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User's Manual

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Timelapse camera

                   

for Biodiversity Inventory

Référence Document

ADV_UM_9022_01

Révision

1.5

Date

31/07/2015

ADV_UM - 1.3 - 20120608

ADVANSEE – 2 rue Alfred Kastler – CS30750 – 44307 Nantes cedex 3– France

Tél. : 33 (0)2 4050 2173 – Email : [email protected] – www.advansee.com

SARL au capital de 40 200€ - 510 580 814 RCS Nantes - SIRET 510 580 814 00042-  TVAI : FR 31 510 580 814

Summary of Contents for BEECAM ADV00100V

Page 1: ..._9022_01 Révision 1 5 Date 31 07 2015 ADV_UM 1 3 20120608 ADVANSEE 2 rue Alfred Kastler CS30750 44307 Nantes cedex 3 France Tél 33 0 2 4050 2173 Email contact advansee com www advansee com SARL au capital de 40 200 510 580 814 RCS Nantes SIRET 510 580 814 00042 TVAI FR 31 510 580 814 ...

Page 2: ...frame 8 5 Configuring the camera 10 5 1 Configuring through the web interface 10 5 2 Configuring through the USB flash drive 14 6 Operating a timelapse sequence 16 6 1 Normal usage 16 6 2 Checking camera healthiness 16 6 3 In situ reviewing of images or video sequences 17 7 Getting the recorded material 19 7 1 USB flash drive 19 7 2 FTP access 19 8 Maintenance 21 8 1 System information 21 8 2 Firm...

Page 3: ...G format according a daily schedule hereafter called a timelapse sequence The daily schedule can be programmed over the air from a WIFI capable device smartphone tablet PC or with a configuration file written in a USB flash drive The video sequences and the still images are stored on a USB flash drive plugged in the camera Document ADV_UM_9022_01_v1 5 ADVANSEE SARL 2015 All rights reserved page 3 ...

Page 4: ...ion file stored on a USB flash drive Please note that in this document all mentions to WIFI operations are applicable only to camera featuring the WIFI option 2 3 Operating conditions Operating free air temperature 10 C to 40 C Operating air moisture 15 to 90 2 4 Storage conditions Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C Storage air moisture 15 to 90 Outside storage is prohibited 2 5 Package content came...

Page 5: ...f a waterproof casing containing the camera core and a hermetic cover Once assembled together those two elements constitute the water resistant camera device hereafter denoted camera Presentation 1 Camera cap 6 STATUS Led 2 Cap screw 7 USB slot 3 Camera body 8 Power supply plug 4 POWER button 9 Internal supply connector 5 POWER Led 10 fixation nut diameter 6 mm M6 Technical characteristics 5 Megap...

Page 6: ...V 53 2592x1944 VFOV 22 HFOV 39 1920x1080 WIFI hotspot IEEE 802 11 b g n 2 4 Ghz 150Mbit s Mechanical characteristics Height 128 mm connector 10 mm Width 74 mm Depth 55 mm Body material PVC Fixation nut M6 Protection IP65 Electrical characteristics The camera is supplied with different type of batteries depending on purchase options Dual supply voltage 7 4 Volts or 12 Volts internal automatic switc...

Page 7: ...ng The camera must be powered off when plugging or unplugging the USB flash drive 3 2 Installing the device Strongly fix the BEECAM camera on a rigid support through the 6mm nut cf Illustration 1 reference 1 located on the camera base 3 3 Supplying power Connect the camera supply cable to power supply plug cf Illustration 1 reference 1 The plug is keyed Attention Never use a battery not strictly e...

Page 8: ...hen the button is clicked the LED POWER is immediately continuously illuminated it means that a programmed recording is on going You have to wait for the LED POWER extinction i e end of pending operation and reiterate the procedure 4 Once the LED POWER is continuously illuminated setup your WIFI capable device smartphone tablet etc to connect to a WIFI hotspot denominated with the BEECAM hostname ...

Page 9: ...tration 1 reference 4 the LED POWER will blink for a few seconds and then unlit the camera is off Note The camera is automatically powered off after 5 minutes of inactivity i e no user s interaction with the webpages A progress bar indicates the remaining time before power off When the remaining time is more than 2 minutes the progress bar is green When the remaining time is between 1 and 2 minute...

Page 10: ...f 4 step 1 to 6 Configuring the language 1 From the web homepage click the icon and then the icon 2 Once the Language page is displayed choose the language for the web interface 3 Click the OK button 4 A message indicating that the language as been modified appears click the OK button Note Should this message not appear something goes wrong Reload the page and clean up the cache Ctrl F5 for Mozill...

Page 11: ...have been changed appears click the OK button Note Should this message not appear something goes wrong Reload the page and clean up the cache Ctrl F5 for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome Command Option E for Apple Safari 5 Click the icon to go back to the homepage Configuring the image and timelapse parameters This configuration allows to set the recording mode still images or video sequences the...

Page 12: ...hat the parameters have been changed appears click the OK button Note Should this message not appear something goes wrong Reload the page and clean up the cache Ctrl F5 for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome Command Option E for Apple Safari 5 Click the icon to go back to the homepage Document ADV_UM_9022_01_v1 5 ADVANSEE SARL 2015 All rights reserved page 12 ...

Page 13: ...itions The recording schedule depends on the following parameters time of the first record in the day e g 9 00 interval between two successive record starts e g 30 minutes number of records per day e g 6 With the figures given as example above the BEECAM camera will shoot a still image or video sequence depending on the chosen mode every 30 minutes from 9 o clock and 15 minutes 6 times that is to ...

Page 14: ...descent light The effects of the settings are immediately visible on the live view display 5 2 Configuring through the USB flash drive The parameters date time image and timelapse parameters can alternatively be set by putting a configuration file on the USB flash drive With this procedure there is no need for a WIFI capable device The steps to follow are 1 From an internet connected computer go t...

Page 15: ... 1 reference 4 the LED POWER cf Illustration 1 reference 5 should flash for a few seconds and then stay continuously illuminated Note if when the button is clicked the LED POWER is immediately continuously illuminated it means that a programmed recording is on going You have to wait for the LED POWER extinction i e end of pending operation and reiterate the procedure 7 Once the LED POWER is contin...

Page 16: ...rence 6 will display the last status refer to 6 2 for details When a record is ongoing the WIFI connection is not possible the WIFI is deactivated to save power 6 2 Checking camera healthiness The camera being powered 1 click on the POWER button cf Illustration 1 reference 4 the LED POWER cf Illustration 1 reference 5 should flash for a few seconds and then stay continuously illuminated Note if wh...

Page 17: ...quences Establish a connection between the BEECAM camera and your WIFI capable device so that the BEECAM web homepage is displayed on your internet browser cf 4 step 1 to 6 1 From the web homepage click the icon 2 Once the Playback download page is displayed select a file in the list to preview or download it The type of file still image video sequence or both can be filtered from the correspondin...

Page 18: ...ong as the Playback download page is displayed the camera automatic power off after 5 minutes of inactivity is deactivated The camera stops after 60 minutes if not manually powered off before 3 Click the icon to go back to the homepage Document ADV_UM_9022_01_v1 5 ADVANSEE SARL 2015 All rights reserved page 18 ...

Page 19: ...DD 2 digit day 01 to 31 HH 2 digit hours in 24 hour mode 00 to 23 MM 2 digit minutes 00 to 59 FF 2 digit framerate 30 60 or 90 for video sequences only 7 2 FTP access The USB flash drive s directory where the images are stored is accessible through a FTP connection Follow the procedure below 1 Follow the steps 1 to 4 described in 4 so that you can access BEECAM from a WIFI capable device recommend...

Page 20: ...Transfer the image files from BEECAM to the computer Tips A command line FTP transfer client can be used in order to retrieve all files at once By exemple with wget wget ftp ftp tgv44air 192 168 42 1 Document ADV_UM_9022_01_v1 5 ADVANSEE SARL 2015 All rights reserved page 20 ...

Page 21: ...version number 2 Copy this file without altering its name onto a USB flash drive FAT32 formatted 3 Be sure the have the BEECAM s battery fully charged 4 The BEECAM being powered off plug the USB flash drive in the USB slot 5 Click on the POWER button cf Illustration 1 reference 4 the LED POWER cf Illustration 1 reference 5 should flash for a few seconds and then stay continuously illuminated Note ...

Page 22: ...h drive and erase the firmware file from it 8 3 Cleaning The exterior of the unit can be cleaned with a soft damp cloth 8 4 Repair There is no serviceable part inside Repair of the device should only be made by an ADVANSEE s authorized agent 8 5 End of life The device must be recycled according to the local regulations related to electrical and electronic equipments Document ADV_UM_9022_01_v1 5 AD...

Page 23: ... another media and empty the USB flash drive The camera does not power on when pushing the POWER button whereas the external battery is correctly plugged to the camera The battery is discharged Fully charge the battery with the adapted battery charger The date is reset to December 31st 1969 each time the external battery is removed The internal Real Time Clock keeper battery is discharged Contact ...

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