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APPENDIX P
Trigger Text not only sends out printable data for the user to be notified visually or markers for the DVR Text Search
function but also can send out special Control Characters or Escape Sequences. The AVE AL-16 accepts com-
mands to trigger independent Form C Relay contacts via RS-232 communication. Therefore the proper command
sequences can be programmed into the Trigger Text and sent to this device upon alarm or exception. This will
expand the number of hard alarm outputs of the VSI-Pro or RegCom-Pro to the maximum of 16. This allows simple wire
connection to presets of PTZ, gate openers, lights, IR illuminators and any other external device that needs to be
controlled by the powerful exception and alarm processor of the RegCom-Pro.
Figure156 : AL-16 RS-232 & Power Connector
APPENDIX Q
PTZ Control
Trigger Text not only sends out printable data for the user to be notified visually or markers for the DVR Text
Search function but also can send out special Control Characters or Escape Sequences. PTZ commands for homing
to preset positions are very common. When using a PTZ dome to monitor more than one POS / Cash Register the
RegCom-Pro can be programmed to send out a homing preset string via RS-485 to the PTZ controller upon an exception.
Therefore the dome will then home to that particular register and view the exception in progress. Multiple RegCom-Pro
can be paralleled on the RS-485 since in the recieve mode until the exception occurs.
In gasoline or petrol stations the same function is very useful. One PTZ can cover several pumps. When a
customer slides his credit card or activates the pump the RegCom-Pro can send out the homing preset string for the PTZ
and capture images of the user and vehicle for every transaction. This will allow close up images of each transaction from
one camera rather than many fixed cameras.
Cash Drawers, Safes and Security Doors
The RTS Alarm Input can be programmed to be a generic Hard Alarm input. This can be connected to a
Cash Drawer and alarmed when the drawer is open. With the RTS Alarm Delay feature a time can be programmed
to wait for this alarm to be true longer than that time and then trigger the alarm. This is very powerful to detect when
cash drawers or safes are open for an excessive amount of time which is indicative of theft practices.
The RTS Alarm input can also be connected to entry and exit doors and generate alarm conditions when the
door open too long. This in conjunction with the Trigger Text can send specific text data to the DVR upon this
condition so later the DVR database can be searched for such events. Therefore hard alarms in conjunction with
user programmed data strings provide powerful search criteria for exceptional events.
Access Control Panels
The RegCom-Pro can be connected to read the data coming directly from an access control panel or to the
server. The RegCom-Pro has RS-485 or RS-422 compatibility along with RS-232 in passive mode which can be con-
nected in parallel with most access panels with no effect on transmission to the server. The RegCom-Pro can then
programmed for a specific user ID and generate alarm or exception conditions and alerts when they enter. It also can
deliver an e-journal of all entries directly to the database of the AVE DVRs and then later search directly to a user name
or specific Time & Date.
VMD and Cash Registers
In a normal check out lane if motion is detected in the customer area but no motion in the clerk area this is a
potential problem. If this exists and the cash drawer is opened or a transaction is detected by the RegCom-Pro then this
is indicative of a theft. Many VMDs like the DigiSpec DS1-PL has logic on the alarm input to the VMD so it can be
connected in series with the RegCom-Pro alarm output functions detecting cash drawer open or transactions being
entered. Therefore a single camera with this type of VMD can detect motion in several areas independently with one
camera view and combined with the RegCom-Pro to detect these types of situations.
RegCom-Pro POS / Cash Register Interface
AL-16 Alarm Output Adapter
Figure157 : AL-16 Relay Output Connectors
POS & CCTV APPLICATIONS
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