Isicathami esikhulu kakhulu sibandakanya amathiphu amaningi ngokuvumela ukusebenza okuningi kulawo lapho asetshenziswa. Isibonelo, kunezinhlelo zokuphepha nokubukeka, isicathami esikhulu kakhulu singaba nezimo ezimbili zokuthumela lez infrared kunye nemisebenzi yokwethulwa. Lez infrared ingasebenze njengekhwahlwa emoyeni ohlebileyo ngemini yezinsuku, wokuqiniseka komoya ohlebileyo, nangabe isicathami sokwethula kungabona ukuba kukho umuntu owayekileyo. Lesi kombiso libonisa ukuphephwa okuphelelweyo. Kukuphepha kwemfuko, isicathami esikhulu kakhulu singaba nezimo ezingenisiweyo zokuthumela lez ultrasonic ukujomatha izindlela, njengokwenza uhlelo lwamathanki, kunye nesensile ya chemicals yokwethulwa lezimali kwiyoheli. Lesi sebenzo elilandelayo sinika amathiphu alula kakhulu kwaye ayindlela encinane yokugcina imininingwano. Kuhlelo lokuxhumana, isicathami esikhulu kakhulu singasetshenziswa ukuthumelwa kwezinto ezahlukene, njengokuthumela i-radio-frequency kwaye ukuxhumana ngaphandle kwezimpahla kunye nezinye izigca ezilandelanayo. Lesi sebenzo esikhulu kakhulu sinika amathiphu alula kakhulu kwaye ayindlela encinane yokugcina imininingwano. Ukudizaynwa kwezicathami esikhulu kakhulu kungenzeka kube yinkimbobo enkulu yokuhlinzela ukuthi izicathami ezahlukene azithinteke ngokunye. Le ndawo futhi inokuba nenkimbobo yokuphatha okuyimfundo eyenza iindlela zokusebenza zingxile kanye nezimele ngokulingana nezinselelo zenhlelo. Xa ubhekisisa isicathami esikhulu kakhulu kuzo inkambo ethile, kubaluleke ukucinga kanjani ukuthi izicathami ezilandelayo ziyahlala kakhulu kuzo inkambo ethile, njengoba nezinkinga ezifanayo nezindleko zokusebenza, ubude, kunye nokuthi kuyavumelana nezinye izicathami kuzo.