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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL

CNVETX1

TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.9427

Hardware Overview

Hardware Features

The ComNet IVS web server is designed to run on ComNet’s CNVETX1 unit.

The following is a specific description of the unit and its unique features.

The CNVETX1 unit contains one TI DM6446 DSP acting as an independent, standalone unit with
its own IP address, and network node.

The CNVETX1 has the following physical connections:

1 composite BNC 75Ω connector for analog camera input

1 composite BNC 75Ω connector for analog camera output

1 RS232 serial port and 1 RS422/485 via Terminal Block

2 alarm inputs and 1 relay output via terminal block

1 Audio Mono Line/Mic input, 1 line output via 3.5 mm audio jack

Optional factory-installed internal MicroSD Storage Card (up to 64 GB)

Power source: 12V DC power input jack or PoE

12V DC power output micro-header for external camera

1 RJ45 10/100 Ethernet network connector

2 Solid State relay outputs on micro-header

1 USB port (Unused, reserved for future implemintation)

Figure 2: The CNVETX1 Unit

Summary of Contents for CNVETX1

Page 1: ...for use as an encoder or decoder or the video decoding may be done with third party decoding software Incorporating a distributed intelligent video architecture analog composite video NTSC or PAL CCTV cameras with IP or full duplex serial data pan tilt zoom control may be easily integrated onto any IP network Full command and control of the various video encoding parameters are provided including ...

Page 2: ...tion describes how to install the hardware Getting Started includes the system requirements installation overview and a general description of the functionalities of the user interface Monitoring Live Video contains instructions for operating live monitoring and the PTZ camera Audio Video Configuration describes setting the audio video configuration and how to control the streaming parameters and ...

Page 3: ...ems enabling leading performance compact and cost effective solutions ComNet s products are available in commercial and rugged form Website For information on ComNet s entire product line please visit the ComNet website at http www comnet net Support For any questions or technical assistance please contact your sales person sales comnet net or the customer service support center techsupport comnet...

Page 4: ...1 Hardware Overview 12 Hardware Features 12 Connecting the Cables 15 CNVETX1 Technical Specifications 17 Getting Started 18 System Requirements 18 Installation 18 Monitoring Live Video 25 Panning a PTZ Camera 35 Zooming the Camera 39 Focusing the Camera 41 Managing System Settings 73 Network Settings 78 Using the ComNet Site Control Utility 80 Changing the IP Address 81 Changing the User Password ...

Page 5: ...e Web Interface Language 97 Reset 98 Configuring Local Storage 99 Media Files 100 SD Maintenance 101 Decoding Video 102 Video Type 103 Display Configuration 111 Board Configuration via Serial Port 112 RTSP URI Format 117 General Video Parameters 118 MJPEG Parameter 118 MPEG 2 Parameters 118 MPEG 4 Parameters 119 H 264 Parameters 119 General Audio Parameters 120 PCMA and PCMU Parameters 120 Multica...

Page 6: ...on furnished by ComNet in this material is believed to be accurate and reliable However ComNet assumes no responsibility for its use Trademarks Windows the Windows logo Windows 98 2000 Millenium XP Vista and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Apple the Apple logo and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Comput...

Page 7: ...l DNS Domain Name System DPDT Double Pole Double Throw switch DSP Digital Signal Processor DST Daylight Savings Time FOV Field of View FPS Frames per Seconds G 711 ITU T standard for audio GMT Greenwich Mean Time GOP Group of Pictures HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol H 264 Standard for video compression I Frames Intra coded picture IP Internet Protocol IVS Intelligent Video Server JPEG Joint Photo...

Page 8: ... RTP Real Time Transport Protocol RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol RTP2 ComNet library communication protocol SDK Software Development Kit SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNTP Synchronized Network Time Protocol STDP Single Throw Double Pole TTL Transistor Transistor Logic TCP Transmission Control Protocol TCP IP Internet protocol suite UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UDP ...

Page 9: ...may also act as clients receiving streams from another node and displaying them The IVS Software runs on ComNet s fully featured CNVETX1 video server Access to the web server is through a standard browser The CNVETX1 unit is a single channel Encoder or Decoder Dual purpose user configurable CNVETX1 Encoder CNVETX1 Encoder CNVETX1 Decoder Ethernet Network Ethernet Network PoE or 12 VDC PoE or 12 VD...

Page 10: ... streaming and board control Industrial grade PoE operation w Camera Output Power Optional internal storage for event driven or continuous local audio video recording UDP HTTP TCP IP RTP RTSP SNMP SNTP Telnet DHCP H 264 MPEG 4 and MJPEG up to D1 MPEG 2 up to 4CIF Intuitive Web GUI for easy configuration and setup Optional Video Analytics with On Board Rule Management Resolutions Image size NTSC PA...

Page 11: ...4 or MPEG 4 or MPEG 2 or MJPEG MJPEG D1 30fps CIF H 264 30fps or MPEG 4 15fps or MPEG 2 7 5fps or MJPEG 10fps Frame Rates With Local Recording Internal MicroSD Card Dual streaming Live H 264 D1 30fps Recording H 264 CIF 15fps Live MPEG 4 D1 30fps Recording H 264 CIF 15fps Live MPEG 2 D1 30fps Recording H 264 CIF 15fps Live MJPEG D1 30fps Recording H 264 CIF 15fps Frame Rates With Analytics Dual st...

Page 12: ...owing physical connections 1 composite BNC 75Ω connector for analog camera input 1 composite BNC 75Ω connector for analog camera output 1 RS232 serial port and 1 RS422 485 via Terminal Block 2 alarm inputs and 1 relay output via terminal block 1 Audio Mono Line Mic input 1 line output via 3 5 mm audio jack Optional factory installed internal MicroSD Storage Card up to 64 GB Power source 12V DC pow...

Page 13: ...turing PWR Power DSP Running Video Input The CNVETX1 provides one analog video input The video is connected via a 75Ω coax cable to the BNC input connector on the front panel Audio Input The CNVETX1 receives one mono input on a 3 5mm connector on the front panel Audio Output The CNVETX1 transmits one mono line channel on a 3 5mm connector on the front panel Video Output The CNVETX1 provides one an...

Page 14: ... block is provided below Table 3 Terminal Block Connector Pinout Pin Description Pin Description 1 GND 7 RS232 TX 2 RS422 485 TX 8 TTL 1 3 RS422 485 TX 9 TTL 0 4 RS422 485 RX 10 Relay COM 5 RS422 485 RX 11 Relay NC 6 RS232 RX 12 Relay NO USB Port The CNVETX1 provides one USB 2 0 port port has no function and is reserved for future use Ethernet port The CNVETX1 connects to the network using a stand...

Page 15: ...input using a standard 75Ω coaxial video cable 2 Connect the audio input using standard 3 5 mm audio cable Figure 5 CNVETX1 Front Panel Connectors Figure 6 and Figure 7 show the rear panel of the CNVETX1 with the RJ45 Ethernet connector power connector terminal block mating connector for the alarms and relays and USB connector 3 Connect the CNVETX1 unit to the network using a standard network cabl...

Page 16: ... OPERATION MANUAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Figure 7 CNVETX1 Rear Panel Connectors with Terminal Block Within a few seconds the front panel power LED 3 should light up indicating that the unit is functional and ready for network connections ...

Page 17: ...ols ARP HTTP IGMP RTP RTSP SNMP UDP TCP IP Connector RJ 45 Connector Alarms Contact Closures Input 2 TTL 0 3V to 0 6V logic 0 1 2V to 5V logic 1 Output 1 SPDT Type relay up to 1A 30 VDC Load 2 Solid State Relays Micro header connector Connector 12 Position Terminal Block See table 3 above Serial Port Interface RS232 RS422 485 serial ports Connector 12 Position Terminal Block PTZ Support Yes System...

Page 18: ...6 Update 7 or later from http www java com en download index jsp Installation Access your ComNet unit via its Web interface Web Interface The ComNet IVS web server can be configured using the ComNet Web interface To access the Web configuration open a web browser and enter the unit s IP address in the address bar For example enter the following IP address http 192 168 10 1 Note You can leave the I...

Page 19: ...nt date system and application uptime CPU and DSP load and storage memory information and version information of various software components The left pane contains a menu listing available options When a menu item is selected its sub menus are displayed some sub menus contain an additional selection of options The right pane contains the work area for the currently selected option Figure 8 shows s...

Page 20: ...UPPORT 1 888 678 9427 About The right pane displaying the About page appears in the browser window as shown in figure 9 some of the system and version information may vary Figure 9 The About Page Table 5 and 6 details the menus and sub menus of the Web interface and their functions ...

Page 21: ...eral parameters OSD Enables On Screen Display OSD MPEG 4 Enables setting MPEG 4 MPEG 2 Enables setting MPEG 2 H 264 Enables setting H 264 MJPEG Enables setting MJPEG Video Analytics Software Activation Enables local key activation General Enables setting video overlay configuration resetting analytics configuration Rule Management Enables setting up rules OnBoard Configuration Enables configuring ...

Page 22: ...Factory Defaults Returns to factory defaults Change Web Interface Language Changing Web Language Reset Resets the unit Hardware reset may take up to 60 sec Local Storage Recording Settings Enables continuos local recordings of Video and or Audio Media Files Displays local storage clips MKV format Allows HTTP download delete SD Maintenance Sets the retention percentage cyclic recording and allows e...

Page 23: ...es management for single or multiple sources Event Management HTTP Post Settings Enables setting HTTP server for receiving events System Serial Port Settings Enables setting RS232 and RS422 485 terminal settings Network Settings Enables setting network settings Host name IP Address etc Change Password Enables changing your password Clock Setup Enables setting the real time clock SNMP Settings Enab...

Page 24: ...is password protected the Authentication Required window appears Figure 10 Enter Password To access password protected options 1 In the Authentication Required window in the User Name text box type your user name and in the Password text box type your password Note By default the username is admin and the default password is admin 2 Select OK Note For system administration level password see Syste...

Page 25: ...VLC Live Video The Live Video displays the video image of the input video source Analog input for Encoder or digital input for Decoder The video source is displayed on the Live View page at CIF resolution at 1 3 of the full frame rate Thus if you are running in NTSC video mode the Live View page displays the data at 10 frames per second Figure 11 below displays an example of a fixed outdoor camera...

Page 26: ...ct Closures pane enables you to view the status of the TTL alarm inputs and set the contact closures outputs There are two alarm inputs one dry contact relay output and two solid state relay outputs The inputs are status bits and are read only The relays can be set to Normally Open 1 or Normally Closed 0 Figure 12 Alarms and Contact Closures Page ...

Page 27: ...888 678 9427 To set contact closure output 1 Select the General menu in the left pane and from the sub menus select Alarms Contact Closures 2 Select 0 or 1 from the drop down menu in the right pane within the Contact Closures section 3 Select Set Relay Figure 13 Setting the Contact Closures ...

Page 28: ...PTZ camera and configured from a choice of seven camera protocols The following procedures outline how to configure the PTZ camera and how to control its movement Configuring a PTZ Camera The PTZ cameras are configured in the PTZ Control Configuration interface To configure the PTZ camera 1 Select the General menu in the left pane then in the left pane select PTZ Control The right pane displays th...

Page 29: ...lco_D AD_RS422 BBV_Star_Card CyberScan1 Phillips_TC7560 RS_422_Dome Figure 16 Select Camera Protocol 5 Select the address which is the ID of the selected camera from the Address drop down list The ranges vary for each protocol Refer to Supported PTZ Protocols Parameter Range 6 Choose 232 for RS 232 422 485 for RS422 485 from the Connection drop down list 7 The RS232 and RS422 485 are separate phys...

Page 30: ...TION MANUAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Figure 17 Connection Type 8 Select the baud rate from the Baud Rate drop down list Figure 18 Select the Baud Rate 9 Select full for full duplex mode or half for half duplex mode from the Duplex drop down list ...

Page 31: ...ON AND OPERATION MANUAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Figure 19 Select Full or Half Duplex Mode 10 Select 7 or 8 bits from the Bit Count drop down list Figure 20 Select Bit Count 11 Select 1 or 2 stop bits from the Stop Bit drop down list ...

Page 32: ...UAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Figure 21 Select Stop Bits 12 Select none odd or even parity from the Parity drop down list Figure 22 Select Parity 13 Select Apply to save the settings 14 Select the Commands tab to return to the PTZ Control command display ...

Page 33: ...ote During normal keyboard use the NumLock key is not activated which means that the direction arrows on the numeric keypad keys are operational Figure 23 PTZ Commands To pan and tilt a PTZ camera 1 Use the directional arrow keys on the numeric keypad or select the mouse on the graphical user interface to control the camera the pan and tilt movement Figure 24 Arrow Keys and Symbols for Pan and Til...

Page 34: ...ATION MANUAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Table 7 PTZ Movement Control Key Symbol Description 8 Tilt up 2 Tilt down 4 Pan left 6 Pan right 7 Pan Tilt left up 9 Pan Tilt right up 1 Pan Tilt left down 3 Pan Tilt right down 5 Zero Position N A Flip 180 ...

Page 35: ...a PTZ Camera The following figures illustrate the panning of a PTZ camera using the keypad symbols on the Command user interface The figures show a PTZ camera panned at 0 15 and 40 The video is overlaid with the pan angle The overlay originates from the camera Figure 25 PTZ Camera at 0 Figure 26 PTZ Camera at 15 ...

Page 36: ...ists Unsupported speed parameters will be shaded out and unavailable To set the camera movement speed 1 In the Speed Settings area enter a numeric value to set the camera zoom speed 2 In the Speed Settings area enter a numeric value to set the camera focus speed 3 In the Speed Settings area enter a numeric value to set the camera pan speed 4 In the Speed Settings area enter a numeric value to set ...

Page 37: ...Max 1 Min 1 Max 96 CyberScan1 Min 0 Max 3 Min 0 Max 3 Min 1 Max 1 Min 1 Max 1 Min 1 Max 15 Min 1 Max 1 Min 1 Max 255 Phillips_TC7560 Min 0 Max 3 Min 0 Max 3 Min 1 Max 1 Min 1 Max 1 Min 1 Max 99 Min 1 Max 1 Min 1 Max 1000 RS_422_Dome Min 0 Max 3 Min 0 Max 3 Min 1 Max 1 Min 1 Max 1 Min 1 Max 4 Min 1 Max 3 Min 1 Max 99 Zoom Focus and Iris Control of a PTZ Camera Zooming in and out focusing the PTZ ca...

Page 38: ... area press the Focus far or Focus near symbols to focus the camera On some cameras there is an auto focus command as well Figure 30 Focus Area 4 In the Iris area press the left icon to open the camera iris 5 In the Iris area press the right icon to close the iris On some cameras there is an auto iris command as well Figure 31 Iris Area ...

Page 39: ...The following figures illustrate the zoom capability of a PTZ camera An overlay on the picture gives an indication of the zoom The overlay is a function of the camera Some cameras have the capability of displaying a zoom factor or a pan angle while others do not Figure 32 PTZ Display Figure 33 Zooming In on Parked Car 12 0 ...

Page 40: ...INS_CNVETX1_REV 06 10 13 PAGE 40 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Figure 34 Zooming In on Parked Car 30 0 ...

Page 41: ...ON AND OPERATION MANUAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Focusing the Camera The following figures illustrate the focus capability of a PTZ camera Use the focus symbols to bring the picture into focus Figure 35 Out of Focus Figure 36 In Focus ...

Page 42: ...camera model Refer to Supported PTZ Protocols Parameter Range for the number of presets allowed per protocol describes each of the preset symbols Table 10 Preset Symbols Symbol Description GoTo preset location Define preset Delete preset To define a preset 1 Select an ID 2 Move the camera to the desired location by using the Pan and Tilt symbols 3 Select the Define preset symbol 4 Move the camera ...

Page 43: ...a model Refer to Supported PTZ Protocols Parameter Range for the number of patterns allowed per protocol The symbol table below describes each of the preset symbols Table 11 Pattern Symbols Symbol Description Start define pattern Finish define pattern Run pattern once Run pattern repeatedly To define a pattern 1 Select a camera ID 2 Select the Start define pattern symbol on the graphical user inte...

Page 44: ...s Table 12 Menu Symbols Symbol Description Open textual menu screen Select menu item The menu that is displayed will vary according to the camera model Audio Video Configuration The Video Settings menu is used to configure the Analog Video Settings The Streaming menu is used to set the video encoding general parameters and configure the video CODECs This menu is also used to configure the general ...

Page 45: ...ction To configure analog video settings 1 In the left pane select the Video Settings menu and from the sub menu select Analog Video The right pane displays the Analog Video Settings area 2 From the Video Standard drop down list select the video standard for the camera 3 You can set the brightness contrast and color to a value in the range 1 100 4 You can set the hue to a value in the range 50 to ...

Page 46: ...solutions Format Video Resolution PAL Video Resolution NTSC QCIF 176 144 176 112 CIF 352 288 352 240 4CIF 704 576 704 480 D1 720 480 720 576 Frame Rate The frame rates correspond to the number of frames per second The frame rate is different when in NTSC or in PAL The supported frame rates for NTSC are 1 1 2 1 25 1 5 1 875 2 2 5 3 3 75 5 6 7 5 10 15 30 The supported frame rates for PAL are 1 1 25 ...

Page 47: ...igure 41 Video Streaming General Parameters 2 From the Image Size drop down list select the image size of the video stream The image size can be adjusted between QCIF CIF 4CIF and D1 as shown in the figure below Figure 42 Adjusting the Image Size 3 From the Frame Rate drop down list select the frame rate ...

Page 48: ...INS_CNVETX1_REV 06 10 13 PAGE 48 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Figure 43 Frame Rate Settings for PAL and NTSC 4 Select Save ...

Page 49: ...ociated with one of the supported video resolutions 4CIF D1 CIF and QCIF Logo File Using a Java applet a logo can be added onto the live stream The logo format can be JPEG or BMP The maximum width is 256 pixels and the maximum height is 96 pixels The logo placement is done by entering horizontal X and vertical Y offsets in pixels Free Text OSD Free text up to 32 characters can be configured Text f...

Page 50: ... of GOP Size Rate Control Mode Constant Bit rate Average Bit rate Maximum Bit rate and Q Initial GOP Size In order to allow high compression rates for digital video it may be encoded into GOPs or Groups of Pictures which consist of key frames I Frames and delta frames P or B Frames The Group of Pictures GOP Size defines the distance between consecutive I Frames in a video stream Rate Control Mode ...

Page 51: ...oviding high quality A high Q setting will generally have a low bit rate with lower quality Each mode has its own relevant parameters Other parameters are shaded Bit rate The Bit rate parameter is the bit rate of the stream The Bit rate can be set to a value in the range of 50000 to 10000000 The default value is 4000000 The rate control mode determines the required parameters Average Bit rate Aver...

Page 52: ...INS_CNVETX1_REV 06 10 13 PAGE 52 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Figure 46 MPEG 4 CBR Parameters Figure 47 MPEG 4 VBR Parameters ...

Page 53: ...res in the range of 1 100 3 From the Rate Control Mode drop down list select the rate control mode for the MPEG 4 encoder The default is CBR VBR Variable Bit Rate CBR Constant Bit Rate Constant Q Constant Quantization 4 Enter the required bit rate parameter according to the rate control mode between 50000 to 10000000 VBR Average Bit rate average bit rate of the video stream The default is 4000000 ...

Page 54: ...between consecutive I Frames in a video stream Rate Control Mode The Rate Control Mode parameter defines Rate control options for the MPEG 2 encoder The options are CBR and Constant Q In CBR encoding the bit rate is kept constant and is useful for streaming multimedia content on limited capacity channels In Constant Q mode only Q Initial is entered This mode is intended to keep a constant quality ...

Page 55: ...he highest quantization and lowest quality and less bits used The rate control mode determines the required parameter QMin Minimum quantization that is used for encoding QMax Maximum quantization that is used for encoding QInitial Quantization value used in the first encoded frame In Constant Q mode this value shall remain fixed for all frames The figures below show the CBR and Constant Q modes of...

Page 56: ...INS_CNVETX1_REV 06 10 13 PAGE 56 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Figure 50 MPEG 2 Constant Q Parameters ...

Page 57: ... constant quantization value The default is 20 Configuring the H 264 Video CODEC You can set the H 264 video CODEC settings of GOP Size Rate Control Mode Average Bit Rate Maximum Bit Rate Q Max Q Min and Q Initial GOP Size In order to allow high compression rates for digital video it may be encoded into GOPs or Groups of Pictures which consist of key frames I Frames and delta frames P or B Frames ...

Page 58: ...the bit rate of the stream The Bit rate can be set to a value in the range of 50000 to 10000000 The rate control mode determines the required parameters Average Bit rate Average bit rate of the video stream VBR mode only Maximum Bit rate Maximum bit rate of the video stream VBR mode only Constant Bit rate The bit rate of the video stream CBR mode only Quantization The Q Quantization parameters are...

Page 59: ...INS_CNVETX1_REV 06 10 13 PAGE 59 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Figure 51 H 264 CBR Parameters Figure 52 H 264 VBR Parameters ...

Page 60: ...ate Control Mode drop down list select the rate control mode for the H 264 encoder The default is Constant_Q VBR Variable Bit Rate CBR Constant Bit Rate CONSTANT_Q Constant Quality 4 Enter the required bit rate parameters according to the rate control mode between 50000 to 10000000 VBR Average Bit rate average bit rate of the video stream The default is 2400000 Maximum Bit rate maximum bit rate of...

Page 61: ... default is 28 6 Select Save Configuring the MJPEG Video CODEC You can set the MJPEG video CODEC setting of Q for the cameras The range for the quality adjustment is 1 to 99 The default setting is 75 At a higher setting the bit rate will be higher Quality settings above 75 will result in higher bit rates with little gain in quality and are therefore not recommended To set the MJPEG parameters 1 In...

Page 62: ...bit error rate Multicast Address The multicast address is the default address used for multicast streaming RTSP Keep Alive The RTSP Keep Alive scheme is used to ensure that an RTSP initiated session stays active A system that does not support this scheme can disable it To set general streaming parameters 1 In the left pane select the Streaming menu and from the sub menus select General The right p...

Page 63: ...uickTime 1 Display the QuickTime window Figure 56 QuickTime Window 2 From the File menu choose Open URL In the text box enter the URL for the stream The following URI opens an H 264 video stream Figure 57 Insert URL Refer to Example URIs found in the RTP RTSP Video Node section of this manual see RTP RTSP Video Node The stream appears in the QuickTime player as shown below Figure 58 QuickTime Play...

Page 64: ... active streams running To display the Running Streams information In the left pane select the Streaming menu and from the sub menus select Running Streams The right pane displays the Running Streams area No active streams are displayed if there are currently no active streams Figure 59 No Active Streams The Running Streams pane displays information on all active running streams Figure 60 Active U...

Page 65: ...n running a multicast stream the link Get SDP appears in the SDP column of the Running Streams The multicast stream can be viewed directly in the Web interface Figure 62 Adding a Multicast Stream To display a multicast stream 1 Display the Running Streams screen 2 Select the Get SDP link of the multicast stream The stream appears in the right pane ...

Page 66: ...lly start up to 2 different multicast streams on system startup When hovering over a field the tool tip describes the field Figure 64 Multicast Encoding Settings To configure the multicast auto start 1 In the left pane select the Streaming menu and from the sub menus select Auto Start 2 Select one of the 2 available profiles 3 Set the Activate box to Enabled in order to view all configurable param...

Page 67: ...ilable are MPEG 2 MPEG 4 MJPEG and H 264 Figure 65 Video Settings Video Formats and resolution are Table 14 Multicast Auto Start Video Resolutions Format Video Resolution PAL Video Resolution NTSC QCIF 176 144 176 112 CIF 352 288 352 240 4CIF 704 576 704 480 The supported frame rates for NTSC are 1 1 2 1 25 1 5 1 875 2 2 5 3 3 75 5 6 7 5 10 15 and 30 The supported frame rates for PAL are 1 1 25 1 ...

Page 68: ...From the Rate Control drop down list select the rate control mode for the MPEG 2 encoder The default is CBR The Rate Control Mode parameter defines Rate control options for the MPEG 2 encoder The options are CBR and Constant_Q 8 Enter the required bit rate parameters according to the rate control mode For CBR enter the Bit rate 9 Enter the required Q Max and Q Min parameters for CBR Enter the requ...

Page 69: ...he H 264 Video CODEC 1 In the CODEC drop down list select H 264 2 In the Camera text box enter the number of cameras per video source 3 In the Video Standard drop down list select PAL or NTSC 4 In the Image Size drop down list select the image size of the video stream The image size can be adjusted between QCIF CIF and 4CIF 5 In the GOP Size text box select the number of frames in a GOP Group of P...

Page 70: ...the Video Standard drop down list select PAL or NTSC 4 In the Image Size drop down list select the image size of the video stream The image size can be adjusted between QCIF CIF and 4CIF 5 In the Quality text box enter a Q value for the camera between 1 and 99 6 Select Save to save the settings Multicast Network Settings In the Multicast Network Settings section set the Multicast Video Address and...

Page 71: ...he required multicast address The range of addresses that can be used is specified by the RFC 3171 standard as 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 3 In the Multicast Video Port text box enter the required port 4 From the CODEC drop down list select PCMU or PCMA 5 Select Save Configuring the Audio Settings In the Audio Settings menu you can configure the Analog Audio Settings Figure 68 Analog Audio Settin...

Page 72: ...UAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 To configure the analog audio settings 1 Select the Audio Settings menu in the left pane and select Analog Audio 2 In the Gain Setting drop down list select Line input or Microphone input 3 Select Save Figure 69 Gain Settings ...

Page 73: ...ks require a system administrator password Figure 70 System Menu Serial Port Settings The Serial Port Settings page allows you to configure the Serial Port API There are three operational modes as follows The VSP mode only allows you to configure in advance the TCP port In VSP mode the same TCP port is used for both RS 232 and RS 422 485 The Terminal mode allows you to configure all RS 232 and RS ...

Page 74: ...oth local and remote serial ports settings and establish automatically half duplex or full duplex serial communications between two units over the network Use case example Remote PTZ camera control and monitoring Figure 71 Serial Port Settings To configure the serial port settings 1 In the left pane select the System menu and select Serial Port Settings 2 Select the Mode ...

Page 75: ...2 485 4 Proceed to step 7 5 If you selected Terminal mode enter the configuration parameters for both the RS232 port and the RS422 485 port TCP Port enter the port number Data Bits Select 7 or 8 data bits Stop Bits Select 1 or 2 stop bits Baud Rate Select one of the following baud rates 115200 57600 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 300 Parity Select Even Odd or No Parity None Duplex Select Half...

Page 76: ... SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Figure 73 Serial Port Terminal Mode 6 If you selected Board To Board mode enter the configuration parameters for both local and remote serial ports Enable Port check to enable the remote port settings Port Type enter the serial port type RS232 or RS422 485 ...

Page 77: ...INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Figure 74 Serial Port Board To Board Mode 7 Select Save A message to reset the unit will be displayed 8 Press on Select here to reset the board to apply the settings ...

Page 78: ...e are also optional set all optional fields to 0 0 0 0 and leave the Domain Name blank if you do not wish to configure them The IP Address default setting is 192 168 10 1 The Subnet Mask default setting is 255 255 0 0 You can discover the IP address that the unit received using the ComNet Site Control Utility see Using the ComNet Site Control Utility Note Use caution when configuring the unit s ne...

Page 79: ... required IP address Subnet Mask required The required subnet mask Default gateway optional The default gateway is required if the board needs to be accessed from outside the local subnet otherwise leave as 0 0 0 0 DNS server optional Enter the IP address of the DNS server or leave as 0 0 0 0 5 Select Save when done to confirm your new settings Press Select here to reset the board Note It is recom...

Page 80: ...l Utility included with this package This Windows based application listens for all ComNet encoders on the network and displays their IP address MAC address board type and version information When you run the ComNet Site Control Utility a screen appears as shown in the figure below In the following example the screen displays the CNVETX1 board at the IP Address 192 168 10 45 Figure 76 ComNet Site ...

Page 81: ...tem menu 2 Enter the username admin and the password admin when prompted This password is required for all menu items except About and can be changed by selecting Change User PW 3 Select OK the Network Settings screen appears You should see the current IP Address of the CNVETX1 192 168 10 1 4 In the Network Settings area you can configure the CNVETX1 for your network For this example change the IP...

Page 82: ...ftware The Web browser automatically redirects to the About pane You can view the new network setting on the Network Setting pane You can also ping the board or use the ComNet Site Control Utility To ping the board 1 Open a command window From the Start menu choose Run In the Run window text box type cmd and select OK 2 Type ping 192 168 10 45 or whatever the new IP address is set to in the CMD wi...

Page 83: ... 9427 To run the ComNet Site Control Utility 1 Run the ComNet Site Control Utility A screen appears which shows the boards on the network as shown in the figure below 2 The screen displays the CNVETX1 unit at the new IP Address 192 168 10 45 Figure 80 ComNet Site Control Utility with new IP Address ...

Page 84: ...n To change the user password 1 In the left pane select the System menu and select Change PW The right pane displays the Change User Password area Figure 81 Change User Password Page 2 In the Old Password text box type the old password 3 In the New Password text box type the new password Re type the new password in the Repeat new Password text box 4 Select Save to save the new password ...

Page 85: ...rver or it must synchronize to the same NTP server as the board Optionally you can set the on board Real Time Clock according to the current time of your PC To set up the clock 1 In the left pane select the System menu and select Clock Setup The right pane displays the Clock Setup area Figure 82 Change Clock Setup To enable NTP check the Use SNTP box and enter the IP address of your server or If y...

Page 86: ... 06 10 13 PAGE 86 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL CNVETX1 TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 4 Select Save The unit applies the new settings The web browser displays the following message Figure 83 Clock Setup Change Saved ...

Page 87: ...e for quick integration with SNMP systems The SNMP agent will be running automatically and SNMP traps can be enabled as described below To configure the SNMP settings 1 In the left pane select the System menu and select SNMP Settings The right pane displays the SNMP Settings area Figure 84 SNMP Settings 2 Read Write Communities for GET SET SNMP commands are user configurable The defaults are shown...

Page 88: ...ltered Warm Start trap Signifies that the encoder is reinitializing itself such that its configuration is unaltered Link Up trap Signifies that the encoder has a live Network Interface VideoExists trap Signifies a state change of the video input signal Digital In0 trap Signifies a state change of digital input 0 TTL 0 Digital In1 trap Signifies a state change of digital input 1 TTL 1 CPU usage thr...

Page 89: ...s on the Decoder operation mode are provided later on Figure 86 Operation Settings To switch operation mode 1 In the left pane select the System menu and select Operation Settings 2 Select the desired operation mode and select Submit 3 Operation was finished successfully Select Select here to restart the board User will be prompt to approve the reset operation The About pane of the new version sho...

Page 90: ...rmware Upgrade The right pane displays the Flash Update area Figure 87 Flash Update Page 2 Select Browse button to select the file 3 Select Update firmware to start the software update The unit starts writing the Flash memory Operation was finished successfully is displayed when the firmware has been updated 4 Select Select here to restart the board The About pane of the new version should appear ...

Page 91: ...uthorized user can reset the user password for other users as well as change the system administrator s password and restore the server to the factory defaults These actions require authentication a system administration password is needed Figure 88 System Administration Header The authentication screen appears when any of the system administrator menus are entered for ...

Page 92: ...n the User Name text box type your user name and in the Password text box type your password By default the username is sysadmin and the default password is sys394 2 Select OK Resetting the User Password The following screen pops up when this pane is selected Figure 89 Reset User Password Confirmation Select OK to reset the User password The password is reset to its original default value of admin...

Page 93: ...anging System Administrator Password This page allows the user to change the system administration password To change the system administrator password 1 Enter the new system administration password and retype it in the Repeat new Password field Figure 90 Change System Administration Password 2 Select Save ...

Page 94: ...rds All configured information is lost To reset to factory defaults 1 In the left pane select the System menu and from the sub menus select System Administration and then Factory Defaults The right pane displays the Factory Defaults area Figure 91 Reset to Factory Defaults 2 Select Reset to Factory Defaults The message This action will require starting the board Continue appears 3 Select OK to con...

Page 95: ...Parameters Image Size CIF Frame rate 30 fps MPEG 4 Parameters GOP Size 30 Rate Control Modee CBR Constant Bit rate 4000000 Average bit rate 4000000 Maximum bit rate 5000000 Qinitial 8 MPEG 2 Parameters GOP Size 30 Rate Control Modee CBR Constant Bit rate 5000000 Average bit rate 5000000 Maximum bit rate 5000000 Qinitial 20 H264 Parameters GOP Size 30 Rate Control Modee Constant_Q Bit rate 5000000 ...

Page 96: ... 192 168 0 254 DHS Server 0 0 0 0 Clock Setup Parameters Use NTP false NTP Server 0 0 0 0 Local Time Zone 0 Daylight Savings Time false Storage Setting Sorage Disabled Alarms Contact Closure Relay Out Setting 0 User Password admin System Administration Password sys394 Web Interface Language English PTZ Control Settings Protocol Pelco _D Address 4 RS Type 422 485 Baud Rate 9600 Duplex full Move Spe...

Page 97: ...aphical User Interface to one of six languages English French Spanish German Portuguese and Chinese To change the Web Interface language 1 Select the System menu in the left pane select System Administration and then Change the Web Interface Language The Web Interface Language Pane appears Figure 92 Web Interface Language 2 Select the language of choice from the drop down list Figure 93 Select Lan...

Page 98: ...he unit but is safer since it ensures that Flash based storage is properly flushed before restarting Use this option to restart the unit To reset the board 1 In the left pane select the System menu and select Reset A confirmation window appears 2 Select OK to confirm After reset the unit starts automatically 3 Wait for reset to finish 4 When the reset is finished the About pane is displayed ...

Page 99: ...le for the user to add storage in the field Figure 94 Local Storage Recording Settings The following are available settings Device ID Prefix name Alphanumeric File Format MKV Matroska video audio multimedia file Fixed Activate Video Enables video recording Activate Audio Enables audio recording Recording Mode Continuous Fixed Recording Mode Settings Fixed Clip Time in minutes 1 180min Mute Audio E...

Page 100: ...les File Naming Convention Track name Device ID Month Day Year Start time HH MM SS End time Trigger Type Status Status Recording Complete Interrupted Example Camera1 Jun 14 2009 16 30 17 10 X C MKV Device ID is configurable in the web GUI Alphanumeric free text File Validity after interruption After a power failure the file that was in recording process during the power failure will still be viewa...

Page 101: ... To maintain the media storage 6 Select on the SD Maintenance sub menu In this web page you can do the following Enable Retention When checked strorage threshold of 75 capaciity will apply to allow continuous recording with sufficient space for cyclic storing with no video loss Erase Files Erase ALL files on the media storage This operation can only be executed when the video audio recordings are ...

Page 102: ...ecoded Configure the decoder audio and video parameters Configure multicast streaming Settings on the Decoding Profiles Settings page vary as a function of the Video Type Note When hovering over a field the tool tip describes the field Figure 97 Digital Video settings Selecting the Profile Number The decoding profiles settings can be configured for 16 different profiles To set the profile number 1...

Page 103: ...video 1 Select the video check box 2 From the CODEC drop down list select the video CODEC 3 From the Video Standard drop down list select the video standard of your video source To set the audio 1 Select the audio check box 2 From the CODEC drop down list select the audio CODEC To set multicast streaming parameters 1 Select the Multicast Streaming check box to enable multicast streaming 2 Select t...

Page 104: ...t The CODECs available are MPEG 2 MPEG 4 MJPEG and H 264 MPEG 2 You can set the MPEG 2 video CODEC settings of GOP Size Rate Control Mode Average Bit rate Maximum Bit rate Bit rate and Q Initial Video Formats and resolution are Table 20 Video Formats and Resolutions Format Video Resolution PAL Video Resolution NTSC QCIF 176 144 176 112 CIF 352 288 352 240 4CIF 704 576 704 480 D1 720 576 720 480 No...

Page 105: ... frames per second The frame rate is different when in NTSC or in PAL 6 In the GOP Size text box select the number of frames in a GOP Group of Pictures The GOP size is the distance between consecutive key frames 7 From the Rate Control drop down list select the rate control mode for the MPEG 2 encoder The default is CBR The Rate Control Mode parameter defines Rate control options for the MPEG 2 en...

Page 106: ...e size of the video stream The image size can be adjusted between QCIF CIF and 4CIF 5 In the GOP Size text box select the number of frames in a GOP Group of Pictures The GOP size is the distance between consecutive keyframes 6 From the Rate Control Mode drop down list select the rate control mode for the H 264 encoder The Rate Control Mode parameter defines Rate control options for the H 264 encod...

Page 107: ...0 H 264 CODEC To set the H 264 Video CODEC 1 In the CODEC drop down list select H 264 2 In the Camera text box enter the number of cameras per video source 3 In the Video Standard drop down list select PAL or NTSC 4 In the Image Size drop down list select the image size of the video stream The image size can be adjusted between QCIF CIF and 4CIF 5 In the GOP Size text box select the number of fram...

Page 108: ...t_Q Enter Q Max and Q Min for VBR 9 Check the Use Server Defaults box if you want to use the default settings 10 Select Save to save the settings MJPEG You can set the MJPEG video CODEC setting of Q for the cameras The range for the quality adjustment is 1 to 99 The default setting is 75 At a higher setting the bit rate will be higher Quality settings above 75 will result in higher bit rates with ...

Page 109: ... the Multicast Streaming section select the check box to enable multicast streaming Select the Additional Parameters check box to change the Multicast Video Address and the Multicast Video Port Figure 102 Multicast Streaming To set multicast streaming parameters 1 Select the Multicast Streaming check box to enable multicast streaming 2 Select the Additional Parameters check box 3 In the Multicast ...

Page 110: ...03 Audio Settings To set the Audio Settings 1 Select the Audio checkbox 2 From the CODEC drop down list select PCMU or PCMA 3 In the Input Microphone text box enter the number of audio microphone source 4 In the Gain Setting drop down list select Line In or Mic In 5 Select Save Video Type URL In the URL video type you can define the RTSP URL definition for the stream The URL supports ComNet and no...

Page 111: ...dard 5 Select Save Display Configuration The Display Configurations menu is used to configure the display configurations settings The display configurations settings are the single view and the Profile name In Single View 16 different profiles or channels can be chosen One audio channel can be selected To configure display configuration settings 1 From the Video Source drop down list select one of...

Page 112: ...including Windows Vista for serial communication or Tera Term which is a free software terminal emulator communications program for Windows or Minicom under Linux on the PC If you don t have an RS232 port on your PC you can connect the server to the USB port on your PC via a USB to RS232 cable Running HyperTerminal To run the HyperTerminal application you need to set up and configure a HyperTermin...

Page 113: ...e 107 HyperTerminal New Connection 3 Select OK The Connect To window appears Figure 108 HyperTerminal Connect To 4 In the Connect using drop down list select COM3 or the COM port you are connected to 5 Select OK The COM3 Properties window appears 6 Set up the connection properties according to Figure 109 below ...

Page 114: ... 109 HyperTerminal COM3 Properties 7 Select OK This enables you to connect to the server through the RS232 cable using the HyperTerminal application The HyperTerminal screen on your PC is the System console The RS232 acts as a console that enables various menu driven operations Figure 110 HyperTerminal Console ...

Page 115: ... the loading was complete If you do not hit a key then the Boot Process is allowed to complete The following screen appears Figure 111 System Console IP Configuration Screen Enter the new IP address and Hit Enter The application program continues with the new IP Address RTP RTSP Video Node You can open an RTP RTSP video node in QuickTime If you do not add parameters to the URI the parameters are t...

Page 116: ...pears Figure 113 URL Input Dialog 3 Type your board s current IP address 4 Select OK The encoding parameters are taken from the Web configuration If an error appears make sure you have a video source connected and that the video standard is the same as in the Web setup PAL NTSC Also check the Live Video Web page to verify that the system is receiving video ...

Page 117: ...alue1 param2 value2 keyword A more detailed example of the RTSP URI format is as follows rtsp ip_address multicast param1 val1 param2 val2 video_media param1 val1 param2 val2 audio_media param1 val1 param2 val2 Note Curly braces indicate optional parameters Where ip_address is the address of the board multicast section is optional if the user wants multicast streaming otherwise streaming is regula...

Page 118: ...AL NTSC NTSC Video standard Imgsize D1 4CIF CIF QCIF CIF Image Size MJPEG Parameter Table 22 MJPEG Parameter Parameter Value Range Default Description q 1 99 75 Quality setting for JPEG encoder in percentage MPEG 2 Parameters Table 23 MPEG 2 Parameters Parameter Value Range Default Description rcmode CBR CONSTANT_Q CBR Rate Control Mode ngop 1 1000 30 Size of GOP distance between keyframes const_b...

Page 119: ...e VBR Qinit 8 30 8 Initial Quantization Relevant for rcmode CBR or CONSTANT_Q H 264 Parameters Table 25 H 264 Parameters Parameter Value Range Default Description rcmode VBR CBR CONSTANT_Q Constant_Q Rate Control Mode No affect currently CBR only ngop 1 100 30 Size of GOP distance between keyframes const_bit rate 50000 10000000 2000000 Constant Bit rate Applicable only when rcmode CBR Avg_bit rate...

Page 120: ... Parameters In order to request operation in multicast a special string has to be inserted into the URI before the specifications of the requested streams It looks like a stream specification but the media name is empty See examples below Table 27 Multicast Parameters Parameter Value Range Default Description mcast_addr 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 224 1 0 1 For example 224 1 0 2 or any valid mult...

Page 121: ...configured via the Web configuration Example 2 rtsp 192 168 0 127 h264 cam 0 imgsize 4CIF framerate 2 rcmode CBR const_bit rate 3000000 pcma This opens a video and audio stream with the following parameters Video H 264 from video input 0 Size is 4 CIF frame rate is divided by 2 so 15 fps for NTSC 12 5 for PAL rate control mode is CBR at 3 Mbits Example 3 rtsp 192 168 0 127 multicast h264 Request a...

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