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FireCatcher Camera
ACAP software version: V4.00.03
Camera Firmware FW 9.80.3.8
Hardware part number: 8000004
USER MANUAL

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  • Page 1 FireCatcher Camera ACAP software version: V4.00.03 Camera Firmware FW 9.80.3.8 Hardware part number: 8000004 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Copyright Notice This document is copyright protected and is the property of Araani NV and may not be copied, reproduced, or distributed in any way without the prior written consent of Araani NV. ©2015 Araani NV. Araani is a registered trademark of Araani NV. All other company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Product certifications ........................8 Functionality and basic requirements ..................9 Functional capabilities ................................ 9 Basic requirements ................................11 Cabling and powering the FireCatcher Camera ..............12 FireCatcher Camera access...................... 13 Finding the FireCatcher Camera ............................13 User roles ................................... 13 Accessing the FireCatcher Camera ..........................
  • Page 4 Maintenance and troubleshooting ................... 37 Camera maintenance ............................... 37 Retrieving diagnostics information ........................... 37 Documenting the installation ....................38 Addendum A: Araani FireCatcher Camera as-built report ........... 39 Site information ................................. 39 Camera information ................................39 Addendum B: Product specifications ..................42 Addendum C: Araani Application EULA ..................

  • Page 5: Safety And Regulatory Information

    Avoid exposing the FireCatcher Camera to shocks or heavy pressure. Do not install the product on unstable poles, brackets, surfaces or walls. Use only applicable tools when installing the FireCatcher Camera. Using excessive force with power tools could cause damage to the product.
  • Page 6 (EGDME), CAS no. 110-71-4. Liability Every care has been taken in the preparation of this document. Please inform Araani NV of any inaccuracies or omissions. Araani NV cannot be held responsible for damage caused by technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice.
  • Page 7 Contact and support Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your Araani reseller. If your questions cannot be answered immediately, your reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response. If you are a reseller, please contact your direct contact person, or contact our support staff via support@araani.com.

  • Page 8: About This Manual

    The FireCatcher Camera can be connected to the fire alarm control panel to generate audible and/or visual alarms if smoke or flames are detected in the field of view. At the same time, the FireCatcher Camera can be connected via the LAN to a Video Management System for visual monitoring and verification.

  • Page 9: Functionality And Basic Requirements

    Type B - Flame Detector Type FireCatcher Camera can be configured as both a smoke detector and/or a flame detector. Both functionalities can be activated independently, and the device is certified independently as a certified smoke detector, and a certified flame detector.
  • Page 10 • SUPERVISORY SIGNAL: smoke detection temporarily disabled due to motion detection. FireCatcher Camera can also release more specific information on which type of fire alarm is active. These are treated as an event, and not a state. Event types •...

  • Page 11: Basic Requirements

    Minimum contrast In real-life situations, this constraint is usually fulfilled. In case there is a lack of contrast, FireCatcher Camera will generate a Fault (Only Smoke Detection) Signal after reaching the quiescent condition.

  • Page 12: Cabling And Powering The Firecatcher Camera

    The FireCatcher Camera supports 2 entry cables: • Combined power + alarm in one cable: FireCatcher Camera requires the use of conventional multi-core fire alarm cable e.g. DIN VDE 0815 telecommunications cable. It is important that this shielded cable is open on the camera side and grounded at the cabinet side.

  • Page 13: Firecatcher Camera Access

    Notice: The Axis device and the client computer must be on the same subnet/network segment for discovery by Axis IP utility. To find the FireCatcher Camera with Axis Device Manager or if you need to change the IP address, please refer to the FireCatcher Camera installation manual.

  • Page 14: Accessing The Firecatcher Camera

    Accessing the FireCatcher Camera To access the FireCatcher Camera interface, follow steps below. Open a browser and enter the IP address or host name of the FireCatcher Camera. Enter an authorized username and password. The live view page opens in your browser.
  • Page 15 Fill in the new password in the 'New password' and 'Repeat password" fields. Click "Save". Attention: Do not change the password for username root. This account is reserved for Araani and permanent and cannot be deleted. Version: 20221122...

  • Page 16: Activating The Firecatcher Camera License

    Activating the FireCatcher Camera license With the purchase of FireCatcher Camera, a license activation code is provided. This code is valid for a number of FireCatcher Camera installations, as purchased. To activate and start FireCatcher, administrator access is required. Case 1: the camera is connected to the internet Perform the steps below to activate the FireCatcher Camera app directly on the camera.
  • Page 17 The license key, created in previous steps can now be uploaded and installed on the camera to activate the FireCatcher Camera app. Follow steps below to activate the app: Connect to your camera, using your internet browser software and login as administrator to the camera webpage.
  • Page 18 12. Browse your storage for the file, downloaded in step 6. 13. When installed correctly with a valid license key, following screen should appear: After finishing, close the browser to prevent unauthorized access to the detector. Version: 20221122...

  • Page 19: How To Use Firecatcher Camera

    Click the start switch to start the application. START-UP BEHAVIOUR At start-up, FireCatcher Camera needs to learn the background of the scene. This takes maximum 5 minutes. During this period, FireCatcher Camera is not fully operational yet and the display overlay will indicate “Recalibrating”. The default start-up state however is “Operational”-mode.

  • Page 20: Configuring Firecatcher Camera Detection Settings

    Attention: Changing FireCatcher settings is only authorized for Araani Certified Engineers. Administrator rights are required to enter the configuration settings. In most cases, default settings of FireCatcher Camera will work fine. To optimise detection per site and per field of view, it is possible to adjust some detection settings.
  • Page 21 When settings are changed, an asterisk will appear in the tab header of the configuration page. This indicates that the modifications are not saved yet. When trying to leave the page without saving, a pop-up warning will appear. Click “Save” to register the new settings in the app. “Cancel”...

  • Page 22: Configuration Of Smoke Detection

    Configuration of smoke detection The smoke detection algorithm detects the presence of smoke in the image. The following settings are available to control the algorithm behaviour: Default Name Range Unit Meaning value Enabled on - off Enable or disable smoke detection. If the alarm condition is continuously present during Smoke alarm delay 2 - 60...

  • Page 23: Configuration Of Flame Detection

    Configuration of flame detection The flame detection algorithm detects presence of flames in the image. The following settings are available to control the algorithm behaviour: Default Name Range Unit Meaning value Enabled on - off Enable or disable flame detection. The minimum duration that a flame must be Flame alarm delay 3 - 60...
  • Page 24 Default Name Range Unit Meaning value Enable camera Generate a fault signal on a fast rotation of the on - off motion camera. Camera motion The higher this value, the faster a camera motion 10 - 90 sensitivity event will be triggered. Generate a fault signal on a blurred or blocked Camera blocking on - off...

  • Page 25: Advanced Configuration: Activity Monitoring

    Advanced configuration: activity monitoring The activity monitoring algorithm allows to detect activity (motion) in the image and suspend smoke detection until activity has stopped for a predetermined period. This generates “SUPERVISORY” state. This can be used e.g. to automatically suspend detection during e.g. bulldozer activity. This will avoid false detection in areas where a lot of dust is generated during work time.

  • Page 26: Configuring Detection Zones

    Connect to your camera, using your internet browser software and login as administrator to the camera webpage. Open the settings window by clicking the “settings” button in the bottom right of the camera webpage. Click the “Apps” tab in the control panel. Click the FireCatcher Camera app. Version: 20221122...
  • Page 27 Make sure the application is running, otherwise start FireCatcher Camera. Click “Open” A new browser window will appear that contains all available settings to configure FireCatcher Camera. Click the “DetectionZone” tab. To draw a polygon detection zone on the visual image: Left click in the image to add a point.

  • Page 28: Configuring Display Options

    FireCatcher Camera. The FireCatcher Camera status can be visualized in the video stream by using the camera overlay capabilities and is enabled by default. In case this setting needs to be restored, follow these steps: Connect to your camera, using your internet browser software and login as operator to the camera webpage.
  • Page 29 In the pop-up window that appears, one can create a custom overlay text by using codes. Add #D to the overlay definition to add the FireCatcher Camera status. This can be combined with other custom fields such as date (%F) and time (%X) in the example below. Refer to your camera manual for all available options.

  • Page 30: View Bounding Box

    Open the settings window by clicking the “settings” button in the bottom right of the camera webpage. Click the “Apps” tab in the control panel. Click the FireCatcher Camera app. Make sure the application is running, otherwise start FireCatcher Camera. Click “Open”. Version: 20221122...
  • Page 31 A new browser window will appear that contains all available settings to configure FireCatcher Camera. Click “Overlay” to enable the bounding box in the streaming image. Click “Save” to register the new settings in the app. A bounding box will now appear on the image when an incident is detected.

  • Page 32: How To Test Firecatcher Camera

    How to test FireCatcher Camera Testing connectivity: FireSimulator To test connectivity, alarm propagation and optional I/O, Araani provides a separate ACAP application, called FireSimulator. FireSimulator allows to: • Force the status of detection: operational, fault, smoke alarm or flame alarm.
  • Page 33 Perform following actions to test all connections: Wanted state Action Result Leave all states to Operational Signal and Operational Signal No alarm output is active. disable State supervisory. Start from Operational Signal state. Fault Signal Fault output is active. Set State smoke = Fault Signal. Start from Operational Signal state.

  • Page 34: Testing Detection With Test Fire And Smoke

    • Other: be aware of fire hazards before using other ways to test FireCatcher Camera smoke recognition. LAME SIMULATION To perform a flame test, try to simulate flames in a safe way with. You can choose from different options to simulate flames: •...

  • Page 35: Test Zone Setup

    This method requires expertise. Do not do this if you are not a fire safety specialist. • Other: be aware of fire hazards before using other ways to test FireCatcher Camera flame recognition. TEST ZONE SETUP Select a safe indoor area to perform the fire tests. For best result, position the test fire in the middle of the field of view.

  • Page 36: Sensitivity Versus Size

    Avoid entering the field of view for refuelling during the test. Make sure FireCatcher Camera is running (Operational) and had at least 5 minute of learning time on the field of view if you restarted the camera or the application.

  • Page 37: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    For more information on maintenance procedures, refer to the FireCatcher Camera Maintenance manual. RETRIEVING DIAGNOSTICS INFORMATION In case of problems with the FireCatcher Camera detection, your support contact may request you to retrieve the logging information from the app. When contacting support services, it is advised to include this information by default in the problem report.

  • Page 38: Documenting The Installation

    Documenting the installation It is required to thoroughly document every new FireCatcher Camera installation. This 'as-built' information file or report is used for later reference during maintenance operations to verify correct alignment and configuration. The documentation should contain at least: •...

  • Page 39: Addendum A: Araani Firecatcher Camera As-Built Report

    Addendum A: Araani FireCatcher Camera as-built report Site information Date: Date of installation. Integrator name: Name of the integrator / supplier / dealer. Technician name: Name of the installer. Technician phone: Phone of the installer. Technician email: Email of the installer.
  • Page 40 Camera type: ☐ SmokeCatcher Certified ☐ SmokeCatcher ☐ FlameCatcher Certified ☐ Araani Fire Guard Other: Analytics version Version number of the Araani analytics. CAMERA SETUP Camera firmware Camera firmware version can be found under System -> Maintenance version: E.g. 9.80.3 Resolution: Camera resolution e.g.
  • Page 41 Connection to fire alarm control panel. E.g. Fault, Smoke If integrated with VMS, indicate the VMS brand and version + the VMS system integration method (direct or Araani Bridge) OTHER Add any other information that are important for this camera.

  • Page 42: Addendum B: Product Specifications

    BOSEC: -40 °C to 70 °C WEEE temperature CNPP: -25 °C to 70 ° C Other (EN 60068-2-1, EN 60068-2-2) Warranty FireCatcher Camera comes with a 5-year Storage -40 °C to 65 °C (-40 °F to 149 °F) service contract, including: temperature Camera warranty. Operating 10–100% RH (condensing)

  • Page 43: Addendum C: Araani Application Eula

    Application (as defined below), as well as the manner in which the End User should (not) use the Application. Please note that this EULA may be updated from time to time. The latest version shall always be available on Araani’s website and on the Application.
  • Page 44 Acceptable use of the Application The End User hereby agrees to use the Application in accordance with certain restrictions and 4.1.1 conditions. In particular, the End User shall not use the Application in a manner that Araani believes: ✓ copies (part of) the Application in any way shape or form (except as permitted by this EULA);...
  • Page 45 4.2.2 intended, taking into account the specifications indicated above. In no event can Araani or its affiliates be held accountable for any – direct or indirect – damages 4.2.3 for loss or damage of property, death or personal injury to any person caused by (the non- detection of) fires, or related occurrence.
  • Page 46 Araani). Nothing in this EULA shall be construed as to limit Araani’s right, title and interest in the Application. Araani warrants that the Application does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any third parties. If a third party (successfully) claims that the Application infringes upon its intellectual property rights, Araani shall obtain the right to use the third-party software or will amend or replace it so as to allow the End User to lawfully use it.
  • Page 47 8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Araani’s liability Araani’s total liability to the End User for all claims relating to this EULA or the use of the 8.1.1 Application shall not exceed the License Fee. Exemption for indirect damages Araani shall not be liable for any incidental, special, indirect, or consequential damages 8.2.1...
  • Page 48 11.1. End User acknowledges that it has fully read and understood all terms within this EULA. 11.2. This EULA supersedes any other agreement (oral or written) between Araani and the End User with the same scope. The aforementioned does not apply to customized End User License Agreement between the End User and Araani.

  • Page 49: Addendum D: Bosec Certification Information

    Addendum D: BOSEC certification information FireCatcher Camera P/N 8000004 has been BOSEC Certified BOSEC: Certificate nr: to be assigned Based on the conformity with: • BOSEC Mark Rules • NTN 177-C:2018 • NTN 177-L:2019 - Video Smoke Detectors – Part L: Additional requirements to ISO/TS 7240-29 –...
  • Page 50 The cameras need to be powered by an EN54-4 compliant alimentation. • All other user and installation requirements described in this manual need to be respected. In case one of these requirements is not respected, Araani NV cannot guarantee conformity to this standard. Version: 20221122...

  • Page 51: Addendum E: Cnpp Certification Information

    Addendum E: CNPP certification information FireCatcher Camera P/N 8000004 a été testé par CNPP France selon la certification du produit suivante : CNPP - SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE - ST LPMES - DÉC.18.005A INCENDIE - Système de détection de fumées et/ou de flammes par analyse d'image Type : Détecteur de Fumée, détecteur de Flammes...

  • Page 52: Addendum F: - Bill Of Material

    Camera Axis P1375 Camera housing Axis T93F10 outdoor housing Araani interface Interface rev1.2 Araani cable assembly CABLE ASSEMBLY REV1.0 Lens CS 2.8 - 8 mm F1.2 P-Iris 5 MP Lens (Default lens on P1375 camera) Desiccant DIN CBB004 Bentonite desiccant 80 x 65 x 8 mm Camera firmware FW 9.80.3.8...

  • Page 53: Addendum G: - Default Camera Image Settings

    Addendum G: – Default camera image settings For optimized smoke and flame detection performance, the FireCatcher Camera has been pre-configured with settings as listed below. Notice: Do not change the camera image settings. Only Araani certified engineers can adjust these settings. • Image Wide dynamic range WDR: recommended OFF to avoid image artefacts.

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