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Configuring the Camera

Basler IP Camera

3.2

Accessing the Configuration Tools and
Camera Parameters

1. If you have not already done so, start your web browser and access the Basler Surveillance

Web Client in your camera as described in Section 2 on

page 5

2. When the Basler Surveillance Web Client opens as shown below, click the

Configuration

button on the left side of the Basler tool bar.

Summary of Contents for BIP-1000c

Page 1: ...Basler IP Camera User s Manual Document Number AW000721 Version 07 Language 000 English Release Date 26 June 2010...

Page 2: ...r Inc Phone 1 610 280 0171 855 Springdale Drive Suite 203 Fax 1 610 280 7608 Exton PA 19341 Email bc support ip usa baslerweb com U S A Asia Basler Asia Pte Ltd Phone 65 6425 0472 8 Boon Lay Way Fax 6...

Page 3: ...ng Parameters 18 3 5 Motion Detection Parameters 34 3 6 Alarm Handling Parameters 36 3 7 Network Parameters 42 3 8 Input Output Parameters 45 3 9 User Parameters 47 3 10 System Parameters 53 4 Reset T...

Page 4: ...Table of Contents ii Basler IP Camera...

Page 5: ...ly a firmware update in two different ways By using the Basler Web Surveillance Client After you access a camera using the client as described in Section 3 2 on page 10 you can use the Info tab in the...

Page 6: ...designed for use in an explosive atmosphere 1 If you use the camera in an explosive atmosphere it must be enclosed within an appropriate environmental housing CAUTION Electrical Shock Hazard Touching...

Page 7: ...s for a standard RS 232 serial port that can be used to control an external device See Section 5 on page 65 for detailed information about the terminal connector DC Iris Control Provides a connection...

Page 8: ...Introduction 4 Basler IP Camera...

Page 9: ...field of your browser and press the Enter key For example http 172 17 1 44 If you don t know the IP address you can find it using the Basler BIP Finder software as described in the Basler IP Camera I...

Page 10: ...Accessing the Camera 6 Basler IP Camera...

Page 11: ...g The stream 1 and stream 2 encoders can be enabled or disabled by the user and these two streams can only be set to use MJPEG video encoding Each encoder feeds a live buffer and an alarm buffer As sh...

Page 12: ...ct the rate at which the encoders encode and stream images is the general load on the camera s microprocessor If you have enabled many of the camera s functions simultaneously it could place a high lo...

Page 13: ...I O Parameters Motion Detection Parameters System Parameters Stream 0 Parameters Live Buffer Alarm Buffer MJPEG MPEG 4 or H 264 Stream 1 Encoder Stream 1 Parameters Live Buffer Alarm Buffer MJPEG Stre...

Page 14: ...ameters 1 If you have not already done so start your web browser and access the Basler Surveillance Web Client in your camera as described in Section 2 on page 5 2 When the Basler Surveillance Web Cli...

Page 15: ...pear which will let you restart the live stream Click the Snapshot button to capture a single image within a new browser window Refresh Rate The Refresh Rate box displays the rate at which the images...

Page 16: ...d automatic gain control are both enabled The camera s automatic exposure and gain adjustments will be biased so that image quality is maintained at as high a level as possible Maintaining the frame r...

Page 17: ...he automatic iris control will be strongly influenced by the placement of the auto brightness mask For more information about the auto brightness mask see page 23 Anti Flicker Enables or disables the...

Page 18: ...Anti Flicker feature is enabled the Gain Limit parameter setting must be 6dB or greater Gain When automatic gain control is disabled see Exposure Mode above the Gain parameter sets the gain for the c...

Page 19: ...nction will be strongly influenced by the placement of the white balance mask For more information about the white balance mask see page 22 Automatic Preset The camera will attempt to identify the typ...

Page 20: ...cate the current blue gain value as set by the automatic white balance control 3 3 3 Day Night Tab Note The settings on this tab will only be adjustable on day night models of the camera On non day ni...

Page 21: ...h from night mode to day mode IR Filter Current Level Indicates the current level of darkness as measured by the camera s auto IR filter control As the area being viewed by the camera gets darker the...

Page 22: ...ated as stream 0 stream 1 and stream 2 Stream 0 is always enabled Streams 1 and 2 can be either enabled or disabled Each stream can be accessed by multiple network users For more information about vid...

Page 23: ...s or so that just a portion of the sensor is used as shown in Figure 3 The sensor AOI Width and sensor AOI Height parameters define the width and height in pixels of the image area that will be captur...

Page 24: ...he sensor The setting must be a multiple of 2 Sensor AOI Width As shown in Figure 3 on page 19 sets the width in pixels of the sensor AOI The setting must be a multiple of 8 Sensor AOI Height As shown...

Page 25: ...in will not be available for selection Plugin Name Plugin Select the Plugin Name plugin Depending on what plugins you have installed on your web browser several different plugins may be listed Each pl...

Page 26: ...ver an area of the image that is truly a white area If you place the mask over for example a green area of the image you will find that the color balance in your captured images is badly skewed when t...

Page 27: ...brightest areas of the image This will typically yield the best performance from the automatic exposure gain and iris controls Note that you can set the mask so that it covers a single area as shown...

Page 28: ...een Note that you can set the mask so that it covers a single area as shown above or so that it covers several different areas within the image You can use the All On button at the bottom of the scree...

Page 29: ...r over the editor screen Note that you can set the mask so that it covers a single area as shown above or so that it covers several different areas within the image You can use the All On button at th...

Page 30: ...area is encoded and streamed The stream AOIWidth and stream AOI Height parameters define the width and height in pixels of the area that will be encoded and streamed The stream AOITop and stream AOIL...

Page 31: ...ompression techniques than MJPEG encoding This significantly lowers the bandwidth required to transmit the images H 264 The camera will use H 264 encoding for the images streamed This setting is only...

Page 32: ...output images of the size you selected Note that depending on the current setting of the Output Scaling parameter some of the standard sizes shown below may not be listed The sizes available in the l...

Page 33: ...ize Note that increasing the level of output scaling will decrease the workload on the processor in the camera For more information about the effects of processor workload see Section 3 1 on page 7 Fr...

Page 34: ...images for the stream N depends on the size of the images being encoded and the size of the buffer But when an alarm condition is declared the alarm buffer will only continue to buffer post alarm imag...

Page 35: ...otion level number of changed pixels motion_level_0 display current motion level number of changed pixels frame_size display the width and height of the sensor AOI frame_position display the left offs...

Page 36: ...the Overlay Text line Click the Time button to quickly enter the timestamp expression into the Overlay Text line Click the Framecount button to quickly enter the counter expression into the Overlay Te...

Page 37: ...OI to set the stream AOI to 1 4 of the sensor AOI s size to align the stream AOI to the top left side of the sensor AOI or to center the stream AOI within the sensor AOI When you are working with a st...

Page 38: ...to 3 the last 3 captured images will be used to create the history image Higher values give better motion detection performance but they also slow down the speed of the motion detection algorithm and...

Page 39: ...t Sets a limit for motion detection If the number of changed pixels in the current image is above the motion threshold see the previous parameter and below the motion limit then motion will be detecte...

Page 40: ...nable Check the Source Enable box on the Digital In tab to enable the camera s digital input line as a source for declaring an alarm condition If the digital input line is enabled as an alarm source a...

Page 41: ...fer Size and Post Alarm Buffer Size parameters for the stream have been set to values greater than zero see page 30 Stream 0 Tab Alarm Buffer State Indicates the current state of the alarm buffer for...

Page 42: ...e Image Check the Include Image box to include an image with the email The included image will be in JPEG format and will be an image that was captured when the alarm was declared The image will be th...

Page 43: ...and time Include Image Check the Include Image box to include an image with the FTP upload The included image will be a separate JPEG file and will be an image that was captured when the alarm was dec...

Page 44: ...urrent motion level number of changed pixels motion_level_0 display current motion level number of changed pixels frame_size display the width and height of the sensor AOI frame_position display the l...

Page 45: ...the Overlay Text line Click the Time button to quickly enter the timestamp expression into the Overlay Text line Click the Framecount button to quickly enter the counter expression into the Overlay Te...

Page 46: ...s Assigns an IP address to the camera that will be used if DHCP addressing is disabled Network Prefix If DHCP is disabled specifies the number of bits which represent the netmask for your network For...

Page 47: ...ticast stream an on demand stream When multicast streaming on demand is enabled the camera will only deliver a multicast video stream when one or more devices are requesting the multicast stream This...

Page 48: ...e point value RTSP DSCP Sets the RTSP DSCP differentiated services code point value Alarm DSCP Sets the alarm DSCP differentiated services code point value Click the Commit button save any changes you...

Page 49: ...ilter and the announce feature Strobe The camera will output a pulse on output pin 0 that is synchronized to the start of each image capture This signal is useful for controlling things such as a stro...

Page 50: ...ed to the serial port BaudRate Sets the baud rate for the serial port in bits per second Line Configuration Sets the line configuration for the serial port in Data Bits Parity Stop Bit format For exam...

Page 51: ...name and password will be required to access the camera When you check the Authentication enabled box you will see a warning window similar to the one shown below Click Yes to enable authentication Us...

Page 52: ...computer When you click the button a User Editor window will appear as shown below Enter a valid password reenter the password to verify and click the Save button User names and passwords can include...

Page 53: ...ar as shown below User names can include letters numbers and underscores _ User names and passwords are case sensitive The available user levels are described in Table 1 User Level Meaning Administrat...

Page 54: ...will open Click the OK button To Delete an Existing User 1 In the Manage Users tab click on the name of the user you wish to delete As shown below the user information will become highlighted and the...

Page 55: ...e of the user whose password you wish to change As shown below the user information will become highlighted and the Change Password button will become ungrayed 2 Click the Change Password button A Use...

Page 56: ...ons As shown below the user information will become highlighted and the Change User Level button will become ungrayed 2 Click the Change User Level button A User Editor window will appear as shown bel...

Page 57: ...ress 3 10 2 Date Time Tab Set Date Time Sets the date and time that will appear in the text overlay on streamed images see Section 3 4 2 on page 26 for more information about the text overlay Click th...

Page 58: ...dates occur once every 12 hours 24 hours NTP synchronization is enabled and updates occur once every 24 hours Weekly NTP synchronization is enabled and updates occur once per week NTP Server Sets the...

Page 59: ...tugal Europe Central European Summer Time Geneva Switzerland Europe East European Summer Time Helsinki Finland Europe Moscow Daylight Time Moscow Russia North America Alaska Standard Daylight Time Ala...

Page 60: ...ton you will see an Are you sure message as shown below If the Keep Network User Settings check box is checked the camera will reset all of the configuration settings except the network settings and t...

Page 61: ...n file on your PC 1 Click the Config Management button 2 A Configuration Management dialog box will open as shown below Click the Download Config button in the dialog box 3 A File Download window will...

Page 62: ...Management button 2 A Configuration Management dialog box will open as shown below Click the Browse button in the dialog box 3 A Choose File dialog box will open as shown below Navigate to the locati...

Page 63: ...as shown below Click the Browse button in the dialog box If you are updating from version 1 2 0 firmware or below the network settings currently in the camera will be lost when you do the update The c...

Page 64: ...e as shown below As the message indicates doing a firmware update is not reversible If the Keep All Settings check box is checked all current configuration settings will be retained when the update is...

Page 65: ...t the firmware update is in progress 8 Once the update is complete the camera will reboot and the web client will reopen in your browser If your browser times out during the update process press the C...

Page 66: ...Configuring the Camera 62 Basler IP Camera...

Page 67: ...the camera and you can no longer remember your administrative password The tool resets all of the camera s parameters to factory defaults A cable that connects from the RS 232 connector on a PC to th...

Page 68: ...Reset Tool 64 Basler IP Camera...

Page 69: ...on the camera is a Phoenix header part number 1881480 The recommended mating connector is a 6 pin Phoenix plug part number 1881367 A Phoenix plug of this type is included with each camera NOTICE Do n...

Page 70: ...or inverted See Section 3 8 1 on page 45 for more information about setting the input mode Switch Condition Input Mode Input Detected As Open Normal Inactive Closed Normal Active Open Inverted Active...

Page 71: ...mation about setting the output mode Note If the output has been set to the inverted mode and you restart the camera or you power it off and back on the output will be in the normal mode during the ca...

Page 72: ...minal Connector 68 Basler IP Camera Gnd Camera Power RS 232 Rx RS 232 Tx Output Input 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 to 20 VDC 24 VDC Max Switch Relay Device RS 232 Gnd RS 232 Rx RS 232 Tx Camera Fig 6 Switched Ground...

Page 73: ...ctor Basler IP Camera 69 applies 0 to 24 VDC max Gnd Camera Power RS 232 Rx RS 232 Tx Output Input 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 to 20 VDC 24 VDC Max Relay Device RS 232 Gnd RS 232 Rx RS 232 Tx Camera Device Fig 7 Di...

Page 74: ...The Terminal Connector 70 Basler IP Camera...

Page 75: ...s sensitivity to near infrared light causes a problem near infrared light distorts the colors in the captured images as perceived by the human eye To avoid this problem the cameras include an IR cut...

Page 76: ...cene and that the IR cut filter is closed Because it is daytime the darkness level measured by the auto controls will be very low As night approaches the scene will become darker and the measured dark...

Page 77: ...ilter Switch Level and IR Filter Wait Time parameters and to monitor the IR Filter Current Level parameter The IR Cut Filter Announce Feature The IR cut filter has a capability called the announce fea...

Page 78: ...ght to day Often the photocell in an illuminator will be associated with an internal switch that opens and closes based on the conditions detected by the photocell As illustrated in Figure 8 when the...

Page 79: ...d to energize or de energize a relay which in turn applies power to or removes power from an IR illuminator You could use a setup such as this to apply power to the illuminator when the filter is in t...

Page 80: ...Day Night Functionality 76 Basler IP Camera...

Page 81: ...Lux IR sensitive Lens Mount CS mount DC Iris drive lens not included IR Cut Filter Fixed filter Automatically removable filter Fixed filter Automatically removable filter Image Settings Automatic gain...

Page 82: ...M or more 1280 x 1024 display or better 100 Mbps NIC Win 2k XP Vista Windows 7 or Server 2003 OS Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher Power PoE Power over Ethernet IEEE 802 3af or 7 to 20 VDC Power consump...

Page 83: ...Filter Fixed filter Automatically removable filter Fixed filter Automatically removable filter Image Settings Automatic gain exposure area backlight compensation white balance electronic shutter 180 i...

Page 84: ...net Explorer 6 0 or higher Power PoE Power over Ethernet IEEE 802 3af or 7 to 20 VDC Power consumption is 5 W max at 12 VDC Connectors Screwable RJ 45 connector for 10 100 Base T Ethernet full or half...

Page 85: ...testing Test Standard Conditions Vibration sinusoidal each axis DIN EN 60068 2 6 10 58 Hz 1 5 mm_58 500 Hz 20 g_1 octave minute 10 repetitions Shock each axis DIN EN 60068 2 27 20 g 11 ms 10 shocks p...

Page 86: ...Technical Specifications 82 Basler IP Camera...

Page 87: ...INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA LLC SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM AVC H 264 THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON...

Page 88: ...are originating from a variety of third parties To view the software license information 1 Start the Surveillance Web Client as described in Section 2 on page 5 2 Click the About tab as shown below 3...

Page 89: ...page 19 Added the H 264 selection to the Encoder Type parameter description in Section 3 4 2 on page 26 Added the GOP length parameter description and the Output Size parameter description to Section...

Page 90: ...t functionality Updated Table 3 on page 66 to describe the normal and the inverted modes available on the input pin and the output pin Added the minimum PC requirements to Table 4 on page 77 and Table...

Page 91: ...dated numerous screen shots to reflect new parameters and usability improvements AW00072107000 25 Jun 2010 Updated the contact information on the inside of the front cover Updated the information in t...

Page 92: ...Revision History 88 Basler IP Camera...

Page 93: ...IP Camera 89 Feedback Your feedback will help us improve our documentation Please click the link below to access an online feedback form Your input is greatly appreciated http www baslerweb com umfra...

Page 94: ...Feedback 90 Basler IP Camera...

Page 95: ...day night functionality 71 DC iris control 3 defaults resetting to 56 deleting a user 50 DHCP parameter 42 digital I O tab 45 digital in tab 36 digital output hold time parameter 38 digital output tab...

Page 96: ...mages viewing 5 M MAC address parameter 53 management tab 56 managing users 49 manufacturer name parameter 53 masks auto brightness 23 motion 25 privacy 24 white balance 22 MJPEG 27 model name paramet...

Page 97: ...n parameter 34 software license info 83 specifications 71 77 stream 0 tab alarm buffer 37 stream 0 tab video stream 26 stream 1 tab alarm buffer 37 stream 2 tab alarm buffer 37 stream AOI 26 stream AO...

Page 98: ...Index 94 Basler IP Camera white balance mask 22 white balance mode parameter 15...

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