VIVOTEK Panoramic PTZ Installation Guide Using the combination of the calibration tool, fisheye, speed dome cameras, and the VAST or Milestone software Rev. 1.
Revision History: * Rev. 1.0: Initial Release * Rev. 1.1: Updated revision information for software components I Required Components The following components are required for a Panoramic PTZ configuration: # Hardware or Software Components 1. A server running VAST management software or VAST: 1.7.7.x; Milestone: Milestone XProtect FW/SW Rev. A. Corporate XProtect Corporate - 2013 (6.0a) XProtect Smart Client - 2013 (8.0a) XProtect Device Pack - 6.8 B. Enterprise XProtect Enterprise - 8.
English II Conceptual Basics Before the configuration begins, there are several facts the user should take into account: 1. There is a dominant - subordinate relationship between the fisheye camera and the speed dome. All configurations are done on a PC running the Calibration tool and a web console with the fisheye camera. The computation required for exerting the Panoramic PTZ control takes place on the fisheye camera. Controller (dominant) camera Auxiliary (subordinate) camera 2.
3. Configuration is made by running the Calibration tool to produce a mapping table. The user manually marks at least 50 referential points on the hemispheric views from both cameras and saves them into a mapping table. The mapping table is then uploaded to the fisheye camera so that they can work coherently, utilizing the best of their unique capabilities. Calibration tool Mapping table 360° All round view Pan/Tilt/Zoom control ref. point 1 ref. point 1 ref. point 2 ref. point 2 ref. point 3 ref.
English III Installation Concerns Note the following when installing the fisheye and speed dome cameras: 1. Mount the cameras closely together, no greater than 1 meter apart. 2. The cameras should be mounted at the height of 3 to 6 meters from the ground, and their lens at approximately the same height. 3. A configuration thus configured can cover a surveillance area of a radius of 10 meters*. 4.
IV Software Installation and Configuration Installing the Calibration Tool 1. Make sure both the fisheye camera and the speed dome are running compatible firmware. If they are not, update their firmware. 2. The Calibration tool comes in a zipped file. Unzip the file to a preferred location on your PC. It is preferred that your management PC or server is connected to the same local network where the cameras reside. 3. Double-click on the CalibrationTool to execute the program. 4.
English Below are the definitions of the functional buttons: Icon Functional Description Tool bar Opens a mapping table file (previously configured) Saves your mapping configuraion Undo your previous configuration action Redo your prevoius configuration action Removes all referential points on the maps.
6. When the compatible fisheye and speed dome are in the same local area network, they should be listed and indicated as "Controller" or "Auxiliary" in the Status column. If your cameras reside in other subnets, you can click the Add button to recruit them. When in a configuration with numerous cameras, you may also use the Filtering conditions by selecting the related checkboxes to find compatible cameras. 7. Click on a "Controller" (fisheye) camera. Its snapshot image will be displayed.
English 8. Click OK to close the search panel. 9. Once the cameras are selected, the Calibration Tool defaults to the Regional view, which shows only a small portion of the hemispheric view. It is recommended to begin your configuration using the Full view. Click on the View Swap button to enter the full view mode. 1 NOTE: It is possible that the snapshots of the two cameras can be facing different directions. If this occurs, change the cameras' orientation or positions before using the Calibration tool.
. It is highly recommended to bring in the latest snapshot from the speed dome camera (the Auxiliary). Click on the New Snapshot button. The speed dome will pan, tilt, to cover all shooting directions in order to stitch up a hemispheric view. The process will take about 2 minutes to complete. 11. When the full view is loaded, click on the Add point configuration.
1. Your cursor will become the Add Point pointer. Select the following to place your pointers: the corners of permanent objects, such as the edges of concrete infrastructures, corners of a building, turns of a road, etc. Please avoid using nonpermanent objects such as trees and vehicles. 2. Place your cursor on prominent objects by a single click. Place at least 50 points on the fisheye camera's snapshot. Each pointer will be given an index number.
5. When you created an enough number of points on the snapshot, fine-tune the referential points on the right panel. When moving an existing point, the cursor will become the hand cursor. Select and tune the position of each pointer by click and drag. Make sure each pointer is placed at the same position as that on the left panel; for example, the two #5 pointers on both sides should all be placed on a corner of the same building.
English 8. The upload may take a short while. When done, proceed with the camera firmware settings.
V Camera Firmware Configuration: Auto Tracking Auto Tracking Configuration Steps 1. Open a web console with the "Controller" fisheye camera. When in the same subnet, use VIVOTEK's IW2 utility to locate the camera. 2. Access the Panoramic PTZ configuration page through Configuration > Applications > Panoramic PTZ.
4. The Auxiliary camera information and the Controller camera account provide configuration options to the partner cameras in case that their IP addresses may be changed after the initial configuration. Use of static IPs is highly recommended in a Panoramic PTZ configuration. The Test button can be used to test the connectivity between the Controller and the Auxiliary cameras. Proceed with the following if you prefer recording the video while the speed dome is tracking an object: 4-1.
4-5. Enter an Event name, select the "Enable this event" checkbox, select the priority of the event, and if you prefer, configure the period of time during which this event setting will take effect . 4-6. Click Trigger to open the Trigger page. 4-7. Select one of the checkboxes under "Manual Trigger" as the triggering cause. Note that the Manual trigger can last for another 10 seconds after the Controller (fisheye camera) returns to the normal state - no moving objects are detected.
5. On the Import/Export files pane, you can see the mapping table information, export the current mapping table for backup purpose, or upload a configured table. The Export and Import functions here allow you to back up the mapping table originally created by the Calibration tool. The time of creation of the mapping table will remain the same as the date when it was created and the file format will be different (from .clf to .map).
6. On the Auto tracking pane, you can create a region of interest and configure the triggering conditions for Auto tracking. • By default, the region of interest is the full view. Any objects entering the fisheye's field of view will trigger the tracking. • To configure a region of interest of your choice, click Remove and then click Add to create a new one. • You can then click on the screen, each click produces a red square (as a corner mark) to mark the area.
Since only one region of interest is allowed, as long as there is an existing region, the Add button will be unavailable. NOTE: 1. Auto tracking is configured on the fisheye camera, and the fisheye camera commands the speed dome camera to track an intruding object. 2. The speed dome can track one object at a time. 3. If multiple objects are present, the camera tracks the object that is farthest from the camera. 4.
V Using Panoramic PTZ in VAST 1. Open a LiveClient console with a VAST server. Recruit the Controller and the Auxiliary cameras into VAST. 2. Once done, select a particular layout, 1P+2, 1P+6, or 1P+8, from the layout menu. 3. Locate the cameras from the device tree, and drag them into the view cells as shown below. Right-click to change fisheye's display mode in the preferred view cell. Note that only the "1O" and "1P" display mode support P-PTZ control.
4-1. Click on a spot on the fisheye's Original view where you detected a condition of your interest. The speed dome will aim its lens at the corresponding position to cover that field of view. 4-2. Click and drag a region of interest either on the Original or on the Panoramic view. The speed dome will move to that region and zoom in to fill the same proportion of view into its view cell. On the Original view, click-and-drag creates a circular region of interest. On the Panoramic view, a square region.
VI Using Panoramic PTZ on Milestone XProtect IMPORTANT: Currently, the Panoramic PTZ control can not be executed on XProtect when the fisheye camera comes with a user name and password. Please disable the password protection on the Controller camera (fisheye). 1. Install VIVOTEK's plug-ins for the fisheye camera in a Panoramic PTZ configuration. The file name will look like this: VivotekFisheyeEnhancerx64.exe. Execute the installer program, and the plug-ins will be installed to XProtect's related folder.
4. On the first view cell, you do not need to change the Dewarp type. 23 English 3. In the Live window, click on Select Camera. Select the Panoramic PTZ (fisheye) camera from the item Picker window.
5. Repeat the process to insert the fisheye camera into the lower view cell, and change its dewarp mode to Full View Panorama. 6. Insert the speed dome camera to the view cell on the upper right.
7-1. Click on a spot on the fisheye's Original view where you detected a condition of your interest. The speed dome will aim its lens at the corresponding position to cover that field of view. 7-2. Press and hold down the Ctrl key, click and drag a region of interest either on the Original or on the Panoramic view. The speed dome will move to that region and zoom in to fill the same proportion of view into its view cell. On the Original view, click-and-drag creates a circular region of interest.
