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Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 User Guide Introduction The TM-RX Receiver is a fully portable Mesh enabled digital diversity receiver which incorporates a DTC Software Defined Radio, a high resolution scratch resistant daylight viewable video screen, a flexible antenna pair and a battery.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 TM-RX Kit The TM-RX Receiver kit comes complete in a foam lined Peli flight case. In addition to the TM-RX Receiver the kit also includes all necessary antennas, connecting leads, batteries, a battery charger and a mains power adaptor.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 The Battery The battery is the VE SLI-50 with a 48Wh capacity, which is used to power the TM-RX. It can be used in either orientation to simplify battery changes. The battery incorporates a gas gauge circuit which...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Start Up A long press on the Power/Home Button will start the boot up procedure. The TM-RX unit is ready to use after booting up. The unit will boot up into the lowest light level, the user can increase this using the ‘+’...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 TM-RX Receiver Menus Pressing the Power/Home button from any screen view takes the user to the Home Screen, which displays the various Apps including: Viewer App, Cameras App, Radio App and the Settings App.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Menu Overlay The menu overlay information will change depending on certain circumstances. In the example shown above it displays the camera that is currently selected, this is the usual state for the majority of the time.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Cameras App If a camera is transmitting a low frame rate video thumbnail is displayed as shown in the K9 CAM instance below. If a camera is off then the camera icon is displayed, as shown in the K9 CAM 2 instance below.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Add a Camera Cameras can be added to the camera list, this allows cameras to be setup with custom parameters such as name and stream URL. Select the Add option in the Camera App.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Select the Edit option. Change Camera Name Change the Camera Name as required. Change Stream URL Change the stream URL as required. visualengineering.co.uk Page 14...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Select Transport Mode Select the required transport mode either TCP or UDP. UDP is a more efficient method which carries less overhead than TCP but lacks some reliability as not all video frames are required to be received in full.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 GPS App Displays a map view showing the location of the TM-RX and any other GPS enabled cameras on the network. GPS maps can be uploaded to the TM-RX by first downloading a selected geographical area using...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Radio App Radio settings gives an overview of the current status of the system radios. Since the selected Device shown here is “Internal” this information is relevant to the TM-RX. To get the status of a supported remote camera’s...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Presets Enter Presets Radio settings to select a Preset from 1 to Enter a Preset to change a range of parameters in the selected preset channel to include: • Frequency •...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Settings App The Settings App allows access to the list of features as described below. Display - Allows editing of the backlight features. Apps - Takes the user to the Home screen.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Cursor On Target This enables or disables the Cursor on Target data to be distributed through the network via the Server Address and Server Port, as defined in the parameters shown here.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Recording If recording is enabled all video will be recorded to the memory card whilst the viewer is open. A separate video file will be created every time the viewer is opened and closed.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Video Export - DEMS 360 It is possible to export any of the recordings in the Player App, this will also transcode to a format that can be loaded into DEMS 360.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Security App The security App can be used to prevent access to specific areas of the TM-RX It is protected with an 8-digit pin code. Default PIN Code: 12345678 visualengineering.co.uk Page 23...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Info App The Info app can be used to check the Firmware versions of the TM-RX Status shows the status of the individual sensors: • Accelerometer • Gyro • Magnetometer Sensor Fusion describes...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Download Recordings - Web Interface A basic browser based file explorer can be used to access recordings on the TM-RX. This can be found using the following URL: http://<IP_ADDRESS>/Media visualengineering.co.uk Page 25...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 JSON Configuration The TM-RX supports the upload and export of selected settings via the Java Script Open Notation file format. Upload User Settings User Settings can be uploaded using the File Uploader Application The file must have the name: “UserSettings.json”...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Upload Camera Settings Camera preset configurations can be uploaded using the File Uploader Application The TM-RX can hold up to 16 different preset camera configurations. The file must have the name “Camera##.json”, where ## is equal to the camera number.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Battery Charging The TM-RX batteries can be charged in the MAL battery charger supplied in the kit. The MAL takes full advantage of the battery management circuitry. It displays accurate information on the batteries condition, capacity, number of charge cycles and time to charge.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Maintainer Guide This section is intended for the Maintainer to setup the network and radios using a web browser control interface. Mesh Radio Configuration The following web browser control interface is not required for normal operation. Web browser control of the Mesh radio should only be undertaken by users wishing to achieve the following: •...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Basic RF Setup The following can be used to configure a node to join a Mesh network. Browse to the Configuration>Preset>Mesh tab, the highlighted options are the key points to consider.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Switching Radio Mode The Global settings page allows the Maintainer to change a wide range of parameters. The highlighted option is where the radio mode can be changed between Mesh and COFDM point to point, if the radio carries the appropriate licences.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Preset Tab - Configuration There are up to sixteen different preset Configurations that can be setup. In this example Preset 1 is being viewed, this is highlighted with a green background to denote that it’s live.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Preset Tab - Transmitter Item Range Description If selected, this turns the transmitter on. Enable Set or clear All NETNodes in a Mesh must have their transmitters enabled. The transmit frequency for the system.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Preset Tab - Encryption Item Range Description Select the encryption scheme from the drop down menu. IP Data AES128, AES128+ The + settings make sure that the network will only process...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Status Overview Settings This displays detailed status information of received signal quality and enables navigation between nodes. The Status tab is divided into three sub-tabs: • Overview • Spectra • Maps...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Status Overview Signal 1. Signal Quality This gives a overview of the signal quality around the Mesh system. Ideally it has steady green boxes for all links. Naturally, mobile units can go out of range or interference will cause a unit to degrade for a while.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Status Tab - Spectra 1. The Spectra Displays There are two displays labelled A and B which show the spectra being received on the two diversity antennas of the node that is being interrogated.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Status Tab - Maps 1. Radio Buttons The radio buttons enable the user to choose between Network and one of four Mesh map displays. Note: When in ‘Network’ mode the ‘Upload’, ‘Set Coordinates’ and ‘Reset Locations’ buttons are greyed out.
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Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 4. Show Details Check box When the ‘Show Details’ box is checked the node information is expanded to display TX IP Packet information, which can be useful when diagnosing network problems.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 GPS Map Downloader The TM-RX supports GPS positioning through map referencing for its position and that of any paired GPS enabled camera. Detailed high resolution world wide maps demand a large amount of computer memory.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Select Area The second stage “Select Area” allows the System Maintainer to define a chosen geographical area. Navigate to the area of interest by moving the map left, right and zooming...
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 Firmware Update Firmware updates for the TM-RX are available on request from: support@visualengineering.co.uk Firmware update files are delivered with the file name “update.bin” It is important to retain this file name otherwise the TM-RX will reject the file.
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated TM-RX Receiver May 2021 JSON Example Files The File Uploader application can be used to configure selected TM-RX settings, below are example files in JSON format. Upload User Settings Example File Upload Camera Settings Example File...
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