AKVA group has launched Akvasmart Digital CAP (Cage Access Point) - a new digital wireless communication system that links fish farm cages to the feed barge.
The company says that the system now connects camera and environmental sensors to the feed barge with higher image quality, capacity and range than ever before.
“The previous analogue CAP has proven to be a robust housing for electronics installed onto cages. Consequently, we have used the same concept for this new digital version", said Jan Inge Tjølsen, product manager at AKVA group in Norway.
The new Digital CAP uses an Ethernet based wireless communication network that links with the feed barge network. Bandwidth for transmitting video and control commands is dimensioned for multiple parallel video signals. The Ethernet technology also greatly improves video image quality compared to analogue signals.
The surface video camera has also been upgraded to a powerful pan/tilt/zoom camera that is controlled from the feed barge control room. This allows video surveillance of the cages, nets, moorings, workers and other tasks on the cages, making it a practical feature that also increases worker's safety.
Wireless transmission of video and data also reduces the need for subsea cables that are prone to damage and corrosion, thereby increasing dependability and simplifies installation.
