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Brigade DC-204-AI Series Installation And Operation Manual

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AI connected Dashcam
DC-204-AI Series
DC-204-AI(UK/EU)(7477)
DC-204-AI(NA)(7487)
Installation and Operation Guide
Please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the latest version of this manual
DC-204-AI Series Installation & Operation Guide - ENG (7531)

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  • Page 1 AI connected Dashcam DC-204-AI Series DC-204-AI(UK/EU)(7477) DC-204-AI(NA)(7487) Installation and Operation Guide Please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for the latest version of this manual DC-204-AI Series Installation & Operation Guide - ENG (7531)

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction to DC-204-AI Series 4.2.4 Camera Setup Product Features Collection Kit Contents 4.3.1 General DC-204-AI(XXXXX) 4.3.2 Snap Setting Accessories Alarms Hardware Installation 4.4.1 Base Product Perspectives 4.4.2 Video DC-204-AI(XXXXX) Connection diagram 4.4.3 Advanced Micro-SD Card and SIM Card Installation 4.4.4...

  • Page 3: Introduction To Dc-204-Ai Series

    Introduction to DC-204-AI Series Brigade’s DC-204-AI Series are AI Connected Dashcams designed to record and playback various channels. Two channels are built into the dashcam: the road facing Advance Driving Assistance System (ADAS) camera and the driver facing Driver Safety Cockpit (DSC) camera and two additional channels (1x AHD and 1x IPC) can be added using an optional video Input /Output cable.

  • Page 4: Kit Contents

    Kit Contents DC-204-AI(XXXXX) 4ch 1080P Connected AI Dash Camera (UK/EU / North America) Accessories Power Lead Bracket Assembly 2 x128 GB Micro SD Card DC-204-Al-PL-01 DC-204-AI-B-01 Power Box with cable DC-204-AI-128GB-MSD DC-204-AI-PB-01 Torx Driver (T6) DC-204-AI-QSG Link Card DC-204-AI-TD QR-QSG...

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Product Perspectives Status LEDs: Off: device power off Green: device power on Off: no alarm Red: alarm happens Off: GPS working normal Red flash: GPS signal poor ADAS Camera Off: connected to server (road facing) Red: unable connect to server Panic Button Off: Wi-Fi disabled / Client mode on Green: AP mode on...

  • Page 6: Micro-Sd Card And Sim Card Installation

    For checking viewing images, please download Brigade SmartController App from app store first. It is available on both iOS and Android devices.

  • Page 7: Installation Of Dashcam Bracket And Cable Wring

    For forward facing ADAS camera, the position needs to follow rules below: 1) Must be in the centre of the windshield. Left or right 100mm offset is acceptable. 2) The distance from the camera to the ground must within 0.5 ~ 4m 0.5 - 4m range.

  • Page 8: Calibration

    Make sure the bracket is stably sticked on the glass. Then install the device onto the bracket, use the kit provided screw to fix it. The device is rotatable from 20° - 95° forward and backward. The installer can adjust it into the right angle based on observation from the SmartController live view.

  • Page 9: Dashcam Settings And Parameters (Preference)

    The ADAS auto-calibration will start when vehicle speed reaches 10mph (15km/h) and have a front vehicle which is around 10 – 40 meters away. The auto-calibration will be done after 2 seconds – 4 minutes based on actual road and environment condition.

  • Page 10: Time Setup

    4.1.2 Time Setup 4.1.2.1 General Date Format can be set to either DAY/MONTH/YEAR, YEAR-MONTH-DAY or MONTH/DAY/YEAR. By default, it is set to DAY/MONTH/YEAR. Time Format can be either 24 Hours or 12 Hours. By default, it is set to 24 Hours. Time Zone includes worldwide time zone options.
  • Page 11 Startup – ON/OFF Figure 10 circuit and modules not damaged due to abrupt power loss. If the Ignition Delay is longer than 6 minutes, the device will counting down the exact Ignition Delay value. Video Delay allows device to stop recording before reaching the end of the Ignition Delay period for better utilise storage space.

  • Page 12: User Setup

    4.1.3.3 Wake Wake is to boot up the device when it is under Low consumption standby mode. Usually used when users have the needs to urgently checking device videos or ask the device to start auto-download tasks assigned from the platform. It supports various methods to wake up the device.

  • Page 13: Network

    Check Password is used to allow the device to check the login password complexity. When the user changing the password, if it is default or weak, a notification window will pop up to notify the user to adopt a more complex combination. By default, it is After saving the configuration, the user need to re- login the SmartController App to continue other operations.
  • Page 14 Auto Get DNS refers to the domain name system. A DNS server takes the website addresses that you type in and resolves them into the actual IP address of the site. While MDR attempts to get an IP address for itself from the DHCP server, it will simultaneously attempt to resolve address.
  • Page 15 slot to connect to the hotspot and login the App. If the SmartController connection has not been built over this period, the AP mode will be switched off after time runs out. But if it’s been connected by a mobile phone and logged in Apps, the signal will remain until the connection cut off.

  • Page 16: Application

    Number1/2/3 link with above Active mode. If choose Phone/SMS in active mode, users can fill in 3 different mobile numbers here. When these number calls or send message to the installed sim card, the mobile network connection will be built and the device can start using mobile data for online features.

  • Page 17: Voice Setup

    4.1.7 Voice Setup TTS Voice by default is 55. This controls the volume of the broadcasting TTS messages such as AI alarm alerts and notification messages “AP Mode Enabled”. Walkie-talkie volume currently not in use. ADKIT Volume currently not in use. Voice Setup Figure 32 4.1.8 FaceCompare...
  • Page 18 / SD card full write speed). Bitrate determined by resolution, framerates and quality; SD card full write speed is a fixed value of Brigade SD card (12Mbps). This is a reference value for user to see and configure Record – Sub-Record Figure 38 settings accordingly.
  • Page 19 Audio (main Stream recording has no audio). Main Stream -3 Figure 43 Alarm Quality has 8 levels. Level 1 is the best quality whereas level 8 is the lowest quality. Brigade recommends using a higher quality for Alarms for a higher level of image detail.
  • Page 20 4.2.2.3 Sub Stream These parameters define sub stream which is typically used for the secondary SD card or online Live View via MDR-Dashboard 6.0. If the second SD card used for alarm recording or mirror recording, it will take main stream parameters.

  • Page 21: Ipc Setup

    The device supports 1x RS232 signal input which can be used for various accessories. Current recommendation is Brigade Remote Panel which consists of 4 diagnostic LEDs, internal buzzer and a panic button. In a scenario where the device is installed away from the driver, the remote panel LEDs and buzzer will alert the driver to any hardware or software faults.
  • Page 22 Since each vehicle manufacturer has their own definition of CAN data format, the device only supports one data format analysis at a time, therefore, this feature needs to be pre-developed before using. Please contact Brigade with wanted CAN data format for customisation.

  • Page 23: Snap Setting

    After above conditions are satisfied, users can define what upload rate they need. 1) Timing defines how many seconds to upload GPS info once. 2) Distance defines how many miles/km to upload GPS info once. Note: Timing and distance can be ticked at the same time, if they both got ticked, the GPS info will be uploaded when both are satisfied.
  • Page 24 There is no limitation of the number of snaps, but this uses the same storage limit as recordings. If the storage is full, then the oldest snap will be written over. Snaps are stored by vehicle registrations and time. When exporting snaps to a USB flash drive. A folder named picture found in the following path F:\ADPLUS2.0\”vehicle registration”\”date”\picture will be created.

  • Page 25: Alarms

    Alarms 4.4.1 Base 4.4.1.1 IO alarm By default, this alarm is off. Name is filled in for input sensor information. This is usually completed by the installer to aid in identifying an input trigger in the future. Up to 8 alphanumeric characters can be used.
  • Page 26 4.4.1.2 Speed Alarm By default, this alarm is off. Overspeed Enable is used to activate overspeed alarms or events. Alarm Type can either be alarm or event. Alarms are reported to the Centre Server. Events are stored but do not get reported to the Centre Server. For Triger: Preload Speed Difference is an early warning for drivers to curb their speed.

  • Page 27: Video

    Lock represents whether the alarm footage can be overwritten. When the retention expires, the locked files will automatically be unlocked and deleted. Linkage Screen currently not in use. PB Alarm Duration currently not in use. Alarm Snap can be enabled, the settings are based on the Trigger Snap setup.
  • Page 28 Effective Time defines during this time period, the device only allows this alarm to be triggered once. For Alarm Linkage: Channel is used to choose which channels users would like to mark as alarm recordings. (Alarm recordings will show as red on playback time bar on both OSD and MDR-Dashboard software).

  • Page 29: Advanced

    Linkage Screen currently not in use. Alarm Snap can be enabled, the settings are based on the Trigger Snap setup. 4.4.2.3 Privacy Mode By default, this alarm is off and set to Event rather than Alarm. Privacy Mode Enable is used for closing camera and stop recording when the driver not wanted to be recorded.
  • Page 30 Shock represents collision warning. The X, Y, Z values refer to the G value which will trigger the alarm. By default, all three values are 1G. Effective Time defines during this time period, the device only allows this alarm to be triggered once. For Alarm Linkage: Channel is used to choose which channels users would like to mark as alarm recordings.

  • Page 31: Ai App

    4.4.3.2 Geo-Fence Geo-Fence Enable is used to send an alarm if a vehicle leaves or enters a geographical region. This region is setup by the user in MDR-Dashboard software. Please refer to the Network Connectivity SW & Infrastructure Manual. In Geo-Fence Alarm setup, different alarm conditions can be chosen from: Area I/O Alarm Switch: trigger the alarm when vehicle in / out the region.
  • Page 32 Sensitivity refers to how sensitive this alarm should be triggered. Options are High, Medium, Low and User- defined. Recommend keeping default settings and if want to change the sensitivity, it must be tested before using. Duration specifies different lengths of time which allow for longer/shorter alarm durations.
  • Page 33 Distraction Level: light Effective Time 300 seconds 30 seconds 0 seconds Alarm Type Infrared block alarm 20 – 50 MPH Lvl1 Speed Range ≥ 50 MPH Lvl2 Speed Range Sensitivity Middle Effective Time 0 seconds No Driver by detecting driver face movements to Handheld Devices by detecting the moving object around drivers’...
  • Page 34 The Alarm Linkage interface are the same for every ADAS alarms. Channel is used to choose which channels users would like to mark as alarm recordings. (Alarm recordings will show as red on playback time bar on both OSD and MDR-Dashboard software). Post Recording specifies the period of recording appended at the end of an alarm.

  • Page 35: Appendices

    For typical recording sizes for a one-hour duration and HDD recording times in hours versus storage capacity, please use the MDR storage calculator: https://brigade-electronics.com/mdr-hub/. Audio Alerts Content The device embedded with a speaker which can produce audio alerts for notifying users under certain circumstances. Details listed in table below: Table 1: audio alerts when alarm has been triggered.

  • Page 36: Testing And Maintenance

    HDD recordings to start after a file-system check. 6) This test can only be performed when the MDR video output is displayed on a Brigade monitor. Ensure that both the SD card and HDD are recording. Recording is shown with an SD card symbol and HDD symbol.

  • Page 37: Approvals

    Approvals UKCA UNECE Regulation No. 10 Revision 5 (“E-marking”) Brigade Electronics DC-204-AI(XXXXX) FCC Statement: Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 38: Glossary

    Glossary 3G – Third Generation ID – Identification 4G – Fourth Generation IO – Input/output AC – Adaptor Cable iOS – iPhone Operating System (Apple Inc.) ADPCM – Adaptive Differential Pulse-code Modulation IP – Internet Protocol G711U – Narrowband audio codec IR –...
  • Page 39 26/05/2023 09:42:00 DC-204-AI Series Installation & Operation Guide - ENG (7531) FCC only.docx...

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