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1. Figure 6 Query Tab Toolbar The table below describes each button and its functionality Button Function Description Next Vehicle Displays the image s for the next vehicle in the traffic history log 42 Previous Vehicle Displays the image s for the previous vehicle in the traffic history log WW Next Image Displays the next image in the vehicle s image set Displays the previous image in the vehicle s image set Search by code Search by code Searches for image s by plate number You can use any portion of the plate number to search Wild card characters and can also be used in the search string Table 5 View Tab Toolbar Buttons HTS HTS Proprietary Page 13 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 2 2 2 2 Image Viewer The Image Viewer displays one or more images of the vehicle currently selected in the Traffic History Log MTS HTS Proprietary Page 14 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual Chapter 3 Quick Start This chapter provides step by step instructions on how to ready SeeWay for operational use NOTE Do not perform any operations other than the ones specified here without consulting with your HTS representative gt To prepare the SeeWay system for operation 1 Configure the parameters in the General Settings window 2 Open the Cameras window and perform discovery of the camera units in the network Choose the cameras to allocate to the lane controller and give each camera a meaningfu2. Copyright by Hi Tech Solutions Ltd 2009 2013 All rights reserved worldwide Document History Number Affected November 2013 Leonid Glykin GUI Updates Version Version Date Author Comments Sections MTs HTS Proprietary Page 2 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION siscccsnuscncaciviassnadcencscasiivaswostensonnsctivncundy cuscaunasvemnetnaveenss cuvncubnedvaaseaas A 6 1 1 SEW UE 6 1 2 Purpose e n EE 6 1 3 TN 7 1 4 Ve el pe ESTE OE E 8 CHAPTER 2 MAIN WINDOW NG 9 2 1 SEIS NNN 9 2 2 MIRO SNC de EE sean ects estore EE EEE NE EE RE 10 TN 10 222 UNN 13 CHAPTER 3 QUICK STAR WE 15 CHAPTER 4 SETTINGS WINDOW ririri a ENTE E O OOE OO OOO O O OS 16 4 1 General SEINES EE 17 4 2 Te E Tele 19 4 2 1 Camera mes Unit Settings av 20 4 3 External I O Devices Wipndow 29 GE Se 1 0 Device Settings WINDOW sacissssszerszassacaaccexersaianacdeasasdeavasasadiaasaaaeavavaiacdiasssdessanaantauacasaesasaneduadssternn 30 4 4 EVNE 31 441 G te ag CRT e TE 32 4 5 VET MM 33 4 5 1 Hardware Trigger Settings rrnrrrnnnnnrrnnnnnrnrnnnrrnrnnnrnnnnnnrnrnnerrnnnnernnnnnernnnnesrnnnnesnnnnssrnnnnesennnnennnnnsennnnssennn 34 152 VMD Software Trigger Settings vere 36 4 6 ARANE EEE EEE 38 4 7 COMMUN ege ie E ENE EEE EE manent 40 4 8 ltere d 41 CHAPTER 5 LIVE VIDEO WINDOW viirin r ene tan N OEO ONONO ONOONO OOOO OOTO 44 5 1 EVI IN 44 5 2 General SUD W NG e TEE 45 5 3 EEE EG TIGL e E 46 5 4 Mee NNN 4
3. HTS Extending Your Vision SeeWay v 3 User s Manual Version 1 1 November 2013 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual Hi Tech Solutions Ltd Telephone 972 4 6774100 Fax 972 4 6774101 E Mail info htsol com The information contained in this document or any addendum or revision thereof is proprietary of Hi Tech Solutions Ltd and is subject to all relevant copyright patent and other laws and treaties protecting intellectual property as well as any specific agreement protecting Hi Tech Solutions Ltd rights in the aforesaid information Any use of this document or the information contained herein for any purposes other than those for which it was disclosed is strictly forbidden Hi Tech Solutions Ltd reserves the right without prior notice or liability to make changes in equipment design or specifications Hi Tech Solutions Ltd assumes no responsibility for the use thereof nor for the rights of third parties which may be affected in any way by the use thereof This document may contain flaws omissions or typesetting errors no warranty is granted nor liability assumed in relation thereto unless specifically undertaken in Hi Tech Solutions Ltd s sales contract or order confirmation Information contained herein is periodically updated and changes will be incorporated into subsequent editions If you have encountered an error please notify Hi Tech Solutions Ltd All specifications are subject to change without prior notice
4. Ratio resizing Height The resize height expressed as a percentage of the original height MTS HTS Proprietary Page 38 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual Parameter Description Default Value The resize width expressed as a percentage of the original width 50 Image Type JPEG or Bitmap Radio buttons specifying the image compression type JPEG e JPEG compressed e Bitmap not compressed The quality of the compressed JPEG image Higher quality images achieve Medium better clarity but their files are larger and use more storage space Typical sizes 12KB for low and 40 KB for Medium The available options JPEG Quality Lowest highest compression level smallest size Low Medium recommended High Highest lowest compression level largest size Plate Images Save Plate Images If checked images of the plates are saved Checked JPEG or Bitmap Radio buttons specifying the image compression type JPEG e JPEG compressed e Bitmap not compressed The quality of the compressed JPEG image Higher quality images achieve Highest better clarity but their files are larger and use more storage space Typical sizes 12KB for low and 40 KB for Medium The available options JPEG Quality Lowest highest compression level Low Medium High Highest lowest compression level Image Storage Retention time The number of days for which the image is stored 14 Index images by Stored ima
5. a Gates Normally opened Normally closed Triggers Adam Trigger i SCH200VMDTrig Figure 18 Gate Settings Window The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Name The name of the gate Controlling Device The name of the controlling device Connected Pin The I O port ID of the controlling device connected to the gate Pulse Length The duration of the pulse sent to open the gate in milliseconds Normally Open Closed Select Normally Open or Normally Closed according to the device specification Table 16 Gate Settings Window Parameters ITS HTS Proprietary Page 32 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 5 Triggers Settings The Triggers Settings window allows you to designate a camera or I O device as a trigger The section appears as shown in Figure 19 below Night time SCH200 Add new trigger Current triggers Device SCH200VMDTrig Trigger Information Adam Trigger Related device Night time Trigger type E Extemal IO Devices i AdamDevice CR Gates Adam Trigger i SCH200VMD Trig Figure 19 Device Settings Window Trigger Section The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Device Contains a list of all the devices that perform I O operations in other words e Cameras e 1 0 devices Once a device has been selected you can press the
6. for cameras employing an automatic IR Cut filter Auto Gain Exposure Enhancements Change Iris State If checked the iris state can be changed when running Not checked while running auto AGE gain exposure Minimum Iris State Specifies the minimum degree of the iris aperture opening 0 fully open 255 fully closed Maximum Iris State Specifies the maximum degree of the iris aperture 255 opening 0 fully open 255 fully closed Target Intensity Plate Controls the target intensity of the plate section of the image 0 minimum 255 maximum Operations Defaults Press the Defaults button to restore all image settings to their default values Delete Capture Set Press the Delete Capture Set button to remove the capture set from the system memory Table 12 Capture Set Settings Window Parameters i 100 Image Controls the target intensity of the entire image 100 0 minimum 255 maximum HTS HTS Proprietary Page 28 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 3 External I O Devices Window The External I O Devices window allows you to manage the I O devices defined in the SeeWay system The window appears as shown in Figure 15 below I Night time Add new device Assigned devices SCH200 AdamDevice Vee perice ype E Image Day time IP address HEEN i Night time S Extemal 10 Devices Model AdamDevice E Triggers i SCH200VMD Trig Figure 15 External I O Device Settings Wi
7. 19 11 53 327 Camerale 33 Event sent to serves 14554 Cameral2 37 3904679 0 1146 2013 235 2 C lmages Camera02 anit karen gt i 2013 11 06 19 11 53 766 Trigger08 33 Fall nt 14867 GCamera02 37 3419765 0 11 6 2013 2355 C lmages Camera02 i EC eg 7 Camera02 37 2 23 Images Camera0 2013 11 06 19 11 53 979 Gated Gate opened successfully 14675 Camera02 37 0 11 6 2013 238 3 C lmages Camera02 2013 11 06 19 12 14 104 Trigger03 36 Rising event 14678 Camera02 37 3471674 0 11 6 2013 239 3 C lmages Camera02 2013 11 06 19 12 14 422 Camera03 36 Recogriion done 14684 Camera02 37 1166067 0 11 6 2013 241 2 CAlmages Camera02 pa 2 t 14690 Cameral2 37 0 11 6 2013 2425 C Almages Camera02 2013 11 06 19 12 14 458 Camera03 3 Event sent to server 14691 Cameral2 37 7980871 0 11 6 2013 243 1 C lmages Camera02 2013 11 06 19 1215 146 Trigger03 36 Falling event 14699 Cameral2 37 6913210 0 11 6 2013 245 4 C mages Camera02 2013 11 06 19 12 42 963 Trigger04 31 Rising event 14704 Cameral2 37 0 11 6 2013 246 3 C lmages Camera02 2013 11 06 19 12 1 14707 Camea02 37 6035371 o 11 6 2013 246 5 C lmages Cameral2 aikiha _ Recagnition done 14711 Camera02 37 7729212 0 11 6 2013 247 1 C lmages Camera02 2013 11 06 19 12 43 136 Camera04 31 Event sent to server 14722 Cameral2 37 0 11 6 2013 249 4 C lmages Camera02 2013 11 06 19 12 43 587 Gated Gate opened successfully 14724 Cameral2 37 2582269 0 11 6 2013 250 3 C lmagas Cam
8. Add Trigger button to use the device as a trigger An automatically generated trigger name appears in the Current Triggers list Defined Triggers Contains a list of all defined triggers In order to remove a trigger from the list select it and press the Remove Trigger button Related Device The name of the device if VMD detection is used the name of the camera Trigger Type VMD software or HW hardware Table 17 Device Settings Window Parameters Trigger Section MTS HTS Proprietary Page 33 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 5 1 Hardware Trigger Settings The Hardware Trigger Settings window allows you to configure a hardware based trigger device The window appears as shown in Figure 20 below Name Adam Trigger VO Device AdamDevice Trigger on even Trigger Time Offset 0 H milliseconds g Image Day_time e Night time Trigger type Devices HW Parameters Snooze 0 milliseconds ent 5 L SCH2D0VMDTiig Archiving Normally opened Normally closed E Communication i Monitoring Figure 20 Hardware Trigger Settings Window MTS HTS Proprietary Page 34 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Default Value The name of the trigger The trigger name can be modified here I O Device The name of the I O device associated with the trigger Trigger on e Rising Initia
9. Faling event 15668 Camera08 33 ER 0 11 6 2013 5 44 2 C lmages Camera8 3 e FEET p FEET ji 2013 11 06 19 07 05 147 Ris t 15669 Camera03 3 3205670 0 11 6 2013 5 44 2 C lmages Cameral3 3 ee dan oe 15670 Camera02 37 0 11 6 20135 44 2 C lmages Camera2 2013 11 06 19 07 0552 CameraQ3 36 _ Recognition done 15671 CameraQS 32 8314575 0 114672013 5 44 4 C images Cameral6 3 201311 06 19 07 05 481 Camera03 36 Event sent to server 15672 Camerall3 36 8314575 0 11 6 2013 5 44 5 C images Camera03 3 2013 11 06 19 07 06 140 Tiigger03 36 Falling event 15673 Camera02 37 ge 0 11 6 2013 5 44 5 C images Cameral2 moen se pees EN per e 15674 Camera06 32 65636156 0 11 6 2013 5 45 1 C lmages Camera6 3 2013 11 06 19 07 06 655 Gates Gate opened successful 15675 Camera03 36 6636156 0 117672013 5 45 2 C images Cameral3 3 2013 11 06 193 07 08 584 Trigger04 31 Rising event 15676 Cameral2 37 0 11 6 2013 5 45 2 C MmagesVCamera02 2013 11 06 19 07 08 883 Camera 4 31 Recognition done 15677 Camera06 32 85335675 0 11 6 2013 5 45 2 C images CameraD6 3 seg TR 15678 Cameral3 36 5056157 0 11 6 2013 5 45 2 CAlmages Camera03 3 aksine aiL asset mink 15673 Comes 37 0 11 6 2013 5 45 3 C lmages Cameral2 2013 11 06 19 07 09 541 Trigger04 31 Falling event 15680 CameraQ3 36 2501372 0 11 6 2013 5 45 3 C limages Cameral3 3 2013 11 06 19 07 09 860 Gated Gate opened successfully ES i 15681 Lamera 37 K d 11 6 2013 5 45 3 C Mmages
10. O card connected to the laser or loop trigger Normally Open This radio button option must be coordinated with the hardware device Normally Open Normally Closed settings Please refer to the hardware device s user manual for technicians Table 18 Hardware Trigger Settings Window Parameters HTS HTS Proprietary Page 35 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 5 2 VMD Software Trigger Settings The VMD Trigger Settings window allows you to configure a software based Vehicle Motion Detection VMD trigger device The window appears as shown in Figure 20 below Name SCH200VMDTrig VO Device SCH200 Trigger on even Trigger Time Offset 0 H milliseconds Nit time Trigger type Extemal IO Devices AdamDevice VMD Parameters Gates Figure 21 VMD Trigger Settings Window HTS HTS Proprietary Page 36 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Default Value VMD Parameters Minimum On The minimum number of trigger frames Frames required to confirm that a vehicle has entered the field of view Range 1to 10 Maximum Off The maximum number of frames without a Frames trigger required to confirm that a vehicle has exited the field of view Range 0 to 10 Input Channel Main Stream Main Stream Secondary Stream available only if configured in the Video Settings window VMD Sensitivity V
11. Settings Window MTS HTS Proprietary Page 24 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window for settings controlled by SeeWay based algorithms Parameter Description Default Value Gain amp Exposure If checked the AGE Automatic Gain amp Exposure algorithm is For Recognition Camera employed Controlled by SeeWay e Controlled by SeeWay AGE Automatic Gain amp Exposure algorithms settings are automatically invoked by SeeWay For Overview Camera Controlled by Camera AGE Automatic Gain amp Exposure Controlled by Camera settings are automatically invoked by the camera Manual Image settings are configured manually Automatic Image Settings Initial Gain The initial gain value for the algorithm N50 2 Range camera defined minimum to 255 SCH200 62 Min Gain Minimum allowed gain value the system can set in the AGE N50 2 function SCH200 62 Range camera defined minimum to 255 Max Gain Maximum allowed gain value the system can set in the AGE N50 40 mit function SCH200 100 Range camera defined minimum to 255 The Initial exposure value for AGE based automatic shutter N50 1000 control SCH200 330 Range camera defined minimum to 4000 micro seconds Min Exposure Minimum exposure speed allowed for AGE based automatic N50 62 shutter control SCH200 50 Range camera defined minimum to 4000 micro seconds Max Exposure Max
12. offers additional support on its web site You can access the support section using the link http htsol com Support asp Obtain a user name and password from your HTS representative The section includes contact information for technical support a FAQ frequently asked questions page RMA return merchandise authorization procedure and a download menu The following items can be downloaded from the site Software Releases Drivers Documentation Tools and Utilities You can contact us for more information and assistance at Telephone Fax Telephone 972 4 6774100 Marketing Sales info htsol com Fax 972 4 6774101 Technical Support support htsol com TS HTS Proprietary Page 8 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual Chapter 2 Main Window 2 1 Getting Started The SeeWay application is executed automatically by the Windows operating system following initial configuration of the system using the VRS Controller Configurator see the VRS Installation Guide for further details To initiate the SeeWay application manually double click on the SeeWay icon shown in Figure 1 below Figure 1 SeeWay Icon ei TS HTS Proprietary Page 9 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 2 2 Window Structure The SeeWay Main Window appears upon initialization of the SeeWay application as shown below lB x zjege EITS Camera04 31 CameraD6 32 Camera03 36 CameraO1 38 Camera08 33 Camera05 34 Camera07
13. section is used to configure the software based Video Motion Detection VMD capture of images The sub window appears in Figure 29 below Capture set Set 0 v Defaults VMD defaults VMD DI D WM Figure 29 Capture VMD Section The buttons in the bottom row become yellowed when activated They remain yellow unit until another button is activated or until the button is pressed again deactivated The table below describes each button and its functionality Button Function Description Set 0 Select Capture Set Modify the capture parameters according to capture set selected Defaults Defaults Restore the default capture parameters VMD defaults VMD Defaults Set VMD regions to defaults WI SI Table 27 Capture VMD Section Buttons HTS HTS Proprietary Page 48
14. the error alert Frequency Check system and process Sets the frequency of the above defined diagnostics checks in 1 performance every minutes Logs Number of Log Files The number of log files to be stored by the system When the maximum number of log files is reached a new log file replaces the least recently written log file Note This parameter is relevant only to the current execution of the SeeWay application Maximum Log File Size The maximum log file size in megabytes When the maximum 20 Mbytes size is reached the file is stored and a new file is opened Note This parameter is relevant only to the current execution of the SeeWay application Keep Logs For days The maximum number of days during which the log is stored on the system Log files older than the maximum are deleted Note This parameter is relevant only to prior executions of the SeeWay application Table 22 Diagnostics Settings Window Parameters MTS HTS Proprietary Page 43 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual Chapter 5 Live Video Window The Live Video window is used to monitor traffic providing you with an on line video stream sent directly from your VRS installation 5 1 Live Video Viewer The Live Video window see Figure 25 below contains one or more tabbed sub windows each serving as a real time traffic viewer Width 0 00 Height 0 00 Framerate 25 12 Figure 25 Live Video Window NOTE Camera mod
15. 35 Camera02 37 me Device Description S s _ i 2013 11 06 19 07 23 000 Trigger2 37 Ealing event 6192660 a a a 2013 11 06 19 09 54 202 Trigger04 31 Rising overt WW D 2013 11 06 19 09 54 435 CameraD4 31 Recogntion done 2013 11 06 19 09 54 530 Camera 31 E vent sent to server 2013 11 06 19 09 55 184 Trigger04 31 Falling event 2013 11 06 19 09 55 645 Gate4 Gate opened successfully 2013 11 06 19 10 11 923 Trigger04 31 lRisngevent 2013 11 06 19 10 12 483 CameraD4 31 Recognition done 201 34 1 06 191 0 12 518 Cameras o E vent sent to server 2013 11 06 19 10 12 921 Trigger04 31 Falling event 2013 11 06 19 10 13 020 Gates Gate opened successfully 2013 11 06 193 11 27 685 Trigger08 33 Rising event 2013 11 06 19 11 28 648 Trigger08 33 Falling ever Num Camera Plate Make Speed Time ImagePath 2013 11 06 19 11 28 707 Cameral8 33 Recognition done 14640 Cameral2 37 7190862 0 11 6 2013 227 1 C images Camera02 2013 11 06 1911 29 745 Camera09 33 Event sent to server 14645 Camera 37 7763912 0 11 6 2013 228 1 C mages Camera02 2013 11 06 13 115272 I Ss Le 14650 CameraQ2 37 1338711 o 11 6 2013 230 0 C mages Camera02 2013 11 06 193 11 52 723 Trigge08 33 Rising event 14655 Camera02 37 0 1176 2013 230 5 C lmagss Camera02 2013 11 06 19 11 53 295 Camera08 33 Recognition done 14656 Cameral2 37 1734772 0 11 6 2013 231 1 CAlmages Camera02 2013 11 06
16. 7 5 5 Capture VMD Section 48 ei TS HTS Proprietary Page 3 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual List of Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22 Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Figure 26 Figure 27 Figure 28 Figure 29 MTS A NCO NN 9 SE Main VV IO EE 10 MN eae E E E E NER 10 ET PIN EE 11 EE EEE EEE EN 12 TNT NNN 13 Settings Window Navigation Tree 16 NE NN 17 EE SE EE 19 NNN 20 Video Settings VV IN GOW EN 22 SeeWay Controlled Image Settings Window rrnnnarnrnnnannrnnnnnnrnnnnnnernnnnnernnnnnevnnnnnnsvnnnnnsnennnneeene 24 Camera Controlled Image Settings Window rrrrnrnnnrrnnnnnrrnnnnnrrnnnnnnnrnnnnnnvnnnnnnsvnnnnnennnnnnssennnneee 26 eV 27 External I O Device Settings Window rrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnvvrvnnnnnnnnnsnesssnnnnnennnenene 29 VO Device Settings WIN OW EE 30 Gates VIG OWN seitin EE EEE EE EE EE 31 PENN 32 Device Settings Window Trigger Section 33 Hardware Trigger Settings Window r rarnnnnrnnnnnrnnnnnrnnnnsrnnnnennnnnennnnnvnnnnsvnnnnsvnnnnsnnnnnsnnnnssnnnnssesnn 34 VMD Trigger Settings NNN 36 Archiving Settings WING OW Le 38 ENE NNN 40 Monitoring settings NNN 41 Live Video WINOOW EE ER EE ER 44 EEE ET gg le EE 45 kene VG OW VERE EE 46 image
17. Cameral2 2013 11 06 19 07 11 235 Tiigger02 37 Rising event 15682 Camera03 35 08533675 0 11 6 2013 5 45 3 C images Cameral3 3 t Pad Uptime 03 10 54 dd hh mm Figure 5 Split Viewer 2 2 1 3 Traffic History Log The Traffic History Log is a list of records containing information that is captured as the vehicle enters the SeeWay system The following information can be stored in the log note that some of the fields may not be available depending on the system configuration Parameter Description Table 4 Traffic History Log Fields Number TS HTS Proprietary Page 12 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 2 2 1 4 Event Log The Event Log contains a list of SeeWay system events For each event the following information is displayed Time An event timestamp Device The name of the device that recorded the event Description A textual description of the event Records of system failures or events that may affect system operation are displayed in red 2 2 2 Query Tab The Query tabbed sub window is divided into the following sections Toolbar The Toolbar allows for navigation between images Image Viewer The Image Viewer is used to display images of vehicles photographed by the VRS imaging units 2 2 2 1 Toolbar The Toolbar helps navigate between SeeWay images Up to 10 images can be captured per vehicle A depiction of the toolbar appears in Figure 6 below Live Ouer Fite
18. Die INTO Mu eee errors ddesinen 47 Oe olde g ey AV DS Le EE EE 48 HTS Proprietary Page 4 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual List of Tables TEEN 7 Table 2 General Tab Toolbar Buttons 11 Table 3 Image Viewer Camera Settings rrrnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnrnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnennvnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnenennn 11 Table 4 Traffic History Log FieldS Lams enerdmndedmGmsddadndnsadeiadedensidane 12 Table 5 View Tab Toolbar Buttons 13 Toke NNN ne een ene eee eee eee 18 Table 7 Cameras Window Parametere 19 Table 8 Camera Settings Window Parameters ssessssssssssnsersssrreesrrrsrtrsrrrrsrrrsrtrnerrnsrtrsrtensrresrresreresereseeens 21 Table 9 Video Settings Window Parameters rrnnrnnnnnnnnrnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnnnnnnunennnnsnnnnnenennn 23 Table 10 Image Settings Window Parametere 25 Table 11 Image Settings Window Parametere 26 Table 12 Capture Set Settings Window barameters 28 Table 13 External I O Device Settings Window barameters 29 Table 14 I O Device Settings Window Parameters sesssssssssessssrsrrrreesssrrsrrrressssrttrreessrrrtrrreesssrserreeessse 30 Table 15 Gates Window Parameters Gates Tab 31 Table 16 Gate Settings Window Parametere 32 Table 17 Device Settings Window Parameters Trigger Section 33 Table 18 Hardware Trigger Settings Window Parameters rrnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnrnnnnvrnnnnennnnnennnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnennnnsnennn 35 Table 19 VMD Trigger
19. Lens Sub Window The Lens sub window is used to control the camera lens The sub window appears in Figure 27 below FocusMode Figure 27 Lens Sub Window You can control the following settings from the sub window Parameter Description Iris The degree of the iris aperture opening 0 fully open 255 fully closed Not supported in current version Not supported in current version Table 25 Lens Sub Window Settings MTs HTS Proprietary Page 46 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 5 4 Image Sub Window The Image sub window is used to process the image for display The sub window appears in Figure 28 below General Lens Image Sharpness 0 Saturation 127 WbBlueGain 99 WbRedGain 136 a CameraSensot Color wl WhiteBalancel Automatic e Figure 28 Image Sub Window You can control the following settings from the sub window Parameter Description Sharpness Sharpness level 0 lowest 255 highest Saturation Saturation level 0 lowest 255 highest WbBlueGain White balance corrects yellowing of images blue gain 0 minimum 255 maximum WbRedGain White balance corrects yellowing of images red gain 0 minimum 255 maximum Gamma Gamma correction value 0 minimum 255 maximum White Balance Mode Automatic or manual Table 26 Image Sub Window Settings MTs HTS Proprietary Page 47 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 5 5 Capture VMD Section The Capture VMD
20. Settings Window Parameters rrnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnennnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnennn 37 Table 20 Archiving Settings Window Parametere 39 Table 21 Communication Paramete S seseisesssniraeai a E T ENEE 40 Table 22 Diagnostics Settings Window Barameters 43 Table 23 Live Video Viewer Settling Lee 45 Table 24 General Sub Window Settings E 45 Table 25 Lens Sub Window SN 46 Table 26 Image SUD WIRGOW SEN NE Laser 47 Table 27 Capture VMD Section Buttons 48 MTS HTS Proprietary Page 5 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 SeeWay Overview SeeWay is a sophisticated vision based application that detects and identifies number plates on vehicles traveling at a wide range of speeds Itis a major component of HTS s VRS Vehicle Recognition System solution SeeWay runs on the VRS Controller an Intel based computer platform and is implemented as a Windows 7 based application that acts as the recognition engine performing all video and image processing activities 1 2 Purpose of this Document This manual describes the operation of the SeeWay application which allows system operators to quickly configure and troubleshoot the VRS system ITS HTS Proprietary Page 6 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 1 3 List of Acronyms Acronym Meaning w ftemmeon o mwone mm Table 1 Acronyms MTs HTS Proprietary Page 7 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 1 4 Additional Support HTS
21. age 100 Delete capture set Figure 14 Capture Set Settings Window The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Default value The name of the capture set The name can be modified Day Time capture set for day here time 6AM 6PM Night_Time capture set for night time 6PM 6AM Check to activate the capture set Checked Set will be The time at which the capture set is to be activated 6 00 00 AM for day time activated at 6 00 00 PM for night time Image Settings Brightness Brightness level 0 lowest 255 highest Contrast Contrast level 0 lowest 255 highest MTS HTS Proprietary Page 27 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual Parameter Description Default value Iris State The degree of the iris aperture opening 0 fully open 255 fully closed Gamma correction value N50 Recognition camera 115 0 minimum 255 maximum Gamma N50 Overview camera 255 SCH200 Recognition camera 85 SCH200 Overview camera 170 The camera s gain setting camera defined N50 2 0 minimum 255 maximum SCH200 62 Exposure The camera s shutter speed in microseconds Camera Light The camera illumination type Recognition camera BW Gain Color for cameras with white illumination Overview camera Automatic BW black white for yellow illumination or for cameras employing a lens with an IR filter Automatic
22. d Table 14 I O Device Settings Window Parameters HTS HTS Proprietary Page 30 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 4 Gates Window The Gates window allows you to manage the gates defined in the SeeWay system The window appears as shown in Figure 19 below Add new gate Controlling device AdamDevice Pin number 3 Extemal IO Devices i AdamDevice m Gates Adam Trigger i SCH200VMD Trig Figure 17 Gates Window The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Controlling Device Contains a list of all the supported controlling devices Once a device has been selected and a pin number has been entered you can press the Add Gate button to create an instance of the gate An automatically generated device name appears in the assigned gates list Pin Number The pin number of the controlling device Assigned Gates Contains a list of all assigned gates In order to remove a gate from the list select it and press the Remove Gate button Table 15 Gates Window Parameters Gates Tab MTS HTS Proprietary Page 31 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 4 1 Gate Settings Window The Gate Settings window allows you to modify the configuration of gates defined in the SeeWay system The window appears as shown in Figure 18 below Name Entrance Controlling device N50 ene K Pulse length 1000 ES msec E Extemal IO Devices i AdamDevice
23. each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Enable communication If checked allows SeeWay to communicate with the SeeControl management system with SeeControl SeeControl Address The IP Address of the SeeControl server Username The username required to access the SeeControl server Password The password required to access the SeeControl server Message Queue Refers to files intended for transfer to SeeControl In case of loss of connectivity with SeeControl these files awaiting transfer are stored by SeeWay until connectivity is restored This parameter controls the period of time during which the files are stored At the end of this period the files are deleted regardless of whether or not the transfer took place Local Local IP Address The IP Address of the hardware platform running SeeWay Table 21 Communication Parameters HTS HTS Proprietary Page 40 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 8 Monitoring Settings The Monitoring Settings window allows you to control event generating thresholds The window appears as shown in Figure 24 below Category Recognition Latency Number of events for average calculation Extemal I0 i AdamDevice es Category Available System Memory Process Memory Disk Space Availability CPU Usage Check system and process performance every Logs Number of log files Max log file size Keep logs for Figure 24 Monitor
24. els used the VRS may not support all of the user interface controls described in this chapter Unsupported controls appear as grayed and are not operable ITS HTS Proprietary Page 44 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual In addition the following information appears in the black background at the bottom of the viewer Parameter Description Width Width of currently defined VMD polygon Height Height of currently defined VMD polygon Live video frame rate in frames second Table 23 Live Video Viewer Settings At the bottom left side of the Live Video Window are three tabbed sub windows that are used to configure the real time video stream General sub window Lens sub window Image sub window At the bottom right side of the Live Video Window is the VMD Capture section 5 2 General Sub Window The General sub window controls the intensity of the picture The sub window appears in Figure 26 below General Image Exposure in Contrast Brightness 127 Figure 26 General Sub Window You can control the following settings from the sub window Parameter Description Exposure The per frame exposure time lapse in microseconds Gain The camera s gain setting 0 minimum 255 maximum Contrast Contrast level 0 lowest 255 highest Brightness Brightness level 0 lowest 255 highest Table 24 General Sub Window Settings MTs HTS Proprietary Page 45 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 5 3
25. era02 2013 11 06 19 1243 873 Trigger04 31 Faling event E 14728 Cameral2 37 0 11 6 2013 251 2 C images Camerafl2 I Figure 2 SeeWay Main Window The Main Window contains two tabbed sub windows as shown in Figure 3 below Live The General tabbed sub window provides access to most SeeWay system functionalities including configuration event and log viewing and live video Query The View tabbed sub window provides access to all still images photographed by the SeeWay system Figure 3 Main Window Tabs 2 2 1 Live Tab The Live tabbed sub window is divided into the following sections Toolbar The Toolbar provides quick access to commonly used functions Image Viewer The Image Viewer is used to display images of vehicles photographed by the VRS imaging units Traffic History Log The Traffic History Log contains information on each vehicle photographed by the VRS imaging units including the plate number and time of vehicle entry Event Log The Event Log contains SeeWay event records MTs HTS Proprietary Page 10 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 2 2 1 1 Toolbar The Toolbar provides quick access to commonly used SeeWay functions A depiction of the toolbar appears in Figure 4 below Figure 4 Live Tab Toolbar The table below describes each button and its functionality Button Function Description Settings Provides access to the Settings window a Live Video Provides acce
26. ery High Normal High Normal Low Very Low Table 19 VMD Trigger Settings Window Parameters MTs HTS Proprietary Page 37 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 6 Archiving Settings The Archiving Settings window allows you to control the storage of camera generated still images and videos The window appears as shown in Figure 22 below 5 Extemal IO Devices i AdamDevice t Gates 5 i E Triggers O Save all images Jpeg Quality Adam Trigger amp Save best image Bitmap SCH200VMD Trig Images Options Image Type Resize images Plate images Resize options Save plate images Maintain aspect ratio Jpeg Quality Highest O Bitmap Height 50 Width 50 Retention time 14 Days Save in directory C lmages Advanced Parameters Video and triggers Save video and triggers on disk Save in directory C Videos Retention time 3 4 Hours Figure 22 Archiving Settings Window The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Default Value Save all Images If selected all intermediate images are saved as defined in the capture Not checked sets Save best image If selected only the best image is saved Checked Resize Images If checked all images are resized according to the parameters specified in Checked the Resize Options box Maintain Aspect If checked the original aspect ratio height width is preserved upon Checked
27. ges can be indexed by Hour Hour Recommended Day Week e Month Save in Directory The path to the directory used to store images Use the ellipsis gel C lmages to select the directory from a folder navigation dialog box Advanced Parameters select the check box to display Save video and If checked videos and triggers are saved on the VRS Controller s system Not Checked triggers on disk disk Save in Directory The path to the directory used to store videos and triggers Use the C Videos ellipsis to select the directory from a folder navigation dialog box Retention time The period of time during which the videos and triggers are stored hours 3 Table 20 Archiving Settings Window Parameters HTS HTS Proprietary Page 39 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 7 Communications Settings The Communications Settings window allows you to control connectivity with the SeeControl server The window appears as shown in Figure 23 below c SSC E g i Night time Video d Enable communication with SeeControl k Night time SeeControl Address localhost E Etemal lO Devices ine AdamDevice Username admin i Password eecceseceee E Triggers AdamTrigger Messages Queue i SCH200VMD Trig Archiving Queue 60 Minutes fa Communication i Monitoring ca Local IP address 192 168 0 36 v Figure 23 Communications Settings The following table contains detailed information on
28. ific configuration pages A sample navigation tree appears in Figure 7 below Cameras Camera Night time S Extemal IO Devices im Advantech amp Gates Si Triggers Figure 7 Settings Window Navigation Tree Click on one of the tree s nodes in order to access the required configuration page NOTE When defining devices the order of definition is important Devices should be defined in the following order 1 Camera 2 I O devices when required 3 Gates HTS HTS Proprietary Page 16 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 1 General Settings The General Settings window allows you to configure a variety of system functions The window appears as shown in Figure 8 below General Draw VMD Polygons Controller name LEONIDLT System units TV system PAL Time of day to invoke cleaning 3 03 03 AM ba Close Live Video and Settings window after 10 minutes Adam Trigger i SCH200VMD Trig A R User name admin Password Advanced Parameters Perform video decoding on Automatic Aam Mechanism Run the video decoders on 4 Pushing Polling Number of cores for recognition 2 Triggers priority Simulation Priority by trigger time Load application in simulation mode requires restart Priority by camera Simulation videos folder Figure 8 General Settings Window MTS HTS Proprietary Page 17 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual The following table conta
29. imum exposure speed allowed for AGE based automatic N50 2000 shutter control SCH200 500 Range camera defined minimum to 4000 micro seconds No Car Timeout Execute the algorithm on the whole image after this time interval in seconds Range 0 to 3600 After this number of cars without recognition the Auto Gain amp Exposure settings are reset to their initial values Range O to 1000 History Sets a moving average to determine the influence of previous images on the current calculation If the parameter N the influence of current image is 1 N Range O to 1000 Operations Defaults Press the Defaults button to restore all settings to their default values Add Capture Set Press the Add Capture Set button to save the settings The application saves the settings in a capture set under an Initial Exposure No Recognition Limit automatically generated name Table 10 Image Settings Window Parameters ITS HTS Proprietary Page 25 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 2 1 2 2 Camera Controlled Settings The window depicted in Figure 13 below displays Camera Controlled Settings Gain amp Exposure Controlled by Camera v Limits Night_time SCH200 Gain Limit 28 dB Exposure Limit 6250 Night_time E Extemal lO Devices i AdamDevice Add capture set Figure 13 Camera Controlled Image Settings Window The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in
30. in meters or feet 5 meters Ground Normal Plate Height The typical height of the license plate on the vehicle in meters or 0 5 meter feet Horizontal Distance The width of the field of view in meters or feet 15 meters to FOV Camera IP The IP address of the camera Firmware The version of the firmware used in the camera Table 8 Camera Settings Window Parameters MTS HTS Proprietary Page 21 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 2 1 1 Video Settings Window The Video Settings window is used to configure the video capabilities of the cameras defined in the SeeWay system The window appears as shown in Figure 11 below Main Channel Night time Compression GOP size H SCH200 Bitrate control ConstantBitrate w Bitrate Memory buffer size 60 ka MB Video latency 1150 Adam Trigger Under the current settings values the estimated time to fill the buffer above is 01 01 minutes i SCH200VMDTrig Archiving Secondary Channel Communication Activate Secondary Channel Monitoring Compresion GOP size 25 Video resolution 640 X 480 Bitrate 11000 Bitrate control ConstantBitrate Video latency 1150 Secondary channel is used for VMD and RTSP streaming purposes only Video Management Total Recording Events Recording Figure 11 Video Settings Window MTS HTS Proprietary Page 22 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual The following table contains detailed
31. information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Default Value Main Channel Compression Compression method e H 264 e JPG e Raw raw video data not compressed GOP Size MPEG GOP Group of Pictures size Defines the number of frames in each picture group which begins with an i frame GOP number of b frames 1 for the i frame Bitrate Control Constant Bitrate or Variable Bitrate Constant Bitrate Video bitrate in Kbps 8000 Memory Buffer Size of memory buffer allocated for video in megabytes Size Video Latency Latency of video stream in milliseconds 150 Buffer Capacity Based on the parameters configured above SeeWay calculates and Estimate displays the elapsed time during which the memory buffer is filled Secondary Channel H 264 25 Activate If checked a secondary channel is employed for VMD Video Not checked Motion Detection or RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol streaming Compression Compression method e H 264 e JPG e Raw raw video data not compressed GOP Size MPEG GOP Group of Pictures size Defines the number of frames in each picture group which begins with an i frame GOP number of b frames 1 for the i frame Video resolution Secondary channel frame size Width x Height the minimal resolution supported by the camera Bitrate Control Constant Bitrate or Variable Bitrate Constant bitrate Video bitrate in Kbps 1000 Video Latency Latency of video
32. ing Settings Window MTS HTS Proprietary Page 41 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Default Value Performance Thresholds Recognition Latency Warning seconds Defines a warning threshold for plate recognition delay If the delay in plate recognition rises above the specified threshold the application writes a warning message on the system s event log When the delay in plate recognition drops below the specified threshold the application will generate an information message that cancels the warning Recognition Latency Error seconds Defines an error alert threshold for plate recognition delay If the delay in plate recognition rises above the specified threshold the application writes an error alert message on the system s event log When the delay in plate recognition drops below the specified threshold the application will generate an information message that cancels the error alert Number of Events for Number of events used for calculation of averages for comparison 1 Average Calculation with the thresholds System Thresholds Available System Memory Defines a warning threshold for available free RAM memory in the Warning Mbytes PC If the amount of free memory drops below the specified threshold the application writes a warning message on the system s event Log When the amount of free
33. ins detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Default value Draw VMD Polygons If checked the VMD Video Motion Detection Area of Interest Not Checked AOI is drawn on the images in the images view Controller Name ID for connectivity of the SeeWay application to the SeeControl Actual computer management system read only name System Units Metric or Imperial Metric TV System NTSC or PAL PAL Time of day to invoke The time at which the daily cleaning task is performed 3 03 03 AM cleaning Close Live Video and Closes the Live Video window and Settings window after a period 10 minutes Settings Window after of inactivity Camera Credentials User Name The user name required to access and configure the cameras admin Password The password required to access and configure the cameras 1234 Advanced Parameters recommended for HTS use only select the check box to display Automatic Perform Video Type of processor used for video decoding Decoding on e Automatic SeeWay automatically determines whether to use software or graphics processing e Software e Graphics Run the Video The number of software threads to be allocated to the video 4 Decoders on decoders Number of Cores for The number of CPU cores to be allocated for recognition activity 2 Recognition I O Alarm Mechanism The mechanism use for alarm notification Pushing e Pushing e Polli
34. l When checked cameras are assigned by manually entering their IP address After entering the IP address click Add and not Discover to assign the camera Assigned Cameras Assigned List of IDs of assigned cameras The field appearing below contains the IP address of a Cameras selected camera Click on Remove to de assign a camera from the Assigned Cameras list Table 7 Cameras Window Parameters MTs HTS Proprietary Page 19 SeeWay v 3 4 2 1 Camera Imaging Unit Settings The following types of imaging Units are used in the VRS Shutter Type Imaging Unit Type Lens Type User s Manual N50 CMOS rolling line by line shutter Embedded Varifocal lens 9 22 mm software Requires constant illumination SCH200 CCD instantaneous Illumination can be External Fixed lens 8 mm 12 mm 16 mm 25 synched to the image capture mm 50 mm manually configured configured NOTE Not all of the fields in the settings windows are relevant to all cameras When configuring settings for a specific camera the fields that are irrelevant to the camera will be grayed out The Camera Settings window is used to configure the cameras defined in the SeeWay system The window appears as shown in Figure 10 below General Name N50 j i Night time GL SCH200 J Extemal IO Devices AdamDevice J Gates ra Image scale factor 1 E Number of captures 3 T Image offset after trigger Adam Trigger Trigge
35. l name 3 Open the External I O Devices window and choose the external I O device to be used Give the device a meaningful name 4 Add triggers either a hardware I O device or VMD using the Trigger Settings window Choose whether to trigger on a rising front of vehicle event or falling rear of vehicle event 5 Open the Camera Settings window and check to one of the following trigger boxes a H W Trigger box if a hardware trigger is to be used b VMD trigger box if a VMD trigger is to be used 6 Ifa gate is deployed open the Gates window add a gate and give it a meaningful name 7 Open the Camera Settings window and set the camera type to one of the following a Recognition LPR b Overview no recognition c VIR make model when the VIR feature is supported by the license HASP 8 If the Camera Type is not set to Overview and if the illumination used is white open the Capture Set window and set the Camera Light to Color ei TS HTS Proprietary Page 15 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual Chapter 4 Settings Window The Settings Window is used to configure various aspects of the SeeWay system General Settings Devices Cameras I O Devices Gates Triggers Archiving Settings Communications Settings Monitoring Settings To display the Settings window click on the Settings button The Settings window is displayed The Settings window features a navigation tree used to access spec
36. memory rises above the specified threshold the application will generate an information message that cancels the warning Available System Memory Defines an error alert threshold for available free RAM memory in Error Mbytes the PC If the amount of free memory drops below the specified threshold the application writes an error message on the system s event Log When the amount of free memory rises above the specified threshold the application will generate an information message that cancels the error alert Process Memory Warning Defines a warning threshold for memory use by the application 1024 Mbytes process If the amount of memory used rises above the specified threshold the application writes a warning message on the system s event log When the amount of memory used drops below the specified threshold the application will generate an information message that cancels the warning Process Memory Error Defines an error alert threshold for memory use by the application 1300 Mbytes process If the amount of memory used rises above the specified threshold the application writes an error alert message on the system s event log When the amount of memory used drops below the specified threshold the application will generate an information message that cancels the error alert Disk Space Availability Defines a warning threshold for available free disk space in the PC 1024 Warning Mbytes If the amount of free disk space dro
37. ndow The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Device Type Contains a list of all the supported external I O device types Once a device type has been selected and an IP address has been entered press the Add Device button to create an instance of the device An automatically generated device name appears in the Assigned Devices list IP Address The IP address of the external I O device relevant only for devices with an IP address The model number of the device specified in Device Type Assigned Devices Contains a list of all defined devices In order to remove a device from the list select it and press the Remove Device button Table 13 External I O Device Settings Window Parameters ITS HTS Proprietary Page 29 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 3 1 I O Device Settings Window The I O Device Settings window allows you to modify the configuration of I O devices defined in the SeeWay system The window appears as shown in Figure 16 below E d Night time E DL HA i Video Night_time E Extemal IO Devices d Adam Device Figure 16 I O Device Settings Window The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description IP Address The IP address of the external I O device relevant only for devices with an IP address The model number of the device specified in the Name fiel
38. ng Triggers Priority Determines how to prioritize the trigger events in the buffer Priority by trigger e Priority by trigger time process the oldest trigger in the time buffer FIFO Priority by camera process a different camera s trigger each time round robin Load application in If checked the application is initiated in simulation mode Not checked simulation mode Simulation videos Choose the path to the directory containing the simulation videos Blank folder when there is use in simulation instead of use of real cameras Choose the ellipsis to select the directory from a folder navigation dialog box Table 6 General Settings MTs HTS Proprietary Page 18 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 2 Cameras Window The Cameras Window allows you to discover IP cameras and allocate them for use in SeeWay The window appears as shown in Figure 9 below Eg i Night time Unassigned cameras Assigned cameras Camera E Camera E Extemal lO Devices C d Camera i loDevice1 Gates 192 168 Figure 9 Cameras Window The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Unassigned Cameras Unassigned List of IDs of discovered cameras that have not yet been assigned The field appearing Cameras below contains the IP address of a selected camera Click on Discover to establish a list of unassigned cameras Manua
39. ps below the specified threshold the application writes a warning message on the system s event Log When the amount of disk space rises above the specified threshold the application will generate an information message that cancels the warning MTS HTS Proprietary Page 42 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual Parameter Description Default Value Disk Space Availability Defines an error alert threshold for available free disk space inthe 512 Error Mbytes PC If the amount of free disk space drops below the specified threshold the application writes an error message on the system s event Log When the amount of disk space rises above the specified threshold the application will generate an information message that cancels the error alert CPU Usage Warning Defines a warning threshold for CPU usage in the PC If the CPU 50 usage percentage rises above the specified threshold the application writes a warning message on the system s event log When the CPU usage percentage drops below the specified threshold the application will generate an information message that cancels the warning CPU Usage Error Defines an error alert threshold for CPU usage in the PC If the 90 CPU usage percentage rises above the specified threshold the application writes an error alert message on the system s event log When the CPU usage percentage drops below the specified threshold the application will generate an information message that cancels
40. rs i SCH200VMD Tri ng HW Trigger Car Speed Enabled Lens Focal Length Camera Height From Ground Normal Plate Height Horizontal Distance to FoV Figure 10 Camera Settings Window MTS HTS Proprietary Camera Type 141 Vehicles Moving Direction F VMD Trigger SCH200VMDTrig Infomation Camera IP 192 168 0 235 Firmware o 35 Page 20 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual The following table contains detailed information on each of the fields appearing in the window Parameter Description Default Value Name The camera name as generated in the Cameras sub window The name can be modified here Camera Type The type of camera employed Recognition Recognition LPR Overview VIR make model when the VIR feature is supported by the HASP installed Image Scale Factor Used to shrink the picture to enhance sharpness Range 1 5 Number of Captures Defines the number of images to capture Range 1 10 Image Offset After For use in overview mode only In overview mode only one Trigger image is captured This field is used to set a capture delay following the trigger event Vehicles Moving The direction of the vehicle s movement relative as viewed from Bottom to top Direction the camera Bottom to top Top to bottom Left to right Right to left Triggers Car Speed when the feature is supported by the license Camera Height from Height of the camera as installed
41. ss to the Live Video window wh Clear List Clears the Traffic History Log XZ Wa Splits the viewer in order to display images from all the cameras simultaneously Enabled if two or more cameras are deployed Provides access to on line help Displays the version number of SeeWay and the recognition package Table 2 General Tab Toolbar Buttons 2 2 1 2 Image Viewer The Image Viewer is used to display one or more images of the vehicle currently selected in the Traffic History Log The view has one or more tabs one for each camera The camera s ID appears in the tab while the image of the vehicle captured by the camera is displayed in the tab s viewer The following information appears in the black background at the bottom of the viewer Parameter Description Exposure The camera s shutter speed in microseconds Gain The camera s gain setting 0 minimum 255 maximum Iris The degree of the iris aperture opening 0 fully open 255 fully closed Sensor The sensor type used color black white or automatic Table 3 Image Viewer Camera Settings FITS HTS Proprietary Page 11 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 2 2 1 2 1 Split Viewer When more than one camera is deployed you can use the Split Viewer button see Table 2 to split the viewer window into multiple simultaneous views To expand one of the views double click on it fi HTS SeeWay xi GTS Extending Your Vision Live Query N I
42. stream in milliseconds 150 Video Management Secondary Channel H 264 25 Video Video recording method Total Recording Management e Total Recording constant video recording e Events Recording recording during triggered events only Table 9 Video Settings Window Parameters MTS HTS Proprietary Page 23 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 2 1 2 Camera Image Window The Camera Image window is used to configure the image capture settings for a specific camera There are 3 options for configuring capture settings SeeWay Controlled Settings Camera Controlled Settings recommended for overview camera Manual Settings The first two options above make use of the AGE Automatic Gain amp Exposure algorithm For each event the AGE algorithm dynamically calculates the required gain amp exposure values needed in order to reach the intensity required to capture the plate image 4 2 1 2 1 SeeWay Controlled Settings The window depicted in Figure 12 below displays SeeWay Controlled Settings Gain amp Exposure Controlled by See Way v Automatic image settings E Night time 6 SCH200 Extemal IO Devices i AdamDevice Gates Min Gain z ES Min Exposure 62 Initial Gain p e Initial Exposure 1000 Adam Trigger Max Gain An Le Max Exposure 2000 SCH200VMD Trig e g No Car Timeout 120 ey History No Recognition Limit 20 Cars Figure 12 SeeWay Controlled Image
43. tep _ Camera04 31 Cameral6 32 Time Device Description E EZ 2013 11 06 19 06 06 883 Camera08 33 Event sent to server 2013 11 06 19 06 07 208 Trigger08 33 Falling event 2013 11 06 19 06 07 497 Gated Gate opened successtully 2013 11 06 19 06 21 937 Trigger08 33 Rising event 2013 11 06 19 06 22 563 Camera08 33 Recognition done 2013 11 06 19 06 22 591 CameraQ8 33 Event sent to server 2013 11 06 19 06 22 772 Trigger08 33 Falling event 2013 11 06 19 06 23 640 Gate8 Gate opened successfully 2013 11 06 1 4 09 43 is TES 1013 11 06 139 06 54 095 Trigger Ji Ri ing event 2013 11 06 193 06 54 417 Camera04 31 Recognition done 2013 11 06 139 06 54 444 TriggerO6 32 Bising event 2013 11 06 193 06 54 459 Camera04 31 Event sent to server 2013 11 06 19 06 54 577 Camerall6 32 Recognition done Num Camera Plate Speed Lime Image Path 2013 11 06 19 06 54 605 Camera06 32 Event sent to server 15663 Camera 37 4385275 0 11 46 2013 5 43 3 C lmages Camerall2 2013 11 06 19 06 55 068 Trigger04 31 Faling event 15664 Camera 3 0 11 6 2013 5 43 3 C Images Camera03 3 See ERNE ha Eeer 15665 Camera03 36 6646765 0 11 6 2013 5435 C lmages Camera03 3 S019 11 06 19 06 55 209 Gate Gate opened successful 15666 Camera 37 lt 0 11 6 2013 5 43 5 C Almages Camera02 2013 11 06 193 06 55 378 Gate6 Gate opened successfully 15667 CameraQS 32 3805670 0 1176 2013 544 1 C MmagesyCamera06 3 2013 11 06 139 06 55 415 Trigger06 32
44. tes recognition when the trigger event rises e Falling Initiates recognition when the trigger event falls Trigger Delay Defines the time in milliseconds between the moment that the vehicle 0 for external I O enters the trigger point and the moment that the application receives device or VMD the trigger signal 150 for camera According to the value selected the application will use images captured I O x milliseconds before receiving the trigger signal This entry is critical for identification of fast moving vehicles in case a slow detector has been deployed Range 60000 to 2000 milliseconds The default value is 0 which is best suited for a fast detector Negative numbers are used to specify a capture AFTER the trigger Trigger Type Radio buttons specifying the trigger type Hardware e Hardware e VMD Software Video Motion Detection For VMD triggers refer to the VMD Software Trigger Settings section HW Parameters Snooze Trigger events rise and fall within a given period of time either due to a vehicle entry or to system noise The Snooze field contains a minimum period of time that a vehicle generated rise and fall should take Any period of time that is shorter than the defined time should be considered as noise generated and should be ignored Note If the Trigger on falling is specified the event will be delayed for the duration specified in the snooze field Input Port The input port in the I
45. the window for settings controlled by camera based algorithms For N50 there are no algorithmic limits Parameter Description Default Value Gain amp Exposure If checked the AGE Automatic Gain amp Exposure algorithm is employed e Controlled by SeeWay AGE Automatic Gain amp Exposure algorithms settings are automatically invoked by SeeWay Controlled by Camera AGE Automatic Gain amp Exposure settings are automatically invoked by the camera Manual Image settings are configured manually Limits Gain Limit Sets the maximum gain permitted by the system in dB SCH200 28 dB Exposure Limit Sets the maximum exposure permitted by the system in micro seconds SCH200 6250 Table 11 Image Settings Window Parameters HTS HTS Proprietary Page 26 SeeWay v 3 User s Manual 4 2 1 3 Capture Set Window The Capture set window is used to activate and modify a capture set The window appears as shown in Figure 14 below Name Day_time Enable set Image Day_time Activation time i Night time LE SCH200 Set will be activated at 6 00 00 AM Image settings Btemal IO Devices 1 AdamDevice Brightness 127 LS an 5 Gates Contrast 127 SC Exposure AdamTlgger Iris state D Ea Camera Light Auto gain exposure enhancements Iris Target Intensity Change iris state whil ing auto gai F nge iris state i running auto gain exposure peas hon Minimum iris state 0 Maximum iris state 255 Im
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