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PSIM is the most open method of unifying and managing different technologies
and brands for use in security command & control rooms. No PACS or VMS can
provide this level of openness and customisation.
Is it fair that clients pay for their security equipment installations but do not
have full ownership of them to obtain the actual features they want? Or that
they can't deploy the security systems that they want because their control
room is tied to a PACS or VMS and won't work with a competitors system?
Unified management of different brands and systems means installing open
architecture technologies and being able to choose from best of breed, now
and in the future.
PSIM is about simplified handling procedures, geolocalised security events in
real time, and the provision of simple step by step guides to operators as well
as post event forensics and accountability of security personnel.
PSIM provides as standard : Open customization of graphics and procedures,
audit trail of user actions, scalability for multi site projects, failover and
redundancy, alarm and video wall integration irrespective of brand, video
analytics integration, escalation of events and alarms, geolocalisation, GIS,
Computer Aided Despatch and much more
Open architecture means having free access to an SDK for development, as
well as competitive development from a global network of partners, open
server and client scripting, open access to all internal graphics and editors as
well as system Runtime, the ability to customize graphics and screen layout as
you want them to be.
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ABOUT PRYSM
PRYSM was created in 1996 by software engineer Jean-Michel Belin who
was previously the software director of a well known access control
manufacturer.
The development was undertaken in partnership with a leading integration
company that was looking for a way to avoid or reduce manufacturer lock
in practices from bundled proprietary software interfaces.
Jean-Michels initial goal was to develop a unifying integration system that
managed alarms from mainstream security equipment manufacturers in
order to provide geolocalisation of events in real time and guide operators
through the next step security procedures.
At the time the only GUI (graphic user interface) open integration systems
were SCADA systems, which were used in industrial automation and were
complex and costly to deploy. It was decided to structure AppVision using
similar open tools and techniques but with much simpler methods for GUI
building, system configuration and deployment.
AppVision was first released as a basic alarms management system in
1998, and underwent several evolutions and rewrites prior to becoming a
fully open PSIM system which it now is.
The AppVision PSIM now is deployed at hundreds of critical infrastructure
projects each year by an ever growing community of support and
development partners around the world. The total number of projects has
reached over 3000 with a mix of project vertical markets and sizes,
including major integration projects that unify security and building
automation technologies for control room
management.
Not only is AppVision one of the easiest and
most versatile PSIM technologies to deploy but
our aggressive partner pricing model and
extremely open architecture system is radically
different to many of our mainstream
competitors.
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While other PSIM companies now exist, they mostly share a common
theme which is to segment the markets that they target based on high
value (and high profit) to them. At PRYSM, we feel that this provides a
disservice to security integration partners and does not allow installers
and clients with smaller projects to benefit from open architecture
systems. As a result, many smaller and medium sized projects become
tied to costly and proprietary GUI based technologies that are more
difficult to evolve with a project needs.
Rather than use market acceptance pricing
strategy used by most PSIM brands, PRYSM
deliberately uses a democratic pricing
method that offers a low cost licensing
method based on the actual size of the
project (measured in number of connected
systems). This means that in some cases the
AppVision PSIM is between 3 to 10 times
cheaper than other mainstream PSIMs.
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CCTV systems are now part of everyday life and have become important tools
to keeping us safe from criminals or terror.
As a result of the dramatic growth there are now plenty of well known
manufacturers of CCTV recording systems all competing for projects. Network
video management systems have become increasingly more sophisticated and
some also provide limited integrations to non competing security systems.
Mainstream VMS brands are however not able to integrate with each other,
which poses a major problem for security projects where cameras connected to
different VMS brands have to be seen and used together. Using a VMS (or
PACS) as the integration system in a control room also establishes very high
barriers that make it very difficult and costly to change technologies away from
that VMS or PACS in the future. As a result, the manufacturer owns the
customer and demands for product improvements, lower operating or
maintenance costs, or system customisation may be slow and cost more than if
the PSIM was the heart of the control room.
Integrators and consultants have an important choice to make when designing
a project : either they tie CCTV projects to single VMS or NVR brands, or find an
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open architecture system that can integrate with most of the VMS
manufacturers.
AppVision open architecture PSIM is deployed inexpensively to provide
additional features that the VMS or NVR platforms cannot manage. Quite
simply, in most cases this means being able to unify different manufacturers in
the same control room. But the advantages don't stop there.
AppVision PSIM is a much more open and customisable technology than you
can imagine. In most cases using AppVision PSIM means it becomes possible to
build the project as the client or the consultant wanted it, and not simply what
the VMS was able to do.
Unify different CCTV and VMS brands in the same video wall
Build custom GIS or maps to easily geolocate the nearest camera to an
event
Use custom navigation bars and icons on maps
Deploy custom and dynamic icons with custom menu options to choose
cameras or drag and drop them onto the video wall
Pop up camera displays on motion detection, access control or other
alarms
Build custom virtual matrices with flexible display options
Single click creation of an event hotpot and manual events logs
Computer aided dispatch : dispatch mobile units to site with drag and
drop (V.4)
.... escalation of events, integration of all other connected systems
.... guided procedures for event and incident handling
.... single click lock down, fire alarm role call lists
The AppVision PSIM video wall system integrates with other AppVision modules
or as a stand alone system.
It unifies different video technologies from most mainstream IP NVR and VMS
manufacturers as well as DVR, NVR, MJPEG, MPEG4, H264, ONVIF and even
VLC.
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Live camera display in PSIM video wall for different VMS or camera
sources
Support different VMS/NVR SDKs as well as ONVIF and MJPEG streams
Camera PTZ through PSIM interface or in CCTV window
Manage dome cameras preset positions from PSIM GUI
Show dome camera preset positions in PSIM GUI
Show dome camera true positions in PSIM GUI (where available from the
VMS or camera)
Receive motion detection alarms and provide next step procedures to
operators
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Receive alarms from any other connected alarm system as the trigger to
push nearest CCTV camera to video wall, and provide next step
procedures to operators
Use the video stream from the VMS as the source for video analytics
either within the PSIM or fed to the PSIM from the analytics system
Receive alarm events related to any other connected systems fed into
the VMS (analytics for example)
Retrieve camera playback from the VMS directly into the PSIM unified
smart wall
Create instant icons on PSIM GUI as markers or hotspots that instantly
retrieve the playback the precede the creation of the marker
Display lost camera signal
Provide distributed architecture of access to video to different locations,
and operators based on roles and responsibilities (user profiles).
Provide standard operating procedures prompts to guide operators in
security alarm events.
Messaging provide a method for operators to log important messages
or information instantly and send them to senior staff or maintenance
teams
Provide full logs of operators actions and audits of past events
Escalate difficult events automatically or manually to other more senior
operators
Video Black Box server a full audit of what the operators are seeing in
the video wall at all times, with network access, configurable time delays
for screen recording, search by time and image export. More information
about this on the next page :
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Storage
The Video Blackbox storage is configurable on a network server.
Search feature
Using the time stamp from other security data in the AppVision PSIM, or
from connected VMS platforms the Senior Security Manager will be able
to search by time and date criteria.
AppVision PSIM will automatically display the video black box sequence
starting from the time and date that is entered.
Export feature
The individual files can be exported using the Export button in the
AppVideo interface.
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Fire alarms
Intruder alarm panels
Access control panels and software
Perimeter fencing systems
Buried cable systems
Infra red systems
Ground based radar systems
Building automation systems using Modbus, Bacnet, KNX, OPC DA, OPC
AE, Ascii and OBIX
Telephone systems
Physical barriers such as gates, security doors, rising bollards
Intercoms
CCTV (see video chapter)
Noise detection (gunshot and scream)
Temperature monitoring
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TV and audio control (infra red scanners using Modbus over IP)
Video analytics
Vending machines
Wifi hotspot monitoring and geolocaisation
Network security monitoring
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ONVIF,
BACNET,
OPC DA and AE,
MODBUS,
KNX,
OBIX,
ASCII
ESPA (e.g. paging & nurse call system protocol)
NMEA (radar and GIS protocol)
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teams
Provide full logs of operators actions and audits of past events.
Escalate difficult events automatically or manually to other more senior
operators
Video Black Box server a full audit of what the operators are seeing in
the video wall at all times, with network access, configurable time
delays for screen recording, search by time and image export
Maintenance module for connected systems
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ONVIF,
BACNET,
OPC DA and AE,
MODBUS,
KNX,
OBIX,
ASCII
ESPA (e.g. paging & nurse call system protocol)
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Other BMS
be integrated.
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Client stations
Redundant Server
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Server
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2 way comms
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2 way comms
depending on choice of system
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Other :
-intercom
- Gunshot
- BMS
- I/O relays
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IP Network
AppVision Server
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Additional (and autonomous) PSIM servers are generally added to the system where it is
necessary for different control centers to be autonomous from each other, such as in regional
control rooms for Police authorities. In such cases, it is essential that each control room
continues to function even in the event of a network failure between the PSIM primary server
and client stations. Where regional autonomy is required, it is safer to look at a more
distributed architecture using multiple server stations.
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In the 1st case a live redundant connection may be possible: this means that
the 2 servers are active, while the client stations are connected to the main
server. In case of a system falldown on the main server the clients will
automatically connect to the back up server and continue to function with no
reboot needed.
In the 2nd case only the main server is active. The back up server is simply
synchronised with the main server so that it can reboot in case of a main
server system falldown. As with the 1st case, all clients will connect to the
back up server and continue to run normally. The client stations will redirect
their connections to the back up server when this server reboots.
More redundant servers could also be included, as can additional main servers
(at additional license cost).
As you can see in the diagram, you can deploy a redundancy method with
failover so that clients and sub systems connect to the backup server in case of
Primary server failure.
Failover means getting AppVision client stations as well as all other connected
sub systems, such as alarm panels, VMS platforms etc to switch servers in the
case that the main server fails.
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HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
System configuration is dependent of what you are going to do with
your PSIM?
There is no one size fits all configuration for a PSIM project. There are hundreds
if not thousands of small stand alone AppVision projects using simple low
capacity PC systems to centralise alarm or access control management. These
projects typically do not use much system memory or require sophisticated
graphics cards.
However, as the number of systems being managed grow, or with more use of
high resolution graphics and CCTV / video integration then your system
configuration will need to be more robust and also become distributed.
Video and high resolution graphics such as Autocad can use a lot of PC
resources and are incremental based on how many graphics and live camera
streams are to be displayed at any one time on the same PC server or client.
The safest way to manage these is with dedicated graphics cards and a
distributed architecture (several AppVision client machines), in particular for
managing video walls with AppVision.
We have successfully tested the AppVision central kernel server to 10s of
thousands of alarm inputs.
For very large installations with hundreds of thousands of inputs it is also
possible to
install AppVision sub servers with the goal of avoiding overload of the central
server.
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Description
CPU
RAM
Minimum 2 GB
Network
Ethernet 100Mbit
Graphics Adapter
if used as client
USB
Serial port
Drives
CD/DVD RW
Operating
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Software
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Name
Description
CPU
RAM
Minimum 2 GB
Network
Ethernet 100Mbit
Graphics Adapter
if used as client
USB
Serial port
Drives
CD/DVD RW
Operating
System
Software
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Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
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ONVIF,
BACNET,
OPC DA and AE,
MODBUS,
KNX,
OBIX,
ASCII
VLC
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Pricing methods
The pricing method used by the PSIM manufacturer should be based on
the size of the project with the actual net benefit to the customer in that
this method reduces the cost of the PSIM licenses and maintenance
contract for smaller projects, and any increases in license cost will be a
reflection on the true size of the project.
International Support
It will be possible or already exist for training and certification of support
partners for the PSIM around the globe.
Best of breed, vendor neutrality and avoidance of manufacturer
lock-in
The PSIM brand manufacturer will not also be a system manufacturer
(video management, access control, alarms or similar) in order to
guarantee the freedom to choose best of products now and in the future
without fear of being tied to single source brands.
Open SDK / driver development
The PSIM manufacturer will provide a free of charge SDK and
documentatioin for driver development (subject to NDA if required) to any
party that seeks to develop a driver for an existing or future PSIM project.
Support for the SDK including training will be available at commercial
rates.
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