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Southwest Microwave’s field-proven sensor technologies provide reliable perimeter detection options for security-sensitive applications and harsh exterior environments.
Unique digital signal processing capabilities. Scalable networking and control options. User-friendly installation tools. Whether your goal is reliable intrusion detection, seamless integration or ease of deployment, INTREPID™ smart sensors offer best-in-class performance to handle the most challenging high-security applications in the harshest environmental conditions. INTREPID™ technologies are recognized to provide the highest probability of detection and lowest nuisance alarm rates, ensuring that your front line and critical inner perimeter elements are protected by proven, trusted technologies that evolve with your security needs.
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Southwest Microwave offers a range of IP-based perimeter intrusion detection sensors to address our customers’ evolving site infrastructure requirements. Each INTREPID POE sensor operates as a secure element that seamlessly integrates with third-party IP/POE-based security devices such as cameras and access control systems for greater system design flexibility, reduced installation costs, decreased power consumption, and convenient local or remote monitoring and servicing.
INTREPID™ MicroPoint™-POE-S is an IP-based perimeter fence detection system ideal for applications with cut-or-climb intrusion risks. This solution easily integrates with existing third-party IP / POE security devices and cameras. Proprietary Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms precisely locate intrusion attempts to within 1.1 m (3.6 ft) while ignoring harmless disturbances, producing superior probability of detection (PD) and a low nuisance alarm rate (NAR). This solution couples the field-proven performance of MicroPoint II with TCP/IP network integration via a single Ethernet cable, providing installation and maintenance convenience, system design flexibility and lower infrastructure costs.
An embedded, browser-based Installation Service Tool enables local or remote configuration and management of the system, eliminating the need for software downloads. Reporting features include enhanced visual scatter graphs showcasing events and alarms for at-a-glance decision-making and trend analysis.
INTREPID™ Model 316-POE-S (K-band) is a CE-rated volumetric IP-based perimeter detection sensor for fencelines, open areas, gates, entryways, walls and rooftop applications. Combining Southwest Microwave’s field-proven detection performance with advanced embedded Digital Signal Processing to discriminate between intrusion attempts and environmental disturbances, Model 316-POE-S mitigates risk of site compromise while preventing nuisance alarms.
Designed for maximum protection against sabotage, Model 316-POE-S is a high-security detection solution for security-sensitive sites. Heavy-duty components and packaging plus integrated radome tamper switches impede physical abuse. Superior EMI/RFI shielding protects sensor electronics against external electromagnetic or radio frequency interference.
INTREPID™ Model 334-POE-S (X-band) is a high-security volumetric perimeter detection sensor for fencelines, open areas, walls, gates, entryways, and rooftop security applications. Combining field-proven detection performance with advanced Digital Signal Processing algorithms to discriminate between intrusion attempts and environmental disturbances, Model 334-POE-S mitigates risk of site compromise while preventing nuisance alarms.
This IP-based solution integrates with new or existing TCP/IP networks via a single Ethernet cable, providing installation and maintenance convenience, system design flexibility and lower infrastructure costs. Model 334-POE-S Transmitters and Receivers feature an embedded browser-based Installation Service Tool (IST) for local or remote setup on an authorized PC or mobile device. Units can be dual, triple or quad-stacked with Model 336-POE K-Band Digital Microwave Links to fortify ultra-high security applications with risk of prone crawling or bridging attack. Hi-rel options are also available.
INTREPID™ Model 336-POE-S (K-band) is a volumetric IP-based perimeter detection sensor for fencelines, open areas, gates, entryways, walls and rooftop applications. Combining Southwest Microwave’s field-proven detection performance with advanced embedded Digital Signal Processing to discriminate between intrusion attempts and environmental disturbances, Model 336-POE-S mitigates risk of site compromise while preventing nuisance alarms.
Designed for maximum protection against sabotage, Model 336-POE-S is a high-security detection solution for security-sensitive sites. Heavy-duty components and packaging plus integrated radome tamper switches impede physical abuse. Superior EMI/RFI shielding protects sensor electronics against external electromagnetic or radio frequency interference. Six crystal-controlled, field-selectable modulation channels with narrow band filtering prevent interference between sensors.
Southwest Microwave offers a range of IP-based perimeter intrusion detection sensors to address our customers’ evolving site infrastructure requirements. Each INTREPID POE sensor operates as a secure element that seamlessly integrates with third-party IP/POE-based security devices such as cameras and access control systems for greater system design flexibility, reduced installation costs, decreased power consumption, and convenient local or remote monitoring and servicing.
Our INTREPID™ Series II systems offer unique features and detection capabilities to reliably protect the highest security sites and perform in harsh climatic extremes. And for unparalleled configuration and operating convenience, this advanced detection suite employs a common, open architecture communications protocol, universal set-up software, scalable system controllers and a broad input voltage range – eliminating the high cost and complication traditionally associated with integrating multiple sensor technologies.
Finally, high-performance perimeter protection meets true systems convergence. With INTREPID’s single-platform sensor technologies, deploy any combination of fence, buried and digital microwave solutions on a unified network platform – to protect each portion of your perimeter with an optimal sensor for that location.
MicroPoint™ II is the industry’s highest performing fence sensor, using proprietary Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms to precisely locate intrusion attempts to within 1.1 m (3.6 ft) while ignoring harmless disturbances caused by wind, rain or vehicle traffic. The system leverages a unique calibration process, Sensitivity Leveling™, to account for variations in fence fabric or tension to provide uniform detection along the fenceline.
With a coverage area of 400 m (1312 ft) per processor, the MicroPoint™ II system consists of a Processor Module and two sensor cables that are tie-wrapped to a perimeter fence or topper wire. The Processor Module provides the system intelligence to perform powerful alarm signal processing, DC power distribution and data communications networking (via FSK), eliminating the need for extra wiring. Zones are controlled via system software – independent of processor location – keeping hardware costs low and offering maximum flexibility. The number and location of zones can be easily altered to meet changing site conditions.
For use at United States correctional facilities, INTREPID™ MicroNet™ II has been the industry’s highest performing fence detection technology for more than 25 years, using proprietary Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms to precisely locate escape attempts to within 1.1 m (3.6 ft) while ignoring harmless distributed events such as wind, rain or vehicle traffic. The system provides the superior signal-to-noise ratio, bandwidth and dynamic range to deliver high probability of detection (Pd) and low nuisance alarm rate (NAR).
With a coverage area of 400 m (1312 ft) per processor, the MicroNet™ II system consists of a MicroNet™ Processor Module housed in a NEMA 4 steel enclosure and two MicroPoint™ sensor cables that are tie-wrapped to a perimeter fence or topper wire. MicroNet II detection zones are set in software to cost-effectively tailor zoning to suit a correctional facility’s unique requirements.
MicroTrack™ II is the industry’s highest performing buried cable sensor, designed to fully adapt to its environment, setting new standards for performance by providing covert, terrain-following detection that is uniform along a site’s perimeter. It pinpoints the location of perimeter disturbances to within 2.2 m using a target’s spatial and time signatures to discriminate legitimate intrusions from harmless disturbances. The system’s high signal-to-noise ratio and precise target location produce superior probability of detection and a very low false/nuisance alarm rate (FAR/NAR).
With a coverage range of 400 m (1312 ft) per processor, the system consists of a MicroTrack™ II processor unit and two sensor cable pairs that may be buried along a facility’s perimeter in soil, asphalt or concrete. A detection field is created around the sensor cable pair, enabling the detection of intrusions. Detection zones are set in software to cost-effectively tailor zoning to suit a site’s unique requirements.
INTREPID™ MicroWave 330 (K-band) is a volumetric perimeter detection system for fencelines, open areas, gates, entryways, walls, and rooftop applications. Based on Southwest Microwave’s field-proven microwave detection technology, it reliably detects human intruders with minimal environmental nuisance alarms. Advanced digital signal processing (DSP) allows continuous monitoring of intrusion alarm and tamper switch status, received signal strength, and detection parameters.
MicroWave 330’s tethered mode of operation optimizes sensor control. Its on-board synchronization circuitry eliminates external interference and allows multiple MicroWave 330s and Southwest Microwave transceivers to operate without mutual interference between sensors. Units can be stacked for ultra-high security applications. As part of the new-generation INTREPID™ family, MicroWave 330 networks seamlessly with the MicroPoint™ II Fence Detection Sensor and MicroTrack™ II Buried Cable Detection Sensor using a common, open architecture communications protocol.
These leading-edge standalone microwave and fence detection technologies offer unprecedented ease of set-up and deployment with user-friendly installation software, letting installers tailor a solution for the user’s individualized requirements in minutes. These high-performance sensors incorporate advanced, proprietary digital signal processing (DSP) capabilities to optimize discrimination between intrusion attempts and environmental disturbances – mitigating risk of site compromise while effectively preventing nuisance alarms.
Offering unprecedented ease of use, INTREPID™ UniZone™ is a high-performance, standalone perimeter fence detection sensor designed to reliably and cost-effectively protect smaller critical infrastructure sites vulnerable to terror attack, sabotage, asset theft or liability risk.
UniZone™ protects up to 200 linear m (656 linear ft) of fenceline, and consists of a sensor mounted to the fence or in a nearby control room, and a single MicroPoint™ sensor cable tie-wrapped to the fence or topper to detect cut / climb attempts. UniZone™ employs advanced Point Impact Discrimination™ to monitor activity along the cable in 1.1 m (3.6 ft) increments, analyze the characteristics of each disturbance and reliably detect cut or climb intrusion attempts while ignoring harmless environmental disturbances. Superior system intelligence and powerful Digital Signal Processing successfully mitigate risk of site compromise while delivering the lowest nuisance alarm rate in the industry. The sensor is outfitted with a heavy-duty industrial enclosure to maximize resistance to rain, snow, UV radiation and mechanical abuse.
INTREPID™ Model 316 (K-band) is a CE-rated standalone volumetric perimeter detection sensor for fencelines, open areas, gates, entryways, walls and rooftop applications. The sensor employs proprietary Digital Signal Processing algorithms to classify disturbances to the detection field in real time to optimize detection performance. Intruders walking, jumping or crawling through the field are identified and detected, while common environmental disturbances are suppressed, preventing nuisance alarms.
The fully-shielded electronics module and precisely-focused parabolic antenna of Model 316 are mounted on a rugged metal baseplate and covered by a molded ABS radome for all weather operation. Heavy-duty metal pole-mounting bracket with steel swivel mount permits precise setup and provides firm lock against movement.
INTREPID™ Model 334 (X-band) is a standalone volumetric perimeter sensor for fencelines, open areas, gates, entryways, walls and rooftop applications. Its advanced embedded Digital Signal Processing (DSP) capabilities successfully discriminate between intrusion attempts and environmental disturbances. A true parabolic antenna assures long range operation, superior beam control and predictable Fresnel zones and the advanced receiver design increases detection probability by alarming on partial or complete beam interruption, increase / decrease in signal level or jamming by other transmitters.
Designed for maximum protection against physical tampering and harsh environmental conditions, Model 334 features heavy-duty components and packaging, integrated radome tamper switches and optional steel enclosures. Standalone configuration and on-board relay alarm outputs for monitoring deter the risk of hacking or other digital compromise faced by networked devices. Units can be dual, triple or quad-stacked with Model 336 K-Band Digital Microwave Links to fortify ultra-high security applications with risk of prone crawling or bridging attack.
INTREPID™ Model 336 (K-band) is a standalone volumetric perimeter detection sensor for fencelines, open areas, gates, entryways, walls and rooftop applications. Based on Southwest Microwave’s field-proven microwave detection technology, advanced embedded Digital Signal Processing (DSP) discriminates between intrusion attempts and environmental disturbances, mitigating risk of site compromise while preventing nuisance alarms.
Designed for maximum protection against sabotage, Model 336 is a high-security solution for security-sensitive sites such as nuclear plants, correctional facilities or government / military installations. Heavy-duty components and packaging, integrated radome tamper switches and optional steel enclosures for external wiring and connections prevent physical abuse. Integrated EMI / RFI shielding protects sensor electronics against external electromagnetic or radio frequency interference. The unit’s standalone configuration and on-board relay alarm outputs for monitoring eliminate the risk of hacking or other digital compromise faced by networked devices.
