DResearch Hydra IP MR Series, System Configuration Manual

Page 1: ...Video solutions Hydra IP MR Series Digital Video Systems MR3060 4 MR3060 6 MR3080 8 System Configuration Version 1 0 0 ...

Page 2: ...ad of the configuration set to from the system 9 2 1 4 Launching the configuration application and editing the configuration set 10 2 2 System configuration through online method 12 2 3 Creating a configuration for multiple systems fleet configuration 13 3 Setting the configuration parameters 15 3 1 General 16 3 2 Video Audio input 17 3 3 Recording 19 3 4 Video output 21 3 5 GPIO Settings 23 3 6 C...

Page 3: ...ion of the Hydra IP analogue DVR 2011 02 02 3 Document Version History Version Date Information Person 1 0 0 2011 01 17 Creation Version 1 0 Peter Schüßler PM Copyright 2011 DResearch Fahrzeugelektronik GmbH All rights reserved ...

Page 4: ...offline configuration The configuration of one or more systems through a direct network connection online configuration is expected to be available in April 2011 1 1 Supported systems These instructions apply for the following HydraIP series systems MR3060 4 Single Unit Master MR3060 6 Single Unit Master Slave MR3080 8 1 1 Basic configuration methods While the online method needs an existing TCP I...

Page 5: ...ng the configuration on the PC the application manages 3 sets of configurations for every system Original Editing Release followed by release and storage of edited created configuration sets Step 4 Importing the configuration to the system 1 1 2 Online configuration NOTE An online configuration of one or more systems through a direct network is expected to be available in April 2011 With this meth...

Page 6: ... mentioned conditions are met This includes that the system has the appropriate equipment and is properly configured e g an online configuration of the system over WiFi is only possible if the necessary infrastructure WiFi Access points is working the necessary network access is given permissions firewall and the software of the systems is properly configured equipping of the system with WiFi comp...

Page 7: ...will be referred to as set or configuration set A configuration set includes along with system specific configuration files other files that are needed for configuration Don t ever manually change single files of a set it is possible that the system will not load the configuration or a fatal system error can occur In worst case the system will fail to start and has to be sent to the system integra...

Page 8: ...Mozilla Firefox Version 3 0 or higher Enable JavaScript in your web browser and confirm access to the file system at the start of the application as well as the execution of ActiveX components 2 1 2 Preparing a USB flash drive for configuration Format a commercial USB flash drive at least 2 GB Download the configuration application zip or self extracting exe and save it locally on the configuratio...

Page 9: ...on set will be saved automatically on the flash drive after RELEASE and prepared for upload to the system Remove the USB flash drive from the configuration PC and connect it to the system The system will automatically recognize the configuration set and start the upload Remove the flash drive after the upload process has finished The system will reboot load the new configuration set and start with...

Page 10: ... Explorer is used Note that the Java Script functions of your web browser have to be enabled An overview of all systems will open after the launch of the configuration application You will find a list of default configurations for all DVR systems after the creation of a new configuration flash drive If you are using an existing configuration flash drive all systems will be listed that have been ed...

Page 11: ...s that can be used as a basis for the creation of new configurations If there aren t any device names assigned in the configuration of the DVR the serial number is shown as label 5 Configuration set ORIGINAL this stems from the DVR and was saved to the configuration flash drive with download The green icon signals the presence of the set the red icon shows that there hasn t been any set of this ty...

Page 12: ...nnection between the System and PC The system has to be equipped with broadcast functionality Wi Fi 3G Should the system not be accessible there are several possible causes for this The vehicle and its system are in an area with no coverage Misconfiguration of the system SIM card is blocked Network congestion or other problems with the provider or within the Wi Fi range To connect to the system us...

Page 13: ...nfiguration has been saved to the USB flash drive and appears in the overview Alternatively a default configuration can be selected Please take notice that there has to be a separate fleet configuration for every system type If you are using for example the MR3060 6 and MR3080 8 within a vehicle fleet each of these systems has to have its own fleet configuration created 2 Create an editable set by...

Page 14: ...2 02 14 Open and edit parameters A file set will be generated automatically 2 Set Release is generated Update of the entire fleet can now be started therewith 4 The set Editing has now been created It is ready to be uploaded to the DVR after completion of editing 3 ...

Page 15: ... configuration System communication interface configuration Requirements for the system during events and errors error management The data can be saved at any time with the Save Configuration button Any changes can be deleted by selecting the Configuration Reset button Thereby the last saved state will be loaded if any data was saved during the modification of a set it will be restored to the last...

Page 16: ...number or vehicle registration number Please consider that the label should be kept as unspecific as possible during the creation of the fleet configuration since the configuration will be saved on different DVRs Version This is the version of the configuration application that was used to make this set The field is not editable System follow up time Set a follow up time for the system This should...

Page 17: ...re considered for the configuration Monitor mirroring With this parameter you determine if the camera signal is to be mirrored for the monitor display It should be noted that during recording the camera signals are always recorded unmirrored even if mirroring is enabled on the monitor Standard profile Here a profile is chosen with which you select the values frame rate quality etc that are used fo...

Page 18: ...ing of 50 the system is using default settings if a 0 or invalid is displayed Here you can enter the value range 0 100 in the value controls the compression method of the system It is not allowed to enter any values that are negative or out of range Recommended setting 50 Bitrate Bit rate setting that the system uses to capture with Using fixed bitrates If this field is enabled the system captures...

Page 19: ...ot editable Ring recording duration Setting the duration for the ring recording The recording duration is given in hours and refers to the actual recording time of the system 72 hours is the default value The oldest data is automatically overwritten should the specified value be higher and the capacity of the data storage medium not sufficient Recommended setting 72 hours Archive configuration and...

Page 20: ...be possible to record any new alarm data This setting is especially important for the implementation of information privacy The data is deleted accordingly should the value be lower than the previous one Recommended setting 168 hours Pre alarm time Setting how much data in minutes will be recorded in alarm mode before the alarm is triggered Recommended setting 5 min Post alarm time Setting how muc...

Page 21: ... be shown camera or black screen Additionally manual sequencing can be defined Schemes for sequencing Selecting the scheme for sequencing bottom right Prior to that a scheme for sequencing has to be created Therein you can define camera and MultiView Frequency Once the time expires in seconds a switch to the next camera i e MultiView occurs Manual shift Once this field is enabled an automatic swit...

Page 22: ...iew that was defined earlier layout Priority The system operates according to the rules of priority set forth herein The higher the priority the higher the system will prioritize this rule a GPI with Priority of 5 will be prioritized higher than a rule with a GPI and priority of 2 Should the system not react as expected check here if the priorities are blocking the expected behaviour Description F...

Page 23: ... if the GPI should be configured as an opener normally Open NO or as a closer normally closed NC Parameter GPIO Settings GPO Relay The general purpose outputs GPO are configurable as switch relays for external devices or as group alarm signals for the output of switch signals in case of an error The signalled errors and or events are defined in the Error management tab Label The physical ID of the...

Page 24: ...ement unit into the vehicle bus 020 030 070 IBIS Client Address Specification of the client address that the system contains within the IBIS Bus It should be clarified which IBIS Addresses are available for use in the vehicles The possible choices depend on the specified client type IBIS Error Timeout Time interval in seconds in which after the start of the system IBIS Errors are not interpreted a...

Page 25: ...tion of the error i e event Only these are signalled over the error output This field is not editable Group alarm signal Here you can set if the event or error is issued over the group alarm signal Display on OSD Here you can set if the error event is shown on the preview monitor per OSD Errors are blended in as icons and text messages Send IBIS error message Setting for error messages that are se...

Page 26: ... flash drive if not make the necessary preparations Check if there is enough storage capacity use a drive with more capacity if necessary Unpack the data package again and do not change the name of the folder with the configuration files Check if there are other files on the drive that could be blocking recognition for the system Prepare a different flash drive as a configuration drive and see if ...

Page 27: ...3G HSPA UMTS or WiFI has possibly not been enabled Check if required access privileges are given and the firewall has been configured accordingly Contact customer service if the problem is not resolved Connection to system is disconnected The system was turned off through the driver of the vehicle service employees etc The mobile radio network is not consistently covered WiFi range is not sufficie...

Page 28: ...lid Create a new configuration or load the present one Change any critical value if necessary and save Try upload again Contact customer service if the problem is not resolved 4 4 Problematic behaviour after changing the configuration Problem Possible reasons Troubleshooting System does not start no LED lights System is turned off Missing power supply or another hardware malfunction The System can...

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