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American Dynamics Excalibur SE Installation & Setup Instructions Manual

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Excalibur SE (System Edition)
Graphical Security Workstation
Installation and Setup Instructions
This manual describes the installation and setup procedures for the American Dynamics Excalibur SE Graphical Security
Workstation. Excalibur SE (System Edition) is provided with American Dynamics CCTV Matrix Switching Systems as a
graphical interface for the control and monitoring of security areas under surveillance of the CCTV system. This manual
provides the Excalibur SE installation and setup procedures only. Refer to the Excalibur SE Operating Instructions Manual,
OP5400A, for the operating procedures of the Excalibur SE system.

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  • Page 1 CCTV system. This manual provides the Excalibur SE installation and setup procedures only. Refer to the Excalibur SE Operating Instructions Manual, OP5400A, for the operating procedures of the Excalibur SE system.
  • Page 2 The software/firmware furnished for this equipment is confidential to and is copyrighted by AMERICAN DYNAMICS or others. It is not to be copied or disclosed in any manner without the express written consent of AMERICAN DYNAMICS. The software/firmware is furnished to the purchaser under a license for use on a single system. See the Appendix of this manual for a copy of the license agreement.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    INSTALLATION ... 1-1 System Installation ... 1-2 Software Installation... 1-4 Excalibur SE Windows... 1-5 Excalibur SE Setup... 1-5 EXCALIBUR SE SYSTEM SETUP PROGRAM ... 2-1 Excalibur SE System Setup Menus Set Directory... 2-3 Set Ports... 2-4 Operators ... 2-6 Maps ... 2-7 Sound Files ...

  • Page 5: System Description

    American Dynamics CCTV Matrix Switching Systems. The Excalibur SE system allows the user to define surveillance areas to be observed and to provide user-selected icons or symbols representing the key security resources at the surveillance area.

  • Page 7: Installation

    Directories and Files ......1-4 Installing Excalibur SE Programs ....1-4 EXCALIBUR WINDOWS .

  • Page 8: System Installation

    Matrix Switcher, determine the needs of the facility, and set up the Excalibur SE system only after thorough planning. The weakest links in any security/CCTV system using Excalibur SE will be the computer hardware and the quality of the CCTV system installation.
  • Page 9 INSTALLATION Monitor Mouse Com1 EXCALIBUR PC Rear Panel Connectors Com2 LPT1 HASP Plug Matrix Switching System Controller Figure 1-1 - Excalibur SE PC Configuration...

  • Page 10: Software Installation

    Each of these is created during the setup procedure. The Excalibur SE program files must all reside in the same directory. If they are not, the programs will not execute. This directory is defined, and created if it does not exist, during installation of the Excalibur SE system programs.

  • Page 11: Excalibur Se Windows

    File Open, Save, and Print. Refer to the Windows manual for explanation of these boxes. The dialog boxes that are unique to Excalibur SE are explained fully in this manual. Samples of these unique dialog boxes are illustrated in each section of this manual.
  • Page 13 Sound Files ........2-8 Exiting Excalibur SE System Setup ....2-8...

  • Page 14: Excalibur Se System Setup Program

    Excalibur SE System Setup is started by opening its icon in the Excalibur SE Program Group. After the System Setup window is opened, a dialog box is displayed, as illustrated below, asking for a password.
  • Page 15 Set Directory Menu The System Setup program defines the directories that contain the program files and the data files for all other Excalibur SE functions. The data file directory must be defined before other data is entered by any setup functions, and before any map images are created and saved by the Excalibur CAD program.
  • Page 16 Set Ports function for the port connected to the Excalibur SE workstation before running the Icons Setup program (Section 4). Set up the ports by selecting “Set Ports” from the Excalibur SE System Setup menu bar. A Setup Ports/Modules dialog box is then displayed, as illustrated below.
  • Page 17 2-4, and follow the above procedures as for a new port setup. Note: When all port setup parameters have been saved, do not change the settings unless a corresponding change is made in the Matrix Switcher connected to the port. EXCALIBUR SE SYSTEM SETUP...
  • Page 18 The Excalibur SE version allows only three operators to be entered. It is recommended that one operator be given all privileges allowing that operator to setup and modify the system, one operator be given supervisor status, and one operator be given no system access privileges.
  • Page 19 Excalibur CAD program. A maximum of 100 maps may be entered in an Excalibur SE sequence. Note: The Maps function cannot be run until the desired map files have been created using the CAD program (see Initial Startup Note, page 1-5).
  • Page 20 Windows Control button to Close the program. All of the setup information need not be entered at one time, but all must be entered before the Excalibur SE program can be started. The Directory, Ports, and Maps setup functions must be completed before the Excalibur SE Icons Setup...
  • Page 21 Exiting Excalibur CAD Program ....3-13 The Excalibur CAD program used in the Excalibur SE version is the same as the CAD program used in the Excalibur version 2.0. Thus any drawings, maps, etc.

  • Page 22: Excalibur Cad Program

    Alt key plus the key that is underlined in the menu name. The “About” function in any of the Excalibur SE programs displays a Copyright box identifying the program version being executed.
  • Page 23 EXCALIBUR CAD MENUS File Menu The File pull-down menu allows the user to select the following Excalibur CAD file operations: New File - clears the program buffers, resets all styles, fill patterns, and colors to the default values, and clears the .MAP buffer and the .ICN buffer for creating a new map.
  • Page 24 EXCALIBUR CAD Draw Menu The Draw pull-down menu of Excalibur CAD allows the user to select the following drawing functions. Line - allows the user to draw a line. Polyline - allows the user to draw a series of connected lines as one graphic object.
  • Page 25 Using a large number of bitmap drawings will slow the performance of Excalibur SE considerably when switching from map to map. EXCALIBUR CAD...
  • Page 26 EXCALIBUR CAD Text Menu This pull-down menu allows the user to select text fonts and place text into the image, and to edit existing text. To edit existing text, select the text to be changed, then select the Text menu entry to edit the text or select Font to change the font size, color, or style.
  • Page 27 Fill Menu The Fill menu allows the user to select the current fill pattern for drawing objects (ellipses, boxes, and polygons) and for editing existing objects. When “Fill” is selected, a Fill Style dialog box is displayed showing examples of the fill patterns. To set the current fill pattern, select the desired fill pattern from the dialog box, then select the “OK”...
  • Page 28 EXCALIBUR CAD Icons Menu The Icons menu allows the user to place, move, or delete icons. Place - allows the user to select and place icons on the screen. Icons are selected directly from the Select Icon to Place dialog box, illustrated to the right. Move - allows the user to move a previously placed icon to a new location.
  • Page 29 Excalibur SE Operating Instructions Manual, OP5400A. Note: Not all icons can be setup for use with Excalibur SE. Moving an Icon To move an existing icon, select “Move” from the Icons menu, then click the left mouse button on the icon to move.
  • Page 30 This changes the display origin point, but not the display scale. Drawings appear faster and cleaner in Excalibur SE viewing when the display is kept near the “Origin” size of 640 by 400. This size is independent of monitor resolution; the Excalibur SE programs can be used at 640 X 480, 800 X 600, or 1024 X 768 monitor resolutions.

  • Page 31: Excalibur Cad Window Buttons

    The Description menu function brings up a dialog box, illustrated below, prompting the user to enter a drawing description. The description is displayed in the Excalibur SE Window caption bar when this map is called up. If the user attempts to Exit Excalibur CAD or to Save a map...

  • Page 32: Editing Objects

    EXCALIBUR CAD EDITING OBJECTS Existing lines, objects, or text may be copied, moved, deleted, scaled, rotated, styles changed, fill changed, color changed, and text changed. Either one line, object, or text may be edited at a time, or several objects may be edited as a group. To select existing objects for editing: 1.

  • Page 33: Exiting Excalibur Cad Program

    Note: When new map images have been created, they must be entered into the display sequence for proper operation of the Excalibur SE system. After new maps have been saved in the data directory, the Excalibur SE System Setup program, page 6, must be executed to update the map sequence, via the Maps function (page 2-7).
  • Page 35 Map Class ........4-4 Exiting Excalibur SE Icons Setup ....4-4...

  • Page 36: Excalibur Se Icon Setup Program

    Excalibur SE are described starting on page 4-3. If an icon is selected that is not supported by Excalibur SE (such as Alarm Class, Door Class, Gate Class, or User icons) the following application error message is displayed.

  • Page 37: Icon Setup

    When any of these are selected, applicable operator controls are displayed when this icon is activated in Excalibur SE. The camera Receiver’s auxiliary relays may be set to momentary or latching, as desired. The operator controls in the camera icon dialog box allow either mode.

  • Page 38: Video Class

    In the top section, an icon description must be entered. This description is displayed in the dialog box for that icon when it is activated in Excalibur SE. Enter the number of the switcher that this input is connected to. The switcher number entered must be for a valid switcher that is connected and set up.

  • Page 39: Appendix

    Appendix Complete Excalibur version 2.0 Capabilities ... A-1 Feature Comparison Table ......A-2 Security Resource Icons .

  • Page 41: Complete Excalibur Version 2.0 Capabilities

    Excalibur v2.0, or to request a demonstration diskette. Multiple Matrix Systems Control • Control of up to 9 American Dynamics Matrix Switching Systems from a single PC workstation. • Alternately, provides control of various CCTV peripheral devices via RS-232 communications.

  • Page 42: Feature Comparison Table

    [3] Video Call-Up Standard, Requires Module/Driver for Control (contact AD for details) [4] Video Call-Up Only, No Control Option [5] Contact AD for Specific Models Controlled and Availability FEATURE COMPARISON TABLE Excalibur v2.0 Excalibur SE 9 Systems à à Ã...

  • Page 43: Security Resource Icons

    Excalibur Security Resource Icons Dome Camera Callin Button Turnstile Light Phoneline Xmission NOTE: Only the following icons are available in Excalibur SE: Fixed, Pan/Tilt, Dome, and Preset (Camera Class) Quad, VCR, and Phoneline (Video Class) Map Call APPENDIX Preset Camera Target Vehicle...

  • Page 44: Excalibur Data Files

    APPENDIX Created in the DATA directory: xxxxxxxx.MAP xxxxxxxx.ICN OPERATOR.SDB MAPSETUP.SDB LOGSETUP.SDB ICONSCRN.SDB ICONAD.SDB ICONINST.SDB EXMODnnn.SDB Created in the PROGRAM directory: * ALTMON.SDB Created in the PROGRAM\LOGDATA directory: xxxxxxxx.EXL Created in the WINDOWS directory: EXCALIBR.INI * In addition, several System Program/Support files are loaded into the PROGRAM directory by the installation SETUP program: aaaaaaaa.EXE aaaaaaaa.DLL...
  • Page 45 Excalibur License Agreement BY OPENING THE SEALED PACKAGE CONTAINING THE PROGRAM DISKETTE(S), YOU INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT. ORION AUTOMATION, INC. SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH END USER This legal document is an agreement between you, the end user, and Orion Automation, Inc. BY OPENING THE SEALED PACKAGE CONTAINING THE PROGRAM DISKETTE(S), YOU ARE AGREEING TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND CERTAIN DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTY (the "Agreement").
  • Page 48 An American Dynamics Product Designed and built by Sensormatic CCTV Systems Division One Blue Hill Plaza Pearl River, New York, 10965 (914) 624-7600 Technical Support Center: 1-800-442-2225 FAX: 914-624-7685 8000-1748-01 OP5400SPA July 1994 Printed in USA...

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