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HARRIER H.264 IP CAMERA INTERFACE BOARD
Version 1.0 – November 2021
November 2021
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Viewing Video Streams
To view streaming video from the Harrier IP Camera Interface Board you will need a media player such as
VLC player or GStreamer.
Using VLC
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Install and open
VLC player
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From the Media menu, select Open Network Stream
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In the Open Media dialog, enter
rtsp://<IP address>:8554/quality_h264
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Click the Play button
Using GStreamer
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Install GStreamer and open a command prompt or shell.
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Run the following command:
gst-launch-1.0 rtspsrc location=rtsp://<IP Addres>:8554/quality_h264 !
decodebin ! autovideoconvert ! autovideosink sync=false
Note: to make GStreamer work on Windows, you may need to update the ‘PATH’ environment variable and
set the GStreamer environment variable; for example:
set GSTREAMER_1_0_ROOT_X86_64=c:\gstreamer\1.0\x86_64\
set path=%path%;% GSTREAMER_1_0_ROOT_X86_64%\bin;
Controlling the Camera
The camera can be controlled using the website or ONVIF media services.
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In your web browser, enter:
http://<IP Address>
to access the website.
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From the menu on the left hand side, select the Camera Control page.
The first tab on the page (see figure 8.) allows you send VISCA commands/inquiries to the camera so that
you can control its features (zoom, etc.). A small number of features have been mapped to buttons for
convenience, but a text entry dialog can be used to send arbitrary VISCA commands/inquiries to the
camera.
