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Recently, @BlackboxMyCar (BBMC) sent me a Thinkware F200 PRO 2-channel 1080p 30fps dash camera and the Thinkware MB-100 multiplexer to test/review. BBMC included two of the BCFH-50SW side cameras (left = white wire is not cut / right = white wire is cut) and a BCFH-57UR interior infrared camera. The purpose of my testing / review is to test the MB-100 multiplexer more than testing the F200 PRO dash camera. I spoke with reps from Thinkware while I was at SEMA 2022 in Las Vegas. They said they would be interested to see my testing / review results. My very first dash camera installation/review video was for a Thinkware F800 Pro many years ago, so it's nice to start checking out some of Thinkware's more recent products.
The MB-100 multiplexer combines the video signals from 2-to-4 1080p cameras into a single 1080p 30fps video signal that is fed to the front video camera via its video input connection port. The front camera simply believes it has a rear camera connected to it and stores the multiplexed video image in a rear camera video file. You configure the MB-100 with a set of switches to define the number of video camera connected to it so it knows how to format the multiplexed video signal it sends to the front camera.
The MB-100 is connected to a BATT+ (constant) battery power connection and a ground connection in addition to the power connection for the front video dash camera. The MB-100 turns itself off when it sees the front video camera has been powered off. The front camera does not have the ability to command the MB-100 to power down at any other time like when it is in a power saving parking mode. If the front camera is "on" in any way, the MB-100 will be powered up and supplying power to all cameras connected to it. I'll have a power consumption spreadsheet put together in this tread in the next couple of days. I tested the power consumption of the F200 PRO by itself so I would know how much additional power was being consumed by the MB-100 and the four cameras I had connected to the MB-100.
You can select the type of cameras and number of cameras (between 2 and 4) connected to the MB-100 that best fits your requirements. Thinkware offers an interior BCFH-57UR (TWA-NIFR) interior infrared camera, BCFH-57U interior rear camera, BCFH-50SW (TWA-NEXTS) IP68 rated waterproof/dustproof exterior side view camera and the TWA-NIFRT IP68 rated waterproof/dustproof exterior infrared camera with a 126 degree field of view.
The Thinkware MB-100 is compatible with F200 PRO, F790, X800 and X700 dash cameras.
Thinkware F200 PRO 2-Channel 1080p 30fps Dash Camera
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics1.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics1.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62201-781e4241e214f78ffaa680504a7535d6.jpg?hash=eB5CQeIU94)
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics2.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics2.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62202-a3df62af40b8c6a5a30f83d4742b0f09.jpg?hash=o99ir0C4xq)
Thinkware MB-100 (TWA-MB100) Multiplexer
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics3.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics3.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62203-3b3d4ec47db05e892386bef29d04a69f.jpg?hash=Oz1OxH2wXo)
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics4.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics4.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62204-54d433bd0e11671dd4b693c77783391a.jpg?hash=VNQzvQ4RZx)
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics5.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics5.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62205-4fc38778a41bcf363df249593ba62775.jpg?hash=T8OHeKQbzz)
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics6.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics6.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62206-91dbfedb6e14648fd2ca23e7d9088ef1.jpg?hash=kdv-224UZI)
Thinkware BCFH-50SW (TWA-NEXTS) Side View Cameras (Qty 2)
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics7.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics7.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62207-15a2ee918051b5e29eaf9b1361430374.jpg?hash=FaLukYBRte)
Thinkware BCFH-57UR (TWA-NIFR) Interior Infrared Camera
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics8.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics8.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62208-65f4bff9ef472416ca1595e86508b29f.jpg?hash=ZfS_-e9HJB)
Example 1080p Screen Shots
![1668283457262.png 1668283457262.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62210-a19e20dbad0f52f99283b2f36f14bd16.jpg?hash=oZ4g260PUv)
The MB-100 multiplexer combines the video signals from 2-to-4 1080p cameras into a single 1080p 30fps video signal that is fed to the front video camera via its video input connection port. The front camera simply believes it has a rear camera connected to it and stores the multiplexed video image in a rear camera video file. You configure the MB-100 with a set of switches to define the number of video camera connected to it so it knows how to format the multiplexed video signal it sends to the front camera.
The MB-100 is connected to a BATT+ (constant) battery power connection and a ground connection in addition to the power connection for the front video dash camera. The MB-100 turns itself off when it sees the front video camera has been powered off. The front camera does not have the ability to command the MB-100 to power down at any other time like when it is in a power saving parking mode. If the front camera is "on" in any way, the MB-100 will be powered up and supplying power to all cameras connected to it. I'll have a power consumption spreadsheet put together in this tread in the next couple of days. I tested the power consumption of the F200 PRO by itself so I would know how much additional power was being consumed by the MB-100 and the four cameras I had connected to the MB-100.
You can select the type of cameras and number of cameras (between 2 and 4) connected to the MB-100 that best fits your requirements. Thinkware offers an interior BCFH-57UR (TWA-NIFR) interior infrared camera, BCFH-57U interior rear camera, BCFH-50SW (TWA-NEXTS) IP68 rated waterproof/dustproof exterior side view camera and the TWA-NIFRT IP68 rated waterproof/dustproof exterior infrared camera with a 126 degree field of view.
The Thinkware MB-100 is compatible with F200 PRO, F790, X800 and X700 dash cameras.
Thinkware F200 PRO 2-Channel 1080p 30fps Dash Camera
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics1.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics1.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62201-781e4241e214f78ffaa680504a7535d6.jpg?hash=eB5CQeIU94)
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics2.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics2.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62202-a3df62af40b8c6a5a30f83d4742b0f09.jpg?hash=o99ir0C4xq)
Thinkware MB-100 (TWA-MB100) Multiplexer
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics3.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics3.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62203-3b3d4ec47db05e892386bef29d04a69f.jpg?hash=Oz1OxH2wXo)
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics4.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics4.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62204-54d433bd0e11671dd4b693c77783391a.jpg?hash=VNQzvQ4RZx)
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics5.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics5.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62205-4fc38778a41bcf363df249593ba62775.jpg?hash=T8OHeKQbzz)
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics6.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics6.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62206-91dbfedb6e14648fd2ca23e7d9088ef1.jpg?hash=kdv-224UZI)
Thinkware BCFH-50SW (TWA-NEXTS) Side View Cameras (Qty 2)
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics7.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics7.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62207-15a2ee918051b5e29eaf9b1361430374.jpg?hash=FaLukYBRte)
Thinkware BCFH-57UR (TWA-NIFR) Interior Infrared Camera
![f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics8.jpg f200pro_multiplexer_unboxing_pics8.jpg](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62208-65f4bff9ef472416ca1595e86508b29f.jpg?hash=ZfS_-e9HJB)
Example 1080p Screen Shots
![1668283571360.png 1668283571360.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62211-6b2a0fb529615e09bd6bd9f21974bbdf.jpg?hash=ayoPtSlhXg)
![1668283457262.png 1668283457262.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62210-a19e20dbad0f52f99283b2f36f14bd16.jpg?hash=oZ4g260PUv)