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- Page 1 MFR-HD April 2022 MFR-HD User Manual User Guide for the MFR-HD PTZ Camera visualengineering.co.uk Page 1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
MFR-HD April 2022 Table of Contents Document History � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4 Warranty and Support �... - Page 3 MFR-HD April 2022 Table of Contents Using VLC to Play Streams � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 29 Multiple Viewing �...
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Page 4: Document History
Updates to support VISCA communications Warranty and Support All Visual Engineering products are supplied as standard with a 12 month ‘Return to Base’ warranty� Please note: Any unauthorised product disassembly, modification or the removal of tamper proof labels will void the warranty. -
Page 5: Introduction
April 2022 Introduction The MFR-HD is a very rugged HD PTZ camera environmentally sealed to IP67� The optical camera incorporates a Sony high definition block camera with a 30x optical zoom lens and a 63�7° wide angle of view� It is capable of video resolutions up to 1080/60p via a 3G HD-SDI connection�... -
Page 6: Mfr-Hd Kit
April 2022 MFR-HD Kit The MFR-HD camera comes complete in a foam lined Peli flight case. In addition to the MFR-HD camera the kit also includes a power comms interface cable, a mains power adaptor and a USB memory stick� The kit contents are shown and listed below, along with the kit part numbers�... -
Page 7: Connections
April 2022 Connections The MFR-HD kit includes a power comms break out cable, part number 110-3562� The cable assembly connects to the Fischer MiniMax connector on the base of the camera. All signals are then split out to their relevant connectors� The connections are described below�... -
Page 8: Configuring The Camera
April 2022 Configuring the Camera The MFR-HD can be configured for a specific user profile, to include; communication settings, motor control, and camera options. Once configured the camera will retain the settings. The camera is configured using a menu structure on its control interface which is only accessible at power on�... -
Page 9: Motor Options
MFR-HD April 2022 Motor Options Motor Options Sub Menu Description Options Whether the camera automatically corrects Auto Position its actual position if external forces Disabled, Enabled Correction act upon it Stall Detection Detects a stall in the motor drive Disabled, Enabled... -
Page 10: Software Control
The camera’s serial communication support VISCA protocol� The user may choose to use a software controller of their choice or use the VE Camera Controller� This software application can be downloaded from the Visual Engineering website: www�visualengineering�co�uk/supportdownload/9 The user should install the Software application on a PC� The screen below shows the software application�... - Page 11 MFR-HD April 2022 It is necessary to connect the camera to a USB port on the PC� The operating system of the computer will allocate this a COM port number� Once this connection has been made the user can go ahead and connect the application to the COM port. In the example below the port COM3 has been selected�...
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Page 12: Ip Encoder
April 2022 IP Encoder If the MFR-HD camera has an IP encoder fitted it is possible to view the camera’s video and configure the encoder’s parameters over an IP connection to a PC. The web browser control of the encoder’s parameters allows the configuration of parameters such as resolution, bit rate, and network settings, once saved all configuration changes will be retained. -
Page 13: Video Encoder Control
MFR-HD April 2022 Video Encoder Control The mechanism for configuring the camera’s H.264 encoder is its web interface. The screen below shows what is to be expected once a valid connection between the PC and MFR- HD encoder has been established by typing the encoder’s IP address into the web browser address bar. -
Page 14: Date Menu
MFR-HD April 2022 Date Menu The date menu page allows the user to synchronise the camera time to a SNTP server� In this instance it is necessary to have the PC connected to a network� If a network connection is not... -
Page 15: Video Configure
LVDS Input 29.97Hz matched to the regional mains frequency� The frame rate • SDI Input 25Hz frequency must match what the MFR-HD camera module has • SDI Input 29.97Hz been set to. This can be configured in the Output Mode in the Camera Options menu�... -
Page 16: Video Frame Preview
MFR-HD April 2022 RTSP Port The port number the IP video stream will be transmitted on, this has the default port number 554, which can be configured to another port number as required. Input Resolution The accepted video input frame rate can be adjusted to either 1080p or 720p to match the output of the camera module�... - Page 17 MFR-HD April 2022 Example Settings The bit rate of the IP stream can be adjusted to suit the system bandwidth available� Changes to the resolution and frame rate will adjust the stream’s bit rate. The following table shows H.264 example bit rates for particular resolution and frame rate values�...
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Page 18: Alert Control
MFR-HD April 2022 Alert Control Motion and light level triggers can be configured such that an audible tone and a visual alarm alerts the viewer� These controls can also be set using the VE Camera Viewer Motion and dark to light level triggers can be used to trigger an OSD (On Screen Display) event�... -
Page 19: Ethernet Menu
MFR-HD April 2022 Ethernet Menu Network parameters can be set on the encoder by selecting the Ethernet menu� The encoder can operate with a fixed IP address, or can be allocated an IP address from the network, these modes are controlled using the DHCP Enable/Disable button�... -
Page 20: Unreachable Cameras
MFR-HD April 2022 Once an encoder has been set to a new port or IP address the web browser will be automatically re- directed to the encoder’s new URL� In the example shown below the encoder has been set to an IP address of 192.168.1.195 and port 8080. -
Page 21: Recording Menu
MFR-HD April 2022 Recording Menu Recording will only be available if the camera is fitted with the recording option. The integral SD Card has a capacity of 32GBytes, this offers 17 hours of continuous recording at 4Mb/s, or 34 hours at 2Mb/s etc� If recording capacity is reached there is a user option to either stop recording or overwrite�... -
Page 22: Recovering Recordings
MFR-HD April 2022 Recovering Recordings Record Format Recordings are stored on the SD Card as individual 10 second duration .avi files. This is for a frame rate of 30fps, lower frame rates will increase the length of the stored file proportionately. For example a frame rate of 15fps will create a 20 second video clip. -
Page 23: Using Filezilla
MFR-HD April 2022 Using FileZilla With FileZilla downloaded, installed and running it will appear as shown below� Set the Host = Encoder default IP Address of 192.168.1.195 is shown here Username = The encoder’s default username is root Password = The encoder’s default password is 1234 Then press ‘Quickconnect’... -
Page 24: The Ve Camera Viewer
Live stream, it can also be noted that the camera is currently recording since the REC icon is shown in the OSD� Since this MFR-HD camera instance does not contain an integrated battery the power source will be displayed as a DC input�... -
Page 25: Settings
MFR-HD April 2022 Settings • The MFR-HD encoder does not support the Flip Video or Mirror Video options • The Motion Sensitivity can also be set to: Off, Low, Mid or High • The Trigger Duration sets the alarm time (in secs) following the end of the triggered event •... - Page 26 MFR-HD April 2022 Select “Other” to choose a specific period Select the required month, months that of timed recording� don’t hold recordings are greyed out� Select the required date, days that don’t Select the required hour of day, hours hold recordings are greyed out�...
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Page 27: Video Panel Coloured Border
MFR-HD April 2022 Video Panel Coloured Border The video panel is edged in a colour, the meaning of which is described in the following table� Video Panel Edge Colour Meaning A trigger alarm has occurred Blue The panel has been selected for Pan Tilt Zoom Control Grey No trigger alarms &... - Page 28 350mS are not recommended� The MFR-HD Camera is capable of transmitting H�264 and MJPEG video streams, select the preferred stream to be viewed� The video stream packets can be sent over TCP or UDP, select the preferred transport method�...
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Page 29: Using Vlc To Play Streams
April 2022 Using VLC to Play Streams The MFR-HD encoder is compatible with many IP video players, a simple freeware player is VLC Media Player� Users should download VLC Media Player and run the application� VLC is a free media player and can be downloaded from: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en_GB.html... - Page 30 MFR-HD April 2022 • Enter the camera’s URL and stream type, eg: rtsp://192.168.1.199/h264 The URL depends upon the IP address of the camera’s encoder and the stream type, eg: h264 or jpeg� • Press play and the video stream will appear, as shown below�...
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Page 31: Multiple Viewing
MFR-HD April 2022 Multiple Viewing Multiple Viewers It is possible to connect multiple instances of a video player to a single camera� There is however a maximum limit at which the encoder bit rate can be set to whilst streaming video to multiple viewers using the unicast method of transmission�... -
Page 32: Onvif
April 2022 ONVIF Video Management Systems The MFR-HD camera with an IP encoder fitted supports the ONVIF protocol such that it can be controlled and viewed on ONVIF compliant VMS platforms such as ONVIF Device Manager, Milestone and Airship� ONVIF Device Manager is available as a free download available here: https://sourceforge�net/projects/onvifdm/... -
Page 33: Control Across The Internet
Control Across The Internet Port Forwarding If the camera has an IP encoder included it is possible to control the MFR-HD and view its video remotely through an internet connection� One way of achieving this is through port forwarding on a router that is connected to the internet and also connected to the MFR-HD camera�... -
Page 34: Remote Configuration
MFR-HD April 2022 Remote Configuration Internet access to the encoder’s web pages can be addressed by using the gateway IP address of the router along with the HTTP camera port that has been forwarded� Remote Video Streaming To stream the camera’s video across the internet a URL similar to the one described below should be used�... -
Page 35: Camera Communications
April 2022 Camera Communications Since the MFR-HD incorporates a Sony optical camera the adopted control protocol is Sony VISCA� This standard is used to communicate with the Sony camera and for PTZ control� The VISCA command list is used for Sony camera communications which are detailed in the standard VISCA commands document, available here: https://www�visualengineering�co�uk/supportdownload/57... - Page 36 <x> is equal to the value returned� Angle = x/20 Command Packet The Command Packet invokes a Response Acknowledge followed by a Response Packet, as described below. The following example describes a UNIT TYPE request for a MFR-HD camera 8[x] 0x01 0x04 0x24...
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Page 37: Video Adjustment
April 2022 Video Adjustment Certain video parameters of the MFR-HD camera can be adjusted by sending a serial data packet to the camera, the format of the data is based on the PelcoD protocol� Connect a serial comms client, such as TeraTerm set to 9600 baud 8n1 to the RS232 comms port of the camera and build a PelcoD packet as described�... - Page 38 MFR-HD April 2022 Data 2 Value Parameter Control 0x15 ON/OFF (manual only) 0x16 Auto/Manual 0x17 Wide Dynamic Range ON/OFF 0x18 Back Light Compensation ON/OFF 0x19 Image Flip ON/OFF 0x1A Digital Noise Reduction OFF then 1-5 steps 0x1B Image Freeze ON/OFF...
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Page 39: Specifications
MFR-HD April 2022 Specifications Specifications Optical Sensor 1/2�8” Type CMOS Control Protocol VISCA Optical Sensitivity <0.05 Lux, ICR On Serial Comms USB, RS232/485 Optical Resolution 1920 x 1080 Pixel Pan & Tilt Range 360° Pan , 240° Tilt Optical SNR >50dB... -
Page 40: Dimensions
MFR-HD April 2022 Dimensions Overall Dimensions ø 115 Base Plate Hole Centres Visual Engineering Technologies LTD Product specifications subject to change without notice Kemps Farm Stanway Colchester Essex Tel: +44 (0)1206 211842 CO3 8NB Web: www�visualengineering�co�uk Email: sales@visualengineering�co�uk visualengineering.co.uk Page 40...
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