We have added a heat index reading to our SV21, SV23, and SV25 air quality sensors. The heat index is a composite of our temperature and humidity readings, and it uses the National Weather Service’s heat index chart to calculate the reading value. Because the heat index better conveys how hot it actually feels, regulators like Cal/OSHA are increasingly incorporating the heat index into recent worker protection rules. For more details, read the full announcement.

We have updated Air Quality Sensors in the Command mobile app to improve the user experience and expand functionality. Users can more easily scroll through their sensor deployments and interpret sensor graphs. Additionally, they can now access dashboard, analytics, and calibration tabs within the mobile app, more closely resembling the experience they know from Command on web. For more details, read the full announcement.

We are introducing a new reinforced mount plate, ACC-SV-MOUNT-1, for our air quality sensors. The new mount plate uses the same mounting hardware as the original mount plate, but it features reinforced metal sections, making it much more difficult to tamper with or snap off sensors from the ceiling. It will also prevent bad actors from gripping behind the sensor to remove the device. The ACC-SV-MOUNT-1 is especially useful for schools or organizations with environments where vandalism and theft is common. This mount plate is compatible with all of our air quality sensors models, including the SV21, SV23, SV25, and SV25-128. It does not affect readings like vape, noise, and tamper; however, it may slightly increase temperature readings by a factor of 0.5℃ or 0.9℉. For more details, please consult our accessory sheet.

We are offering three pre-built integrations to the following third-party, on-premise video management systems: Milestone XProtect, Wisenet WAVE, and exacqVision. These integrations allow customers to receive and view sensor event data within their VMS system, eliminating the need to build custom APIs or manually match sensor events to camera footage. 

For more details, read our full announcement. 

With Sensor Calibration, customers can use reference devices (e.g. a thermometer) to offset and adjust sensor readings (e.g. temperature). To date, this feature has supported our temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter readings. Now, we are excited to add the Noise (dB) reading to the supported set of sensor readings.

Customers now have multiple options for how they view event history. In addition to viewing sensor graphs and video footage side-by-side, sensor data can now be overlaid on the live and historical video feed. We’ve heard from customers that this unified view makes it easier to consume and interpret event history for certain audiences.  Additionally, customers can expand this unified view to full screen to better examine finer details captured in the footage.

We’ve extended the date ranges on the Event Analytics page beyond pre-set daily, weekly, or monthly periods to allow customers to view data for any time range, even hourly. We’ve also added new UI functionality to allow customers to easily scroll through dates to identify the exact period or trend they want. 

To learn more, read the full announcement.

Customers can now configure a static IP address for their Verkada sensors. This functionality makes it easier for sensors to maintain consistent network communication without relying on dynamic IP allocation protocols, such as the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

Customers can configure static IP addresses on the settings page or in bulk from the Sensor Settings page.

To learn more, read the full announcement.

Verkada sensors now have new firmware capabilities and Command software updates to enable all SV11, SV23 and SV25 devices to detect PM 10 and P M4. 

Sensor notifications are now pushed from Command mobile. Push notifications through Command mobile appear instantly and provide a directly embedded camera link for one-tap access to the event footage.