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The installation is now complete. If you
desire to run the Security Escort program
now, place a check mark in the "Launch
the program file" box by clicking in it.
Then click the Finish button (Figure 8).
To manually start the Security Escort
program after installation, click on the
Windows Start button in the Task Bar.
Select Programs and then select Security
Escort from the list that pops up.
In a live system it is recommended that
the Security Escort program be
configured to automatically start. To auto
start the program, place a shortcut to
ESC32.EXE (the Security Escort
program, typically located in C:\Escort) in
the following path:
C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
Image Files
Map File Generation and Scaling
The Security Escort maps are standard Windows bitmap files (.BMP). Map0.edb is the default map file, usually
the ground floor in multiple map systems. The map must be saved in the Escort subdirectory (typically c:\Escort).
These maps may be created from scratch using any Windows paint program, however it is best to scan in an
existing site map. Commercial copy centers usually have scanners that can handle larger drawing sizes.
If an AutoCad file is available have AutoCad export a bitmap for the best looking maps that require the least work
to make presentable. If the scale of the exported map is too large or too small, re-export the map at the corrected
scale rather than scaling the map in a graphic editor. Scaling a bitmap file directly will produce a file that will
require a significant amount of manual effort to make presentable.
The scanned image should be saved as a Windows bitmap file (.BMP) with 256 colors (8 bit color). High Color
(16 bit) or True Color (24 bit) can also be used, but the file sizes will be much larger and the maps will be slower
to load and may require more system RAM. It should be scaled so that the entire map file is at least 800x600
pixels (will cover the entire Windows screen). The Security Escort software auto scrolls the map, therefore it is
not a problem if the map is larger than the screen. The map should not be too large though, there should be
enough area of the map on the screen when an alarm is shown, so there is no question where in the facility the
alarm is located from a quick review of the map. A good rule-of-thumb is 100 pixels would represent 15 m (50 ft.)
or greater.
Multiple Map Files
For a multi-story building the maps for each floor must have the same resolution. Each map must be vertically
aligned with all the floors above and below it. Therefore the maps will have the same origin (0,0 = upper left
corner). Typically you would do the map for the ground floor, then make the maps for the other floors by editing
copies of the ground floor map.
Where transponders from multiple systems are reporting into the same computer the map(s) for each system will
be separate and assigned unique map numbers, from the other maps on that same computer. The origin for the
maps for each system will be 0,0 = upper left corner. Therefore the location of the receivers in the transponder
database will only consider this system's map without respect to the maps for any other systems being handled
by the same computer.
The maps must be named Map0.edb, Map1.edb through Map99.edb. Where Map0.edb is the default map file,
usually the ground floor. The Escort software will show the default map, if there is no other events being
processed at a given time.
Assign the desired map number to an area or point in the transponder database. Assign the map for a fixed
location transmitters in the Subscriber Database, Advanced dialog.
Figure 8: Setup Complete Dialog
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