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UFODAS

Unidentified Flying Object

Data Acquisition System

System Installation Guide

Revised 11-5-19 Version 1.00

Copyright © 2019 Ronald Olch

RHOlch Systems

*** PRELIMINARY ***

Subject to change without notice

Summary of Contents for 50230UNI-A

Page 1: ...UFODAS Unidentified Flying Object Data Acquisition System System Installation Guide Revised 11 5 19 Version 1 00 Copyright 2019 Ronald Olch RHOlch Systems PRELIMINARY Subject to change without notice...

Page 2: ...NCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDE...

Page 3: ...12 Camera setup 8 Dahua N51BD22 camera setup 10 Fixed Camera Installation 12 MSDAU Installation 14 Preparing a camera for operation 16 Ethernet cable connections 17 Setting up an installed camera 21 D...

Page 4: ...pe of camera s for your situation Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ or fixed optical field width and if PTZ maximum zoom Equipment mounting methods Using a tripod for temporary field studies or when more permanent at...

Page 5: ...a total of up to 12 cameras and six MSDAUs The six units may be widely separated with OTDAU computers remote from their associated cameras and an MC at yet another remote site The internet connections...

Page 6: ...12VDC source or from a solar battery system Sizing a power source for a remote UFODAS installation is based on the total power required and run time until recharged if battery storage is included The...

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Page 8: ...These cameras cannot be used with a POE164 Injector due to its lower 30W output power The POE164 may be used with the N51BD22 camera 4 Ethernet 6 cable 5 Ethernet 100 196 or 300 all weather cables Not...

Page 9: ...are extended To extend them unlatch extend retract and re latch For stability it is better to spread the legs to a wider rather than narrower stance and extend the legs if necessary to achieve a desir...

Page 10: ...Injector This camera may also be used with the Planet POE171 single output 60W injector or a FSD 504HP due to their higher 60W outputs 10 Ethernet 6 cable 11 Ethernet 100 196 or 300 all weather cables...

Page 11: ...preading the tripod legs and by how far the legs are extended To extend them unlatch extend retract and re latch For stability it is better to spread the legs to a wider rather than narrower stance an...

Page 12: ...quest a detailed parts list customized for your particular system configuration The brackets shown below may be attached to an MSDAU mount to adapt it to a building corner or pole tower Outdoor instal...

Page 13: ...purpose of the surge suppressors is to shunt a voltage spike induced anywhere along the Ethernet cable to ground rather than allow it to enter the outside or inside electronics All four of the recomme...

Page 14: ...n the approximate center of the tripod head Tighten the tripod screw by hand using the handle under the screw Adjust the tripod legs for length and spread for the required MSDAU camera height and for...

Page 15: ...era mounted on a Camera Mount is shown below An MSDAU with or without a camera and the passive Camera Mount share a common System Mounting Assembly The System Mounting Assembly consists of two black p...

Page 16: ...camera body taking care not to dislodge the 0 ring under the dome 4 Peel the tape off both sides of the pan tilt mechanism taking the plastic lens cap with it taking care not to touch the lens 5 Set a...

Page 17: ...nnector and screw it all the way onto the box connector Verify that the rubber cable gland is fully inserted into the back of the housing Then move the farther portion of the connector housing toward...

Page 18: ...LAN connector on your PoE injector For a 4 port injector this is the right connector on the front of the PoE injector labeled 5 Uplink For a single port injector it is labeled LAN We will connect the...

Page 19: ...t that location then a WiFi Extender may be used to provide a wireless connection from the injector to the router As shown below plug the short cable into the Extender and the Extender into a wall out...

Page 20: ...is not directly connected to the camera s router that is at a different location no matter how remote via the internet To enable this the camera s router must be setup to port forward the camera s IP...

Page 21: ...to install 2 If you are using Chrome search for nacl plugin Go to the NACL WEB Plug In page and click Launch app This will start a new NACL web browser 3 In the search box type the IP address and por...

Page 22: ...instructions for the Dahua camera to check or adjust the various camera controls via the Setting tab on the top of the display All necessary settings have already been adjusted prior to delivery of y...

Page 23: ...a Wiki at https dahuawiki com Template Manuals The following screen shots were captured using Internet Explorer IE to setup and control Dahua 50A230 or 50230 cameras They show initial settings suggest...

Page 24: ...24 Set Picture settings to Profile Normal and leave others as shown above Set Flip to 180 degrees Set Exposure settings as shown above...

Page 25: ...25 Set Backlight Profile to Normal and Mode Off Set WB to Profile Normal and Mode Auto...

Page 26: ...26 Set Day Night settings as shown above Set Focus Zoom settings as shown above...

Page 27: ...27 Set Defog Profile to Normal and Mode to Auto Disable all OSD info options...

Page 28: ...rame resolution for 704 x 480 20 frames per second 1280 x 720 or 1920 x 1080 at up to 30 FPS could also be selected depending on OTDAU computer capacity ONVIF Authentication should be set to Off for n...

Page 29: ...29 Set a Static IP address as desired Leave the other setting as is...

Page 30: ...30 Select a HTTP Port number other than the default of 80 This number will be needed if the camera is later port forwarded on your router...

Page 31: ...n object can be to an observer half way between them Anything farther will also be in view The answer to the question what is the farthest object that can be seen is a complex function of a number of...

Page 32: ...32 CAMERA SEPARATION FOR TRIANGULATION...

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