The MOBOTIX Concept: Network CCTV & Web Cam

The MOBOTIX Concept
Network CCTV & Web Cam Part 2: Camera Operation

Version. 1.8
Latest PDF file: www.mobotix.com/mx_pdf/M1M_OP_Manual.pdf www.mobotix.com/mx_pdf/M1M_OP_Manual_Err.pdf
(c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
Digital Recording Network Camera
Future-oriented, state-of-the-art technology

Congratulations on your purchase of a MOBOTIX camera, a high-quality product made in Germany. You have chosen an innovative product equipped with state-of-the-art technology such as an advanced digital CMOS image sensor (640x480 colors), an advanced INTEL Embedded CPU with 235 MIPS (Strongarm SA 1110), an advanced operating system for Internet communication (LINUXTM), an advanced software interface featuring web browser technology without software installation, a fully digital and software-oriented design. These components plus the fact that the camera can be adapted to future requirements by a simple software upload guarantee longevity and efficiency of the product.
The innovative MOBOTIX concept for the future

The MOBOTIX camera has a unique new design and features a variety of innovations without the need to install additional software components (see the MOBOTIX web site for model variations): advanced CMOS image sensors for resistance to sunlight and prevention of anti-blooming digital MOBOTIX image optimizer for brilliant color images and increased sharpness freely definable image areas for automatic exposure provide for efficient backlight compensation dual lens system for wide-angle and tele images automatic selection of daylight or infrared lens (M1M-Night) computer-adjusted lenses at the factory reduce installation and maintenance costs robust construction without moving parts in the camera and the optical system power supply through the network/ISDN allows for centralized uninterruptible power supply time and event-controlled image storage either internally or on file server integrated ISDN connection for simultaneous dial-in for remote administration/Internet dial-out time and event-controlled home page updates via FTP and email-based image distribution low network utilization of 2 to 3 Mbit/s allows using existing networks integrated audio channel for event control and audio storage (available soon) weatherproof IP 65 outdoor design (-20 to +60 C.; -4 to 140 F) with integrated wall mount
Standard image format for all purposes

As JPEG is the de-facto standard image format on the web, we used this format to avoid the costly development of plug-ins and achieve the highest degree of compatibility. However, since the MOBOTIX camera does not use video signals, digitizers or hardware compression, the camera is open for future image and compression standards. All components are implemented in the system software and can be changed at any time by uploading a software update via the browser. Additional compression standards will be available in the future.
Our philosophy - web browser technology without CD

The MOBOTIX camera only uses standard web browser technology so that no additional software needs to be installed on the local computer. You do not need any plug-ins, ActiveX or Java applets. Thus, any computer, device (e.g. PDA) and operating system equipped with a web browser can access the MOBOTIX camera images. Even archiving the images on standard file server does not require additional software, FTP or web server support as the entire software needed - including video management and database search functionality - is already incorporated in the camera. You do not have to purchase any licenses. And as our clients already know, MOBOTIX is continuing to develop new functionality which can be downloaded from the Internet free of charge!
MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)
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This manual starts here
INTRODUCTION
Pleas e R efer T o T he Mobotix C oncept, Part 1 : introduction
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2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 2.4 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 2.4.4 2.4.5 2.4.6 2.4.7 2.5 2.6 2.7
SETTING UP THE CAMERA

S ome R emarks On T he Procedure C amera S tart S equence C onnecting T he C amera T o Is dn P ower S upply And Other C onnections C able L engths And T ermination C onnecting T o A P c Accessing T he C amera C onnecting T he C amera T o A L ocal Network P ower S upply In A L an E nvironment C onnecting T o A Hub Or S witch C onnecting Directly T o A P c Network C onfiguration F rom T he P c B ootp/dhcp R esetting T o F actory S ettings L imitations W hen Using Isdn And An E thernet G ateway Y our F irs t Image Quick Ins taller C onnection T es t
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CAMERA SETTINGS
Menu S tructure T he G uest S creen T he L ive S creen T he P layer S creen Multi V iew Display Image S ettings Automatic E xposure E xposure F ields G eneral S ettings Image And T ext S ettings Quality And C ompression S ettings E nhanced S ettings Digitizing R ate And Image F ormats (http L ink T o L ive Image) B as ic S ettings
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3.3.1 T he C onfiguration F ile 3.3.2 T ime And T ime Zones 3.3.3 P asswords (c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
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3.3.4 C onfiguring T he L eds And T he S ignal Input 3.3.5 C onfiguring T he S tart S creen 3.3.6 C onfiguring T he S oft B uttons
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UPDATING THE SYSTEM INTERFACE SETTINGS (EXPERT SETTINGS)

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5.3 Is dn C onfiguration 5.3.1 Incoming C alls 5.3.2 Outgoing C alls 5.4 5.5 MODEM/GSM C onfiguration Web T erminal And R s 232 Data L ogger
5.6 S ignal Input/output 5.6.1 S ignal Input 5.6.2 S ignal Output 5.7 5.7.1 5.7.2 5.7.3 C amera S ens ors Audio T emperature P assive Infrared S ensor (pir)
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Image T rans fer On T he Internet

F unctionality overview Procedure S toring Images On An F tp S erver (us ing T ime T as ks ) Mobotix T es t Acces s S ending Images Via E mail T ime T as k S ettings (time-controlled S ending Of Images )
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7.3.3 Video Motion Detector 7.4 7.5 7.5.1 7.5.2 7.5.3 S ome R emarks On T he Procedure S ettings G eneral S ettings E vent Definitions Action Messages
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STORING IMAGES ON THE LAN

F unctionality overview S torage F older S tructure S toring Images On A L inux S erver C amera S ettings S erver S ettings F inishing T he C onfiguration S toring Images On A Windows S erver C amera S ettings S erver S ettings F inishing T he C onfiguration S toring Images In T he Internal F las h
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General Information Software Monitoring
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DISASSEMBLING THE CAMERA

General Information Disassembling the Camera Assembling the Camera Replacing the Glass Cover Installing the Tele Lens APPENDIX SAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE (FACTORY SETTINGS) SOFT BUTTONS (FUNCTIONS/PARAMETERS) API HTTP LINKS FOR SOFT BUTTONS AND CAMERA FUNCTIONS
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Futher reading: www.mobotix.com X-Contents 4
Please also refer to The MOBOTIX Concept, Part 1. It contains an introduction with example applications and a functional overview of the camera system. If you would like to get more information, please refer to the Support page on the Internet (www.mobotix.com > Support). Technical information subject to change without notice.
No part of this manual may be reproduced by any means without our written approval. Copyright MOBOTIX AG, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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Room for Notes:
www.mobotix.com/ mx_english/ mx_training.htm X-Setting up the Camera
Note:
MOBOTIX offers two inexpensive three-day seminars per month that include a workshop and practical excercises. Please refer to www.mobotix.com > Seminars
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Please make sure that you have read and understood the introduction
SETTING UP THE CAMERA
Please also refer to The MOBOTIX Concept, Part 1. It contains a detailed introduction with example applications and a functional overview of the camera system. This second part of the manual will show you how to set up and configure the MOBOTIX network CCTV system.
microphone wide angle lens telephoto lens rain / sun protection
2 x buttons
passive infrared detector speaker wall mount
6 x LEDs
ISDN RS232 & In/Out Ethernet LAN wall swivel mount
2.1
S ome R emarks On T he Procedure

No CD with software supplied Quick Installer starts automatically in your browser
Usually, the MOBOTIX camera does not require any software installation, since you will only need your preferred browser to configure the camera. Thus, it supports Windows, Macintosh or Linux platforms. In order to supply power to the camera, one of the following methods is being used: External power unit (MX-SNT-E01-30-RJ) to one of the cameras RJ 45 connectors (ISDN or 10Base-T Ethernet) ISDN Cable, when the ISDN NT (network termination) is being supplied with power (hook up 230 V power supply to NT; NOT in US) Network Cable, when using either the MOBOTIX power adapter (MXNPA-3-RJ) together with the MOBOTIX external power unit or from the patch closet using the MOBOTIX-19 Netpower (MX-NPR-20/8) unit.
One ISDN NT supports only one camera
For 8 or 20 cameras
Before you are able to change the configuration, you will have to establish a connection to the camera with your browser. This can be accomplished using ISDN or your local network. The camera has been set at the factory to support these connections: ISDN S0 port (cf. 2.3) from a PC with an ISDN card using the PCs RAS functionality. Enter the cameras IP address (10.x.y.z)printed on the cameras labelin your browsers address box. LAN port (cf. 2.4) from a PC with a 10/100 Mbps network interface card using the cameras IP address (10.x.y.z), if a Class A network (10.0.0.0, netmask 255.0.0.0) is available.
In the RAS box: camera phone number User: linux Password: tux
If your network does not support a Class A network, a PC or a laptop will have to
Computer settings: IP address: 10.0.0.1 Netmask: 255.0.0.0 Gateway: none DNS: none
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be set to such a network address temporarily. For some operating systems that allow multi-homing (Windows 2000, Windows XP), you can set a second IP address in the 10.0.0.0 network (cf. section 2.4.4). Once a connection has been established, click on Admin Menu to set the cameras port you would like to use for your application. The Admin Menu also controls all network settings (IP address, netmask, DHCP, etc.), ISDN behavior and other options. On a new camera with factory default settings (or after a factory reset), the Admin Menu can only be reached using the Quick Installer. Refer to section 2.3 for a description of ISDN settings, and to section 2.4 for a description of LAN settings. The configuration follows this general procedure: Establish the first connection (via ISDN or 10.0.0.0 LAN). Set the parameters for the desired port (LAN/ISDN) using the Quick Installer. Set the image parameters. Set the event control settings (events and actions). Set the memory parameters (FTP, Email, file server). Save the parameters for the next reboot (Config File).
User: admin Password: meinsm
2.2 C amera S tart S equence

2 sec. reset
As soon as the cameras connection to the mains has been established, the 6 LEDs at the front of the camera will show the progress of the starting sequence (about 15 seconds in total): Hardware test: Two seconds after the power has been connected, all LEDs will light up for one second. The cameras boot loader is checking the hardware; it also checks the serial interface for possible software updates in MOBOTIX format. Unpacking the OS: The boot loader unpacks the operating system from the Flash EPROM and copies it to the cameras memory (the lower LEDs light up for about 4 seconds). The two front buttons have now been set to their factory-set actions. Starting the OS: The LINUXoperating system requires about 8 seconds to unpack its data to the RAM disk and to initialize the system. All operating system components are verified against their checksums in order to detect changes. Should this be the case, the starting procedure will be repeated. Starting the applications: Once the application software has been started, one or two LEDs will blink (if they have not been switched off for this configuration). You can now access the camera using your browser.
Hardware Test
Unpacking OS
Starting OS
Ready
During the start sequence or a software reboot, the LEDs will always light up. They will only stop doing so once the applications have been launched and they have been switched off using the Admin Menu.
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2.3 C onnecting T he C amera T o Is dn

2.3.1 Power S upply And Other C onnections
2-wire analog/TAE
NTBA
230 V~
In order to connect the camera, a working S0 bus is required. It can be supplied directly from the NT or from a phone system (not in US). The NT is the network termination of your telecom company, which converts the signals from two wires (to your switching center) to 4 wires (S0 bus). It usually has two S0 connectors (RJ 45, also referred to as Western plugs. When the camera is supposed to get its power from the ISDN cable, the NT will need to be connected to the mains.
Requires an ISDN interface card in the PC
1a 1b 2a 2b
RJ45
RJ45
4-wire digital/RJ45
Dial-up from an ISDN LAN router can also be set up; contact your network administrator for details
RJ45
2 x S0-Bus
If the camera is connected to a phone system, make sure that the system specifically supports an S0 bus and not only a proprietary connection. If the cameras power is to be supplied through the bus as well, make sure that the phone system supports this (3 Watts min.). if this is the case, please check if your phone system has been configured accordingly. You will most likely find information in your phone systems manual when you look up one of these index entries: External data call (the camera only accepts incoming data calls) Call forward MSN (by default, the camera accepts all MSNs)
Left as seen by the camera See our support web page or your telecoms support pages for help on ISDN installation
Plug the ISDN cable into the camera connector labeled ISDN. If the power is not supplied through the ISDN cable, the external power unit (order no. MX-SNT-E0130-RJ) can be plugged into the connector labeled 10Base-T.
Power Supply
Pin7= (-) MX-SNT30-RJ

30V/7W
NTBA
100 Ohm 100 Ohm
Pin8= (+)
max. 10 m
100-250V~
A maximum of 12 wall outlets, with up to 8 devices attached
1a 1b 2a 2b
RJ45 RJ45
RJ45
RJ45
RJ45
RJ45
1a 1b 2a 2b
1a 1b 2a 2b
max. 12 units max. 120 m
RJ45
RJ45
1a 1b 2a 2b
1a 1b 2a 2b
ISDN is a bus system, which requires termination (100!Ohms) at both ends

1a 1b 100 Ohm 2a 2b 100 Ohm
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Using the network power adapter (order number: MX-NPA-3-RJ) and the external power unit, power can be supplied through the data cable to the ISDN port.
Power Adaptor MX-NPA-3-RJ
Cam
RJ45
Patch-Socket
RJ45
to ISDN-S0-Bus
Pin7= (-) Pin8= (+) Power Supply MX-SNT30-RJ 30V/7W
1:1 Patch-Cable
Power
1:1 Patch-Cable (8)

RJ45
Cross-Over-Socket
100-250V~
Up to 120!m (366!ft.) between both ends of the bus
2.3.2 C able L engths And T ermination A connection to ISDN can be established using one of these three scenarios: From an ISDN outlet in the building (max. 5 to 10 m, 15 to 30 ft. cable length). directly at the NT (120 m/366 ft.) with wall outlet and proper termination Extension of an existing ISDN cabling system with a new wall outlet and proper termination (max. 120 m/366 ft; can be longer if better cable is being used). Measured from the ISDN wall outlet in a building, the cable may only be 10 m long (less is better). In this case, it can be plugged directly into the camera. If the cable needs to be longer than that, the camera has to be connected either directly at the NT or the ISDN cabling needs to be extended from the last wall outlet (without termination resistors) to the camera. At any rate, the cable needs to end in an ISDN wall outlet with proper termination (2 x 100 Ohm resistors). If you are using the NT to supply camera power, the standard (4-wire) ISDN cable is sufficient. If the network power adapter (optional) is to be used to supply camera power, an 8-wire double-shielded CAT 5/7 cable (S-STP) is required.
You can also use a termination adapter to terminate the last outlet
If both ports of the NT are being used (i.e. the NT is in the middle of the bus) both ends of the bus but not the NT itself require termination
NTBA
100 Ohm
A maximum of 12 wall outlets, with up to 8 devices attached
RJ45
RJ45
RJ45
RJ45
100 Ohm
max. 12 units max. 120 m
max. 10 m
1a 1b 2a 2b
RJ45 RJ45
RJ45
RJ45
1a 1b 2a 2b
1a 1b 2a 2b
1a 1b 2a 2b
1a 1b 2a 2b
100 Ohm
100 Ohm
1a 1b 2a 2b
1a 1b 2a 2b
100 Ohm 100 Ohm
Experience has shown that most of the problems with ISDN connections originate
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from missing/faulty termination of the ISDN bus. This produces a confusing situation as the connection will work at least partially and errors occur only
Attention: This is the most common installation error! Please always observe the restrictions regarding maximum cable lengths and ISDN termination!
sporadically. In such a case, dialing into the camera may be perfectly possible, but the camera itself cannot connect to the Internet! [2.3.3 C onnecting T o A Pc Connecting to the camera via ISDN is pretty much the same as dialing up to an Internet provider using your ISDN card. The only difference is that you will need to specify the phone number of the camera and the corresponding user name and password information. The camera itself does not require any changes since its factory setting will pick up any data call it receives (regardless of MSN). Protocol: Select PPP. User name: linux (factory setting) Password: tux (factory setting) Phone number: One MSN (one of the assigned ISDN numbers) If you are calling from a phone system, please add the number needed to get an outside line in front of the phone number. Make sure that no other data device (PC, ISDN router) is being called, which uses the same phone number. Note: Make sure that you observe the ISDN LED of the camera as it will let you know about the status of the ISDN connection and if it receives a call or not. When calling the camera (even with a phone), this LED ought to blink.
A phone only reacts to voice calls
ISDN LED
If you are operating more than one camera, use different (descriptive) names for the dial-up connections. You can thus access a camera by simply double-clicking the corresponding dial-up connection. 2.3.4 Acces s ing T he C amera Start your browser and enter the cameras IP address in the browser's address bar: http://10.x.x.x. You will find this address on a small sticker on the camera casing. Once the connection has been established, the camera will display the guest screen with the current live images. If you would like to restrict access to the camera, set a user name and password in the Admin Menu > Users and Passwords section. The guest screen is limited to two images per second so that many guests accessing the camera will not slow down the network. Klicking on Menu will open the Live screen, which allows accessing the other administrative menus of the camera (cf. section 2.5).
If the cameras are on the same S0 bus, assign different MSNs (phone numbers) to the cameras
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Its best to connect using a switch
2.4 C onnecting T he C amera T o A L ocal Network

The camera is usually connected to a hub or switch using the supplied 1-1 patch cable. But it can also be connected directly to your PCs network interface card (NIC). However, you will need a cross-over cable or the MOBOTIX network power adapter to accomplish this. At any rate, the PC will need to have an Ethernet 10/ 100 Mbps NIC. Refer to the corresponding documentation for information on how to install and operate the device. 2.4.1 Power S upply In A L an E nvironment There are different ways to supply power to the camera. You can hook up the external power unit (MX-SNT-E01-30-RJ, optional) directly to the camera's ISDN connector or you can use the power unit and the MOBOTIX network power adapter (MX-NPA-3-RJ, also optional). The adapter will put power onto the network cable and there is no need to run an extra power cable to the camera. Once the cameras power supply has been established, the LEDs at the front of the camera will indicate the start sequence (about 15 seconds, cf. section 2.2). 2.4.2 C onnecting T o A Hub Or S witch If you would like to attach the camera to a hub or switch, use the supplied 1-1 patch cable and plug it into the cameras 10Base-T connector. If you are connecting several computers or network devices, it is Hub/Switch preferable to use a switch. It 10/100 Mbit is providing much better Network (TCP/IP) network performance than a hub since it only connects the devices that actually 10.0.0.2 (255.0.0.0) interchange data. In 1:1 Patch-Cable contrast, a hub does not separate network traffic so Power Supply that the full network load is MX-SNT30RJ30V/7W put on all connections. This Pin7= (-) may drastically reduce Pin8= (+) network throughput.
RJ45 RJ45 RJ45 RJ45 RJ45
Use the 19 rack-mount unit (Netpower) to supply power to 8 or 20 cameras
100-250V~
10.0.43.214
2.4.3 C onnecting Directly T o A Pc

The network power adapter will eliminate a (maybe hard-to-get) cross-over cable
It is also possible to connect the camera directly to a PC without using a switch or hub, but this is only possible using a
Power Supply MX-SNT30RJ30V/7W
Pin7= (-) Pin8= (+) Cross-Over-Cable
100-250V~ 10.0.43.214 10.0.0.2 (255.0.0.0)
1:1 Patch-Cable
LAN
Only a switch will guarantee maximum network performance
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cross-over cable. The supplied patch cable cannot be used for such a connection. The reason for this lies in the operating principle of a hub or switch: it receives the signals on the transmit wire pair of the sending device and sends it on to the receive wire pair of the receiving device(s). Without a hub or switch, a cross-over
Network-Power-Adapter
Power Supply Pin7= (-) MX-SNT30RJ30V/7W Pin8= (+)
RJ45 RJ45
10.0.43.214 100-250V~
Cam
RJ45
1:1 Patch-Cable
The camera is operating properly when the LED lights up continuously
10.0.0.2 (255.0.0.0)
1:1 Patch-Cable
cable will emulate this behavior. The MOBOTIX network adapter replaces the cross-over cable since the adapter has two ports (LAN and PC) with the PC port cross-connected to the LAN port. The adapters LED will inform you of the status of the power supply: attached to the power supply (blinking LED), camera is working (continuously lit), or pins 7 and 8 short-circuited (short flashes). The network power adapter can also be used to
The adapter can also be used together with a switch
10.0.43.217 10.0.0.1 10.0.43.210

Power Backup Fileserver Switch Netpower
10.0.0.2 (255.0.0.0)
10/100-BaseT 10.0.43.215 10.0.43.216 10.0.43.214
supply power to the camera in conjunction with a switch. In this case, the power unit is connected to the PC port and the switch is connected to the LAN port of the adapter.If several cameras are to be installed, the 19 Netpower unit (available for 8 or 20 cameras) should be considered rather than using an external power unit and a network power adapter for each camera. The Netpower unit is hooked up between the patch field and the switch. This also provides a simple method of adding an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to the scenario where the UPS supplies power to all cameras, the switch and the server.
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2.4.4 Network C onfiguration F rom T he Pc When installing a camera on the local network, the camera requires its own IP address. The camera has these factory-preset settings: IP address: 10.x.y.z (IP address of the camera as specified on each camera, e.g. 10.0.62.167) Net mask: 255.0.0.0 If this address fits your network, no other changes to the configuration of the camera are required. In this example, the computer has the IP address 10.0.0.1. Check out your computers network settings for LAN and dial-up connections by opening Control Panel > Network. Attention: The IP address you would like to use for your PC must not be assigned to another device on the network. Make sure that you do not enter the cameras IP address. If you would like to operate the camera in a larger network with several logical subnets, you should discuss the IP address and related questions with your network administrator. In such a case, the cameras new IP address can be set using a PC or laptop temporarily not connected to the network. You may also use a BOOTP/DHCP server on your network to set the IP address automatically using the cameras MAC address (cf. section 2.4.5). The MAC address can be derived from the cameras IP address (= serial number). Certain operating systems, such as Windows 2000/XP or Linux allow setting a second IP address (multihoming) without changing the original IP address of the computer. Use the Enhanced Properties dialog box of the computer to do so. In our example, you would set 10.0.0.1 als IP address and 255.0.0.0 as the netmask. If you start your browser and enter the cameras address (http://10.x.y.z), the cameras guest screen will open and you can start working with the camera.If you are installing the camera for the first time, you may skip the following two sections (2.4.5 and 2.4.6).
BOOTP/DHCP cf. section 2.4.5
For more information on Network and ISDN settings see sections 5.2/5.3
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DHCP is deactivated by default (Admin Menu)
2.4.5 BOOTP/DHCP On some LANs, BOOTP or DHCP are being used. Upon starting the camera, these services will automatically assign an IP address. Ask your network administrator whether such a service is available on your network. Supply the cameras IP address that is printed on the small sticker. The corresponding MAC address consists of six hexadecimal numbers, separated by colons, such as 00:03:C5:xx:xx:xx, where the first three hex numbers (00:03:C5) represent MOBOTIX manufacturer code.The last three (decimal) numbers of the cameras factory-set IP address correspond to the last three bytes of the MAC address in hexadecimal notation (i.e. 10.xd.yd.zd = MAC: 00:03:C5:xh:yh:zh). Example: 10.0.49.167 => 00:03:C5:00:31:A7 2.4.6 T emporarily R es etting T o F actory S ettings If you have C hanged the IP address of the camera but you do not remember the new address, you can start the camera with its factory IP address.
MOBOTIX=00:03:C5
The MAC address is in hexadecimal notation: 0..9,A..F
The factory settings are only temporary, i.e. the old settings will be used for the next start if you do not change and store them
Press only if the bottom LED is on
Keep pressed
until this shows:
To do this, the right button of the camera needs to be pressed during the starting procedure. Press the button only after the bottom LED lights up and keep it pressed (about 10 seconds) until the lower right LED acknowledges by lighting up. Now start your browser and enter the cameras factory IP address in the browsers address box as shown on the serial number label (http://10.x.x.x/). Another method would be to call the camera using the ISDN connection as the camera has been configured to accept any incoming calls. During the starting procedure, the camera will reset all parameters to its factory settings, but not the passwords. In other words: you will need to know the passwords for the camera before you can access it again. Attention: This reset will only last until your next reboot. If you do not make any changes and store that configuration, the camera will restart with the old (faulty?) settings. Attention: If you now save the Config File, all parameters will be replaced by the factory default settings. You will lose all FTP, event and image settings. If you would like to restore these settings, reload your (old) Config File from flash using Admin Menu > Configuration > Restore last Configuration from Flash. Now save the Config File back to the flash. (c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
If you forget the admin password, you will have to send the camera back to MOBOTIX
Check the settings and change as desired
In the Administration Overview
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For more information on Network and ISDN settings, see sections 5.2/5.3
2.4.7 L imitations When Us ing Is dn And An E thernet Gateway If you would like to use the ISDN interface to establish a dial-out connection to the Internet, the gateway (Ethernet menu) will need to be set to 0.0.0.0 (or simply leave this field blank). This is required so that the camera can receive the gateway address that the ISP assigns automatically. You will not be able to use a gateway on your local network, since the gateway parameter is being used by the ISDN dial-out. This will change in one of the next software releases.
If dial-out has been activated, the gateway is ignored
If you only dial into your camera, you do not need to set this parameter to 0.0.0.0 (or blank) since the camera does not dial out itself. In this case, you may enter a gateway IP address on your local network.
Admin Menu > Users and Passwords
2.5 Y our F irs t Image

Once you have entered the cameras IP address (10.x.y.z) in your browser, the guest screen opens. From the factory, the guest level does not have a password. You may create several users with different passwords. The guest screen is limited to two images per second so that many guests accessing the camera will not slow down the network. Klicking on Menu will open the Live screen (on the user level) which is used to access the administrative menus of the camera. Click on the yellow (i) button in the top right-hand corner of the screen to see the current settings of the camera. Clicking on the yellow (?) button will display the cameras online help system.
You can assign various functions to the buttons
User name: admin Password: meinsm
Use the controls above the image to change the most important image parameters. Click on the Admin Menu button if you would like to change the network settings. The Quick Installer will be launched automatically when you first access the camera.
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The information window displays an overview of all camera settings and you can open it from any menu. The information windows sections will only be displayed if the functionality has been activated. Example: the External Recorder section will only be displayed if the camera has been set to store the images on a file server. If you are sending a request to our support team, please make sure to attach a copy of the information window. To do so, right-click the information window, display the source of the window and save it as HTML file (e.g. CamInfo.html).
Most of this information is saved with each image so you can determine the cameras state later on. This is very useful for optimizing the image and brightness settings of the camera as these settings are also saved with each image.
Note: If you do not need to change the network settings, you can skip the next section on the Quick Installer. Proceed to chapter 3 for information on the menu structure and possible settings.
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X-Quick The Expert only menus are only available after the Quick Installer has been completed once
2.6 Quick Ins taller

The Quick Installer will help in setting the network and ISDN parameters, which are part of the Admin level. It also allows setting up periodic FTP transfer using a fixed file name (example: www.servername.com/M1/m1test.jpg) for the image. If you access the administrative menu for the first time (click on Menu on the first screen, then on Admin Menu), the Quick Installer will start automatically. If you click on Admin Menu at a later time, it will be displayed directly. You may also start the Quick Installer from the Admin menu at a later time. Using the Quick Installer, you may set/change the following parameters: Network settings ISDN call-in parameters (dialing into the camera) ISDN call-out parameters (to an Internet service provider (ISP) or a server) Image transfer (FTP) to a homepage using a fixed image name The camera can use all connections in parallel. This means that you can view live images from your local network while the camera uploads images to your web site using an ISDN line. Similarly, you can use an ISDN line to dial into the camera to test the ISDN dial-out to an Internet server. The camera stores all internal settings in the different sections of its configuration file. The Quick Installer only changes settings in the Network and FTP sections. You may, however, restore the factory settings by selecting Reset the whole camera to factory defaults in one of the first screens. Note: In order to avoid complications, you should restore the factory settings by selecting Reset the whole ...
User: admin Password: meinsm
To revert to the previous settings of a page, click on Reset Page
You should reset the camera to its factory settings beforehand Configuration file can be saved to PC (cf. 3.3.1)
The Reset Page button will revert the changes for this Quick Installer page only. The Close button will abort the Quick Installer.
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Each of your changes to the settings will be checked against your previous settings if they are compatible. Choose the ports you would like to use for this camera. You can activate the following options: Ethernet for LAN: Activate this option, if you would like to connect to the camera through your local network or a PC. ISDN Call-In: Activate this option, if you would like to connect to the camera using your a PCs ISDN card (using a RAS connection, for example). ISDN Call-Out: Activate this option, if the camera should connect to an Internet service provider to upload images to a web site, for example. In the next step, enter a name for the camera. The name may consist of any letters, digits, the hyphen (-) and the underscore character (_), but it must not contain any special characters or symbols. The camera will also use the name as a folder name when storing images. If you would access the camera on a LAN using its name, make sure that you registered the cameras name with your Domain Name Service (DNS). Ask your network administrator for more information on this topic. If the camera is to be accessed from your local network, you will have to assign a unique IP address. The cameras IP address (this is also its serial number) is in the 10.x.y.z range (see serial number on the camera) with a network mask of 255.0.0.0. If this address fits your network, no other
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Activate the Ethernet button or you will have to restore the factory settings to access it again (cf. section 2.4.6)
The cameras name is also used to identify the camera in Multi View mode
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ISDN
changes are required. The current (factory) IP address of the camera is shown in the text in green print. The network mask is entered automatically, but you can overwrite it. In case you did not activate ISDN CallOut, the standard gateway for e.g. accessing a router will be used. If you did activate ISDN Call-Out you need to enter the information for your Internet service provider (ISP). The combo box allows selecting the standard phone numbers for accessing the T-Online and Tesion access points. Make sure you enter all relevant access information your provider supplied. This also pertains to your login name and password. Make sure that you enter this information exactly as supplied by your provider. Enter the access specifications you would like to use when accessing the camera using an ISDN line (e.g. using a RAS connection). The camera can dial out and allow dialing in at the same time as an ISDN port supports two active channels. The factory default for the login is linux and the default password is tux.
No DNS serverno Internet access using URLs
Change the security credentials!
You should always change these settings as they allow unlimited access to the camera. You may also click on Use Settings of Call-Out to use the same credentials. Enter the Domain Name Service (DNS) servers IP address in the next step. This service is required to map the Internet name (e.g. a URL, such as www.mobotix.com) to the corresponding IP address (in this case, 212.227.227.87). Enter the DNS server as specified by your ISP. The T-Online and Tesion DNS servers can be selected in the drop-down box. If you would like to enter more than one DNS server, you may do so using the expert menu.
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For a first test, you may use the Quick Installer to set up periodic FTP transfer. Use the security credentials for your home page that your ISP supplied. In order to facilitate the FTP transfer, the file name has been set to m1test.jpg and it will be stored in the M1 folder. The camera creates the file and the folder structure automatically. Once this default FTP works, you can easily change the FTP profiles name etc. in the Admin Menu > FTP Profiles section. The Event Setup screen provides two possibilities for transferring an image. Timer Event will transfer an image in predefined intervals. Button Pressed will transfer an image if one of the cameras two buttons is being pressed.
Open Admin Menu > Time Tasks to flexibly assign time-controlled tasks
Open Setup Menu > Event Settings to define the events that trigger an image transfer
This page will display all settings you have seen or changed. Please take your time to check these settings. If you would like to use the new settings, click on Store Configuration. Click on Close if you would like to discard all of your changes. Click on the left pointed bracket (<) if you would like to return to the previous page of the Quick Installer to correct a setting. It is advisable to print the overview page for reference purposes. Once you have saved the configuration, reboot the camera for the new settings to take effect. Please note that the new settings will be in effect after the reboot. If you have changed the cameras IP address, you
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will not be able to access the camera using its original (factory-set) IP address. If you choose to abort the Quick Installer by clicking on Close, the camera will use the old settings, but it has already saved the IP you set in the Quick Installer for the next reboot!!! The next menu (Reboot) will display an overview of all settings which will be used after the reboot. You may also close the Quick Installer here, but you need to re-run it so that the camera will not use the wrong settings after rebooting.
Rerun Quick Installer and reboot the camera
Attention: When you click on Close on the Reboot the Camera screen, the settings have already been saved and the camera will use them after the next reboot or restart. If you find that you cannot reach the camera after rebooting, start the camera with its factory defaults (cf. 2.4.6).
If you need a test before, enter http:// 10.x.y.z/admin/nettest in your browsers address bar
2.7 C onnection T es t
As the interface settings are sometimes rather complex, checking if a specific setting works may become a rather tedious task. To facilitate this task, the camera can run several network tests (Admin Menu > Test Current Network Configuration). Please note that you can use the network test only after you have completed the Quick Installer and rebooted the camera. The network tests are mostly using PING commands to check the connections.
Current Settings
ISDN Settings No gateway when using ISDN dial-out Successful DNS test Successful image transfer Test any URL
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You should verify the settings one by one starting from the top. Make sure that the camera has been rebooted after you have changed the configuration. If you are using ISDN, you should first click on the dial-out button to test if ISDN dialout is working. The camera will run the following test on the ISDN line: Is the ISDN line available? Is the called device busy? Are the user credentials (login/password) correct?
Green = OK Red = error
ISDN dial-out works, but access had not been granted due to invalid user credentials
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Exposure control is one of the most important sections in this manual
CAMERA SETTINGS
This chapter provides an overview of the menu structure and it describes how to use the image and exposure controls and how to change the time, LED, and password settings. The Software Update section details how to download the most recent software update and how to update the camera software. For a detailed description of the expert menus for Ethernet, ISDN, FTP, email, and event and time control, please refer to Part 3, Chapter 4 of the manual.
Admin Menu > Homepage and http Server to set the camera screen that should appear initially
3.1
Menu S tructure
You can switch off the Admin Menu button. Accessing the Admin section is only possible using the direct link: http://<IP>/admin/admin
When starting the camera with its factory settings, the guest screen with a live image of the camera will appear. You cannot change any settings except for the image rate. Click on Menu to go to the User level, which allows accessing the following camera functions: Live: Set image and event parameters of the camera. Player: Show the stored images (internal or external storage) using the players buttons or by searching for date, time or event information. Multi View: Display more than one camera or its images in one browser window. On the User level, click on Admin Menu to set the Ethernet, ISDN, FTP, email, and event and time control parameters. Access to the pages is granted according to the three levels of authorization: Guest, User, and Admin. All members of the User level may access all Guest level pages, and all members of the Admin level may access any page. You may create an unlimited amount of users for each of the levels, with each member having a different login/password. From the factory, only the admin login and password on the Admin level have been assigned. 3.1 .1 T he Gues t S creen
Hilfeseiten Info-Button
Click on the Menu link to access the User screen
Texteinblendungen (System und User)
Bild-in-Bild Anzeige (nur bei Dualkamera)
Event-Status-Zeile (abschaltbar) Men-Button (hier geht es weiter) Bildrate (Gastschirm ist limitiert)
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To protect the camera from unauthorized access, change the standard http port (Admin Menu > Homepage and http Server)
The guest screen will allow anyone to access the current live image using the predefined image settings. The image rate can only be set to a maximum of 2 fps (frames per second). As guest user, no other changes to the cameras settings are possible. This page will only be used to allow unknown guests to view the live image. In the factory settings, the guest screen has been set as the initial screen to open if you enter the cameras IP address in your browser. If you would like to change this behavior (e.g. display the Multi View page or one of the other pages), click on Admin Menu > Homepage and http Server. Click on the Menu link below the image to access the User level. This level allows setting the image and event parameters (cf. 3.1.2). If you would like to restrict access to this level, set at least one user password by clicking on Admin Menu > Users and Passwords. 3.1 .2 T he L ive S creen This screen shows the cameras live image. You may set the maximum image rate and you can control all relevant image parameters. Use the pull-down menus above the image to select the parameters you wish to change and set the desired values. Use the three symbols in the upper left corner to switch between the Live, Player, and Multi View pages on the User level. You can define your own text for the text caption in the upper right corner or you may switch it off entirely. The text may appear anywhere in the image; you may set the text color and the background color (with adjustable transparency). The image text can be static, or it can consist of camera information (IP address, image size in bytes, time of last event) using camera variables (cf. 3.2.4).
Men-Auswahl: - Live Pull-Down-Mens (abschaltbar): - Player Bildrate Bildeinstellungen Parameter - Multiview Hilfeseiten Info-Button Admin-Men Setup-Men (Bild, Events) User Event Softbuttons Aktualisieren MOBOTIX Homepage Event-Status-Zeile (abschaltbar) Hilfeseiten Bild-in-Bild Anzeige (nur bei Dualkamera) Texteinblendungen (System und User)
Setup Menu > Text & Display Settings
Select Store to Flash from the image settings pull-down menu above the image to store the settings for the next system reboot/restart
The help pages contain links to more information and hints on certain topics
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Events: UC = User Click VM = Video Motion
The event status bar displays the status of the event control and the number of stored events. You can activate/deactivate this bar by clicking on Setup Menu > Text & Display Settings. The event status bar also allows showing other sensor data using either a bar or a chart display.
signal bar of passive infrared sensor (PI) trigger for sensor
Actions: VA = Visual Alarm ST = Store FS = File Server
active events (red=current trigger source) number of last event
active actions (yellow) remaining event dead time
Cf. Setup Menu > General Event Settings
The right side of the event status bar shows the currently enabled actions in yellow. The left side of the bar shows the current event number (six digits). Next, the events are displayed (two letters each) that are triggering image storage or an alarm. The number on the far right side of the event bar displays the remaining seconds until a new event can be recorded (event deadtime). This countdown will be restarted after each event; while the countdown is still active, no other events will be created. This will prevent the same event (with a longer duration) or several events in rapid succession from triggering several concurrent events. The programmable buttons on the left side of the screen (soft buttons) can be used to access specific camera functions. The administrator(s) may place almost any camera function to such a button. These buttons are predefined in the MOBOTIX factory configuration (cf. section 3.3.6). You can also define links to the Internet or to local HTML pages. Use the pull-down menus to set the image size, the most important image parameters, and which lens or lenses to show (only dual lens models). Click on Setup Menu if you would like to change other camera settings. Image Rate pull-down menu: Defines how many live images per second the browser will download from the camera (in frames per second, fps). Note: this does not have any influence on the internal image conversion and storage rates. Netscape users can set the Stream option to activate the fast, servercontrolled streaming display. Image Settings and Parameters pull-down menus: These menus comprise the most important image settings. Select the setting you would like to change in the left pull-down menu (e.g. Camera) and change the parameter in the right pull-down menu (e.g. PIP).
Shift + click to program a button (user: admin, password: meinsm)
Expert settings: (cf. section 3.2.6)
Use the storage options at the bottom of the image settings menu to restore the factory defaults (Factory Defaults) or to restore the settings from the last system restart (Restore from Flash). Select Store to Flash from the image (c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
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Storage functions pertain only to image settings
settings menu if you would like to store the settings for the next system reboot/ restart. This will also work if you have restored the factory defaults beforehand. Admin Menu soft button: Click on this button to control the settings for ISDN, Ethernet, FTP, email, file servers, the serial interface (RS-232) and other hardware parameters. By factory default, this menu resides on the Admin password level. You can switch off the Admin Menu button; after that, accessing the Admin section is only possible using the direct link: http://<IP>/admin/ admin. Setup Menu soft button: Click on this button to control the text captions, image exposure and the event control settings. Similar to the Admin Menu button, you may switch of the Setup Menu button to disable the setup menu for regular users. Use the direct link to access the setup menu: http://< IP>/control. UC Event soft button: Click on this button to manually create an event. You can later play back the event using the Player screen. Check the event status bar in the lower left corner of the image. If UC is displayed, this event has been activated in Setup Menu > Event Settings. If you would like to allow users to click on the soft buttons, but you would like to disallow changing the settings of the pull-down menus, deactivate the pull-down menus (Admin Menu > Homepage & http Server). 3.1 .3 T he Player S creen Click on the Player button to play back stored image sequences. Note: It is of no importance if the images reside in internal storage or on a file server.
Menu-Selection: - Live Player-Menu: - Player Direction (play/back/...) (i) Image info (?) Search image (date, event) - Multiview Help pages Softbuttons: Admin menu Setup menu (image, event) User event (buttons can be assigned to all camera functions ) Relaod page MOBOTIX Homepage Help pages Event story: number of pre- and post-alarm images Text messages (System and User) Video motion window triggers alarm (free definable) Info button
User: admin Password: "meinsm"
Setup Menu > Event Settings to change event settings
Picture-In-Picture (only by dual camera) Event status line (can be switched off)
You can define several video motion areas with different parameters
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Cf. chapter 7, Event Control
The MOBOTIX camera can store images continually or triggered by events (signal input, video motion detection, noise level, etc.). In addition, the camera can save images before and after an event has been triggered. Click on Admin Menu > Event Storage to change the size of the internal storage and the storage location (flash, Windows server, Linux server). Even with the factory settings, event images can be stored by clicking on the UC Event button or by activating video motion detection. To do so, simply activate the Video Motion Window (VM) checkbox (Setup Menu > Event Settings) and the User Click event (UC). A dotted window will show in the middle of the screen. The camera will trigger an event if motions are detected within this window and it will store the event image as well as images before and after the event.
Start Reverse Back Play Next Forward End Image info
Use the factory defaults for the first test
Image selection: only alarm images/alarm story/single alarm
Image search/Downloa
Click on the Player Mode button to switch between displaying only event images, event images with story (pre and post-alarm images) or only one single event with story. When combined with the Fast Forward button, this provides for efficient event search. The Player screens footer displays information on the event itself and the event story, i.e. the number of images before and after the event and the current image. For example: for an event with ten images before and six images after, the footer would look like this for the third image before the event image: <-10.. 3 ..+ 6.
No software installation for image archiving on a file server, since the video management functions are fully integrated into the camera
Clicking on the i button (Image Info) displays the cameras status at the time when the image had been recorded. This window displays the date and time, camera IP, software version, image and exposure settings and other sensor data. The data is not recorded separately, but as ASCII text in the JPEG images comment field. If you are dissatisfied with an image, you can use this information to pinpoint the error and adjust the image settings accordingly. The ? button (Query Window) allows searching for events using date and time as search criteria. The player will display the event that comes closest to the date/time you specified. The binary search algorithm guarantees short response times even when the images (c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
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are stored externally. The same is valid for searches conducted over a slow (ISDN) connection as the camera performs the search, not your browser. Click on the Download Images link in the Query Window to download the image sequences as a compressed tar file (expand using tar, WinZip, Stuffit, PowerArchiver, ) to your local computer. The compressed file also contains an HTML index file that can play the image sequences in the browser. Thus, the recorded image sequences can be dispatched conveniently via email or CD to any third party who then can display the images without requiring additional software. Since the images are available as JPEGs, they can be edited using standard applications once they have been decompressed. This guarantees the authenticity of the compressed original images. Once you have selected the events you would like to store, you can calculate the required amount of storage by clicking on the Calculate button. The folder structure of the recorded images of one event is as follows: Each event image is stored as one single JPEG image in one Event 012301 with 012 folder. The six-digit event number controls the 3 Pre and 6 Post Images folder structure: the first three digits are used for the parent folder; the last three digits make up 301 302 999 the child folder(s). The pre and post-alarm images reside in the same folder as the event image itself, but they have a different file name using A (ante) and P (post) prefixes: A00003.jpg E00000.jpg P00001.jpg P00006.jpg
Ante Images Event Image Post Images
Everything in one file
Example: For event 012301, the event image (E00000.jpg) would be stored in the 012/301/ folder, the pre-alarm images would be stored in the same folder as Annnnn.jpg, the post-alarm images as Pnnnnnn.jpg. Note: Using the Player screen to view event images will not disrupt the recording of new events. However, the new events will only be displayed after the player window has been reloaded. You can reload the Player window by clicking on the Query Window button (?), the Reload button or by invoking the browsers refresh function. If the image buffer is full and is being rewritten by new events, you will also have to reload the player using one of the methods described above.
If images had been stored using fast periodic storage, you should stop event recording while viewing the recorded events (using Disable Actions and Enable Actions soft buttons)
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3.1 .4 T he Multi View S creen Using the MOBOTIX system (even in the basic version) to display several cameras in one browser is very simplewithout any kind of software installation. Simply click on the Multi View button (to the right of the Player button.)
Menu-Selection: - Live - Player Multiview-display: free definable between live cams and event images - Multiview (here one liveimage and the last four events), softbutton can be placed behind image help pages Softbuttons: Admin menu Setup menu (image, event) Use the soft buttons to switch between different Multi View screens User event Reload MOBOTIX Homepage Text messages (System und User) Info button
You can define quad views, sequencers or automatic alarm popups with tracking
Video motion window triggers alarm (free definable)
Shift-click any image element to configure the functions that are activated when hovering over or clicking on an image
Help pages
Event images: the last alarms can be shown (integrated auto zoom with mouse)
Event status line (can be switched off)
As per factory default, the screen shows the current live image (640 x 480 pixels) and the last four events on the left side using an image size of 160 x 120 pixels. Hovering over an image with the mouse will enlarge the image. Clicking on an event will open a Player screen with the event image. The number of Multi View screens is virtually unlimited, i.e. one camera can store almost any number of Multi View screens with different frames for the individual cameras, and you can switch to different screens using specific soft buttons. Apart from selecting different cameras and how to arrange them, several other parameters can be set in the configuration window: auto zoom of the camera images when hovering with the mouse, triggering a soft button by clicking on a camera frame to activate any camera function (open gate, show emergency plan, etc.), sequencing of several cameras in one frame with a defined cycle rate, event image display from the last ten events of a camera, event display by: - highlighting the corresponding camera with a red frame, - switching the camera with the current event to the large display frame (focus frame), - activating a soft button (e.g. to have an emergency plan pop up.
Switch between several screens using soft buttons
Can show one screen with the latest events of all cameras
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Using this list, you can also streamline camera administration, e.g. you can copy definitions (passwords, soft buttons, Multi View screens, ) from one camera to another
To create Multi View screens: (1) Select a camera: In order to add a camera to the list of available cameras, click on Admin Menu > Multiview Configuration. Next, click on the Cameras tab to enter a camera IP manually or to automatically search for cameras on the subnet (using the ping command). The host name of the camera will be used as camera name (cf. Quick Installer, Ethernet menu). If you are done, save the list of cameras.
Can display live image and software version
In the Softbutton Configuration menu, the screens are shown as MV:<screen name> in the Function drop-down
(2) Select a screen: Select a layout on the New Screen tab and enter a name for the screen. You may also activate one of the following options: - Activating default will open this screen as the default screen whenever Multi View is selected. This can be changed on the Screens tab. - Activating add softbutton will create a soft button with the name of the Multi View screen. The browser window is split into frames of 160x120 pixels for the individual cameras; you can also select one of the available options. Use the Screens tab to view and delete the available Multi View screens. (3) Configure the screen: Go back to the Multi View screen; you will find a soft button with the screen name you just entered. Shift-click the camera window on the Multi View page in order to configure the screen. The following configuration window will appear.
A future editor will help create new configurations
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Select the camera by its host name as entered in the list of cameras beforehand. Apart from live and stored images, you can define one focus frame per screen, which will display a camera image using one of these options: - cyclic (sequentially), - manually (mouse click), - automatically by even with the camera image switching to the focus image according to the chosen option. Usually, the focus frame is the large one; all other frames are smaller. The following display options are available for the individual image frames in Multi View: Live Image: This is identical to the current live image of the camera. If On Alarm has been set to focus, the live image will be sent to the focus frame of the Multi View screen once an event is detected. Special Format: If you would like to obtain a different live image as on the Live screen (e.g. the left camera lens instead of the right one), select this display format. Event: Displays the last stored camera events; set the offset parameter to view up to the ten last camera events. Focus: This frame typically rotates the images of the cameras defined for this Multi View screen. The focus frame is usually the large one (640 x 480) and the other camera frames are small (160 x 120). If Focus Period has been set to off, the focus frame will display the last image (enlarged) that you clicked on. If you have set On Alarm to focus for one of the other cameras, events from this camera will be displayed automatically in the large focus frame. Image URL: Enter a JPEG image with full path either from the local subnet or from the Internet using a specific periodic refresh rate. You can use this function to include other manufacturers cameras, if you can access the images directly over the web. Remember to store the configuration in the flash (Admin Menu > Store to Flash) so that the Multi View screen is available after the next reboot/restart! If you do not save the configuration to flash, it will be lost after the next reboot/restart.
Cf. section 3.2.7, Digitizing Rate and Image Formats Events of all cameras on the subnet
Automatic switching between cameras in case of an event or tracking of an event using several cameras MOBOTIX camera image: <IP>/record/current.jpg Cf. section 3.2.7 Cf. 3.3.1, The Configuration File X-Image Settings
Note:
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Important!
3.2 Image S ettings

This section is quite important and should be read carefully as understanding exposure control and the image settings play a significant role in the cameras operation and they directly influence image quality. Since the MOBOTIX camera was originally designed as a web cam for the Internet, it comprises many automatic functions that guarantee best image quality under almost any weather and lighting conditions. Manual exposure settings are only favorable for certain lighting conditions and produce unwanted results if illumination changes. For this reason, it is recommended to always start with the factory defaults. As a first measure, start by defining exposure fields (photometric areas) for the image. Apart from the exposure settings, you can display text and status information within the image. Texts can be displayed in different colors using different degrees of transparency. Or you may want to mirror the image vertically or horizontally (e.g. for cameras mounted on the ceiling). 3.2.1 AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE In order to obtain good quality images under all lighting conditions, the raw images from the sensors require enhancement. This is done by the following automatic functions of the camera: Exposure time: The camera automatically selects the best exposure time (between 1/8000 s and 1 s). This is done electronically and does not require any mechanical components. Pre-amplification: The camera automatically controls pre-amplification of the digital image sensor depending on the current lighting conditions without any user control options. White balance: This provides for brilliant colors and a high degree of color faithfulness of MOBOTIX cameras, since the white balance is evaluated for every image and it may even be restricted to specific reference regions within the image. Auto contrast: Unfavorable weather conditions (rain, fog, etc.) reduce image contrast, but as the contrast is amplified automatically, the complete brightness range (from 0 to 100%) can always be used. Sharpness: The high image quality of MOBOTIX cameras can also be attributed to the integrated, software-based sharpness filter, which mostly compensates dirty lenses and aging phenomena of the lenses.
The key strengths of MOBOTIX cameras are the direct connection between the image sensor and the processor and its software-based image processing from the raw image to the compressed JPEG image
When changing image settings, always start out with the factory defaults
It is usually sufficient to define proper exposure fields for the image area to correct exposure
It is important to understand that every image is subjected to all automatic functions in the MOBOTIX camera, i.e. every image always has optimum quality. Although exposure nowadays is controlled automatically, backlight still poses an impressive challenge for common video cameras, since the camera does not know which parts of a backlight image are to be used to measure illumination. This leaves only two choices: proper exposure of the dark image parts will lead to overexposure of the bright parts, proper exposure of the bright image parts will lead to underexposure of the dark parts. In order to solve this challenge, MOBOTIX cameras allow the definition of exposure fields (photometric areas) that are used (c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
These settings are checked 12 times in one second
Always try to define an exposure field first
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by the cameras automatic functions to properly determine the correct exposure settings. The original image from a bank counter clearly shows the backlight situation, which woulddepending on the setting of the blinds and the outdoor lighting conditionsrender a regular video camera's images unusable, as the faces would become too dark to recognize. In the example, defining a photometric area in the lower half of the image solved the problem. The upper half of the image area is not used to control image brightness, thus ignoring the backlight totally. As the MOBOTIX cameras are safe against whiteouts, no auto iris is required in the lens. This allows installing an inexpensive and maintenance-free lens with fixed f-stop in the camera. As this eliminates the need for moving parts, there is nothing that could freeze-lock in cold weather conditions. It also means that the dark image parts of backlight situations can be better enhanced since there is no auto iris to reduce the amount of light on the image sensor. The following parameters can be set manually (after automatic image processing): Brightness: Brightens the image using software functions after the automatic functions have enhanced the image. Backlight: Brightens the dark parts of the image using software functions after the automatic functions have enhanced the image. Professional photo equipment usually has several automatic programs to adapt the camera to the situation at hand. For this reason, some of the automatic image enhancement parameters can also be changed (see Setup Menu > Exposure Settings). Note: As our support experience has shown, changing the factory defaults for exposure settings usually results in inferior image quality, e.g. a setting that produced good results with sunshine may result in bad image quality at dawn. This is true especially for the Backlight control, which should be handled with care.
Camera and lenses do not have any mechanical or moving parts, resulting in robustness and large operating temperature range
Extensive use of these manual functions points to a possible problem with missing or improper exposure fields Cf. section 3.2.6
Exposure Fields
3.2.2 E xpos ure F ields

Setup Menu > Exposure Settings for more details (cf. section 3.2.6)
This feature is one of the key strengths of the MOBOTIX cameras since freely definable image areas (= exposure fields) show the camera where to measure light to attain good image exposure. This means that exposure times are only determined using the light available within the defined image areas. It also means
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that exposure is optimal for the important image areas regardless of the amount of backlight at hand. And since MOBOTIX cameras do not have an auto iris lens, dark image areas can be enhanced without an iris reducing the amount of light for the whole image. Proper exposure under backlight conditions is one of the key strengths and it renders MOBOTIX cameras unique in the marketplace. The example images show a typical situation: From a darker room, all persons entering that room are supposed to be identified. As daylight is influencing illumination in the other room, backlight will influence image exposure. The image at the top has been taken using all of the image area for exposure measurement. Due to the large differences in light, the bright image areas are overexposed and the dark walls are underexposed. Defining two exposure fields to both sides of the door (displayed in green) as in the center image, results in proper exposure of the rooms inside. An exposure field covering the area of the door (as in the lower image) will deliver properly exposed images of the other room. The task at hand determines which exposure measurement strategy to use. If you would like to capture images of persons in the other room, you should use an exposure field as in the lower picture. If you would like to capture the faces of persons entering the room with the camera, these faces will be lit just like the room itself. In this case, the exposure fields to the left and right of the door (as in the center image) would produce the best results. Even when the other room is dark and a person would point a flashlight into the camera, the camera would not store an overexposed (and thus, unusable) image as the flashlight would not be measured by the exposure fields. Use the pull-down menus in the live image to select exposure fields or to select one of the standard photometric areas. Click on Setup Menu > Exposure Settings > Exposure Field and select Extra to set one or more freely definable photometric areas for the image. The photometric areas are so flexible that you can even prevent individual street lamps from being used for exposure control when recording a street scene. Also, the areas within the photometric areas can be weighted against the areas
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Exposure fields can also be used for other purposes
outside of these areas using a separate parameter. The exposure measurement will first determine the possible settings within and outside of the exposure fields and then evaluate the exposure value according to the exposure field weighting (0% to 100%). Setting the weighting to Total will use the whole image area to measure exposure, thus ignoring the exposure fields. This setting is useful if the exposure fields are to be used only for automatic white balance. Note: Exposure fields should not be too small, as lighting changes in these areas will influence the rest of the image.
The wide-angle sensor controls exposure time
In dual lens models with wide-angle and tele lens, the photometric areas and the automatic parameters can be set differently for each lens. Exposure time, however, is only measured by the right sensor (wide-angle lens). If large differences in lighting between both lenses exist (e.g. large area of sky in the wideangle image), the left sensor (tele lens) cannot be adjusted accordingly. Overexposed images or color noise of the tele lens are a clear indicator for this behavior. To correct this, set the wide-angle lens exposure field to Center as this will more or less correspond to the image area covered by the tele lens. Weighting will give you additional control by using the areas outside of the exposure fields for exposure measurement. 3.2.3 General S ettings Use the Setup Menu > General Settings page to set the camera lenses to display, image size, image sharpness and other basic parameters. Note: You can also change some of these parameters using the controls on the Live screen.
General Settings
Save to Config File will activate the changed parameters, but you need to save the configuration in the flash (Admin Menu > Store to Flash) so that the new configuration is available after the next reboot/restart Store ...
The SECURE models allow additional blurring of specific image areas
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PIP: Small wide-angle in large tele image
Camera Select: Use this control to select the right, the left, both camera images, or pip (picture in picture). This control is only available in dual lens models. The both option creates a side-by-side image of both sensors, pip displays a miniature version of the right sensor within the image of the left sensor. Image Size: This control sets the image size in pixels for one sensor. Available values are 640x480, 320x240 and 160x120. Frames per Second: This control sets the number of images per second that can be displayed and stored. Reducing the image rate will lower the system load to better serve other tasks (e.g. many users on the Internet). Note: Event control will use the same image rate. For low illumination (long exposure times), the actual image rate can be lower than the image rate you have set. Sharpness: Use this control to sharpen the images after they have been created in the camera. Note: Using a value that is too high will reduce image quality under certain lighting conditions. Mirroring Image: Use this control to mirror the image vertically and/or horizontally. Rotate: This control can rotate the image by 180 degrees. Darken Image: The cameras automatic image improvement functions will produce good-quality images even under low lighting conditions. Due to the physical properties of the image sensors, very dark scenes will result in blurred images from amplification (also called noise). If illumination falls below the selected value (2%, 5%, 7% or 10%, where 0% is darkness and 100% is bright daylight), the image will be blackened out to avoid storing unusable images. Dark Noise Suppress: Additional image sharpening, which can improve image quality during daylight, can produce color noise in very dark scenes, thus drastically diminishing image quality. If illumination falls below the selected value (from 10% to 50%), you may choose one of the strategies for image improvement below. Selecting a higher value (from the scale of low, medium, high, and extreme) means lower image sharpening and lower color saturation, with extreme producing B/W images.
Cf. section 3.2.7, Digitizing Rate and Image Formats
Factory default: 4
3.2.4 Image And T ext S ettings Since the camera software processes the image, you can define text and status information that will be displayed on the image. You may use simple texts, links to web sites or information from the camera itself (such as the cameras status or sensor data). Texts can be displayed in different colors using different degrees of transparency. Or you may want to mirror the image vertically or horizontally (e.g. for cameras mounted on the ceiling). Text Display: You can display the text without background color in white print on the image (Text Display = transparent), or you can use different degrees of transparency that will cover the corresponding image area. The text itself resides in the images comment field. Text Background Color: This parameter sets the text background color.
Can display temperature, image size or time since last event
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Use blanks and line breaks to position the text on the image
Display Error Messages: This parameter displays error messages on the bottom of the image (enable) or switches them off completely (disable). Date and Time: This parameter enables displaying date and time information in the upper right corner (or switches it off). Comment: Enter any text (and variables) that you would like to place in the upper left corner of the image. Attention: If you have selected a background color, entering blanks in this field will cover the text area with the background color, thus hiding the corresponding part of the image. Click on (?) to get a list of available status information variables for the comment text field. Currently, the following variables can be used: ~E Current IP address of the camera (Ethernet) ~H Current name of the camera ~N Factory IP Address ~S Serial number of the camera ^F# Image counter; replace # with desired number of digits (only 1 to 9 possible) Îr Image brightness (0 to 100 dB) of the right image sensor Îl Image brightness (0 to 100 dB) of the left image sensor Îb Average image brightness (0 to 100 dB) of both image sensors ^J# Image size of previous image in kByte; replace # with desired number of digits (only 1 to 9 possible) ^j# Image size of previous image in Byte; replace # with desired number of digits (only 1 to 9 possible) ^Lt Time of last event ^Ld Date and Time of last event ^Ls Time since last event in seconds (c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
20 dB is 1/10,000 of 100 dB.
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^Lr ^Ti ^Te ^Tn ^Tx ~~ ^^ ^C Ê ^R
Time since last event in hours, minutes, seconds Internal temperature in C (degrees Celsius) External temperature in C (available only if connected) Internal temperature in F (degrees Fahrenheit) External temperature in F (available only if connected) Tilde ~ Caret ^ Copyright symbol Euro symbol Registered Trademark symbol
Event Symbols: This parameter sets the display of the status bar at the lower image border: one line or two lines, if more information should be displayed. Level Meter: The upper control switches between off, bar and time chart display, the lower control sets the sensor to use for display (Microphone, PIR, Illumination, etc.). The bar or chart display may help in checking and finetuning the trigger levels for specific sensors as actual events are occurring.
3.2.5 Quality and Compression Settings If the camera would output an uncompressed color image with 640 x 480 pixels (bitmap image), it would have to transmit about 920 kB to the users computer for each live image. On a standard ISDN line, this would take 115 seconds, and 1 second on 10 Mbps Ethernet. Compressing the camera image will enhance performance and reduce required bandwidth. In order to run on as many browsers as possible and to avoid additional plug-ins, the JPEG standard has been adopted for compression. Live images are displayed using Netscapes Stream mode or single images (up to 12 images/s) for Internet Explorer. As image processing is fully software-based, a simple software upgrade will install a future standard on the MOBOTIX camera, thus providing for longevity of the investment. Additional compression standards will be available soon. Image quality is directly dependent on the compression level (measured in JPEG %). Using a compression of 50% will usually deliver good-quality images for most purposes. Compression below 20% will produce jagged corners in the image; compression above 70% is hardly different from the original image. The example image (80% and 20% compression) and the table will tell you more about storage
JPEG is the standard
For compatibility reasons: - only HTML/Javascript - No Java applets - No Active-X
MOBOTIX cameras are future-oriented
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80% Q
20% Q
requirements. Note, that the size of the compressed image also depends on the image itself (more precisely, the number of details in the image).
Qualitt niedrig mittel hoch JPEG % 20 50 80 160x240 5 KByte 7 KByte 11 KByte 320x240 13 KByte 17 KByte 28 KByte 640x480 24 KByte 40 KByte 71 KByte
3.2.6 ENHANCED IMAGE SETTINGS (Expert Settings)

Factory defaults: - Brightness=0 - Backlight=4 - max. Exp. time=1/5 - min. Exp. time=1/8000 - Avg. Brightness=40% - min. Avg. Brightn.=20%
Changing these parameters is usually not feasible, as the factory settings and the automatic functions of the camera will usually produce high-quality images if the exposure fields have been set up properly. Only the brightness and backlight settings may need adjustment. If you need to deviate substantially from the factory settings, you may want to check if the exposure fields need adjustment or if you need to reset the Exposure Settings to the factory defaults. Clicking on Setup Menu > Color Settings to adjust the colors and white balance settings. White Balance: Limits the automatic white balance (75%, 50%, 25%, 10%), so that color correction will not overcorrect when one color is predominant in the image (e.g. green lawn of a golf course near the forest, blue sea under blue sky, etc.). If possible, white balance should use a white surface (e.g. a wall or similar); this can be accomplished by defining a corresponding exposure zone (cf. Exposure Fields further below). Color Saturation: Use this parameter to increase/decrease the color saturation of the image. -10 will deliver a B/W image with better quality under dark situations and reduced image size. Blue-/Red Balance: Depending on the light source (sun, incandescent lamp, neon light, etc.), a white wall has a different color tint. The camera will try to adjust its color settings using the white balance function. On top of this automatic correction, you can correct the blue/red balance.
- White Balance=100%
- Color Saturation=5
- Blue Balance=0 - Red Balance=0
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In order to better understand the Exposure Settings expert menu, a basic understanding of exposure control will help. Exposure control in MOBOTIX cameras consists of two evaluation levels: Basic adjustment: The camera will try to adjust the image sensors preamplification and the exposure time (between the defined minimum and maximum values) to create 12 raw images with the best quality possible. The Average Brightness parameter (10% to 80%) of the exposure fields is the one parameter that the basic adjustment receives as input. If this value is low, a darker raw image will result and the automatic measurement will reduce the exposure time. A high value will enhance the contrast of the dark image areas, but may lead to overexposed bright image areas. Main adjustment: You can change how the camera processes the raw image after it has been taken. You may increase brightness as a whole or only for the darker image areas (backlight). If the exposure fields in the image fail to reach the Average Brightness value preset for basic adjustment, main adjustment will conduct post-amplification of the image. To avoid overexposure and color noise in dark scenes, post-amplification will be conducted only if the average brightness in the exposure fields stays below the value for Minimum Average Brightness. This value will become the preset value when maximum exposure time has been reached (i.e. in darkness). When transitioning from day to night, image brightness is thus reduced gradually from Average Brightness to Minimum Average Brightness. If the settings of minimum und average brightness are matching, post-amplification will always attain this level of brightness. Automatic Contrast, which operates in parallel to the minimum und average brightness mechanism, will always try to achieve a level of contrast where all brightness values from 0% (black) to 100% (white) are present in the image. The automatic contrast function is limited to a maximum amplification factor of two. As a general rule, the function that produces the best image brightness will be used.
Average Brightness should typically be 40%
Overall illumination is typically lower at dusk/ dawn and at night
Minimum Average Brightness should typically be 20%
Automatic Contrast should be activated
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Only for experts!
Always start out with the factory defaults (Load Factory Defaults)
Save to Config File will activate the changed parameters, but you need to save the configuration in the flash (Admin Menu > Store to Flash) so that the new configuration is available after the next reboot/restart
Overview of current settings ==>
The Exposure parameters:
Settings expert menu allows setting the following
Automatic Contrast: When set to auto (factory default), this function will automatically enhance contrast to avoid flat images. Brightness: This parameter increases (1 to 10) or decreases (-1 to -10) image brightness after the automatic functions have been performed. Backlight Correction: This function will improve images that contain bright and/or overexposed areas. A typical example would be a scene with a bright window. Any objects between the camera and the window will appear dark or black. Increasing the default value of 4 will increase overall illumination to properly display the dark image areas. Exposure Field: This parameter sets the image areas that are to be used for exposure measurement. You can select one of the predefined areas for
Better use exposure fields to brighten dark image areas instead of using the backlight function
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For Experts: Histograms show the raw or the final image, either within or outside of exposure fields
exposure measurement (All = full image, Center = larger area in the middle, Spot = small spot in the image center, etc.). The exposure fields are usually invisible (off), but setting the last of the Exposure Field parameters to on will display them as green frames. Furthermore, you can display a brightness histogram for either the raw or the final images and you can choose whether to use the areas within or outside of the exposure fields for the histogram. Exposure Weight: This parameter defines the weight (0% to 100%) that the exposure field should have for exposure measurement in relation to the rest of the image. Setting the weighting to Total will use the whole image area to measure exposure, thus ignoring the exposure fields. This setting is useful if the exposure fields are to be used only for automatic white balance. White Balance Weight: This parameter defines the weight (0% to 100%) that the exposure field should have for white balance in relation to the rest of the image. Setting the weighting to Total will use the whole image area for white balance, thus ignoring the exposure fields. This setting is useful if the exposure fields are to be used only for exposure measurement. Average Brightness: This parameter is the average image brightness that should be reached within the exposure fields. If the maximum exposure time is insufficient, the actual value may be lower. If the Minimum Average Brightness value is not reached, the image will be amplified to correspond to that parameters setting. Max. Exposure Time: This parameter sets maximum time used for exposure. Using a long exposure time will reduce color noise, but moving objects may appear blurred. Min. Exposure Time: This parameter sets minimum time used for exposure. By design, exposure time is set to the same value for both camera lenses. Frequency of Powerline: Set this parameter to the frequency of your national electrical system. The default value is 50 Hz (e.g. France, Germany, etc.), but you can also select 60Hz (e.g. U.S.A., Japan, etc.). This will reduce disturbances from artificial light sources.
3.2.7 Digitizing Rate and Image Formats The cameras image sensor(s) are digitizing images and adjusting exposure at a rate of 12 images per second. Since image processing and enhancement of the raw images require quite a bit of computing time until the live image is ready for viewing, you can reduce the number of images to better fit the requirements of the task. This will reduce the system load to better serve other tasks (e.g. supply images faster to more users on the Internet). Click on Setup Menu > General Settings and change the Frame per Second parameter (12, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 fps). The compressed JPEG images are then saved to a ring buffer in the camera to be displayed live within the your browser and for event control. The ring buffer allows accessing not only the current image, but also the images before an event occurred.
Event control is also dependent on the image conversion rate
These images are always stored so they can be used if an event occurs later on
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Fast live image is always created (cf. 3.2.3 on how to set the rate)
The cameras method of continuous image conversion and its use of a ring buffer to store an event history require that the image format (size, text captions, which sensor to use for dual lens cameras) is set beforehand. Hence, the stored images always have the same format as the current live image. If this would be any different, the stored image would have to be converted separately, which would entail a reduction of the image rate given the computing power at hand. This continuous image coming from a pipeline of images is called a fast live image. In order to provide other image formats, the camera can also convert the last (raw) image that has been digitized into a format different than that of the fast live image. This image, however, will only be generated upon request, i.e. it requires a bit more time than the conversion of the live image (typically, one second). You can request such an image using a special http link, which also contains the format parameters. Using such a link, you may obtain a 320 x 240 size image from the wide-angle lens of a dual lens system for displaying in a Multi View screen although the live image is a 640 x 480 picture-in-picture display of the wide-angle within the tele lens image. The image is requested using the following camera link; also cf. the cameras online help, CGI-Image index entry for a sample request (not for M1M-Basic):
Not available for M1MBasic
Every request will trigger a separate image conversion in the desired format
http://x.x.x.x/cgi-bin/image.jpg?parameter With x.x.x.x representing the cameras IP address. If you would like to get a 640 x 480 size image with 50% JPEG quality from the left camera sensor, you would have to enter the following CGI parameters; http://x.x.x.x/cgi-bin/image.jpg?camera=left&size= 640x480&quality=50 Note, that the parameters are separated from the link by the question mark (?) and from one another by ampersands (&). Enter the following link: http://x.x.x.x/cgi-bin/image.jpg?help to obtain a list of all available parameters. If you would like to create your own applications or the camera is to be integrated into a different management system, you can use the following link to obtain the fast live image: http://x.x.x.x/record/current.jpg The browser also uses this request when viewing the live images; it will only download the live image itself without any buttons or menus. If you would like to use the streaming variant for server push operation, use the following link: http://x.x.x.x/cgi-bin/stream.jpg
This accesses the image of the live image pipeline
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User: admin, password: meinsm
3.3 Basic Settings

These settings are part of the Admin level; click on the Admin Menu button on any one of the User screens to reach the Admin level. If the Admin Menu has been deactivated, use the following link to reach it: http://x.x.x.x/admin/ admin. The camera stores all internal settings in the so-called Config-File. This allows you to test a configuration on one camera, and then copy the configuration to the other cameras. 3.3.1 T he C onfiguration F ile The configuration file resides in the cameras permanent storage (flash). It will be read once at boot time and stored in the cameras RAM to be used by all applications running on the camera. Any change to camera settings and its parameters will only be performed on the RAM copy of the Config-File, making any change a temporary one until the next system reboot/restart. If the settings are to made permanent, the Config-File needs to be stored in the flash memory (Admin Menu > Store Current Configuration into Flash Memory). Changes to interface settings (IP address, ISDN, etc.) of the Config-File will only become active after a reboot/restart. Most of the other settings (image or event settings) are used immediately after you have changed the local Config-File. If you would like to use the same Config-File in several cameras, make sure that each camera gets its own IP address: If you are using the cameras on a 10.x.x.x IP subnet, simply activate the factory defaults on the Ethernet Interface page. All cameras can now use the same configuration file as they are using their factory IP addresses as they are printed on the camera labels. If your network supports DHCP/BootP, you only need to activate the corresponding option on the Ethernet Interface page. This will automatically an assign IP address for each camera using its MAC address.
Do not forget to Store
The individual pages will also offer a link after changes have been made: Store...
The configuration file contains four sections, which can be loaded or changed independent from one another. If you are loading a configuration file from a local PC, you can select which sections(s) to load. Using this approach, you can load only the image and user settings without touching the Ethernet settings. The following sections are available: Access: Contains the passwords for admins, users and guests. Interface: Contains all network and ISDN parameters. Menues: Contains the soft button parameters and the Multi View settings. Image&Control: Contains all image and event parameters.
Can be loaded separately
Remote administration of the camera and the distribution of locally stored parameters from one camera (soft buttons, Multi View, passwords, etc.) to other cameras is also performed using the configuration file. The http API provides the corresponding links for changing individual parameters of the configuration file. The image controls (pull-down menus) on the live screen are using the same principle.
Config. file accessible remotely using link
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Usually, the camera can be configured using the settings pages, not the configuration file itself. If required, the configuration file can be viewed/edited in your browser using the commands of the Admin Menus Configuration section.
Use Save... normally Store is usually present as link from the settings pages
Also Store the configuration to use it after a reboot/restart
Show: Displays all parameters of the currently used local configuration file. Raw: Displays the local configuration file as text. If you would like to save the file to your computer, right-click the Raw version link and select Save target as Store: Saves the current Config File back to permanent storage (flash ROM). This is the normal way to save changed parameters, which are to be stored beyond the next system reboot/restart. Restore: Replaces the currently active configuration file with the one stored in the flash. Reset: Resets the currently active configuration files parameter values to the factory settings. Make sure to Store the configuration to flash if you would like to use it after the next reboot/restart. Save: Saves the configuration file to your PC or anywhere on your network. Make sure that you do not change anything in the file when viewing it with a text editor! Load:: Replaces the currently active configuration file with a file form your PC or your network. Edit: Allows editing the configuration file. Only experts should use this option!
Attention: Do not edit the configuration file if you do not fully understand the parameter syntax and what the parameters do! Never modify passwords in the configuration file since they are encrypted. When updating the camera software, the configuration file will not be overwritten since this would destroy your settings and could render the camera unreachable over the network. On the other hand, the new system software may use parameters not available in the old configuration file. For this reason, reboot the camera after a software update and then load the new factory settings. If you would like to keep your password and interface information, only load the other configuration file sections (Menues, Image&Control). Make sure to save the new configuration to flash using the Store link. (Please also see any software updates README.TXT for further information.)
Admin Menu > Reboot after software update
Always reload your own settings from the Image&control and Interface sections
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No battery change required
3.3.2 Time and Time Zones MOBOTIX cameras feature a real-time clock that is battery-buffered so that the current date and time information is available after a reboot/restart. The operating systems clock is synchronized with the real-time clock at boot time and periodically (every 6 hours). The real-time clock can also be set to synchronize with a time server every twelve hours.The real-time clock runs on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and the operating system calculates the local time based to the Time Zone setting and
After changing the time zone, click on Real Time Clock and Store the configuration to flash
whether or not daylight savings time is active. The following parameters can be set in the Admin Menu: manually: Enter the correct time and click on Set Manually. locally: Click on Local Computer to load the time information from your PC; your PCs local time is displayed in the lower right corner. Time Server: Enter the IP address of an ARPA RFC 868 compliant time server. If you activate the Auto Adjust Periodically checkbox, the camera will set the system clock every six hours and the real-time clock every twelve hours.
Important for installations with several cameras
Attention: If you have changed the time and/or time zone settings of the camera, save the configuration and reboot the camera. Note on battery operation of the clock: The real-time clock of the camera is buffered by a small rechargeable lithium battery. The battery is charged if the camera is connected to a power supply. After the camera has been powered on for twelve hours, the battery is charged to 50% of its capacity; the battery is fully charged after 48 hours. The Clock Battery field displays information on the battery status. A new battery will keep the clock running for 12 months if the camera is disconnected from the power. Even if the battery is several years old, it can keep the clock running for several weeks in the event of a power failure. Hence, it is not required to exchange the rechargeable battery.
ADMIN: Store...
Full capacity after 48 hours of operation
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Factory defaults: "admin"-"meinsm" user- guest-
3.3.3 Passwords MOBOTIX cameras support three access levels where every level may contain a virtually unlimited number of users with different passwords: ADMIN: The Admin Menu allows accessing the Quick Installer, the hardware setup, network and ISDN settings, FTP and email configurations, etc. USER: This level allows accessing the three main pages (Live, Player and Multi View, cf. section 3.1) as well as the image/exposure and event settings.
Passwords are only active after you have saved the configuration file and rebooted the camera
GUEST: This level only allows accessing the guest screen with the live image and limited image rate. User: admin Password: meinsm
In the factory defaults, only one ADMIN level user has been installed:
Attention: Make sure you store the admin users password in a safe place if you change itif you forget the new password, there will be no Admin level access to the camera any more. Even resetting the camera to factory defaults will not reset the passwords! You will have to send the camera back to MOBOTIX since the passwords can only be reset to the company defaults at the factory. This service is not free!
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During the start sequence or a reboot, the LEDs will always light up
3.3.4 Configuring the LEDs and the Signal Input The camera has six LEDs for displaying the camera status. You can reprogram these LEDs by clicking on Admin Menu > LEDs Setup to signal a user-defined event. Any ADMIN user may switch off the LEDs completely. Use the soft buttons (cf. section 3.3.6) to control the LEDs from the standard screens on the User level.
Factory defaults
PIR Control Threshold only controls LEDs
From the factory, display functions have been set for each LED, but you can assign different functions in Admin Menu > LEDs Setup. The following settings are possible: On: LED is always on. Off: LED is always off. System: Each LED has a specific system status (factory default). Event: You can select an event upon which the LED will light up. PIR: The LED is switched on for 3 seconds by the passive IR sensor. Signal Output: LED lights up if the signal output is active. Right/Left Key: The LED is controlled by the two front buttons. Signal Input: LED lights up if the signal input is active. Microphone: The LED is switched on for 3 seconds by the microphone (only audio models). Remote Control: The LED is switched on for 3 seconds by any IR remote control.
Factory defaults as in the image above active=loop to ground is closed (cf. 5.6) active=0V on input or loop to GND closed (cf. 5.6)
If Signal Output should be used by event control, make sure that Event is selected. The following list shows all system functions of the LEDs: Power LED: The top LED serves as Power On indicator of the camera. If this
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LED flashes with equal on and off intervals, the camera power is supplied by the internal rechargeable battery (optional feature). Ethernet: The LED above the 10Base-T socket will show short periodic flashes if a LAN connection exists. The LED will light up for one second if the camera sends a data packet. The LED will remain ON while data is sent to the LAN. ISDN: The LED above the ISDN socket will show short periodic flashes if an ISDN connection exists. This is the case if an active S0 bus is connected to the camera and the control data are transmitted and received. The LED will light up for one second if a call arrives on this line and if the camera sends a data packet using this connection. If a large image is sent, the LED will stay ON for about 5 seconds. This will happen upon any incoming call using ISDN. If the call is a voice call (not a data call), or the password is wrong or the called MSN is a different device on the same S0 bus, the LED will be switched off again after a short while (0.2 to 2 seconds). This allows testing the ISDN line e.g. by a simple (voice) phone call. Modem/Serial: The LED above the RS-232 socket will show short periodic flashes if a serial connection exists. This is always the case if the hardware handshake lines (DSR, pin 6) are active. The LED will light up for one second if the camera sends a data packet. The LED will remain ON while data is sent via the serial interface. Right camera (as seen by the camera): The LED will light up briefly as the right (standard) sensor digitizes an image. Due to the high image rate of up to 12 fps, this LED may flash very fast. If illumination decreases, the flashing will get slower, thus indicating longer exposure times (greater than 80 ms). Left camera (as seen by the camera): The LED will light up briefly as the left (optional) sensor digitizes an image. This LED displays the same behavior as the LED of the right sensor. Event Detection: Once an event has been detected, both camera LEDs will start flashing until the event dead time has expired and the camera is ready for the next event.
One S0 bus may carry several phone numbers (MSNs)
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3.3.5 Configuring the Start Screen Click on Admin Menu > Homepage and http Server if you would like to set the screen that should appear as initial screen if a user enters the camera IP address in the browser. You can also set the following parameters: Display Configuration Menu: Activates/deactivates the pull-down menus on the Live screen so that the user cannot change any image parameters. If you also switch off the Admin Menu and Setup Menu buttons, the settings cannot be reached using links or buttons on the camera screens. Max. Refresh Rate for Guests: Sets the maximum image rate per second for guest users. Use this parameter to regulate the network load due to guest traffic. Page Refresh Rate: Some browsers have problems displaying one page for a prolonged period of time or they may overflow their cache. This
Access by using a direct link: http://x.x.x.x/control
Factory default: 6h
parameter sets the time before the camera reloads the active camera screen. http Port: Use this parameter to change the standard http port (80) to another port. This parameter is only for experts and should remain unchanged, if possible. Changes to this setting will only become active after the camera has been rebooted.
Attention: Improper use may render the camera inaccessible
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Customizable buttons
3.3.6 Configuring the Soft Buttons You can freely set the buttons below the Live, Player and Multi View buttons to the camera functions that are required for the surveillance task at hand. This allows putting all functions that the user requires without having to search the camera's configuration options. You can combine pure hardware functions, switch between different screen settings in Multi View, integrate "regular" links to the local LAN or the Internet. Apart from being able to display any web page from the Internet, a very good example would be to open an Emergency Procedures document (HTML, PDF, AVI, etc.) from a server or the local PC. The soft buttons can also be used to control electrical swivel/ tilt mounts via the serial interface, since the control codes can be set as text or binary strings for the corresponding buttons. Programming the buttons is simple: SHIFT-click the button you would like to change in order to call the configuration menu and set the desired functions. On top of the standard button functions, the soft buttons can also be activated in a Multi View screen by clicking on a frame or they can be activated automatically by an event. Just like the cameras controls, the soft buttons are also using http links (http API) to configure the camera. Using this mechanism, a web designer can easily design customized web interfaces for the camera. In a later software version, these new pages can also be uploaded to the camera itself.
Requires Admin rights
Other local or global web sites can be added to the menu
Also used to switch other devices using the cameras serial interface (heating system, phone system, etc.)
In order to configure a soft button, simply Shift-click it (keep the Shift key pressed and click with the mouse). This dialog allows deleting or redefining the button, or you may insert a new button above or below the one you clicked. Select the desired function from the right pull-down menu, which contains the factory-defined set of camera functions. The Copy Menu to Others button will copy the current soft button configuration to all other menus on the User level.
Click on Set to program a button
E.g. all buttons from the Live menu to the Player and MultiView menus
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You may set any name or color for a soft button Some functions require information in the parameter field
The factory configuration has a predefined set of button functions
MV:Overview = opens Multi View screen Overview
As the list of functions grows ever longer, publishing it in this manual would not make sense. If you would like to know more about the functions, open the cameras help or download the PDF Appendix from our web site (www.mobotix.com). Each button may change a parameter in the configuration file; a soft button may thus activate any camera function.
Cf. Appendix 11.2
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Updating the camera software is a critical process that should only be done if necessary; remember to follow the instructions meticulously
SOFTWARE UPDATES
A web browser is the only tool required to update the software of a MOBOTIX camera, independent of the physical connection. Likewise, it is usually not required to remove the camera from its location. Two main features camera are the reason behind the unmatched flexibility of a MOBOTIX camera: its software-based image processing from the raw image to the compressed JPEG/MPEG data stream and its integrated FPGA (field-programmable gate array), which allows reconfiguring the camera hardware. These features also guarantee that the camera can be adapted to future requirements and standards. All cameras are using the same file for software updates, since the camera will decide which modules are needed or activated. Before executing a software update, make a note of the software release number and the cameras hardware by clicking on Admin Menu > Hardware and Release Information. Next, check out the MOBOTIX support page (www.mobotix.com > Support) for information on special procedures for updating your model. A MOBOTIX update file is a simple text file (7-bit ASCII, UU-encoded, base 64, RFC1521 with a x.mpl extension). The file name follows this syntax: M1M_system_x_yy.mpl, (where x_yy is the release number) The file contains a header with special instructions and several blocks of data with individual checksums. As the camera loads the blocks, it checks them for completeness and loads them into RAM. Only after a block has been uploaded completely and has passed the checksum test will it be burned to permanent storage (flash). Updating the software involves the following steps: (1) Download the new software version from our support web site to your local PC (www.mobotix.com > Support). (2) Upload the new software from your PC to the camera using your web browser. Click on Admin Menu > Upload System Software and select the M1M_system_x_yy.mpl file you just downloaded from the web site. The camera status will be displayed in a separate window, which may be blank for a while for technical reasons. Please make sure that you wait until the Upload System Software window asks you to perform another action. While a block is being uploaded, the camera LEDs flash clockwise and while it is being programmed, three LEDs flash in succession. This procedure (load a block, then program it) will happen repeatedly for the six blocks of a software update file. Once the software update has finished (this may take 3 min. via Ethernet, up to 15 min. via ISDN), the top three LEDs will flash and the browser will display a message. (c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
Possible via ISDN, but risky if the connection is disrupted Duration: approx. 15 min.
For example: M1M_system_1_86.mpl Approx. 5.2!MB text or 4!MB zipped
Admin Menu > Software Verification to compare the software to the flash memory
File: M1M_system_x_yy.mpl
Camera LEDs:
Load block
Program block
Done
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Ethernet: 3 minutes ISDN: 15 minutes
Never close your browser and never switch to another browser window while updating the camera software !
(3) Reboot the camera to load the new software version. Wait until Next Step: Reboot the camera appears on the bottom of the Upload Camera Software window, then click on the Reboot link. (4) Run a Parameter Update to copy the factory settings of the new version (Admin Menu > Load Configuration ). As a general rule, the Access (users and passwords) and Interface sections should not be loaded (cf. section 3.3.1) as the camera will start with its factory IP address, thus rendering the camera inaccessible.
If the camera is directly accessible, a full reset to its factory settings is recommended
In case of an error, repeat the upload process
The new software will only be activated after the camera has been rebooted and the new software has been copied from the flash to the cameras RAM. Once the camera has started, the permanent storage (flash) will not be used; a software update thus has no effect on the running camera operating system as it is running from RAM. This is important to know in case of a mishap while uploading the software; you can repeat the upload process without problems. Make sure, however, that you do not reboot the camera after a failed update attempt!
Attention: Browser caches can be unpredictable. Make sure that you have deleted the caches contents and that you have restarted your web browser before and after the update. Also, check the cameras software release version after the upload has been completed (click on (i) above the image). Attention: Make sure to switch off the proxy server in the browser while uploading the new camera software (Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings). Attention: Never disrupt the cameras power supply during the update! A power supply failure will leave the update in a partially finished state and the camera will not be able to reboot! Attention: If an error should occur while updating the camera software, do not reboot, but restart the update process. Failing to do so will render the camera unusable.
If the update has failed completely and the camera will keep rebooting, you will need to send it back to the factory
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INTERFACE SETTINGS (EXPERT SETTINGS)
Connection lost? Cf. section 2.4.6
The settings described in this section are not required for normal LAN configurations as the Quick Installer (cf. section 2.6) usually sets them. Experience has shown that most of the problems with Ethernet and ISDN connections originate from faulty interface settings. If a faulty setting should prevent you from accessing the camera, you will need to reset the camera to its factory defaults (cf. section 2.4.6) in order to access the camera via its factory IP address (10.x.x.x/255.0.0.0; see label on camera).
5.1
Camera Information
Quick overview, also displays image and event settings
Click on Admin Menu > Hardware and Release Information to see the camera information (cf. example in chapter 4). The Camera Status section contains the information that you get if you click on the yellow info button (i) above the image on the User screens (cf. example in section 2.5). This information is really helpful if you would like to get a quick overview of the current camera status and the most important settings.
Also required for ISDN operation
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5.2 Ethernet Configuration

If the factory defaults are reloaded, the camera will have an IP address in the Class A subnet (10.x.x.x, netmask 255.0.0.0). As the host name will be used for remote administration in Multi View, it should be descriptive enough to easily identify the camera (the name could contain its location, for example). If ISDN has been activated, the same name server will be used for Ethernet and ISDN. The Gateway setting is more problematic, as the camera will obtain a gateway from the provider when dialing up. For this reason, you will not be able to use a separate gateway for Ethernet connections. The factory settings of the camera are displayed in blue in the descriptive texts, the current settings are green. After modifying settings in this window, do the following: (1) Accept the settings to write them to the configuration file. (2) Store ... the settings to flash. (3) Reboot the camera.
- Only letters, digits and hyphen - no blanks - no underscore
No gateway when using ISDN!
5.3 ISDN Configuration

The ISDN interface provides the Internet access for the camera and you can dial into the camera using an ISDN PC card or an ISDN router. The camera supports concurrent ISDN (in and out) and LAN connections. In order to properly configure the camera for the first time, make sure to use the Quick Installer (cf. section 2.6). 5.3.1 Incoming Calls The camera uses the PPP standard protocol for communication. Simply create a new RAS connection on your PC and enter the phone number, user and password information (cf. section 2.3.3). Once the connection has been established, start your browser and enter the cameras IP address (http://10.x.x.x/). The camera has been set at the factory to pick up any ISDN phone number (MSN). The MSN is one of several phone numbers that may be assigned to an ISDN connection. This means that you can operate a phone, a PC and a camera on the same ISDN connection. Depending on the country and the phone system, it may be difficult to determine the correct MSN. The camera can detect the first MSN that called with a data call and will display the MSN for your convenience. Call the camera, then close and reopen the ISDN Interface window to see the MSN. To check the ISDN interface for proper operation, simply call the camera from a phone. As a voice all is detected, the camera will not pick up the phone, but the ISDN LED will light up for one second. Since an ISDN line supports two channels, the camera and a computer (with ISDN card) can use one ISDN line concurrently (using different MSNs).
Only data calls PPP connection
Next, save the configuration file using the Store link
For testing without MSN if the PC only dials into the camera
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ISDN dial-in, dial-out and Ethernet work in parallel
Dial-in parameters
First, test without MSN set
Usually, the same IP address as for the Ethernet interface WAN IP=Caller IP
Change the standard passwords
Dial-out parameters Enter provider access point to create a connection Gateway is assigned automatically by the providers server
Outgoing calls are limited for cost control reasons to 50 per day and 100 per month by factory default Counter reset: - midnight - beginning of month - manually
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Caller-IP = WAN-IP
The camera assigns a special IP address to any calling computer or router (Caller IP), sometimes also referred to as WAN IP. This is usually the value proposed by the Quick Installer. At any rate, the WAN IP has to be different from the cameras IP address. A calling PC or router usually accepts any IP address offered as WAN IP. Attention: The camera cannot be configured to accept a WAN IP assigned by an ISDN router. If an ISDN network router is used to dial into the camera, most routers use a 0.0.0.0 WAN IP setting for the dial-in profile so that the router will accept the caller IP assigned by the camera. If this is not the case, the cameras WAN IP needs to be set to the value prescribed by the router. Please consult your routers operating manual for more information. Make to enter the login name, password, WAN IP and phone number of the camera in the router so that it can dial into the camera. Many routers can store several profiles, each of which is activated if a specific IP address is being called. If only one IP address should be activated, you should set a 255.255.255.255 netmask for such a profile. By creating several profiles (one for each camera), you can simply type the IP in your browser and the router will automatically dial into the corresponding camera. 5.3.2 Outgoing Calls Enter the Internet access phone number, user name and password your provider specified so that the camera can dial up to the Internet. You should not change the settings for IP address for caller and Outgoing Gateway since the access point router will set these parameters. Make sure that you do not forget to enter the prefix (0 or 9) to obtain an outside line if the camera is connected to a phone system. Apart from the ISDN parameters, some Ethernet parameters require attention. This pertains especially to the Gateway and Nameservers (cf. section 5.2). The camera does not have to establish an Internet connection; it can also establish a direct PPP connection to a remote server with ISDN dial-in capability. The same is valid for an ISDN network router with dial-in capability, which would then connect the camera to the LAN and servers behind the router. In both cases, a direct point-to-point connection via ISDN provides much better security than an Internet connection. Make sure that you activate the Limit Callouts option. This will limit outgoing calls to avoid costly errors if erroneous settings lead to increased dial-up activity of the camera. This may also be caused by events that trigger an FTP image transfer. Outgoing calls are limited to 50 per day and 1200 per month by factory default.
Factory default: Name: linux Password: tux
Using different profiles, the router can call different cameras on the local network
Better use Quick Installer!!!
Set Gateway in Admin Menu > Ethernet to 0.0.0.0
Check event control thoroughly; set event deadtime long enough
Attention: Failing to activate the call-out limits may result in high phone bills. Make sure that you regularly check the Limit Callouts settings and the call-out counters of the camera after installing!
Check ISDN LED more often
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One image will require 30 sec. for transmission via GSM
5.4 Modem/GSM Configuration

MOBOTIX cameras (except M1M-BASIC) support dial-in and dial-out via analog modem and GSM mobile phones. In order to connect the camera to a modem or mobile phone, use the same cable you use to connect a modem/mobile phone to a PC. If you would like to set up a stationary system, you may consider a GSM module (such as the Siemens MC-35). Successful test involved trunking GSM modems from Nokia in the German E-Network.
GSM not available for M1M-Basic
Click on Admin Menu > Serial Interface and Modem Setup to open the configuration window for the serial interface and the modem. The configuration page will be switched automatically depending on the operating mode selected in the Serial drop-down: off: Serial communication is deactivated completely. Modem: Configuration of analog modem and GSM. Data: Web terminal mode and IO extension. Refer to section 5.5 for a detailed description of the data and web terminal modes. Instead of an analog modem, an analog router may be used to link the network and an analog phone line (common in the U.S.A.). In this case, the RS-232 connection is not being used, since the analog router will get the data via Ethernet and the local network.
Note:
The modem and GSM interface is provided free of charge and without warranties of any kind. Likewise, it will not be supported by the MOBOTIX hotline support since the number of modems and mobile phones on the market is simply to big. As we are also using GSM to connect to cameras via modem and mobile phones, the software will be maintained and improved over time.
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If Modem mode has been activated, the web terminal and IO mode cannot be activated (cf. section 5.5) Activate hardware handshake for GSM ==> Flow = crtscts
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Connector pin-out as for PC/Laptop
5.5 Web Terminal and RS 232 Data Logger

Apart from its ability to communicate with an external modem, the serial interface of the MOBOTIX camera supports these features: IO Mode: Uses the interface pins to send/receive signals. Terminal Mode: Serves as a relay between the browser and the RS-232 Interface. Logger Mode: Logs incoming data. The integrated terminal acts as a web terminal that connects the browser to the serial interface. The camera serves as a relay between the device connected to the serial interface and the browser by emulating a terminal connection. Since the cameras web terminal software always stores the incoming data in a ring buffer (100 kB max.), the camera can act as an RS-232 data logger. You can thus set up the camera to remotely monitor production machines, heating control systems, phone systems an other devices with a serial interface via the LAN or the Internet. In both operating modes, the camera can display a time stamp in front of every line of text it receives through the interface.
Terminal emulation via browser with 100 kB buffer
If Modem mode has been activated, the web terminal and IO mode cannot be activated (cf. section 5.4)
For Explorer
There are different ways to update the terminal screen. HTML: The camera updates the browser window after a given time; this is compatible with all browsers. Direct: The camera places the received data directly in the browser window without reloading the browser page. You can set the data refresh rate and you can browse the contents of the ring buffer using the scroll button on the left side of the screen. Text: The camera displays the text as HTML text box with a scroll bar without automatic refresh/reload.
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Serial operation: - off - Modem/GSM - Data
If Modem mode has been activated, the web terminal and IO mode cannot be activated (cf. section 5.4)
Click on Admin Menu > Serial Interface and Modem Setup to configure the operating mode and its parameters. Make sure that the End of Line setting is correct for the attached device. If Echo is activated, all characters you are sending to the device via the browser will be written directly to the ring buffer and will show in the display. In IO Mode, the three pins of the interface are available for signal input in addition to the regular serial input signal. A state of 0 will show if the signals are inactive, i.e. no pin is connected (internal pull-up with 10 kOhms at 3.3 V with board version 1.4 or higher): "0": Open or current higher than 3 V "1": Ground or current lower than 0 V Apart from the actual signal output to ground (50 mA, cf. section 5.6), three additional interface signals can be activated. The variance of these outgoing signals is within the standard variance of the serial interface: 0: lower than 3 V with max. 3 mA (1 kOhm) 1: higher than +3 V with max. 3 mA (1 kOhm) Use the SetRS232Sig soft buttons to set the signals from the User screens. You could, for example, set the following parameters: 24V=- RTS=0 TXD=- DTR=1 This will set the RTS pin to negative current, the DTR pin to positive current, and leave the other two pins unchanged. (c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
Only active after reboot!
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Attention: While (re)booting, the signals will change uncontrollably and will be deactivated after 15 seconds.
5.6 Signal Input/Output (RS-232 Interface)

The camera provides a signal input/output on its RS-232 interface. It can thus detect an opening door (using a Reed switch) or you can switch an external device (e.g. a lamp). 5.6.1 Signal Input Pin 9 of the RS-232 connector is used for signal input. To activate the signal input, simply connect pin 5 (ground) to pin 9 (no current required). You can also connect other devices (e.g. SPS) that close a contact (0V) to activate the signal input.
Bridge < 2 kOhms
"0": Current higher than +3 V ==> inactive ==> LED off "1": Current lower than 0.5 V ==> active ==> LED on
The signal lines of the serial interface can also be programmed as signal in/output. IO mode while RS-232 is initialized, cf. section 5.5
For example, if you would like to secure all windows and doors of a building, connect all closed switches in a serial loop and connect the wires to signal input (pin 9) and ground (pin 5). The line should have a resistance of less than 2 kOhms.
Led on = Closed = OK Led off = Open = Alarm
Integrated low-pass filter - 10!kOhms - 10!nF
Out
1 6 2 7 3 8 4
GND
5 9
IN
The camera already is equipped with a low pass filter (10 kOhms / 10 nF).
Click on Admin Menu > LEDs Setup if you would like to have the cameras front LEDs display the state of the input signal (LED on = loop closed = no alarm). Click on Setup Menu > Event Settings to specify which state of the input should create an event: an open loop (as in the example) or a closed loop.
Polarity can be switched
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5.6.2 Signal Output Click on Admin Menu > LEDs Setup (cf. section 3.3.4) or the appropriate soft button to set the signal output (pin 1) options of the camera. The signal output may be set to on or off or it may be switched by an event. On: Closes the contact between pin 1 of the RS-232 plug and ground (pin 5). The signal output is protected against power surges and unwanted feedback (48 V) and it switches up to 50 mA. It can thus switch a 12 V relay with 0.6 W (24 V relay with 1,2 W). Off: Signal output is open (10 kOhms on 3.3 V) Event: The signal output will be switched if an event occurs.
The event settings allow activating the signal output for a certain time only (to generate an impulse)
Activate the signal output in Admin Menu > LEDs Setup or specific events in Setup Menu > Event Settings
The factory settings of the soft buttons include functions for controlling signal output.
Led on = Out-Low = Active Led off = Out-High = Inactive 5..24V Relay

5V/0.25W 12V/0.5W 24V/1W
Functions: - signal High - signal Low
Active Inactive
Example setup
Out
1 6 2 7 3 8 4
GND
5 9
Com 0V
IN
Note:
The signal output of the RS-232 interface will assume an inactive statue while the camera is (re)booting and will stay inactive. This does not apply to IO pins of the camera that have been programmed as output pins. The polarity of the two signal in/output pins is the reverse polarity of the in/output pins of the RS-232 interface in IO mode.
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5.7 Camera Sensors

5.7.1 Temperature The camera features a built-in temperature sensor, which measures its internal temperature. In this table, the camera records the mean hourly temperatures of the last four days of operation. These data can also be exported as table. Note that the time information is displayed as GMT. Usually, the temperature within the camera is about 7 Celsius higher than the ambient temperature, which allows determining an approximate current ambient temperature. In addition, the camera records the highest and lowest historical temperatures.
Admin Menu > Temperature Tables
Prepared for an external temperature sensor, but not yet implemented
5.7.2 Audio (not available for M1M-Basic) The MOBOTIX camera is equipped with a full-blown audio channel with microphone and speakers; audio digitization and control of both devices has been implemented according to ISDN standards. This means that the camera can establish a voice connection to an external phone and it can receive voice calls from a phone. At the moment, this software is still in the beta stage and not available for downloading.
End 2002
Admin Menu > Audio Devices
To test the recording, click on Admin Menu > Audio Devices and on the upper Test button. The recording will be played back eight times. Using the Chart function, the camera can display the current
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The recorded digital audio data has a much higher quality than the cameras internal speaker can reproduce
microphone loudness in the picture (cf. section 3.2.4). This will also show the trigger threshold as set in Setup Menu > Event Settings to facilitate fine-tuning. Currently, Audio parameters are only available in event control: As a Trigger to create an event. To play back audio files upon certain events.
5.7.3 Passive Infrared Sensor (PIR) MOBOTIX cameras feature a passive infrared sensor similar to motion-sensing lights used in automatic house lighting. The camera can thus switch on a lamp, for example, if it detects movementseven in the dark. The sensor is a high-precision device since the cameras computer checks it and reads its values on a continuous basis. The sensor reaches about 10 meters and has a field of view of 15. Using the Chart function, the camera can display the current signal value in the picture (cf. section 3.2.4). This will also show the trigger threshold as set in Setup Menu > Event Settings to facilitate fine-tuning.
Can show the microphone data or other sensor data
PIR-Chart Signalverlauf ber die Zeit
Triggerpunkt aus Ereignissteuerung
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6 6.1
Via ISDN or LAN and router
IMAGE TRANSFER ON THE INTERNET FunctionalityOverview

Update a home page: When the camera images are to be presented to a larger audience it would be too expensive to download them directly from the camera. Instead, the images are uploaded to a web server. In order to do so, the camera automatically dials into the Internet and uses the integrated FTP application to replace the defined image file (for example myImage.jpg) on the designated web site. On this server, the images are typically stored for a certain period of time since "live" images may be illegitimate or unwanted. The camera can start an FTP image file transfer based on time (Time Tasks function) or triggered by events (Event Control). Live: The camera has a static public IP and users can access it through a router (via DSL or similar) directly from the Internet. Due to the large RAM and the specific internal structure of the camera's web server, 25 users can access the camera at the same time. Check out the MOBOTIX live cams on our main home page. They are connected with static IP addresses through a firewall equipped with port mapping functionality. Create an hourly image directory: Some Internet applications require a new image every hour while providing access to the images of the last 24 hours. The camera can solve this task directly by creating several image files with an hour code (hh, as in <filename>hh.jpg). It will overwrite these files the next day at the same time. Document events: When events are to be stored for a longer period of time, the MOBOTIX camera can save the images automatically in a timerelated folder structure. The folder structure on the server is created automatically. For example, an image recorded on August 22, 2002 at about 17:45:33 is saved in the folder on the server with the following file name: cameraName/2002/08/22/17/filename.jpg The file name itself can also be set as in m020822174533.jpg (with this syntax: m<yymmddhhmmss>.jpg). Store events remotely: The camera can export the events and image sequences stored in the internal ring buffer periodically to the Internet as compressed file. It also contains an HTML index file with an integrated player that can play back the image sequences in the browser. Send an email: The camera can send an email with the current image triggered by events or based on the defined time tasks.
There are five different ways a MOBOTIX camera can be used over the Internet:
Crash-free multi-user access from the Internet is one of the cameras key strengths
The camera can set the file name using date and time variables
This requires more knowledge of event control (cf. chapter!7)
One transfer per night of all daily events to one remote server
One Im alive image every morning
Using FTP is less appropriate on a local network (LAN). Rather, direct file server storage (Windows, Linux, etc.) should be used in conjunction with the cameras integrated video management system. Chapter 8 provides more information on this feature.
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ISDN, GSM, or LAN
6.2 Procedure
Follow these steps to set up the automatic image transfer: (1) Set up the interface: The camera needs an account on the server for storing the images and for sending emails. This may be on the local network with a router for Internet access or via dial-up using ISDN or GSM. If the server is not specified by its IP address (e.g. 213.100.12.123), but by its domain name (e.g. www.mobotix.com), a DNS (domain name server) has to be specified. If an ISDN router on the LAN is used, you need to set its address as gateway. Make sure that you use the Quick Installer to set these parameters and that you test the connection (Admin Menu > Test Current Network Configuration). (2) FTP Settings: Access to the FTP server usually requires a user name and password assigned by the servers administrator. These are the same access credentials you need for updating the home page on the servernot to be confused with the user name and password required for Internet access via ISDN/DSL. Email Settings: Similar to the FTP settings, the email settings require the IP address (or the name) of an SMTP server. It is important, however, that the From address is a valid address according to the rights associated with your account as assigned by the ISP. If this is not the case, the email may be rejected. (3) Define a profile: Click on Admin Menu > FTP Profiles/Mail Profiles to create a profile for each FTP and email target you would like to set up and to assign a name for each profile. You will select the name later, when you define events or time tasks. Once you have set up the profiles, make sure to test them (Admin Menu > Test Current Network Configuration) in order to check if all profiles are working properly. (4) Define time tasks: If you would like to send/transfer images in a timecontrolled manner, enter the desired time parameters for a profile in Admin Menu > Time Tasks. Time control is quite versatile as it also allows specifying weekdays and months. The minimum interval is one minute. You may also create several overlapping time tasks for the same profile. Define event control: If you would like to transfer or send an image in case one of the camera sensors (switch, PIR detector or video motion) detects an event, activate the desired event controls and select the appropriate profile as an action. This chapter will only discuss time-control image transfer or sending. Note: Creating overlapping profiles may lead to conflicting transmissions, since they require double the amount of RAM and need more time for transmission (ISDN: about 5 seconds). You should hence try to avoid overlapping transfers.
LAN: Gateway ? In Quick Installer or Admin Menu > Ethernet Interface
No anonymous user
Admin Menu > FTP Profiles Mail Profiles Connection test cf. section 2.7 Cf. section 6.3
Time tasks can only transmit the current image
Event control can also transmit image sequences
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In Quick Installer or Admin Menu > Ethernet Interface
6.3
Storing Images on an FTP Server (using time tasks)
If you use a symbolic name (e.g. www.mobotix.com) for an FTP server instead of an IP address, remember to specify a DNS (domain name server). The DNS server will map symbolic names to IP addresses. Your Internet service provider should have given you his DNS IP address. If you are using a router or a firewall, make sure that you also enter the gateway address of the host computers subnet. In case your LAN has an ISDN router connecting the LAN to the Internet, enter its IP address. If you do not know the gateways IP address, you may want to check your computers network settings (for TCP/IP). It is also possible that the router and DNS addresses are the same. If you would like to use the ISDN interface of the camera to dial up to an Internet server, first specify the phone number for ISDN dial-out and the access credentials (user name, password) of your Internet service provider. Make sure that you use the Quick Installer and that you test your connection.
Image on home page
Automatic time-related folder structure 2002/08/16/07/45...
Hourly images ==> filenamehh.jpg
Automatic download
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Specify a name for your every FTP profile you are setting up in order to use it later. Now enter the following parameters: Host Name: Name of the web server (e.g. www.mobotix.com) or its IP address (e.g. 212.227.227.87). Host port: Port address of the FTP service on this web server. By default, this is port 21. User name: The user name of the account used to access the FTP service on the web server. A common mistake for aborted image uploads is missing write authorization in the web directory (ask ISP to assign write rights). Password: The password for accessing the FTP service on the web server. Directory: This is the name of the directory to which the image(s) should be stored, e.g. myDirectory/myImages. If the directory structure does not exist, the camera will create it automatically. If the camera should create a date/time-based folder structure, add the ~D variable at the end of the path. Note that you can also add this variable to parent directories (e.g. myDirectory/myImages/~D). File name: This is the name of the file that the camera will create (e.g. myImage.jpg). If the camera should use the default file name, enter the ~F variable. In this case, the file name will be composed using the letter m, a time stamp and the file name extension .jpg: m<yymmddhhss>.jpg For example, a transfer on August 22, 2002 at 17:45:33 (5:45:33 pm) would create the file m020822174533.jpg. You can also define your own naming scheme by mixing fixed text and different date and/or time variables. Refer to the cameras online help for more information on available variables. For example, a file name of hour%H will create an image named hour07.jpg between 7:00 am and 7:59 am, and hour18.jpg between 6:00 pm and 6:59 pm. Use the Check and Save button to check the profile and to save it to the configuration file. After the profile has been checked, the folder structure and the file name will show below the profile settings. In conjunction with time tasks, changes to the FTP profiles will only become active after a reboot. Make sure that you click on the Store... link to save the profiles to flash and that you reboot the camera once you have set the time tasks. You can set the following options for each profile: active FTP: If this option is activated, the camera will use the active FTP mode for transferring a file. Ask your ISP to learn if your web server supports active or passive FTP transfer. temp. name: If this option is activated, the camera will not delete the file before transfer starts, but will use a temporary file name first. Once the transfer has been completed, the image will get the name as specified for
Passive mode is common Usually, no / is required in front of the folder
- Store into Flash - Reboot
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This option should be activated
the profile. Using this option, users can access the old image while the new image is being uploaded and image transfer takes quite a long time. Note: if the phone connection is unreliable and file transfer is disrupted, temporary files will remain on the server that start with xfer event subdirs: If the transfer has been triggered by event control, this option will recreate the same folder structure as with the internal image storage and file server storage (cf. section 3.1.3). Time-controlled FTP transfers will not be influenced by this option.
Only if event control is used
6.4 MOBOTIX Test Access

If an FTP on your camera does not work and the connection test (cf. section 2.7) does not offer a solution, we will offer a temporary account on our FTP server for testing. MOBOTIX support will send you a configuration file, which contains all data required for FTP transfer. You can use this account to test the image transfer and then make the necessary changes to access your own server using these settings. To obtain the access data, send an email to: testaccount@mobotix.com MOBOTIX support email address: support@mobotix.com
6.5 Sending Images via Email

The camera can email the current image triggered by time tasks or by an event. The image itself will be attached to the email as a standard JPEG file (x.jpg extension). For example, if the camera detects a moving object at home, it could send an email to your office email address. Or it could send a Good Morning email to a server to signal that the camera is working properly.
Add delay: ==> Message Deadtime in Setup Menu > General Settings
Note: A quick succession of events could result in several thousands of emails per day. Make sure that you set the Messaging Deadtime parameter (Setup Menu > General Settings (Event Control)) to a value that is high enough. The current software version will send only the current camera image and no event image sequences. If the email server (SMTP) can be reached within the local subnet, setting up is simple. If this is not the case, the camera will have to access the Internet via ISDN dial-up or a router and it may also need DNS information. Refer to section 6.2 for more information on the procedure.
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Specify a name for your every email profile you are setting up in order to use it later. Now enter the following parameters: Receiver Address: This is the address of the email recipient (e.g. fred@flintstones.com). From Address: This address tells the recipient who sent the email (e.g. officecam@mycompany.com). This is a purely descriptive address without email functionality. It is important, however, that the From address is a valid address according to the rights associated with your account as assigned by the ISP. If this is not the case, the email may be rejected. Reply Address: This email address is used to send an answer (in case of error). This is usually your or an administrators email address. Mail Host: IP address of the email (SMTP) server. If a symbolic name is being used, a valid DNS server has to be set. To accomplish this, use the Quick Installer or enter the DNS in Admin Menu > Ethernet Interface > Nameservers.
From Address has to be the valid address of your account with the ISP!!!
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Make sure that email/ FTP profiles have been defined beforehand!
6.6 Time Task Settings (Time-Controlled Sending of Images)

The time tasks table (Admin Menu > Time Tasks) is a very powerful tool for updating files on web sites and for sending images via email. For example, a more complicated time task could be defined as follows:
every 1 5 minutes in J anuary and April between 06:00 and 1 1 :00 and between 3 pm and 7 pm, but only on Mondays, T uesdays, W ednesdays and S undays.
Event control allows shorter intervals
The time table has five columns, for minutes, hours, days, months and weekdays. One minute is the basis of calculations and it is the smallest interval you can set.
Reboot at 1:23!am in the morning FTP every hour FTP on Sat and Sun at 10:15 and 10:45 Email from Mon through Fri at 7:30!am Every day at 11!pm all events zipped via FTP
Activating the inactive option will deactivate the task without having to delete it.
Use automatic reboot, if possible
Useful for public cameras
You can activate the following standard tasks: Reboot: This task will reboot the camera. This makes sense especially for cameras in hard-to-reach locations, as this will restart the camera even if the system has become somewhat instable (e.g. due to external influences). Restore Last Configuration: This task will restore the configuration file with all camera parameters from flash. For example, you might use this task to regenerate all cameras daily that are accessible from the Internet. This will only work properly, if you have assigned only User accounts as a user with an Admin account could save the configuration file to flash.
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Remember to activate this in Event Control
Time Task Event: This task creates a signal in event control that triggers saving an image at specific points in time. Event control itself can store an image sequence and it can start an FTP transfer.
In each of the time tables fields, you can enter the following: A number (e.g. 12): The task will be executed if this is true: hour = 12. List of numbers (e.g. 8,10,15,17): The task will be executed if one of the lists values is reached. Number range (e.g. 8-21): The task will be executed while this is true: hour= 8, 9, , 21. Combination of numbers and ranges (e.g. 8,10-15,17): The task will be executed if this true (e.g. hour = 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17). Asterisk (*): The task will be executed for all values (e.g. minutes = 0, 1, ..., 59 = every minute). Asterisk and divider (*/n): The task will be executed every n minutes, for example: Minutes = */2: Every two minutes (minute = 0, 2, 4, 6, ..., 56, 58). Minutes = */15: Every 15 minutes (minute = 0, 15, 30, 45). Hours = */4: Every four hours (hour = 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20).
Minutes Hours Days Month Week Days Minutes = * means every minute (*/1)
Examples every minute every 5 minutes every hour every hour between 06:00 a.m. and 21:00 p.m. combination like above every day at 8:15, 8:20 and 8:40 til 8:50 every minute every monday at 12:00 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. every 1th and 15th day of the month between 07:00 a.m. til 10:00 a.m every hour
* */5 0 0 */15 15,20, 40-50 */30
* * */1 6-21 6-11,15-19 8 12
* * * * * * *
* * * * 1, 4 * *
* * * * 1-3,7 * 1
7-10
1,15
Note:
Changes in the Time Tasks table will only become active after the camera has been rebooted! Remember to Store ... the configuration file to flash memory.
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Events: - Motion detection - Sensors - Timer events
7 7.1
EVENT CONTROL FunctionalityOverview
Event control is one of the most important camera components as events are controlling which camera actions are triggered by which events. Using events, you could transfer an image to a home page when the signal input of the camera is closed by a door switch or when the video sensor has detected a movement within a specific image area. Apart from recording an image, an event can also trigger other actions, such as activate signal output, call a phone number, etc. But not only the sensors, time control can also trigger timer events as single events at a certain point in time or periodically as defined by the time tasks. Or you could have a centralized management system, an SPS or another camera send a network command to an IP port of the camera (a network event), upon which it would start recording. One of the key tasks of event control is to efficiently store image sequences only if the camera sensors detect movements or sounds. Despite the size of storage and hard drives available today, continuous video recording does not make sense in most applications for several reasons: Amount of data: In order to attain the precision required to identify persons, for example, continuous recording (> 6 fps) would create data of between 0.25 and 0.5 MB/s, despite JPEG/MPEG compression. For one minute of recording time, this would amount to 30 MB, and 1.8 GB for one hour. A 40 GB hard disk could hence only store the data of one day. Maintenance: If the images are recorded continuously, the ring buffer will fill up and then an old image will have to be removed before a new one can be stored. This in turn means that for multi-camera systems, the hard disks read/write heads are continuously zipping back and forth, thus creating much more mechanical wear as if the images are recorded only sporadically. Image Search: Even with fast forward/fast rewind, finding a specific scene may prove to be a tedious task in a continuous recording.
E.g. Monday to Friday at 12 or every 5 minutes
Since the image sequences are buffered in internal storage, network load is only created when sequences are stored on the server
Several cameras will intensify the problem
MOBOTIX hence offers maintenance-free flash ROMs with up to 2!GB capacity In contrast to DVDs, the user can choose the file server depending on performance requirements
High degree of recording truthfulness due to combination of sensors (320x240 internally)
For these reasons, modern systems are usually storing images in an eventcontrolled manner. The array of sensors of MOBOTIX cameras, however, renders them unique in the market place. For example, if you would like to monitor a back entrance, you could use the signal input connected to a light barrier, the passive infrared sensor, the microphone and the video motion (VM) sensor to trigger recording. Naturally, the camera can also record image sequences at a rate of 12 images/second 24 hours a day.
Event control provides for different possibilities for recording: continuous recording of up to 12 images/sec, (c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
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time-controlled recording at freely definable points in time, event-controlled recording when an event occurs, stop recording after a certain event occurred.
Moreover, combinations of these possibilities make sense, e.g. if you would like to periodically store an image every five minutes and additionally, if the VM sensor detects a movement. The stop option will disrupt image recording upon a specific event and will let you keep all images in the ring buffer until you manually instruct the camera to resume normal recording. You can thus easily reconstruct what happened before the event took place, regardless of whether the recording was triggered periodically, by an event or by several events. This list contains all events that can start or stop recording: loudness at the integrated microphone, switching the signal input, movements in freely definable images areas (video motion detector), movements detected by the passive IR detector, network commands (TCP/IP port) by control devices or other cameras, falling below or exceeding a certain light intensity, incoming characters at the serial interface, clicking a soft button in the browser window, pressing one of the camera buttons, periodic time control of 12 Hz for up to 1 hour, freely definable time grid (e.g. Monday to Friday, April 2003, 8am to 7pm, every 10 minutes).
Event or time-controlled
M1M-Basic does not have all functions! These functions are enhanced with each new software version
Currently, all events are or-linked, i.e. all activated actions will react simultaneously to every event that occurs
The easiest action is saving a single image or an image sequence with a definable number of pre and post-alarm images. The following actions can be defined in parallel as well: saving an image sequence of up to 10 pre and 10 post-event images at a specific image interval (M1M Basic: 3 images), image transfer via FTP to a remote server, activating the signal output for a certain period of time, visual alarm in the live image indicated by a colored frame or a symbol that is deleted again after the defined period of time or after receiving a confirmation. Moreover, you can use one or more of the following message actions: sending an email with attached images, playing a sound file over the camera's integrated speakers, sending an IP message to a server or to another camera (not M1M-Basic), telephone call via ISDN and playing a sound file (from software version 1.9). With regards to the event, the actions can be delayed so that recording is started e.g. 5 seconds after a switch has been closed. To avoid that an email is sent every minute as the camera detects a continuous movement, an idle time can be defined for messages.
Version 2.0 will feature freely definable event control
Action Delay
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Simultaneous recording and playback
7.2 Recording
Storage media and storage requirements are highly dependent on event control as this determines the amount of data that will be recorded. MOBOTIX cameras support different recording types and media, but the storage media used do not have any influence on event control or how the player loads the recorded images. Images can be stored in three different ways:
Currently up to 36!MB in Secure model
Internal RAM: Depending on the model, 2 to 36 MB of image storage for up to 2,400 images (320x240) or 800 images (640x480) are available. A power failure will mean losing the images but this can be avoided using the power supply via network cable and simple centralized uninterruptible power supply. Flash card: The 256 GB flash card option (256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB) can record about 120.000 images (320x240). This very much reduces maintenance and power consumption since no moving parts (e.g. hard drive) are used. File server: All models (except BASIC) can store and manage events on a standard file server (LINUX or Windows). The images are stored as JPEG images in a directory. In doing so, the camera creates a ring buffer and makes sure that the defined storage size is not exceeded. The camera also monitors the alarms age and deletes older images automatically. No additional software needs to be installed on the file server.
Up to 2!GB
Cf. chapter 8
No user limitationsno license fees
The necessary playback and search functions for the browser are already integrated in the camera for all storage types (cf. section 3.1.3, The Player Menu). The camera itself always uses the internal event storage in its RAM as ring buffer before moving the files to another storage location. Note: It is of no importance if the long-term storage of the images occurs on the flash card or on a file server. The internal ring buffer also maintains the images even if the network or ISDN connection fails for a short period of time. Using this mechanism, you can also have several cameras store images on the regular company file server without blocking the network or the file server. In addition to the actual event image itself, the camera can save a certain number of images before and after an event has been triggered. Click on Setup Menu > Action Settings to set the number and time parameters of pre and post-alarm images. In contrast to traditional video management systems, MOBOTIX cameras create minimal network load since the images not connected with an event are not evaluated in one central location, but are stored in the camera until an event occurs. Since the camera handles internal and external storage automatically, all event control settings can be tested without file server access. Once this has been done successfully, click on Admin Menu > Event Storage to activate external storage.
Currently up to 64!MB MOBOTIX cameras will resume automatically after server crash once the server is back online !!!
Storage and event control within the camera reduce network load
Easy to test
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7.3 Additional Features

7.3.1 Stop Function MOBOTIX cameras can be set to stop event control automatically when a certain event is encountered. This could stop the ring buffer from overwriting any stored images, if a door switch has triggered an event, for example. You can restart normal camera operation only by using Setup Menu > General Settings (Event Control) or by clicking on the Defreeze soft button. Apart from the source of the stop event, you can also set the delay time in seconds (0-86400). During this time, event control will remain active even after a stop event has occurred. Once the delay time has expired, event control will be deactivated. In conjunction with the two parameters of the periodic event (PE) timer, you can set different recording rates before and after the stop function, for example.
Reboot only manually
For example, time tasks allow stopping image recording at a specific point in time
7.3.2 Event Counter Your MOBOTIX camera can count events and trigger an action if a certain number of events has been reached or has not been reached. You can set the time window in which the number of events is deteremined. Set the Event Filter parameter by clicking on Setup Menu > Event Settings. Using this function, you could monitor the flow of a parcel conveyor belt in conjunction with the video motion sensor to trigger an action if no events (parcels) are detected within 60 seconds. Evaluation takes place every second for the period of time you specified as time window. For testing purposes, the camera can display the results of the event counter as chart in the live image (Setup Menu > Text Settings).
Less or more
7.3.3 Video Motion Detector MOBOTIX cameras feature an integrated software-based sensor, which detects movements in the images. This detector can evaluate several different image areas at once. Evaluation is accomplished in two levels using these parameters: Sensitivity: Percentage that a specific image pixel differs from the previous image to be recognized as moving. Area: Percentage of pixels (in percent) that can move in the video motion window before triggering an event.
Unlimited number of areas Currently only by entering coordinates
You can also set image areas that prevent triggering an event in case they themselves detect a specific event. This is helpful if you would like to suppress events created by someone switching on the light or by moving shadows.
Event Settings Entry starts with !
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To hide these pages from the users, delete the Setup Menu soft button.
7.4 Some Remarks on the Procedure

To access the Event Control functions, click on the Setup Menu button (user level). The first link (General Settings) activates event control and lets you specify certain times of day in which event control should be active. Note: You cannot set different activity times for different weekdays. You can also use soft buttons to activate or deactivate event control from the menus (cf. section 3.3.6). Event control reacts immediately to the changes in the menus, thus making a camera reboot unnecessary. Remember that all changes to the configuration will only be active after a power failure or reboot if you have saved your changes to flash memory.
signal bar of passive infrared sensor (PI) trigger for sensor
Status bar at the bottom of the image Also refer to section 3.1.2
active events (red=current trigger source) number of last event
active actions (yellow) remaining event dead time
The current settings of the event control are displayed in the event status bar at the bottom of the live image. Use Setup Menu > Text Settings to activate the status bar if it has been switched off accidentiallyit is activated by factory default. The six-digit number at the left of the status bar is the event alarm number that is incremented with each occurring event. This number is the unique identifier of an event and it will be used for generating the path and file name of the event image (cf. section 3.1.3, Storage Folder Structure).
The abbreviations are always in brackets behind the parameters
All activated events and actions are displayed as two-letter abbreviations (VM = Video Motion, FS = File Server), with the events next to the event number at the left and the actions at the right end of the status bar. An active event is displayed in red letters. Use the following procedure as a guideline for things to do in order to set up eventcontrolled recording: (1) Setup event storage: Click on Admin Menu > Event Storage to set the size of the internal storage that is also used as a buffer. Since the camera handles internal and external storage automatically, all event control settings can be tested without file server access. Once this has been done successfully, you can activate external storage. (2) Activate events: Click on Setup Menu > Event Settings to activate the events that should trigger an action and to set their parameters. In the current software version all events are equal, i.e. every activated event will trigger the selected action. (3) Define actions: Click on Setup Menu > Action Settings to select the actions that are triggered by a specific event. In the current software version, all activated actions are equal, i.e. they will be triggered simultaneously.
Reboot required
Events are or-linked
Actions are and-linked
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Set message deadtime to avoid continuous sending of emails
(4) Set messages: Click on Setup Menu > Action Messages if you would like to send an email, a phone call or a network message when an event is detected. Make sure you have already defined a corresponding profile. (5) Set storage volume: Click on Setup Menu > Action Settings to set the parameters of the event story, most notably the number of pre and postalarm images and the time parameters. Since these additional images require storage capacity and increase network load if external storage is used, make sure to handle these parameters with special care. (6) Set time parameters: Some sensors are creating a stream of events (if a person is passing, for example) and would trigger a number of events instead of one. This is why the Event Settings page allows setting an Event Dead Time during which event control is disabled. The camera displays the dead time countdown at the right end of the status bar. This state is also signalized by the blinking camera event LEDs. To avoid sending a stream of emails for an event, you can set a separate dead time for message actions, the Messaging Dead Time. In order to start delayed recording of images after an event has occurred, the Action Delay parameter has been introduced. The camera also displays this countdown at the right end of the status bar. (7) Select additional functions: Click on Setup Menu > Action Settings to select the options for visually alerting the user in case of an event (graphics, frames, etc.) Your options range from a red dot to different bars at and around the image. Using different colors, you can thus attribute different levels of importance to different cameras. This would help in a Multi View screen, for example, to distinguish between important and less important events. You can set the time during which this visual enhancement takes place, or you can specify that the user has to confirm the event using a soft button. Click on Setup Menu > Action Messages to select a sound file that the camera will play back if an event occurs. Click on Admin Menu > Audio Devices to set the speaker volume.
Deadtime countdown is displayed at the right end of the status bar
Deadtime
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Using the Setup Menu button or the direct link: http://10.x.x.x/control
7.5 Settings
7.5.1 General SETTINGS The current settings of the events and actions are displayed using two-letter abbreviations in the event status bar at the bottom of the live image. The abbreviations are always in brackets behind the parameters. Action Activity: Event control may be set to on or off or it may be activated at certain times of day (time). Note: You cannot select weekdays in this software version. Stop Actions (SP): The camera will stay active for the specified number of seconds (0-86400), then it will lock and deactivate event control. You can activate the camera manually only in this menu or using a soft button. Event Deadtime/Messaging Deadtime: After an event has triggered an action, subsequent events will be ignored until the event deadtime has expired. Action Delay: Use this parameter to delay the action after an event has occurred.
7.5.2 Event Settings

Click on Setup Menu > Text & Display Settings to display a time chart (cf. section 5.7.3)
Passive Infrared Detector (PI): This sensor detects movement by changes in the infrared light (even in darkness); it works like a sensor of an outdoor light or alarm system. You can set the sensitivity of the sensor from 10% (high) to 100% (low). Depending on the lighting situation, a value of 10% allows detecting a person that goes by in 10 m (33 ft). The sensors field of view is 15. Video Motion Windows (VM): These are one or more image areas that the camera checks for movements; if it detects a movement, it will trigger an event. Using the menu, you can define several video motion areas with different locations, sizes and levels of sensitivity. The origin (0,0) is the lower left corner of the image and the coordinates always relate to an image size of 640x480, even if the actual image size is different. (c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
Currently by entering coordinates; graphical entry is in development
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Activate time chart for testing (cf. section 5.7.3) Camera index first: right lens=0, left lens=1 Excluded areas have a preceding ! Dark suppression
Signal input cf. section 5.6 Activate LED for testing purposes Front keys IR remote control
Cyclical event
Time interval before stop Time interval after stop From time control Using soft button Text has to match message at cameras port Event counter within timeframe Once-only trigger
You can define several windows by typing additional lines in the text field. The camera will compare two successive images according to the settings of area and sensitivity to detect movements. Refer to section 7.3.3 for a detailed description of the function.
Excluded areas have a preceding !
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Factory defaults: - sensitivity=20% - area=25%
It is a good idea to display the motion window borders in the image (on) and to use the level meter at the bottom of the borders to optimize the settings. The meter will display the movement itself and the trigger value (this equals the area parameter). In the future, it will be possible to draw the borders graphically. Microphone (MI): Triggers an event if the volume is above the selected level for the specified amount of time. You can check the settings by displaying the microphone level as a chart (Setup Menu > Text Settings). This function is not available for M1M-Basic models. Signal Input (SI): The signal input uses pin 9 of the cameras RS-232 connector. Click on Setup Menu > Event Settings to specify which state of the input should create an event: an open loop or a closed loop. If the signal input remains active, cyclical events will be generated. Use the event deadtime to control the intervals between the events. Click on Admin Menu > LEDs Setup so that the LEDs reflect the state of the input signal. Buttons (BT): You can also use the two buttons on the camera for event control with either one of the buttons or both triggering an event. IR Remote Control (IR): This will create an event if an IR signal is detected (using a TV remote control, for example). The current software version cannot differentiate between different codesyet (not for M1M Basic). Periodic Event (PE): This setting will generate a cyclical event every 1 to 86,400 seconds (1 day). Make sure that you use sensible values when sending files via FTP or email (> 10 s., > 30 s. if ISDN is used). Time Task (TT): This event will be triggered by the time control functions (cf. section 6.6). User Click (UC): Clicking on the UC Event soft button on the Live and Player screens will trigger such a (manual) event. IP-Receive (RC): This will create an event if the text string entered here is received at the specified port (not for M1M Basic). If you leave the text box empty, any message at the port will trigger an event. Event Counter (EC): The event counter will suppress all events while counting the number of events within the defined period of time. If the given value is reached (or is not reached), a (true) event will be triggered. This evaluation takes place once per second, with the Sliding measurement window parameter defining the timeframe in which to count the events. An event will only be generated if the number of events is less or more/equal than the number of events counted in the timeframe. The every start action will trigger an event every second while the less/more condition is true. In the other case, the first start action will trigger an event only the first time that the less/more condition is true. This function will be reactivated if the inverse state of the condition is reached for at least one second.
Cf. section 5.6
The second value will be used if the Stop condition is true
Also refer to section 7.3.2
every means that the event will be processed every second
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Future versions will allow uploading sound files (WAV)
7.5.3 Action Messages Every time an event is recognized that has been activated in Setup Menu > Event Settings, the camera can execute a message action. Sound on Event (SD): This action will play back the selected sound file if an event occurs (not for M1M Basic). In the current software version, sound files cannot be uploaded to the camera. Email Action (EM): Select the profile you would like to use for sending an email message. Make sure you have already defined a corresponding profile (Admin Menu > Mail Profiles). If an event occurs, the current image will be sent to the profiles email address as an attachment. Second Email: Just like the Email Action, but to an additional address. ISDN Call Action (CL): The camera can automatically place a call to any phone number to alert the corresponding recipient. It will play back a prerecorded message from the camera itself and then switch the microphone to the phone line to let you listen to what is going on in a room, for example. IP Notify (IP): The text in the text box will be sent to the TCP port of the specified IP address of the computer (or camera). You could use this action to let the camera start an application on your PC or to open the browser with the current camera image (not for M1M Basic).
Currently, CL is only available in the beta version Only when ISDN is active and not in the U.S.A. Support includes a Visual Basic application as source code
Note:
When using ISDN to send action messages, the number of calls per month has been restricted to 50 calls per day and to 100 calls per month. Once the limit has been reached, the camera will not place any more calls. Click on Admin Menu > ISDN Interface (expert menu) to unlock the camera or to adjust the settings.
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7.5.4 Action Settings Every time an event is recognized that has been activated in Setup Menu > Event Settings, the camera will execute all activated actions.
Signal output cf. section 5.6.2 To create a profile cf. section 6.3 Activate when recording
Activated for the image following the event
Activate Event Ack soft button for confirmation
Always keep an eye on storage capacity
Cf. section 5.6.2 Activate in Admin Menu > LEDs Setup and assign LED
Monitor time requirements!
Signal Out Action (SO): This action will activate the signal output. The Event Control settings allow controlling how long the signal output will be activated. After that, signal output will assume an inactive (open) state. Before you can use the signal output, activate it by setting the Admin Menu > LEDs Setup > Signal Output parameter to event, then save the configuration file. If you set an LED to Signal Output, it will light up while the signal output is active. File Transfer ActionFTP (FT): Select an FTP profile that has been defined beforehand in Admin Menu > FTP Profiles (cf. section 6.3). If an event occurs, the current image file will be uploaded to the ftp location specified in the profiles settings. Remark: Depending on the bandwidth of the Internet connection, email and FTP actions can take anywhere between a couple of seconds to several minutes. Make sure that you do not create too many succeeding events that could lead to a time overflow error. In order to avoid overlapping message actions, you should set the event deadtime to a sensible value (Ethernet > 10 s., ISDN > 30 s.) Second File Transfer: Just like File Transfer, but to a different FTP target. Local Store Action (ST): This option will activate local storage for storing
Always activate for storing internally/ externally
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Should be activated Pre and post images, cf. section 3.1.3
the camera images. Use the Player screen to display the recorded images (cf. section 3.1.3). From software version 1.8.7, this option is active automatically and cannot be switched off. Ring Buffer: If this option is activated, the oldest image will be removed when a new image is stored in local storage. With a deactivated ring buffer, the camera will stop recording if the storage is full. Event Story: These parameters allow setting the number of images recorded before and after an event. The image sequence thus generated cannot (yet) be sent by email; it is stored locally or on an external file server.
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Makes MOBOTIX unique in the marketplace
8 8.1
STORING IMAGES ON THE LAN FunctionalityOverview
For archiving purposes, the MOBOTIX camera can simply use standard file servers (Windows 2000, NT, XP Professional, Linux NFS). This does not make any difference to image storage in volatile RAM or non-volatile flash (optional, 256 MB to 2 GB, internal installation). For archiving purposes, neither the PC nor the file server require any of the following: Software installation, FTP server application, Web server application, Video management application.
Regular file access
The camera organizes the folders, it writes, reads, deletes the images and folders, just like a regular PC on your workgroups file server. The video management system for managing the stored images is already part of the camera software, including the database (not for M1M Basic). This means that the camera will perform the following functions:
Everything in parallel, multi-user access and licencse-free
save the images on a ring buffer on the server, delete the images, if the ring buffer is full or the images have reached their maximum age, play back the recorded images from any PC on the network with a browser, search events using date/time or event numbers from any PC on the network with a browser, archive and download (WinZip file) of an event range to any PC on the network with a browser, display and manage several cameras in one browser window.
Scalable reliability and reduced maintenance without storage limitation
More reliable than a DVR
Using standard file servers has the advantage that server performance, server security and server capacity can be scaled to the application at hand. Due to the large image storage within the camera, network peaks and excessive hard drive use on the server are well buffered, which results in relatively low requirements in terms of server performance. When high availability and non-stop recording are required (as in banking applications), this can be achieved using brand-name servers instead of reconfigured PCs. Adding a RAID system to the server will further enhance availability and reliability so that the entire system is superior to traditional digital image recording devices. In general, no storage limitations apply. Since each camera manages its own images, the entire system is highly failure-proof. It is possible, though, to distribute individual groups of cameras between several file servers. Due to its internal buffer, the camera can efficiently bridge network load peaks and network failures. The cameras even handle a file server reboot gracefully without
High reliability
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Firewall
rebooting themselves. When a user accesses the saved images, he/she will access them directly on the camera and not on the server. The big advantage of this is that an efficient firewall can be established between the cameras and the server. The MOBOTIX CCTV Network Storage system on standard file servers circumvents the error-prone hard drive storage mechanisms of most digital video recorders (DVRs) and provides the following advantages to the user: unlimited scalability of the storage capacity, unlimited system size by using several file servers, high data security when using standard RAID and Backup systems, high reliability when using 24/7-certified servers and hard disks, high redundancy, since the system does not rely on central components, efficient firewall capabilities, since only the camera access the server, automatic restart after network or server failures, multi-user capability from any PC on the network without any license fees, no software installation on either the PCs or the servers.
Only MOBOTIX offers this feature
10.0.43.217 10.0.0.1 10.0.43.210

Power Backup Fileserver Switch Netpower
Using one centralized UPS will protect the entire system against power failure
10.0.0.2 (255.0.0.0)
10/100-BaseT 10.0.43.215 10.0.43.216 10.0.43.214
In order to switch a system relying on internal storage (RAM/Flash) to use a file server, simply activate the appropriate settings in Admin Menu > Event Storage. By using Windows systems (WIN) and Linux systems (NFS), you can integrate a virtually unlimited number of clients (cameras) without any license fees. As LINUX installation support, MOBOTIX offers a special LINUX CD. Thus, you can automatically reconfigure a regular PC to become a LINUX NFS serveralmost without having to enter any additional parameters. Running a time server for the cameras to serve as time coordinate and configured in the 10.x.x.x IP address range, you can connect the cameras directly to this server. The server then automatically resets the cameras storage settings. (c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
Everything on one CD Centralized clock also possible using Internet time servers
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All folders are created automatically by the camera
8.2 Storage Folder Structure

The folder structure of the recorded images of one event is as follows: Each event image is stored as one single JPEG image in one folder. The six-digit event number controls the folder structure: the first three digits are used for the parent folder; the last three digits make up the child folder(s). The pre and post-alarm images reside in the same folder as the event image itself, but they have a different file name using A (ante) and P (post) prefixes: Above this structure, the camera creates another folder named after the cameras serial number. Example: The event image of camera 10.0.64.113 for event 012301 would be stored as 10_0_64_113/012/301/E00000.jpg, the pre-alarm images would be stored as 10_0_64_113/012/301/ Annnnn.jpg, the post-alarm images as 10_0_64_113/012/ 301/Pnnnnnn.jpg.
Factory IP as parent folder
10_0_64_113
Camera with 10.0.64.113
factory
IP
012
Event 012301 with 3 Pre and 6 Post Images
301
302
999
A00003.jpg Ante Images
E00000.jpg Event Image
P00001.jpg
P00006.jpg
Post Images
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8.3 Storing Images on a Linux Server

The camera can store and manage images on a file server using the Network File Service (NFS) protocol. The NFS service is usually provided by UNIX/Linux servers. The following procedure describes how to set up a Linux server; servers with other UNIX systems can be used in a similar way. Please note that MOBOTIX cannot offer support for setting up the servers NFS service. 8.3.1 Camera Settings For the camera to be able to store the files on a Linux server, select NFS as remote file system in the External Event Image Storage section on the Admin Menu > Event Storage page (http://x.x.x.x/admin/eventstorage). Make sure that you also enter the following information: File Server IP: Enter the Linux servers IP address. Make sure that the file server can be reached from the cameras own subnet. Remote Directory: Enter an absolute path on the server that the camera should use to create the folder structure and to store its images. The path always has to start with a / (unlike Windows!) The camera will create an additional subfolder for image storage (such as 10_0_64_113) derived from its own serial number (10.0.64.113 in this case). Using this mechanism, several cameras can use the same server directory to store their images. One camera can manage a maximum of 1 million events in the server ring buffer. The directory has to be writable for user ID 65534. Storage Size: This parameter sets the maximum size of the ring buffer (in MB) that the camera maintains on the server. If unlimited has been activated, this setting is ignored. Time to keep: This parameter sets the maximum number of days the images are stored on the server. Older images are deleted by the camera. Images may be deleted before they have reached the number of days to keep if overall storage space runs out. If unlimited has been activated, this setting is ignored. Number of Events: This is the maximum number of events that are stored. Once this number has been reached, the oldest event sequences will be deleted. If unlimited has been activated, this setting is ignored.
Always starts with / on Linux
User ID 65534
It is sufficient to set maximum storage size only Normally unlimited
Normally unlimited
In general, only the storage size used by the camera should be set. Only special applications require specifying the maximum image age and/or the number of events. Make sure that you Accept the changes you have made, Store the settings in the Flash and Reboot the camera to store the settings for future reboots of the camera. Before the camera can store images on the server, some server settings require your attention. Once the settings on this page have been accepted, the camera will generate important hints that are accessible using the install info link that appears. This page contains commands based on the parameters you just entered that you have to execute on the server to properly configure it for image storage.
Do not forget to: - Save conf. file - Store to Flash - Reboot
Note hints generated by the camera
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File server active on IP 192.168.5.147 and OK (color = green) Folder (named after factory IP) is created in this directory: 10_168_5_111
Use 1!GB as ring buffer No time limit No number limit
Activate NFS file system
8.3.2 Server Settings First, make sure that the Linux server you would like to use has NFS installed. This is usually the case if the /etc/exports file is present. Next, check if the NFS service is active. Linux installation allow a kernel NFS daemon or an NFS daemon that can be run by the user. For most Linux distributions, the following commands (executed as root) ps aux | grep nfs (lists only NFS services) or rpcinfo -p (lists all services)
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should list several processes of the NFS daemon (nfsd). If you cannot find the NFS daemon, you need to start it manually. As root user, execute the following command (SuSE Linux 8.0): /etc/init.d/nfsserver start Other distributions may use this command: /etc/init.d/nfs start If you would like to obtain more information, consult the documentation of your Linux distribution. The documentation will also tell you how to start the service automatically after a server reboot. In SuSE Linux 8.0, enter the following command: insserv nfsserver. Make sure that you create the directory on the server as entered in the Remote Directory text box. The user with the ID 65534 (this is usually the nobody user) has to have read, write and execute rights in this directory. Execute the following set of commands as root user. If you would like to use the /data/cameras remote directory, the root user could set up the directory using these commands: mkdir -p /data/cameras chown -R 65534:0 /data/cameras chmod 755 /data/cameras Next, grant the camera access to the directory by exporting it. If the camera has an IP address of 10.0.49.215, for example, enter the following line in /etc/exports: /data/cameras 10.0.49.215(rw,no_root_squash) In order to activate the setting, restart the NFS service. Execute the following command in SuSE Linux 8.0: /etc/init.d/nfsserver restart Consult the documentation of your Linux distribution for the proper commands. If you are in doubt how to accomplish this, reboot the server.
User ID 65534 nobody
8.3.3 Finishing the Configuration Once the server has been configured and the camera has rebooted, check if the file server storage works properly. If this is not the case, an FS: mount failed error message will appear briefly (if error messages have not been deactivated completely). Open Admin Menu > Event Storage again and check the status message, which describes the current state of the system. If an error has occurred, a more detailed error description is available by clicking on the details link. For example, if the remote directory has not been created on the server, the following description would appear:
Errors in red print
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OK in green print
mount: 10.0.0.111:/data/cameras failed, reason given by server: No such file or directory If no error has been returned, the status message shows the servers IP address and the server directory.
8.4 Storing Images on a Windows Server

The camera can store and manage images on a shared folder of a Windows computer. Note, that each camera that is storing images on a Windows computer counts as one connection. A Windows workstation only supports 10 concurrent connections. This means that you can only let nine cameras store their images on a Windows workstation, since the Administrator already uses one connection. Depending on the Windows license, a Windows server supports more connections (and thus, more cameras). The following procedure refers to image storage on a Windows 2000 computer. The procedure for Windows XP Professional and Windows NT is similar. It is not recommended to use Windows 98, ME, or XP Home for this purpose. 8.4.1 Camera Settings For the camera to be able to store the files on a Windows server, select WIN as remote file system in the External Event Image Storage section on the Admin Menu > Event Storage page (http://x.x.x.x/admin/eventstorage). Make sure that you also enter the following information: File Server IP: Enter the Windows servers IP address. Make sure that the file server can be reached from the cameras own subnet. If Multi Homing is used (more than one IP address for one network interface), always enter the main (first) IP address. Share (Remote Directory): Enter the name of the shared folder in this text box. Note, that the share must not contain any / or \ characters. The camera will create an additional subfolder for image storage (such as 10_0_64_113) derived from its own serial number (10.0.64.113 in this case). Using this mechanism, several cameras can use the same server directory to store their images. One camera can manage a maximum of 1 million events in the server ring buffer. Netbios name: This is the netbios name used by the Windows server, which provides the shared folder. This name does not have to match the name mapped to the servers IP address on the network. User Name: Name of the user that has access to the shared folder. Password: Password of the user that has access to the shared folder. Storage Size: This parameter sets the maximum size of the ring buffer (in MB) that the camera maintains on the server. If unlimited has been activated, this setting is ignored. Time to keep: This parameter sets the maximum number of days the images are stored on the server. Older images are deleted by the camera. Images may be deleted before they have reached the number of days to (c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
Workstation max. 9 cameras
Works on XP
Use main address
No / or \ as opposed to Linux
To obtain Netbios name: ==> ipconfig /all ==> check hostname
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It is sufficient to set maximum storage size only since it takes precedence
keep if overall storage space runs out. If unlimited has been activated, this setting is ignored. Number of Events: This is the maximum number of events that are stored. Once this number has been reached, the oldest event sequences will be deleted. If unlimited has been activated, this setting is ignored.
In general, only the storage size used by the camera should be set. Only special applications require specifying the maximum image age and/or the number of events. Make sure that you Accept the changes you have made, Store the settings in the Flash and Reboot the camera to store the settings for future reboots of the camera. Before the camera can store images on the server, some server settings require your attention. Once the settings on this page have been accepted, the camera will generate important hints that are accessible using the install info link that appears. This page contains commands based on the parameters you just entered that you have to execute on the server to properly configure it for image storage.
Do not forget to: - Save conf. file - Store to Flash - Reboot
Note hints generated by the camera
8.4.2 Server Settings The settings on the Windows server have to be changed accordingly by the servers administrator. The administrator should create a special user for the cameras with restricted rights and a separate password. It is also possible to create a separate user for each camera. It is not recommended to allow all users to access the share on the Windows 2000 server. Note: As only the camera itself accesses the share for playing back and searching images, users do not require access to the server share.
Create folder Create separate camera user
Open the following application: Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts. If the folder for image storage does not exist, create it and select it in the Windows Explorer. My Computer > Local Disk > ... You could create the folder d:\camshare, for example. Access rights are set in the folders properties Highlight the folder by right-clicking it in Windows Explorer and select Properties. Click on the Share tab to enter a name for the shared folder. It is common to use the folder name itself (camshare in this example). Click on the Permissions button to add the user(s) you just created to the list of users with access and to set the appropriate access rights. Make sure that you grant full access by assigning the Change and Read rights. Using Windows XP, it is sufficient to select Share Folder with Network as this is not user-specific. Make sure that you activate Network users may change files.
Grant access to user
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Grant write rights for user
You will need to know the Windows servers IP address for the camera configuration. Type the command ipconfig /all
Determine IP address
at a command prompt to determine it. Make sure that the Windows server has a static IP address and not a dynamic one assigned by DHCP. If the IP address of the server changes, the camera could not reach it any more. Note: You can also determine the IP address by opening the properties of the TCP/ IP network connection. Make sure that you enter the main server IP address on multi-homing systems (systems that have several IP addresses) in the camera. The main IP address is the first of the IP addresses listed on the server.
Use main address for multi-homing machines
You can determine (and set) the Netbios name of the Windows server by clicking on Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Computer Name. Enter the command ipconfig /all to find the Netbios name of the Windows server following the Hostname key word. In general, it is not necessary to reboot the Windows server. 8.4.3 Finishing the Configuration
Once the server has been configured and the camera has rebooted, check if the file server storage works properly. If this is not the case, an FS: mount failed error message will appear briefly (if error messages have not been deactivated completely). Open Admin Menu > Event Storage again and check the status message, which describes the current state of the system. If an error has occurred, a more detailed error description is available by clicking on the details link. If problems persist, you should test if you can access the server share from a Windows Workstation. Note, that cameras with 32 MB RAM will only reserve 8 MB internal image storage if files are stored on a Windows server. CAUTION: It is definitely not recommended to manipulate files on the Windows server share from the server itself or from other workstations (viewing and deleting files, for example). This could disturb the cameras video management system, which could produce unforeseen results!
Do not access camera files manually!
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8.5 Storing Images in the Internal Flash

MOBOTIX cameras can be ordered with non-volatile Flash RAM (no moving parts!) up to 2 GB that enable the camera to store images even when camera power supply fails. An additional benefit lies in the fact that other cameras without Flash can store their images on the Flash-equipped camera. Using this scenario, you could set up long-term video surveillance without a file server. For the camera to be able to store the files in the internal Flash, select FLASH in the External Event Image Storage section on the Admin Menu > Event Storage page (http://x.x.x.x/admin/eventstorage).
Not available in current software version (as of July 2002)
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9 9.1
REDUNDANCE AND ERROR TOLERANCE General Information
A complex operating system with large software applications and interactions with other computers and cameras may develop errors over time. In contrast to a workstation that is usually switched off at the end of the day and that reloads its operating system in the morning, a camera is running around the clock. This is why the camera could lock up after some months due to unforeseeable errors (buffer overruns, EM influence, etc.) In order to avoid these mishaps and to guarantee long-term functioning, MOBOTIX has developed a three-tier error management system for the camera.
Activate Reboot in Time Tasks; active after camera reboot
On top, an automatic reboot controlled by a time task will restart the camera at certain time intervals (factory default: once every day)
9.2 Software Monitoring

MOBOTIX cameras feature a three-tier error management system. Hardware Watchdog: Specialized hardware monitors the camera processor and controls its operation. If the processor does not respond to a periodic signal within 1/10 of a second, the hardware will instruct the system to reboot automatically. Software Watchdog: All main processes of the applications have to send an Im alive message to the software watchdog integrated in the camera BIOS. If some of these reply messages are missing, the system decides whether to restart only the process or whether to restart the camera itself. The software watchdog is monitored by the hardware watchdog and the interrupt system. Auto Reboot: On the application level, you can define time tasks that instruct the camera to perform a soft system restart. The software watchdog also controls these time tasks. One daily restart has been entered as factory default. The cameras and the software are subjected to continuous tests under straining conditions in our test lab. These tests include operation under cold and hot conditions. MOBOTIX cameras that have been running for two years (as of July 2002) without disruptions of any kind, have proven their extremely high reliability even under extreme conditions.
Note:
About 50 cameras running long-term tests in lab
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DISMANTLING THE CAMERA
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10.1 General Information

The camera consist of the following mechanical parts: Housing: protects the camera against sun and rain Wall mount with swivel mount Cable protector (rubber): protects the camera connectors against rain Front cover: with rubber sealing, protects the camera against water Electronic board, separately mounted on the front cover The camera housing consists if fiberglass-reinforced PBT with 30% fiberglass. This material is known to be extremely durable and resistant against ultra-violet light. When using the cable protector for the cables, the camera is weatherproof according to IP65.
10.2 Disassembling the Camera

To open the camera housing, remove four screws using the following sequence: The two hex nuts (5 mm) at the serial connector at the bottom of the camera. The two Allen screws at the back of the camera using a 2 mm Allen wrench. Stick a thin screwdriver through one of the holes of the Allen screws you just removed and press gently to remove the front cover. Warning: Opening the camera will void the warranty!
First, the two hex nuts at the RS-232 interface
10.3 Assembling the Camera

Start by inserting the front cover into the housing, connectors first. Press the top of the front cover gently into the camera housing. Make sure that the connectors click back into place at the bottom of the camera housing. Now fasten the screws in reverse order as when disassembling the camera: The two Allen screws at the back of the camera using a 2 mm Allen wrench. The two hex nuts (5 mm) at the serial connector at the bottom of the camera.
First, the two hex nuts at the RS-232 interface
10.4 Replacing the Glass Cover

Disassemble the camera as instructed above. Use a soft object (back of a pencil) to press the glass plate from the inside of the camera outwards. Insert the new glass from the outside back into place by sliding it sideways into the rubber sealing until it clicks into place.
Use rubber gloves
10.5 Installing the Tele Lens

Disassemble the camera as instructed above. Remove the glass or plastic cover. Depending on the camera version, a new lens mount with corresponding thread is required. Once you have mounted the new lens mount on the board, insert the tele lens from the outside into the front cover.
Currently M12 thread used; from 2003, only M14 for all lenses
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APPENDIX
11.1 Sample Configuration File (Factory Settings)

#:MXM1CFG==================================== #:M1-V1.8.6.2 # M1 Configuration of 0001B5 # 2002-08-25 16:44:50 CEST # SECURITY NOTE: Passwords are uncrypted! # Use <Save As Text> function of your # browser to save locally. #============================================ SECTION access USER=admin:admin:hp/.F49dzkoTU ENDSECTION access SECTION admin QUICKINST=0 ENDSECTION admin SECTION camdriver ca_exp_window_type=all all ca_exp_window_weight=100 100 ca_wbal_window_weight=-1 -1 ca_avg_intensity=400 400 ca_minavg_intensity=200 200 ca_exp_window_draw=off off ca_exp_max=160000 ca_exp_min=160 ca_gaingrb_def_r=1000 1150 1300 ca_gaingrb_def_l=1000 1150 1300 ca_linefreq=50 ENDSECTION camdriver SECTION ethernet ETHERNET=UP BOOTP=no DNS= ENDSECTION ethernet SECTION eventdlite edactiv=enable edwakeup=0 edfallasleep=0 freezeactiv=off freezecondition=UC freezedelay=15 eventdelay=5 notifydelay=60 actiondelay=0 pircheck=0 pir=50 motioncheck=1 motion=0,270,190,100,100,20,25 motionwintype=highlight motiondarksuppress=0 0 miccheck=0 mic=50 micwidth=50 inputcheck=0 input=1 buttoncheck=0
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button=right ircheck=0 ircode=0 timercheck=0 timerunit=sec timer=60 freezetimer=60 timetaskclick=0 userclick=1 ipreceivecheck=0 ipreceiveport=8000 ipreceivemessage= eventdurationmode=off eventduration=10 eventdurationevent=5 eventdurationcondition=more eventdurationaction=every playsound=No Sound outputaction=0 callaction=off emailaction=off emailaction2=off ftpaction=off ftpaction2=off storecheck=1 ipnotifycheck=0 ipnotifyaddress= ipnotifymessage= ringbuffer=1 histcount=1 futcount=2 storyinterval=500 imageinfo=1 chartdrawmode=off chartdatasource=MI visualalarm=disable visualalarm_format=box1 visualalarm_color=0xFF0000 visualalarm_erase=10 visualalarm_acknowledge=enable ENDSECTION eventdlite SECTION expfield AW_RWinNo=1 AW_RWin00=1 0 0 640 480 AW_LWinNo=1 AW_LWin00=1 0 0 640 480 ENDSECTION expfield SECTION fileserver FS_TYPE=OFF NFS_SIZE=524288 NFS_AGE=604800 NFS_COUNT=-1 ENDSECTION fileserver SECTION ftp ENDSECTION ftp SECTION imageimprover camera=right size=320x240 framerate=1 sharpen=4 4 mirror=no
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rotate=0 darkenimage=0 0 darknoisesuppress=0 0 darknoiselogic=low low coverimage=disable coverimage_wakeup=0 coverimage_sleep=0 coverimage_area=0,270,190,100,100 automatic=auto auto brightness=0 0 backlight=4 4 white=100 100 color=5 5 blue=0 0 red=0 0 quality=80 text=on textbgcolor=0x000000 errortext=1 date=1 print=WWW.MOBOTIX.COM jpegwindow= ENDSECTION imageimprover SECTION isdn ISDN=up ISDN_AUTO_REBOOT=on CIN_ISDN=on CIN_MSN=nomsn CIN_IN_MSN= CIN_SECURE=off CIN_DUAL=no CIN_IP= CIN_GATEWAY=10.0.0.201 CIN_AUTH=+pap CIN_AK=linux CIN_PW=tux CIN_TIMEOUT=30 COUT_ISDN=off COUT_MSN= COUT_OUT_MSN= COUT_DUAL=no COUT_GATEWAY=172.16.22.202 COUT_AK= COUT_PW= COUT_TIMEOUT=60 COUT_CALLBACK=off COUT_CBDELAY=5 COUT_DialWaitSecs=10 COUT_DialEnableDialAccounting=1 COUT_DialMaxAttemptsPerDay=50 COUT_DialMaxAttemptsPerMon=1500 ENDSECTION isdn SECTION mail ENDSECTION mail SECTION modem MODEM="down" MODE="in/out" MODEMTYPE="gsm" MODEM_AUTO_REBOOT="off" DEVICE="ttyS0" DIALTIMEOUT="120" INITSTR_OUT="AT&F\Q2+CBST=71,0,1;+CHSN=1,0,0,4"
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INITSTR_IN="AT&F+IFC=2,0;\Q2" DISCONSTR="\d+++\dATH" NUMBER="00000" DIAL="tone" LOCAL_IP="" REMOTE_IP="172.16.23.202" AUTH="no" OUT_NAME="linux2" OUT_PWD="tux" IN_NAME="linux" IN_PWD="tux" IDLETIMEOUT="60" ECHOINTERVAL="10" ECHOFAIL="3" GSMPIN="" GSMWAIT="15" ENDSECTION modem SECTION multiview screen=3CC85AD732:grid=mx12:name=Events:view=view3CC85AD732 screen=3CC85AE757:grid=mx12:name=Focus:view=view3CC85AE757 screen=3CC85B107:grid=mx8:name=Quad:view=view3CC85B107 grid=mx1:width=3:table=s,m,s grid=mx2:width=4:table=s,s,m,s,s grid=mx3:width=3:table=s,m,s,s,s,s grid=mx4:width=4:table=s,m,s,s,s,s,s,s,s grid=mx5:width=4:table=s,s,s,s,s,m,s,s,s,s,s,s,s grid=mx6:width=3:table=s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s grid=mx7:width=4:table=s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s grid=mx7a:width=5:table= s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s grid=mx8:width=4:table=m,m,m,m grid=mx9:width=6:table=m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m,m grid=mx10:width=5:table=s,dm,s grid=mx11:width=4:table=dm,s,s,s,s grid=mx12:width=5:table=s,l,s,s,s grid=mx13:width=9:table=s,dl,s,s,s grid=mx14:width=5:table=l,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s view=view3CC85AD732:cam=localcam:event=0:mouseover=1:onclick=player view=view3CC85AD732:cam=localcam:refresh=250:mouseover=1:onclick=live view=view3CC85AD732:cam=localcam:event=1:mouseover=1:onclick=player view=view3CC85AD732:cam=localcam:event=2:mouseover=1:onclick=player view=view3CC85AD732:cam=localcam:event=3:mouseover=1:onclick=player view=view3CC85AE757:cam=localcam:refresh=500:mouseover=0:onclick=live view=view3CC85AE757:focusr=167:mouseover=1:periode=0 view=view3CC85AE757 view=view3CC85AE757 view=view3CC85AE757 view=view3CC85B107:cam=localcam:refresh=500:mouseover=1:onclick=live view=view3CC85B107 view=view3CC85B107 view=view3CC85B107 ENDSECTION multiview SECTION rs232d RS232DMODE=Offline RS232DBAUD=9600 RS232DBITS=8 RS232DPARITY=N RS232DSTOPBITS=1 RS232DECHO=on RS232DBUFFER=5 RS232DLFCR=no RS232DADDTIME=on ENDSECTION rs232d
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SECTION serial SPEED=38400 FLOWCONTROL=no DATABITS=8 STOPBITS=1 PARITY=no ENDSECTION serial SECTION signals LEDS=3.EKI. PIRLEVEL=30 MICROLEVEL=n/a SEROUT=0 ENDSECTION signals SECTION softbuttons softbutton=160x120:color=grey:action=/control/control?set:param= section%3dgeneral&size%3d160x120 softbutton=320x240:color=grey:action=/control/control?set:param= section%3dgeneral&size%3d320x240 softbutton=640x480:color=grey:action=/control/control?set:param= section%3dgeneral&size%3d640x480 softbutton=Admin Menu:color=grey:action=Admin:param= softbutton=Delete Images:color=red:action=LinkNew2:param=url%3d/ control/eventplayer?delete_all softbutton=Disable Actions:color=grey:action=/control/ control?set:param=section%3devent&edactiv%3ddisable softbutton=Download:color=blue:action=Link:param=url%3d/control/ events.tar?download softbutton=Enable Actions:color=grey:action=/control/ control?set:param=section%3devent&edactiv%3denable softbutton=Events:color=grey:action=Link:param=url%3d/control/ multiview?screenid%3d3CC85AD732:mv=1 softbutton=Exposure All:color=grey:action=/control/control?set:param= section%3dexposure&ca_exp_window_type%3dall+all& ca_exp_window_draw%3doff+off softbutton=Exposure Bottom:color=grey:action=/control/ control?set:param=section%3dexposure&ca_exp_window_type%3dbottom+ bottom&ca_exp_window_draw%3don+on softbutton=Exposure Center:color=grey:action=/control/ control?set:param=section%3dexposure&ca_exp_window_type%3dcenter+ center&ca_exp_window_draw%3don+on softbutton=Exposure Left:color=grey:action=/control/control?set:param= section%3dexposure&ca_exp_window_type%3dleft+left& ca_exp_window_draw%3don+on softbutton=Exposure Middle:color=grey:action=/control/ control?set:param=section%3dexposure&ca_exp_window_type%3dmiddle+ middle&ca_exp_window_draw%3don+on softbutton=Exposure Right:color=grey:action=/control/ control?set:param=section%3dexposure&ca_exp_window_type%3dright+right& ca_exp_window_draw%3don+on softbutton=Exposure Spot:color=grey:action=/control/control?set:param= section%3dexposure&ca_exp_window_type%3dspot+spot& ca_exp_window_draw%3don+on softbutton=Exposure Top:color=grey:action=/control/control?set:param= section%3dexposure&ca_exp_window_type%3dtop+top& ca_exp_window_draw%3don+on softbutton=Focus:color=grey:action=Link:param=url%3d/control/ multiview?screenid%3d3CC85AE757:mv=1 softbutton=Guest Page:color=grey:action=Link:param=url%3d/cgi-bin/ guestimage.html softbutton=Leds Blink:color=red:action=/control/rcontrol?action= LedsString:param=leds%3dbbbbbb&time%3d5 softbutton=Leds Default:color=blue:action=/control/rcontrol?action=
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LedsDefault:param= softbutton=Leds OFF:color=red:action=/control/rcontrol?action= LedsOff:param= softbutton=Leds ON:color=green:action=/control/rcontrol?action= LedsOn:param= softbutton=MOBOTIX AG:color=blue:action=LinkNew1:param= url%3dwww.mobotix.com softbutton=PicInPic:color=grey:action=/control/control?set:param= section%3dgeneral&camera%3dpip&size%3d640x480 softbutton=Quad:color=grey:action=Link:param=url%3d/control/ multiview?screenid%3d3CC85B107:mv=1 softbutton=Quality 20%25:color=grey:action=/control/control?set:param= section%3djpeg&quality%3d20 softbutton=Quality 80%25:color=grey:action=/control/control?set:param= section%3djpeg&quality%3d80 softbutton=Reboot:color=red:action=/admin/rcontrol?action= Reboot:param= softbutton=Reload:color=grey:action=Reload:param= softbutton=Restart Actions:color=grey:action=/control/rcontrol?action= Defreeze:param= softbutton=Setup Menu:color=grey:action=Setup:param= softbutton=Signal High:color=grey:action=/control/rcontrol?action= SigOutHigh:param=time%3d5 softbutton=Signal Low:color=grey:action=/control/rcontrol?action= SigOutLow:param=time%3d5 softbutton=Sound:color=blue:action=/control/rcontrol?action= Sound:param=soundfile%3dsheep softbutton=Terminal:color=green:action=LinkNew2:param=url%3d/control/ rs232term softbutton=Text Message:color=grey:action=LinkNew2:param=url%3d/cgibin/messagewindow?text%3dInsert+text+here! softbutton=UC Event:color=blue:action=/control/rcontrol?action= UserClick:param= softbutton=Watcher:color=green:action=LinkNew2:param=url%3d/control/ eventwatcher softbutton=both Cams:color=green:action=/control/control?set:param= section%3dgeneral&camera%3dboth softbutton=left Cam:color=green:action=/control/control?set:param= section%3dgeneral&camera%3dleft softbutton=right Cam:color=green:action=/control/control?set:param= section%3dgeneral&camera%3dright menue=live:Admin Menu=1:Setup Menu=2:UC Event=4:PicInPic=5:Watcher= 6:Leds Blink=7:Reload=9:MOBOTIX AG=10 menue=multiview:Admin Menu=1:Setup Menu=2:Events=4:Focus=5:Quad= 6:Reload=9:MOBOTIX AG=10 menue=player:Admin Menu=1:Setup Menu=2:Download=4:Delete Images= 5:Reload=9:MOBOTIX AG=10 ENDSECTION softbuttons SECTION time TZ=CET TSAUTOADJUST=1 TIMESERVER= ENDSECTION time SECTION timetasks CRON=36:3:*:*:*:Reboot: ENDSECTION timetasks
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Function list is growing steadily
11.2 Soft Buttons (Functions/Parameters)

Click on Admin Menu > Softbuttons Configuration to select one of the following functions for a soft button:
Function Admin Menu Defreeze EmailLastEvent
Http link cf. section 11.3 http://x.x.x.x/control/ rcontrol
Description opens admin menu in seperate window restarts actions after stop
Parameter
optional Parameter
Remarks
sends last event to destina- profile= tion defined by profile sends current image to destination defined by profile acknowledges visual alarm and deletes alarm marker sends last event to destina- profile= tion defined by profile sends current image to destination defined by profile opens help pages executes javascript code set LEDs to last configuration switch LEDs off switch LEDs on set LEDs by parameter opens "URL" in main window opens "URL" in new window opens "URL" in new window without browser buttons select multiview screen sends text to serial interface reboot of camera reloads webpage message= addr= 24V= RTS= TXD= DTR= rs232outtext= leds= url= time= time= time= profile= profile=
no blanks no blanks
EmailCurrent
EventAck FtpLastEvent FtpCurrent
no blanks no blanks
Help javascript LedsDefault LedsOff LedsOn LedsString Link
key=
see below
see below see below; blanks in URL must be replaced by "+" see link see link
LinkNew1 LinkNew2
url= url=
MV: PutRS232
blanks must be replaced by %20; hexadecimal with %hh only admin
Reboot Reload
SendMessage sends TCP message to IP:port address SetRS232Sig set signal out
blanks must be replaced by %20 function available only, if serial mode = data or auto; see below and chapter LED
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Setup Control changes image parameters Setup Menu SighoutLow SigoutHigh Sound UserClick opens setup menu in new window set signal out low set signal out high plays sound file activates event "userclick"
see below
descripition see below
time= time= soundfile= see below
11.2.1 Some Remarks on Parameters: key: contains the key word of the desired help page. Example: key=softbuttons time: Duration in seconds during which to execute the function. Example: "time=5" url: Contains the URL of a website to load. Replace blanks by a + sign. Example: url=http://www.mobotix.com leds: Instructs the camera how to configure the LEDs. This string has exactly six characters. Each of the characters represents one LED, starting from the top LED clockwise. The following characters are valid: 0: off 1: on B: blinking D: as configured -: unchanged Example: leds=B----- soundfile: Contains the sound file to play. You can specify one of the following files: boing, ding, notify, tada, cow, explode, pain, glass, sheep, camera. Example: soundfile=boing rs232outtext: Contains the text you would like to send via RS-232 interface. This will only work if the RS232 mode is set to TerminalAndLoggerMode or Automode and the appropriate interface parameters have been set. Enter %hh to send hex characters. Attention: Replace blanks by %20.
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Example: rs232outtext=Hello%20World message: Contains the message you would like to send to the TCP/IP port. Attention: Replace blanks by %20. Example: message=ALERT addr: Contains the IP address and the port information of the target computer (<IP>:<port>). Example: addr=192.168.1.0:8888 11.2.2 Some Remarks on the Setup Control Function: Use the Setup Control function to modify image settings and parameters. These are the same parameters you can modify using one of the following menus: General Settings Exposure Settings Color Settings JPEG Settings Text & Display Settings; The Setup Control function requires a parameter that contains the menu in which to change a setting. This is the first parameter: section. Specify one of the following values: general exposure color jpeg text Next, the parameters and values of this section need to be specified. Some parameters on a dual lens model require that you enter two values separated by + signs. The first value is for the right, the second for the left lens. This kind of parameter is marked up by the word dual. Example: Set sharpness to 0 by adding the following string in the parameter box: section=general sharpen=0+0 (both lenses, R & L) 11.2.3 Parameters for the General Section
Http link cf. section 11.3 http://x.x.x.x/control/ control
Parameter camera size framerate sharpen mirror darkenimage darknoisesuppress darknoiselogic coverimage
Description sensor selection image size JPEG rate (Hz) sharpness mirroring level to reset image to black level for noise suppress in % noise suppress strategy privacy zones
Range of Values right left both pip 160x120 / 320x240 / 640x480 12 6 4 3 2 1 0 ... 10 no, vertical, horizontal, both 0, 2, 5, 7, 10 0, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 low, medium , high, extrem enable, disable, time
Single/ Dual Single Single Single Dual Single Dual Dual Dual Single
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Single/ Dual Dual Dual Dual Dual
11.2.4 Parameters for the Exposure Section

Parameter automatic brightness backlight ca_exp_window_type Description set autocontrast set brightness level back light compensation exposure zones Range of Values off auto -10 ... 10 -10 ... 10 all, center, spot, top, middle, bottom, right, left, right_left, vertical, extra -1 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 -1 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800 0, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700
ca_exp_window_weight
weight of exposure zones
Dual Dual Dual
ca_wbal_window_weight weight of white ballance ca_avg_intensity average brightness
ca_minavg_intensity
min. average brightness
Dual
ca_exp_window_draw
mode of exposure window off on histogram_inside histogram_outside out_histoin current image gram_inside out_histogram_outside jpeg_histogram min. exposure time in s 160, 320, 640, 1280, 2560, 4960, 10080, 20000, 40000, 80000, 160000, 320000, 640000, 1280000 160, 320, 640, 1280, 2560, 4960, 10080, 20000, 40000, 80000, 160000, 320000, 640000, 1280000
Dual
ca_exp_min
Single
ca_exp_max
max. exposure time in s
Single
ca_linefreq
power line frequency in Hz 50, 60
Single
11.2.5 Parameters for the Color Section

Parameter white color blue red Description bandwidth of white ballance in % color saturation Blue saturation Red saturation Range of Values 100, 50, 25, 20, 15, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 -10 ... 10 -10 ... 10 -10 ... 10 Single/ Dual Dual Dual Dual Dual
11.2.6 Parameters for the JPEG Section

Parameter quality Description JPEG Quality in % Range of values Single/ Dual
10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 Single
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11.2.7 Parameters for the Text Section

Parameter text textbgcolor Description text type in image text background color Range of Values off background light medium dark on 0x000000 0x800000 0x008000 0x808000 0x000080, 0x800080 0x008080 0x808080 0xC0C0C0 0xFF0000 0x00FF00 0xFFFF00 0x0000FF 0xFF00FF 0x00FFFF 0xFFFFFF 0, 1 0 ... 5 ASCII Zeichen 0 ... 2 off, bar, scrollchart Single/ Dual Single Single
errortext date print imageinfo chartdrawmode
enable error line format of date text string in image enable staus line type of sensor chart
Single Single Single Single Single
11.3
API HTTP Links for Soft Buttons and Camera Functions
All soft buttons and camera functions can be executed directly using http links with the camera IP. This allows integrating MOBOTIX cameras in centralized management systems. The following API links are available; without additional parameters, they will open a help page: Setup Control: http://x.x.x.x/control/control (cf. section 11.2.2) Other functions: http://x.x.x.x/control/rcontrol Event images: http://x.x.x.x/control/event.jpg
Note, that the parameters are separated from the link by the question mark (?) and from one another by ampersands (&) without blanks. Example: Activate the LED for 5 seconds http://x.x.x.x/control/rcontrol?action=LedsOn&time=5
No blanks, apostrophes, etc.
Example: Switch the camera to picture-in-picture display (cf. sections 11.2.2 and 11.2.3) http://x.x.x.x/control/control?section=general&camera=pip Example: Switch to 20% JPEG quality (cf. sections 11.2.2 and 11.2.6) http://x.x.x.x/control/control?section=jpeg&quality=20 Example: Output of Hello followed by CR on the RS-232 interface http://x.x.x.x/control/rcontrol?action=putrs232& s232outtext=Hello%0D Example: Get help on the parameters for event image addressing http://x.x.x.x/control/event.jpg?help Note: For information on how to access the camera using a http link, refer to section 3.2.7, Digitizing Rate and Image Formats (c) MOBOTIX AG Security Vision Systems Made in Germany www.mobotix.com info@mobotix.com 08/2002
Hexadecimal: %hh
http://x.x.x.x/record/ current.jpg
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Latest PDF file: www.mobotix.com/mx_pdf/M1M_OP_Manual.pdf www.mobotix.com/mx_pdf/M1M_OP_Manual_Err.pdf

Digital Recording Network Camera

Future-oriented, state-of-the-art technology

The innovative MOBOTIX concept for the future

Standard image format for all purposes

Our philosophy - web browser technology without CD

MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)

SETTING UP THE CAMERA

MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)

UPDATING THE SYSTEM INTERFACE SETTINGS (EXPERT SETTINGS)

Image T rans fer On T he Internet

MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)

7.5.4 Action S ettings

STORING IMAGES ON THE LAN

REDUNDANCE AND ERROR TOLERANCE

DISASSEMBLING THE CAMERA

MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)

Room for Notes:

www.mobotix.com/ mx_english/ mx_training.htm X-Setting up the Camera

MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)

SETTING UP THE CAMERA

passive infrared detector speaker wall mount

ISDN RS232 & In/Out Ethernet LAN wall swivel mount

S ome R emarks On T he Procedure

One ISDN NT supports only one camera

MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)

User: admin Password: meinsm

2.2 C amera S tart S equence

MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)

2.3 C onnecting T he C amera T o Is dn

Requires an ISDN interface card in the PC

Pin7= (-) MX-SNT30-RJ

A maximum of 12 wall outlets, with up to 8 devices attached

max. 12 units max. 120 m

ISDN is a bus system, which requires termination (100!Ohms) at both ends

MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)

1:1 Patch-Cable (8)

Up to 120!m (366!ft.) between both ends of the bus

A maximum of 12 wall outlets, with up to 8 devices attached

max. 12 units max. 120 m

100 Ohm 100 Ohm

MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)

MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)

2.4 C onnecting T he C amera T o A L ocal Network

Use the 19 rack-mount unit (Netpower) to supply power to 8 or 20 cameras

2.4.3 C onnecting Directly T o A Pc

Power Supply MX-SNT30RJ30V/7W

Pin7= (-) Pin8= (+) Cross-Over-Cable

100-250V~ 10.0.43.214 10.0.0.2 (255.0.0.0)

Only a switch will guarantee maximum network performance

MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)

The camera is operating properly when the LED lights up continuously

The adapter can also be used together with a switch

10.0.43.217 10.0.0.1 10.0.43.210

10/100-BaseT 10.0.43.215 10.0.43.216 10.0.43.214

MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)

BOOTP/DHCP cf. section 2.4.5

MOBOTIX Camera Manual Part 2 (Operation - V1.8)

The MAC address is in hexadecimal notation: 0..9,A..F

Press only if the bottom LED is on

until this shows: