Octocam ECO VEDR, Technical Manual

Page 1: ...ECO VEDR OCTOBOX 4V VEDR Technical Manual ...

Page 2: ...e shadows or reflections on the inside of the glass distorting or obscuring the captured images The system must be facing the right way and be firmly fixed The windshield in the visual field of the system must be kept clean on both sides internal and external Dirty glass can make recorded images unusable According with your settings that limit the activation of the system some events of small inte...

Page 3: ...e for Android devices or AppStore Apple devices The system is designed to meet the specific EMI in Europe and USA It is recommended to place the system at least 10 cm from the GPS antennas DMB DAB etc in order to reduce any possible interference The bundled software uses the link to Google Maps OctoCam Drive Recorder is a device protected by numerous international patents and a specific customs co...

Page 4: ...2 4 System status 12 2 2 5 Led signal table 14 2 2 6 Firmware upgrade 14 3 Applcation software ECO VEDR Player 15 3 1 System requirements 15 3 2 Installation 16 3 3 SD Card 20 3 4 ECO Vedr Player 20 3 4 1 Buttons menu 21 3 4 2 Main Panel 28 3 4 3 Google Maps Window 28 3 4 4 G sensor graph window 29 3 4 5 Compass and speed panel 29 3 4 6 Progress bar 29 3 4 7 Time Search 29 3 5 Event Recognition 30...

Page 5: ...OBOX 4V VEDR 2 Power Cable extension 3 Special Key for the security screw 4 CD with operational software The momeory drive MicroSD HC CL 10 is sold apart For any information please contact info octocam it 1 2 OCTOBOX 4V VEDR part identi ication FCC ID 2AE36 ECOVEDR ...

Page 6: ...companied by all the auxiliary data available independently from the assertion of event conditions 2 1 Hardware Description OCTOBOX 4V VEDR is made from a microcontroller processor unit interfaced with several integrated sensors and devices a video sensor b accelerometric sensor c GPS Real Time Clock Are also included these peripheral for the user interaction a MicroSD card slot b Button Manual Re...

Page 7: ...and also to upgrade the system real time clock integrated GPS signal reception depends on environmental factors that determine the visibility of the satellites The status of GPS signal reception is notified by the alarm LED GPS on the rear of the camera body 2 1 4 Real Time Clock The 20 satellites GPS is integrated in the system and is able to acquire the position coordinates and time of the syste...

Page 8: ...ile system Functions V E D R and D I T require the presence of the micro SD card 2 1 7 Emergency button The emergency button is placed in the central part of the machine body It allows manual activation of the recording mode The use of the recording button manual is recommended if the event conditions are not such as to determine the assertion of the event condition automatically 2 1 8 Status LED ...

Page 9: ...a D I T data recording D I T data are recorded on the microSD card one time each 10 seconds D I T are composed by GPS position time date and speed D I T data are countinously recorded indipendently from V E D R or continous recorded mode D I T can storage the last 120 days of device activity after this threshold the incoming data will overwrite the elders 2 2 1 V E D R mode OCTOBOX 4V VEDRduring V...

Page 10: ...information as soon as possible to the PC using SD flash card The software ECO Ved Player lets you perform all the functions necessary for the management of the data contained in micro SD memory card 2 2 1 1 Event automatic assertion V E D R system analyzing the G sensor data during the travel can recognize automatically the event condition When the vehicle is involved in an impact or in specific ...

Page 11: ...t recording Led REC starts blinking 1 time per second End of automatic recording Led REC starts blinking one time each 5 seconds 2 2 2 DIT Digital Image Tachograph D I T works correctly only if the GPS signal is stable and received correctly from the device One time each 10 seconds following informations are recorded ina specific file GPS Coordinate Date Time Speed 2 2 2 1 D I T recording period D...

Page 12: ... recording period OCTOBOX 4V VEDR can record up to 15 hours in continous recoding mode using a 8Gb SD card Videos are stored on the microSD card when the memory is full new incoming data will overwrite the oldest 2 2 3 2 Video recording period In the continous recording mode OCTOBOX 4V VEDR will save all movies regardless of the presence of G sensors shock or manual activation In case of G shock o...

Page 13: ...e are activated the following functions V E D R D I T Continuous recording if the mode is activated from the control panel of the application software The system performs cyclically diagnostic procedures and if errors are found or abnormalities then changes to the error status 2 2 4 3 Error status The error status of fault is reported with the power LED permanently switched on In case of error or ...

Page 14: ...smartphone connected to the device Switched on Smartphone connected to the device 2 2 6 Firmware upgrade If you need to update the system firmware for example in the case of future functional enhancements proceed as follows 1 Download the file of the official site last firmware revision issued 2 Connect the SD card to the P C 3 Copy the firmware update file on the SD card in root directory of the ...

Page 15: ...oes not perform any control on the apparatus do not remove the power supply do not remove or take action on the SD card After the startup if the system switches to normal operation mode REC indicator flashing the system is updated ...

Page 16: ...rm will also have available a reading gate micro SD card or a USB port on which to place an additional micro SD card adapter USB 3 2 Installation The installer of the application software ECO Web Player is preloaded on the SD card supplied Insert the SD card on the door card reader or via an adapter SD USB on an available USB port View through windows explorer the logical unit assigned to the SD c...

Page 17: ...Press Next This windows is shown ...

Page 18: ...Press next Press next ...

Page 19: ...Press Next Check the installation data and press the Install button Wait for the installation process ...

Page 20: ...r operations The SD card must be formatted with the FAT32 file system Use the SD card exclusively for the functions provided by the management software OctoCam ECO Vedr Player The directories and files contained in it may not be altered in any way The change of the data content of the SD card add edit or deletion of files folders present in it can determine the inability to obtain data which may b...

Page 21: ...fi DIT info 2 Window display events Alternately displays the data will see or DIT 3 Window display cartography View the Maps mapping satellite mixed obtained from Google Maps of recorded data 4 Display window graphics View graphs of data acceleration impact speed 5 Window display information speed and direction 6 Progress bar View the progress of the current operation in progress and control movie...

Page 22: ...letter associated with the device Micro SD Events are activated double clicking Events will be played in chronological order 3 4 1 2 Open an existing ile This function opens a file from PC and saved previously in another session Pressing the button will open the following panel that allows the navigation through the operating system folders to scan for saved files Pressing the button Browse you en...

Page 23: ...activate this panel the micro SD card in the device must be inserted into the computer Activating the function will open the following panel To access the configuration of the card must first select the correct drive letter from the panel in the left corner Selecting the correct drive is enabled to proceed with the configuration Any changes made will take effect at the reintegration of the micro S...

Page 24: ...f manual activation REC Button or activation accelerometer G Force the continuous recording mode where all movies are saved in a single stream regardless of the presence or absence of manual activations or G Shock 3 4 1 4 5 Unit of speed This section allows you to select the preferred unit of measurement for speed The proposed options are km h mph and knots 3 4 1 4 6 G Sensor Sensitivity This pane...

Page 25: ...orks only with the micro SD card inserted into the PC First select the drive letter of the micro SD card This will have access to the list of movies available Selecting the video you can decide where to save backup path and possibly reduce the section of interest by choosing the time to start and end within 30 seconds Confirm with the Backup button 3 4 1 6 Wi Fi Settings ...

Page 26: ...ions you need to configure the correct drive letter on the device s microSD card which as for all other functions configurations must be inserted into the PC In the SSID field enter the name of the network you want to create In password field enter a password of your choice you will be asked for password upon connection via smartphone If you lose your password you can always reconfigure a new one ...

Page 27: ...ed by date of acquisition Double clicking on the records of interest will play the data acquired by OCTOBOX 4V VEDR showing the route taken during the drive For each sample it s possibile to have informations about speed direction date Now latitude longitude All the playback buttons are active so you can pause restart skip to Previous Next recording increase decrease the playback speed The map has...

Page 28: ...otherwise if the DIT mode is enable will show the tracking data of OCTOBOX 4V VEDR Modalità VEDR Modalità DIT 3 4 3 Google Maps Window Google maps panel shows the positioning information of OCTOBOX 4V VEDR if VEDR mode is enabled If DIT mode is enabled will show the list of DIT data recorded 3 4 4 G sensor graph window G sensor Graph window in VEDR mode will show the G sensor data acquired during ...

Page 29: ...the progress of the same as any other player play stop pause rewind forward 3 4 7 Time Search The panel time search allows to search the events by date time By choosing a specific dateIt s possible to find the period where events are recorded 3 5 Event Recognition Below it is a stylized example of a curve relative to the performance of impact in which you can identify the assertion of an event The...

Page 30: ...ines the assertion of the event condition The curve shows that as a value of G that exceeds the threshold value determines the assertion of the event condition and then the start of the registration process of the acquired data 3 5 1 Data analysis Following are some examples related to the shape of stylized curves drawn on the charts by the software ECO Vedr Player ...

Page 31: ...4 Device installation 4 1 Before to start A part of the installation process of OCTOBOX 4V VEDR requires verification of the view angle ...

Page 32: ...s carefully check the positioning point of OCTOBOX 4V VEDR in particular as it regards the non interference with the driver s visibility and maneuverability of the rearview mirror Mark the point of placement with a permanent marker Follow these steps to install 0 Remove the backing from the double sided tape mounting 1 Place OCTOBOX 4V VEDR at the center of the windshield 2 Check OCTOBOX 4V VEDR i...

Page 33: ...ting materials supplied to realize anchor points auxiliaries The power cable must be laid in such a way as not to suffer mechanical stress that could compromise their integrity Excess cord must be collected and anchored in such a way as not to constitute a hindrance in the passenger compartment Ensuring a reasonable excess cable available in the connection area of the cigarette lighter or fuse box...

Page 34: ...rding to the configurations described in the previous paragraphs Finally check No interference between the camera body and the rear view mirror Horizontal positioning aligned with the roadway Vertical position perpendicular to the road surface Press the REC button to record an image manually The system shows the current recording as described in the preceding paragraphs 5 Informations OctoCam srl ...

Page 35: ...CC INFORMATION The Federal Communication Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the following paragraph The equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital Device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates u...