Halo Smart Vape Detector Tested

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Rob Kilpatrick
Published Jan 16, 2020 16:01 PM

*** **** ***** ************ ** ****** ******, ********* ******* brand **** *** **** *** *****. But *** **** **** ** **** in **** ***** ************?

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** ****** *** ****** * **** sensor ** *** *** ** *********, testing ** ** ******** *********, *********:

  • **** **** ****** ****** ** *****, mid-sized, *** ***** *****?
  • *** ******* ** ****** ********?
  • **** *** **** ** **** ****** impact ***********?
  • *** ** ******** ****** ******* **** brand ****?
  • **** ** ********** ****** *** *** non-THC *****?
  • **** ******* *** ** **** ** circumvent *** ********?
  • **** ************* *** ************* *** ********?

Key ********

  • **** ******** ** ***** *** ******** Rooms:** *** *****, *** **** ***** Sensor ******** ****** ** ***** *** mid-sized *****, ** ** ~*** ****** feet, **** ******** **+' **** **** the ********, ***** ******** **'***' **************.
  • ******** **** ***** ********:******* ***** ** **** **** ******** successfully, ********* ****, ***-******* ***** ** different *******, *** ******* *** ****.
  • **** ******** ******* *****:****** *** ***** ******** **** ******** attempted ** ****** *** ******** ** exhaling ******* ***** ***** (****** ***** methods ***** ****** *** ********, ********* below).

** *** **** ******* *** ********* though:

  • ********** ******** *********** ******** *** ******* Performance:** ***** ** ***** ***** ** missed ********** ** *** *******, ************* were ****** (**** ******* ****'* **********) to ****** ********** *** ******** ******** level ******** *** **** ****.
  • ************ *** ******:*** ****** **** ************, ********** ********** on ****** ******** ** ******** ***** or ******* *** ***** *******. ***** issues ***** ** ******* ** ********* settings (***** **** ******* ****'* **********), but ***** ***** **********.
  • **** ******* ******* ******* *** *****:**** ******* ***** *** **** *** triggering *** ***** ***** ******* ******** was **** *** *******. ***** ********* thresholds, ***** **** *** ******* ** about *** ******. *******, **** ** still * *********** ****** ** **** and *** ***** ********* ***** *** triggered *** ***** ** * **** traffic ****.
  • ****** ********** ** ****:**** ***** ********** *** ****** **** vapor ** *** **** ** *** user ***** **** **** *** **** one ****, **** ***** ******* ************* with * ****** ****** ~* -*' away.
  • ***** ****** ** *****:***** ***** (***** * ******** *******) triggered **** **** **** **** *** vape ***, ********** ** ******** *********. However, **** ***** ** ***** ** unlikely ** ** *******, **** ** locker *****.
  • ** ********** **** ***** *** ****** or ** ******:**** ***** **** ** *** ******* area ** ******** ******, ** ** could ** ************ ** ******* ***** out * ****** ** **** * bottle.

Halo *******

**** *** ** ********* ******** **** IPVideo *********** *** ************* ~$*,*** *** MSRP.

Competitive *******

***** *** *** ***** ************ ********* vape ********* *******. ****'* **** *********** is***** ************' ******** ********, ***** *** ******* ***** ** Halo *** **** ********* (**' ***** on *' ********) *** ** **** as * ************ *******, **** ***** alerts *** **********.

**** *** *** ****** ***** ** other **** *********.

Vape ******** *** ***** ****

**** ** ********* ** ****** ****** in * **'***' ****. ** *** tests, **** ******** ***** **************, ********* vape ** * ****** **'***' ****. Halo *** **** ** ****** **** being **** ** *** ***** ** the **** **** *** ******* *** not ******** ****** ** ********** *********.

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Long ******* ** ******* ******

** *** ***** ***** *** *********** latency **** *** **** *** **** is ******* ** *** **** ** alarm. **** ***, ** *******, *** minutes *** ****** ******* ***** ******* settings. **** ** ***** ***** ** reduced ** ~* ****** ** ********** threshold **** ** ** **.

**** **** ******* ***** ***** ********* in **** *****, ** *** ******* triggering *** ***** *** **** ******* left ** *** **** ** ** triggered. **** ***** ***** ******** ***** unable ** ********* *** ******* ********* the *****.

Frequent ***** ** ****** ****** ** ***

***-*** ***** *** ******** ******** ** THC ** *** *****. **** ***-******* and **** ***** ********* ***** ***** detections ** ***** *** **** *****. Shown ***** ** * ***** *** alarm ** ***** **** **** *** contain ***.

********* ** ******* ****, ***** ***** alerts *** ****** ** * ***** up ** *******, * ***** ********* in *** *****, ** *** ******* rooms. ***** ****** ***** ** ******* by ********* ******** **** ***** **********, but *** **********.

************, ** ****** ********* ***** * medical *** ********* (***** * ******* with ************* ******* ********* ****). ** *** *****, *** *** detected ***** ******* ******** (****** ***** alerts ** ***-*** **** **** *********), but **** ********* ****** ** ***** on ***, **** **** ** *** directly ******* ******* *** ********.

Missed ********** ** **** ****

* ******** **** ********* ***** *****, Juul, *** ****** ** *** ***** due ** *** **** ******** **** smoke ***** ******** *** *********** ******. Halo ********** ***** *** **** ** the **** ****** **** ** *** used *** **** **** * ****** was ~*-*' ****, **** *** ** more ***** ******* *** ****** *** a **** *****.

Vape ***** ******** ** ******* **** *****

******* ***** **** * *****, * common ****** **** ** ****** ***** exhaled, ***** ****** ** ***** *** to ***** ********** ** ***** ***** being ********.

False ****** ** *****

***** ******* **** * ******** ******* was ****** ** *** *** * false **** *****. *******, *** ******* had ** ** ** ***** ********* to *** **** ****** *** ** the ***** *********** *******. ** **** applications, ****** ** ***** **** **** are *** ******, ****** **** ***** use ****** ***** *** ** ** issue.

Defeated ** ******* *** ****** ** ** ******

** *** *****, **** ***** ** defeated ** ****** ******* ***** *** of * ******. ***** ******* **** not ****** ** ******* ******. ******* of ****, ***** ****** ********* **** Halo ********(*) *** ****** ******* ** needed.

** ***** **** * ****** ***** also **** ***** **** ***** **** a ****** ** ********** ********* ** the **** ******.

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VMS ************

**** ********** ****** **** *****, ** Witness, *** *********, *** ** **** not *** ********* **** ******* ** Avigilon. **** ******* ** **** *** in ***** **** ***** ************* *** future ***********.

*******, *********** ** *** ***** ***** below ******** **** ****** ***** ** TCP *** **** ******. ** ** not ****** **** *** ****.

Exacqvision ***********

**** ********** **** *********** ******* *** serial ******, ***** *** ** ******** on ***** ** **** ** ******* alarms. ***** *** *** *** *** interface ** *** ******** ** **** levels *** **** ***** ** **** time.

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Milestone ***********

******* ** *****, **** ********** ** Milestone ***** *** ****** *******, ***** may ** **** ** ******* ******/****** in *********, ***** *****.

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Nx ******* ***********

**** ********** **** ** ******* ** adding ******* ********** ** ******* ****** to *** ** ******* ******. ***** may **** *** *** ********'* ***** stream ******* ********* ****** ** * camera ***** **** *********.

Teardown *** **** ********

** **** **** *** **** ***** to *** **** ********** ** ****. The ****** **** ********** ** * (*+)*** **********:

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*** ** ******** ***** * ********** laser *** *******/*********** ****** (********* ***.*).

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*** ******* **** */*, ********, *** other ********** *** *** ********* ** a *********** *****, ******* ** ****.

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** ***** **** ***** ***** ********* selection *** **** ******* **** ******** on ***** ***** ********** *** *** shelf **********:

** **** ** *** ****** ******** and ************* ******* ******* ******** ********* top-quality **********, ** **** ************* **, to **** *** ********** ************. ** have ****** ** ***** *** ******* financial *** *********** ********* ****** *** firmware *** ********, ********** *** *** custom ****** ***** ** **** ** the ******* ****** *** *** ****, protection *** **********. *** ****** ***** is *** *** *********** ****** *** utilizes ***** ** *** *** ******* to **** ********* *** ******** ** Vape *** **** ***** ******* ********** in ******** ** ***** ********* ************. We *** ************ ****** *** **** sensor ***** ** *********** **** **** features **** ***** ** ** *** many *** ********** *** ************ ** our *********** *******.

******** **** *** *********** ********, ***** sensors ******** “**********” ***** *** ******** to ******** *** ****** ** *** children *** ********* ***** *********** *******. As *** *****, ** ** ******* a ******** *** *** ***** ********* to *** *** ******** ** ** is * ***-******** ********* ** *** operation. ****, ***** ****** **** ** UL, ** *** *** *** *** certified. ** ********, *** ******* ** ROHS *********, **** *********, ****** ***** and ****** **** *****.

Device *****

******* ** **** ****** ******** ***** to ******** *** ****** ***** ****'* setup ****. **** *********, *** *** interface *** ** ******** *** *************.

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**** **** ** ************* *** ******** out ** *** *** ** ****** vaping. *** ****** ****** ****** ** be *******. *******, ** ******* ***** alerts *** ****** **********, ******* ************ was ********.

Installation ******* ** ** ******

**** ************ *** ******* ** * typical ******** ** ******. *** ****** requires * * **** **** ** the *******, **** **** ** ********/*** connection. **** ****** ** *** *******, two ****** *** ********* ** ****** wings ** *** ****** ***** ******* down ** *** ******* ********.

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Versions ****

*** ********* ******** **** **** ****** testing:

  • **** ******* *.**

****: **** ******* ** **** ***** Sensor ** * **** ******* *** is *** ** ******* ***** **** month ********* ** ****.

Comments (37)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Jan 16, 2020

**** *'* ******* *** ** **** test ** **** ******* *** **** to ****. *******.

*** ***** *** ****** **** **** or **** ******* ******** *** ****** effectiveness?

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Rob Kilpatrick
Jan 16, 2020
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

** ****'* *** *** ****** ** our ******* **** ** *** ********* according ** ***************** *****, **** **** **** ******* *** return *****. ** ***** *** ******* in *** **** **** * ****** and **** **** ** ***** **** ~30 ******* ****** *** *** ***** to *******.

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Undisclosed #2
Jan 16, 2020
IPVMU Certified

*** ***** **** ********?

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U
Undisclosed #7
Jan 18, 2020

**** *** *******.

UE
Undisclosed End User #3
Jan 16, 2020

***** *** **** *** ****, **** IPVM ********* ****?

JH
John Honovich
Jan 16, 2020
IPVM

**** **** ********* ****?

** ********* ***'* ** ******** ***/** products ***************. ** *** *****, ***** the **** *** ****, *** ******** is **** ******* ****** ********** *** tradeoffs *** *** ** ** ***** sense ** ***'* *** ***********.

**** ** *** ***** ***** **** own ******** #*?

UE
Undisclosed End User #3
Jan 16, 2020

** **** ****** ********* (**** *****), the *********** ******* **** *** *********** in ******* ***** ** * **** killer.

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Ethan Ace
Jan 16, 2020

** ******* **** *** ******* *** sporadic *** ********* ***** **** **** big ******, *** ** ****** ** a ****** ********* *** **** ****'** had ** ***** ********* ** ***** of *** ****** ******* **** **** known **** ********, *** **** ***** be ***** *** ***** ** ***. The ********* ******* **'** ******* **** school ************** ** **** ****** ** such * ********** *******, ****'** ********* for *** **** ** ******** ****'* even * ****** *** ** * force **********.

(1)
UE
Undisclosed End User #3
Jan 16, 2020

** *** ****** ********* *** * solution, *** ** $** **** ** need ** ** ******** *********** ** our *** ******.

*** **** **** ******* ***** *** is ** ***** ********* ** ****?

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Rob Kilpatrick
Jan 17, 2020
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

**** ******** ** *** ******* *****:

** **** ***** ** ***** **** for *** **** ***** ** ***** from ***** ***** **** *** ******* mounted ******, ***** ** ** **** analyzed ** *** ******* *** ********. Most ******** *** *** ****** ****** a ****** **** *** ******* ****, I ***** ****** **** *** ** the ******** *** ******* ** * time, ** ***** *** ******** ******** opportunities ** ****** **** / **** THC **** **** ********.

******* ********* *** ******** ** **’* of *******, *** ******* ** ************* 30 ** **. **** ** ********* enough **** *** **** ***** ****** to ***** * **** ********* *** generate * ************ (*****/***) ** ***** that *** ** ******** ** ********* VMS *******. *** ******* ** ****** the **** ***** ********* **** **** and **** ***** **** ******(*) ** close ********* ** **** ** * powerful ****** ** *********** ***** ******** are ********. **** ********** *** **** to ***** *** ******** ** *** act. ** **** ******** **** ******** feedback **** *********** ********* ****** *** nation **** **** ******** ** ******* quite **** *** ****.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
Jan 16, 2020

** *** ***** *** ***** **** had ****** ******* ** *** **** was ******* **** *** ******* ** lieu ** ***** ******* ****** ***** the ****?

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Ethan Ace
Jan 16, 2020

**. ** ******** **** ** ******* permanently ** *** *******, ***. *********** has **** ****** **** *** ****.

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U
Undisclosed #2
Jan 17, 2020
IPVMU Certified

***** ** ****** ***** ** ****** who *** ******* ** ** ********** ;)

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JH
John Honovich
Jan 16, 2020
IPVM

*** *******,**** *** *** **** / ***'* Best *** ******* *** ****, ***** ** ******, **** *** not ****.

**** ** *** **'* ********* ** test ****** ** **** *** ** actually *****, ********* *** ** **** judging ** *** *******, *** *** execution.

(2)
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Michael Miller
Jan 16, 2020

** *** ****** * *** ** traction **** **** ******* ** ******* We **** **** *********** **** **** Avigilon *** ******* *** ****** ** video *** **** ****** *** ****** searchable **** *** ******.

JH
John Honovich
Jan 16, 2020
IPVM

****, *** *** *** ******** *** operational ****** ********? ** ******* ** issue *** ***? *** ***** ******? etc.

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Michael Miller
Jan 16, 2020

****** *** ***** **** ** *** trigger ****** ***** * ***. **** an ***** ***** ** **** *** see *** **** ** *** *** of *** **** *****. **** **** you *** *** **** ****** ** groups ** ****** ********/******* *** **** rooms ***** **** **** *******.

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Dave Gideon
Jan 16, 2020
IPVMU Certified

***** ****, ***** ***. ******* *'* not ************* *** *** **** *** device ********* ** ******** ******* **** are *** ***'*- ***** ****** ** other *****-***** **** *******?

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Steve Beck
Jan 16, 2020

*** **** ***** ****** *** *** normally **** ** ****** ****** ***** can ** **** **** ** ***** system. ** *** **** ** ** reporting ***** *****, ** *** **** emails/texts

(1)
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Dave Gideon
Jan 16, 2020
IPVMU Certified

**** ** ****** *** ** ** sent *****/******? ** ******* **** *** manufacturer? **** ** **** * ***** in *** ******?

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Steve Beck
Jan 16, 2020

** ** * *** ** ****** in *** ********, *** ********** *** SROs *** * ************ ***** ** vaping *****. **** *** *** ****** outside *** ******** ** ********* *** enter *** ******** ****** **** **** so **** *** **** **** **********.

** *** ******. ******* ** ** alarm ****** *** ** **** **** it ** ******* *** ****** *** SMS/SMTP

(1)
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Lynn Harold
Jan 16, 2020

*** ****** ******** * * **** hole ** *** ******* ******, **** **** ** ********/*** **********.

** **** *** ******** **** ************* Training, *** ** **** ************ **** that *** **** **** ** ******* on *** *******. ** *** ******* is ****** **** * ****, * pole ** ***** ** ****** ** used (***** **** ***** ** * target).

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Rob Kilpatrick
Jan 17, 2020
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

****** *** ******** **** ***, *** Halo ****** ** ******* *******, * updated *** **** ** ******* ****.

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David Soltesz
Jan 17, 2020
IPVMU Certified

**** **** ** ******** *** ******** to ***** *** *******? ******** *** default ************ **** **** *** ******* to ***** *** ****** ***** ** very ********** ** * ****** ******* with ***** ******* ******* *******.

*** *** **** **** ******* ** to **** *** *** ** ** to ******* *** *******? *** ****** said "********** ********* **** ** ** 30." ** **** *** ** ****? Just ******** *** ******* ** **** there ***** ****** *** *** ** change?

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Rob Kilpatrick
Jan 17, 2020
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

***, ********** *** ********* ** *** that ** **** ** ***** *** latency ** *** *****, *** *** test ***** *** ********* ****** ** by ****** ** *** **** *** watching *** *** ****. **** *** inform ** **** ******* *** ********* too *** (~** *** *****) ***** result ** ***** ********* **** *** HVAC ***** **.

(1)
U
Undisclosed #5
Jan 17, 2020

**** ** *** ******* **** ** a **** ****** ********?

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #6
Jan 18, 2020

**** *** ******* *****, **** ** trigger ** ******** ******** ** ***** chemical *********?

U
Undisclosed #2
Jan 18, 2020
IPVMU Certified

*********** *** ******* ****?

(2)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #8
Jan 20, 2020

**** ** *** ***, ** **** to **** *** ***** **** * bottle **** *** **** ******* **** dryer ******. *** **** *** **** to *** **** ** **** ****, but ***** *****'* * ****, *****'* a ***.

(1)
(1)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #9
Jan 20, 2020

** **** **** ******* **** ** a ** ******** *** * ******. They *** ****** ****** *** *** reality ** ****** *** **** *** using **** *** *** ****** *** JUUL ***** ** ****** *******. **** product ** *** * **** *** for ********* **** *******. ***** "****" like ******* **** * **** ****** amount ** ***** *** *** **** reacts ** ***** **** ***********.

(2)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #10
Feb 14, 2020

** *** ******* ** **** ******: Question - *** **** *** ** take *** *** ******** ** *********, i.e. *** *** **** *** ******** of *** ** *** ****** ************ against ************ **** *******. ** **** I **** *** ************* ******* **** temperature, ********, ***, ***** ******, ****, etc?

** *** **** ****** ***** ** do ** ****** *** "*********" ** the *** **** ****** ** *******, I ******* *** ******** ** *** of ***** ***** ******* ** **********, but ** ***** ***** ** ******* to **** ** *** **-***** ******* are ******** *** ** **** *** actually ********* ** *** **** *********** some ** *** ******?

******

TM
Tom McVey
Mar 09, 2020
IPVMU Certified

**** *** ****** ******* ** **** products (******) **** *** ** **** in *** *********? ** **** *** some ******** **** ******* **** *** looking *** * ********.

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Rob Kilpatrick
Mar 09, 2020
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

** *** *** **** ************ **** hair ******** *** ** *** *** alarm ** ****** **** *** *********. We ***** **** *** **** ****** up ** * *** **** **** a *** ** ********* ** *** body ***** *** *** **** ** you.

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Jason Neubauer
Nov 17, 2020
IPVMU Certified

**** - *** *** ****** **** unit ** *** *** ******** *** see ** **** ** ******** ****?

JH
John Honovich
Nov 21, 2020
IPVM

*****, ****** *** *** ******** / question.

***, ** **** **-**** **** *** new ******** ** ** **** ****** the ******* **-** *** *** **** test **** ** ****. *******, ******** from ** ********* ** *** *** firmware:

** **** *** ******** ** ******* report **** **** *** ************ ********** students ****** **** ****’*. ************, **** our ****** ** **** ******** ****** we **** ***** “*******” ********* ***** further ******** ****’* ********** ** ****** attempted ******* ** **** ** ** individual ******** ******** ***/** ******* ***** vaping ** *** *** ***** *********. The *** ******* **** ******** ******* detection, *** **** ********* *** *** quality *****.

U
Undisclosed #11
Nov 17, 2020

*** ******* ** ********?

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JH
John Honovich
Nov 21, 2020
IPVM

#**, ***, ***** ** * ****** lawsuit **** ** *** *** ***** originally **** * ******** *** *** information **** ** ***** ****.*** ****** ** *** ******** ** here.