July 14, 2013
INFODRAW MRS-400 User Manual v5.4.1
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4-1-9 GPIO (Sensors and Switches):
The MRS-400 unit has 4 input and 4 output ports. The GPIO ports are at
TTL
level. The GPIO
connections are built in to the MRS-400 unit. The ports are reachable through the
GPIO
plugs on the side of the device.
The GPIO ports can be set up to trigger a variety of alarms including live video streaming,
video/audio recording, GPS tracking etc. These features are set on the MRS monitor. The
unit can also send a SMS to any number of phones as a result of a GPIO trigger (refer to the
“
” section of this user manual).
The GPIO trigger actions are set in the
“Alarm Settings”
window of the MRS Monitor. Follow
these instructions:
Double click on the
“Contacts
Alarm”
item on the left hand
side of the screen under
“My
Monitor”
.
The
“Alarm Settings”
window
will open. Select the desired
actions that the GPIO ports will
trigger when activated. Then
click
“OK”
.
The descriptions of these
trigger actions are listed below: