The VS020 product family enables long-reach distribution of uncompressed HD multimedia content for surveillance applications.

Valens Semiconductor, a leading provider of semiconductor products and inventor of HDBaseT™ technology, today announced the new VS020 chipset, a digital connectivity solution for the CCTV market that enables unprecedented long-distance distribution of multimedia content to cameras and displays via a single Cat5e/6a LAN cable.
 
The CCTV industry is transitioning from analog to digital, and equipment manufacturers and installers need options that meet the demand for high quality video, while also reducing installation cost and complexity. Valens Semiconductor assessed these market needs and developed the VS020 chipset, a fast, simple and cost effective connectivity technology for the transition to digital CCTV. 
 
Based on Valens’ unique HDBaseT technology, the VS020 chipset converges uncompressed HD video, audio, power and control signals via a single, standard 150m Cat5e/6a cable. By supporting uncompressed video, the VS020 chipset ensures no latency, allowing live monitoring and advanced video analytics. It also supports Power over HDBaseT (POH) and Power over Ethernet (PoE), providing a true single cable option. The VS020 product family consists of two chipsets, the VS020TX transmitter designed for HD camera equipment and the VS020RX receiver designed for digital video recorders (DVRs), monitors and other display equipment.

Further addressing the market’s cost and complexity challenges, the VS020 product family utilizes existing LAN infrastructure which ensures installation is simple, cost-effective and scalable. Installers can quickly implement VS020 products using just one cable, requiring no additional training or field experience.
 
“We recognized CCTV installer needs and created a chipset optimized specifically for their unique requirements,” said Micha Risling, vice president of marketing and business development at Valens Semiconductor. “Valens has developed a reputation as an industry pioneer based on our history of providing revolutionary connectivity solutions for the professional AV and consumer electronics markets. With this new VS020 chipset, we will expand into CCTV applications and continue to drive industry innovation.”