VIDAR User Manual VIDAR USER MANUAL Document version: 2021.12.16. Table of Contents VIDAR ..................................2 THE FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ..................... 4 About this manual ............................. 5 Accessing the camera ..........................6 WEB INTERFACE ............................7 First Steps (Wizard) ........................... 9 System settings ............................
Adaptive Recognition Hungary could void your right to use or operate your product by the FCC. Laser safety compliance: All models of VIDAR ANPR camera which are equipped with a measuring laser module are Class 1 laser products according to the IEC 60825-1:2014 standard. Page 4/89 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
VIDAR User Manual 1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL The structure of this manual follows the approach of configuring a new camera for its first-time use. • The camera provides access to all its features through a web interface, its entire configuration control is available using a web browser. No external components need to be installed.
VIDAR User Manual 2. ACCESSING THE CAMERA In order to access the camera, power and network connectors have to be connected appropriately. For more information see the Quick Install Guide. Follow the five steps below: 1. Connect the camera to a computer or a network switch using the Ethernet cable, then power the camera on.
VIDAR User Manual 3. WEB INTERFACE Main areas of the camera interface: Info bar Info bar Side menu Workspace The information bar displays the menu and the current SW version. • ARH logo • Version number • Camera type, menu points Side menu •...
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VIDAR User Manual Workspace buttons have a popup help. Hover the mouse over the label of the setting to see the tooltip. This function only available at few settings. Use the Save button to save settings. All settings will be lost if you leave the page without saving settings.
VIDAR User Manual 4. FIRST STEPS (WIZARD) WEB INTERFACE > BASIC SETUP > WIZARD The Wizard will help with the initial configuration of the system settings of the camera. It will guide you through few steps: It will guide you through setting up an administrator user Page 9/89 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
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VIDAR User Manual Set the current date & time Set up the network Page 10/89 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM Adaptive Recognition America Adaptive Recognition Nordic Adaptive Recognition Hungary Adaptive Recognition Singapore WWW.ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
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VIDAR User Manual Displays a checklist of the settings: a properly configured entry is displayed in green. Entries that need further attention are displayed in red All of these settings are also available as separate configuration pages (see System settings).
VIDAR User Manual 5. SYSTEM SETTINGS 5.1. NETWORK WEB INTERFACE > BASIC SETUP > NETWORK This page provides access to the network settings of the camera. Page 12/89 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM Adaptive Recognition America Adaptive Recognition Nordic Adaptive Recognition Hungary Adaptive Recognition Singapore...
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VIDAR User Manual 5.1.1. NETWORK SETUP • Hostname: The name of the device in the network. • Title of this site: Textual description of the device, for example CameraFrontRight, that will appear as the title of the browser tab. DHCP: •...
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VIDAR User Manual 5.1.3. HTTPS The camera’s onboard webserver is capable of running in HTTPS mode, which ensures an encrypted, secure channel between you and the camera. How to create and install a Signed certificate: • Set date and time, otherwise the device will not accept the uploaded certificate.
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VIDAR User Manual 5.1.4. IP FILTER The IP filter module blocks HTTP and stream access only. It does not affect SSH and FTP access. Default Policy: The policy can be of two types • Reject All – in this case access is denied to all IPs except those listed •...
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HTTPS only: Enables HTTPS protocol which is encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS). Enable SSH: When this box is ticket out, access will be denied through the service port (SSH). When disabled, the Adaptive Recognition Support will have limited tools to recover the camera when inaccessible! Page 16/89 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
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VIDAR User Manual 5.1.6. DYNAMIC DNS Dynamic DNS services provide a consistent addressing method for devices that change IP address frequently. The host device needs to periodically (Update Period, given in minutes) ask for an update at the dynamic DNS service provider (URL, as given by the DDNS provider), which will in turn keep the DNS tables (where the domain/host names are translated to the corresponding IP addresses) of the service provider up to date.
VIDAR User Manual 5.2. DATE & TIME WEB INTERFACE > BASIC SETUP > DATE AND TIME Current date and time and timekeeping settings are managed from this page. Users can choose to set date and time manually once, or to use a time synchronization protocol (NTP), which will keep time synchronized to a server over network.
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VIDAR User Manual Continuous synchronization is based on NTP (Network Time Protocol). The following settings are available with NTP client: • Off: No NTP synchronization • Regular NTP client: Regular NTP synchronization, according to the NTP standard. This is compatible with all NTP servers and network configurations. Approximately one second accuracy is guaranteed.
VIDAR User Manual 5.3. USERS WEB INTERFACE > BASIC SETUP > USERS User management settings are displayed in this page. If user management is not required, it can be turned off with the checkbox. This increases performance. Administrator rights will be granted to all. This is also the factory default state.
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VIDAR User Manual User name cannot be 'root'. User name must contain only letters of the English alphabet, numbers or underscore ('_') (with regular expression: /^[0-9A-Za-z_]*$/) Full name: The full name of the user. Full name should contain only letters of the English alphabet, numbers, space or the following characters: '.','/','_','+','-',',' (with regular expression:...
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VIDAR User Manual Access Level: Check the table below for the extent of each access level. Access Level Privileges Viewer Login Live View Help Normal Login Basic Setup – Live View Advanced Setup – Motion Detection, Private Zone, Event Manager ANPR - Browse Maintenance –...
VIDAR User Manual 6. IMAGE SETUP 6.1. IMAGING PIPELINE WEB INTERFACE > ADVANCED SETUP > STREAM SETTINGS Image capturing process is organized as a pipeline receiving images from the sensor, then processing and buffering the images. There may be more than one pipeline: this mode of operation is called Multi mode.
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VIDAR User Manual The primary pipeline is always active. The secondary pipeline is activated by enabling Multi mode. Both pipelines are fed by the same sensor. However, the pipelines can be configured independently, with the following limitations: • The pixel resolution’s upper limit is the max resolution of the imaging sensor, and lower resolutions can only be the power of two fractions of the full resolution (½, ¼, ⅛, etc.)
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VIDAR User Manual Selected source: The pipeline which will feed this stream Streaming port: The HTTP port on which the video will be streamed Image channel: Encoder used on the stream (JPEG or H264). A special type is also available, “Motion Detecting”, which is a special H264 core dedicated to motion detection...
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VIDAR User Manual Encoder settings: Depending on whether an H264 or a JPEG encoder is used, one of the following menus will appear: • H264 encoder settings for the current image source: H264 encoding uses a keyframe (I) followed by a number of predicted frames (P). The frequency of I frames, compression rate and bitrate can be configured flexibly.
VIDAR User Manual 6.2. POST-PROCESSING 6.2.1. IMAGE WEB INTERFACE > BASIC SETUP > LIVE VIEW > IMAGE The basic post-processing settings are configured here: Brightness: Increase/decrease the brightness of the image Contrast: Increase/decrease the luminance contrast of the image Saturation: Increase/decrease the chrominance contrast of the image Page 27/89 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
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VIDAR User Manual 6.2.2. COLOR WEB INTERFACE > BASIC SETUP > LIVE VIEW > COLOR Color settings are configured here: • Color Mode: Automatic/Color/Gray mode o Color: Color mode o Gray mode: ideal for night time IR mode • Wb. Red: Red channel gain •...
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VIDAR User Manual 6.2.3. ADVANCED WEB INTERFACE > BASIC SETUP > LIVE VIEW > ADVANCED Advanced post-processing settings are configured here: • Low light mode: Under low illumination conditions an algorithm tunes sensor and post processing parameters to still be able to capture an adequate image. (Note: this is not strictly a post processing step).
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VIDAR User Manual 6.2.4. PRIVATE ZONES WEB INTERFACE > ADVANCED SETUP > PRIVATE ZONES In certain circumstances it may be necessary to cover a part of the image, for instance, a parking place near the monitored lane, where the stationary vehicles should not be in the image, and their license plates should be excluded from processing, or when private property is displayed.
VIDAR User Manual 6.3. BRIGHTNESS CONTROL WEB INTERFACE > BASIC SETUP > LIVE VIEW > MODE Brightness control will automatically monitor and control the exposure of the image, with license plate reading as a priority. Brightness control principally adjusts exposure time (shutter) and gain. As ambient light level decreases, both shutter open time and gain may be increased, but only up to a level (Shutter Max.
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VIDAR User Manual Hovering the mouse over the controls provides more information. • Brightness Control: In different illumination situations different strategies are required to maintain a balanced exposure level. The camera offers one manual and two automatic strategies: o indoor (manual) – For indoor use. In Manual mode Shutter and Gain, and in models equipped with motorized lenses Iris are freely adjusted.
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Freeway 3000 Please note that in mobile mode, Vidar corresponds eventually to a lower speed, because on the Freeway deployment, the travel of the camera and the target vehicle is in the same direction, as opposed to Highway use, monitoring oncoming traffic.
VIDAR User Manual 6.4. EXPOSURE CONTROL WEB INTERFACE > BASIC SETUP > LIVE VIEW > EXPOSURE • In Manual mode Shutter, Gain and Iris are freely adjusted. • In Outdoor mode both Shutter and Gain are adjusted by the controller. However, their maximum: Shutter Max.
VIDAR User Manual 6.5. OPTICS WEB INTERFACE > BASIC SETUP > LIVE VIEW > OPTICS Models equipped with motorized lenses will show this menu item. Both lenses can be adjusted individually by switching between the two sensors in the Live view menu. Use the left slider (Zoom) to change the field of view from wide angle (0) to telephoto (100).
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VIDAR User Manual To use auto tracking, an anchor point must be defined, that is the image that needs to be sharp when enabling this function. It is best to set this anchor point (enable auto tracking) with the following conditions met: •...
VIDAR User Manual 6.6. SECONDARY SENSOR The live stream of the secondary sensor is shown in the box below (picture in picture). By clicking the live stream box, the main view switches to the secondary sensor, and all settings (Brightness control, Color, Optics etc.) will be applied to the secondary sensor.
VIDAR User Manual 6.7. FLASH CONTROL WEB INTERFACE > BASIC SETUP > LIVE VIEW > FLASH The settings of the built-in illuminator and filter exchanger can be managed by clicking in the FLASH button at the Live View menu. Outdoor mode: •...
VIDAR User Manual MISCELLANEOUS 6.7.1. SNAPSHOT, 1:1 VIEW, RECORDING A STREAM WEB INTERFACE > BASIC SETUP > LIVE VIEW To record the live video stream to a file, click on the icon in the top menu. To open a 1:1 live video stream, click on the icon in the top menu.
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VIDAR User Manual 6.7.2. VISUAL AIDS WEB INTERFACE > BASIC SETUP > LIVE VIEW > EXTENSIONS This menu offers visual aids to set up the camera. • Histogram: Enable it to draw a luminance histogram on the live video stream •...
VIDAR User Manual 7. EVENTS AND ANPR This chapter explains the mechanism of analysing the video stream, segmenting it to image sequences corresponding to one passing vehicle, then finding, validating, storing and publishing the license plate of said vehicle. The basic unit of the process is an event, typically consisting of one passing vehicle. In order to segment the video stream into events, an external or internal trigger is needed.
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VIDAR User Manual Upon receiving a trigger event, the Event Manager will locate and mark images in the main image buffer as corresponding to the event. Then, it will either forward them directly to the user (Upload Manager) or to license plate recognition (ANPR).
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VIDAR User Manual Typically, 3-8 images are first received by a Preselection stage of the pipeline, where a very fast system selects the best image for plate recognition. A preliminary set of license plate data is already available after this stage. The image best representing the event is then forwarded to the ANPR stage, where a slower, but much more thorough analysis determines the final and complete set of license plate data (license plate text, position, nationality, etc.).
VIDAR User Manual 7.1. EVENTS 7.1.1. EVENT MANAGER WEB INTERFACE > ADVANCED SETUP > EVENT MANAGER You can add and remove trigger sources in this menu. Clicking the “+” icon, you will be presented all available trigger sources. The sources will be connected with an OR conjunction: the trigger will be asserted while any of the trigger sources are active.
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VIDAR User Manual 7.1.2. MOTION DETECTOR First you need to click on Configure button to guide you to Motion Detection settings. On this page you can set all parameters. Page 45/89 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM Adaptive Recognition America Adaptive Recognition Nordic Adaptive Recognition Hungary Adaptive Recognition Singapore WWW.ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
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VIDAR User Manual The motion detector can provide three trigger sources: • Motion #0: Motion detected in the entire image • Motion detected in trigger area #1: A freehand drawn area may be provided to the camera as a trigger zone. If motion is detected in this zone, motdet trigger #1 will fire •...
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VIDAR User Manual 7.1.3. SOFTWARE TRIGGER A software trigger is an external trigger sent as a HTTP request. • Start Offset: trigger start offset (added to the time stamp of receiving the request) • End Offset: trigger end offset (added to the time stamp of receiving the request)
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VIDAR User Manual 7.1.4. GPIO TRIGGER GPIO Trigger is a hardware trigger source accepting triggers from one of the General Purpose (GP) Inputs of the device. Please refer to the Install Guide for details of the electric connection. • Sample Rate, Required samples: The voltage across the GP Input's signal and ground pins is sampled with the sample rate given.
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VIDAR User Manual Trigger Mode: Four trigger modes are available: Level: the trigger is asserted while the input is active. Rising edge: the trigger is asserted only at the rising edge of the input. Falling edge: the trigger is asserted only at the falling edge of the input.
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VIDAR User Manual 7.1.5. SCHEDULER TRIGGER This trigger source provides the user with a timer. Triggers can be scheduled with a precision of one second. Two trigger modes are available: • Edge: the trigger is asserted at only the start of the specified point in time.
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VIDAR User Manual 7.1.6. UART TRIGGER The camera can be triggered through its UART port. Besides the common UART properties (Baudrate, Byte size, number of Parity bits, and Stop bits), the communication protocol can also be specified here. A UART trigger event starts with a Trigger Start Token (TST) byte, then maximum of 254 bytes of trigger data may follow, and then it ends with a Trigger End Token (TET) byte.
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VIDAR User Manual 7.1.7. PLATE FINDER TRIGGER Plate Finder is an advanced license plate detector which is specialized to detect, locate and track available plates. SET PLATE FINDER AS A TRIGGER SOURCE: As a first step, add Plate Finder as a trigger source. Add the new trigger source to Event Manager as follows: •...
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VIDAR User Manual • In the drop-down menu, select the Plate Finder Trigger, then click Add. Do not forget to save trigger source(s) by clicking Save. Page 53/89 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM Adaptive Recognition America Adaptive Recognition Nordic Adaptive Recognition Hungary Adaptive Recognition Singapore...
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VIDAR User Manual CONFIGURE PLATE FINDER TRIGGER After added Plate Finder Trigger in the Advance Setup / Event Manager menu, additional setup needs to be done. Inside of the orange ROI (Region of Interest) happens ANPR with average runtime speed.
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VIDAR User Manual 7.1.8. LASER TRIGGER Laser Trigger uses distance measurements taken by the built-in laser device to generate trigger events. SET LASER AS A TRIGGER SOURCE: As a first step, add Laser as a trigger source. Add the new trigger source to Event Manager as follows: •...
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VIDAR User Manual • In the drop-down menu, select the Laser Trigger, then click Add. CONFIGURE LASER TRIGGER An algorithm filters and separates measured raw distance data into background and foreground (vehicle), latter constituting a trigger event. Background is calculated during a calibration phase lasting a couple of seconds. Apart from the common trigger parameters (edge/level mode, offsets), this trigger source has no tuneable properties.
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VIDAR User Manual Trigger health reflects the actual quality of measurements taken. In adverse weather conditions (heavy rain, snowfall) this value will indicate if not enough good quality measurements could be taken, thus triggering may underperform. Do not forget to save trigger source(s) by clicking Save.
VIDAR User Manual 7.2. ANPR 7.2.1. BROWSE WEB INTERFACE > ANPR > BROWSE Recorded events are listed on the bottom timeline in ANPR/BROWSE. Use the icons on the top to: – Select/unselect all records – List image data – Delete record(s) –...
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VIDAR User Manual List image data • Basic Data group: o Plate info o ADR o MMR o Direction • Extended Data group: o Event ID o Recognition time o Confidence If you hover the mouse over the image, thumbnails will appear in the bottom of the screen, clicking these the main image will switch to: •...
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VIDAR User Manual 7.2.2. ANPR SETTINGS WEB INTERFACE > ANPR > ANPR SETTINGS Processing stages: You can configure the ANPR pipeline in the following three modes: ANPR - A single ANPR stage follows the Preselection stage ANPR+MMR - A single ANPR and an MMR stage follows the Preselection stage. The MMR stage adds make and model info to the event.
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VIDAR User Manual The main properties of the license plate recognition pipeline are configured here. Performance (both accuracy and speed) is higher if license plate recognition is limited to the part of the image in which the vehicle is likely to be found. Vehicle Detection, Motion Detection can provide such a frame, and users can define a manual frame also.
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VIDAR User Manual • Preselection engine: the frame used by the Preselection stage. Select Manual frame to draw a user defined frame. The Preselection stage will use: • Full Frame: the entire frame • Manual Frame: the frame drawn by the user •...
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VIDAR User Manual • ADR Recognition: o Disabled o ADR plates reading only o EADR plates reading only o ADR and EADR plates reading Open Browse menu and click on Info button to see ADR and EADR plate recognition among the events.
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VIDAR User Manual 7.2.3. TITLE EDITOR WEB INTERFACE > ANPR > TITLE EDITOR Page 64/89 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM Adaptive Recognition America Adaptive Recognition Nordic Adaptive Recognition Hungary Adaptive Recognition Singapore WWW.ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
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VIDAR User Manual The subtitles added to the image are configured here. In the Camera Constants tab users can assign a string to variables which will be printed according to the value detected. • Device ID string: Device identifier •...
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VIDAR User Manual 7.2.4. ENGINE MANAGER This tool allows for installing, removing and configuring the Carmen ANPR engines used in the system. The Install Engines tab lists the engines currently installed on the camera. Unused engines can be removed with the “×” icon to the right. A new engine can be installed by clicking on the + icon.
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VIDAR User Manual Hardware Key Licenses currently available in the device are listed in the License Manager section. Additional licenses (sold separately) can be installed in the Upload License menu. Even with expired license your camera will function as previously (will return license plates), but you will be unable to install engines released after the Expiration Date.
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VIDAR User Manual 7.2.5. BLACK/WHITE LISTS WEB INTERFACE > ANPR > BLACK/WHITE LISTS The purpose of this feature is to execute tasks upon reading a certain license plate. To enable the Black/White List feature use the check box. If the feature is disabled, the settings under Upload Manager 0 will be applied. That is all license plates will be uploaded if Upload Manager 0 is enabled and configured.
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VIDAR User Manual action. If it exists, a special rule named ‘default’ will be executed if no other rule applies. You can add/edit a rule by clicking add/edit. 7.2.6. RULES A rule will be created with an automatically generated name. It is good practice to change this to a more descriptive name.
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VIDAR User Manual 7.2.10. EXAMPLES 7.2.11. BLACKLIST FOR STOLEN OR WANTED CARS Create a rule, select all week/all day and add the license plates and an Upload type Event Notification. The plates on the list will be reported. You can specify up to 8 receiving servers (Upload Manager 0- 7), event data will be uploaded to each.
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VIDAR User Manual 7.2.14. RESULT UPLOAD WEB INTERFACE > ANPR > RESULT UPLOAD Recognition results can be uploaded using the HTTP, FTP or SFTP and *HTTPS protocol. • Upload Method: The protocol used • Max. connection attempts: In case of failure this is the number of repeated upload attempts •...
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VIDAR User Manual Configure result file format: You can edit and check trigger information in a selected format. The upload button has been added to the header. First part of the filenames have been separated into filename and content templates.
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VIDAR User Manual Lines #1, #2 and #7 are text only (of course in this example we have to adhere to the XML standard). Line #3 is an example of a database field, line #4 is an example of a function, line 5 and 6 are examples of a property/special field.
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VIDAR User Manual Special fields The following keywords are defined: normal_img - the image representing the event, Base64 encoded lp_img - the cropped license plate image, Base64 encoded aux_img - the overview image, Base64 encoded strip_img - the image strip, Base64 encoded...
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VIDAR User Manual Globessey Data Server GDS deals with the most complex traffic management challenge in an effortless manner: simultaneously managing data collection from numerous endpoints and serving queries of various business units. Tick in checkbox to activate the function.
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VIDAR User Manual 7.2.15. DIAGNOSTICS WEB INTERFACE > ANPR > DIAGNOSTICS Use this tool to monitor system workload. The results in statistics will inform you about current and recent specific tasks like: • Images in the system: the number of captured images waiting for process.
VIDAR User Manual 8. MAINTENANCE 8.1. SYSTEM INFO WEB INTERFACE > MAINTENANCE > SYSTEM INFO The most important details about the device are listed here. • Identify tab lists values identifying the system. Please refer to these values when reporting a bug.
VIDAR User Manual 8.2. SENSORS WEB INTERFACE > MAINTENANCE > SENSORS The built-in accelerometer may provide help aligning the camera. Page 78/89 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM Adaptive Recognition America Adaptive Recognition Nordic Adaptive Recognition Hungary Adaptive Recognition Singapore WWW.ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
VIDAR User Manual 8.3. CAMERA LOG WEB INTERFACE > MAINTENANCE > CAMERA LOG Camera and ANPR logs provide information about the processes in the camera and the license plate recognition module respectively. Log entries can be copied to the clipboard attached to a bug report.
VIDAR User Manual 8.4. UPDATE/AUTO UPDATE WEB INTERFACE > MAINTENANCE > UPDATE/AUTO UPDATE This menu provides tools to manage camera firmware. to upload a new firmware. Encrypted update The update can only execute on a camera with firmware version 2021.10.14-1810. For version 2021.10.14-1810, a temporary package called must be installed first.
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VIDAR User Manual 8.4.1. Auto Update Auto update function provides to the customer to configure hundreds of cameras updated automatically without install them one by one. 1. Check column to switch on Auto Update. 2. Plus sign can be used to add a new server. The servers will check camera updates for software.
VIDAR User Manual 8.5. BACKUP/RESTORE Encrypted backup In the "Backup / Restore" menu, press the Export button to download the backup, which will be encrypted. To restore a downloaded backup, first select the backup file you want to restore using the Select button on the camera's "Backup / Restore"...
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VIDAR User Manual This is the import process when we restore the backup file. Wait until the process is finished. Page 83/89 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM Adaptive Recognition America Adaptive Recognition Nordic Adaptive Recognition Hungary Adaptive Recognition Singapore WWW.ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
VIDAR User Manual 8.6. FACTORY RESET WEB INTERFACE > MAINTENANCE > FACTORY RESET If you click on Reset button without ticking any option below, the camera will restart. When you tick in Reset network settings, it will change the IP address. The static IP address of the camera will be 192.0.2.3.
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Remove the magnet • Enter the web interface at the 192.0.2.3 (default) IP Entering Recovery mode to Vidar camera: Starting of the Recovery mode can be implemented by magnetization in the following way: By magnetization: 1. Power off the camera.
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