AMG Systems has released a range of fiber transmission products for SD and HD video, contact closure and serial data.  

AMG sees an application for these new fiber optic products to support a next generation of multi-megapixel coaxial cameras with the need for ultra-high security.  

The AMG Fiber optic transmission line is not IP-based, disallowing any potential security risk into the network. 

In addition, there is no latency due to no encoding used as with an Ethernet system, the company reports.  

Fiber transmission benefits  

The AMG line consists of fiber optic video, video and data, serial data and contact closure products for signal transport using the benefits of fiber optic media. 

The line consists of the AMGFIB-1VT/(VR) Series of industrially hardened single channel video transmitter/receiver, with one Duplex RS422/485 Serial Data, two Contact Closure and supporting all modern SD & HD video formats including CVBS (PAL, NTSC, SECAM), CVI, TVI & AHD and camera resolutions up to 1920p with SD, HD, up to 5-megapixel camera types all major brands.  

Also included is an AMGFIB-1SD Series Industrially hardened serial data transceiver with one Duplex RS422/485 Serial Data and two Contact Closures.   

In addition, a Fiber Optic Contact Closure AMGFIB-3CC Series Industrially Hardened Contact Closure Transceiver with two Contact Closures.  

All three product lines are designed in the US and UK, manufactured in the UK in an ISO Certified AMG facility, are hardened for use in challenging environments, capable of meeting NEMA TS-2 standards and lifetime warranted.  

“A major step forward” 

“Although legacy fiber optic transmission systems are being replaced by IP, there are thousands of fiber optic transmission networks still in use,” said Steve Clarke, Managing Director, AMG.  

“With the push toward, IP, no real effort has been directed toward modernizing traditional fiber optic video and data products.  

“This next generation of AMG fiber optic products is a major step forward.  

“Completely new, with modern available components, now made in our ISO9001 certified facility, AMG fiber optic products are a great combination of quality, availability and still extremely cost-effective compared to what’s out there.”