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Basler IP Camera User’s Manual Document Number: AW000721 Version: 07 Language: 000 (English) Release Date: 26 June 2010...
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Basler Asia Pte. Ltd Phone: +65-6425-0472 8 Boon Lay Way Fax: +65-6425-0473 # 03 - 03 Tradehub 21 Email: bc.support.ip.asia@baslerweb.com Singapore 609964 www.basler-ipcam.com All material in this publication is subject to change without notice and is copyright Basler Vision Technologies.
Introduction 1 Introduction 1.1 About this Document This document is intended for administrative users of the camera. Previous experience with networking will be a great help when using this document. This document assumes that you have already followed the instructions in the Basler IP Camera Installation Guide to install your camera.
Introduction 1.2 Precautions WARNING The camera is not designed for use in an explosive atmosphere. 1. If you use the camera in an explosive atmosphere, it must be enclosed within an appropriate environmental housing. CAUTION Electrical Shock Hazard Touching the camera’s internal components may result in an electrical shock. 1.
Introduction 1.3 Overview RJ-45 M3 Mounting Holes Network / PoE (8 total) Terminal Connector 1/4’’ Standard Tripod Mount CS-mount Lens Adapter DC Iris Control Fig. 1: Camera Connections RJ-45 Network / PoE - Provides a 10/100 Ethernet connection and can be used to connect Power over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af) to the camera.
Accessing the Camera 2 Accessing the Camera The following instructions assume that you have used the Basler IP Camera Installation Guide to install your camera and that you know either the IP Address or the host name of your camera. Your camera can be accessed from most standard operating systems using a web browser.
Configuring the Camera 3 Configuring the Camera This section describes how to configure your camera. It is intended to be used by administrators who have full access rights to the camera. 3.1 Introduction When adjusting the parameters used to configure the camera, it helps to have an overview of the camera’s functionality in mind.
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Configuring the Camera The parameters in the Streaming group can only be adjusted when the camera is in "configuration" mode. When you open the Streaming parameters group in the web client, the camera will automatically be placed in the configuration mode. Any changes you make to the parameters in the Streaming group will not take effect until you close the group.
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Configuring the Camera for encoder stream 0, the images in stream 0 would display the current rate in the text overlay. See Section 3.4.1 on page 19 for more information about setting text overlays. Camera Network Parameters Server Microprocessor Stream 0 Parameters Network Global...
Configuring the Camera 3.2 Accessing the Configuration Tools and Camera Parameters 1. If you have not already done so, start your web browser and access the Basler Surveillance Web Client in your camera as described in Section 2 on page 2.
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Configuring the Camera 3. A Camera Configuration menu will open on the left side of the client as shown below. Notice that the parameters used to configure the camera appear in groups such as the Image Controls group and the Streaming group. You can open a parameter group by clicking the + sign beside the group name.
Configuring the Camera 3.3 Image Control Parameters The parameters in the Image Controls group control the quality of the images captured by the camera's imaging sensor. 3.3.1 Exposure Tab Exposure Mode - Sets the camera’s exposure mode. Prioritize None = Automatic exposure time control and automatic gain control are both enabled.
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Configuring the Camera Exposure Offset - Is used to customize the operation of the camera’s automatic controls. Negative settings will bias the auto controls toward producing darker images. Positive settings will bias the auto controls toward producing lighter images. Backlight Compensation - Check the box to enable the camera’s backlight compensation feature.
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Configuring the Camera Gain Limit - When automatic gain control is enabled, (see Exposure Mode above) the Gain Limit parameter sets the maximum amount of gain that the automatic gain control can use. If the gain limit is set to "off", there will be no limit for the automatic gain control. Note that if the Anti-Flicker feature is enabled, the Gain Limit parameter setting must be 6dB or greater.
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Configuring the Camera 3.3.2 Appearance Tab Sharpness - Sets the sharpness of the images transmitted by the camera. Higher settings produce sharper images. Saturation - Sets the color saturation of the images transmitted by the camera. Higher settings produce more saturated (colorful) images. Gamma - Sets the degree of gamma correction applied to captured images.
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Configuring the Camera Red Gain - If the White Balance Mode parameter (see above) is set to manual, then the Red Gain parameter can be used to adjust the intensity of the red in the captured images. Decrease the setting to make the images less red, and increase the setting to make the images more red. Note that if the White Balance Mode parameter is set to a value other than manual, the Red Gain parameter will be read only and will indicate the current red gain value as set by the automatic white balance control.
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Configuring the Camera IR Filter Switch Level - When the IR Filter Mode parameter is set to auto, the IR Filter Switch Level setting is mainly used to adjust when the camera will switch from day mode to night mode. The higher the IR Filter Switch Level setting, the darker it must be before the camera will make the switch.
Configuring the Camera 3.4 Streaming Parameters The parameters in the Streaming group are used to control the characteristics of the image area that will be captured by the camera’s sensor. They are also used to control the characteristics of the video streams that are output from the camera.
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Configuring the Camera 3.4.1 Global Tab The parameters on the Global tab control the way that the camera’s imaging sensor will capture images. Because the images captured by the sensor are used for all three video streams, the parameters on this tab are considered to be "global", i.e., changes made here will affect what you can do when you work with the individual stream parameters.
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Configuring the Camera Frame Rate Mode - Sets the rate at which the camera’s sensor will capture frames (images). For example, selecting 15 FPS means that the camera’s imaging sensor will capture 15 frames per second. Note that on some camera models, typically those with large imaging sensors, the maximum rate at which the sensor can capture images (i.e., the frame rate) is limited.
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Configuring the Camera Stream Display - Selects the plugin that will be used to display encoded images in the web client’s stream tabs. Automatic = Automatically selects the most appropriate plugin from the plugins currently installed on your web browser. No Display = Display of image streams within the web client is disabled.
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Configuring the Camera Click the White Balance Mask button to open the White Balance Mask Editor as White Balance Mask shown below. The white balance mask defines the area(s) of the image that will be used by the camera’s automatic white balancing function when the White Balance Mode parameter is set to Auto (see Section 3.3 on page 12).
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Configuring the Camera Click the Auto-Brightness Mask button to open the Auto Brightness Mask Editor Auto-Brightness Mask as shown below. The auto brightness mask defines the area(s) of the image that will be used by the camera when it performs automatic exposure, gain, and iris control (see Section 3.3 on page 12).
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Configuring the Camera Click the Privacy Mask button to open the Privacy Mask Editor as shown below. Privacy Mask The privacy mask defines the area(s) of the image that will be blacked out in the images in the video streams. Highlighted areas in the editor will be included in the privacy mask and will be blacked out.
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Configuring the Camera Click the Motion Mask button to open the Motion Mask Editor as shown below. Motion Mask The motion mask defines the area(s) of the image that will be used for the camera’s motion detection function (see Section 3.5 on page 34).
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Configuring the Camera 3.4.2 Stream Tabs The parameters on the Stream 0 Tab, Stream 1 Tab, and Stream 2 Tab, control the way that the video stream associated with the selected tab is configured. Some of the parameters on each stream tab are used to set the "area of interest" (AOI) for the video stream controlled by the tab.
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Configuring the Camera Encoder Type - Sets the encoder type for the stream controlled by the currently selected tab. Off = The video stream is disabled and no images will be streamed. This setting is only available on the Stream 1 and Stream 2 tabs.
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Configuring the Camera Quality - If the Encoder Mode parameter is set to VBR, then the Quality parameter will determine the quality level of the images in the stream controlled by the currently selected tab. A higher setting means better quality. Using higher quality settings will reduce the rate at which the camera can encode and stream images.
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Configuring the Camera Stream AOI Left - As shown in Figure 4 on page 26, sets the left offset (in pixels) for the stream AOI, i.e., how far the stream AOI will be offset from the left edge of the image area captured by the camera’s sensor.
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Configuring the Camera when you start an image stream because the decoder in the receiving device must wait longer for the initial I-frames. Live Buffer Size - Sets the size (in kilobytes) of the live buffer for the stream controlled by the currently selected tab.
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Configuring the Camera Click the Text Overlay button to open the text overlay dialog box as shown below. Text Overlay The dialog box lets you define the text that will appear in a bar at the top or the bottom of each image transmitted in the stream controlled by the currently selected tab.
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Configuring the Camera Overlay Position - Sets the position of the text overlay bar. Top = Place the text overlay bar at the top of each streamed image. Bottom = Place the text bar at the bottom of each image. Click the Remove Text button to clear all of the text from the Overlay Text line.
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Configuring the Camera Stream AOI Editor - Whenever a stream tab is selected, a Stream AOI Editor screen will also be available as shown below. Rather than setting numbers in the boxes on the stream tab, you can use the editor to set the AOI size and position for the stream controlled by the currently selected tab.
Configuring the Camera 3.5 Motion Detection Parameters The parameters in the Motion Detection group are used to control the operation of the camera’s motion detection function. To understand what the parameters in this group do, you should have a basic idea about how motion detection works: Just before the camera captures a new image, it takes the last few captured images (from its memory) and uses them to create an averaged image called a "history image".
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Configuring the Camera Motion Threshold - Sets a threshold for motion detection. If the number of changed pixels in the current image is above the motion threshold and below the motion limit (see the next parameter), then motion will be detected. Motion Limit - Sets a limit for motion detection.
Configuring the Camera 3.6 Alarm Handling Parameters The parameters in the Alarm Handling group are used to select the sources that can declare an alarm condition and to control the actions that will be taken when an alarm condition is declared. 3.6.1 Alarm Sources Section The alarm sources section of the alarm handling parameters group is used to select the sources...
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Configuring the Camera 3.6.2 Alarm Buffers Section Each video stream can have an alarm buffer. Normally, the alarm buffer on a stream is a simply a ring buffer that stores the last N captured images for the stream (N depends on the size of the images being encoded and the size of the buffer).
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Configuring the Camera 3.6.3 Alarm Actions Section The alarm actions section of the alarm handling parameters is used to control the actions that will be taken when an alarm condition is declared. Digital Output Tab Action Enable - Check the Action Enable box on the Digital Output tab to enable the camera’s digital output line as an action to take when an alarm condition is declared.
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Configuring the Camera HTTP Tab Action Enable - Check the Action Enable box on the HTTP tab to enable the sending of an HTTP request as an action to take when an alarm condition is declared. HTTP URL - Enter a valid URL request. You could, for example, enter this request: http://MyServer/cgi-bin/alarm.cgi You should be aware that the camera will automatically add the following two parameters to the end of the request:...
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Configuring the Camera Click the Text Overlay button to open the text overlay dialog box as shown below. Text Overlay The dialog box lets you define the text that will appear in a bar at the top or the bottom of the image included with the email or FTP upload. Overlay Text - Sets the text that will appear in the text overlay bar.
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Configuring the Camera Overlay Position - Sets the position of the text overlay bar. Top = Place the text overlay bar at the top of each streamed image. Bottom = Place the text bar at the bottom of each image. Click the Remove Text button to clear all of the text from the Overlay Text line.
Configuring the Camera 3.7 Network Parameters The parameters in the Network group are used to set the camera’s IP configuration. 3.7.1 Settings Tab Host Name - Assigns a host name to the camera. Only letters, digits, and dashes are allowed. No spaces or periods are allowed. (If DHCP addressing is enabled, the host name may be overwritten by the DHCP server.) DHCP...
Configuring the Camera 3.7.2 RTSP Tab Enabled - Check the Enabled box to enable the Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP). RTSP is a control protocol that allows the camera to negotiate which transport protocol to use for the video streams. Typically, RTSP streaming should be enabled.
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Configuring the Camera 3.7.3 QoS Tab The parameters on this tab are used to set network traffic prioritization settings, commonly known as QoS or Quality of Service settings. Note that these settings will only have an effect on networks where all network switches and routers support QoS. Normally, these settings should only be adjusted by a network administrator.
Configuring the Camera 3.8 Input / Output Parameters The parameters in the Input/Output group are used to work with the camera’s digital input and output pins and to configure the camera’s RS-232 serial port. 3.8.1 Digital I/O Tab Input Pin Mode - Sets whether the active/inactive state of the input pin will operate normally or be inverted.
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Configuring the Camera Output Pin - Indicates the state of the camera’s digital output pin. If the box is unchecked, the output is inactive. If the box is checked, the output is active. If the Output Pin Function parameter is set to "User Output", you can also use the box to set the state of the output.
Configuring the Camera 3.9 User Parameters The parameters in the User group are used to manage user authentication on the camera. 3.9.1 Enabling Authentication and Logging in for the First Time Authentication enabled - Check the Authentication enabled box to enable user authentication on the camera.
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Configuring the Camera 3.9.2 Logging Out and Logging In Once you have logged into the camera, a Logged in: indicator, a Change Password button, and a Logout button (shown circled in red below) will appear in the Basler tool bar. Notice that the Logged in: indicator displays the user name of the person who is currently logged into the camera (in this case, the user is named "admin").
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Configuring the Camera 3.9.3 Managing Users To manage users, you must be logged into the camera as an administrator. Once you are logged in, access the User parameters group, and click on the Manage Users button. A Manage Users tab will appear as shown below. User names can include letters, numbers, and underscores (_).
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Configuring the Camera To Add a New User 1. Click the New User button on the Manage Users tab. A User Editor window will appear as shown below. 2. Enter a user name, select a user level (see Section Table 1: on page 49), enter a password, reenter the password to verify, and click the Save button.
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Configuring the Camera To Change an Existing User’s Password 1. In the Manage Users tab, click on the name of the user whose password you wish to change. As shown below, the user information will become highlighted, and the Change Password button will become ungrayed.
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Configuring the Camera To Change an Existing User’s User Level 1. In the Manage Users tab, click on the name of the user whose user level you wish to change (see Section Table 1: on page 49 for user level descriptions). As shown below, the user information will become highlighted, and the Change User-Level button will become ungrayed.
Configuring the Camera 3.10 System Parameters The parameters in the System group provide some basic information about the camera and allow you to set basic system characteristics such as the date and time. 3.10.1 Info Tab Manufacturer Name - Indicates the name of the camera’s manufacturer.
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Configuring the Camera = display the hour as a decimal number using a 12-hour clock (i.e., from 01 to 12). $m = display the month as a decimal number (i.e., from 01 to 12). = display the minute as a decimal number. = display the time in a.m.
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Configuring the Camera Time Zone Code Location London, England Coordinated Universal Time Tehran, Iran Asia, Iran (Summer) Time Asia, Indian Standard Time New Delhi, India Asia, Indochina Time Jakarta, Indonesia Beijing, China Asia, China Standard Time Tokyo, Japan Asia, Japan/Korea Standard Time Perth, Australia Australia, Australian Western Standard/Daylight Time Australia, Central Standard/Daylight Time...
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Configuring the Camera 3.10.3 Management Tab Click the Show System Log button to display a log of system messages. Show System Log Click the Restart the Camera button to reboot the camera. When the reboot Restart the Camera is complete, the web client will reopen in your browser. Restarting your camera will not change any parameter settings Click the Reset to Factory Defaults button to reset the camera to factory Reset to Factory Defaults...
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Configuring the Camera Use the Config Management button to save the camera’s current parameter Config Management settings to a file on your PC or to upload a saved configuration file from your PC to the camera. To save the current parameter settings to a configuration file on your PC: 1.
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Configuring the Camera 5. When the Download Complete screen appears, click the Close button. 6. Click the Close button in the Configuration Management dialog box. To upload a saved configuration file on your PC to the camera, follow the steps below. When you upload the file, the parameters in the uploaded file will overwrite the current parameter settings in the camera.
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Configuring the Camera Occasionally, firmware updates may be made available to the field. The Start Start Firmware Update Firmware Update button is used to start the firmware update process. To determine the version of the firmware currently in your camera, access the Info tab (see page 53).
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Configuring the Camera 3. A Choose File dialog box will open as shown below. Navigate to the location of the downloaded firmware file, select the file, and click the Open button. 4. Click the Upload button on the Firmware Upload dialog box. A message will appear indicating that the firmware is being uploaded from your PC to your camera.
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Configuring the Camera 6. Click the Yes button in the Are you sure? message window to start the update or the No button to cancel the update. 7. If you clicked the Yes button a message will appear indicating that the firmware update is in progress.
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Reset Tool 4 Reset Tool A reset tool is available that will let you reset the camera via its RS-232 serial connection. This tool is especially useful if you have enabled user management on the camera and you can no longer remember your administrative password.
The Terminal Connector 5 The Terminal Connector The 6-pin terminal connector on the back of the camera can be used to: provide power to the camera (when PoE is not used). access the camera’s input line. access the camera’s output line. access the camera’s RS-232 connection.
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The Terminal Connector The pin numbering for the terminal connector on the camera is as shown below. Fig. 5: Terminal Connector Pin Numbering The pinout for the terminal connector is as described in Table 3. Function Description Ground Ground (for camera power, for the I/O signals, and for the RS-232 serial port) Camera Power Use this connection to supply power to the camera (if you are not supplying camera power via PoE).
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The Terminal Connector Function Description Output The output employs an open collector transistor connected to ground as shown in Figure 6 on page 68. As shown below, the output will or will not be connected to ground via the transistor depending on the state of the output and whether the output is set for the normal or the inverted mode.
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The Terminal Connector Camera +7 to +20 Camera Power Switch Input Output Device RS-232 Gnd Relay RS-232 Tx RS-232 Rx RS-232 Rx RS-232 Tx Fig. 6: Switched Ground Input Basler IP Camera...
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The Terminal Connector Camera +7 to +20 Camera Power Device Input (applies 0 to + 24 VDC max) Output Device RS-232 Gnd Relay RS-232 Tx RS-232 Rx RS-232 Rx RS-232 Tx Fig. 7: Direct Device Input Basler IP Camera...
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The Terminal Connector Basler IP Camera...
Day/Night Functionality 6 Day/Night Functionality 6.1 Introduction Basler IP Cameras with the letters "dn" at the end of the model name (e.g., BIP-640c-dn) are equipped with day/night functionality. Cameras with day/night functionality are well-suited for use in areas with natural lighting during the day and artificial lighting at night. And when used with a supplemental IR illuminator, these cameras can produce high-quality images in areas with little visible light, which makes then very useful in applications with poor lighting.
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Day/Night Functionality IR-Cut Filter Modes of Operation The IR-cut filter mechanism in the camera has several modes of operation: In Auto mode, the camera automatically senses the change from night to day or from day to night. When a day-to-night change is detected, the camera will automatically move the filter to the open position.
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Day/Night Functionality Finally, the IR Filter current Level parameter lets you see the current darkness level as measured by the auto controls. Familiarizing yourself with how this value changes when the camera is viewing a dark scene and when it is viewing a bright scene will help you determine where the switch level should be set.
Day/Night Functionality 6.2 IR-Cut Filter Control Options Controlling the IR-Cut Filter Position Via Input Pin 0 As mentioned in Section 6.1 on page 71, the IR-cut filter can be set for several different modes of operation. If you set the IR-cut filter mode to "Input Pin 0 Controlled" this will let you control the position of the IR-cut filter (open or closed), by inputting a signal into input pin 0 on the camera.
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Day/Night Functionality Controlling an External Device Based on the IR-Cut Filter Position As mentioned on page 73, the camera includes a capability called the IR-cut filter announce feature. When this feature is enabled, the camera will "announce" the current position of the IR-cut filter by setting the state of output pin 0.
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Day/Night Functionality Basler IP Camera...
Events triggered by motion detection or external input Image upload via FTP, Email, or HTTP Protocols TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, UDP, ICMP, ARP, DHCP, NTP, RTP, RTSP, RTCP, SMTP, IGMP, ZEROCONF, QoS Layer 3 Table 5: BIP-1300c and BIP-1600c Technical Specifications Basler IP Camera...
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0° to 50° C (32° to 122° F) < 90% relative humidity (non condensing) Standards FCC Class B, CE, RoHS Housing 89.9 mm x 29 mm x 44 mm, full metal casing Weight ~ 230 g Table 5: BIP-1300c and BIP-1600c Technical Specifications Basler IP Camera...
Technical Specifications 7.3 Stress Test Results Basler IP Cameras were submitted to an independent mechanical testing laboratory and subjected to the stress tests listed below. After mechanical testing, the cameras produced normal images during standard operational testing. Test Standard Conditions Vibration DIN EN 60068-2-6 10-58 Hz / 1.5 mm_58-500 Hz / 20 g_1 octave/minute...
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Software License Information Appendix A Software License Information MPEG-4: THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR (i) ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG-4 VISUAL STANDARD ("MPEG-4 VIDEO") AND/OR (ii) DECODING MPEG-4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG-4 VIDEO.
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Software License Information Other Software The camera contains software originating from a variety of third parties. To view the software license information: 1. Start the Surveillance Web Client as described in Section 2 on page 2. Click the About tab as shown below. 3.
BIP-640c to Section 7.1 on page Updated the technical specifications for the BIP-1600c and added the technical specifications for the BIP-1300c to Section 7.2 on page Added the stress test results in Section 7.3 on page Added H.264 licensing information to "Software License Information"...
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Revision History Doc. ID Number Date Changes AW00072103000 24 Mar 2009 Added the WEEE information to page Updated the description on page 11 of the Refresh Rate and added a description of the Plugin Help button. Updated the description on page 12 of the Manual setting for the Exposure Mode parameter.
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Revision History Doc. ID Number Date Changes AW00072106000 28 Jan 2010 Updated the firmware version level stated in Section 1.1 on page Updated the WEEE information in Section 1.2 on page Updated the description of the normal mode and the configuration mode in Section 3.1 on page Added new settings for the Iris Mode parameter on...
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Index Index DHCP parameter ........42 digital I/O tab..........45 adding a user..........50 digital in tab..........36 alarm actions ..........38 digital output hold time parameter ... 38 alarm buffer size parameter .....30 digital output tab ........38 alarm buffer state parameter ....37 disable buffer button ........
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Index GOP length parameter ......30 managing users ........49 granularity parameter .......34 manufacturer name parameter ....53 ground ............66 masks auto brightness........23 motion..........25 privacy ..........24 white balance ........22 H.264 ............27 MJPEG ............ 27 history image frames parameter ....34 model name parameter ......
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Index passwords, changing........51 stream AOI..........26 PoE.............3 stream AOI editor........33 port parameter..........46 stream AOI height parameter .... 29 port, serial..........46 stream AOI left parameter ....... 29 post alarm buffer size parameter....30 stream AOI top parameter ....... 29 precautions..........2 stream AOI width parameter....29 privacy mask ..........24 stream display parameter ......
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Index white balance mask .........22 white balance mode parameter....15 Basler IP Camera...
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