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Security Escort
2017.08 | V2.18.1.0 | DOC
Training Manual
Robert Bosch (SEA) Pte Ltd
Figure 5.13: Change Progress Dialog
5.4.2
Image files
Map file generation and scaling
The Security Escort maps are standard Windows bitmap files (.BMP). MAP0.EDB is the default
map file, usually the ground floor in multiple map systems. The map must be saved in the
Security Escort subdirectory (typically “C:\ESCORT”). These maps may be created from
scratch using any Windows paint program, however it is best to scan in an existing site map.
Commercial copy centers usually have scanners that can handle larger drawing sizes.
If an AutoCad file is available, have AutoCad export a bitmap for the best looking maps that
require the least work to make presentable. If the scale of the exported map is too large or too
small, re-export the map at the corrected scale rather than scaling the map in a graphic editor.
Scaling a bitmap file directly will produce a file that will require a significant amount of manual
effort to make presentable.
Save the scanned image as a Windows bitmap file (.BMP) with 256 colors (8 bit color). High
Color (16 bit) or True Color (24 bit) can also be used, but the file sizes will be much larger
and the maps will be slower to load and may require more system RAM. It should be scaled so
that the entire map file is at least 800 by 600 pixels (covering the entire Windows screen). The
Security Escort software auto scrolls the map; therefore it is not a problem if the map is larger
than the screen. The map should not be too large. There should be enough area of the map on
the screen when an alarm is shown, so there is no question where in the facility the alarm is
located from a quick review of the map. A good rule-of-thumb is 100 pixels would represent 15
m (50 ft) or greater.
Multiple map files
For a multi-story building, the maps for each floor must have the same resolution. Each map
must be vertically aligned with all the floors above and below it. Therefore the maps will have
the same origin (0,0 = upper left corner). Typically, you would do the map for the ground floor,
then make the maps for the other floors by editing copies of the ground floor map.
Where transponders from multiple systems are reporting into the same computer, the map(s)
for each system is separate and assigned unique map numbers, from the other maps on that
same computer. The origin for the maps for each system is 0,0 = upper left corner. Therefore,
the location of the receivers in the transponder database will only consider this system’s map
without respect to the maps for any other systems being handled by the same computer.
The maps must be named MAP0.EDB, MAP1.EDB through MAP99.EDB. Where MAP0.EDB is
the default map file, usually the ground floor. The Security Escort software shows the default
map if there are no other events being processed at a given time.