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Oculus / Aeron HD-IP
User Manual
Version 2.1E
www.silentsentinel.com
2.1E D2

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  • Page 1 Silent Sentinel Oculus / Aeron HD-IP User Manual Version 2.1E www.silentsentinel.com 2.1E D2...
  • Page 3 1.0 Power and Signal connections. Camera power requirements. The camera can accept a range of input voltages, as follows: Input voltages 14-36VDC or 14-26VAC. (Low-power mode available on some non-IR models.) Power 45W – [60W IR models.] These figures do not include the requirements of any optional heating or cooling devices added within the camera, nor optional infra-red lighting systems.
  • Page 4 Το mount the camera Thread the composite cable through the appropriate entry hole into the mount adaptor before it is fixed to the column or bracket. To avoid placing strain upon the electrical connections, arrange the composite cable such that approximately 120mm of the weatherproof connector protrudes out from the smaller plate that will connect to the camera.
  • Page 5 Notices Software Versions. This guide is for use with the Oculus and Aeron PTZ cameras fitted with the HD IP encoder module. The information provided applies to the PTZ firmware versions v1.061 / 1.101 and encoder firmware version v4.0.1.5 and v4.0.5.x.
  • Page 6 . 4.1 Network Configuration By factory default, the Oculus IP is configured with an IP of 192.168.1.100. If you are not using a DHCP and the fixed IP number has been cleared the camera encoder it will automatically allocate itself an APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) address in the range 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254 with subnet mask 255.255.0.0.
  • Page 7 – User manual Once the IP information is set, the Silverlight web application served by the Oculus-IP can be launched in your web browser by typing the device‟s IP address in the location bar. You can start to use your networked video management system for final system configuration or you can configure advanced parameters using the Oculus IP's web based Management paages.
  • Page 8 – User manual 4.2.1 System Status Upon successfully logging into the web interface, a System Status screen will be displayed. The system status screen shows general devices health status as well as firmware version, system uptime, system average CPU utilization and internal temperature.
  • Page 9 4.2.2 Live Viewer - PTZ Operation The PTZ unit can be controlled through the Live Viewer GUI page. The Pan and Tilt control arrows allow for the directional control of the camera head. Zoom and Focus controls allow for the adjustment of the optical view. All these motions can have their operating rate set by the associated speed control sliders.
  • Page 10 – User manual 4.2.3 Configuration / System Under the Configuration section, select the System tab to perform the following operations: • View product model information, current firmware version and serial number. • Specify a custom name; this name can be used by third-party software to display a friendly name for the device.
  • Page 11 – User manual 4.2.4 Configuration / Date Time Under the Configuration section, select the Date Time tab to perform the following operations: • Set the timezone in which the device is operating. • Manually set the current date and time for the device‟s internal clock.
  • Page 12 – User manual 4.2.5 Configuration / Network Under the Configuration section, select the Network tab to perform the following operations: • Network Interface – Set the encoder‟s IP parameters; DHCP or sta tic IP information. • Host Name Configuration – Set the encoder‟s network name. •...
  • Page 13 – User manual • SNMP – Modify SNMP settings to match with any SNMP software you wish to use for monitoring the device. • RTSP Configuration – Change the device‟s RTSP configuration RTSP Server Port – TCP port used by the RTSP server. Session Timeout –...
  • Page 14 – User manual 4.2.6 Configuration / Video In This settings in the Video In section are factory configured. Modifying these may cause loss of functionality within the camera system ! It is advised NOT to make changes to this section. •...
  • Page 15 – User manual will have the ability to exchange command and control data with the camera sensor directly. Digital Format (HD mode) – Select the video resolution you would like to use on the connected HD camera sensor. The selected value will be set to the camera sensor upon boot-up, unless the sensor is set to Custom, in which case the encoder module will not communicate with the camera sensor.
  • Page 16 – User manual • Video Compression – This section allows you to configure video compression parameters for any of the three available codec instances (Primary H.264, Secondary H.264 and MJPEG). Most VMS software solutions will interact with these parameters and thus it is suggested to leave these at default values in the web interface. VBR aggressiveness is specific to this encoder and proposes various levels (disabled to aggressive) of motion triggered rate control.
  • Page 17 – User manual • Text Overlay – This section allows you to add text overlays to encoded video streams. Note that these strings will be embedded into the images streamed out of the device. See section 4.4 for more details on this feature. •...
  • Page 18 4.2.7 Configuration / Audio In 4.2.8 Configuration / Audio Out Audio functionality is not incorporated in the Oculus or Aeron IP products. 4.2.9 Configuration / Serial Ports Configuration / Serial Ports is factory set. Do Not Modify setting in this section.
  • Page 19 – User manual When in Custom sensor mode, this section will expose serial port settings to allow you to properly configure the serial port connection with your custom camera sensor. 4.2.10 Configuration / User Accounts Under the Configuration section, select the User Accounts tab to perform the following operations: •...
  • Page 20 – User manual 4.3 PTZ Preset Tours 4.3.1 Configuring Preset Tours The PTZ preset tours can be set up from the PTZ sub-section of the video input configuration page: To configure a PTZ preset tour, add or remove presets as needed. The tour starts at the top of the preset list and moves to the next preset in the list after the specified time.
  • Page 21 – User manual from 1 to 60 seconds. You can also reorder of the preset list by selecting a preset in the list and by clicking the UP or DOWN button on the right side of the preset list to move it up or down. The changes are applied to the tour when you click on the Save button at the bottom of the web page.
  • Page 22 – User manual 4.4 Text Overlays It is possible to display useful information in text form over the video from an IONODES device. This text overlay can contain static information, like a user-friendly name for the camera, or more dynamic information like the direction camera is pointing at. The text overlay can be configured in the Text Overlay section of the video input configuration.
  • Page 23 – User manual 4.5 Motion Detection Motion detection configuration can be simple or complicated depending on the scene and the desired detection behaviour. Let‟s explore an example to better understand how each setting should be configured based on scene and behaviour requirements. In our example, we wish to trigger a motion detection event when a vehicle appears within an outdoor scene.
  • Page 24 – User manual 4.6 JPEG FTP Upload The JPEG upload feature can be configured from the web interface, Configuration page, Video In tab, JPEG Image Upload section: The configuration parameters are: • Enabled: Enables or disables the JPEG upload feature. •...
  • Page 25 – User manual • Configuration Optimisation : When set to “Upload Optimised”, the JPEG encoder is configured to optimize CPU usage for the JPEG image upload. Otherwise, the configuration of the encoder remains unchanged. The feature also provides one command: •...
  • Page 26 – User manual If the encoder has only one video input, the video input number is 1. Next, if the number of previous images to keep is 0, new JPEG images will always override the same file: put_1.1.jpg, … videoinput_1.1.jpg, videoinput_1.1.jpg, videoin If the number of previous images to keep is 5, new JPEG images will use a file name rotation: videoinput_1.1.jpg, videoinput_1.2.jpg, videoinput_1.3.jpg, videoinput_1.4.jpg, videoinput_1.5.jpg, videoinput_1.1.jpg, videoinput_1.2.jpg, …...
  • Page 27 – User manual 4.7 Email Notifications The email notification feature allows you to create rules which will trigger email notifications under certain conditions. 4.7.1 Creating a notification rule To create a notification rule: 1. Click the Add button. 2. A pop-up window will appear requesting a name for the notification rule. Enter any textual name and click OK..
  • Page 28 – User manual To delete a notification rule: 1. Select the notification rule from the list. 2. Click the Delete button. 3. A confirmation window will appear to confirm deletion. Click Yes. Available notification rule parameters are the following: • Name: friendly name of the notification rule.
  • Page 29 Το mount the camera Thread the composite cable through the appropriate entry hole into the mount adaptor before it is fixed to the column or bracket. To avoid placing strain upon the electrical connections, arrange the composite cable such that approximately 120mm of the weatherproof connector protrudes out from the smaller plate that will connect to the camera.
  • Page 30 Oculus camera menus Apart from the basic hardware communication settings covered in the Installation section, all configuration of the camera takes place using the internal menu. There are two versions: A quick menu that contains only the most commonly used settings, and A comprehensive main menu where all settings are accessible.
  • Page 31 The main menu ● The main menu provides access to all camera configuration features and contains numerous sub-menus within it: Silent Sentinel Oculus Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000 >Goto preset >Run tour >Setup (protected) Reboot camera Exit menu Goto preset –...
  • Page 32 Flip Image. – enables vertical reversing of the picture – does not re-orientate PT operation. Module number – displays the video module's identity code – for factory/servicing use.. Reset (on reboot|) – will cause the video module to be reset when the Oculus is next rebooted. Factory and servicing use only.
  • Page 33 Silent Sentinel Oculus Camera 2 Options Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000 Thermal Imager (ICE) Picture mode COL/MON Colour polarity – allows the thermal image grey-scale to be toggled between AE Mode Auto White-is-hot and Black-is-hot. Shutter Slave Zoom – enables the thermal imager digital enlargement to operate in unison Iris F1.6...
  • Page 34 Configuration. Silent Sentinel Oculus Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000 Orientation Upright Positioning speed Low voltage PSU Pan limit left Pan limit right Tilt limit down Tilt limit up Set North Store Wash duration Wiper duration Heater function...
  • Page 35 Miscellaneous Silent Sentinel Oculus >Date and time sets the date and time for the cameras real-time-clock Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx display. SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000 >Date and time Debug messages controls the display of additional information on the OSD Debug messages which can help to diagnose camera problems.
  • Page 36 Privacy patches can be used to obscure objects from view. Eight privacy patches can be configured and the state for each patch is shown as either ‘Enabled’, ‘Disab’ or ‘Empty’. Silent Sentinel Oculus Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000...
  • Page 37 Telemetry Silent Sentinel Oculus Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000 Disable OSD Camera text Text1 Camera text X Camera text Y >Cardinal text Cardinal text X Cardinal text Y Compass display TILT Compass text X Compass text Y...
  • Page 38 Position Tours The ‘@’ suffix indicates that the corresponding tour has been programmed. When you select a tour number, you will see an options screen for that tour: Silent Sentinel Oculus Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000 Run tour...
  • Page 39 To cancel the recording select the Menu function/ Goto Preset 2 command. Video settings This section deals with the default video feed at power on and allows the level and gain to be adjusted for the video outputs. Silent Sentinel Oculus Version n.nnn (xxxx) xx SN: FFFFFFFF POST: 000000000...
  • Page 40 When using the Web Browser interface use the WEB-GUI PRESET list values to call functions. The web-browser GUI provides a drop-down list for accessing Preset functions and positions. These list values are offset by 1 from the Joystick function values that are used to access serial controlled Oculus/Aeron cameras.
  • Page 41 • Cannot discover the device or communicate via the network Before the device can be discovered, the Oculus encoder must have time to start-up fully. This can be 3 minutes from power-on. Make sure you have connected the device to your network.
  • Page 42 Check Orientation is correct No Picture Check physical connections. Broken or incorrectly configured video cables, damages plugs and faulty transmission equipment will prevent pictures being displayed. Is correct coax output in use. The standard cable has two coax conductors, labelled 1 and 2. No picture is present on Coax No.2 for single camera models, this is used only on two-camera types.
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