Using The Still Picture Recording Function Linked To An External Device; Sample Application In Combination With A Door-Opening Sensor And Lighting Unit - Canon VB101 User Manual

Using the Still Picture Recording Function Linked to an External Device

By using the "External Device Input 1/2" setting and connecting devices such as sensors and switches to
the VB101, you can construct a monitoring system that operates in response to external events. The still
pictures captured in this way are recorded on a flash memory card inserted into the VB101.

Sample application in combination with a door-opening sensor and lighting unit

This is a monitoring system in which the lighting unit needed to take pictures switches on when the
door opens and the VC-C4R camera mounted on the ceiling captures still pictures. The equipment
shown in the figure below is connected to the terminals on the rear of the VB101 at installation.
Installation Example
Sensor A
VB101 Connection Example
Dc In
External
device
input
118
VC-C4R
Lighting unit
Sensor B
Camera
RS-232C
cable
Slot-B
RS232C
Slot-A
CC1 CC2
1 2 1 2
Ethernet
In Out
100/10BT
LAN
cable
External Ethernet
device
output
Power
supply
unit
Ethernet
VB101
Video cable
(RCA)
Connector
Video In
Out1
V1 V2 V3 V4
CC1
c G Do not directly connect the power cord for
the lighting unit to OUT1 or OUT2.
Note
G Please confirm the Date and Time settings
on page 39.
When the door opens and
Sensor B moves away from
sensor A, external device
input In1 generates an ON
event.
In response to this event,
Out1 is controlled to switch
on the lighting unit and
images of the entrance are
captured and recorded by
the camera.
Attached Cable
In1
Sensors mounted on the door
Lighting unit via the power supply unit
V1
Video cable for the VC-C4R camera
Control cable for the VC-C4R camera