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Basler IP Fixed Dome Cameras

User’s Manual for BIP2-DXXXXc-dn Models

Document Number: AW001015
Version: 10 Language: 000 (English)
Release Date: 13 January 2016

Summary of Contents for BIP2-DXXXXc-dn

Page 1: ...Basler IP Fixed Dome Cameras User s Manual for BIP2 DXXXXc dn Models Document Number AW001015 Version 10 Language 000 English Release Date 13 January 2016...

Page 2: ...cas Basler Inc 855 Springdale Drive Suite 203 Exton PA 19341 USA Tel 1 610 280 0171 Fax 1 610 280 7608 support usa baslerweb com Asia Pacific Basler Asia Pte Ltd 35 Marsiling Industrial Estate Road 3...

Page 3: ...3 9 Input Output Parameters 59 3 10 User Parameters 67 3 11 Audio Parameters 73 3 12 System Parameters 74 4 Factory Default Button 82 5 Terminal Blocks and Audio Connector 83 5 1 The Main Terminal Bl...

Page 4: ...Table of Contents AW00101510000 ii Basler IP Fixed Dome Cameras Appendix A Software License Information 111 Revision History 113 Index 117...

Page 5: ...Basler website to see if a firmware update file is available The website address is www baslerweb com firmware You can view the current firmware version of a camera and apply a firmware update in two...

Page 6: ...states All Basler IP Cameras have been manufactured after the 31st of August 2005 WARNING The camera is not designed for unprotected use in an explosive atmosphere If you use the camera in an explosi...

Page 7: ...a instead of PoE on outdoor camera models only Also provides connections for the camera s digital I O ports and for a DC output voltage See Section 5 1 on page 83 for detailed information about the ma...

Page 8: ...tory default settings See Chapter 4 on page 82 for details SD Card Slot Can hold a microSD or a microSDHC card The card can be used to store alarm images or the contents of the alarm buffers See page...

Page 9: ...8 0 or higher Accessing the Camera From a Web Browser 1 Start your web browser 2 If you know the IP address of your camera type the IP address into the address field of your browser and press the Ent...

Page 10: ...use JPEG MPEG4 H 264 Base Profile or H 264 High Profile video encoding Camera models with a global shutter can also be configured to use JPEG RT triggered or YUV RT triggered video encoding The other...

Page 11: ...streaming images If you simply add the expression to the text overlay setup for the stream the text overlay on the streamed images will display the current rate at which the images are being encoded...

Page 12: ...Parameters Live Buffer Alarm Buffer H 264 MPEG 4 or MJPEG Stream 1 Encoder Stream 1 Parameters Live Buffer Alarm Buffer Stream 2 Encoder Stream 2 Parameters Microprocessor Network Parameters Network H...

Page 13: ...AW00101510000 Configuring the Camera Basler IP Fixed Dome Cameras 9 3 2 Accessing the Configuration Tools and Camera Parameters...

Page 14: ...abled there will be an additional Live Stream tab available for each enabled stream Depending on the type of web browser you are using and depending on how you set the stream settings some or all of t...

Page 15: ...s its functionality depending on the current state Autofocus functionality The autofocus functionality enables easy focusing during the installation of the dome camera using a motorized lens For detai...

Page 16: ...ry through the Focus tab in the Image Controls group see Section 3 3 4 on page 18 The ambient temperature restricts and influences the behavior of some camera models under the following circumstances...

Page 17: ...meter see below Automatic gain control remains enabled If desired the Gain Limit parameter see below can be used to put a limit on the auto gain control Manual Gain and Exposure Time Automatic gain co...

Page 18: ...ttings under your actual conditions is the best way to determine whether one of the settings is appropriate for your application Note that the operation of the automatic iris control will be strongly...

Page 19: ...ng the value increases the lightening effect White Balance Mode Sets the camera s automatic white balance mode Auto The camera will automatically adjust the white balance and the white balance adjustm...

Page 20: ...nge the white balance settings so that they are biased for bright fluorescent lighting a color temperature of 4000 K Once the settings are changed the white balance will stay fixed at that point Manua...

Page 21: ...el parameter falls below the switch level setting and remains there longer than the IR Filter Wait Time see below the camera will switch from night mode to day mode IR Filter Current Level Indicates t...

Page 22: ...if your camera offers autofocus check the specification tables in Chapter 8 on page 105 To adjust the focus during the installation process first use the One Push Focus button on the left side of the...

Page 23: ...more saturated colorful images Gamma Sets the degree of gamma correction applied to captured images Gamma corrects the captured images for non linearities in the human eye s perception of brightness A...

Page 24: ...will be changed Increasing the value increases the lightening effect White Balance Mode Sets the operating mode for the white balance feature Default If Default is selected the same white balance set...

Page 25: ...ams The streams are designated 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...

Page 26: ...capture images or so that just a portion of the sensor is used as shown in Figure 4 The Sensor AOI Width and Sensor AOI Height parameters define the width and height in pixels of the image area that w...

Page 27: ...ditor Image Rotation Sets the degree of rotation for the images captured by the sensor 0 Do not rotate the images 180 Rotate the images 180 degrees This is the default setting for all dome camera mode...

Page 28: ...you have installed on your web browser several different plugins may be listed Each plugin will be listed by name A plugin will only be listed here if it has been installed and can display the encode...

Page 29: ...nfiguring the Camera Basler IP Fixed Dome Cameras 25 In addition to the Sensor AOI Editor there are the following 4 editors White Balance Mask Editor Auto Brightness Mask Editor Privacy Mask Editor Mo...

Page 30: ...s highlighted in the editor will be included in the white balance mask To highlight an area within the editor use the tools described under Mask Editor Tools on page 30 The area under the mask will be...

Page 31: ...be used by the camera when it performs automatic exposure gain and iris control Only the areas highlighted in the editor will be included in the auto brightness mask To highlight an area within the ed...

Page 32: ...sk Editor as shown below The privacy mask defines the area s of the image that will be blacked out in the images in the video streams Only the areas highlighted in the editor will be included in the p...

Page 33: ...ditor as shown below The motion mask defines the area s of the image that will be used for the camera s motion detection function Only the areas highlighted in the editor will be included in the motio...

Page 34: ...Activates the function for drawing and flood filling areas that should be used as a mask Click this and then choose the Rectangle Freehand or Flood Fill buttons to define masked areas Erase Activates...

Page 35: ...gs so that the entire image area is encoded and streamed or so that just a portion of the image area is encoded and streamed The Stream AOI Width and Stream AOI Height parameters define the width and...

Page 36: ...oding for the images streamed MPEG4 encoding uses compression techniques that are not as efficient as H 264 but are significantly more efficient than MJPEG encoding Using MPEG4 encoding will noticeabl...

Page 37: ...parameter Note that if the Encoder Type parameter is set to JPEG triggered the Encoder Mode parameter setting will be fixed at VBR CVBR The encoder will operate in Constant Variable Bitrate mode As l...

Page 38: ...r to H 264 Bitrate If the Encoder Mode parameter is set to CBR then the Bitrate parameter sets the bitrate for the stream If the Encoder Mode parameter is set to CVBR then the Bitrate parameter sets t...

Page 39: ...the images in the stream will be 1280 x 960 1280 x 720 HD 720 The size of the images in the stream will be 1280 x 720 1056 x 864 9CIF The size of the images in the stream will be 1056 x 864 1024 x 768...

Page 40: ...gered the Frame Rate Scaling parameter setting will be fixed at 1 1 GOP Length ms If the Encoder Type parameter is set to H 264 or MPEG4 then the GOP Length parameter will set the time between I frame...

Page 41: ...l Mode parameter is set to Stream this check box can t be selected Audio Encoder Type Enables or disables the audio functionality for the selected stream and sets the audio encoder type for the stream...

Page 42: ...hanged pixels in all regions display current motion level number of changed pixels in region n display the width and height of the sensor AOI display the left offset and top offset for the sensor AOI...

Page 43: ...verlay 1 the style for overlay 2 will also be Black Normal The overlay will display black text on a white background bar Inverted The overlay will display white text on a black background bar White Th...

Page 44: ...ry You can display one image per overlay however you can only upload one image per stream to the camera This means that you can display the same image in both overlays of a stream but not one image in...

Page 45: ...stream AOI to the full size of the sensor AOI 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 t...

Page 46: ...y Sets how many pixels in the current image will be compared to the history image 1 means that every pixel will be compared 2 means that every second pixel will be compared 3 means that every third pi...

Page 47: ...otion Limit 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...

Page 48: ...he Source Enable box on the Digital In tab to enable the use of the camera I O ports as a source for declaring an alarm condition If a properly configured port becomes active an alarm condition will b...

Page 49: ...the Cyclic tab to enable the cyclic alarm source for declaring recurrent alarm conditions A recurrent alarm will be declared after a certain time that is to be configured in Period of Time s has expi...

Page 50: ...issued Note that you will only be allowed to arm the alarm buffer if the Alarm Buffer Size and Post Alarm Buffer Size parameters for the stream have been set to values greater than zero Stream 0 Tab...

Page 51: ...tion Enable box on the Digital Output tab enables setting the state of a camera I O port as an action to take when an alarm condition is declared If an alarm condition is declared the port will be set...

Page 52: ...e to 0 Source_PIO boolean If the camera I O ports are enabled as a source for declaring an alarm condition and an active signal becomes present on a camera I O port the value is set to 1 otherwise to...

Page 53: ...s 1330342430 625201 nr alarm number The number of the alarm e g 2 FTP Tab FTP Server Enter a valid address for the FTP server that will receive the upload FTP Port Select the port to use on the target...

Page 54: ...ffering the encoder output before it will be saved to the SD card FTP server Live Recording Behavior Sets the behavior of the live recording alarm action Note that this parameter setting will only hav...

Page 55: ...ts to the SD card SD Card Overwrite Check the SD Card Overwrite box to allow the camera to overwrite the oldest files on the card if it is attempting to save files and the portion of the memory space...

Page 56: ...ing Behavior parameter see page 50 Alarm Recording Live recording will be started immediately for the enabled stream regardless of whether the Live Recording alarm action see page 50 has been enabled...

Page 57: ...ned off Overwrite Live Recordings Check the Overwrite Live Recordings box to allow the camera to overwrite the oldest live stream files saved to the SD card if it is attempting to save new files and t...

Page 58: ...SD cards formatted with an unsupported file system accessible When you click the button an Are you sure window will open Click the Yes button in the Are you sure window to complete the erase operatio...

Page 59: ...ver that the camera will use if DHCP addressing is disabled or the Name Server Source parameter is set to Manual Multiple name servers can be defined which have to be separated by a space Zero Configu...

Page 60: ...ming is enabled check the Multicast Metainfo checkbox to add the SEI NAL header before each frame when using H 264 multicast streaming Multicast IP If multicast streaming is enabled sets the IP addres...

Page 61: ...pport QoS Normally these settings should only be adjusted by a network administrator Commit Click the Commit button to save any changes you have made to the QoS settings Revert Click the Revert button...

Page 62: ...amera the heartbeat missing alarm source has to be enabled see page 45 ONVIF Enable Check the ONVIF Enable box to enable the camera for ONVIF support By default the ONVIF support is disabled Available...

Page 63: ...be set to Input Controlled Alarm Trigger The input port can be used to trigger an alarm condition on the camera When the port becomes active an alarm condition will be declared For this function to op...

Page 64: ...a Strobe The camera will output a pulse on the output port that is synchronized to the start of each image capture This signal is useful for controlling things such as a strobe exposure lamp The Strob...

Page 65: ...obe pulse Strobe Delay s If the Direction parameter see above for the port is set to Output and the Function parameter is set to Strobe the Strobe Delay s parameter sets a delay time in microseconds b...

Page 66: ...l the bottom line of pixels is reached See Figure 6 The exposure time is the same for all lines Fig 6 Rolling Shutter The use of an additional light source strobe is recommended in situations where fa...

Page 67: ...When the Strobe Mode parameter is set to Flash Window the camera sends a signal on the digital output port that can be used to trigger a strobe pulse flash in order to provide additional lighting Thi...

Page 68: ...main open using this formula Flash Window Width Exposure Time tRow x H 1 To get a flash window at all the following condition must be true Exposure Time tRow x H 1 Otherwise the strobe signal will not...

Page 69: ...provide additional lighting e g an LED lamp This signal is called the exposure active signal In this scenario the exposure active signal is active from the start of exposure of the first sensor row un...

Page 70: ...umbers and or letters upper or lower case can be used Password Sets the password for access to the serial port Up to 29 characters can be used All standard keyboard characters are valid Commit Click t...

Page 71: ...sed by any appropriate streaming media User authentication will become enabled and a Please Login window will appear as shown below To log in for the first time use the default administrator user name...

Page 72: ...ged into the 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...

Page 73: ...t tab will appear 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 2 User Level Mean...

Page 74: ...nter a password reenter the password to verify and click the Save button 3 A Success message window will open Click the OK button To Delete an Existing User 1 On the User Management tab click the name...

Page 75: ...you wish to change As shown below the user information will become highlighted and the Change Password button will become available 2 Click the Change Password button A User Editor window will appear...

Page 76: ...ns As shown below the user information will become highlighted and the Change User Level button will become available 2 Click the Change User Level button A User Editor window will appear as shown bel...

Page 77: ...evice Sets the type of the audio input device Microphone The input device is a microphone An additional gain of 20 dB is applied to the input This is commonly used to amplify the input from unpowered...

Page 78: ...he version number of the firmware currently installed on the camera Serial Number Indicates the camera s serial number MAC Address Indicates the camera s MAC address Set Date Time Sets the date and ti...

Page 79: ...synchronization occurs once every 2 minutes 4 minutes NTP synchronization occurs once every 4 minutes 8 minutes NTP synchronization occurs once every 8 minutes 15 minutes NTP synchronization occurs on...

Page 80: ...aults button 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 setti...

Page 81: ...saved configuration file from your PC to the camera To save the current parameter settings to a configuration file on your PC 1 Click the Config Management button A Configuration Management dialog box...

Page 82: ...ll overwrite the current parameter settings in the camera 1 Click the Config Management button A Configuration Management dialog box will open 2 Click the Browse button in the Configuration Management...

Page 83: ...during the update the firmware update will fail the camera will no longer operate and the camera will not be repairable in the field To update firmware of your camera Once you have downloaded a new fi...

Page 84: ...alog box A web page will open indicating that camera operation has been stopped 3 Use the Browse button in the window to select the new firmware file that you want to load onto the camera and then cli...

Page 85: ...ge will appear indicating that the update is finished 5 Click the Return to Basler Web Client button to return to the Basler IP Camera Web Client If your browser times out during the update process pr...

Page 86: ...use the Basler BIP Finder software to locate your camera on the network and to connect to it as described in the Basler IP Fixed Dome Camera Installation Guide AW001014 To use the factory default but...

Page 87: ...orts power a small DC device such as a relay limit the camera s power consumption by disabling the camera s heater NOTICE Do not apply AC voltages or voltages outside of the specifications to the main...

Page 88: ...hole and pulling on the wire Wires inserted into the fixing holes must have a minimum cross section of 0 2 mm2 AWG 24 and a maximum cross section of 1 5 mm2 AWG 16 8 mm 5 16 of insulation should be s...

Page 89: ...e heater is enabled 5 5 W 12 VDC when heater is disabled Hole Name Heater Off outdoor dome cameras only Function Place a jumper between the Heater Off fixing hole and the Gnd fixing hole to disable th...

Page 90: ...vert Input Detected As Open No Inactive Closed No Active Open Yes Active Closed Yes Inactive For an I O port set as an output In the schematic drawing on page 88 I O 1 has been set to operate as outpu...

Page 91: ...t is 50 mA If an inductive load such as a relay is used with DC Out a diode must be connected in parallel with the load By default the I O port 0 is set as an output with its function set to user sett...

Page 92: ...Out VDC Camera Power Gnd isolated 12 to 24 VDC 24 VDC Max Switch Device RS 485 Gnd RS 485 A RS 485 B Camera 5 VDC 5 VDC 1 k Set as an output Set as an input I O 0 I O 1 1 k Jumper Heater Off to Gnd t...

Page 93: ...ted from the camera s power ground and I O ground Fig 12 RS 485 Terminal Block The terminal block is a push in type of connector Either solid or stranded wires can be inserted into the wire fixing hol...

Page 94: ...Specifications 1 Line out Output impedance 10 kOhms Output level max 0 9 V RMS Note Line out is not amplified and cannot drive headphones or a passive speaker Line out should be connected for example...

Page 95: ...audio connector is shipped with the camera The cable is equipped with the connectors shown in Figure 14 If desired you can use the information that appears in this section along with the information...

Page 96: ...e in The specifications for mic power are 2 2 V 0 5 mA Mic power is commonly used with microphones that require a power source As shown in the schematic software switchable 20 dB gain is also availabl...

Page 97: ...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 filter located in...

Page 98: ...that the camera is viewing If the scene is very dark it will have a high darkness level If the scene is very bright it will have a very low or even a negative darkness level As an example assume that...

Page 99: ...by setting the state of one of the cameras I O ports If the IR cut filter is in the night position the port will be set to active If the IR cut filter is in the day position the port will be set to in...

Page 100: ...for more information about setting the digital I O port parameters At night or in low light situations you may be using an IR illuminator to illuminate the area being viewed by your camera with infrar...

Page 101: ...uminator Internal switch associated with a photocell RS 485 Gnd isolated B A DC Out VDC Camera Power Gnd isolated Camera 5 VDC 5 VDC 1 k Set as an output Set as an input I O 0 I O 1 1 k Heater Off Iso...

Page 102: ...way to use this capability is to set the IR cut Filter Mode parameter to Auto mode and to use an I O port to switch an IR illuminator on and off Figure 17 shows a simple way that this can be done In...

Page 103: ...r Relay Illuminator Power Illuminator RS 485 Gnd isolated B A DC Out VDC Camera Power Gnd isolated Camera 5 VDC 5 VDC 1 k Set as an output Set as an input I O 0 I O 1 1 k Heater Off Isolated I O Circu...

Page 104: ...applied to a properly configured port on the camera Figure 18 on page 101 illustrates the normal image capture process used by the camera In Figure 18 each yellow bar represents an image capture that...

Page 105: ...apture 6 Camera Controlled Capture 7 Camera Controlled Capture 4 Camera Controlled Capture 5 1 30 s Fig 18 Normal Image Capture Time 1 30 s 1 30 s 1 30 s 1 30 s 1 30 s 7 ms Real time Trigger Applied C...

Page 106: ...e near to the camera s allowed maximum it will drop two images each time a real time trigger is applied as illustrated in the example If you are operating the camera at a frame rate considerably lower...

Page 107: ...function set to real time trigger In this situation an image capture will be triggered anytime the proper electrical signal is applied to one of the ports If the Source Enable check box on the Digital...

Page 108: ...real time trigger signal will be transmitted in all three streams If the Encoder Type parameter for a stream is set to JPEG MPEG4 H 264 Base Profile or H 264 High Profile the images captured as a resu...

Page 109: ...w 33 93 movable IR cut filter for day night function Camera Angle Adjustment Pan 360 tilt 120 rotation 180 Image Settings Automatic gain exposure area backlight compensation white balance electronic s...

Page 110: ...Windows 8 Linux NIC 100 Mbps Ethernet CD ROM drive Browser Internet Explorer 8 0 or higher Card Slot Slot for a microSDHC card microSDHC card is not included with the camera Power PoE Power over Ether...

Page 111: ...le Adjustment Pan 360 tilt 120 rotation 180 Image Settings Automatic gain exposure area backlight compensation white balance electronic shutter 180 image rotation mirroring of images anti flicker elec...

Page 112: ...ncluded with the camera Power PoE Power over Ethernet IEEE 802 3af Class 0 or 12 to 24 VDC Max power consumption 10 W at 12 VDC when the heater is enabled 5 5 W at 12 VDC when the heater is disabled P...

Page 113: ...48 mm x 122 mm 5 83 x 4 8 vandal proof aluminum chassis with polycarbonate dome bubble IP66 148 mm x 122 mm 5 83 x 4 8 plastic chassis with polycarbonate dome bubble Weight 1 0 kg 0 6 kg Specification...

Page 114: ...Technical Specifications AW00101510000 110 Basler IP Fixed Dome Cameras 8 3 Dimensions Fig 20 Dimensions in mm inches...

Page 115: ...TO PROMOTIONAL 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 PER...

Page 116: ...contains software originating from a variety of third parties To view the software license information 1 Start the IP Camera Web Client as described in Chapter 2 on page 5 2 Click the About tab as sh...

Page 117: ...page 31 Added the description of the Cyclic tab in the Alarm Sources section see page 45 Added the description of the Heartbeat Missing tab in the Alarm Sources section see page 45 Updated the HTTP U...

Page 118: ...the description of the Live Recording parameter from the Streaming group to the Live Recording group see page 52 Moved the description of the SD Card tab from the System group to the Live Recording gr...

Page 119: ...he Overlay Position parameter values see page 39 Updated the descriptions of the Overlay Size parameter values see page 39 Updated the description of the Overlay Style parameter see page 39 Added the...

Page 120: ...contact information in the Contacting Basler Support Worldwide section see page 2 Added information about supported file systems see page 4 Added the description of the new Shadows parameter see page...

Page 121: ...configuring the camera 6 constant bitrate mode 33 constant variable bitrate mode 33 control mode parameter 19 cyclic tab 45 D date time format parameter 74 date time tab 74 day night functionality 93...

Page 122: ...eters 59 image controls parameters 13 image mirror parameter 23 image rotation parameter 23 include image parameter 51 include stream parameter 51 info tab 74 input device parameter 73 input gain leve...

Page 123: ...tyle parameter 39 overlay text streamed images 37 overlay text parameter 38 overwrite live recordings parameter 53 P parameter settings saving restoring 77 passwords changing 71 plugin help button 11...

Page 124: ...41 stream AOI height parameter 36 41 stream AOI left parameter 35 stream AOI top parameter 35 stream AOI width parameter 36 stream display parameter 24 stream tabs live recording group 52 streaming pa...

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