Synectics e1600 User Manual

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Page 2: Contact Information
For Product and Software support please contact your corresponding office below and ask for the support department. Visit us on line at www.synx.com Contact us by post at any of the following addresses: Synectic Network Systems Synectics Industrial Systems Synectics House The Flarepath 3 – 4 Broadfield Close Elsham Wold Sheffield...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Initial Configuration ....................... 13 3.1.1 Configure with DHCP server present ................13 3.1.2 Configure without DHCP server present ................13 Accessing the e1600 Configuration ..................17 3.2.1 Login ..........................17 3.2.2 Applying and Saving Changes ..................18 General Settings ........................19 3.3.1...
Page 4 Advanced Features ......................62 RTSP Streaming ........................62 5.1.1 Example Using VLC Media Player to view video from the e1600 ........62 Appendix A – Technical Specifications ....................66 Appendix B – Part Codes ........................66 Index ..............................67 Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012.
Page 5: Introduction
PSN with complete TLL (Time Lapse Later) support. For systems requiring Video Content Analysis support, the unit is fully compatible with the Synectics iSYNX VCA server. Third Party VMS support is also provided for through the e1600’s support for RTP / RTSP streaming.
Page 6: Scope And Conventions
In this user manual you will find instructions for the following:  e1600 description  e1600 configuration – web based initial configuration and consequent configuration changes  configuring of an e1600 on a PSN and on Synergy The following symbols are used to indicate important points and information: Alert Performing this action may affect system operation.
Page 7: E1600 Hardware Description
Hardware Description 2.1 Main Components The e1600 encoder comprises of the following hardware components:  16 75Ω BNC PAL/NTSC standard definition analogue video inputs  16 mono audio inputs via 3.5mm stereo jacks  2 analogue video outputs ...
Page 8: Installation Requirements
The mains power can be between 100 VAC and 240 VAC; AC 50 / 60 Hz. 2.1.3 Video Inputs The e1600 unit has 16 Composite Video Inputs. The Video Inputs are used to connect PAL or NTSC video cameras. The unit will auto-detect the connected video sources.
Page 9 The maximum number of detectors that can be connected to a single alarm input is 10. The standard wiring of a detector is: Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 9...
Page 10: Relay Output
The connection point labeled RS485/422 can be used to connect to an RS485 or RS422 PTZ camera. For RS485 connection please wire in accordance with the below diagram: Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 10...
Page 11: Rs232 Ports
The connection points labelled RS232 can be used to connect to a RS232 based controlling keyboard or similar device. Please wire in accordance with the below diagram: Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 11...
Page 12: External Hard Drive Plug
The LED will light up dim blue when the unit is powered up and will become brighter once the unit is operational. To be implemented in a future version To be implemented in a future version Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 12...
Page 13: E1600 Configuration
To perform the initial configuration of the unit connect it to a PC using a cross over network cable. You now need to configure the PC to use an IP address within the same range as that of the e1600.
Page 15 Then type in an address in the range of that of the unit. For example type in 192.168.100.1 and 255.255.255.0 Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 15...
Page 16 You can then connect the unit to your network and you will be able to access it from other PCs on the same subnet of the network. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 16...
Page 17: Accessing The E1600 Configuration
Type in your Username and Password and click Login. The default Username and Password are admin admin. The following home page is displayed: Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 17...
Page 18: Applying And Saving Changes
Your settings will not be saved to the e1600 until you click the Save to Unit button. To save the changes to the e1600 unit you have to click the Save to e1600 option at the top of the page.
Page 19: General Settings
Under General Settings there are links to pages for unit, date and time, network and users configuration, as well as the option to change the password for the currently logged in user. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 19...
Page 20: Unit Configuration
Check the Enable access to Video View without logon tick box if you wish to allow video to be viewed without having to log in to the system. Click Apply to apply changes to the page and then click Save to e1600 option at the top of the page to save your changes to the unit.
Page 21: Time/Date Configuration
If you want time to be synced with network time from time server check the Use NTP check box and type in the name of server in the NTP Server field. Click Apply to apply changes to the page and then click Save to e1600 option at the top of the page to save your changes to the unit.
Page 22: Network Configuration
The RSTP Port number is the Real Time Streaming Protocol port number (The default transport layer port number is 554) Click Apply to apply changes to the page and then click Save to e1600 option at the top of the page to save your changes to the unit.
Page 23: Users
Enter Username, select Group and enter and confirm Password. Click OK to add the new user. Or to edit a user click Edit User . The New User pop-up is displayed: Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 23...
Page 24: Change Password
You will be asked to confirm the deletion. Note that you cannot delete the default admin user. Click Apply to apply changes to the page and then click Save to e1600 option at the top of the page to save your changes to the unit.
Page 25: Streaming
Currently the only option for Codec is h264. The options for Mode are:  CBR (Constant Bit Rate) – target bit rate will be used Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 25...
Page 26: Video Profiles
If Copy is checked the values from the channel will be copied to all the other channels. Click Apply to apply changes to the page and then click Save to e1600 option at the top of the page to save your changes to the unit.
Page 27: Audio Configuration
2 Mbps. The maximum peak bit rate per profile must not exceed 2.5 Mbps Click Apply to apply changes to the page and then click Save to e1600 option at the top of the page to save your changes to the unit.
Page 28: Events
The Events option in the menu on the right provides links to several pages allowing you to setup alarm inputs, outputs and rules. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 28...
Page 29: Inputs
When the state us set to Close an open circuit will trigger the alarm. And vice versa: when the state is set to Open a closed circuit will trigger the alarm. Click Apply to apply changes to the page and then click Save to e1600 option at the top of the page to save your changes to the unit.
Page 30: Outputs
The 4 outputs here correspond to the 4 relay outputs on the unit; see section 2.1.7. You can rename the outputs as desired and select their state. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 30...
Page 31: Vmd Configuration
Blindness % is the percent of motion, averaged over the picture to be ignored. Click Apply to apply changes to the page and then click Save to e1600 option at the top of the page to save your changes to the unit.
Page 32: Output Alarm Actions
The Duration is the time in seconds the capture change action will be active for. Click Apply to apply changes to the page and then click Save to e1600 option at the top of the page to save your changes to the unit.
Page 33: Rules
Click Apply to apply changes to the page and then click Save to e1600 option at the top of the page to save your changes to the unit. 3.5.6 Rules To access the Rules page select Rules under Events. There are no predefined rules. To add a rule, click the Add Rule button.
Page 34: System Maintenance
This option allows you to download the engineering file log, which is useful for debugging purposes and resolving any problems. 3.6.1.4 Download Config This option allows you to download the unit’s configuration file. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 34...
Page 35 Click Upload to upload the file to the unit. 3.6.1.6 Reboot Selecting Reboot will reboot the unit. You will be asked to confirm: Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 35...
Page 37: Upgrading The Unit
3.7 Upgrading the Unit To upgrade the e1600 unit’s hardware select Upgrade under System Settings. Now click Choose File. In the File Open dialog that is launched browse to the upgrade file location, select the upgrade file and click Open.
Page 38 Once the upgrade is finished you will see the Completed entry in the log. Click the link under to continue. Do not power down the unit during the Upgrade! Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 38...
Page 39: Live Video Viewing
VLC Player can be downloaded free from www.videolan.org To exit Live View and go back to the login page click the Synectics logo at the top of the page. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 ©...
Page 40: Discovery And Remote Control Using Synxplorer
3.9 Discovery and Remote Control Using Synxplorer You can use Synectics Synxplorer application to discover and remotely control e1600 units. Synectics Synxplorer application is available for download from www.knowledge.synxtechnical.com Run Synxplorer.exe and then click the refresh button to initialize and load the device list. The Synxplorer window will show a list of the serial numbers, models and network parameters for all the devices active on the network.
Page 41 You can save a unit’s config file by selecting the unit and then selecting File and Save Config to File from the context menu. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 41...
Page 42 File and Load Config from File from the context menu. To download a unit’s engineering logs select File and then Download Engineering Logs from the context menu. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 42...
Page 43: Psn And Synergy Setup For E1600
PSN and Synergy Setup for e1600 This section explains how to add an e1600 onto an ePSN and how to setup Synergy so that Synergy clients can view video from the e1600 channels. 4.1 RMS Configuration To configure RMS, double click its icon in the system tray. You will be prompted to enter a password: Type 5ynect1c for the password and click OK.
Page 44 A Device Selection dialog listing all discovered e1600 encoders is launched: Select the encoder(s) you want to add and click OK. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE...
Page 45: Configure Streams
4.1.2 Configure Streams You now have to configure the streams on the encoder. An e1600 encoder can support a maximum of 16 streams. You can add the streams one by one. However if there are multiple streams it is easier to add them as a batch.
Page 46 Select the Format (NTSC or PAL) depending on the video standard used in your environment. In the Number of Streams drop down list select the number you want to be created; maximum 16. For Encoder Type select E1600 H264. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 ©...
Page 47 When you are finished, click OK. The Stream Batch Creation dialog closes and the streams are added to the encoder. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 47...
Page 48: E1600 Setup In Synergy
You can edit various stream settings in the Synectics Streaming Recorder by double clicking the value you wish to edit and selecting a value from the combo box or typing in the new value in the edit field displayed (this will depend on the value you are editing. For settings controlled by check boxes (e.g.
Page 50: Configure Dvr Type
4.2.1 Configure DVR Type If you already have a Synectics DVR type configured as described here you can skip this step. In the System Setup dialog select Video and then Setup DVR Types from the context menu. In the Setup DVR Types dialog that is launched click the Add button. The Add New DVR Type dialog is launched: Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012.
Page 52: Configure Camera Types And Add Cameras
You should have your cameras and camera types already configured as usual in Synergy. But you need to modify the camera types for the ones you wish to use with e1600. To modify camera types, in the System Setup dialog select Cameras and then Setup Camera Types.
Page 54 For Camera Type select one of the cameras type you changed to Use RMS RTP. Repeat for the remaining types. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 54...
Page 55: Setup Dvr
In the System Setup dialog select Video and then Setup DVRs: In the Setup DVRs dialog that is launched select Add. The Select DVR Type dialog is launched: Expand the drop down list, select Synectics PSN and then click Ok. The Add New DVR dialog is launched.
Page 56 There are two lists here: one for the Streams Saved in Synergy and one for Streams Defined on Chunker. If the e1600 units have already been setup in RMS the RMS settings from the PSN will be picked up and the lists will be populated with them.
Page 57: Configure Alarms
To configure the alarms in the System Setup dialog select Alarms and then Setup Alarms from the context menu. The Setup Alarms dialog is launched. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 57...
Page 58 4.2.4.1 Contact Open To create a contact open alarm, from the list select the provided E100 & E1600 Contact Alarm and then click Copy. The Copy Alarm dialog with default settings will open. Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 ©...
Page 59 Change the Name and Description as desired. Enter the IP Address of the e1600 unit and for Contact Id enter the number of the alarm on the unit. Enter ‘n’ in the Every Packet Alarms unit. You can change the Visual Configuration options and Alarm Behaviour Rules as desired.
Page 60 Change the Name and Description as desired. Enter the IP Address of the e1600 unit and for Contact Id enter the number of the alarm on the unit. Enter ‘n’ in the Every Packet Alarms unit. You can change the Visual Configuration options and Alarm Behaviour Rules as desired.
Page 61 Change the Name and Description as desired. Enter the IP Address of the e1600 unit and for Port enter the port for the camera you want to associate the motion onboard alarm. You can change the Visual Configuration options and Alarm Behaviour Rules as desired.
Page 62: E1600 Advanced Features
Advanced Features 5.1 RTSP Streaming The E1600 supports RTSP. This allows for the video from the encoder to be played using any video player that supports RTSP (e.g. VLC Media Player). You can use any video player that supports RTSP to play video from the encoder. However to...
Page 63 In the Open Media dialog that is launched enter the IP address of the e1600, followed by port number and video and audio streams in the following format: In the example below the IP address of the unit is 192.168.167.93, the video stream is 16 and audio stream is 01 Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012.
Page 66: Appendix A - Technical Specifications
Onboard Storage: Optional utilizing front mount; SD card slot and eSATA support Appendix B – Part Codes SY1490 ENCODER E1600 16 CHANNEL H264 max video channels when using H.264 SVC is 8 dual streaming capability is data rate/frame rate dependent.
Page 67: Index
HDMI port · 8 e1600 Synergy setup · 48 HTTP port · 22 add cameras · 54 configure alarms · 57 Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 67...
Page 68 USB port · 12 user configuration add new user · 23 delete user · 24 edit user · 23 Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 68...
Page 69 VMD configuration GOP · 26 brightness % · 31 image rate · 26 motion % · 31 October 30, 2012 Synectic Systems Group Ltd 2012. All Rights Reserved e1600 User Manual, Issue 1 © Specifications subject to change. E&OE Page 69...

Synectics e1600 User Manual

1 Introduction

2 E1600 Hardware Description

3 E1600 Configuration

4 PSN and Synergy Setup for E1600

5 E1600 Advanced Features

Appendix A - Technical Specifications

Appendix B - Part Codes

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