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Lumenera Network Camera User`s Manual Release 1.8.1

1. 22 0sceececceceeceeceeeeees 1 3 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ccceeceececceceeceececceeceeaecseneeeees 2 INSTALLING THE CAMERA rnrrnnnnnnvvvvvennnnnnnnnnnnnvenvennnnnnnnnnne 2 1 POWER SUPPLY AND CONNECTION ccceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 1 1 Before You ProCeed cc ccscceccececeeeteenenaeeeseeeteseentnaneeseeneeteens 2 1 2 Determining Your Camera Model marnrrrnnnnnnrrnnnonnrrnnnonnrrnnnennnr 2 2 INSTALLATION D ROM ie zapoaitszis ae ent e io kit in et io ki 2 2 1 Application Software 00 02 eveerrrrrrrieseseeoerrrrrorrassasaoanonnnonnosonnn 2 2 2 Example COUE 0 0hrhrrr irrreoeeoorrrrrrrtataasaaannnnronnasaasaaannnnnonnosnnan 2 23 DOCUMENIABLION 00L00Liiiriiirrrrrreoeooorrrrtrrrasaanasanonnnonnaseasaannnnnonnosnnan 2 2 4 Installation Procedure 0 02 0022vvrvrrrrrrrroreeeeoanrrrrarrasaasasannnnnonnosnnnn 2 3 CONNECTING TO YOUR CAMERA ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 3 1 Using the LeCam Client Application on the CD ROM 2 3 2 Using Apple s Bonjour Applet 2 2 c ccccccceceeeteentneeeeteeteeteees 2 3 3 Using a Dynamic IP Address orrrrrrrnnonnrrvnronnrrrnrrnnrrenronnrrrnrennnr 2 3 4 Using the DHCP fallback IP Address rrrrrrnnonnrrrnronnrrrnnennnr 2 3 5 Using Its Link Local IP Address rrrrrrnnrrvnrnnnrrrnnonnrrenrrnnrrrerennnr 2 3 6 Setting a Static IP Address for the CameETraA rrrrrrereoes 2 3 7 Using Apple s QuickTime 2
2. Apple Macintosh computers that are equipped with Bonjour formerly called Rendezvous may access the camera by name It uses the ZeroConf protocol to find and query the camera s information The name consists of the camera model name plus the last 6 digits of the camera s MAC address On a Windows PC the Network camera may be discovered by using Apple s Bonjour applet to search for local web servers You can get more information on the Bonjour applet on Apple s website www apple com bonjour A plug in for Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows can be downloaded from the same web site or you may use the installation file included on the CD ROM in the following path C Program Files Lumenera Corporation An example ZeroConf camera name for the LE175 1 3 megapixel camera with a MAC address of 00 0B E2 0D 12 CD is LE175 0D12CD The camera can be located by entering the URL http le175c 0d12cd local in a web browser This default URL will change only if the camera name is edited in the Network section of the Admin Mode tab of the camera s web interface Once you have installed the Bonjour applet there will be a link to it within your Internet Explorer web browser as shown in Figure 2 4 Copyright 2008 Page 11 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 High performance digital cameras for industrial scientific and s DX Iel JS v http www lumenera com M i Goog
3. l set alarm ftp server 111 222 255 44 l set alarm ftp user YourFTPlogin l set alarm ftp password YourFTPpassword l set alarm ftp path FileName Y j H M S 50Q 7jpg L set alarm ftp pre trigger 3 l set alarm ftp post trigger 3 l set alarm ftp _ framerate 1 6 7 2 3 UDP Alarm Notifications The Network camera can be configured to send UDP alarm notifications To configure the camera to send UDP alarm notifications set the following values e Client s a comma separated list of target client IP addresses that will receive UDP alarm notification packets To specify a specific port for each client you can define the port number by appending the appropriate port number preceded by colon Otherwise the camera will use the default port number defined in the Client default port parameter e Client default port this parameter defines the default client port number to use when a specific port number is not provided in the Client field Unless a UDP alarm packet is acknowledged it will be sent again at one second intervals up to a total of 3 alarm messages The camera sends the alarm on the port provided and will listen for any acknowledgement message on the same port The format to acknowledge receipt of a UDP alarm packet must be exactly event number gt r nACK r n Page 64 pi Lumenera Copyright 2008 CcOrFBOratian Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual 6 8 1 where lt event number gt is the ev
4. position Table 4 3 Detailed Pin Out of Locking Power I O amp Rs232 Connector Le series Cameras DC iris for legacy cameras only 13579 l 3 5 7 9 DC Iris DC Iris Trigger Alarm Power Drive Control In Out Yellow Red DC Iris DC Iris Trigger Alarm Power Drive Control In Out 2 46 8 10 Orange Brown Figure 4 1 Diagram of the 2 4 6 8 10 10 Pin Locking Power Connector Li series and Le045 Cameras 1 3 5 7 9 Trigger Alarm RS232 RX Not used n Out Power RS232 TX Not used Trigger Alarm Power In Out 2 4 6 8 EU Copyright 2008 Page 31 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 To open the lock and insert a wire use a small flat head screwdriver to push the metal lock in Remove the screwdriver from the lock to secure the wire The wire gauge must be AWG 18 to AWG 28 The locking connector provides terminals 9 Power and 10 Power to supply power to the camera where PoE is not used Be sure to observe the power requirements listed for each model referring to Table 2 2 Table 2 3 and Table 2 4 in Section 2 1 The recommended universal power supplies are e Lumenera part Lu8501 12 VDC for all Le series cameras e Lumenera part Lu8401 24 VDC for all intelligent Li series cameras Note Be sure to apply the correct polarity Note Do not ground reference either terminal of the AC power supply optional for Li175 as you may permanently damage the camera For lega
5. 1 cccccceeeeneeeeeeteceeeteenteaeeeteeteeteen 2 3 8 Using VLC Media Player rrrrnnnnnnrrvnnnnnrrennonnrrvnnrnnrrenrennrrnerennnn 2 3 9 Using Mozilla Firefox or Konqueror web browsers 0 2 4 TROUBLESHOOTING CAMERA CONNECTIONS rrrrrrrrrvennnn 25 FIRMWARE UPGRADES sinnene eee 2 5 1 Downloading Firmware rrrnrrvnnnonnvrrnnonnrrernonnrrnnnennrrnnrennrrnnsennnn 2 5 2 Upgrading Firmware rrrrnnrnnnrvrnnonnvrrnnonnrrrnnennrrenrennrrenrennrrnneennnn 3 USING LEGAM CLIENT sssssnnnnesnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 3 1 DESCRIPTION AND USAGE cccssecccsseccceseeeceeeeeeaeeeeees 3 1 1 Camera Finder Tab rrrarannnnnernrrrnrannnnrorvvvrrrnnannrsvevvernnranennneveer EG Jay M i TaD ERR 3 1 3 Advanced Tab rrrnnrnorvnrrnrnnnnnnorvrrrnrnnennnrnernrrrnnannnsnernernvranensneseer 4 UNDERSTANDING YOUR CAMERA ruununnnnnnnnnnnnvvvvvenennnnnnnnnnn 4 1 SHUTTER TYPES ei dete dicate ian a da in bel re balad 414 RORI SPU V nite piman tea l d loan aa AE kk cara ea ea biy pan 4 1 2 Global Shutter uuurrrvoeoorooooooooonoooooooneoooosooooooososessooeoseosooooseoonooen 4 2 SUBWINDOWING SUBSAMPLING amp BINNING nosece 4 3 CAMERA MODE STREAMING VIDEO MJPEG o 4 4 SCANNING MODE cccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeseaea 4 5 AUTO BRIGHTNESS CONTROL ABC veeeeeeeeooroovo Lumenera cOrFBOratian Copyright 2008 pi Page iii
6. Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 4 6 LOCKING CONNECTOR FOR EXTERNAL POWER AND I O 22ccccseeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 31 4 7 RJ 45 ETHERNET EEE 32 EE EN OO NE EE n at a po ke ei da a ayen kaa 33 4 8 1 Small Format and Intelligent CAMETAS vvirrreeeerrrrrreeoorassaeonoossseonnoasaaoonosssaoonossaaoanoonann 33 4 8 2 Large Format CAMErAS evewn esse ns anndan gnon anan ask n vate va as aaa n nape a end ayin bis dw nati gare d d 33 4 9 ANALOG VIDEO OUTPUT ia la td non ka ana sen a a n aa a ka ka a 33 4 10 AUDIO FUNCTIONS oo aa ka on a n stan kk n n n e ke a n te an ai ke a abi 34 A 11 FACTORY RESET seckeccecceeccucscbesuiedanetseasanacansedeesevancusenes n a a a a ea ka a pen NETA 35 4 11 1 Factory R set SWICN mar se s zan scenes ab an dya oad bidreg eters eines 35 4 11 2 Software Reset amp Recovery COMMmaNnQUS revvrrrreeeerrrreesennnassanaanosssnaanosssaaansssaananonnann 35 5 CONFIGURING AND USING YOUR NETWORK CAMERA c csccceeeeeeeeeeeees 37 5 1 VIDEO MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ccccssccccseecccssecccsecccenscccanscecacecccasececaeececaeeees 37 5 2 MOUNTING THE C MER 37 5 3 LENS ETNA 38 5 4 USING DC AUTO IRIS LENSES 00e ki kit kon e a op nn ki n kan a ka ab 39 5 4 1 Connecting the DC IriS LONS 0 vvuvirrreeetrrrreeeaaaraeeanaraeaaanonaessaoonaessanonoessananosssananosssananoosann 39 5 4 2 Configuring Camera to Use DC Iris Lens 0L0u 2rrreeeerrrreeoon
7. Table 5 4 Output GPO Opto Isolator Parameters rrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 42 Page vii Lumenera corporation Copyright 2008 pi Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Introduction Lumenera Network Cameras are designed to satisfy both general purpose and high end surveillance applications delivering outstanding image quality The cameras use on board JPEG compression to deliver high quality images over a standard 10 100baseT Fast Ethernet connection In video surveillance applications Lumenera Network cameras work with an extensive list of third party NVR DVR software and hardware to provide complete video management solutions Support for different camera models is kept uniform using a common Application Programming Interface API to the greatest extent possible Lumenera s product line is unique in its breadth with resolution range from VGA to 11 megapixels and a choice of several CMOS and CCD image sensors in both color and monochrome types Most models use C CS mount lenses commonly found in CCTV and factory automation can be powered using Power over Ethernet PoE and are available with an integrated day night filter option for use with active infrared illumination For demanding applications such as low light surveillance traffic enforcement and industrial process monitoring Lumenera provides high sensitivity low noise CCD s with global shutter Large form
8. and focus The preset does not include the iris setting Copyright 2008 Page 77 Release 1 8 1 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Glossary ABC API CGI CRLF or r n DC iris DHCP DNS EXIF FQDN FTP Gamma GPIO Auto Brightness Control As the image grows darker ABC will apply the following measures 1 Open the DC autoiris lens if present 2 Increase exposure up to the autoexposure knee 3 Increase analog gain up to the autogain knee 4 Increase exposure up to the maximum_exposure 5 Increase gain up to the maximum_gain Application Programming Interface Common Gateway Interface Denotes the combination of the carriage return and line feed characters Cameras in the CS mount format support DC iris lenses also called galvanometric or direct drive lenses Video autoiris lenses are not supported Dynamic Host Control Protocol By default a camera will attempt to locate a DHCP server from which it will obtain an IP address Domain Name Server Exchangeable Image File Format The Lumenera Network cameras produce JPEG images with an EXIF compliant header The metadata tags include information identifying Lumenera as the manufacturer a frame number the time in seconds and the time in microseconds for each image Fully Qualified Domain Name File Transfer Protocol In the camera this may be used to transfer images to a server on demand upon motion or upon receiving a signal o
9. in binary privacy map 0110 0010 0000 0000 Or in hexadecimal privacy map 0x6200 To set this privacy map in the camera use the following instructions Using a telnet session I set privacy map width 4 privacy map height 4 privacy map 6200 Note There is a limitation on the number of characters in the command line for a telnet session The limit is about 32x16 for the privacy map grid XML RPC may be required for setting fine privacy maps above grid 32x16 Using a web browser http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin set privacy map width 4 Copyright 2008 Lu nera Page 57 corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 amp privacy map height 4 amp privacy map 6200 Note There is a limitation on the number of characters in the URL The limit is about 128x28 for the privacy map grid XML RPC may be required for setting fine privacy maps above grid 128x28 The resulting image is shown in Figure 6 16 with the privacy map applied above enabled Figure 6 17 Day Night Settings The Day Night web page shown in Figure 6 17 allows for custom settings and controls for the camera during daytime and night time conditions It provides set points to state when the camera should switch between day and night modes The day mode applies in brightly lit conditions In day mode a color camera produces color images and a camera with the DN day night option places the infrared cut filter in its op
10. pa ene epe eee 76 Copyright 2008 Lumenera EE Grpnratinsn Page vi pi Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual List of Tables Table 2 1 Lumenera Network Camera Models ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenaes 4 Table 2 2 Le Series Standard Format Power and Interface Connections 5 Table 2 3 Le Series Large Format Power and Interface COnneCtiONS rerrrrrrroroe 6 Table 2 4 Li Series Power and Interface Connections ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 Table 4 1 Shutter Types by Camera Model ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeseeeeteees 27 Table 4 2 Subsampling and Binning Modes annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnen 29 Table 4 3 Detailed Pin Out of Locking Power I O amp Rs232 COonnector 31 Table 4 4 Mic In Audio Specifications ccccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeaenseeeeeeeess 34 Table 4 5 Line Out Audio Specifications cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeesseeeeeees 34 Table 4 6 Configuration of 3 5 mm Stereo Plug 34 Table 5 1 Optical Format for Each Camera Model cccccccccseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeesaees 38 Table 5 2 Input GPI Opto Isolator Parameters cccccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 41 Table 5 3 General Purpose Output Modes Set Using output Select eeeeeereen 41
11. path bin l get escaped sh larm ftp path pre 1 get alarm ftp pre trigger ost 1 get alarm ftp post trigger framerate l get ai larm ftp framerate he ee AN Ga a 6 8 2 RTP RTSP Video Streaming The Network camera can also be configured to use the RTP RTSP protocol to stream video To enable and configure the camera to stream video using this protocol set the following parameters e Framerate defines the frame rate at which the camera will provide video images If this value is larger than can be supported by the current camera image settings the camera will provide video frames as fast as possible e Packet Size defines the RTP packet size to use to ensure that there is no Ethernet fragmentation The recommended packet size is 1450 bytes This value ensures that little to no fragmentation will occur in most cases e Port defines the RTP base port to use This number should always be an even valued number The URI for the client to request video from the camera is rtspi 192 168 1 222 Section 2 3 7 provides instructions for playing RTSP streaming video in QuickTime 6 8 3 Analog Output Le045 and Li series cameras include a BNC connector on the rear panel for analog video output The analog video output is provided for use by camera installers to assist with aiming the camera and adjusting the focus As described in Section 4 9 the Streaming menu on cameras with analog output provides an option t
12. to 5 minutes to complete depending on the camera model During this time the camera will report upgrade status information to your web browser When the upgrade completes the camera should automatically refresh the web browser to the main camera web page 9 In Admin Mode click on the Watchdog link to confirm that the Watchdog Enable and HTTP check boxes are selected Click on the Save Settings link to store any change to this setting Open a web browser and connect to the camera If your web browser does not get redirected to the camera s main web page you may need to clear the web browser s cache to remove any offline content Detailed instructions follow for both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox Page 20 Copyright 2008 Y Lumenera CcOrFBOratian Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual In Internet Explorer 7 1 Select Tools menu item 2 Select the Delete Browsing History option 3 Choose either the Delete Files or the Delete All option and click on the OK button In Mozilla Firefox 1 Select Tools Clear Private Data menu item 2 When the Clear Private Data pop up window is displayed select the Cache check box then click on the Clear Private Data Now Button The default image settings are often optimized between camera upgrades To set the camera to the new optimized defaults after the upgrade click on the Image Defaults button then click Save Settings to store the chan
13. will open a new web browser window with the camera help displayed The help is context sensitive For example if you click on the question mark in the AutoAlgorithms area you will link specifically to the part of the help document dealing with the camera auto brightness control functions as shown in Figure 6 4 Y herp Wet GSC db 13 00 aca doca WEWHELP hinlsauto akjorthm v Auto Brightness Control ABC a Figure 6 4 Context sensitive help web page Copyright 2008 Page 49 b Lumenera corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 Figure 6 5 AutoAlgorithms Exposure and Gain Controls This web page allows you to control the camera s exposure gain and color gain settings as shown in Figure 6 5 It also provides control of the auto brightness control ABC algorithms such as the auto exposure auto gain and auto iris controls You can set the target brightness for these algorithms and set the type of algorithm to use There can be up to four types of algorithms for calculating the brightness luminance of the images e Average this algorithm calculates the average luminance in every image from the camera and determines if the brightness should increase or decrease based on the requested target brightness e Median this algorithm uses the median luminance of the image to determine if the image brightness should change to be in line with the requested target brightness e Peak Detect
14. Enter the new static IP address for the camera e g 192 168 2 78 Enter the new netmask e g 255 255 255 0 The gateway should be optional An example is 192 168 2 1 Consult your Network Administrator for more information on what this value should be 6 Click on the button to Change network settings Instructions will appear telling you to save settings and reboot to put the changes into effect To do this click on the Save Settings link and then click OK when prompted to proceed You will need to wait 5 10 seconds for the confirmation message to appear in your web browser and click OK again and then click on the Reboot Camera link You can also use API functions to save settings in a telnet serial console l save_settings or in a web CGI command http 169 254 94 109 cgi bin save_settings To reboot the camera with the new network settings substitute reset for save_settings in the commands shown above After 30 45 sec the camera will complete the boot process It will not reappear in the same browser window since you must now enter the new camera IP address 192 168 2 78 in this example 2 3 6 1 Setting Your PC to a Compatible Static IP 1 On a Windows PC go to the Windows Control Panel and double click on the Network Connections icon Double click on Local Area Connection In the Local Area Connection Status window click on the Properties button In the Local Area Connection Properties window select Internet Prot
15. Figure 6 29 PTZ Control Windows Int E O x http le165c dn Ob13e0 local cgi bin munge template 2 ga A ris Te Focus sr NS Preset 1 vi amp Internet 100 Figure 6 29 PTZ control window The following are the functions available in the PTZ Control window Holding down a button or pressing a button multiple times will provide multiple steps of adjustment of the motorized lens zoom focus and iris or pan tilt motor e Lens controls o Iris open or close the iris lens aperture o Focus focus on near foreground or far background o plus sign zoom in telephoto o minus sign zoom out wide angle e Pan Tilt Arrows according to the direction o Pan left right or o Tilt up down e Preset a stored lens amp pan tilt position o Select a preset number from the drop down menu o Click on the Goto button to go to the selected preset position o Click on the Set button to store the present lens and pan tilt positions as the selected Preset number o Click on the Clear button to clear the selected Preset number o Up to 32 presets may be stored Page 76 Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual o PTZ presets are preserved in the event of a reboot power loss or factory reset independently of the Save Settings function that is used to store other camera settings o The preset stores the pan tilts zoom
16. Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual 6 9 NETWORK SETTINGS rrnrnrrrnrernrrnnnrnvnrernnrnnnenvnrevnnevnnnnnnnevnnennnnnnunevunevnnennunevusennnen 68 6 10 DATE TIME CONFIGURATION Lasser 70 6 11 PASSWORDS CONFIGURATION unnanuennnevnnnnnnnennnevnnnnnnnvnnnennnnnnnnnannennnnnnnnnnnneemnevnnnnn 71 6 12 WATCHDOG CONTROL ote ati kaa kk a a tnat a a ki a el a havde ak ai add 72 6 13 FIRMWARE SETTINGS 4450 acc ia donda die d voa dis kind ase ninatan nn k kk don EERE di r s os t sa s t l v 73 6 14 REBOOT GAMERA CONT ROM debze sipo kolan ske ian siw aka sik ia ki ae ie an ao ka ete ea pi kali aa ki 73 6 15 IMAGE DEFAULTS SETTINGS ia ian ban n a no kan mank at np Da rek 74 6 16 SAVE SETTINGS CONTROL a ennan ba down ga rab va n an n ta bi bd di bel ta 74 6 17 LOAD SETTINGS CONTROL 2 io ki n na ak n n kk e a n n uden g 74 6 16 STATIS SUMMARY ae 74 6 19 DIETT 75 6 20 PAN TILT ZOOM PTZ CONTROLS iiie ii bb piba kbas b daki an bin bas eck basene knee den 75 LOSS Vcc eee eee 79 Copyright 2008 Page v Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 List of Figures Figure 2 1 Le Series Standard Format Camera Back Panel 5 Figure 2 2 Le Series Large Format Back Panel n e 6 Figure 2 3 Li Series Camera Back Panel eeen eneee ennenen eenen 7 Figure 2 4 Bonjour Toolbar in Internet Explorer T 12 Figure 2 5 Selecting a Specific Camera Using the Bonjour ToolbaFr
17. Manual O O O Default the default value that provides normal edge enhancement Alternate provides a less aggressive edge enhancement High provides a high edge enhancement Off turns off edge enhancement e Lighting source provides a correction algorithm to improve the image quality based on the light source in use A color correction matrix applies a color correction to the image to compensate for frequency response of the lighting source There are eight options available O O O unity does not alter the color values in the images default applies the default color correction matrix to provide generic color correction good for most lighting sources chip_default corrects for the spectral response of the sensor used on the camera This correction matrix is generic and is good for most lighting sources fluorescent corrects for the emission spectrum of most fluorescent lights daylight improves the color accuracy in daylight incandescent corrects for the emission spectrum of incandescent lights xenon_flash corrects for the emission spectrum of xenon strobe flash lamps halogen corrects for the emission spectrum of halogen lamps e JPEG settings provides control over the quality and file size of the JPEG images produced by the camera These properties dictate how much compression is performed on the image There are two options available e JPEG quality the minimum JPEG quality can be set manu
18. Models Supported modes subsampled value Le Li045 Feature not supported Le075 Native resolution Le165 Li165 Binned 2 X 2 Le259 Binned 4 X 4 Le175 Li175 Native resolution Le275 Decimate 2 X 2 Le375 Decimate 4 X 4 Le575 Decimate 8 X 8 Not all subsampled modes are available on these models in the current versions of the firmware a a on The Lumenera Network cameras operate only in continuous capture mode There is no capability for acquiring triggered snapshots Image frames are continually being captured JPEG compressed and stored in a rolling memory buffer When requested the data is transmitted to each user over the Ethernet Copyright 2008 pi Lu menera cOFBOratIian Page 29 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 connection Where multiple users access the camera simultaneously or bandwidth is limited some frames may be dropped There are two primary factors that affect the image quality of the cameras e The camera s auto exposure algorithm can cause issues that may decrease the quality of the images produced When the camera s gain value is increased due to low light conditions the noise present in the images is also increased resulting in poorer image quality Also the exposure value may be increased to help in low light conditions The extended exposure time produces a longer acquisition time and reduces the frame rate e The camera uses a JPEG compression algorit
19. and responding to ZeroConf requests from the application This list shows all the accessible cameras on your network To select a camera either double click on the entry in the list or enter in its IP address or single click the entry and hit the Connect button The application will connect to the desired network camera and automatically switch to the Main tab This tab also provides the ability to access a camera that has user or administrator accounts enabled and configured To access these types of cameras you need to enter in the account credentials by following these steps 1 Select either the admin or user account from the drop down menu 2 Type in the password associated with this account in the edit box beside the drop down menu 3 Select the camera you wish to connect to by either a Double clicking it in the list b Single clicking it in the list and hitting the Connect button c Manually entering its IP address and hitting the Connect button The provided credentials will be used on all subsequent calls to the camera Note It is not necessary to enable the admin or user account on the camera By default the camera does not have these accounts enabled If your camera does not have either of these accounts enabled leave the password field empty Copyright 2008 Page 23 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 3 1 2 Main Tab The Main tab shown in Figure 3 2 allows you to see a preview fro
20. and then reboot the camera Links to the Save Settings and Reboot Camera options are available in the Admin Mode tab in the camera s web interface You can also use API functions to save and reboot in a telnet or serial console l Save settings l reset or web browser CGI instruction bttp 169 254 94 109 eg1 biln save settings http 169 254 94 109 cgi bin reset After 30 45 sec the camera will complete booting It will not reappear in the same browser window since you must now specify a valid IP address other than the link local address Setting a Static IP Address for the Camera In some cases it may be beneficial to assign a static IP address to the camera so that it is maintained regardless of what else happens on the network This may be the case when using a Network Video Recorder NVR or Digital Video Page 14 Copyright 2008 Y Lumenera CcOrFBOratian Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Recorder DVR for video recording and management This section describes how you can set a static IP address for the camera Once communication with the camera is established using the web browser interface it is easy to set the IP address of the camera 1 o e o Y Go to Admin Mode tab on the camera s web interface Click on the link for the Network menu Refer to Section 6 9 for detailed information on using the Network settings Click the option button to set DHCP off
21. camera s IP address The CD ROM that comes with your camera provides additional applications tools and documentation to help you use and understand your Network camera The following files are installed when you run the installation program located on the CD ROM 2 2 1 Application Software The LeCam Client demonstration application is provided to quickly find and control Lumenera Network cameras on your network The application can be found in the following installation path C Program Files Lumenera Corporation A shortcut to this application is added to the Start Menu at the location selected during installation The default location is Start gt Programs gt Lumenera 2 2 2 Example Code The default location for example code is C Program Files Lumenera Corporation Sample Code The source code consists of a complete Microsoft Visual C 6 0 project The libraries are also compatible with Visual Basic Visual C and Borland C Builder 2 2 3 Documentation Documentation consisting of this User s Manual the API Reference Manual and the latest available Application Notes and White Papers are installed in C Program Files Lumenera Corporation Documentation Page 8 pi Lumenera Copyright 2008 CcOrFBOratian Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual 2 2 4 Installation Procedure Below is a list of tools and parts that are necessary to setup and install your Network Camera Power Connectio
22. chroma values Cb and Cr or U and V respectively The Y component is related to the overall brightness and is a combination of the R G and B values In an analog composite video signal the Y component is sufficient to display monochrome black amp white images A format for image information in which luma Y brightness is encoded for each pixel but chroma Cb Cr color information is provided only for every second pixel Extensible Markup Language Remote Procedure Call A simple protocol for making remote procedure calls XML is used to encode the calls and HTTP is used for transport The installation CD ROM includes XMLRPC libraries for C and Visual Basic Page 82 Copyright 2008 Lumenera corporation 7 Capella Court Ottawa ON Canada K2E 8A7 Phone 613 736 4077 Fax 613 736 4071 www lumenera com 2008 Lumenera Corporation all rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice
23. megapixels These cameras offer exceptional support where panoramic views and digital zoom are essential The image geometry is also configurable enabling for example imaging in a wide rectangular region of interest spanning multiple lanes of traffic while excluding the sky and the foreground Support for Canon EF mount and compatible motorized 35 mm SLR lenses provides for remote control of focus and iris over IP reducing the need for periodic maintenance Canon IS lenses are supported where active image stabilization is required Copyright 2008 pi Lu me nera Page 5 corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 Power and connectivity Table 2 3 Le Series Large Format Power and Interface Connections NEVA power 4 wire DC Model draw auto iris I O RS232 Network Le259 12VDC Use Le902 Male DE 9 10 100 baseT RJ 45 Le11059 12 VDC Use Le902 Male DE 9 10 100 baseT RJ 45 1 Use Lumenera part Lu8501 110 240 VAC 50 60 Hz IN 12 VDC 2A OUT universal supply for indoor use Power input 1 Ethernet RJ45 jack 2 10 pin locking power amp input output connector 3 RS232 serial port ETHERNET 4 Factory reset switch Figure 2 2 Le Series Large Format Back Panel 2 1 2 3 Intelligent Cameras The Li series Network camera family is DSP based to provide optional ObjectVideo OnBoard video analytics Video analytics options are indicated by OV1 OV2 and OV3 suffixes to the
24. readout time Generally the ambient lighting should be low enough i e dark so that during the overall exposure the ambient light and or the lens iris should be almost completely closed so that the ambient light will not contribute much to the overall brightness of the image This is particularly true if the flash is being used to stop the motion of a fast moving object otherwise blurring or skewing may occur in the captured image For imaging still objects this is not as much of a concern In this case you only need to ensure that you are not overexposing the object with both a long exposure and a powerful flash When using a flash the duration of the flash pulse defines the exposure of the image even though the camera s exposure time is set longer The serial port can be configured as a console or to control various accessories This section explains how to configure the serial port for both options 5 7 1 Using the Serial Port as a Console The factory default is to set the camera s serial port to console mode To open a serial console session with the camera use a terminal emulator application such as HyperTerminal or Token2 The default settings of the camera s serial interface are as follows serial us console required for console access serial speed 19200 the baud rate serial flow none the flow control method Specify the COM port in use on your PC the baud rate number of data bits 8 parity none and st
25. selected an on screen dialog will request confirmation from the user before resetting the camera Note Reboot the camera only when settings have been changed that require a reboot or if the camera is not functioning correctly Copyright 2008 Page 73 Y Lumenera corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 The Image Defaults web link resets the image settings to their factory default values When the Image Defaults link is selected an on screen dialog will request confirmation from the user before applying Image Defaults The Save Settings web link allows you to save the current camera settings to non volatile memory These settings will be applied each time the camera reboots When the Save Settings link is selected an on screen dialog will request confirmation from the user before saving settings to memory It can take several seconds to save settings A dialog will be displayed to indicate when the Save Settings operation has completed The Load Settings web link resets the current camera settings with the ones stored in the non volatile memory When the Load Settings link is selected an on screen dialog will request confirmation from the user before loading settings from memory The Status link will display a summary of the current camera status in a web page user interface An example of the Status output is shown in Figure 6 27 The summary takes several seconds to display The Status informatio
26. so there will be no blurring skewing or overexposure due to long exposures Also the lens iris can be used to help limit the amount of light that reaches the sensor which can be helpful to increase the depth of focus of the captured images 5 6 2 Flash with Rolling Shutter The use of a flash with rolling shutter is only feasible for cameras that allow exposures longer than frame readout time typically 30 ms This is because with exposures less than that only a band across the imager is being exposed at a given point in time when the flash fires As a result it will only illuminate that Page 42 pi Lumenera Copyright 2008 CcOrFBOratian Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual region of the imager Longer exposures are required when using rolling shutter imagers since the flash must be fired at a time when all the pixels of the imager are simultaneously exposed to light The flash trigger to be used with rolling shutter cameras is through the setting of the output select start of readout mode The start of readout signal from the camera is generated at the end of exposure of line 1 the top line of the image As a result the first line of the image will never be exposed by the flash The exposure and readout of each row of the rolling shutter image sensor proceed sequentially one row at a time As a result the bottom rows of the image will only be exposed by the flash if the exposure time exceeds the frame
27. this algorithm looks at the bright areas peaks in the image to determine how to adjust the brightness of the image to coincide with the requested target brightness e Dark Detect this algorithm is similar to the Peak Detect algorithm but instead looks at the dark areas to determine if any adjustments are required to the overall image brightness based on the requested target brightness Auto Algorithms AutoGain Maximum Gain 1024 1 1024 Algorithm Peak Detect v Autolris Autolris E 5 2 Threshold oa White Balance Continuous White Balance Bias 1000 2000K 2000K Figure 6 6 Le045 and Li045 Exposure Gain Controls Page 50 pi Lumenera Copyright 2008 CcOrFBOratian Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual The Le045 and Li045 cameras use high performance wide dynamic range image sensors with unique properties for auto iris and white balance that are not present in other camera models as shown in Figure 6 6 If the Autolris option is enabled on the Le Li045 the camera will adjust the aperture of a DC auto iris lens to achieve the desired luminance when the system gain drops below the Autolris Threshold Lower thresholds require brighter scenes to engage the iris If the threshold value is set too high then the iris will close too readily and the image will become grainy noisy The white balance functions of the Le Li045 can be controlled using a numerical bias value that corresponds
28. this check box flips the image Crosshair Enable enables or disables a crosshair overlaid onto the images returned from the camera The crosshair can be used for aligning the camera during setup Privacy Map Enable enables or disables a privacy map overlay on the images This feature is explained in more detail in Section 6 5 1 6 5 1 Privacy Map The privacy map feature allows you to obscure certain areas in the field of view of the camera This feature is useful when the camera is deployed where certain Copyright 2008 Page 55 Y Lumenera corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 areas require privacy For example you may wish to mask a window on a privately owned building The privacy map dimensions can be altered using the Grid Height and Grid Width fields in the web interface The mouse pointer can be used to enable particular squares in the privacy map A check mark is displayed in each square when activated Be sure to select the Save Settings link to store your changes in the non volatile memory To configure the privacy map programmatically you should understand how the privacy map is implemented in detail The privacy map is an array or grid of privacy zones within the image Each zone may be enabled private or disabled visible The privacy map width and height are respectively the number of columns and rows in the privacy map grid The privacy map parameter defines the spe
29. to the light source color temperature Larger positive values generate images with more saturated red tones in the image Figure 6 7 Lens Control Options for 35mm Lenses In Exposure Gain Controls For the large format cameras the Exposure Gain menu also provides for remote control of the lens aperture and focus settings shown in Figure 6 7 To control the aperture disable the Autolris option and use the and buttons to change the f stop of the lens A smaller f number corresponds to opening the iris and admitting more light To control the focus use the arrow keys The numerical focus parameter will also vary when the arrow keys are used p Figure 6 8 White Balance Section of Exposure Gain Controls This web page also includes properties to set the current color gains and to enable the continuous white balance as shown in Figure 6 8 The white balance function uses a gray world algorithm that assumes on average the image will be gray with equal weight in each color channel There are four preset color balance ranges that help keep the continuous white balance within normal operating ranges Default Wide Fluorescent and Daylight Copyright 2008 Page 51 pa Lumenere Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 a Figure 6 9 Auto Window Section of Exposure Gain Controls You can also define a region of interest ROI in which the auto features are applied as shown in Figure 6 9 If the Aut
30. 1 To play in QuickTime select File and then Open URL Enter the URL using the following format rtsp 192 168 1 222 Be sure to specify the actual IP address of your camera You may have to press the play button in QuickTime to start the streaming video Note The QuickTime player does not support image widths greater than 2048 Using VLC Media Player The VLC media player from VideoLAN www videolan org is a streaming media application suitable for use with the Lumenera Network cameras VLC requires camera firmware version 1 6 0 0 or greater In VLC Media Player select File Open Network Stream menu option to start a connection to the camera Select the Network tab choose the HTTP option If your camera uses the DHCP fallback IP address 0f 192 168 1 222 for example you would enter the following in the URL field http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin nph video type multipart x mixed replace To pull images from earlier in the buffer modify this link by including the optional start and archive parameters to the video command in the API The value of archive must be true 1 for the start parameter to take effect Use a Page 16 Copyright 2008 b Lumenera CcOrFBOratian Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual 2 3 9 negative value for start to specify how many frames back in the ring buffer you wish to begin the MJPEG video stream This option will only work if all of the images r
31. 11 111 111 111 amp pre 1 amp post 1 amp framerate 1 amp user UserName amp password YourPass In the example above substitute 192 168 1 222 with your actual camera IP address Substitute 111 111 111 111 with the actual FTP server address Note The format of the HTTP request must use URI escape code 25 for the characters in the path parameter of the ftp_images API function For details of URI escape codes see http www dragonwinds com resources html codes shtml FTP streaming from telnet or serial console To initiate an FTP image transfer from a telnet or serial console first set the Alarm FTP API properties Then use the specific format of the ftp_images function indicated below to transfer an image on demand The Alarm FTP properties can be set up using the web interface or via the following commands using the telnet or serial console l set alarm ftp server 111 222 33 44 l set alarm ftp user YourFTPlogin l set alarm ftp password YourFTPpassword l set alarm ftp path YourFileName l set alarm ftp pre trigger 0 l set alarm ftp post trigger 0 l set alarm ftp _ framerate 1 To transfer images execute the following command Copyright 2008 Page 67 pg Lumener Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 1 ftp images server bin l get escaped sh larm ftp server user bin Il get escaped sh larm ftp user password bin l get escaped sh larm ftp password
32. 13 Figure 3 1 LeCam Client s Camera Finder Window 22 Figure 3 2 LeCam Client Main Tab enneren nenene 25 Figure 3 3 LeCam Client Capture Window n 26 Figure 4 1 Diagram of the 10 Pin Locking Power Connector 31 Figure 4 2 RJ45 Connector Pin OUI cccceiccccencdeneseneneneneneneneneneneneneneseteteneteretenesemetenetenes 32 Figure 4 3 Web Browser Option to Enable Disable the Analog Output 33 Figure 5 1 Input GPI CIN teste seeders done tie dri adan as laces had ace este 40 Figure 5 2 Output GPO Circuit cc sis ce tet eee endda 42 Figure 6 1 Main Web Page of Network Camera User Interface 47 Figure 6 2 Buttons on Main Web PaQe ac ccccccccccccccceeccccseneneceseresesesereseseeeneneeeseneseneneuenenes 48 Figure 6 3 Links to Menus on the Admin Mode Tab rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrororoooooooe 48 Figure 6 4 Context sensitive help web page eenen erener 49 Figure 6 5 AutoAlgorithms Exposure and Gain Controls 50 Figure 6 6 Le045 and Li045 Exposure Gain Controls 50 Figure 6 7 Lens Control Options for 35mm Lenses In Exposure Gain Controls 51 Figure 6 8 White Balance Section of Exposure Gain Controls rrerereroroooe 51 Figure 6 9 Auto Window Section of Exposure Gain Controls rrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 52 Figure 6 10 Image Settings Controls sirik kk kk kk m vvs ee se 52 Figure 6 11 Image Settings Controls for Le045 and L
33. 192 168 1 222 cgi bin set serial speed 9600 http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin save settings http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin reset 5 7 3 Controlling Accessories through the Serial Port Access to the serial port can be done through any TCP connection made to the sersock port of the camera One way of accessing this port is through a telnet console e g telnet 192 168 2 2 8548 The first connection to the sersock port maintains control of it until the connection is closed This means that though other connections to the port may appear to succeed they will not be able to transmit bytes through the serial port Only the main connection will have access to transmit bytes through this port All connections will receive all bytes received by the serial port Below are some key points to note when accessing the sersock port e lf you are using a telnet session to access the camera bytes will not be sent to the camera until a full line has been entered A full line is typically indicated by a carriage return or enter key e Internet firewalls can restrict access to the sersock port To ensure proper operation be sure that TCP packets can be routed from the necessary control hosts to port 8548 on the camera e tis also important that this port be protected from general unauthorized access e g the Internet at large 5 8 1 Starting a Telnet session To initiate a Telnet session on the camera from a Windows PC select the S
34. Griot and others Copyright 2008 Lu menera Page 37 corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 The Network camera provides a CS mount lens mount as a standard feature in small format models A C to CS mount adapter Lumenera part number Lu901 can be added to the mount to accommodate a C mount lens Be sure to select the optical format size appropriate to your camera Select a lens with an optical format equal to or larger than that of the camera s sensor Large format models use Canon EF mount 35 mm SLR lenses Table 5 1 Optical Format for Each Camera Model Camera Optical format Le045 Li045 1 3 inch Le075 1 3 inch Le165 Li165 2 3 inch Le175 Li175 1 2 inch Le259 35 mm Le275 1 2 inch Le375 1 2 inch Le575 1 2 5 inch uses 1 2 lens Le11059 35 mm It is important to select megapixel lenses for use with megapixel cameras Many conventional low cost low performance lenses designed for low resolution CCTV cameras are not suitable as they cannot resolve images properly on sensors with small pixel pitch as those used in megapixel lenses These lenses may cause aberrations or other imaging artifacts in the video feed that may be undesirable There are a few lens features to consider when purchasing lenses for your camera e Be sure to look for lenses that specifically state that they are megapixel lenses e Vari focal lenses can be more di
35. I property as shown in the table below Table 5 3 General Purpose Output Modes Set Using output_select Value of GPO behavior Comments output_select off Off disabled For all models on On enabled For all models alarm Pulse upon alarm Responds to either general purpose input or motion detection alarm strobe Pulse when exposure is valid Use with Le075 Le Li165 Le259 or Le11059 for each frame global shutter cameras to expose the image using a flash start_of_readout Pulse when line 1 of the Similar to strobe for rolling shutter models image begins readout Line 1 is not exposed by the flash To test the functioning of the general purpose output use the strobe API function to send a single pulse with duration in milliseconds set by the API property strobe length default is strobe length 10 ms Using a web browser http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin strobe Using a telnet or serial console l strobe The output opto isolator terminals connect to the collector and emitter of a photo transistor When the output is active the transistor will conduct current from the collector to the emitter The output can be used to control external sensors and light sources The sensor may be a logic gate or the base of a higher power transistor for an external device that is to be activated due to a motion alarm or input alarm with the camera setting of output select alarm When working with external light
36. NDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY QUALITY AND FITNESS FORA PARTICULAR PURPOSE LUMENERA IS NOT OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE ANY UPDATES OR UPGRADES TO THE SOFTWARE OR ANY RELATED HARDWARE Limited Liability Hardware and Software In no event shall Lumenera or its Licensor s be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation incidental direct indirect special or consequential damages damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information or other pecuniary loss arising out of the use or inability to use this Software or related Hardware including but not limited to any of Lumenera s family of products Product Warranty Lumenera Corporation warrants to the original purchaser that our cameras are guaranteed to be free from manufacturing defects for a period of one 1 year from the original date of purchase Should the unit fail during the warranty period Lumenera will at its option repair or replace the failed unit Repaired or replaced units will be covered under warranty for the remainder of the original one 1 year warranty period Page i Lumenera cOrFBOratian Copyright 2008 pi Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 This warranty does not apply to units that after being inspected by Lumenera have been found to have failed due to customer abuse accidents mishandling tampering alteration improper installation improper power source negligence
37. SLR lenses The standard format supported is the Canon EF mount Contact securitysales lumenera com to inquire about support for other 35 mm lens formats Admin Mode autorefresh v 3 lt Lumenera corporation FTP Streaming Video nn Path image 25 2505i jpg a User fip Password eee Pre trigger 0 5 Passive F Framerate 1 la Analog video output on off Disable for increased camera throughput Figure 4 3 Web Browser Option to Enable Disable the Analog Output For Li series cameras the BNC connector on the camera back panel item 3 in Figure 2 3 provides a composite video output NTSC is the default factory set format The analog video output is especially useful for CCTV installers during the initial setup of the camera and lens when using a CRT monitor to verify the camera alignment and focus are correct Note After installation in order to maximize the efficiency of the IP camera the system administrator can disable the analog output Copyright 2008 Page 33 Y Lumenera Earpgnrati an Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 The analog video output can be disabled by clearing the Analog video output on off checkbox found in the web browser user interface under the Streaming web link of the Admin Mode tab see Section 6 8 for more details The API property to set to disable the analog output is frame buffer enable 0 The composite video format is normally
38. Save Settings and reboot e Gateway the current gateway address if manually setting gateway address new address will be used after you Save Settings and reboot e Nameserver the current nameserver address used by the camera if manually setting nameserver address new address will be used after you Save Settings and reboot To programmatically set the camera s network properties Set IP address netmask gateway optional amp nameserver optional 1 2 3 4 Disable DHCP Save Settings to the flash memory Reboot the camera The HTTP CGI commands are as follows Property values are URL escaped so substitute 2E for the character in the IP address or netmask Copyright 2008 Page 69 Y Lumenera corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 cgi bin set ipaddr 123 2E123 2E123 2E123 cgi bin set netmask 255 2E255 2E255 2E0 cgi bin set gateway 123 2E123 2E123 2E1 cgi bin set nameserver 123 2E123 2E123 2E5 cgi bin set use dhcp 0 cgi bin save settings cgi bin reset For details of URI escape codes see http www dragonwinds com resources html codes shtml Dae Time Setir Figure 6 23 Date Time Settings The Date Time web page allows one to control the camera s current time and date settings as shown in Figure 6 23 For the Le045 and Li series cameras the camera does not have a battery backup of the real time clock making configurati
39. The link local IP address of the camera is derived from the camera s MAC address It is located within the 169 254 93 0 address block A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for finding the link local address from the MAC is available from the online Knowledge Base or can be sent to you by email through Page 13 Copyright 2008 m y Lumenera corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 2 3 6 a request our TAC group at support lumenera com by providing your camera s unique MAC address To calculate the link local address of your camera yourself use the following equation which is based on the last 4 hexadecimal digits last 2 octets of the camera s MAC address 169 254 93 A 5256 B where take the remainder of the division of 93 A 256 A the 3rd and 4th last hexadecimal digits and B the last two hexadecimal digits For example consider a camera with the following MAC address 00 0B E2 0B 01 6D A 1 01 hexadecimal B 109 6D hexadecimal The camera s link local IP address is 169 254 94 109 l set use link local 0 Refer to Sections 5 7 and 5 8 for information on telnet and serial consoles To disable the link local address in a web browser use http 169 254 94 109 cgi bin set use link local 0 Be sure to substitute the actual camera IP address for the example shown To apply the change you must save settings to store the updates in the non volatile memory
40. ally or an automatic setting can be used By default the automatic JPEG quality setting is set which will limit the quality based on the image detail and the requested file size e Maximum Size this property sets the maximum file size allowed for each image The camera will sacrifice JPEG image quality to ensure that the maximum file size is not exceeded By default maximum file size is not set Copyright 2008 b Lumenera n corporati Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 Figure 6 11 Image Settings Controls for Le045 and Li Series The Image Settings controls are implemented in a simplified way in the Li series cameras as shown in Figure 6 11 The JPEG quality is specified simply as Auto default High Medium or Low In addition for the Le045 and Li045 cameras with wide dynamic range image sensors numerical sharpness and saturation values are the only options supported 4o a Figure 6 12 Geometry Settings This web page shown in Figure 6 12 allows you to configure image size and region of interest ROI to flip and mirror and apply privacy maps and other overlays to the images The properties that can be controlled are Geometry Binning 640x480 v Restore to full view 640x480 288x232 192x152 128x112 Figure 6 13 Binning Subsampling Options In Geometry Settings Page 54 Copyright 2008 Y Lumenera CcOrFBOratian Release 1 8 1 Lumenera Network Camera Use
41. amera The admin administrator and user passwords ensure that all access to the camera is controlled and that settings are not changed indiscriminately The administrator login is always admin The user login is always user Each has its own password One user and one admin password can be set in the camera With a valid admin password all available functions of the camera may be controlled All functions in both View Mode and Admin Mode can be used With a valid user password the limited privileges listed below are available to view images or query camera settings With the user access level the View Mode page is available but all functions in the Admin Mode are locked out Each available user function is associated with a function in the cgi usr path in the camera file system e Transfer an MJPEG stream cgi usr nph video in the API e Transfer a single JPEG image cgi usr nph image jpg e Geta camera property cgi usr get exposure e View firmware version information cgi usr version The following fields are associated with setting passwords in the Passwords web page User Name defines the user name admin or user needed to access the account The user names are pre defined and cannot be changed Set Password defines the new password for this account Confirm Password ensures that password is properly set Copyright 2008 Page 71 bILumenera Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 Once t
42. as long as you are sure to rename the specific ASF or MOV files using Windows Explorer when you want to keep them VideoLAN provides an ActiveX control that can be incorporated into your custom applications Feel free to contact VideoLAN for more information on this Activex control and to acquire it at www videolan org for details Using Mozilla Firefox or Konqueror web browsers Some web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Konqueror offer support for MJPEG streaming and display This feature is not present in Internet Explorer To use this feature simply enter a URL in the address line of the web browser The format of the URL is the same as that describe in Section 2 3 8 Copyright 2008 Page 17 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 The LeCam Client application from the installation CD ROM will locate local Network cameras allow you to view images from them and open their web interfaces Below is a quick list of steps that will help you communicate with your cameras more easily 1 Verify that the camera is powered on and is connected to the network cable A green link light on the Ethernet port indicates an active network connection Verify that your computer and the camera are physically connected to the same network switch or router 2 Open the LeCam Client application to find your camera on the network If it is not presented in the list of available cameras you may need to modify your Network prope
43. asic types of alarms a motion alarm or a GPIO event alarm In addition the Li series cameras can be provided with embedded video content analysis software to create specific rules that generate alerts based on the behaviors of people vehicles and objects More information on how to setup and configure the alarm settings is presented in the subsequent sections However the following two parameters are common to all alarms e Delay Between Alarms The minimum time measured in seconds between alarm event notifications sent by the camera This value can be used to control the frequency of alarm notifications during an alarm event A delay of at least 1 second is recommended e DC Output This defines the mode of operation of the GPIO output port the output select property as described in Section 4 6 The output select property allows for six types of output o on provides a constant DC output voltage o off deactivates the GPIO output o alarm outputs an alarm event notification pulse Page 60 pi Lumenera Copyright 2008 CcOrFBOratian Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual o start of readout outputs a start_of_readout signal upon readout of the first line from a rolling shutter image sensor o strobe outputs a strobe signal that can be used to synchronize the image exposure for global shutter image sensors with an external strobe lamp flash lamp LED array etc o watchdog_ping outputs a sig
44. at models use off the shelf 35 mm motorized lenses to provide exceptional image quality and sensitivity The Li series intelligent network cameras provide additional features including embedded rules based video content analysis audio input and output and an analog video output for use in installation The description of the online Graphical User Interface GUI to the cameras and the API applies specifically to the camera firmware version 1 8 1 Extensions specific to the Li series intelligent cameras refer to firmware version 2 3 1 All camera documentation can be found in the C Program Files Lumenera Corporation Documentation folder The documentation that is provided includes this manual the Camera API manual camera Application Notes and White Papers Copyright 2008 Page 1 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 If you need assistance with the installation or use of the software or if you need help with general camera operation please contact the Technical Assistance Centre TAC via email at support lumenera com or by phone at 1 613 736 4077 press 1 from the auto attendant To obtain the latest software release and other technical information you may visit our technical support website at http www lumenera com support index php Our support website contains technical information available to the general public such as Frequently Asked Questions FAQ s For our Lumenera customers we pro
45. camera part numbers where OV3 indicates the highest functionality Camera models include the following e Le045 Li045 ultra wide dynamic range for capturing high contrast scenes e i165 state of the art 1 4 megapixel CCD camera for high sensitivity e Li175 1 3 megapixel CMOS camera Copyright 2008 doi bi Lumenera CcOrFBOratian Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Power and Connectivity Table 2 4 Li Series Power and Interface Connections External Max Analog 4 wire power power video Audio DC Model option draw OUT IN OUT iris I O RS232 Network 1 in Terminal 10 100 base T 1 in Terminal 10 100 base T 1 in Terminal 70 100 base T 3 24 V 1in Terminal 70 100 base T 1 Use Lumenera part Lu8401 110 240 VAC 50 60 Hz IN 24 VDC 1A OUT universal supply for indoor use f l J N AUDIO VIDEO MIC 4 3 1 Ethernet PoE RJ45 jack 5 2 10 pin locking power amp input output connector 3 Analog VIDEO output l DCIRIS 1 3 5 7 24V DC 4 4 conductor DC auto iris socket LEE 5 Audio jack for line out and mic in 1 2 ETHERNET Piel tl POE 2 4 6 8 GND A y Figure 2 3 Li Series Camera Back Panel Ethernet PoE connection The ETHERNET POE RJ 45 jack is used to connect a 10 100baseT Fast Ethernet data cable to the camera to provide a network connection If the cable is connected to a Power over Ethernet PoE switch then no external p
46. cation of the femme tgr fe Select the bootloader upgrade fk on you computer boot upgrade bbbb tgrm where bbbb is the 4 d t firmrae buid mmber 2 Click the Update Firmware button When the update completes cick on the Done button 3 Retum to Admin Mode and cick on the Reboot Camera bk to restart your camera 4 After the camem reboots upgrade again this tine selecting the man firmware package upgrade v v v v bbbb tgz where v t the Grawvare version miber and bbbb i the 4 d t fennvare badd meber After you chick ou the Update Fimiware button several messages wil be displayed to show the progress of the uparade Afer the upgrade completes the camera will reboot After the reboot navigate to the camera s Adni Mode in a web browser Click on the Watchdog krik Make sure that the Watchdog Enable and HTTP check boxes are selected Click on the Save Settings tak to store any change bo diis sening Q kont Figure 6 26 Firmware Menu The Firmware web page provides information on the current firmware and provides the means to update it In Figure 6 26 the current firmware version is 1 8 1 B For more information on how to update the camera s firmware please refer to Section 2 5 This Reboot Camera web link provides instant control to reboot the camera Before rebooting the camera it is important to use the Save Settings control to store any desired settings changes to the non volatile memory When the Reboot Camera link is
47. cific elements of the privacy map grid that will be marked private The privacy map is a binary value that is stored as a hexadecimal value The number of bits in the privacy map is simply the product of privacy map width and privacy map height The most significant bit of the privacy map value corresponds to the upper left privacy map grid element The following bits correspond to the next grid element to the right until the end of the row The following bits continue on the next row to the last bit which defines the bottom right grid element Note The privacy map is defined based on the sensor coordinates and ignores the x and y mirror values The privacy map is digitally mirrored flipped together with the image In this way privacy zones remain masked regardless of the image orientation Figure 6 15 Image Illustrating the Privacy Map Grid Page 56 BIL Copyright 6 2008 umenera corporation Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual The image shown in Figure 6 15 shows how the privacy map grid would be laid out if the privacy map dimensions were 4x4 The grid overlay in the following two images is shown for explanation purposes and is not visible in the images produced by the camera For example if you wanted to block out the windows in the building at the top of the image elements G2 and G3 and mask the location where the white van is element G7 the privacy map value would be privacy map G2 G3 G7 Or
48. click on the Load Settings link in Admin Mode or enter http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin load settings To reboot the camera click on Reboot Camera in Admin Mode or enter http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin reset To revert to factory settings enter the following Network settings will not be changed until you save settings and reboot http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin load_settings filename factory defaults Copyright 2008 Page 35 Mimenere Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 To reboot and revert to factory settings same as hardware reset to factory defaults using button on rear of the camera enter http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin nph reset factory defaults sh 4 11 2 2 Reset defaults using a Telnet or Serial Port Connection Refer to Sections 5 7 and 5 8 for information on telnet and serial consoles The syntax for entering console commands is the same when using either a telnet interface or the camera s RS 232 serial interface To revert to your power on settings without power cycling enter l Load settings To load defaults for image settings only enter l put settings from property default image params To reboot the camera enter the following l reset To revert to factory settings same as hardware reset switch enter l nph reset factory defaults sh Page 36 Copyright 6 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Configuring and Us
49. cy Le series cameras without an integrated DC iris socket use Lumenera s Le902 DC iris adapter See Section 5 4 for details Please refer to Section 5 7 for details of interfacing to the general purpose input and output GPIO terminals The Ethernet cable connection on the Network camera uses a standard RJ45 connector and is shown in Figure 4 2 The pin out of this connector is standard for 10BASE T and 100BASE TX configurations Lumenera Power over Ethernet PoE capable cameras comply with the IEEE 802 3af standard Lumenera cameras will automatically draw power from PoE using either Mode A or Mode B Mode A supplies power as a DC bias on the data signaling pairs pair 1 2 and pair 3 6 Mode B supplies power to pair 4 5 and pair 7 8 Position 1 Tx Position 2 Tx Position 3 Rx 12345678 Position 4 Not used Position 5 Not used Position 6 Rx Position 7 Not used Position 8 Not used Figure 4 2 RJ45 Connector Pin out Page 32 Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual 4 8 1 4 8 2 Small Format and Intelligent Cameras These Network cameras are equipped with an industry standard CS Mount lens mount with adjustable back focus A 5mm spacer Lumenera part Lu901 can be added to the lens mount to accommodate C Mount lenses Large Format Cameras Large format cameras are equipped to support off the shelf 35 mm
50. e The View Mode web page also displays the camera model part of its MAC address and the date and time currently set in the camera Three buttons allow you to capture individual images configure the camera settings or return to the main web page view as shown in Figure 6 2 The buttons are described in detail in subsequent sections 6 2 1 Admin Mode Button Lumenera Le165C DN 0b13e0 Windows Internet Explorer E Bl bindet 65c dn 06 1300 bcatadnn tone vite X Google G w as e tt bocimartse Buisvoded Fook A autourk vo Setingav W 8 Duumeners Let 63008 001320 fa E i Ur poge v Go Taks non E Lumenera Le1650 ON 051700 H y 4 2008 1824 Lumenera Dowrinsdng picture http ike 1650 dr 0bl 320 local cgi van nob moge gnore Figure 6 3 Links to Menus on the Admin Mode Tab This button opens the Admin Mode web page as shown in Figure 6 3 Admin Mode allows you to configure and control the camera settings reduced size live camera image is provided at the right of the screen By clicking on the links on the left of the screen you can access more web pages to perform the following camera set up tasks Set exposure and gain settings see Section 6 3 Set the image settings see Section 6 4 Set geometry settings see Section 6 5 Configure the day night mode of the camera see Section 6 6 Configure alarms see Section 6 7 Control the video streaming see Section 6 8 Setup the camera s network settings see Sec
51. e color channel Color filters on each pixel are arranged in a regular mosaic pattern Values for the two missing color values for each pixel are derived by interpolating between the values of neighboring pixels Compare with YUV Real Time Clock The on camera clock Real Time Transfer Protocol Real Time Streaming Protocol Teletype Network A network protocol that provides means to communicate with a remote computer through a command line console client application The camera supports a telnet daemon for this purpose Copyright 2008 Page 81 DLLumenera Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 UDP URI or URL UTC time YCbCr and YUV YUY2 XML RPC User Datagram Protocol The data throughput for Lumenera Network cameras over HTTP is 1 5 MB s and about 50 greater over UDP The speed of UDP is due to the lack of overhead for checking if every packet reaches its destination Packets may arrive out of order or fail to arrive without notice Uniform Resource Identifier Uniform Resource Locator A URL such as http www lumenera com is a type of URI that identifies a resource and the particular representation of that information Coordinated Universal Time The Lumenera Network cameras use UTC time to account for the time zone and changes between Daylight and Standard Time Alternative color spaces to RGB in which the image components are the luminance or luma Y and the color
52. efault settings the camera s network settings are set to contact a DHCP server to acquire a dynamic IP address The camera IP address may change after the reset is complete If no DHCP server is present the camera may be found using the fallback IP address 192 168 1 222 or the link local IP described in more detail in Section 2 3 5 4 11 1 Factory Reset Switch On Le series cameras excluding the Le045 there is a recessed reset switch on the camera near the RJ45 port that can be used to perform a hardware reset to factory defaults The reset sequence using the reset switch is as follows 1 Turn off the camera by disconnecting the power cable 2 Locate the small hole next to the serial port on the back of the camera 3 Insert a pin or paperclip into the hole to depress the Factory Reset button The button clicks when it is pressed down 4 While holding down the Factory Reset button restore power to the camera by connecting the power cable Continue holding down the Factory Reset button until the orange boot LED on the Ethernet connector blinks rapidly approximately 30 seconds 4 11 2 Software Reset amp Recovery Commands 4 11 2 1 Reset defaults using the Web User Interface For the commands below substitute 192 168 1 222 with your actual camera IP address To set default settings for image parameters only click on the Image Settings link in Admin Mode To revert to your power on settings without power cycling
53. enera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Lumenera LE 165M 000217 Windows Internet Explorer e DE hintet 65 m 0d0217 boal mew htm Google Ge a Br amoris Bi5bloced check V kn J sattings amp Bh uumeners LELGSM pdoz17 md n lik pepe Toe x I About Bonjour view Mode I w Lamenera LEIGH DOOZ17 January 3 2008 11 37 Lutnarmra LEG73C Od02S lt marara LE 01 Lumanara LEL7SC 061514 Lumanara LEL7SC OdiehS Lumanara LEI7SC OM 020223 Figure 2 5 Selecting a Specific Camera Using the Bonjour Toolbar 2 3 3 Using a Dynamic IP Address As a factory default setting Lumenera Network cameras are set to look for a DHCP server to dynamically assign an IP address to the camera This makes the cameras easy to use during set up on most office networks The camera can then be found using the LeCam Client application You can get the assigned IP address by going to the Network section on the Admin Mode tab on the camera s web interface It is located in the IP address field on this web page 2 3 4 Using the DHCP fallback IP Address If no DHCP server is located at boot time the camera will attempt to use a fallback IP address of 192 168 1 222 2 3 5 Using Its Link Local IP Address The link local IP address can be useful for locating your camera initially for identification and location for network administrators and for troubleshooting purposes This is especially true when a DHCP server is unavailable
54. ent number received in the UDP event packet ACK is sent as upper case ASCII text r Chr 13 represents a carriage return and n Chr 10 represents the new line character An example of the UDP alarm packet and the reply follows Alarm packet 1234 192 168 2 107 00 0b e2 0b 03 e3 Fri Jun 8 10 49 31 2007 motion centroid x 814 y 641 area 89 4222 Reply 1234 r nACK r n Figure 6 21 Streaming Control in Web Interface Using the options on the Streaming page of the web interface shown in Figure 6 21 the Network camera can be configured to automatically upload images to an FTP server or to stream video frames via RTP RTSP FTP Streaming Video To upload images from the camera to an FTP server set up the camera s FTP Streaming Video properties as follows e Server the target FTP server that will receive the captured images e Path the file name and path to use for the alarm files Specific examples are provided below e User the user name to use to access an account on the FTP server e Password the password for the FTP user account Copyright 2008 Page 65 Y Lumenera corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 e Pre trigger duration in seconds of pre event images to send to the FTP server For FTP file transfers configured from the Alarms page the trigger event may correspond to a motion alarm event or to a trigger signal on the GPIO input In the Streaming pa
55. equested are present in the buffer A CGI example is provided below http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin nph video type multipart x mixed replace amp start 100 amp archive 1 If you want to record in the same Open dialog box on the Network tab look at the Advanced Options area at the bottom Check the Stream Save check box and then hit the Settings button The Stream Output dialog box is displayed In the Output section check Play locally if you wish to view live images while you record Also check File and Browse to the correct directory and then enter a file name including the extension e g newclip asf or newclip mov To create a file for later play back in Windows Media Player you can use the following options e Encapsulation Method ASF Windows Media standard e Transcoding options check Video codec select DIV3 from pull down select bit rate 1024 default from the pull down menu Once you exit the dialogs and click on the play button the camera s video stream will be recorded to the ASF file name provided To create a file for later play back in QuickTime you can use the following e Encapsulation Method MOV e Transcoding options check Video codec select DIV3 from pull down select bit rate 1024 default from pull down Note One potential issue with VLC is that if you go back and edit the file name in VLC it will not take effect So it is recommended to use a single file name and keep overwriting it
56. er e g going from a digital 0 voltage to a digital 1 voltage between instead of level triggering looks at the voltage level of the signal and to trigger on a negative level when the voltage is OV DC or falling edge when the signal is transitioning from a digital 1 voltage to a digital 0 voltage Refer to Section 6 7 for details Input lt lt 220 Ohm fd Input Figure 5 1 Input GPI Circuit The GPI opto isolator circuit consists of a photo transistor and a 220 resistor A minimum current through the circuit is required to generate an alarm event The circuit is designed to work with a 5 V input without any other external Copyright 2008 Lumenera CcOrFBOratian Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual components For higher voltages an external resistor or other limiting device must be used to limit the current Table 5 2 Input GPI Opto lsolator Parameters Minimum current 10 mA Maximum current 30 mA Diode forward voltage drop typical 12 V Reverse current maximum at Vr 4V 10 pA Reverse voltage maximum allowed 5 V Maximum voltage on either pin 30 V 5 5 2 General purpose output A hardware GPIO output is also available This has several modes that can be specified by selecting the Alarms link on the Admin Mode tab and selecting the Output Select options listed under the heading DC Output Each mode defines a setting of the output_select AP
57. etween 0 and 50 for a color camera in day mode A saturation value of 0 provides a color image without any additional saturation A larger saturation value between 0 and 100 produces bolder colors A value of 100 removes all color information producing a monochrome black amp white image and is the default for cameras with the DN day night filter option when in night mode Lighting Frequency Aligns the camera s exposure value with the frequency of the light source so that there is no banding or flickering in the video stream There are three values for this parameter o DC this means that the light does not flicker or runs off a DC power source This is correct setting to use in day mode for outdoor settings where the light source is sunlight o 50Hz this means that the light source uses an AC power source and that source runs at 50 Hz This is the standard in Europe the United Kingdom Australia New Zealand and China Copyright 2008 Page 59 Y Lumenera corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 o 60Hz this means that the light source uses an AC power source and that source runs at 60Hz This is the standard in North America Brazil South Korea and Taiwan Figure 6 18 Controls Included In the Alarms Page on the Web Interface The setup of alarm triggers and alarm responses uses the Alarms page of the web interface shown in Figure 6 18 The Network camera can trigger on two b
58. fficult to adjust for megapixel cameras than with low resolution cameras Since in most camera installations the field of view will be constant you may want to consider a fixed focus lens Lumenera provides a limited selection of lenses that are suitable for your camera Feel free to contact us at support lumenera com or securitysales lumenera com for more information on selecting a lens that is suitable for your application Page 38 Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual The Lumenera Network cameras support connecting and controlling 4 wire DC auto iris lenses Auto iris lenses have the capability to vary the lens aperture In low light situations the iris opens to improve the light gathering ability of the camera In bright conditions such as direct sunlight the iris closes reducing glare and increasing the depth of focus This section explains how you can connect and configure the camera to use DC auto iris lenses Note Lumenera Network cameras only support DC iris lenses also called galvanometric or direct drive Video auto iris lenses that control the iris based on the composite video output of an analog video camera are not supported 5 4 1 Connecting the DC lris Lens Most Lumenera cameras come with an integrated industry standard 4 conductor DC iris socket For older Le series cameras use the Le902 DC iris adapter to connect a DC iris lens The Le902 DC iris adapter provides a mi
59. ge the trigger event corresponds to the user clicking on the Start button e Post trigger duration in seconds of post event images to send to the FTP server e Passive enables the passive mode for the FTP file transfers e Framerate the FTP frame rate to use when sending images to the FTP server If value is higher than current camera frame rate the camera will provide images as fast as possible FTP path names The Path value can include date and time information and or image numbers into the image file name This can be done by specifying the appropriate field in the file name Two special keys are provided i for the relative image number and Q for the portion of the time in milliseconds The following list contains some of the common date time fields Y Replaced by the year as a decimal number for example 1997 j Replaced by the day of the year as a decimal number 001 366 m Replaced by the month 01 12 d Replaced by the day of the month 01 31 H Replaced by the hour 24 hour clock as a decimal number 00 23 M Replaced by the minute as a decimal number 00 59 S Replaced by the second as a decimal number 00 59 A more complete list of date time fields can be found online http www opengroup org onlinepubs 009695399 functions strftime html Example with relative image number Q image S 05i jpg Here 05i is the relative image number The alarm or start event corresponds to n
60. ges Copyright 2008 Page 21 pa Lumenere Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 Using LeCam Client n saz 3 Lin Dil Lalar Cent Lumaras LE175C tb 1514 Figure 3 1 LeCam Client s Camera Finder Window The LeCam Client application allows you to find any Lumenera Network camera that is on the same sub net as the computer running it It is based on the ZeroConf protocol similar to Apple s Bonjour application To correctly install the LeCam Client application your computer must have two prerequisites installed e Microsoft NET 2 0 framework e Apple Bonjour for Windows Page 22 Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual The prerequisites are included on the CD ROM provided with your camera They will be detected automatically if present If not present you will be prompted to install them Alternatively the prerequisites may be downloaded from the following sources NET framework http www microsoft com downloads details aspx FamilyID O0856EACB 4362 4B0D 8EDD AAB15C5E04F 5 amp displaylang en Bonjour http www apple com bonjour Browse for Bonjour for Windows http www apple com downloads macosx apple windows bonjourforwindows html The LeCam Client application is a Windows 32 bit application 3 1 1 Camera Finder Tab Figure 3 1 shows the Camera Finder tab of this application This tab shows all cameras that are accessible
61. ght Settings To prevent oscillations between day mode and night mode the Trigger Criteria should provide for a gap between the thresholds in which modes do not change In engineering terms this gap forms a hysteresis loop The three criteria are listed below o Exposure threshold is based on the exposure time in milliseconds Automatic control of the exposure produces short exposure times in bright conditions As a factory default when the exposure is greater than a certain value e g exposure gt 31 the camera will enter night mode Short exposures or low gain e g exposure lt 19 or gain lt 16 can be used to indicate daylight conditions and return the camera to day mode o Luminance threshold is based on the brightness of the image as a percentage of the maximum level a value between 0 and 100 For example the camera may be configured to enter night mode when the luminance is low luminance lt 10 and to return to day mode when the luminance is high luminance gt 40 o Gain threshold is based on the camera s current gain setting value between 0 300 Automatic gain control increases the gain in dark conditions For example the camera may be configured to enter night mode when the gain is high gain gt 32 and to return to day mode when the gain is low gain lt 16 Saturation This value sets the image saturation which defines how intense the color is in the images The saturation is normally set to a value b
62. he camera s Network settings Ensure that the computer IP address is on the same subnet as the Network camera s IP address e g both camera and PC have 192 168 22 xxx IP address with netmask 255 255 255 0 Refer to Sections 2 3 6 and 2 3 6 1 for details of the camera s Network menu Page 18 pi Lumenera Copyright 2008 CcOrFBOratian Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual 5 Reset your Network Interface Card For a Windows PC go to the Start Menu Control Panel Double click Network Connections then right click on Local Area Connection Select either Repair or Disable menu options Right click and select Enable menu option after using the Disable option This should fix most common network problems such as an intermittent physical connection 6 Check that the PC s IP address is compatible with that of the camera To check a Windows PC s IP address go to Network Connections right click on the Local Area Connection and select the Properties menu option The LAN Properties dialog will display a list below the text This connection uses the following items The option Internet Protocol TCP IP is normally displayed near the bottom of the list Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP item and click on the Properties button To provide a route to the camera the TCP IP properties of your PC should be similar to the camera s Network settings Ensure that the computer IP address is on the same subnet as the Ne
63. he image into an array of 8x8 pixel cells computing the discrete Fourier cosine transform of each cell quantization of brightness information and entropy coding The associated file format used in computing is called JFIF for JPEG File Interchange Format See also EXIF Media Access Control address The MAC consists of six bytes expressed as hexadecimal values For Lumenera products the MAC is of the form 00 0B E2 0D 04 AB The first three octets 00 0B E2 identify Lumenera as the manufacturer and the last three octets 0D 04 AB in this example vary from one camera to the next The MAC can be used to derive the link local IP address of the camera by converting the last two octets to decimal values using the following formula 169 254 93 MAC5 MACE6 For the example shown MAC5 4 MAC6 AB 171 decimal so the link local address is169 254 97 171 A commonly used 128 bit cryptographic hash function User and Admin passwords on Lumenera cameras can be set to use the MD5 hash of the password See user password and admin password in the Network Camera API Manual for more information Motion JPEG A video stream composed of a series of JPEG images in which every frame updates the entire field While Page 80 Copyright 2008 pg Lumenera Release 1 8 1 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual NPH NTP PTZ RFC RGB RTC RTP RTSP Telnet other formats that update only the changes between key frames can cons
64. he password has been typed in both locations the Set button will apply this password to the account Figure 6 25 Watchdog Menu The Watchdog web page shown in Figure 6 25 enables or disables the watchdog task This task can be used to monitor some other camera tasks such as e HTTP when enabled the watchdog monitors the web server on the camera to ensure that it is functioning correctly It is recommended that this watchdog setting be enabled on the camera e CODEC when enabled the watchdog monitors the camera codec imager status to ensure that they are functioning correctly This setting is not typically used e Ping when enabled the watchdog monitors network communications with a specified address The field provided is used to enter an IP address which this task will ping periodically If the ping task does not communicate with the watchdog task periodically the watchdog will assume that network communications have failed and reboot the camera to correct the issue Page 72 Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Update Firmware Windows Internet Explorer BE bets tel 63c dn 00 1300 oced ogt beningh update fermmvare a sh w x cor Br amaris Buskoded Fok 4 autourk w 8 update Firmware mm oF Back to Adui blade Current Firmware boot verson 6015 New Firmware Browse ipdete Firmware Upgrade Instructions L Click the Trowse button to find die lo
65. hese files It is available by contacting our TAC group at support lumenera com Upgrading Firmware To upgrade the camera s firmware follow the steps below Note Firmware upgrades are only supported between sequential major versions For example to upgrade from v 1 6 to v 1 8 you need to first upgrade from v 1 6 to v 1 7 then upgrade again from v 1 7 to v 1 8 Using the incorrect version may cause incorrect or unknown behavior in your camera could make it unusable and in some cases damage it 1 Save the correct tgz files to a known location It is important to select the correct version Make sure that you are using the proper firmware for you camera model color mono type and day night option 2 Locate your camera using a web browser 3 Click on the Admin Mode tab on the camera s web interface to go to the Administrator webpage 4 Click on the Firmware link 5 Click on the Browse button to find the location of the firmware tgz file Select the bootloader upgrade file on your computer boot upgrade 6131 tgz 6 Click on the Update Firmware button When the update completes click on the Done button 7 Return to Admin Mode and click on the Reboot Camera link to restart your camera 8 Upgrade again this time selecting the main firmware package upgrade lt CameraModelHere gt 1 8 1 0 6131 tgz A number of on screen messages will appear to show the progress of the upgrade The upgrade process takes up
66. his manual e Wiring to the unit must be in compliance with electrical codes e Ifyou are using an AC power supply option for the Li175 camera it must be floating and not tied to ground otherwise permanent damage may result e Do not apply excessive voltage or current to the auxiliary connections DC iris GPIO RS232 analog video out audio in out etc e Use only Power over Ethernet injectors or switches that are certified as IEEE 802 3af compliant e Maintain temperature from 10 C to 50 C 14 F to 122 F during operation e Maintain relative humidity from 5 to 95 non condensing during operation 2 1 2 Determining Your Camera Model Please locate your camera model in the table below and proceed to the page indicated for step by step installation instructions Copyright 2008 Page 3 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 Table 2 1 Lumenera Network Camera Models Video analytics option BEVS Night tene mount Section of option this Guide Resolution Model megapixels os os ven no ves os at veies e No ves 68a nes rarsxeary ves ves cs Janza 3 1 QXGA 1 Use Lumenera part C to CS mount 5 mm adapter to mount a C mount lens on a CS mount camera 2 1 2 1 Standard Format Cameras e The Le series standard format Network cameras offer an industry leading selection of CMOS and CCD imagers ranging from VGA resolution to 5 megapixels Megapixel CMOS imagers
67. hm to compress the images transferred over the network The compression used in JPEG images is a lossy compression meaning that some image information is lost during compression Depending on the compression ratio used you may see a variation in the image quality Higher compression ratios will increase the loss of image information in the final JPEG image file The maximum network capacity required for the Network camera is 1 5MB s using HTTP for Le series cameras For the Li series cameras and the Le045 model the throughput is up to 5 MB s if required The MJPEG streaming video from the camera maintains a constant bandwidth without burst traffic The frame rate performance diminishes with network congestion Most Lumenera Network cameras operate in progressive scan mode Ina progressive scan camera the entire image is integrated exposed at one point in time for global shutters or line by line from top to bottom for rolling shutters The camera will adjust the iris exposure and gain so as to ensure that the image brightness is maintained The way in which the camera adjusts these settings is based on a predefined algorithm Below is a simplified description of how the camera adjusts these settings based on the changing lighting conditions Ambient light is getting darker 1 The camera will first try to adjust the DC iris to allow more light to enter into the camera and be seen by the camera s sensor 2 When the DC iris is open comp
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69. ight 2008 Y Lumenera corporation Page 39 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 autoiris 1 minimum exposure lt your minimum exposure value gt The camera is equipped with general purpose input output GPIO terminals on the 10 position socket on the rear of the camera The GPIO terminals connect to opto isolators to help prevent accidental damage to the camera hardware 5 5 1 General Purpose Input A hardware GPIO input is available that allows triggering alarm behaviors such as FTP transfer of images alarm enable ftp API property The synchronization is limited to approximately one frame period To enable the hardware input go to the Alarms link on the Admin Mode tab and select the lO IN Alarm Enable option or use the io in alarm enable API property In addition to FTP image transfer other alarm responses include sending an email notification and or a UDP alarm message packet The camera has an alarm delay property to limit the number of alarms received in a short time interval by specifying the delay in seconds to wait between alarm events The factory default for the delay between alarms is 60 seconds 1 minute You can alter the delay in the Alarms page on the Admin Mode tab by entering a value greater than zero in the Delay Between Alarms field The alarms page also has options to select edge triggering looks a the transition point where the digital signal changes from one voltage to the oth
70. ight this parameter defines the number of rows in the motion map The API interface allows a maximum of 256 rows that can be defined depending on the camera model however the web interface only allows up to 16 Once you have defined all the motion alarm parameters you can then select which elements of the motion map grid defined by Grid Width and Grid Height that the camera will analyze for motion You can also set the motion map by converting the elements into a hexadecimal value as defined for privacy maps in Section 6 5 1 You can set the motion map to use the same pattern used in the privacy map example shown in Figure 6 15 Page 61 Copyright 2008 Y Lumenera corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 motion map G2 G3 G7 Or in binary motion map 0110 0010 0000 0000 Or in hexadecimal motion map 0x6200 To set this motion map in the camera use the following instructions Using a telnet session l set motion map width 4 motion map height 4 motion map 6200 Note There is a limitation on the number of characters in the command line for a telnet session The limit is about 32x16 for the motion map grid Using a web browser http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin set motion map width 4 amp motion map height 4 amp motion map 6200 Note There is a limitation on the number of characters in URL The limit is about 128x28 for the motion map grid With the motion map defined you can test
71. ing Your Network Camera Lumenera has partnered with several third party Video Management providers and companies Our partners include Network Video Recorder NVR application software providers and manufacturers of Digital Video Recorder DVR hardware Both types of video management systems include software that allows a system administrator to configure multiple networked cameras and provide functions for video previewing recording and playback and also provide archive management These applications also allow configurable recording schedules either based on a timed event or on an alarm motion event The Lumenera website includes an up to date list of our Video Management Partners http www lumenera com security Please refer to each partner website for more information on their respective applications or to download evaluation demo versions of their software The camera provides a standard 20 tripod mount This mount can be used with any tripod or other mount that uses this screw type For small format cameras the mount can be moved from the bottom to the top of the case by loosening the 4 nylon screws using a small screwdriver Use caution to avoid damaging or breaking the nylon screws Contact securitysales lumenera com for our latest accessories list including weatherproof enclosures and mounting brackets For lab or bench top use use mounting hardware from opto mechanical suppliers such as Thorlabs Newport Melles
72. izing the window zoom in or out of the image through the Zoom menu or save the image to a file through the File menu 3 1 3 Advanced Tab The Advanced tab provides a thumbnail view of the current image and provides a web link to access the camera s web interface It will open up the default web browser and automatically connect to the camera This interface allows you to access additional features and properties of the camera that may not be controlled directly by the LeCam Client application Page 26 BIL Copyright 6 2008 umenera corporation Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Understanding Your Camera The images produced by your camera are affected by the speed of moving objects in relation to the camera the ambient light level and other factors Understanding the shutter types used by the different cameras is important in getting the best images possible from your camera Depending on which camera model you have the following electronic shutter types may or may not be present Check the table below to determine which camera model has which shutter type Table 4 1 Shutter Types by Camera Model Camera Rolling Global Model Shutter Shutter Le045 Li045 b ES Le075 No Yes Le165 Li165 e pr Le175 Li175 L Le259 No Yes Le275 Yes No Le375 Yes No Le575 Yes No Le11059 No Yes Copyright 2008 i Page 27 Y Lumenera corporation Lumene
73. le IG v Go g By v te Bookmarks 5 blocked gt Settingsv T gt e ke High performance digital cameras for indust 3 f lt Ar ca 5 Page v GF Tools v Help Bonjour amp Research SR Messenger contact us Careers About Us Image Gallery Lumenera wins OCRI Technology Company of the Year and OBJ s Ottawa s Fastest Growing Company Awards Lumenera Corporation is a leading developer and manufacturer of digital cameras for industrial scientific and security markets Located in Ottawa Canada Lumenera provides an extensive range of high performance digite cameras with unique combinations of speed resolution and sensitivity to satisfy the demands of today s imagin applications Lumenera also offers custom design services to Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM partners requiring specialized hardware and software features Read more about Lumenera gt a Bi amp Internet n Figure 2 4 Bonjour Toolbar in Internet Explorer 7 By selecting this link a new frame will appear on the left side of the browser window In this frame you will see all network devices that can respond to the ZeroConf requests including all accessible Lumenera Network cameras as shown in Figure 2 5 To select a camera from this list simply double click it in list provided The camera s main webpage will appear in the right part of the browser Copyright 2008 Yi Lumenera corporation Lum
74. letely the camera will start to increase the exposure value to the first knee point Page 30 pi Lumenera Copyright 2008 corporation Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual 3 When the exposure knee point is reached the camera will adjust the global gain to its first knee point 4 The camera will further increase the exposure and then the gain until the maximum exposure and gain values are reached Ambient light is getting brighter 1 The camera will decrease the global gain value until it reaches the first knee point 2 The camera will decrease the exposure until it reaches the first knee point 3 The camera will further decrease the gain and then the exposure until both these parameters are at their minimum values 4 Once the exposure and gain values are at their minimum values the camera closes the DC iris to minimize the amount of light seen by the sensor until the iris is closed The Lumenera website provides an Application Note that describes further how the Auto Brightness Control ABC works on Lumenera Network cameras The 10 terminal locking connector plugs into a socket on the rear of the camera item 2 in Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 or Figure 2 3 The connector is keyed to fit in only one orientation For large format cameras the top to bottom orientation of the connector is rotated by 180 degrees in the usual upright camera mounting
75. m the camera scroll around the camera s image window using your mouse or the arrow buttons zoom in and out of the preview and adjust the brightness and white balance It also allows you to capture individual images that can then be saved in a file This tab provides the following controls and displays e A thumbnail view of viewable area seen by the camera e A size adjustable preview window e Arrow buttons that allow you to pan around the camera s field of view e Drop down zoom control menu e A button to save the current camera settings to non volatile memory e Buttons to adjust the image brightness e A button to adjust the color balance of the image e A button to capture a single image from the camera and display it into another window where it can be saved to a file The thumbnail view has a red rectangle that shows the portion of the full camera image that is displayed in the preview window The position of this rectangle can be changed with the mouse or by the arrow buttons The size of this rectangle is dictated by the size of the preview window and the current zoom level Page 24 Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Figure 3 2 LeCam Client Main Tab The preview window size can be changed by changing the size of the LeCam Client application s window size You can move the mouse to the edges or the corners of the window and resize it As the application s window changes i
76. motion detection settings using the following two options in the Alarms web page e Show Motion Detection Regions this option displays the active elements of the motion map grid on the image from the camera The regions are highlighted in light gray rectangles against a darker background image as shown in Figure 6 19 Figure 6 19 Image With Show Motion Detection Regions Feature Active Page 62 Ye Lu menera Copyright 2008 corporatian Release 1 8 1 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Show Motion Detected this option displays the motion that was detected by the camera by applying a white overlay that appears as a ghosted image trail against a darker background image as shown in Figure 6 20 Figure 6 20 Image with the Show Motion Detected Feature Active 6 7 1 2 GPIO Input Alarms The Network camera can also receive alarm signals through its GPIO input terminals The input can take a 5V signal When this alarm mode is enabled the camera polls the input and triggers an alarm when the signal changes There are a few options that describe the type of signal events needed to trigger an alarm 6 7 2 Trigger on Edge when selected the input alarm will trigger on the change in voltage in the signal that is on either the rising or falling edge By default the alarm will use a voltage level as its trigger type Trigger on Negative Event when selected the input alarm will trigger on a low voltage when in le
77. n indicates the current state and does not indicate any configuration changes that will be applied at the next reboot Page 74 Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Figure 6 27 Status summary output The Documentation web page provides access to the on camera documentation Included in this documentation are application notes and programming guide Lumenera pan tilt zoom PTZ camera systems work with high quality field proven enclosures and pan tilt motors The PTZ systems accept standard protocol commands over the network on port 8548 The usual PTZ control protocol is Pelco D PTZ control commands received by the camera are relayed via the camera s RS232 serial interface to a controller board that drives the pan tilt motor and motorized zoom lens For PTZ camera systems the PTZ button is displayed in the Admin Mode of the web browser user interface as shown in Figure 6 28 The PTZ features in the web browser are active only if the camera settings include ptz_enable 1 with Copyright 2008 Page 75 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 appropriate settings for serial_use accessory and serial_speed baud rate of 2400 bps These settings are normally made at the factory CUI ni Lammers Le165004 061300 Juty 4 2009 17 57 Figure 6 28 PTZ button in Admin Mode Clicking on the PTZ button launches a new web browser window with PTZ controls as shown in
78. n size the preview adjusts itself accordingly You can also click on the maximize button on the title bar to maximize the window Click on the minimize button on the title bar to hide the window from view You can also pan around the camera s field of view by clicking and holding down the left mouse button and dragging the image in the direction you want to view The Save settings button saves all the current camera settings to non volatile memory overwriting the default boot up settings On the next reboot of the camera these saved settings will be restored The Brightness buttons change the camera s luminance target value used for the auto exposure auto gain and auto iris algorithms This will cause the image intensity to either increase or decrease to achieve the new target intensity Note In low light conditions the target intensity may not be reachable so increasing the brightness may not have any effect on the image intensity The Color balance button adjusts the camera s color gains to make the white parts of the image purer The Capture button captures a single full view image from the camera and places it inside another window as shown in Figure 3 3 In the Capture window you can Copyright 2008 BIL Page 25 umenera corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 674 Capture 1 EEE File Zoom Figure 3 3 LeCam Client Capture Window resize the image by res
79. n the GPIO input A parameter that specifies a nonlinear characteristic for the mid tone brightness level in the image A value of 1 4 is typical See gamma in the API property reference General Purpose Input and Output The cameras are equipped with one pair terminals for input and another for Copyright 2008 Page 79 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 HTTP JPEG MAC MD5 MJPEG output Both are optically isolated to minimize the risk of accidental electrical damage to the camera Hyper Text Transfer Protocol The data throughput for Lumenera Network cameras over HTTP is 1 5 MB s and about 50 greater over UDP Internet Protocol Infrared The cameras use silicon based imagers and as such are sensitive to near infrared wavelengths from about 700 nm to about 1100 nm For some color cameras the DN day night version provides the ability to detect IR light An infrared cutoff filter is used in daylight conditions to provide accurate color rendition An uncoated infrared transparent glass is used during night time conditions to boost the sensitivity of the camera Images are normally rendered as monochrome black and white in night mode Joint Photographic Experts Group Denotes an image compression format that is commonly used in computing The compression procedure includes encoding the image in the YCbCr color space downsampling color chroma Cb Cr information dividing t
80. n to set telnetd 0 since the Telnet session will immediately terminate leaving no opportunity to save settings Page 46 Copyright 2008 Release 1 8 1 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Web Interface User s Guide This section describes the Network camera s web interface and associated web pages Lumenera LE175C OdO0cf7 Windows Internet Explorer G M bts 7350 0007 local eer him a Ch umanara LEL7SC 0607 Tools Lurmenara CESTSC 000087 Judy 1 007 19 44 EG fo window 4 https kel 7 5 0 et bocoi bin mu ng e bermp latey twd ves tre Figure 6 1 Main Web Page of Network Camera User Interface The main web page shown in Figure 6 1 provides images from the camera By default the camera web pages open in View Mode View Mode provides full size display of images from the camera Click on the fit to window icon at the top left of the image to display the image in full sereen mode without other controls Click on the actual size icon in the top left of the screen to return to View Mode The image refresh rate is selectable through the drop down menu By default the camera starts in auto refresh mode meaning that the web page will update as fast as the network will allow Copyright 2008 Y Lumenera Page 47 corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 View Mode autorefresh v Figure 6 2 Buttons on Main Web Pag
81. nal periodically to show the status of the camera A steady high level indicates normal operation Pulsing of the GPIO output indicates a failure to ping the IP address specified in the Watchdog page watchdog_ ping API property 6 7 1 Detecting Alarm Events 6 7 1 1 Motion Alarms Motion alarms can be turned on by checking the Motion Alarm Enable check box on the Alarms web page This feature does a frame comparison that analyzes changes in individual pixels between frames The user defines a minimum number of pixels that need to change by a minimum amount within a predefined area on the image known as the motion map The parameters to define a motion alarm are e Sensitivity this parameter can take a value between 0 and 100 and represents the sensitivity to change in a cluster of pixels in order to trigger an alarm A value of 100 indicates the greatest sensitivity Suggested value 80 e Area of Alarm the size of the cluster of pixels that must change in order to trigger the motion alarm It is expressed a percentage of the specified motion detection area 0 100 Suggested value 10 e Frame Comparison Delay the time in milliseconds between frames that are compared Suggested value 300 e Grid Width this parameter defines the number of columns in the motion map The API interface allows a maximum of 256 columns that can be defined depending on the camera model however the web interface only allows up to 16 e Grid He
82. niature socket for 4 wire DC iris lenses wired onto the 10 position plug on the Network cameras This part can be purchased directly from Lumenera or through your local Sales representative Manually stripping and connecting the wires within the DC iris lens control cable is not recommended due to the fine gauge wires used However one can manually wire the DC iris lens directly into the 10 position socket of the Le series Network cameras Table 4 3 in Section 4 6 provides a detailed description of the 10 position socket 5 4 2 Configuring Camera to Use DC lris Lens To configure the camera to use the features of the DC iris lens Open a web browser and load the camera s main web page On the main webpage select Admin Mode tab Select the Exposure Gain link Select the Autolris check box Optional Specify the minimum exposure S Qr ee oN a Select the Save Settings link to store your settings changes to the non volatile memory The camera normally combines automatic gain and exposure control with DC iris control to maintain the desired target brightness of the image The minimum exposure defines the exposure time at which the camera switches over to DC iris control from auto exposure control default 6 ms Enter a value of zero for the minimum exposure to defer DC iris operation until the camera applies the shortest possible electronic exposure control time You can also configure the DC iris using the following API parameters Copyr
83. ns e 10 terminal power amp I O connector included e Power source see Table 2 2 Table 2 3 and Table 2 4 for proper power source for your camera e 18 to 28 AWG wire for all external power supplies Network Connection e Lumenera Ethernet Camera Installation CD ROM included e CAT5S CAT5e twisted pair cable 10 100baseT Ethernet connection e CAT5 CAT5e Power over Ethernet where applicable Lens e Small format CS Mount lens or C Mount with Lu901 5mm adaptor e Large format Canon EF mount 35 mm lens or compatible lens Refer to Table 2 1 for the correct optical format for your camera model Note Install a lens that matches the sensor size specified for your camera Avoid using a lens designed for a smaller sensor e g 1 3 format lens on a 1 2 format sensor as undesirable vignetting corners will be darker than the rest of the image will occur 2 2 4 1 To setup and install your camera follow the steps below 1 Connect an Ethernet cable from a network switch to the camera s RJ45 port Use a crossover Ethernet cable if connecting directly to a computer 2 Ensure your power source conforms to the proper power source listed for your camera Section 2 1 has a complete listing of all supported power sources for each camera model Note Using an incorrect power supply may damage the camera and will void your warranty Be sure to apply the correct polarity 3 Before applying external power connect the power wires to
84. o Window check box is checked you can change the area the camera uses to calculate the luminance for the auto brightness control ABC By default the camera uses the entire image size To define the dimensions of the Auto Window click the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer in the preview image You may also enter the Auto Window height width and offset by entering numerical values in the fields provided Figure 6 10 Image Settings Controls The Network camera s Image Settings control web page shown in Figure 6 10 allows control of the specific image properties listed below Gamma allows changes to brightness in the mid tone range without affecting the maximum or minimum values Contrast provides a means to increase or decrease the contrast in images produced by the camera Saturation for both daytime and night time conditions available with day night type cameras adjusts the intensity of the color in images produced by the camera Values in the range from 0 to 50 are useful for color images For monochrome black and white images such as in the night mode of camera with the Day Night filter mechanism the saturation is 100 Brightness allows changes to the overall brightness of the images Sharpness allows the selection of different built in edge enhancement algorithms Four options are provided Page 52 Copyright 2008 b Lumenera corporation Release 1 8 1 Lumenera Network Camera User s
85. o disable the analog output after the camera is installed Use the Save Settings link to maintain this change to the camera settings The Network web page allows you to control the network settings of the camera Copyright 2008 doi b Lumenera Release 1 8 1 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Network Settings le165c dn Ob13e0 it fa domain name IP address netmask gateway nameserver change network settings Dynamic IP address DHCP on factory default Network Settings le165c dn 0b13e0 aes name Lumenera Le165C DN 0b13e0 description focal a domain name DHCP O on off 10 10 120 251 IP address 255 255 255 0 netmask 10 10 120 1 gateway nameserver change network settings Static IP address DHCP off typical deployment Figure 6 22 Network Settings The configurable properties include e Camera name the host name for the camera overwritten if DHCP server passes a hostname e Description a text string describing the camera e DNS domain name the Domain Name Server DNS domain name used by the camera can be overwritten by DHCP server e DHCP enable or disable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP e IP address the current camera IP address if manually setting IP address new address will be used after you Save Settings and reboot e Netmask the current subnet mask if manually setting subnet mask new value will be used after you
86. ocol TCP IP then click on the Properties button In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window click on the option button to Use the following address Enter an IP address that is not currently in use that is on the same subnet as the Network cameras for example a private Copyright 2008 Page 15 Y Lumenera corporation Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 2 3 7 2 3 8 address 192 168 2 11 or 169 254 1 1 fora link local connection using a cross over cable between the PC and the camera 5 Enter a netmask value of 255 255 255 0 You may optionally enter a gateway address such as 192 168 2 1 but it is typically not necessary If you are using link local addresses for the camera and PC e g 169 254 x x specify the netmask as 255 255 0 0 6 Click OK twice and Close to exit the 3 open windows and apply changes Now that the Network cameras and the PC have their IP addresses on the same subnet the cameras will be accessible by the computer Using Apple s QuickTime The QuickTime media player from Apple is easy to use with RTP RTSP streaming video from the camera To enable RTP use the camera web interface select Admin Mode and then the Streaming link Check the box next to the RTP RTSP option The related API property is rtp enable Ina Telnet Serial console type the following l set rtp enable 1 The equivalent HTTP CGI command is http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin set rtp enable
87. on of the NTP server especially important The controllable properties are as follows Date Time displays the current date and time set in the camera This value can be manually updated or can be synchronized with your computer by using the button labeled lt your computer s current date and time gt below this field NTP server defines a Network Time Protocol NTP server where the camera can retrieve the current time Multiple time servers can be used by adding them to this field and separating each one with a white space Time Zone defines the time zone in which the camera is operating Timestamp overlay allows the camera to overlay a timestamp onto the images using white text displayed on a black strip in the top 8 rows of the image Image text defines the text that separates the date from the image number in the timestamp area of the JPEG image It can take up to 15 characters The following characters cannot be used in this field tilde vertical bar and the curly braces Lower case characters may be entered but they will be rendered as upper case in the overlay Page 70 Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Figure 6 24 Passwords Dialog The Passwords web page shown in Figure 6 24 allows both a user and administrator password to be configured on the camera You can also enable and disable the telnet or serial port console access to the c
88. op bits 1 For example in Token2 http www choung net Token2Plus to connect using the COM2 port of your Windows PC specify the resource as com 2 19200 8 n 1 When the console session is established the camera will respond with a prompt of At this point it is possible to enter API commands and queries using the Copyright 2008 Y Lumenera corporation Page 43 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 5 7 2 command line interface For example the following command returns the current firmware version information l version The console can also be used to get and set camera properties l get exposure 1 set autogain 1 Enabling the Serial Port for Controlling Accessories Lumenera Network cameras can provide access to the external serial port by other Internet hosts to control accessories connected to it This feature is known by the short name of sersock SERial SOCKet sometimes also called a transparency or pass through mode To enable the sersock mode set the following camera parameter save settings and reboot the camera serial use accessory When the camera is booted with this option it will relay all bytes received on port 8548 of a TCP connection to the serial port with minimal buffering and delay and forward all bytes received back through the same connection If no TCP connection exists all received bytes are ignored The baud rate and parity of the se
89. opening of the enclosure or if the serial number has been removed or damaged This warranty does not cover labor or incurred charges required in removing or installing the unit any business interruption loss of profits revenues or any consequential damages Units returned to Lumenera beyond the warranty period will be repaired if possible and all appropriate material and labor charges will apply The repaired part will be covered under an additional 90 day warranty Any returning product specifically those being returned under warranty must follow the Returned Material Authorization RMA process Units must be properly packaged in original packing when possible Lumenera will not cover damage sustained in shipping due to improper packing All shipping charges incurred for the return of failed units are the customer s responsibility including shipping broker fees duties and taxes Once the unit is repaired or replaced Lumenera will pay the shipping charges to return the unit back to the customer For RMA instructions please refer to our website at www lumenera com RoHS WEEE Compliance Statement The Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment RoHS Directive was passed into law by the European Union E U It affects manufacturers sellers distributors and recyclers of electrical and electronic equipment containing lead cadmium mercury hexavalent chrome polybrominated biphenyl PBB and polyb
90. ower supply is required When working with a non PoE switch you may use a PoE injector PoE devices should comply with the IEEE 802 3af standard To power on the camera simply connect a CAT5e cable between the camera s RJ 45 jack and a port on your network switch that supports PoE If PoE is not available you must supply power using the terminal block connector item 2 in Figure 2 3 above The recommended universal power supplies are e Lumenera part Lu8501 12 VDC for all Le series cameras e Lumenera part Lu8401 24 VDC for all intelligent Li series cameras Note Be sure to apply the correct polarity Copyright 2008 pi Lu menera CcOFBOratIian Page 7 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 The green link light will pulse during the camera power up sequence For the Le series cameras the orange amber LED will also be active during the boot cycle When the camera is finished booting the green link LED will be lit continuously whenever a working network connection is available You may locate the camera on your network using the LeCam Client application provided on the CD ROM that comes with your camera Detailed camera settings can be controlled from a web browser based user interface Refer to Section 2 4 for other options to determine your camera s IP address Lumenera Network cameras do not require any special purpose software You can access any camera through a web browser by entering the
91. provide unsurpassed image detail For challenging applications such as highway traffic and night surveillance our low noise high sensitivity global shutter CCD s are unique among IP CCTV products All standard format Le series cameras are also available with a field proven true day night option The daytime infrared cut filter guarantees accurate color The night time clear glass maximizes sensitivity and enables the camera to be used with active infrared lighting Page 4 Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Power and connectivity Table 2 2 Le Series Standard Format Power and Interface Connections IEEE External MES 4 wire 802 3af power power DC Model PoE option draw auto iris WO RS232 Network Le165 12 V DC Male DE 9 10 100 baseT 12 V DC Male DE 9 10 100 baseT 1 Use Lumenera part Lu8501 110 240 VAC 50 60 Hz IN 12 VDC 2A OUT universal supply for indoor use 2 Prior to August 2008 non PoE cameras accepted 9 24 V AC DC external power R 3 5 EAT J eo ee 1 Ethernet PoE RJ45 jack 4 RESET sak 2 10 pin locking power amp input output connector Hr 1 3 RS232 serial port B 4 Factory reset switch 1 5 4 conductor DC auto iris socket 2 ETHERNET E Figure 2 1 Le Series Standard Format Camera Back Panel 2 1 2 2 Large Format Cameras The Le series large format Network cameras offer advanced high resolution CCD imagers ranging up to 11
92. provides a smaller partial field of view There are limitations on the granularity of the subwindow size and position 8 pixels for Network cameras Subsampling also known as decimation involves discarding every n pixel or pixel pair in the image Subsampling involves a trade off of lower image quality resolution in favor of higher frame rate For example the Le175 camera with maximum resolution of 1280x1024 pixels can discard every second pixel in both the X and Y directions and output an image composed of 640x512 pixels The subsampled image still covers the entire available field of view Not all Lumenera Network cameras support subsampling Those that do support subsampling levels of 2 4 or 8 Subsampling is a feature of CMOS active pixel image sensors Binning is a feature of CCD image sensors that reduces resolution in a manner similar to subsampling with the key distinction that the signal charge in neighboring pixels is combined rather than discarded The resulting resolution would be the same as for subsampling and the frame rate is also increased but no analog signal is lost in the process One of the implications for binning on a color image sensor that uses mosaic pattern filters on the pixel array is that the color information is lost when binning the signal in adjacent pixels Both binning and subsampling use the API property subsampled with the values indicated in the table below Table 4 2 Subsampling and Binning Modes
93. r s Manual Binning subsampling mode these modes provide a full field of view FOV from the camera but reduce the image file size in bytes For all binning modes shown in Figure 6 13 the pixels are summed together into one super pixel based on the mode selected For a 2x2 binning mode for example 4 pixels would be summed together to create 1 super pixel and the image size would be reduced by a factor of 4 For all subsampling modes many pixels are omitted for every pixel that is retained Subsampling produces a similar reduction in the image file size as binning however the image brightness is similar to that of the full resolution image Figure 6 14 Geometry Grid Geometry grid this grid pattern allows you to selectively choose a specific ROI and position on the sensor using the mouse as shown in Figure 6 14 Select the upper left corner of the ROI you wish and left click and drag the mouse pointer to define the rectangle that you wish to set for the image ROI When you release the left mouse button the image dimensions will be set accordingly This action sets the width height x and y offset properties of the ROI Width this property displays or sets the image ROI width Height this property displays or sets the image ROI height X Offset this property displays or sets the image ROI X offset value Y Offset this property displays or sets the image ROI Y offset value X mirror this check box mirrors the image Y mirror
94. ra Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 4 1 1 Rolling Shutter With a rolling shutter the exposure process begins whereby rows of pixels in the image sensor start exposing in sequence starting at the top of the image and proceeding row by row down to the bottom At some later point in time the readout process begins whereby rows of pixels are read out in sequence starting at the top of the image and proceeding row by row down to the bottom in exactly the same manner and at the same speed as the exposure process The time delay between a row starting to expose and a row being read out is the integration time also known as the exposure time This integration time can be varied from a single line start exposure followed by a read out while the next line is exposing up to a full frame time last line starts exposing at the bottom of the image before reading starts at the top In some cases longer exposures can be obtained by delaying the read out even longer during which time the entire array is exposing Since the integration process moves through the image over some length of time skewing of moving objects may become apparent For example if a vehicle is moving through the image during capture light from the top of the vehicle will be integrated at some earlier time than light from the bottom of the vehicle causing the bottom of the vehicle to appear slanted forward in the direction of motion For most slow moving object
95. rial port are set by the serial flow serial speed and serial echo parameters The factory defaults for these parameters are serial flow none serial speed 19200 serial echo 1 Note Currently hardware flow control is not implemented on the serial port and software flow control is not used by default Using the serial port for accessory connections prohibits using it for a control console If the camera is reset to its factory defaults the serial port will revert back to console If the accessory sends data to the camera while the camera is set to console mode then normal operation of the camera may be disrupted 5 7 2 1 To Enable Sersock mode from a Telnet Console A telnet console can be used to enable the camera s serial port The following provides an example of how to setup the serial port to run at 9600 baud Type each line below into a telnet console connected to the camera l get serial use accessory l set serial speed 9600 l Save sSetiings Page 44 Copyright 2008 Y Lumenera CcOrFBOratian Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual l reset 5 7 2 2 To Enable Sersock mode from a Web Browser The serial port can also be enabled with a web browser The following provides an example of how to setup the serial port to run at 9600 baud Type each line below individually into your web browser s web link address field http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin set serial use accessory http
96. rominated diphenyl ether PBDE After July 1 2006 the use of these materials will be banned in new products sold in Europe The RoHS Directive complements the WEEE Directive China is expected to adopt similar legislation within a similar timeline The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive WEEE aims to reduce the waste arising from electrical and electronic equipment and to improve the environmental performance of all those involved in the life cycle of these products Lumenera is committed to protecting people and the environment and we are working on identifying any materials used in our processes that could pose a potential hazard to our employees customers or the environment For this reason we are committed to have all our products comply with the RoHS and WEEE directives We are constantly improving our compliance with these directives For more information on our compliance or to track our progress please refer to our website Page ii Copyright 2008 Release 1 8 1 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS cecceceeceececcecceceecececceeaeeaeceeceeseeaeceeeeeeeees LIST OF FIGURES 0 cecceccecceceeceececceceeceecucceececaeceececeeaecnecueeueaes LST OF TABLES ud 0 an adan and teh ices Se dat aa Seats da Ok ka dad n ko de TINTRODUG TION fis an oo a n nana a a aa 1 1 THE LUMENERA NETWORK CAMERA FAMILY 22 20 00e000 1 2 WHERE TO FIND DOCUMENTATION
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98. rties to see it from this network Chapter 3 provides more information on how to find and use the LeCam Client application with your Network camera 3 Ping the camera This will check to see that your computer can communicate to the camera over your network On a Windows PC go to the Start menu select Run and enter cmd in the Run dialog This opens a Command Prompt window with a command prompt such as C Documents and Settings user gt At the prompt type ping followed by the camera IP address and press the enter key ping 192 168 1 222 The ping command will attempt to communicate with the specified IP address to a total of four attempts and provide a report each time A communication failure is indicated by the response Reguest timed out Successful communications create a response of the format Reply from 192 168 1 222 bytes 32 time lms TTL 63 4 Check that the PC s IP address is compatible with that of the camera To check a Windows PC s IP address go to Network Connections right click on the Local Area Connection and select the Properties menu option The LAN Properties dialog will display a list below the text This connection uses the following items The option Internet Protocol TCP IP is normally displayed near the bottom of the list Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP item and click on the Properties button To provide a route to the camera the TCP IP properties of your PC should be similar to t
99. s or still image capture this motion artifact is not noticeable 4 1 2 Global Shutter With a global shutter the entire image array starts exposing at the same time globally At some later point in time the entire image array stops exposing at the same time and the image is read out in sequence starting at the top of the image and proceeding row by row down to the bottom sometimes odd rows are read out first followed by the even rows The difference from the other modes is that during readout the imager is no longer integrating light The time delay between the start of exposure and end of exposure is defined as the exposure time and it represents the total amount of time that the image integrates Because all the pixels start exposure at the same time integrate over the same interval and stop exposing at the same time the potential for motion artifacts is reduced compared with cameras with rolling shutters Subwindowing also known as region of interest ROI is the ability to select a reduced image size within the whole imager array The inherent resolution of the image sensor is retained but the frame rate can be increased due to the reduced image size The Le175 camera for example can output a subwindow of 640x480 pixels positioned nearly anywhere inside the original 1280x1024 field of devi Lumenera CcOrFBOratian Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual view The subwindow
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101. set at the factory to NTSC To change the video format to PAL enter the following in a Telnet session to the camera l set video mode pal Since the change to PAL format involves a change in the boot configuration of the camera you must save settings and reboot the camera to apply the change For the Li series cameras and the Le045 a single audio input output jack is located on the back panel see item 5 in Figure 2 3 The audio input output jack will accept a 3 5mm stereo plug The connection is non standard in the sense that one mono audio input and one mono audio output share a single stereo plug Table 4 4 Mic In Audio Specifications Specification Value Absolute max input 3 6 V Recommended max input 0 707 VRMS Input resistance 80 kOhm Bias voltage 2 5V typ programmable Bias current source 4 mA 2 5V Table 4 5 Line Out Audio Specifications Specification Value Recommended load 10 kOhm Full scale output voltage 2 0 VPP 0 707 VRMS 0 dB gain programmable Table 4 6 Configuration of 3 5 mm Stereo Plug Conductor Function Connector format 3 5 mm stereo plug Tip MIC IN Ring LINE OUT Sleeve GROUND Page 34 Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Several methods are available to revert to saved default settings on the Network camera This includes both a reset switch and software commands Note By restoring the factory d
102. sources the output can be connected to the trigger input of a strobe lamp or LED Copyright 2008 pi Lu me nera Page 41 CcOFBOratIian Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 Output collector m Output emitter Figure 5 2 Output GPO Circuit illuminator to synchronize the flash with the camera exposure time using the output select setting strobe or start of readout An external bias voltage across the output terminals is needed to generate a proper signal Typically the collector is tied to a voltage source and the emitter is grounded One pin should be connected to a pull up or pull down resistor to limit the current Table 5 4 Output GPO Opto Isolator Parameters Collector current maximum 40 mA Collector emitter voltage maximum 50 V Emitter collector voltage maximum 5 V A flash or strobe may be used with any camera model and the option is available to provide a programmable trigger signal from the camera to the flash or strobe device to tell it when to fire However the type of shutter mode being used will dictate what conditions will be required and how well flash photography will work with the camera 5 6 1 Flash with Global Shutter The use of a flash or strobe with a global shutter has no limitations or concerns The strobe signal from the camera is generated at a user selectable delay from the start of the exposure Very short global exposures can be used
103. tart Menu then Run and enter cmd to open a Command Prompt MS DOS window At the C prompt enter the following replacing 192 168 1 222 with your camera IP address telnet 192 168 1 222 Copyright 2008 Page 45 Klumenen Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 You may specify the ZeroConf camera name of the camera instead of the IP address For example for the LE175 camera MAC ending in 0D 12 CD the default Bonjour name is le175c 0d12cd local The camera will respond with a prompt of At this point it is possible to enter API commands and queries using the command line interface For example the following command returns the current firmware version information l version The console can also be used to get and set camera properties l get exposure 1 set autogain 1 5 8 2 Enabling and Disabling Telnet To disable the Telnet feature select the Passwords link on the Admin Mode tab of the web browser user interface uncheck the Enable Telnet Daemon option The change will be applied immediately To maintain your change to the camera settings select the Save Settings link The API property associated with the Telnet Daemon is the Boolean property telnetd Telnet is enabled when telnetd is true The HTTP commands to disable Telnet are as follows http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin set telnetd 0 http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin save settings Avoid using a Telnet sessio
104. the power terminals Insert a small flat head screwdriver in the square hole adjacent to each power terminal to open its locking connector 4 Apply power For Le series cameras the orange boot light on the RJ45 socket will be active For Li series cameras the green link light will be active It typically takes about 45 seconds to complete the boot process The green link light will turn on indicating that the camera has a valid Ethernet connection Copyright 2008 Page 9 pe Lumenere Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 5 Locate the camera on the network The camera is factory programmed to obtain a dynamic IP address using DHCP If the network does not have a DHCP server the camera defaults to use a fallback IP address of 192 168 1 222 6 Connect to the camera using a web browser or by using the LeCam Client application included with the CD ROM which is described in more detail in Chapter 3 Use the camera s IP address e g http 192 168 2 183 to connect to the on camera web server in a web browser to view images and change camera settings This can be executed manually or by selecting a camera in the Camera Browser Tool and clicking on the Home Page button The following sections provide more specific connection setup and use information To connect to your camera both the camera and your PC s network port should be connected to the same local area network through a network switch or router If
105. tical path When the environment becomes darker the camera will enter night mode based upon a defined threshold condition In night mode the infrared cut filter is removed from the optical path in order to admit more light and images returned from the camera are monochrome black and white The top of the Day Night web page provides Indoor and Outdoor buttons Both buttons apply settings appropriate for working with North American 60 Hz lighting powered by an AC supply The Indoor button applies a lighting frequency of 60 Hz at all times The Outdoor button applies a lighting frequency of 0 Hz DC daylight in day mode and 60 Hz in night mode The web page provides detailed settings for both day and night modes as described below e Stable Duration This value sets the amount of time that the camera will wait before switching between modes This value is measured in seconds The threshold condition that the camera uses to determine if it is in this condition is defined by the Trigger Criteria values Page 58 Copyright 2008 Release 1 8 1 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Trigger Criteria Defines a threshold condition that results in the camera switching to day mode or to night mode as appropriate There are three types of criteria that can be used Only one trigger criterion can be set at any time in the web interface The Trigger Criteria entered under Day Settings should not overlap with that entered for Ni
106. tion 6 9 Page 48 Copyright 2008 b Lumenera corporatian Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual 6 2 2 6 2 3 6 2 4 e Set the current date and time see Section 6 10 e Assign passwords to lock the camera see Section 6 11 e Provide watchdog information and control see Section 6 12 e Update the camera s firmware see Section 6 13 e Reboot the camera see Section 6 14 e Load image defaults see Section 6 15 e Save current camera settings to and load settings from a configuration file see Sections 6 16 and 6 17 e Access documentation including the API functions and properties see Section 6 18 Note Not all links or settings listed above are available for all camera models Please refer to your camera s Admin Mode web page for a list of supported features and settings All the listed features and settings are described in more detail in the following sections View Mode Button Select this button to return to the camera s main web page from the Admin Mode web pages Single Image Button Select this button to capture a single video frame from the camera s video stream It displays this captured frame in a separate web browser window The image can be saved to a file by right clicking the image and selecting the Save Picture As menu option This button calls the nph image API function Help buttons Clicking on the question mark icons in the Admin Mode see Figure 6 3
107. twork camera s IP address e g both camera and PC have 192 168 22 xxx IP address with netmask 255 255 255 0 Refer to Sections 2 3 6 and 2 3 6 1 for details of the camera s Network menu As part of our program of continuous improvement Lumenera offers firmware upgrades that add new features to and improve the functionality of our Network cameras This section explains how to upgrade the camera firmware using the web interface The firmware is provided as a compressed zipped archive file with a tgz file extension The archive name specifies the camera model color format color or monochrome the day night support optional a four digit software revision code and the software build number Released versions of the camera firmware end with an even number Below demonstrates an example of a typical archive file name upgrade lel75c dn 1 8 1 0 6128 tgz where e 1e175isthe base camera model that this archive targets e cis the color format In this case it is a color camera e DN states that is has the day night option e 1 8 1 0 shows that it is a final release version of the firmware e 6128 is the software build number Copyright 2008 Page 19 pi Lumenere Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 2 5 1 2 5 2 Downloading Firmware The latest version of all camera firmware is available for download from our website at www lumenera com support dowload php A password is required to download t
108. umber zero Pre trigger images are assigned negative image numbers Post trigger images are assigned positive numbers In this example the relative image number is formatted to five places with example image file names image00000 jpg the trigger event image 0001 jpg the first pre event image and image00001 jpg the first post event image Example with year day time o image Y H M S Q0 7jpg Page 66 Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Long term FTP of images To send time lapse JPEG images at relatively long intervals on an ongoing basis you need only to make the appropriate settings in the Streaming menu The Framerate parameter for FTP streaming accepts decimal numbers less than 1 For example to transmit an image every 15 minutes enter 0 001111 or 1 900 sec To send an image every hour enter 0 0002777 or 1 3600 sec To test the long term image transfer set Post trigger to a large number e g 7 days or 7 24 60 60 604800 seconds Please note that most FTP servers are configured to reset connections approximately every 2 hours You must reconfigure your FTP server to avoid this during very long term operation FTP streaming using HTTP interface The following example includes a path name that includes the date and time the file name of each image transferred using FTP http 192 168 1 222 cgi bin ftp images path image 25Y 25j 25H 25M 25S jpg amp server 1
109. ume less bandwidth under favorable conditions MJPEG provides an optimal balance between data compression and image quality under all conditions and a complete update of every image No Process Header Network Time Protocol The API property ntp_servers is provided to allow one to specify the IP addresses of one or more NTP servers from which the camera s real time clock may be updated Pan Tilt Zoom A PTZ camera is equipped with a motor to pan the camera to the left or right and tilt the camera up or down The zoom lens is also motorized to change the field of view between the extremes of telephoto and wide angle The term RAW image refers to the binary image data as recorded by the image sensor No corrections or image processing are applied to this image In particular no JPEG compression has been applied For color images no demosaicing of the Bayer pattern of color filters on the pixels has been applied to generate RGB values for each pixel of the image See raw_mode in the Network Camera API Manual for more information Request For Comments A numbered series of memoranda published on the Internet describing innovations in computer network engineering The Internet Engineering Task Force IETF may adopt some RFCs as standards Red Green and Blue A color image in which each pixel is assigned Red Green and Blue components In RGB color image capture each pixel of the image sensor acquires only the signal for only on
110. vel trigger mode and on a falling edge when in edge trigger mode Trigger Debounce Time this defines a debounce time in milliseconds that the camera will wait to confirm that the alarm signal trigger is valid Alarm Event Notifications Once the camera detects an alarm event a few options are available to send notifications of this event to the outside world Any or all options can be used simultaneously Copyright 2008 Page 63 Lumenera Network Camera User s Manual Release 1 8 1 6 7 2 1 Email Alarm Notifications The camera can be configured to send an email to a specific email address whenever an alarm event is detected To enable and configure this type of alarm notification set the following values To enter a valid accessible recipient email address Subject the subject field of the notification email Server the IP address of the mail server to use to send the email 6 7 2 2 FTP Alarm Notifications An FTP alarm notification can be configured to upload images before and after the alarm event to an FTP server To enable and configure this type of alarm notification set the values accordingly For more information on these values and their definitions see Section 6 8 1 for details of the Streaming menu in the web interface To configure alarm FTP streaming from a telnet or serial console The Alarm FTP properties can be set up using the following commands using a telnet or serial console
111. vide a Knowledge Base with more product specific solutions and a Download Centre for customers to obtain the most recent software releases As a customer you will need to provide the TAC with some basic information to gain access to the customer Knowledge Base and the Download Centre Please provide the following details via email to support lumenera com to obtain a user name and password e Your name Company Name address and telephone number e Your camera model and serial number e Your purchase information e g did you purchase from an OEM or distributor Upon providing the above information you will receive your access information via email from a TAC representative Page 2 Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual Installing the Camera This section describes the electrical connections for power and auxiliary functions of the Lumenera Network Cameras Power general purpose input output GPIO DC auto iris connections and RS232 serial communications can all be found on the back panel of the camera In addition new Li series intelligent cameras provide connections for BNC analog video output and a two way audio jack 2 1 1 Before You Proceed Please observe the following precautions to prevent damage and protect your warranty e Power requirements vary depending on the camera model Please take care to follow all power requirements marked on the camera case and stated in t
112. we Lumenera CO T 6O fa 1 1 0 7 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual License Agreement Software This Agreement states the terms and conditions upon which Lumenera Corporation Lumenera offers to license to you the Licensee the software together with all related documentation and accompanying items including but not limited to the executable programs drivers libraries and data files associated with such programs collectively the Software The Software is licensed not sold to you for use only under the terms of this Agreement Lumenera grants to you the right to use all or a portion of this Software provided that the Software is used only in conjunction with Lumenera s family of products In using the Software you agree not to a decompile disassemble reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for any Product except to the extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction b remove or obscure any trademark or copyright notices Limited Warranty Hardware and Software ANY USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED FOR USE ONLY WITH LUMENERA S HARDWARE AND OTHER RELATED SOFTWARE THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED FOR USE AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW LUMENERA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CO
113. you are connecting directly between the camera and the PC using a single cable it must be a cross over Ethernet cable Every Lumenera Network camera has two IP addresses that can be used to access it The first IP address is configurable to either a static IP address or a dynamic IP address that is acquired from a DHCP server The second IP address is the pre determined non configurable link local IP address which is based on the camera s MAC Media Access Control address The MAC for Lumenera cameras is indicated on a white label affixed to the camera body The camera s MAC is a set of 6 hexadecimal values for example 00 0B E2 0D 12 CD The values 00 0B E2 identify Lumenera as the manufacturer The last 3 octets 0D 12 CD in the example above are unique to a particular camera The following section will walk you through the different ways to locate and configure your camera on the network Page 10 Copyright 2008 Lumenera Network Camera Release 1 8 1 User s Manual 2 3 1 2 3 2 Using the LeCam Client Application on the CD ROM The LeCam Client application allows you to find any Lumenera Network camera that is on the same sub net as the computer running it It is based on the ZeroConf protocol similar to Apple s Bonjour application The LeCam Client application has two prerequisites NET 2 0 and Bonjour for Windows This application is explained in more detail in Chapter 3 Using Apple s Bonjour Applet

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