SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The AD5500 Excalibur Graphical System Manager provides a
user-friendly operator interface for monitoring activity and
alarms at security areas under surveillance of American
Dynamics CCTV Matrix Switching Systems. The Excalibur
system allows the user to define surveillance areas to be
observed and to provide user-selected icons or symbols
representing the key security resources at the surveillance area.
Any security area defined by this system may be manually
called up to the workstation screen for operator viewing or
automatically called to the screen in response to an alarm.
The Excalibur system operates in conjunction with a Matrix
Switching System (such as the AD1650B, AD2050, AD2052,
AD2150, and AD2350 systems) to identify and monitor all
cameras and alarm contacts established in the switching
system. The Excalibur system does not replace the security
setup and programming capabilities of the Matrix Switching
System, but provides a user-friendly operator interface that
operates with the system Controller or CPU and enhances the
operation of a Matrix Switching System.
The Excalibur graphical user interface software combines a
variety of features with the advanced features incorporated into
American Dynamics Matrix Switchers. By having several
setup options within Excalibur and many options available
with the Matrix Switchers, it is possible to configure a system
with a wide variety of features and modes. By using
combinations of alarm modes in the Matrix Switcher setup and
options in Excalibur, alarms can be prioritized or simply
chronological, operator control and alarm acknowledge levels
can be defined, and a variety of actions and alarms can be
logged to disc or printed on a printer.
FEATURES
The Excalibur Graphical System Manager provides the
following features:
• Menu-driven operation with mouse, touch-screen, and
keyboard control
• User-defined surveillance area Maps
• User selection of security resources Icons
• High resolution color display of security areas
• Automatic alarm callup of alarmed areas
• Manual callup of any surveillance area or resource
• Full remote control of auxiliary and camera pan/tilt
• Menu selection of pre-programmed System Salvos and
Tours
• Full on-screen AD keyboard emulation
• Operator password protection and operation access levels
• High resolution (1024 x 768) tiled window mode
• Support for Windows-compatible sound boards
• Second switcher control for Satellite switching
A version of Excalibur, called Excalibur SE (System Edition),
is provided with AD Matrix Switching Systems. Several of the
above features are limited or not provided in the SE version.
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AD5500
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION and FEATURES
EXCALIBUR
Figure 1 - Excalibur Graphical System Manager
