When talking about video systems, any discussion of cabling is undoubtedly intertwined with a discussion about power and power supplies. This is especially true when the conversation steers towards running power and video signals over the same wire, whether using power over Ethernet (PoE) or another type of cable.
“There’s a big shift from AC power supplies, DC power supplies,” says Gene Pecora, director of marketing for Honeywell Fire and Safety, and former general manager of Honeywell Power Products. “On top of that, there’s the whole PoE, which is a little different. There’s a whole new set of standards, a new set of cameras. It kind of started in the casino environment and then branched out from there.”