VCS NetCam1, Manual

Page 1: ...NetCam1 NetCam6 NetCamPlus Manual VCS Video Communication Systems GmbH...

Page 2: ...either express or arising out of the use of or inability to use this product implied including but not lim ited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Hardwar...

Page 3: ...amPlus 20 3 3 3 Video Output 21 3 3 4 Alarm Inputs 21 3 3 5 Relay Outputs 24 3 3 6 Audio I O 25 3 3 7 ISDN Connector 26 3 3 8 Serial Interfaces 26 3 3 9 AI Connector NetCamPlus only 33 3 3 10 Wiring 3...

Page 4: ...A CONFIGURATION 60 6 7 1 On Screen Display 60 6 7 2 Camera Name Setting 60 6 7 3 Default Camera only for NetCam6 60 6 7 4 Video Standards 62 6 8 INTERFACE CONFIGURATION 62 6 9 GENERAL SETTINGS 64 6 9...

Page 5: ...General Service Remarks 81 7 1 2 Error Symptoms and Troubleshooting 81 7 2 TECHNICAL DATA 84 7 3 CABLE PIN ASSIGNMENTS 86 7 3 1 ISDN Cable 87 7 3 2 Camera Cable not for NetCamPlus 88 7 3 3 Configurati...

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Page 7: ...ephone or videocon ferencing unit NetCam1 comes in two variants transmitter and receiver The transmitter features one video channel e g to connect a video camera and one alarm input and relay out put...

Page 8: ...icture archiving predestine NetCam to be used in the area of video surveillance In addition to ISDN connectivity NetCam features a serial interface acc to RS232 la belled Modem which has been designed...

Page 9: ...X unit as long as the PBX system internally supplies S0 ac cess ports Modem support In addition to ISDN NetCam may also communicate over con ventional analog telephone lines using an external modem Th...

Page 10: ...nd play comprehensive set of security application features configuration possibilities 2 1 Applications NetCam was primarily designed for surveillance of areas and objects or generally for transmissio...

Page 11: ...emote controlled The remote configuration capabilities of NetCam allow the programming of alarm tele phone numbers to be dialed automatically in case of an alert In order to aid in the identification...

Page 12: ...ompo nents The following figures show typical configuration examples for NetCam systems Typical NetCam system overview 1 Sender NetCam1 NetCam6 or NetCamPlus 2 Receiver PC with ViewStation Software De...

Page 13: ...m can be used in combination with ISDN towards fault toler ance If connection over ISDN fails or an ISDN alarm occurs signalling loss of ISDN availability a backup connection over analog lines or wire...

Page 14: ...ll depicted configurations for NetCam6 and NetCam1E can be extended for addition al or exclusive communication over analog lines or wireless networks as shown for NetCam1 above color camera ISDN S0 co...

Page 15: ...is accomplished using a connect disconnect button A typical configuration is depicted below In addition to the regular usage of the Modem port for connection of an external mo dem or for system config...

Page 16: ...an active connec tion will disconnect the call again The signal connected to pin 1 or pin 7 for NetCamPlus reflects the status of the con nection according to the following table Using this line allow...

Page 17: ...nstall NetCam in a way that avoids exposure to heat radiated from other equip ment Provide for sufficient air circulation around the NetCam unit Do not subject the units to large vibrations and shocks...

Page 18: ...tCamPlus Manual VCS GmbH 18 3 3 Connectors The following figures show the back planes with the connectors for the different Net Cam models Rear view of NetCam1 Transmitter Rear view of NetCam1E Receiv...

Page 19: ...e For Net CamPlus power is supplied at the two far right screw terminals The detachable terminal block is already connected to the power supply cord at the time of delivery Once power is established t...

Page 20: ...t Instead the RCA socket is configured as a monitor output External synchronization of the con nected cameras or the system is not required F Note Internally synchronized color cameras generally offer...

Page 21: ...dent from the status of the line connection For NetCam6 a connected PC running the NCTerm terminal program can be used to switch locally between the six video inputs In addition NetCam6 may also be us...

Page 22: ...to the ground of the housing F Attention Any voltage in excess of 12 V DC could damage the input In case galvanic isolation is not desired internal power of the NetCam unit has also been made availab...

Page 23: ...act as described above In addition also access to the audio output and connection of a light bulb to the output relay are shown for NetCam1 and NetCam6 Connecting a contact to NetCamPlus For NetCamPlu...

Page 24: ...in a way that allows for each alarm input to be logically connected to an relay output at the remote site If any input is activated or deactivated during an active connec tion between two NetCam unit...

Page 25: ...microphone In addition an external microphone can be connected at the screw terminal which is labelled Au dio see figure in section 3 3 4 on page 21 and can be used alternatively to a built in microp...

Page 26: ...te ISDN offers two separate B channels at a data rate of 64 kbit s each Transmission is al ready possible using one B channel 64 kbit s NetCam is capable of using both channels simultaneously thereby...

Page 27: ...Due to bandwidth restrictions especially over GSM video quality and or frame rate can be compromised as compared to ISDN Also because of this restriction audio transmission has been disabled for opera...

Page 28: ...andshake of the NetCam interface must be adjusted to meet the settings of the connected PC These parameters are configurable by means of the included terminal program Modem connector viewed from solde...

Page 29: ...the serial interface in RS485 mode enables the control of several NetCam units from one single PC or controller with a RS485 interface For this pur pose all NetCam units and the controller are connec...

Page 30: ...e in contrast to the previously discussed Modem interface The Camera port is intended for bidirectional transparent data transmission The transparent data channel oper ates full duplex and in parallel...

Page 31: ...nder does not influence picture quality and or frame rate If the camera provides pan tilt zoom capabilities connect the serial interface of the camera to the serial interface receptacle Camera of the...

Page 32: ...never data arrives at the serial interfaces Furthermore data channel capacity is limited to prevent impairments in video and audio quality The speed of the local serial interface has to be distinguish...

Page 33: ...or long cable distances or environments with strong electromagnetic fields respective measures are required by selecting the appropriate cable and careful planning of the installation Concerning alarm...

Page 34: ...e expected its consequences should already be eliminated or at least minimized at time of installation To this end identified source of strong electromagnetic fields should be removed or shielded Addi...

Page 35: ...Refer to section 2 3 on page 12 for examples Connecting a pan tilt camera a microphone and a speaker to a NetCam1 unit All available interfaces of a NetCam1 unit are being used in the above diagram De...

Page 36: ...ram also apply to the diagram above Also here many peripheral components are depicted which are not required for each application The depicted PC if only used for configuration purposes can be removed...

Page 37: ...ts the usage of a NetCam1E as hardware receiver controlled by a PC Instead of a PC a control panel or any other device with RS232C RS485 interface can be used The simultaneous connection of the PC to...

Page 38: ...auses Net CamPlus to automatically adjust the shutter speed to the scene illumination Config uration of the shutter and other adjustments are described in the next chapter For automatic shutter operat...

Page 39: ...Select the smallest focal distance wide angle Loosen the black fastening ring around the CS mount Point camera to a sufficiently distant object for the setting Turn the lens including the threaded mou...

Page 40: ...to the user the current status of the respective NetCam1 or NetCam6 unit not for NetCamPlus A correctly installed adapter and the according power supply are indicated by a red diode An existing ISDN c...

Page 41: ...ill be detected automatically no pre programmed alarm telephone numbers empty directory default camera names Camera1 resp Camera1 6 no display of time and name setting of the serial Modem interface 19...

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Page 43: ...lly decoded video signal is accom plished by a standard monitor connected to the NetCam video output In this context the ViewStation software decoder is not required 6 1 Installation of the NCTerm Ter...

Page 44: ...nnection establishment and tear down The large middle section symbolically de picts the local and the remote unit By clicking on the unit symbols when active dialog windows will appear which allow con...

Page 45: ...erating conditions only applicable to GSM networks black not available green available black not available yellow modem initialization green available blue Correct PIN code but the GSM modem is unable...

Page 46: ...tus of the ISDN or the modem connection Color coding is as follows By clicking the yellow field Local Unit or during an active connection the red field Remote Unit all parameter settings of the connec...

Page 47: ...veral special characters are available as explained using the wait for dial tone example above in order to alter the dialing procedure if required for a par ticular connection Used modem commands AT A...

Page 48: ...r testing connected peripheral compo nents An active setting of the alarm inputs and outputs is determined by the following color scheme 6 2 3 Configuration of NetCam Units Using NCTerm By clicking on...

Page 49: ...nge parameter settings of the unit and which are described in later sections the video audio panel is actually intended for operation of the connected unit With two exceptions all entries on this page...

Page 50: ...NetCam offers comprehen sive configuration possibilities which are described below The user may choose among three audio coding algorithms differing with respect to audio quality coding complexity an...

Page 51: ...stations not all audio coding algorithms might be available At connect time the respective units exchange profiles thereby inform ing the other party about their respective capabilities For example i...

Page 52: ...n rendition can be enhanced by moving the slider towards Motion The numbers given below the slider are meant to be used as a reference in order to regain a particular setting NetCam6 features a built...

Page 53: ...shed via the dialog panel Alarm inputs 6 4 1 On Screen Alarm Messages In addition to the on screen display of unit and camera names as well as date and time there is the possibility to inform the view...

Page 54: ...arm both have been enabled to be recognized by the gray plotting of the characters 1 and V Alarms that have not been enabled will not appear in the on screen display 6 4 2 Activation of Alarm Inputs B...

Page 55: ...disable all other alarm inputs simulta neously Typically a key switch is connected to the master alarm input 0 which will arm or disarm the complete alarm system The system is armed if the input 0 is...

Page 56: ...an be restricted to certain areas in the scene Up to 242 square re gions can be individually selected in order to mask specific parts of the scene Using the buttons Set and Clear NCTerm only allows to...

Page 57: ...cially the possibility of automated output actions which is described in this section represents a powerful feature For automated operation of outputs so called events have been defined Each event can...

Page 58: ...after disconnect The respective idle or active state of an output is de fined by the dialog which is described in the next section 6 6 Output Configuration Configuration of the outputs encompasses th...

Page 59: ...ut will always return to the idle inactive state after the preset time interval Therefore monostable outputs do not need to be switched off Examples of an advantageous use of monostable outputs includ...

Page 60: ...an be inserted into the live video The unit name is separated from the cam era name by a colon See section 6 9 5 on page 67 for configuration of the unit name Names are stamped into the left half of t...

Page 61: ...the other connected cameras for details When the internal motion detection feature is used it is important to ensure that motion detection takes place using the very same camera which has been used du...

Page 62: ...etCamPlus has a single serial port The following panel shows the corresponding configuration dialog Interface parameters include the baudrate parity mode and number of data and stop bits which are to...

Page 63: ...is important to ensure the setting of datamode to Transparent 1 in combination with the ViewStation software de coder Otherwise transparent data transmission and or camera remote control is blocked Do...

Page 64: ...nclude among others password protecting setting of the internal NetCam clock naming the NetCam unit as well as specifying the EAZ MSN 6 9 1 Passwords NetCam provides three levels of access protection...

Page 65: ...s protected until the correct password is entered within 60 seconds The password required to connect to a protected unit is usually programmed into the telephone directory as explained in section 6 10...

Page 66: ...dem is switched on several times the SIM card inside the GSM modem may be blocked Consult your service provider for detailed information If unsure about the correct PIN code it is advisable to program...

Page 67: ...e chosen to reflect the location where the unit is installed or the type of application supported by the respective NetCam just to name two possibilities If Name Stamping is enabled in the camera conf...

Page 68: ...the last digit of the phone num ber only NetCam will accept the call as long as the last digit of the number dialed matches the specified EAZ Input of an EAZ 0 zero will cause NetCam to accept any cal...

Page 69: ...rrent firmware revision For the depicted example firmware revision is 4 03 Whenever calling the manufacturer for technical support provide these two version numbers 6 9 11 Modem Initialization Certain...

Page 70: ...ed for auto matic alarm calls Each memory location is numbered from 1 to 50 Telephone num bers can be entered in arbitrary order Telephone numbers are referenced and retrieved by the memory location 0...

Page 71: ...lly login into a protected NetCam unit Net Cam receiver As soon as connection is established NetCam will transmit the con figured password in order to enable the video transmission 6 10 2 Assigning Nu...

Page 72: ...dit box will display a pull down list of avail able entries The entry means empty entry 6 10 3 Redial Options For unsuccessful calls the number of dialling attempts can be configured globally for all...

Page 73: ...l Another powerful feature of NetCam allows the selection of video inputs to be connected to alarm inputs This way activation of an alarm input can be configured to automatically selected an associate...

Page 74: ...onnected to a remote NetCam6 sending unit NetCam6 NetCam6 See also the configuration example 2 section 6 11 4 on page 76 When the local NetCam6 unit is not connected the integrated camera selector can...

Page 75: ...be configured as a master alarm input in order to arm the installation The configuration of the input actions as described before has to ensure that the sen sors are associated to the corresponding ca...

Page 76: ...ontrol and the selection of one of the three remote cameras The figure shows the configuration Connecting a button for connection control has already ben described in section 2 3 on page 12 The config...

Page 77: ...ers i e factory settings are depicted in the figure below 6 12 1 Backlight Compensation BLC The backlight compensation feature is useful when objects in the scene are mostly illuminated from behind On...

Page 78: ...ales will alleviate the problem Only for special applications the option data clear should be selected In this case all objects in the scene will appear outlined eventually enhancing the detection of...

Page 79: ...s set to Auto the speed of the shutter will be adjusted in accordance to the illumination of the scene This will ef fectively avoid overexposure of the CCD element For lenses with auto iris automatic...

Page 80: ...Configuration Using NCTerm NetCam1S NetCam6 NetCamPlus Manual VCS GmbH 80...

Page 81: ...et labelled Modem or Camera at the NetCam side and use the supplied ca ble to connect to one of the serial interfaces of the PC COM1 or COM2 Check the communication parameters used by the NCTerm progr...

Page 82: ...TS CTS hardware handshake AT H and AT R The modem should disconnect whenever the DTR line is deasserted by NetCam AT D2 The DCD line follows the carrier detect status AT C1 Disable automatic answering...

Page 83: ...ization for the monitor Check if the video levels of connected cameras at the video inputs of NetCam are within the proper range If the video level is too low it has to be adjusted by a video amplifie...

Page 84: ...00 to 38400 bit s Alarm input 1 or 1 6 for NetCam6 via opto coupler 5 to 12 VDC max 4 mA at 12 V Control output 1 or 1 6 for NetCam6 via relay max 24 V 0 5 A Display Power Connected B1 B2 Channel Dete...

Page 85: ...stern Power supply Low voltage connector screw terminals for NetCam Plus NetCamPlus only Image sensor Interline transfer CCD 1 4 inch Active pixels 512 H x 582 V PAL Illumination range 5 to 50 000 lux...

Page 86: ...n the following depict the internal wiring of the supplied cables Pin as signment is seen from the soldering side of the connectors or looking onto the corre sponding jacks at the NetCam backplane Net...

Page 87: ...Appendix NetCam1S NetCam6 NetCamPlus Manual VCS GmbH 87 7 3 1 ISDN Cable RJ45 Western RJ45 Western 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...

Page 88: ...e not for NetCamPlus 7 3 3 Configuration Cable NetCam1 and NetCam6 Mini DIN 8pol male Mini DIN 8pol male 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 Mini DIN 8pol male D Sub 9pol female 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7...

Page 89: ...Sub 9pol female 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 EMI EMC Safety EN 55022 EN 50081 1 EN 50082 1 EN 55014 EN 61000 3 3 3 2 4 2 4 4 4 11 EN 60950 ENV 50140 ENV 50141 ISDN BAPT 223 ZV 25 10 94 iCTR3 1...

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Page 91: ...Connection of a Remote Controlled Pan Tilt Camera Head camera Pan Tilt zoom focus opt interface converter RS232 Camera port camera controller NetCam1 camera camera zoom focus zoom focus Pan Tilt Pan T...

Page 92: ...Appendix NetCam1S NetCam6 NetCamPlus Manual VCS GmbH 92 7 5 2 Pin Assignment of Interfaces According to RS232 8 1 3 2 2 3 20 4 7 5 6 6 4 7 5 8 22 9 Converter 25 9 pins...

Page 93: ...ut at the DTE that signals that the DCE is ready to receive data D Channel Control channel of ISDN with 16 kbit s DCD Data Carrier Detect line used by a connected modem in order to signal a valid conn...

Page 94: ...e NetCam system RTS Request to Send an output through which the DTE signals the DCE that data is ready to be sent Leased Line A permanent line between two points provided by the tele phone company for...