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1. gt Playback amp download Preview Stils Videos Both el img_20150702_1542 jpg Cel img_20150702_1543 jpg fel img_20150702_1544 jpg fel img_20150702_1545 jpg fel img_20150702_1546 jpg fel img_20150702_1547 jpg Cel img_20150702_1548 jpg Cel img_20150702_1549 jpg Cel img_20150702_1550 jpg fel img_20150702_1551 jpg fel img_20150702_1552 jpg img_20150702_1553 jpg img_20150702_1543 jpg me d Download all Delete all o The type of file still image video sequence or both can be filtered from the corresponding selector on top of file list o The file being previewed can be downloaded or deleted using the corresponding button below the preview window o All the filtered files can be deleted at once by clicking the Delete all button at the bottom of the files list o All the filtered files can be downloaded at once by clicking the Download all button at the bottom of the files list The files are compressed and packed in a file named archive gz GZIP format The archive can then be unpacked on a computer using Document ADV UM 9022 01 v1 5 ADVANSEE SARL 2015 All rights reserved page 17 ADVANS Embedded Electronics for example the application 7 ZIP on Microsoft Windows PC or natively on Apple MacOS or Linux systems Note A long as the Playback amp download page is displayed the camera automatic power off after 5 minutes of inactivity is deactivated2. Embedded Electronics INSTALLING THE CAMERA The installation of the BEECAM camera consists on connecting the USB flash drive where the images will be recorded later on physically fixing the camera on its support and connecting the power supply source 3 1 Installing the storage media Open the camera cover and plug an USB flash drive formatted in FAT32 in the USB slot cf Illustration 1 reference 1 of the camera core Warning The camera must be powered off when plugging or unplugging the USB flash drive 3 2 Installing the device Strongly fix the BEECAM camera on a rigid support through the 6mm nut cf Illustration 1 reference 1 located on the camera base 3 3 Supplying power Connect the camera supply cable to power supply plug cf Illustration 1 reference 1 The plug is keyed Attention Never use a battery not strictly equivalent to the one provided at purchase time In case you need to replace the battery we strongly recommend to buy from ADVANSEE ASVANS Embedded Electronics 4 SETTING THE IMAGE FRAME The BEECAM camera being fixed to a support cf 3 adjust the image composition When powered on the BEECAM camera behaves as a WIFI hotspot Thus the actual image frame can be viewed over the air by any WIFI capable device located close to the camera running an internet browser Follow the procedure below 1 Follow the steps described in 3 so that the camera in i
3. POWER will blink for a few seconds and then unlit the camera is off If the check is positive then the BEECAM camera is in OPERATING mode and is ready for shooting the configured timelapse sequence refer to 5 for details on how to configure the sequence Note that while the camera is in OPERATING mode the LEDs are deactivated In order to know the camera status perform a short press on the POWER button the POWER LED will light on and the STATUS LED cf Illustration 1 reference 6 will display the last status refer to 6 2 for details When a record is ongoing the WIFI connection is not possible the WIFI is deactivated to save power 6 2 Checking camera healthiness The camera being powered 1 click on the POWER button cf Illustration 1 reference 4 the LED POWER cf Illustration 1 reference 5 should flash for a few seconds and then stay continuously illuminated Note if when the button is clicked the LED POWER is immediately continuously illuminated it means that a programmed recording is on going In this case the LEDs will give the status but the WIFI connection point 3 below will not be available 2 Ifthe STATUS LED cf Illustration 1 reference 6 is unlit no error are to be reported If the STATUS LED blinked an error occurred The number of pulse give the error type o 1 pulse second USB flash drive was not detected at startup Please power off
4. ADVANS Embedded Electronics User s Manual CAM Timelapse camera for Biodiversity Inventory R f rence Document ADV UM 9022 01 R vision 1 5 Date 31 07 2015 ADV_UM 1 3 20120608 ADVANSEE 2 rue Alfred Kastler CS30750 44307 Nantes cedex 3 France T l 33 0 2 4050 2173 Email contact advansee com www advansee com SARL au capital de 40 200 510 580 814 RCS Nantes SIRET 510 580 814 00042 TVAI FR 31 510 580 814 ADVANS Embedded Electronics Table of content AM IVA ONC AOU Ma reen EEEE E EA EE EE E E A EE 3 PADE SCM DUI OM sa ae a oer 4 2 l PFOOUIC COINS ae ee een cote 4 2 2 Product LS le RE RE 4 2 3 Operating COME ONS nd bi 4 ZA Storage CONAIHONS dames ates kE cernes den secs ane es 4 2 5 PACKATS COMG I sasise nO NNE Ea came ns ee tee ee 4 2 6 Additional mandatory accessories 4 2 1 Prod ct descri NO A RE Re 5 3 Installing the camera sise T 3 1 Installing the storage media T 3 2 Installing the OSV CC cscs nce cteniticsinemsmanisiisejeis ancy sputntiote aandlaeeeGinnet oe see tisse er ue T 39 SUPPIVING POWE iciiiscaccesieowosawnnneceantesnveandapaadsiavcussanvateuned a EEEE EEOSE T 4 Setting the image frame sisi 8 5 Contiguring the Camera seiis savaseurnnnondaniggnecawadanbaudseasaetendews rennes 10 5 1 Configuring through the web interface 10 5 2 Configuring through the USB flash drive 14 6 Operating a timela
5. 02 07 2015 15 30 21 3 Click the OK button 4 A message indicating that the date and time have been changed appears click the OK button The date and time have been changed OK Note Should this message not appear something goes wrong Reload the page and clean up the cache Ctrl F5 for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome Command Option E for Apple Safari 5 Click the AAicon to go back to the homepage Configuring the image and timelapse parameters This configuration allows to set the recording mode still images or video sequences the image and video resolutions the framerate and duration for video sequences and the image settings orientation brightness contrast saturation and white balance 1 From the web homepage click the icon and then the Hicon 7 1 E riot Le rocan san NATO 1 1 x AN rior c racar en nagao J12 AI 5 ws reserved Va 5 CE LL FN L A MY IA A MMA M _A NN A TAL JA AIC CA RDI a Dacililmant ADV IM 90727 01 v15 O ADVANSFF SAR Document ADV UM 9022 01 v1 5 ADVANSEE SARL 2 ASVANS Embedded Electronics 2 Once the Image amp timelapse parameters settings page is displayed set different parameters to the wanted values s Seem confonter t Image amp scheduling settings a Capture mode Still Video xe Video image resolution Video duration 1920x1080
6. The camera stops after 60 minutes if not manually powered off before 3 Click the g icon to go back to the homepage ADVANS Embedded Electronics 7 GETTING THE RECORDED MATERIAL 7 1 USB flash drive The BEECAM camera being powered off the USB flash drive can be unplugged allowing to conveniently transfer the images to a computer The still images and or the video sequences are stored on the USB flash drive under a folder named DCIM The filename for still images looks like o img YYYYMMDD_HHMM jpg The filename for video sequences looks like o video YYYYMMDD_HHMM_FF mp4 for video where YYYY 4 digit year MM 2 digit month 01 to 12 DD 2 digit day 01 to 31 HH 2 digit hours in 24 hour mode 00 to 23 MM 2 digit minutes 00 to 59 FF 2 digit framerate 30 60 or 90 for video sequences only 7 2 FTP access The USB flash drive s directory where the images are stored is accessible through a FTP connection Follow the procedure below 1 Follow the steps 1 to 4 described in 4 so that you can access BEECAM from a WIFI capable device recommended a computer running Microsoft Windows Apple MacOS or Linux 2 Using a FTP Client software e g Filezilla open a FTP connection with the camera FTP host 192 148 42 1 FTP port 21 FTP user ftp password tgv44air ADVANS Embedded Electronics Remark the connection will failed if the USB flash drive is not plugged 3 T
7. flash drive on another media and empty the USB flash drive The camera does not power on when pushing the POWER button whereas the external battery is correctly plugged to the camera The battery is discharged Fully charge the battery with the adapted battery charger The date is reset to December 31 1969 each time the external battery is removed The internal Real Time Clock keeper battery is discharged Contact support advansee com for maintenance When saving a configuration by clicking the Save or OK button there is no confirmation popup displayed The Javascript has not been correctly loaded by your internet browser Reload the page and clean up the cache Ctrl F5 for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome Command Option E for Apple Safari
8. the camera check that the USB flash drive is correctly plugged and that it is FAT32 formatted o 2 pulses second Battery voltage is low Please change the battery o 3 pulses second Hardware fault detected Please contact the ADVANSEE s hotline support advansee com ADVANS Embedded Electronics Note In the case where USB flash drive is not detected AND the battery voltage is low the behavior is 1 pulse second during the first 4 seconds indicating that the USB flash drive is not detected then 2 pulses second indicating that battery voltage is low 3 Either power off the camera by clicking again on the POWER button cf Illustration 1 reference 4 the LED POWER cf Illustration 1 reference 5 will blink for a few seconds and then unlit the camera is off or connect a WIFl capable device to the BEECAM camera refer to 4 for details in order to review framing and parameters Once reviewed power off the camera by clicking again on the POWER button the LED POWER will blink for a few seconds and then unlit the camera is off 6 3 In situ reviewing of images or video sequences Establish a connection between the BEECAM camera and your WIFI capable device so that the BEECAM web homepage is displayed on your internet browser cf 4 step 1 to 6 1 From the web homepage click the Dico 2 Once the Playback amp download page is displayed select a file in the list to preview or download it
9. 0VW with WIFI 2 2 Product usage This product is dedicated to record video sequences or still images on a USB flash drive according a programmed daily schedule Image frame and camera configuration are done through a WIFI connection from a WIFI capable device running an internet browser BEECAM acting as a WIFI hotspot or via a configuration file stored on a USB flash drive Please note that in this document all mentions to WIFI operations are applicable only to camera featuring the WIFI option 2 3 Operating conditions Operating free air temperature 10 C to 40 C Operating air moisture 15 to 90 2 4 Storage conditions Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C Storage air moisture 15 to 90 Outside storage is prohibited 2 5 Package content e camera body e camera cover e 4 screws e supply cable e quick start guide 2 6 Additional mandatory accessories In order a get a functional system the following accessories are needed ADVANS Embedded Electronics e either the battery pack external 12V Pb battery reference ADV00115 with its charger reference ADV00106 or the solar pack solar panel and 12V Pb battery reference ADV00120 or the 110V 240V main supply adapter reference ADV00105 e AUSB flash drive FAT32 formatted 2 7 Product description General overview The product is composed of a waterproof casing containing the camera core and a hermetic c
10. 30fps 60 seconds first record at Has between 2 records 00 h 30 min nb of records per day End of recording at 11 30 t Advanced image settings a a p CRE auto sun tungsten fluorescent incandescent Copyright 2009 2015 ADVANSEE SARL contact advansee com 3 Click the Save button 4 Amessage indicating that the parameters have been changed appears click the OK button inrness ra o E Pe a er 2 g E The parameters and settings have been f changed a it 4 ite valance S auw amp sun amp 7 cunysten Note Should this message not appear something goes wrong Reload the page and clean up the cache Ctrl F5 for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome Command Option E for Apple Safari 5 Click the Pico to go back to the homepage Document ADV_UM_9022 01 v1 5 ADVANSEE SARL 2015 All rights reserved page 12 ADVANS Embedded Electronics Details of the available parameters For still images the following image resolutions are available e 2592x1944 e 1920x1080 e 1280x720 e 640x480 e 320x240 For video sequences the following resolution framerate are available e 1920x1080 aka 1080p at 30 frames second e 1280x720 aka 720p at 30 frames second e 640x480 aka VGA at 30 or 90 frames second e 9320x240 aka QVGA at 30 or 90 frames sec
11. 9 3M 1 available space 14 3G Power supply status Current battery voltage 12 0 Volts Safety shutdown below 11 1 Volts Adjust the camera position so that the image composition fits your needs If the camera parameters record start time and duration image resolution etc have to be modified refer to operating instructions described in 5 1 else 9 To safely power off the camera click again on the POWER button cf Illustration 1 reference 4 the LED POWER will blink for a few seconds and then unlit the camera is off Note The camera is automatically powered off after 5 minutes of inactivity i e no user s interaction with the webpages A progress bar indicates the remaining time before power off fk Cort eri When the remaining time is more than 2 minutes the progress bar is zea fb Control Panel When the remaining time is between 1 and 2 minutes the progress bar TE sor ft Control Panel When the remaining time is less than 1 minute the progress bar is red Document ADV UM 9022 01 v1 5 ADVANSEE SARL 2015 All rights reserved page 9 ADVANS Embedded Electronics 5 CONFIGURING THE CAMERA Once the device has been installed so that the framed scene correspond to the view of interest refer to 4 the image and timelapse parameters have to be configured 5 1 Configuring through the web interface Establish a connection between the BEECAM camera and your WIFI ca
12. WER extinction i e end of pending operation and reiterate the procedure eS N ASVANS Embedded Electronics 6 Once the LED POWER is continuously illuminated the new firmware has been installed 7 Power off the camera by clicking again on the POWER button the LED POWER will blink for a few seconds and then unlit the camera is off 8 Unplug the USB flash drive and erase the firmware file from it 8 3 Cleaning The exterior of the unit can be cleaned with a soft damp cloth 8 4 Repair There is no serviceable part inside Repair of the device should only be made by an ADVANSEE s authorized agent 8 5 End of life The device must be recycled according to the local regulations related to electrical and electronic equipments LADVANS 9 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE C gt Embedded Electronics If something goes wrong with the camera behavior please check the following points Problem Symptom Probable cause Remedy Nothing as been recorded whereas a daily schedule is programmed If when the camera is powered on the LED STATUS blinks at 1 pulse second the USB flash drive is not recognized or not FAT32 formatted Using a computer format the USB flash drive as FAT32 Use another FAT32 formatted USB stick Some video or still files have a size of 0 bytes The USB flash drive was full when the camera tried to record those files Transfer the content of the USB
13. ant to update the date and time of the BEECAM please be aware that the date and time values will be taken into account by the BEECAM device on the first power on featuring the USB key containing the generated configuration file Thus remind to set time and date values to the expected actual values at the time of this power on Note 2 The parameter Video format is present for downward compatibility but will not be used by BEECAMB It can be set to any value Click the Save to file button the configuration file will be saved in your Internet browser s download folder shortcut Ctrl J for Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows PC On a USB flash drive create a folder named CONF and copy the configuration file in it The name of the configuration file must be system conf If for any reason the filename is not system conf rename it accordingly 5 The BEECAM being powered off plug the USB flash drive in the USB slot 9 Note Click on the POWER button cf Illustration 1 reference 4 the LED POWER cf Illustration 1 reference 5 should flash for a few seconds and then stay continuously illuminated Note if when the button is clicked the LED POWER is immediately continuously illuminated it means that a programmed recording is on going You have to wait for the LED POWER extinction i e end of pending operation and reiterate the procedure Once the LED POWER is cont
14. inuously illuminated the new configuration has been taken into account by the BEECAM device Power off the camera by clicking again on the POWER button the LED POWER will blink for a few seconds and then unlit the camera is off The USB flash drive can be unplugged Once the configuration file has been successfully read by BEECAM it is automatically renamed system conf bak in order to avoid re configuring again the device possibly with wrong date and time values if set at next power on If you want to use the same configuration file for configuring another BEECAM device rename the file to system conf Warning The configuration file system conf is a human readable text file However we strongly recommend to not edit the file manually as any inappropriate content may lead to unpredictable camera s behavior ADVANS Embedded Electronics 6 OPERATING A TIMELAPSE SEQUENCE Once installed and configured the camera is ready for shooting images or video sequences following the programmed schedule 6 1 Normal usage Check the following points 1 The USB flash drive is plugged 2 The power is supplied 3 The POWER LED cf Illustration 1 reference 5 is unlit If the POWER LED were not unlit it means that the camera has previously been manually powered and is currently in LIVE VIEW mode cf 4 Power off the camera by clicking on the POWER button cf Illustration 1 reference 4 the LED
15. nstalled and power supplied 2 Remove the camera cover 3 Click on the POWER button cf Illustration 1 reference 4 the LED POWER cf Illustration 1 reference 5 should flash for a few seconds and then stay continuously illuminated Note if when the button is clicked the LED POWER is immediately continuously illuminated it means that a programmed recording is on going You have to wait for the LED POWER extinction i e end of pending operation and reiterate the procedure 4 Once the LED POWER is continuously illuminated setup your WIFI capable device smartphone tablet etc to connect to a WIFI hotspot denominated with the BEECAM hostname to be found on the sticker located inside the camera cover gt The password to establish the WIFI connection with BEECAM is tgv44air 5 Once the WIFI connection is established open an internet browser such as Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Microsoft Internet Explorer Apple Safari etc and type the following address in the address bar http 192 168 42 1 LADVANS Embedded Electronics 6 The following web page should appear displaying the camera live view Control Panel Camera live view Informations Date Time 02 07 2015 15 30 42 Image parameters resolution 2592 x 1944 Timelapse parameters first record at 09 00 00 interval between 2 records 00 h 30 min nb of records per day 6 14 4G used space 17
16. ond The video sequence duration in seconds can be set to any value excluding 0 However please be aware that the FAT32 formatting of the USB flash drive limits the size of each individual file to 4 Gbytes i e nearly 400 minutes of continuous recording in 640x480 30 fps exact size of a file depends on resolution framerate and also lightning conditions The recording schedule depends on the following parameters e time of the first record in the day e g 9 00 e interval between two successive record starts e g 30 minutes e number of records per day e g 6 With the figures given as example above the BEECAM camera will shoot a still image or video sequence depending on the chosen mode every 30 minutes from 9 o clock and 15 minutes 6 times that is to say at 9 15 9 45 10 15 10 45 11 15 and 11 45 Please be aware of the following characteristics e the schedule is daily based and thus will be played in the same way every days as long as the parameters are not changed e when recording video sequences the interval between two successive starts must be at least 1 minute greater than the video duration e when recording still images the interval between two successive shots must be at least 1 minute ADVANS Embedded Electronics The other setting are image orientation 0 90 180 default and 270 The image is always in landscape mode even when rotated from 90 or 270 Note the sens
17. or is mounted internally upside down Thus if the camara stands vertically with its base at the bottom the configured orientation should be 180 image brighness 0 darkest to 100 brightest Default is 50 image contrast 100 to 100 Default is 0 image saturation 100 to 100 Default is 0 white balance automatic default sunlight tungsten light fluorescent light incandescent light The effects of the settings are immediately visible on the live view display 9 2 Configuring through the USB flash drive The parameters date time image and timelapse parameters can alternatively be set by putting a configuration file on the USB flash drive With this procedure there is no need for a WIFI capable device The steps to follow are 1 From an internet connected computer go to http tools advansee com beecam php 2 Once connected the online configuration tool will allow you to set the different parameters interface is very similar to the one embedded in BEECAM thus refer to 5 1 for details on the parameters CAM ASVAN gt Parameters BEECAM configuration tool Date amp Time t Image amp timelapse settings t Advanced image settings Reset Reset ADVANS Embedded Electronics Note 1 with the left hand selector you can choose whether to configure date and time or not In the case you w
18. over Once assembled together those two elements constitute the water resistant camera device hereafter denoted camera Presentation Illustration 1 BEECAM description 1 Camera cap 2 Cap screw 3 Camera body 4 POWER button 5 POWER Led Technical characteristics e 5 Megapixel 1 4 CMOS sensor 6 STATUS Led 7 USB slot 8 Power supply plug 9 Internal supply connector 10 fixation nut diameter 6 mm M6 Document ADV UM 9022 01 v1 5 ADVANSEE SARL 2015 All rights reserved page 5 ASVANS Embedded Electronics e Still image maximum resolution 2592x1944 e Video maximum resolution 1920x1080 30 frames second 1080x720 60 frames second 640x480 90 frames second e video encoding MP4 H264 AVC High L4 0 e still image encoding JPEG e Optical lens focal 3 6 mm aperture f 2 9 e Field of view e VFOV 40 HFOV 53 2592x1944 e VFOV 22 HFOV 39 1920x1080 WIFI hotspot IEEE 802 11 b g n 2 4 Ghz 150Mbit s Mechanical characteristics 128 5 50 70 Dimensions in millimeters Dimensions en millim tres e Height 128 mm connector 10 mm e Width 74 mm e Depth 55 mm e Body material PVC e Fixation nut M6 e Protection IP65 Electrical characteristics The camera is supplied with different type of batteries depending on purchase options Dual supply voltage 7 4 Volts or 12 Volts internal automatic switch 3 ADVANS
19. pable device so that the BEECAM web homepage is displayed on your internet browser cf 4 step 1 to 6 Configuring the language 1 From the web homepage click the icon and then the Ricon lt System configuration amp Language setting Language glish Fran ais ro i 2 Once the Language page is displayed choose the language for the web interface 3 Click the OK button 4 Amessage indicating that the language as been modified appears click the OK button Language changed Note Should this message not appear something goes wrong Reload the page and clean up the cache Ctrl F5 for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome Command Option E for Apple Safari 5 Click the PP icon to go back to the homepage Document ADV_UM_9022 01 v1 5 ADVANSEE SARL 2015 All rights reserved page 10 ADVANS Embedded Electronics Configuring the date and time This configuration has to be done only when the actual local time has changed Daylight Daving Time camera location changed or when the internal CR2032 battery has been changed Please note that the Daylight Saving Time is not managed by the camera 1 From the web homepage click the icon and then the icon 2 Once the Date amp Time page is displayed set the date and time to the actual local values CAM ASVAN gt amp System configuration Date amp time Date
20. pse sequence 16 OT NOTA SAR ame a ones de eee a ne ne 16 6 2 Checking Camera healthiness 16 6 3 In situ reviewing of images or video sequences 17 7 Getting the recorded material ss 19 FA RU SL S MASI QUIN Se Re 19 EP OC a 2 Di ne 19 8 MAINTENANCE ccccceccecceecceecneceeceeecuecaeecsecueeceecaeeceesaeeseesaeececaesesaesusaeseeaesueaesanees 21 8 1 System INTOLMATON rseson eiai Enni ANKARE EEEE sense RTENE KORIN EN 21 0 2 FIFMMArTS Upgrade esri seems nnu ass aA Ea aA EEEE EAE AEN 21 OS CAN a a a 22 CO OA A ER ope saeeseneus 22 CS ER OT MS ose 22 1 ASVANS Embedded Electronics INTRODUCTION This document is the user s manual for the timelapse camera BEECAM firmware version 3 11 1 and above This product is aimed at recording video sequences MP4 format or still images JPEG format according a daily schedule hereafter called a timelapse sequence The daily schedule can be programmed over the air from a WIFI capable device smartphone tablet PC or with a configuration file written in a USB flash drive The video sequences and the still images are stored on a USB flash drive plugged in the camera Document ADV_UM_9022 01 v1 5 ADVANSEE SARL 2015 All rights reserved page 3 ASVANS Embedded Electronics 2 DESCRIPTION 2 1 Product references Commercial name BEECAM Product number ADV00100V without WIFI ADVOO10
21. ransfer the image files from BEECAM to the computer Tips A command line FTP transfer client can be used in order to retrieve all files at once By exemple with wget wget tp tftp tov44air 192 168 42 1 ADVANS Embedded Electronics 8 MAINTENANCE 8 1 System information 1 From the web homepage click the kicon 2 The System information page will display the device and network information _ CAM ASVAN 3 Click the icon Pio go back to the homepage 8 2 Firmware upgrade The BEECAM camera s firmware may be upgraded To upgrade the firmware follow these steps 1 Get a BEECAM firmware from ADVANSEE This is a file named fw_upgrade vX x x to vY y y bin where X x x must be the firmware version number currently installed in the camera and Y y y is the new firmware version number Copy this file without altering its name onto a USB flash drive FAT32 formatted Be sure the have the BEECAM s battery fully charged The BEECAM being powered off plug the USB flash drive in the USB slot Click on the POWER button cf Illustration 1 reference 4 the LED POWER cf Illustration 1 reference 5 should flash for a few seconds and then stay continuously illuminated Note if when the button is clicked the LED POWER is immediately continuously illuminated it means that a programmed recording is on going You have to wait for the LED PO
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