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VISCAM 1000 Systems 

 

 

 
 

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Appendix E

 

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Appendix E: Application Note – Avoiding Conflicts Between ENSetup and 
Lane Controller During Debugging  

 

This Application Note covers the impact of ENSetup software running in parallel to the normal lane 
controller operation with FTP file transfer. 

1. General Instructions for use of ENSetup Software 

ENSetup software is used only for the following 3 purposes; 

    Initial setup of the camera (lens focus, FOV and zoom adjustment), or  

    Firmware upgrade, or 

    Troubleshooting.  

EN camera uses CONTROL PORT (TCP port 1400) for all command/parameter controls and image transfer as 
well as TEST PORT (UDP port 1406) for fast setup image transfer. 

As soon as the ENSetup discovers the cameras in the network, the software opens CONTROL PORT and TEST 
PORT. The camera is a server and the ENSetup is a client in this case. If the lane controller opens the 
connection of CONTROL PORT with the camera, this is a 2

nd

 client for the camera (camera = server.) 

From the camera’s point of view, 2 clients (ENSetup and Lane Controller) are connected to the server (= 
camera.) If there are any error messages from the camera, the camera sends the same error message to all 
clients. 

If ENSetup sends an Ethernet trigger, the camera sends TRIGGER_ACK and DATA_READY messages to the 
Lane Controller as well. 

In summary, ENSetup is NOT intended to be used while the lane controller is running, if you cannot afford 
to disturb the normal tolling transaction. However, if you have to monitor the live or asynchronously 
captured images for debugging purposes, please follow the general steps below. 

 

2. UDP image (TEST PORT) 

 

Uncheck “Use TCP/IP” option under View menu item. 

Then, the camera sends images over TEST PORT. This TEST PORT maximizes the frame rate of the image. 
Primary usage of this PORT is for initial lens adjustment such as focusing and zoom. Within the camera’s 
subnet, this is the fastest method of capturing images. If you wish to monitor the image of the camera 
outside of camera’s subnet, the router may block the UDP image. Use TCP in this scenario. See the next 
“TCP image” section for the details. 

 

“Snap”: 

Take one snapshot immediately. 

“Live” 

Capture continuous image. If it is a slow PC or low-bandwidth 
network, please use “interpacket delay” register. 

Summary of Contents for VISCAM 1000 System

Page 1: ...VISCAM 1000 System Vehicle Imaging Subsystem Document P N 10873 Document Version C...

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Page 3: ...trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Warranty Each JAI product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal in...

Page 4: ...is equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against ha...

Page 5: ...X6 Power Input Connector 11 3 2 3 Trigger Input Connector X14 11 3 3 Installing the TNL 50 12 4 System Set Up 14 4 1 Pre Alignment Checklist 14 4 2 Select a Suitable Vehicle License Plate and Plate St...

Page 6: ...Connection to TLS 301 Traffic Light Sensor X3 and X7 40 6 4 Moxa MiiNePort Configuration used for TLS 301 41 7 Appendix C Installing the TNF 35 46 8 Appendix D Ethernet Requirements 49 9 Appendix E Ap...

Page 7: ...uss specifically the VISCAM 1000 system The system combines an industry leading vehicle imaging camera with high performance triggering light sensing and LED illumination all in a sleek weatherproof h...

Page 8: ...wavelengths that are invisible to the human eye but visible to the camera For more information about the TNF 35 see Appendix C at the end of this document The TNL 50 is a newer high performance LED F...

Page 9: ...built in processor using an embedded Linux O S for various operations such as handling communication with lane controller and back office frame storage JPEG compression and so on An optional external...

Page 10: ...verhead over the lane or side fire beside the lane Figure 3 depicts a typical overhead configuration Figure 4 depicts a typical side fire configuration 2 2 Overhead Positioning Over lane camera mounti...

Page 11: ...sue if needed b Camera tilt considerations The requirement to freeze the motion of high speed vehicles limits how steep or shallow the tilt angle of the camera may be For example it is important to pr...

Page 12: ...overexposure If it is positioned farther the license plates will be relatively less bright and the image quality might be deteriorated since more gain will have to be applied by the camera in order t...

Page 13: ...5A VJP 300 J Panel 0 2A 1 5A Total 4 2A 6 5A Since all devices are connected to VJP 300 J Panel it limits total inrush current to 6 5A 3 1 1 Installing the VISCAM 1000 System The VISCAM 1000 has conne...

Page 14: ...nut as far as possible Hold the body hex stationary with a wrench 24mm Using a second wrench 24mm tighten the sealing nut until the cable is securely held in place Torque to approximately 35 in lbs 3...

Page 15: ...X2 Pin VISCAM AIO X4 Pin Wire Color Signal Remarks 1 1 White orange in Cat5e cable Ethernet A 2 2 Orange in Cat5e cable Ethernet A 3 3 White green in Cat5e cable Ethernet B 4 4 Green in Cat5e cable Et...

Page 16: ...of 3 81 mm 0 15 inch from WAGO The contacts are spring loaded See Figure 11 Figure 11 Terminal block When mounting the wire into the connector the wire is stripped 7mm The connector spring is release...

Page 17: ...n Connection to 1 Trig0 Positive Trigger input to camera 0 Trigger device positive terminal 2 Trig0 Negative Trigger input to camera 0 Trigger device negative terminal 3 Trig1 Positive Trigger input t...

Page 18: ...rom interconnection cable s end connector in order to run cable through VISCAM 1000 enclosure s cordgrip 2 Route cable through enclosure cord grip Braid foil shield should be aligned with the cord gri...

Page 19: ...ash ground negative power terminal GROUND 3 Out White Strobe out Strobe input on flash unit STROBE OUT 4 Stat Blue Strobe status Status output from flash unit STROBE STATUS 5 FPWR Red Flash power Powe...

Page 20: ...re unfamiliar with this software JAI offers engineering support and software tools to help select the optimum camera and trigger locations to meet your specific project needs System settings are set t...

Page 21: ...LAN and thereby disconnect the light sensor as well See Figure 16 and follow the instructions below if you are using a local Ethernet switch Disconnect camera s Ethernet patch cord from the VISCAM 10...

Page 22: ...lt is the center of the camera field of view You may have to scroll the image up or down to place the Tilt Line tool where you want the vehicle plate to be in the image 4 Open EN Setup Video Window Se...

Page 23: ...urn on the Roll Bar display on the Setup computer and then roll the camera mount until the horizontal bumper and trunk seams on the vehicle appear perfectly level with the horizontal line of the displ...

Page 24: ...ecurely tighten the pan adjustment bolt Switch back to the Tilt Line display Tilt the camera mount until the plate is positioned just above the tilt line Re adjust the zoom and focus as necessary unti...

Page 25: ...e arrow keys 1 Position the Focus Bar marker directly over the license plate See Figure 20 Figure 20 Focus Bar marker display 2 Adjust the lens zoom ring until the plate width just barely fits in betw...

Page 26: ...ed waveform cursors to the top and bottom of the waveform amplitude variation The Black Cursor is located at the bottom of the waveform display and the White Cursor is located on the top of the wavefo...

Page 27: ...ensure adjacent cameras both have the full plate in their respective fields of view 10 If Live mode was used in EN Setup Video window make sure you click on Freeze before going to another camera Live...

Page 28: ...e built in which provides a constant light output from the flash units between the bright strobe flashes This will make the bright strobe flashes seem less disturbing to the passing vehicles The strob...

Page 29: ...ns for TNL 50 The correct setting should be Normally High Low Alarm Also the Flash Status Type setting of IO Board needs to be set to TNF DC please see Appendix A Figure 24 TNL 50 Flash settings conte...

Page 30: ...gain so the license plates are less bright in the image This will also improve the overall image quality since the noise level in the images will be reduced when the gain is lowered But typically this...

Page 31: ...Mode selections in ENSetup Off the internal LED light LED 1000 is always off On Always internal LED light is always flashed when triggered The light is needed for Vehicle Detector to work properly th...

Page 32: ...Trigger control panel in the Properties window for the camera 4 9 1 Trigger Synchronization Mode Selection In addition to the selection of External Trigger Source there is also the selection of Trigge...

Page 33: ...gle lane mode all 9 are used When in dual lane mode four grids are used per lane and the center grid is normally disabled The Vehicle Detector properties are located in the Properties window of the ca...

Page 34: ...f and each half is used to detect vehicles Thus if a vehicle happens to be crossing between lanes there may be an instance where the same vehicle may be triggered in both lanes Lane Direction This sel...

Page 35: ...ese settings are marked in the figure below Figure 32 ADR Settings specific to ALC 1 Camera ADR Control The ADR mode has to be set to ALC in order to enable the internal light sensing 2 ALC Target Val...

Page 36: ...Vehicle Detector is in Rear Shot mode then the ALC area should be put a bit higher than the detection area since the vehicles are captured when they are leaving the detection area If the VD trigger l...

Page 37: ...when the HDR level is increased Another side effect is also that the images will get a pinkish tint so that the color fidelity of the brighter areas of the image will be lower The figure above shows t...

Page 38: ...ation accuracy of all cameras like for instance Section Control systems 4 NTP Mode This controls the NTP Client mode of operation Three modes are available a Default b Burst and c Burst Min Max Poll i...

Page 39: ...cation Latitude and Longitude The camera location is specified as a combination of the Latitude and Longitude The Latitude value is in decimal degrees where a positive value is degrees above equator n...

Page 40: ...he camera and the sun elevation is the same as the camera tilt angle It is important to note that the Shadow Boost Factor and the Road Reflection Boost Factor can be applied at the same time This mean...

Page 41: ...s Hour Minute Second Miliseconds AM PM e 24 hour ms time is displayed as Hour Minute Second Miliseconds 4 Streaming Enable enable disable streaming Streaming is required when AVI output is selected an...

Page 42: ...Stream output Source Width and Height together specifies the ROI window for the AVI and Stream output The ROI will be interpolated into the selected Video Format size and ratio so the resulting view...

Page 43: ...32 Default is RS 485 Response Select between Normal and Interrupt Interrupt is only for factory use Default is Normal Pulse Trigger Source This can come from two sources J panel or TLS 400 Default is...

Page 44: ...00 System 0 with heater on 2 0A 3 5A VISCAM 1000 System 1 with heater on 2 0A 3 5A TLS 301 Traffic Light Sensor 1 8A 2 5A VJP 300 J Panel 0 2A 1 5A Total 6 0A 6 5A Since all devices are connected to V...

Page 45: ...mounting pipe and the flange see Figure 39 Table 6 Light Sensor Connector Pins PIN Wire color Signal PIN Wire color Signal 1 nc 9 nc 2 nc 10 Black Gnd 3 nc 11 nc 4 nc 12 nc 5 nc 13 Orange ENET TX 6 Re...

Page 46: ...iring operation Figure 39 Installing the TLS 301 through the mounting pipe and flange 6 3 Connection to TLS 301 Traffic Light Sensor X3 and X7 The TLS 301 Traffic Light Sensor connection to the J Pane...

Page 47: ...Explorer type the IP address of the unit in the address field The default IP address as shipped from JAI is 10 0 0 90 http 10 0 0 90 CR You should now be able to configure the unit through the embedd...

Page 48: ...ired IP address of the unit The default address from the factory is 10 0 0 90 Netmask Enter the subnet mask of the unit The default subnet mask from the factory is 255 255 255 0 Gateway Enter the defa...

Page 49: ...requires 8 as standard Stop bits 1 Specify the desired size of the stop bits used the TLS 301 light sensor requires 1 as standard Parity None feature not used in communication with the light sensor F...

Page 50: ...o the Begin and End fields to cover the range of camera addresses serviced by this TLS 301 or enter the broadcast address into the Begin field example 10 0 0 255 to cover the entire subnet Local Liste...

Page 51: ...nance Console Settings Web Console Check Enable Web server Port 80 Telnet console Check Enable Telnet server port 23 NECI Check Enable Figure 45 Configuration overview of Console Settings Click on Sub...

Page 52: ...Figure 46 left 3 Hand tighten the cord grip sealing nut as far as possible Hold the body hex stationary with a wrench Using a second wrench tighten the sealing nut until the cable is securely held in...

Page 53: ...Gnd Pin 2 when no power is available from the flash see Figure 47 2 Gnd Flash Gnd Flash ground negative power terminal GROUND 3 Out Strobe out Strobe input on flash unit STROBE OUT 4 Stat Strobe stat...

Page 54: ...tion in VISCAM AIO Pin X5 Signal Description Connection to 1 not connected 2 Gnd Flash Gnd Flash ground negative power terminal GROUND 3 Out Strobe out Strobe input on flash unit STROBE OUT 4 Stat Str...

Page 55: ...eed on a local gantry with for example 4 EN Camera units could very well be based on a 100 Mbit network topology which then is linked externally with a 1 Gbit FO Fiber Optic uplink to the server locat...

Page 56: ...e Controller are connected to the server camera If there are any error messages from the camera the camera sends the same error message to all clients If ENSetup sends an Ethernet trigger the camera s...

Page 57: ...RT is activated the camera does not send images to the FTP server or JAI ImageServer and therefore the normal transaction halts 3 TCP image CONTROL PORT If Freeze button is selected the camera stops s...

Page 58: ...lyzer Camera does not trigger Trigger source is not set correctly in Camera Properties Check camera properties for trigger source section 2 Trigger External Trigger Source Check that the camera can be...

Page 59: ...perties 4 Light Flash Auto Manual Auto always enabled Min A Side B Side enables disables EN Strobe based on Light Sensor reading Accessing Log File The log file can be found in the EN Setup start wind...

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