&M provided a compact high density solution. The modular 48 port 1RU panel is the most innovative solution on the market, utilising half the rack space of a traditional solution without compromising performance quality. This was proven during the testing phase with the R&M Cat. 6A network receiving the highest test Contractor: End User:
results of any R&M installation over the past 12 months in Asia Pacific. The solution provided by Madison is state-of-the-art, designed to excel at the initial bandwidth required by Hamer Hall and cope well with any future bandwidth requirements. The solution was easy to install, saving PSG Electrical Solutions valuable time and cost on the installation.
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Heres an example. A factory is making plastic webbing that must be of uniform thickness. Operators consistently report high scrap rates in the late afternoon. The machine speed variances can be directly traced to low voltage caused by heavy HVAC loads. The operations manager calculates the net scrap costs are $3,000 per day. Thats the revenue cost of the low voltage. But, dont forget other costs, such as those identified for downtime.
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> Continued Until now, capturing the cost of energy waste caused by power quality issues was a task for the most expert engineers. The cost of waste could only be calculated by serious number crunching, a direct measurement of the waste and monetisation was not possible. With the patented algorithms used by some power quality analysers, waste caused by common power quality issues such as harmonics and unbalance can be measured directly. By inputting the cost of energy in to the instrument the cost is directly calculated. Organisations can reduce power usage by eliminating inefficiencies in their distribution systems. Inefficiency sources include: high neutral currents due to unbalanced loads and triplen harmonics heavily loaded transformers, especially those serving non-linear loads. Old motors, old drives and other motorrelated issues highly distorted power, which may cause excessive heating in the power system. Organisations can avoid power factor penalties by correcting for power factor. Generally this involves installing correction capacitors. But, first correct for distortion on the system capacitors can present low impedance to harmonics and installing inappropriate PF correction can result in resonance or burned out capacitors. Consult a power quality engineer before correcting PF if harmonics are present. Organisations can reduce peak demand charges by managing peak-loading. Unfortunately, many organisations overlook a major component of this cost, which is the effect of poor power quality on peak power usage, and underestimate overpayments. To determine the real costs of peak-loading, organisations need to know three things: 1. normal power usage 2. clean power power usage 3. peak-loading charge structure. By eliminating power quality problems, organisations reduce the size of the peak demands and the base from which they start. By using load management, organisations can control when specific equipment operates and thus how the loads stack on top of each other. For example, a building averages 515 kWh and the peakload is 650 kWh. Add load management to move some loads around so that fewer loads stack on top of each other at once and the new peak-load will rarely go beyond 595 kWh. Saving money with PQ Now that the costs of poor power quality have been tallied, ways to eliminate these costs need to be considered.
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The following steps can assist organisations in eliminating the costs of poor power quality. Examine design. Determine how the system can best support processes and what infrastructure is needed to prevent failure. Verify circuit capacity before installing new equipment. Re-check critical equipment after configuration changes. Comply with standards. For example, examine the grounding system for compliance with IEEE-142. Examine the power distribution system for compliance with IEEE-141. Examine power protection. This includes lightning protection, transient voltage surge suppressor (TVSS) and surge suppression. Are these properly specified and installed? Get baseline test data on all loads. This is the key to predictive maintenance and it lets organisations spot emerging problems. Question mitigation. Mitigating power quality problems includes correction, for example grounding repair and coping, for example K-rated transformers. Consider power conditioning and backup power. Review maintenance practices. Is testing followed up with corrective actions? Conduct periodic surveys at critical points, for example, check neutral to ground voltage and ground current on feeders and critical branch circuits. Conduct infrared surveys of distribution equipment. Determine root causes of failures to prevent recurrences. Use monitoring. Can voltage distortions be seen before they overheat motors? Can transients be tracked? If power monitoring is not installed it will be difficult to see a problem coming but the downtime it causes cant be missed. At this point, an organisation will need to determine the costs of prevention and remediation and then compare those to the costs of poor power quality. Organisations can then justify the investment needed to fix the power quality problems. Undertaking power quality testing and monitoring in-house is surprisingly affordable and will always cost less than downtime.
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Hameg Oscilloscopes
The oscilloscope is the most important measuring instrument for the characterisation of signals in the time domain. HAMEG Instruments offers the most comprehensive portfolio for the diverse areas of application in industry, handcraft, science, education, training, and service as well as the private sector. In addition to their innovative DSOs (Digital Storage Oscilloscopes) and MSOs (Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes) the purely Analog Oscilloscope HM400 with the classical CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) also available. 350MHz 2 (4) Channel Digital Oscilloscope Features 4GSa/s real time, 50GSa/s random sampling, low noise flash A/D converter 4MPts memory, memory zoom up to 100,000:1 MSO (Mixed Signal Opt. HO3508 [HO3516]) with 8 [16] logic channels Serial bus trigger and hardware accelerated decode incl. List View, I2C, SPI, UART/RS-232, CAN, LIN (optional) Automatic search for user defined events Pass/Fail test based on masks Vertical sensitivity 1mV/div., offset control 0.2...20V 12div. x-Axis display range, 20div. y-Axis display range (VirtualScreen) Trigger modes: Slope, Video, Pulsewidth, Logic, Delayed, Event 6 digit counter, Automeasurement: max. 6 parameters incl. Statistic, Formula Editor, Ratiocursor, FFT: 64kPts Crisp 16.5cm (6.5) TFT VGA display, DVI output Lowest noise fan 3 x USB for mass storage, printer and remote control optional IEEE-488 (GPIB) or Ethernet/USB
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Project Overview
Invensys were commissioned by KiwiRail Network to provide the signalling works as a part of the $500 million Auckland Metropolitan Resignalling Project. The new signalling system from Invensys replaces nearly all of the existing signalling equipment including; signals, train detection, point machines, interlocking, communications infrastructure and control systems (Burton, 2010). Invensys approached Madison Technologies to recommend and supply backbone network technology for the signalling and communications systems.
Ethernet Switch with the Westermo Operating System (WeOS). The WeOS enables the Layer Three Ethernet Switch to provide both static and dynamic routing, thereby meeting the requirement for a compact switch and router solution. The compact Lynx+ is the smallest Layer Three Switch available on the market and in this instance, could provide both the redundant support and the networking capability needed whilst keeping within the size limitations of the existing wayside cabinets. Designed for use in industrial applications, the Lynx+ has no moving parts, a robust metal DIN rail housing, is EN50121-4 accredited for railway trackside applications and rated for operating temperatures of -40 to 70C. The Lynx+ also delivers advanced functionality for VLANs with support for up to 64 virtual networks. This, combined with Layer 3 protocols, allows for unprecedented levels of network security. The Lynx+ provides network redundancy on a routing level with VRRP, firewall, NAT, port forwarding and IPSec-encrypted VPNs as well as support for SNMPv3, VLAN DPD and IMGP Snooping; giving the signalling network the security it needs to maintain the safety and integrity of the signalling system and ensure that the signals are at the right phase at the right time.
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> Continued Madisons Research and Design team were tasked with the design and manufacture of a sliding draw FOBOT that would suit the cabinet requirements. Madisons Design Engineer, Richard Anderson, worked with the Invensys engineers to ensure the FOBOT would fit within the specifications of the cabinet. A prototype was then designed and produced for testing on site. Invensys determined that the Lynx+ and the Madison FOBOT were the best option for the application, at which point Madison provided equipment for evaluation and testing with the existing equipment. Madison also provided post sales technical support throughout this process. Prior to dispatch, Madisons Technical Support Engineers lab tested each unit to ensure it would work out in the field, saving on installation time for the integrators. During the initial installation, any glitches or issues that arose were dealt with immediately by both the Madison Technical Support team and Westermos Research and Design team, located in Sweden. The Benefits Madison was able to provide a solution to multiple technical issues facing Invensys. This ability to research and design a solution that would meet the particular demands of the project allowed Invensys to streamline their suppliers and processes. The speed and availability of high level technical support from Madison and Westermo Technical Support Engineers as well as the pre-delivery lab testing of equipment ensured that project downtimes were limited and implementation costs were kept down during the installation phase. The FOBOT was built and designed specifically for this project; therefore Invensys could be confident that the solution would ensure future modular ability within their signalling cabinet as the project progresses. The Lynx+ has now been standardised across the network and as the project is rolled out across New Zealand, Invensys isable to order and install with assurance that the stock will be lab tested prior to despatch.
Westermo Lynx+
Switch and Router one box Solution
Lynx+ is an Ethernet switch with an enhanced set of functions for advanced layer 2 switching as well as layer 3 routing. Static and dynamic routing is possible and the most widely used routing protocols, OSPFv2 and RIPv1/ v2 are supported. OSPFv2 and RIPv1/v2. Lynx+ has a wide range of Layer 3 network features for improved security such as VRRP, NAT, Port Forward, Firewall, IPSec VPN etc. Features includes: Made Easy and secure configuration Web config and CLI Future-proof feature rich software platform WeOS Exstensive routing support OSPF, RIP, VRRP, Firewall IPsec VPN, SNMPv3, VLAN, IGMP Snooping Interoperability with Redfox and Wolverine series True industrial specification
For more information on our range of Industrial Networking Solutions, contact a Madison Networking specialist on 1800 72 79 79.
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Cybertec Applications
NEW RELEASE
The Cybertec 2350 Dual-SIM Cellular router is designed to provide back-up cellular network connectivity to achieve the highest level of availability for critical network applications. With built-in Dual-SIM fail-over, a secondary cellular network provider can be utilised should the primary providers connection fail. The Dual-SIM architecture provides enhanced functionality and alleviates potential issues with network service provider outages.
Utilities Pole-top device connectivity for power utilities SCADA and telemetry communications Smart metering - oil and gas, water and renewable energy Grid management
The Dual-SIM design also provides benefits for large-scale deployments on equipment spread over a wide geographic area. By installing SIM cards from two different network providers prior to deployment, a choice is available to activate only the SIM corresponding to the provider with the strongest signal strength at each individual location. An integrated DIN rail mount gives the 2350 a compact form factor which ensures easy front access to both the Ethernet switch and serial port. Wireless Network Support for 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 3.5G networks UMTS/HSPA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz HSDPA: 14.4Mbps downlink HSUPA: 5.76Mbps uplink Supports circuit-switched data Location information provided by GPS Networking & Functionality Serial IP Gateway / Modbus IP Serial Gateway / DNP3 IP Serial Gateway PPP Server / PPP Client / Modem Emulation Built-in 2-port 10/100 fast Ethernet switch 1 x RS232 DCE fully isolated serial port Integrated DIN rail mount Management DNP3 Outstation Email and/or SMS functionality for remote monitoring, diagnosis and event management Security Firewall, SSL and IPsec VPN services Environmental Industrial design, 20C to +60C temperature range (+70C with restricted operation) 10 to 60 VDC voltage range
Mining & Resources Machine temperature and vibration reporting Failover for monitoring systems
Business Services Intelligent transport Parking meters Building automation and control CCTV security surveillance Digital signage management
For more information on the Cybertec range of Industrial Modem/Routers, contact a Madison Networking specialist on 1800 72 79 79.
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A wireless connection can solve all of these issues. For example, consider the forecourt of a CBD building. Ideally, cameras would be placed facing the building to show the entire front faade and forecourt areas. To provide comprehensive surveillance, two or three cameras might be required. This was the scenario with a recent project in the centre of Sydney where the most suitable camera locations were actually on the front of the building across the road, facing to the forecourt of the building being covered. To run three fibre optic cables across the road and up to level three of the building would have cost many thousands of dollars. Instead, a deal was negotiated to allow the installation of three cameras and wireless units and to provide power to them on the building across the road. The wireless units transmitted the camera signals
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To become an Authorised Madison Wireless Partner or to receive further information on the Alvarion range, contact a Madison Wireless specialist on 1800 12 22 23 .
P2P Link Wireless Unit Wireless Unit To Security Network LAN Switch
Distances up to 30kms
Alvarion Model B10 B14 IP Surveillance Cameras (up to 60 per link) B28 B100 Ultra
Number of Cameras 2 3 6 20 60
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Please Note: All figures quoted are indicative only, assuming approx 3Mbps per camera. Distance, terrain, and path obstructions all affect the link capacity. Camera frame-rates, and resolution greatly affect the bandwidth required.
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Project Overview
The $14.3 million Queensland Museum refurbishment program was undertaken in conjunction with maintenance works and was designed to enhance access for visitors with a new light-filled entry space on Grey Street, a new internal lift, replacement of escalators and new stairs between gallery levels. (Cultural Centre South Bank, 2011) As a part of the refurbishment, Queensland Museum wanted to improve the way finding and internal promotional capabilities of the museum. With a new layout and new exhibitions scheduled, the Queensland Museum had a unique opportunity to capitalise on new technologies and implement a state of the art digital signage system. Queensland Museum wanted the digital signage system to display way finding information, admission pricing, promote upcoming and current events and provide a medium through which the Museums benefactors could be acknowledged. After preliminary research, Queensland Museum approached Madison Technologies to propose and deliver a digital signage solution that would meet its requirements.
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Inside > Fibre Optic Video & Data for PTZ Cameras
> Continued The Benefits Queensland Museum installed and applied the SpinetiX Digital Signage solution prior to the re-opening in January, 2012 and has reported that the management team are extremely happy with the solution. Queensland Museum Systems Developer Ric Manalac said, The digital signage worked first time, which is important when youre working on a big project with a definite deadline. With no ongoing costs associated with hardware or software, Queensland Museum will not incur unexpected expenses in the future. Cameron Lucas is available for ongoing technical support for Queensland Museum. Having attended factory training in Switzerland, Cameron is uniquely positioned to provide local technical support for the SpinetiX range of Digital Signage products and solutions where and when required. To see the SpinetiX Digital Signage solution in action, visit the Queensland Museum, corner Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Bank. For more information on our range of Digital Signage Solutions, contact a Madison Audio Visual specialist on 1800 00 77 80. End User:
Voscom Fibre Optic Video & Data Transmission for PTZ Cameras
NEW STOCK
10-Bit Digitally Encoded Video Transmitter & Receiver VOS-8010FBMT/R can transmit 8-Channel 10-Bit Digitally Encoded quality video and one return data, delivering a sharper image with better colour quantification and faster, more efficient codecs. The unit supports RS485, RS232, RS422 protocols and is designed for applications that require control of PTZ cameras. The unit is available in Single Mode or Multimode and can support FC or ST connectors. Features 10-Bit digitally encoded video transmission Supports point-to-point or daisy-chain connection Compatible with all PAL, NTSC, and SECAM video systems Data support for RS485 (2-wire or 4-wire), RS232, RS422 Multimode fibre support for distances up to 1.2 km Single Mode fibre support for distances up to 100 km No EMI or RFI and no ground loops Support coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) Stand alone or rack mount
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