GeoArm introduces the ProSeries PROOUTMV Outdoor MotionViewer!

GeoArm is the FIRST Company to sell the all-new Resideo PROOUTMV Outdoor MotionViewer.

Introducing the Resideo ProSeries Outdoor MotionViewer for visual home/business verification. GeoArm is the FIRST alarm company to release the all-new PROOUTMV MotionViewer to the DIY security market!

The Resideo PROOUTMV is a battery-powered, wireless outdoor motion detector with a built-in video camera is intended for use with Honeywell Home Resideo ProSeries Control Panels. The Outdoor MotionViewer is powered by three C123A lithium batteries that provide up to 4 years of battery life (typical use). The detector can be mounted directly on a wall or with an optional PROOUTMV-MB mounting bracket (sold separately).

This weather-resistant outdoor security device enhances the effectiveness of home security systems by providing visual verification of motion events, offering remote access capabilities, and seamlessly integrating with other components of the ProSeries security solutions.​ When the motion sensor is activated, the camera instantly takes either a still photo or a 10-second video clip, depending on its settings and transmit that to the control panel and the user’s Total Connect 2.0 account.

Product Features:

  • Motion Activated Videos: Captures video for transmission to Total Connect and the ProSeries panel for end-user verification purposes.
  • Fast, Easy Installation: Completely wireless, with easy to replace batteries
  • Large Coverage Area: 40′ x 56′ (12m x 17m) detection pattern
  • Fast Video Transfer: Helps expedite alarm verification and response.
  • Night Vision: Captures images in little or no light.
  • Remote Sensitivity Adjustment: Saves time and reduces service calls.
  • Strong Data Security: Two-Way AES encryption
  • Supervision: Transmits a periodic check-in/status signal to the ProSeries panel.
  • Pet Immunity: Will not trigger alarm for pets up to 80 lbs when installed at recommended height and set to low sensitivity.

A Global Chip Shortage Continues to Disrupt the Security Industry

In addition to chip shortages, a backlog of shipping containers are further complicating the operational flow of the security industry through 2022.

As many of you have probably experienced or heard about, there is currently a backlog of container ships in most US Ports; this backlog is causing a delay in the regular supply chain that leads security products to customers.

So you may ask yourself, how exactly has this happened? Well, there are a few reasons why supply chains have been stressed across a plethora of industries, thus resulting in product availability delays. Over the past two decades over 90% of the world’s global trade has been shipped by sea and with 70% via shipping containers. Simply stated, shipping products by sea has been the most cost effect means for sending goods abroad.

The United States has continued to increase the outsourcing of the production of goods to foreign countries, mostly for economic reasons which has resulted in a supreme reliance on importing goods, instead of producing them at home, in today’s global commerce. As well, US companies have also increasingly relied on JIT “just-in-time” inventory systems to order their goods at the last moment, rather than stocking the items on their shelfs, which has resulted in lower inventory levels.

Together with, during the past two decades the shipping business has not been too profitable, meaning little investment has been put into building new ships. To make matter worse here in the US, our railroad companies have also been cutting costs and reducing their headcounts which has created the perfect storm for the shipping logistics crisis that we find ourselves in today.

The global semiconductor shortage is reducing the availability of security related parts.


Many industries including the security industry are also experiencing a global semiconductor chip shortage too. The sudden lockdown from the coronavirus created a ripple effect, where suppliers were unable to meet the growing demands for the silicon microchips that power today’s security system electronics. The remote work from home environment along with cloud infrastructure amplified and prioritized the sales of gaming gadgets, phones and several other electronic devices. And, the remaining stock of chips left available was insufficient to catch up to the pent-up demand in a slew of industries, including the security industry.


The good news is that we anticipate both crises to come to an end soon. Shipping routes now have alternative locations, like Florida, which are offering to carry more of the load, and semiconductor manufacturer’s, like Qualcomm, have stated that they expect the chip manufacturing shortage to begin resolving itself by the third quarter of 2022. So, if you are one of the many who are experiencing delays in receiving your parts order, you are not alone. Here at GeoArm, we are monitoring the two shipping crises described in this article on a day-to-day basis and keeping track of the out-of-stock items. So that when these parts do become available again for distribution, our customers will be first in line to receive them.