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Monitoring the Cell Wear of Flash Storage Devices (Patent Pending)
MOBOTIX uses its own technology for this
purpose and has a pending patent. Open
Admin Menu> Camera Status to see the
Flash Cell Wear parameter. The camera
can also display this information in the
status bar at the bottom of the live image. In
addition, the camera can send a warning
message (e.g. via e-mail) if the Flash cell
wear reaches a critical value (Admin Menu>Storage on External File Server/
Flash Device). This leaves enough time to exchange the SD card before the chance
of loosing data gets too high.
MOBOTIX R Models vs. Storage on SD Cards
The Flash memory in MOBOTIX R models (CF card) has been carefully selected by
MOBOTIX and is tested in every camera. This ensures that the requirements for fast
storage of video and image sequences are fulfilled or even exceeded in any case.
The maximum data rate (write speed) of the memory used in MOBOTIX R models is
by far higher than the maximum data output of the MOBOTIX camera even in
extreme situations. This means that there are always ample reserves.
In contrast to the CF memory of R models, the maximum data rate of SD cards that
the user has inserted into the camera is unknown. It is likewise unknown if the SD
card has been used before and how worn out the Flash cells are. MOBOTIX can
thus guarantee the quality of the Flash memory in R models, but not the qual-
ity of SD cards.
Advantages of R Models
• Guaranteed quality of the Flash memory
• Guaranteed minimum data throughput rate
• Enhanced security thanks to integration into the camera housing
• High data security thanks to encryption (optional)
Advantages of SD Card Recording
• Easily accessible
• Easily exchangeable
• Scalable
• Can be read on computers running MxControlCenter (with SD card reader)
• High data security thanks to encryption (optional)
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