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  • Page 1 C-60 E-MC Firmware Version 4.14 H.264 Multicodec Video Encoder...
  • Page 2 Any brand names mentioned in this manual are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Liability Siqura accepts no liability for claims from third parties arising from improper use other than that stated in this manual. Although considerable care has been taken to ensure a correct and suitably comprehensive description of all relevant product components, this manual may nonetheless contain errors and inaccuracies.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents ABOUT THIS MANUAL ..........................9 SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE ........................11 ..............................11 AFETY ........................14 ECLARATION OF ONFORMITY PRODUCT OVERVIEW ..........................15 ..............................15 EATURES ..............................15 ODELS ............................16 ESCRIPTION ............................17 RONT ANEL INSTALL THE UNIT ..........................19 ............................
  • Page 4 Contents 10.2 ............................40 IEW LIVE VIDEO 10.3 ......................41 SE YOUR BROWSER FOR CONTROL STATUS ..............................43 11.1 ........................43 IEW STATUS INFORMATION 11.1.1 Stream states ..........................43 11.2 ........................44 IEW MEASUREMENTS DATA 11.2.1 General, network, and stream measurements ................44 11.2.2 FTP Push ............................
  • Page 5 Contents 13.7.1 VMD startup..........................81 13.7.2 Configure detection parameters ....................82 13.7.3 Set the mask ..........................83 13.7.4 VMD detection window ....................... 84 13.7.5 VMD alarm ........................... 84 13.7.6 Advanced ............................. 84 13.8 FTP P ..............................86 13.8.1 Post JPEG images ......................... 86 13.8.2 General............................
  • Page 6 SNMP Traps ..........................139 21.3.5 Polling ............................139 21.4 MX ..............................140 21.4.1 MX/IP ............................140 21.4.2 MX Notifications ........................140 21.5 ............................ 141 ISCOVERY 21.5.1 Advertise the C-60 E-MC ......................141 21.5.1.1 Note ............................... 141 21.6 ONVIF ..............................142 Page 6...
  • Page 7 Contents 21.6.1 Note ............................142 21.7 ............................. 143 IRMWARE 21.7.1 Firmware images ........................143 21.7.2 Current Version .......................... 143 21.7.3 Upgrade ............................. 143 21.7.4 Troubleshoot upgrade issues ..................... 144 21.7.5 Advanced ........................... 145 21.8 ........................... 146 ACKUP ESTORE 21.8.1 Backup ............................146 21.8.2 Restore ............................

  • Page 9: About This Manual

    This manual is intended for installers and users of the C-60 E-MC. What you should already know To be able to install and use the C-60 E-MC properly, you should have adequate knowledge and skills in the following fields. Installing electronic devices ...

  • Page 11: Safety And Compliance

    Failure to comply with any precaution, warning, or instruction noted in the manual is in violation of the standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the module. Siqura assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with any of these safety requirements.
  • Page 12 Specifications of this product. Optical safety The following optical safety information applies to C-60 E-MC models with SFP interface only. This product complies with 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No. 50, dated June 24, 2007. This optical equipment contains Class 1M lasers or LEDs and...

  • Page 13: Product Disposal

    European Union (EU) to enact the Directive on the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) (2002/95/EC). Siqura offers products that comply with the EU’s RoHS Directive. The full version of the Siqura RoHS statement can be viewed at www.siqura.com.

  • Page 14: Declaration Of Conformity

    C-60 E-MC Declaration of Conformity Page 14...

  • Page 15: Product Overview

    Stand-alone version of rack-mount models Rack-mount C-60 E-MC units are designed to be slotted into MC 10 or MC 11 power supply cabinets. Front panel LEDs indicate network status, stream status (sync), and DC power. All models have backup battery power for their clocks.

  • Page 16: Description

    This can be done in the monitor, but also at the beginning – at the encoder side. The C-60 E-MC is fitted with a motion adaptive deinterlacer (M.A.D.). Siqura’s M.A.D removes the interlacing artefacts on the moving objects only to preserve the vertical resolution of the image.

  • Page 17: Front Panel

    Product overview FTP push Upon an event, the C-60 E-MC can push a JPG image to one or two FTP servers. The event can be triggered externally by VMD, the Image Monitor, or Tamper Detect. The C-60 E-MC can also periodically upload images to the remote server(s).

  • Page 19: Install The Unit

    Connect the power adapter to the power connector on the metal SA housing. Plug the power adapter into a grounded mains socket. Connect cables Use the appropriate connectors on the C-60 E-MC front panel to connect the network and signal cables. ...

  • Page 20: Startup

    Polarity indications for RS-422/485 are based on a convention used by BT, which may Note: conflict with other implementations. Pelco systems, for example, use an implementation for which you have to connect Siqura (+) to Pelco (-) and vice versa. Page 20...

  • Page 21: Update Device Definitions

    Ethernet connector socket pinning Update device definitions If the C-60 E-MC is not supported by the Siqura application software on your host PC you can download EMX updates and MX Plug-in updates at www.siqura.com. Install the EMX update first if you are performing both update types.

  • Page 23: Connect The Unit

    The webpages of the C-60 E-MC provide a convenient way of accessing its settings. You can log on to the internal web server of the C-60 E-MC from a PC which is on the same subnet as the unit. Follow the steps below to open communication with the C-60 E-MC and configure its network settings.
  • Page 24 Use the following IP address Enter an IP address which assigns your PC to the same subnet as the C-60 E-MC - that is, within the 10.x.x.x range. Use 255.0.0.0 as a subnet mask. To prevent conflicts, be sure to choose a unique IP address. No two devices on a Important: network can have the same IP address.

  • Page 25: Establish Video And Other Signal Connections

    Interfaces chapter. An alternative, convenient method to establish video, audio, data, and contact closure (I/O contacts) connections is to use the webpages of the C-60 E-MC. For detailed information, see the chapters which describe these pages. Separate application software, such as Siqura’s MX Configuration Tool, can be used as well.

  • Page 26: Port Numbers

    5.2.1 Port numbers A valid UDP port number in a Siqura A-, C-, and S-series system is an unsigned 16-bit integer between 1024 and 65536. Generally, you do not need to select other than the default receiver port numbers as given in the MIB (Management Information Base). If you want to change these receiver port numbers for some reason, use even numbers.

  • Page 27: Interfaces

    Web UI Using the C-60 E-MC's web server is the most straightforward way to access the unit. The webpages enable you to configure the settings of the C-60 E-MC and view live video images from a standard web browser. Page 27...

  • Page 28: Mx/Ip

    For more information, refer to appropriate literature on SNMP. The C-60 E-MC supports in-band SNMP. Via SNMP, several status variables can be read and traps can be generated on events. You can configure C-60 E-MC SNMP settings on the SNMP tab of the Device Management page.
  • Page 29 Interfaces The C-60 E-MC supports the standard NTCIP SNMP MIB. This MIB database is used to store information, which in turn will be used to control cameras and other devices in the transportation management system. An electronic version of the MIB is available from a NEMA FTP site. To get access to the FTP site, send your name, organisation name, and email address to ntcip@nema.org, and request access.

  • Page 31: Stream Media Via Rtsp

    Stream media via RTSP The easiest way to extract a video or audio stream from the C-60 E-MC is to use the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP). This chapter explains the role of the C-60 E-MC in RTSP media sessions and describes how to open a media stream from the unit in a video player plug-in.

  • Page 32: Transfer Via Udp Or Tcp

    TCP/IP (RTP, RTP over RTSP, RTP over RTSP over HTTP)  The C-60 E-MC reports to the client that it supports transfer over UDP and TCP. The choice is made on the client side. In VLC, for example, using a TCP connection can be forced (Preferences >...

  • Page 33: Access The Webpages

    Type the IP address of the C-60 E-MC in the address bar of the browser Find the unit with Siqura Device Manager With Siqura Device Manager - a tool included on the supplied Siqura Product CD - you can locate, manage, and configure Siqura IP cameras and video encoders.
  • Page 34 Use the tabs in the Tree View pane to define the scope of your search. Click the column headings in the List View pane to sort devices by type, IP address, or name. To connect to the webpages of the C-60 E-MC, double-click its entry in the device list, - or -...

  • Page 35: Connect Via Upnp

    Access the webpages Connect via UPnP Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support is enabled by default on the C-60 E-MC. With the UPnP service enabled in Windows (see Appendix: Enable UPnP in Windows 7), you can access the unit from Windows Explorer.
  • Page 36 Access possible with the user account created for you (default Admin password has been changed) Connect dialogue box The appearance of the C-60 E-MC webpages and dialogue boxes is determined by the Note: operating system and web browser used on the host PC. Therefore, some of the screenshots in this manual may slightly differ from what you actually see on your screen.

  • Page 37: Navigate The Webpages

    C-60 E-MC.  Live Video Click to log out the current user and display the Login box.  Logout C-60 E-MC menus available to (from left to right) Admin, Operator, and Viewer accounts Page 37...

  • Page 38: Access Control

    C-60 E-MC Access control Whether a specific C-60 E-MC webpage is available to you on the navigation menu depends on the user account you logged in with. The unit supports three account types with associated access levels. Account User rights Admin Full access to all pages.

  • Page 39: View Live Video Via Browser

    On the Live Video page, you can view live video from a video source which is connected to the C-60 E-MC. From this page, you can also control a connected PTZ camera if the camera supports the PTZ driver selected on the PTZ page of the C-60 E-MC.

  • Page 40: View Live Video

    C-60 E-MC 10.2 View live video Live View activated With Live View enabled, the Live Video page has the following items. Item Description <<Stop Live View Closes the preview. Encoder Encoder 1 The video encoder used to encode the images seen in the preview.

  • Page 41: Use Your Browser For Ptz Control

    PTZ drivers not included in the driver list on the PTZ page can be uploaded to the C-60 E-MC via PTZ Driver Management on the same page.
  • Page 42 C-60 E-MC PTZ Control panel Preset Use the Preset section to define and recall preset camera positions.  To enter and save a preset camera position Click the appropriate number button(s) to enter the preset number. Adjust the position of the camera for the desired view.

  • Page 43: Status

    Status The status information and measurements on the Status page may provide helpful clues to identify and troubleshoot technical issues. In This Chapter View status information ............43 View measurements data ............ 44 11.1 View status information Status: a snapshot of the system state with automatic updating 11.1.1 Stream states The Status tab provides information on the stream states of video and audio streams.

  • Page 44: View Measurements Data

    C-60 E-MC 11.2 View measurements data Status > Measurements 11.2.1 General, network, and stream measurements The Measurements tab shows general measurements, such as the module temperatures (current and peak) and the module uptime. You also find network specifics here, such as the MAC address, the actual IP address, the network load from this module, the load information per processor, and signal stream-specific details.

  • Page 45: Network

    In the Network Settings section, you can set the name of the unit, the IP address, the subnet mask, and the gateway IP address. For correct functioning of the C-60 E-MC, it is vital to set its network addressing to be compatible with the subnet it is hooked into.

  • Page 46: Advanced

    Item Description RTSP server enable Select this check box to enable the C-60 E-MC to act as a server in RTSP media sessions. RTSP server port This is the port number used to contact the RTSP server. The default transport layer port number for the RTSP protocol is 554 for both UDP and TCP transports.

  • Page 47: Video

    Video On the Video page, you can configure settings for video encoding, on-screen display, video motion detection, FTP push, image quality, tamper detect, and privacy masks. In This Chapter Video encoding overview ............. 48 General ................49 Encoder # ................. 51 H.264 - 1 ................

  • Page 48: Video Encoding Overview

    Video encoder tabs on the Video page Multicodec The C-60 E-MC is a multicodec video server. Three separate video encoders - that is, Encoder 1, Encoder 2, and H.264 - 1, can convert the analogue video input signal into independent digital video streams with different resolutions and frame rates.

  • Page 49: General

    Video 13.2 General Video > General Settings on the General tab apply to all encoders. 13.2.1 Video Settings Item Description PAL / NTSC Auto, PAL, or NTSC. The video display standard. Video source Interlaced Interlaced scan, originating from traditional television systems, uses two fields to create a frame, one holding the odd lines in the image, the other holding the even ones.

  • Page 50: Encoder Priorities

    C-60 E-MC Item Description Edge adaptive (E.A.D.) Pixels are interpolated along edges to remove the appearance of jagged edges. This is the recommended setting for making snapshots for face recognition purposes, for example. The best option is to experiment with the two deinterlacing methods Note: to achieve the highest quality image possible for your application.

  • Page 51: Encoder

    Encoding mode MPEG-4, MPEG-2, or The method used to compress the analog video input MJPEG signal. The C-60 E-MC can stream (M)JPEG over UDP and HTTP.  To enable and configure UDP/MJPEG streaming, select MJPEG from the Encoding mode list and configure settings.
  • Page 52 C-60 E-MC Item Description Variable bit rate Variable network load, but limited to value set for the VBR maximum bit rate parameter in the Advanced Settings section. The frame rate will suffer when the VBR maximum bit rate is reached.

  • Page 53: Combinations Of Settings

    Video Item Description The C-60 E-MC will simultaneously H.264 encoding and dual Note: MPEG-2/4 encoding at full frame rate, and Live View encoding at 5 frames per second. Setting Encoders 1 and 2 to perform MPEG-2/4 encoding in D1 resolution at the same time may overtax the hardware. The total output bandwidth, including streams controlled by RTSP, and those enabled through SAP, should not exceed 25 Mb/s.

  • Page 54: Notes

    C-60 E-MC 13.3.3 Notes 2CIF, CIF, QCIF use only one of the two frame fields. When Note on CIF resolutions: CIF-encoded pictures are displayed on a monitor, the decoder simulates the second field (by extrapolation from the first field) in order to present two frame fields. CIF is mostly used for recording purposes, as a compromise between good video quality and storage capacity needed.
  • Page 55 Video  To configure the decoder settings Open the webpages of the decoder, go to the Video page, and select the Decoder tab. In the MX Receiver Settings section, specify the source IP address. This is the address of the video encoder which will transmit the video stream. Enter the port number of the decoder.

  • Page 56: Advanced

    C-60 E-MC 13.3.5 Advanced If in doubt about these settings, do not change the default values. Important: 13.3.6 Encoder Depending on the selected encoding mode, specific parameter values in this section are dimmed - that is, not available for configuration.
  • Page 57 Video MPEG-4 mode Video > Encoder # > Advanced > Encoder (MPEG-4 mode) Item Description VBR maximum bit rate Range: [0...15000]. Sets a limit for variable bit rate. Q min I Used to achieve consistent picture quality within a single GOP or across consecutive GOPs.
  • Page 58 C-60 E-MC MJPEG mode Video > Encoder # > Advanced > Encoder (MJPEG mode) Item Description VBR maximum bit rate Range: [0...15000]. Sets a limit for variable bit rate. Frame rate divider Relates to the frame rate configured in the Encoder Settings section.

  • Page 59: Stream Manager

    Video 13.3.7 Stream Manager Video > Encoder # > Advanced > Stream Manager Balancing network load Peaks in the network load vary with encoder output. Use the Stream Manager to balance network load. It can limit the output rate per stream sent to the transmitters. Be warned that setting the Stream bandwidth limit to a lower value may introduce latency because peaks in the encoder output will be buffered.

  • Page 60: Transmitter

    UDP + RTP Default setting. Plain RTP stream over UDP. UDP + RTP + NKF Adds an extended RTP header for Siqura applications requiring extra information. RTP type Default value: [0]. This parameter determines the RTP payload format (e.g. H.264, MPEG-2/4, or audio).

  • Page 61: Rtsp Transmitter

    Video 13.3.9 RTSP Transmitter Video > Encoder # > Advanced > RTSP Transmitter Item Description DSCP field Range: [0...63]. DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point) uses the first 6 bits of the ToS (Type of Service) field in the header of IP packets for packet classification purposes.

  • Page 62: 13.3.10 Sap Settings

    SAP announcer The C-60 E-MC includes a SAP announcer. The Session Announcement Protocol is used to advertise that a media stream generated by the C-60 E-MC is available at a specific multicast address and port. The C-60 E-MC can send SAP multicast streams for its H.264, MPEG-2/4, and audio encoders.
  • Page 63 Enter/modify the values for Stream DSCP field, Multicast TTL, and Announcement Interval, if desired. Click Save The video stream can now be viewed in a media player, such as QuickTime or VLC. SAP example settings C-60 E-MC SAP network stream opened via VLC Playlist Page 63...

  • Page 64: 13.3.11 Meta Data Insertion

    This section provides a general explanation of meta data insertion as implemented in Note: Siqura products. The unit described in this manual, may or may not feature all of the media (e.g. audio, contact closure) and encoding formats included below.
  • Page 65 Video Status 1 Video status Bit 0 (lsb) Video loss on input Bit 1 Black/white video Bit 2 VMD alarm Bit 3 Tampering alarm Bit 4 Image quality alarm (for future use, will be ‘0’) Bit 5 (for future use, will be ‘0’) Bit 6 Fixed ‘0’...

  • Page 66: 13.3.12 Notes

    C-60 E-MC User defined text message This message can be defined and enabled by the user, using the Siqura Programming Interface API, for example. There is no maximum limit on the amount of characters. Considering that this data is part of a video stream, the maximum should be reasonable.
  • Page 67 Video FloodGuard is a Siqura™ proprietary stream control mechanism that can Note on FloodGuard: be enabled/disabled independently for each video and sampled data transmitter. FloodGuard throttles the transmitter when it no longer receives control messages from the receiver, thereby preventing the transmitter from flooding the network.

  • Page 68: Encoder Settings

    H.264 encoding mode supports the following bit rate modes. Constant quality Keeps the image quality constant, with varying network load. See Constant Quality Mode (CQM) configuration (below) for Siqura's recommended strategy for controlling image quality. Constant bit rate Keeps network load constant at the cost of varying image quality.
  • Page 69 176x120 VGA (640x480) and QVGA (320x240) are also supported. For more information on CIF resolutions, see below. The C-60 E-MC will simultaneously handle H.264 encoding and dual Note: MPEG-2/4/MJPEG encoding at full frame rate, and Live View encoding at 5 frames per second.

  • Page 70: Constant Quality Mode Configuration

    Constant Quality mode (CQM) can be used in situations with intermittent increases of movement in camera images. This mode provides better pictures when quickly panning a PTZ camera, for example. Siqura recommends the following strategy for Constant Quality mode configuration. ...

  • Page 71: Parameter Value Combinations

    Video Profile Settings H.264 - High quality - Storage (250K CBR) Max bit rate: n/a Bit rate: 250 kbit/s Mode: Constant bit rate Quality: n/a Resolution: 2 CIF GOP: 25 Frame rate divider: 2 Stream bandwidth limit: 20000 kbit/s H.264 - High quality - PTZ (VBR 6.0M max) Max bit rate: 6000 kbit/s Bit rate: n/a Mode: Constant quality...

  • Page 72: Advanced

    C-60 E-MC SDP download Use the SDP Download button to download a Session Description Protocol (SDP) file from the encoder. SDP files contain streaming media initialisation parameters and properties. An SDP file does not deliver media itself but through file association the media stream can be opened in media players such as QuickTime and VLC.

  • Page 73: 13.4.6.2 Stream Manager, Transmitter #, Rtsp Transmitter, And Sap

    Video Item Description Force frame mode If Force frame mode is enabled, the H.264 video stream is compressed and sent using entire frames (Frame mode). If disabled, the stream is compressed and sent using entire frames or the separate fields (Field mode). Deblocking filter Enables the in-loop deblocking filter in the AVC encoder.

  • Page 74: Live View

    Resolution Set sensible combinations of mode, resolution, frame rate and (maximum) bit rate. It is advised to limit MJPEG encoding to 5 fps when the C-60 E-MC is also handling Frame rate MPEG-2/4 encoding with 1xD1 and 1xCIF or 2CIF at full frame rate.

  • Page 75: Advanced

    Video Item Description Quality Constant Quality Reflects the amount of compression. Generally speaking: the Mode (CQM) only higher the quality setting, the lower the compression ratio and the more bits are consumed. This means a trade-off has to be found between the desired quality level and available bandwidth.

  • Page 76: Osd

    Video > OSD 13.6.1 OSD facilities The C-60 E-MC features programmable on-screen display (OSD) facilities. One graphic and up to three OSD text bars can be displayed, each of which can be independently configured. Visual feedback is provided in the preview.

  • Page 77: Text

    Video 13.6.3 Text # Video > OSD >Text 1, with 3 OSD bars in the preview. Render modes: 'Border' (top left) and 'Outline' (top right & bottom left) Item Description Text color Changes made here and in the other fields are immediately written into the device and reflected in the preview.

  • Page 78: 13.6.3.1 Advanced

    C-60 E-MC 13.6.3.1 Advanced Video > OSD > Text 1 > Advanced > Advanced OSD Bar 1 Settings Item Description Font name Offers a selection from default and uploaded fonts (see Font Management). Render mode Outline or Border. X-Position anchor point Variables that enable you to shift the OSD object relative to the anchor point.

  • Page 79: Graphics

    Video 13.6.4 Graphics Video > OSD > Graphics, with 3 OSD bars and a graphic (bottom right) in the preview The Graphics tab enables you to manage graphics, and scale and position a selected graphic on your screen. Item Description Predefined positions Presets for positioning the OSD object.
  • Page 80 Video > OSD > Graphics > Advanced > Graphic Management You can upload your own graphics with a maximum file size of 100 kB to the C-60 E-MC. If necessary, use a picture resize tool to reduce the file size.

  • Page 81: Vmd

    Video 13.7 Video > VMD (disabled) Video Motion Detection (VMD) enables the user to define a portion or portions of the screen and to detect picture changes there. These changes could be caused by motion or varying lighting, for example. Regions of less interest can be masked. 13.7.1 VMD startup ...

  • Page 82: Configure Detection Parameters

    C-60 E-MC 13.7.2 Configure detection parameters Video > VMD > Configuration VMD enabled: Configuration section with controls, video picture, and motion detection inset, the latter with mask applied. The mask permits motion detection in the right half of the picture only, at the top of the stairs, so passers-by and cars would not be registered by the detector facility;...

  • Page 83: Set The Mask

    Video 13.7.3 Set the mask  To set a mask To edit the mask, click on the grid that is put over the image.  One or more mask elements at, and possibly around, that position, are produced. Hold the standard mouse button and drag, to 'brush' (i.e. mask) larger areas, with a ...

  • Page 84: Vmd Detection Window

    C-60 E-MC 13.7.4 VMD detection window The VMD detection window shows up as a small picture within the larger picture. Depending on the thresholds set, the motion detection bar on the right side of the picture shows up green or red (see figures below), the latter indicating a VMD alarm will be generated.
  • Page 85 Video Motion is detected by comparing the current frame with a Note on Advanced VMD Settings: reference image (e.g. a previous frame) and calculating the difference between the two. The value you enter for the Event window size parameter determines how many frames are evaluated for VMD purposes at a time.

  • Page 86: Ftp Push

    13.8.1 Post JPEG images The C-60 E-MC can be configured to upload images, generated by its Live View encoder, to an FTP server. Posting the files in JPEG format can be set to be continuous or event-triggered. On the Event Management page, one or more events can be associated with FTP Push.

  • Page 87: Ftp Server

    State>.jpg 13.8.3 FTP server A target FTP server must hold a user account associated with the C-60 E-MC. You can assign a primary server and a secondary server. Images are posted simultaneously to both the primary server and secondary server.

  • Page 88: Event Management

    C-60 E-MC 13.8.4 Event management Having selected Event On, Event Off, or Event Changed as a trigger, do not forget to go to the Event Management page to associate one or more events with the FTP push. Event Management > FTP Push 1. Two inputs associated with FTP push.

  • Page 89: Image Monitor

    Video 13.9 Image Monitor Video > Image Monitor 13.9.1 Image quality check The Image Monitor can detect if images produced by the camera are still usable. It can give an indication of the performance of the camera and show whether or not it needs attention. A quality check is made against what is normally a good picture.

  • Page 90: Enable The Image Monitor

    C-60 E-MC 13.9.2 Enable the Image Monitor The Image Monitor can measure camera focus, exposure, contrast level, and SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio). The four measurements are disabled by default. You can enable them simultaneously or separately. Enabling/disabling a measurement also enables/disables the associated alarm.

  • Page 91: Dial Legend

    Video 13.9.3 Dial legend The coloured dials in the Measurements section provide a quick and easy glance at the health of the camera. You can fine-tune each measurement's alarm thresholds to your needs in the VCA Settings section. Dial legend Error state.
  • Page 92 Siqura's Open Streaming Architecture (OSA) - that is, the "Siqura Programming Interface" (API). The C-60 E-MC includes SNMP support for its image monitor and tampering detection. A trap is sent when bad image quality or camera tampering has been detected and another one when the situation returns to normal.

  • Page 93: Measurements Configuration

    Video 13.9.4 Measurements configuration Video > Image Monitor > VCA Settings The default Measurements values will mostly work well for you. If you do need to modify them you can do so in the VCA Settings section. Item Description Configure Alarms Min.

  • Page 94: Region Of Interest (Roi)

    C-60 E-MC  To configure a measurement In the VCA Settings section, click the button for the measurement you wish to configure. The measurement's settings display. Select the box, if necessary. Enable Set the alarm threshold to your requirements. Note that you can set two thresholds for Exposure (under- and overexposure) and Contrast (low and high contrast).
  • Page 95 Video Item Description Brush Normal Allows grid elements to be accessed in 4-element groups. Large Allows grid elements to be accessed in 16-element groups. Small Allows grid elements to be accessed one at a time. Invert Mask Enables you, for example, to start creating a mask by marking the (smaller) area(s) you do wish to monitor and then use this button to reverse the selection.

  • Page 96: 13.10 Tamper Detect

    C-60 E-MC 13.10 Tamper Detect Video > Tamper Detect (disabled) 13.10.1 Camera movement and scene changes As a result of tampering, or more accidentally, after cleaning, a camera may no longer cover the area designated for monitoring. The Tamper Detect function can detect camera position changes and scene changes such as a blocked camera view, for example.

  • Page 97: 13.10.3 Reference Images

    Video Tamper Detect enabled: No reference images found 13.10.3 Reference images You can create up to 16 reference images. This enables you to store images captured in different day/night situations and/or from multiple PTZ preset positions. When the camera moves to a different preset Tamper Detect tries to match the new scene to the available reference images.

  • Page 98: 13.10.3.2 Mask The Roi

    C-60 E-MC 13.10.3.2 Mask the ROI You can use the ROI settings section to exclude portions of the image from monitoring, as explained earlier in the Region of Interest section. Region of less interest masked 13.10.3.3 Compare images Tamper Detect compares the current scene with all available reference images. If a match is found a green crosshair is superimposed on the image in the Feedback view.

  • Page 99: 13.10.3.4 Delete A Reference Image

    Video Feedback view list 13.10.3.4 Delete a reference image  To delete a reference image In the VCA Settings section, open the list. Reference image Select the image you wish to delete. Press Clear reference Note that the Clear all button deletes all available references. 13.10.4 Position measurement Video >...

  • Page 100: 13.10.5 Alarms

    Siqura's Open Streaming Architecture (OSA) - that is, the "Siqura Programming Interface" (API). The C-60 E-MC includes SNMP support for its image monitor and tamper detect functions. A trap is sent when bad image quality or camera tampering has been detected and another one when the situation returns to normal.

  • Page 101: 13.10.5.1 Alarm Examples

    Video 13.10.5.1 Alarm examples Original camera position Camera has moved to the right. Although the current image still matches Reference 1, the changed camera position results in a position alarm. Camera has moved further to the right. Blocked scene alarm Current image no longer matches any reference image, resulting in a changed scene alarm.

  • Page 102: 13.11 Privacy Mask

    C-60 E-MC 13.11 Privacy Mask Video > Privacy Mask The privacy mask function aims to avoid intrusive monitoring. The C-60 E-MC supports up to 10 masks.  To create a privacy mask On the Video page, click the tab. Privacy Mask Under the preview, click A square mask appears as an overlay in the centre of the preview.

  • Page 103: Audio

    Audio This chapter describes the functionality and settings found on the Audio page of the C-60 E-MC. In This Chapter Enable audio ..............103 Make audio connections ............105 Advanced ................106 14.1 Enable audio Audio page Using the Enable check box at the top of the Audio page, you can enable/disable the entire audio functionality (the latter, for example, to prevent unwanted eavesdropping).

  • Page 104: Input Settings

     used for Genetec's Omnicast  Legacy PCM 2 channels (stereo)  high quality, 15.7 kHz  compatible with all Siqura products (including C-20, C-40, S-40) 14.1.2 Output Settings Item Description Output level VU meter to display audio output level.

  • Page 105: Make Audio Connections

    Two-way audio The figure above shows the setup for two-way audio on the side of the C-60 E-MC. The device on the other side of the connection (with the IP address 172.22.250.131) would need similar settings, that is - it must hold the IP address of the C-60 E-MC as the destination and source.

  • Page 106: Mx Receiver Settings

    Select/Clear to enable/disable the stream reception, respectively. Source address IP address of the codec that will transmit the stream. Port The local port number of the C-60 E-MC. 14.3 Advanced If in doubt about these settings, do not change the default values.

  • Page 107: Audio Encoder

    Audio Item Description Range: [0…18] dB. Bass Range: [0…6] dB. Treble 14.3.3 Audio Encoder Audio > Advanced > Audio Encoder Item Description PCM 16bit, A-law 8bit, μ-law 8bit. Audio format 14.3.4 Audio Decoder Audio > Advanced > Audio Decoder Generally speaking, Audio Decoder settings follow the settings of the source - that is, the encoder on the other side of the connection.

  • Page 108: Transmitter

    UDP + RTP Default setting. Plain RTP stream over UDP. UDP + RTP + NKF Adds an extended RTP header for Siqura applications requiring extra information. RTP type (0 = auto) Default value: [0]. This parameter determines the RTP payload format (e.g. H.264, MPEG-2/4, or audio).

  • Page 109: Receiver 1

    Audio 14.3.6 Receiver 1 Audio > Advanced > Receiver 1 Item Description Filter on source port Can be used to filter incoming signals. With multiple signals sent to the same IP address and destination port number, Filter on source port can be used to filter the input, i.e.

  • Page 110: Rtsp Transmitter

    C-60 E-MC 14.3.7 RTSP Transmitter Audio > Advanced > RTSP Transmitter Item Description DSCP field Range: [0...63]. DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point) uses the first 6 bits of the ToS (Type of Service) field in the header of IP packets for packet classification purposes.

  • Page 111: Sap Settings

    The C-60 E-MC includes a SAP announcer. The Session Announcement Protocol is used to advertise that a media stream generated by the C-60 E-MC is available at a specific multicast address and port. For more information about SAP, see the note below.

  • Page 113: Data Rs-422/485

    Data RS-422/485 This chapter describes the Data RS-422/485 page of the C-60 E-MC. In This Chapter General Settings ..............113 UART Settings ..............114 Make data connections ............114 TCP Server Settings ............115 Advanced ................116 15.1 General Settings...

  • Page 114: Uart Settings

    15.2 UART Settings The C-60 E-MC uses a Universal Asynchronous Transmitter/Receiver (UART) for data transmission. The UART recognises and reproduces the words in the data stream. This is only possible if the UART is programmed to understand the serial data format.

  • Page 115: Tcp Server Settings

    Data RS-422/485 Highlighted fields The source address and port number fields are highlighted in green when the enabled receiver receives a stream from the specified source. The two fields are marked in red when no stream is received with the receiver enabled and correctly configured. 15.4 TCP Server Settings Data RS-422/485 >...

  • Page 116: Advanced

    C-60 E-MC 15.5 Advanced If in doubt about these settings, do not change the default values. Important: 15.5.1 RS-4xx Settings RS-422/485 > Advanced > RS-4xx Settings For details about 'data words' and data transfer optimisation, see the note below. Item...

  • Page 117: Transmitter

    Stream type The UDP + NKF option will add an extended RTP header for Siqura applications requiring extra information. Link loss alarm timeout Range: [1...1000] s. Default: 10 s. Time in seconds before alarm sent.

  • Page 118: Receiver 1

    Interval at which the receiver sends control messages to the transmitter (see the section on FloodGuard). Stream type The UDP + NKF option will add an extended RTP header for Siqura applications requiring extra information. Link loss alarm timeout Range: [1...1000] s. Default: 10 s. Time in seconds before alarm sent.

  • Page 119: Data Rs-232

    Data RS-232 This chapter describes the Data RS-232 page of the C-60 E-MC. In This Chapter Configure RS-232 settings ..........119 16.1 Configure RS-232 settings Data RS-232 page Configuration of the RS-232 interface is almost identical to configuring RS-422/485 settings (with the exception that there is no line termination or biasing with RS-232).

  • Page 121: Cc Streams

    CC Streams page CC channels The contact closure channels of the C-60 E-MC, each capable of transmitting three copies per signal, are independent and their transmitters and receivers can also be used separately. It is possible to send a CC-signal from a CC 1 interface to a CC 2 and vice versa.

  • Page 122: Input # Settings

    If a contact closure signal is to be transmitted to a PC, the software requesting it can open a contact closure stream from the C-60 E-MC, which will carry the CC information. At the opposite end of the link (a PC running the software), the contact closures may be regarded as, and even named alarms, but those ‘alarms’...

  • Page 123: Advanced

    CC Streams 17.4 Advanced If in doubt about these settings, do not change the default values. Important: 17.4.1 Transmitter # CC Streams > Advanced > Transmitter 1 Item Description Connection priority Parameter intended for use with MX Software Development Kit (MX SDK). Multicast TTL Range: [0...127].

  • Page 125: Ptz

    PTZ page PTZ camera control is enabled by selecting a driver that is supported by the camera. If the required driver is not included in the PTZ driver list, you can upload it to the C-60 E-MC (see below). Page 125...

  • Page 126: Upload/Remove Ptz Drivers

    C-60 E-MC  To enable PTZ control In the Camera Settings section, specify the Camera ID/address. From the PTZ driver list, select the protocol supported by the PTZ device you wish to control. Click Save You can now control the camera with the control panel on the Live Video page.

  • Page 127: Security

    SSL/TLS to standard HTTP communication. With HTTPS implemented and used on the C-60 E-MC, a safe exchange of data between the unit and a web browser is ensured. Information transported over the network, such as device settings and credentials, is encrypted to protect it against eavesdropping.

  • Page 128: Certificate/Request Information

    C-60 E-MC Certificates To implement HTTPS on the C-60 E-MC, you need to install an HTTPS certificate. You can use a self-signed certificate or one created by a Certificate Authority (CA). CA-issued certificates provide a higher level of security and inspire more trust than self-signed certificates. Self-signed certificates are often installed for test purposes or as a temporary solution until a CA-issued certificate has been obtained.

  • Page 129: Self-Signed Certificate

    (depending on the type of certificate you want to use). At the top of the page, select Enable Click Save Refresh the page. Log on to the C-60 E-MC again. Your browser is now using a secure connection to communicate with the unit. Page 129...

  • Page 131: Event Management

    Associate events with output facilities Event Management page On the Event Management page, you can configure how the C-60 E-MC is to handle incoming events/alarms. The event sources listed under Available inputs can be routed to a CC output, CC stream, or FTP push.

  • Page 132: Cc Output

    C-60 E-MC 20.1.1 CC Output # Item Description Available inputs List of sources that can be selected as inputs for each of the two contact closure outputs. Selected inputs Selected inputs are connected with a logical OR so that any one will cause a remote contact to close.

  • Page 133: Ftp Push

    Event management 20.1.3 FTP Push If FTP push is configured to be event-triggered (see the FTP Push tab of the Video page), you need to select one or more sources from the Available inputs list that will activate an image upload to the FTP server(s).

  • Page 135: Device Management

    Device management You can use the Device Management page to configure management settings for the C-60 E-MC, upgrade or downgrade the embedded firmware, and reboot the unit. In This Chapter General ................135 Logging ................137 SNMP ................138 MX ................... 140 Auto Discovery ..............

  • Page 136: Device Name

    Description Disable LEDs For security reasons or energy efficiency you can deactivate all LEDs on the unit here. Range: [0 …1000]. To identify a C-60 E-MC among other units, enter a value and Flash DC LED click Save . The power LED on this particular unit will blink for the number of seconds you set.

  • Page 137: Logging

    Device Management > Logging 21.2.1 Log file Press the Download now button to download a log file from the C-60 E-MC to your computer. The 'system.log' file which opens in Notepad may prove useful when you are troubleshooting issues. 21.2.2...

  • Page 138: Snmp

    C-60 E-MC 21.3 SNMP Device Management > SNMP 21.3.1 SNMP System Information The SNMP System Information section shows the network/device data specifically made available to the SNMP manager for making the device, its location and service manager(s) traceable. 21.3.2 SNMP Communities The community strings (names which can be regarded as passwords) in the SNMP Communities section must conform to those configured in the SNMP manager.

  • Page 139: Snmp Traps

    21.3.4 SNMP Traps A C-60 E-MC alarm status change generates a trap which can be caught by any SNMP manager. The C-60 E-MC can, for example, send traps on the occurrence of Image Quality and Camera Tampering events. Variables, which can be read from the C-60 E-MC's MIB through an SNMP manager, indicate why the alarm occurred.

  • Page 140: Mx/Ip

    21.4 Device Management > MX 21.4.1 MX/IP MX/IP is a UDP protocol used to communicate with Siqura equipment over a network connection. The Siqura Software Suite applications use the MX/IP protocol to access, configure, and control Siqura network devices. Item...

  • Page 141: Auto Discovery

    On the Auto Discovery tab, you can enable UPnP (Universal Plug and Play). If enabled, UPnP allows the C-60 E-MC to advertise its presence and services to control points on the network. A control point can be a network device with embedded UPnP, a VMS application or a spy software tool, such as Device Spy.

  • Page 142: Onvif

    C-60 E-MC 21.6 ONVIF Device Management > ONVIF The C-60 E-MC supports the ONVIF standard. On the ONVIF tab, you can enable ONVIF compatibility and ONVIF discovery. Item Description Enable ONVIF Enables the ONVIF interface on the C-60 E-MC. Enable ONVIF Discovery Makes the C-60 E-MC discoverable for ONVIF clients.

  • Page 143: Firmware

    The upgrade image area is usually empty upon factory release. If the existing firmware in the C-60 E-MC is to be replaced, a new version can be written to the upgrade image area. There, the new image resides in erasable (flash) memory.

  • Page 144: Troubleshoot Upgrade Issues

    Select the firmware file (.sqrfw extension), and then click Open Files with an .nkffw extension cannot be used to upgrade the C-60 E-MC via the Note: webpage. You can use them to upgrade the unit through MX Firmware Upgrade Wizard. This software is embedded in Siqura's MX Configuration Tool and is also available as a stand-alone tool.

  • Page 145: Advanced

    Device management 21.7.5 Advanced For various reasons you may want to downgrade the C-60 E-MC firmware to the original factory-installed image kept in the fixed image area. This can be done in the Advanced Settings section of the Firmware tab.

  • Page 146: Backup/Restore

    Select to preserve currently installed SSL certificates, if any, when you restore a certificates backed-up C-60 E-MC configuration. Select backup file to Browse for and select the backed-up C-60 E-MC configuration you wish to restore. restore Restore Starts the restore process using the selected backup file.

  • Page 147: Reboot

    Device management 21.9 Reboot Device Management > Reboot Item Description Reboot Reboots the unit without resetting variables. Reset to factory settings: Reset option for all variables that can be set by the user, with the exception of the keep network settings network settings.

  • Page 149: User Management

    Administrators, Operators, and Viewers. Do not use the name of one of these groups as a user name. Out of the box, the unit has no user accounts configured. The C-60 E-MC supports up to 20 users at a time.

  • Page 150: Manage User Accounts

    C-60 E-MC 22.1.2 Manage user accounts  To add a user On the User Management page, open the tab. Web Access In the User List section, click The Add User section displays. Enter the new user name (alphanumeric and underscore only) and password. Confirm the password to prevent errors.

  • Page 151: Linux

    User Management 22.2 Linux User Management > Linux The root account is a special account that can be used for system administration. The account is always present and should be password protected at all times. The root password, which is required when logging on to Linux with root authority, is "1234"...

  • Page 153: Date And Time

    Date and Time The C-60 E-MC has a battery-supported real-time clock. This chapter explains how to adjust the date and time. In This Chapter Date and time ..............153 SNTP Settings ..............154 Advanced ................155 23.1 Date and time Date and Time You can set the date and time manually in the Date and Time section.

  • Page 154: Sntp Settings

    (SNTP) server. If enabled, the SNTP server is queried automatically by the internal clocks, with a configurable time interval.  To set up the C-60 E-MC for use with an SNTP server In SNTP Settings, clear , and then click...
  • Page 155 Date and Time Notes for advanced users Far off (more than a few minutes) or jumping time server values may be rejected by the  unit. You should never test the tracking to the time server by changing the time in the NTP server. ...

  • Page 157: Multicasting

    UDP streams used. Multicast group A multicast group is used by the source, that is - the C-60 E-MC, and the receivers to send and receive multicast messages. To define a multicast group, the source unit should be assigned a valid multicasting ('destination') TX stream address and the destination units should get this same address as source.

  • Page 158: Multi-Unicasting

    24.2 Multi-unicasting As an alternative to multicasting, the C-60 E-MC features 'multi-unicasting', that is - sending out up to 3x3 independent copies of video, and 3 of audio, data and contact closure streams. If the bit rates selected are moderate, it may be more convenient to use this mechanism instead of multicasting, even though the network gets more signal to carry from the encoder.

  • Page 159: Appendix: Enable Javascript

    Appendix: Enable JavaScript To have the C-60 E-MC webpages displayed correctly, JavaScript must be enabled in your web browser.  To enable JavaScript in Internet Explorer On the Tools menu, click Internet Options On the Security tab, click the Internet globe icon, and then click...

  • Page 161: Appendix: Enable Upnp In Windows 7

    Appendix: Enable UPnP in Windows 7 With UPnP enabled in Windows, it is possible to see Siqura devices in Windows Explorer. You can double-click a device to open its webpages.  To enable UPnP in Windows 7 In Control Panel, click...

  • Page 163: Appendix: Install A Video Player

    Install VLC ................ 164 Download video player software The C-60 E-MC supports QuickTime and VLC. If neither is detected when you attempt to open a video stream in the webpages, the Video player list indicates “No Player”. You can use the hyperlinks on the webpage (see below) to download the required software.

  • Page 164: Install Vlc

    C-60 E-MC Install VLC VLC installation requires special attention. When installing this software, make sure you select the Mozilla plug-in and ActiveX plug-in components in the VLC Setup wizard. Required components: Mozilla and ActiveX plug-ins The support of VLC, an open source community, may differ between releases. The C-60 Note: E-MC has been successfully tested with VLC v2.1.0.

  • Page 165: Appendix: Ntcip Configuration

    SNMP MIB ................. 166 Supported conformance groups The C-60 E-MC firmware supports all the mandatory parts and some of the optional parts (see table below) of the NTCIP CCTV specification as laid down in the NTCIP 1205:2001 v01.08 document. This means that - in terms of section 4 of this document - the following conformance groups are supported.

  • Page 166: Cctv Configuration

     positionFocusLens  positionIrisLens  Camera control through NTCIP on Siqura multichannel products is limited to video Note: channel 1. SNMP MIB NTCIP has its own SNMP MIB. This database is used to store information, which is used to control cameras and other devices in the transportation management system.

  • Page 167: Appendix: Technical Specifications

    Appendix: Technical specifications The appendix sections below offer the technical specifications of the C-60 E-MC. Video Number of channels 1x PAL/NTSC (Auto/PAL/NTSC) Input level 1 Vpp (±3 dB) Compression algorithm(s) H.264 BP/MP (ISO/IEC 14496-10), MPEG-2 (ISO/IEC 13818-2), MJPEG, MPEG-4 (ISO/IEC 14496-2, ISMA comp.)
  • Page 168 C-60 E-MC Camera health check Tamper detection In free-drawn ROI: blocked and partially blocked view, spraying, cloaking, changed position, per input Image quality monitor In free-drawn ROI: focus, contrast, exposure, and noise measurement per input Audio Number of channels 2 (stereo) full duplex...
  • Page 169 Appendix: Technical specifications Transmission interface Connector type RJ-45 Management LED status indicators Power-on indicator (green) No video on input or output (red) SYNC All links are operational (green); failure in RX stream(s) (yellow); failure in TX stream(s) (red) Ethernet port Green LED: on = 100 Mb, off = 10 Mb;...

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