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Configuring the ViconNet System
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Creating Macros
The ViconNet system enables you to create macros, which are sets of instructions that are made up of
user-defined commands that the system executes either automatically or manually in the specific defined
order. The commands in each macro give instructions to the system about which devices will perform
specific tasks, for how long, and in what order. In addition, you can configure macros for each Kollector Pro
independent of the other sites in the system, according to your requirements.
There are two types of macros:
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Regular macros
: which are comprised of a series of instructions as described in the section
Creating
Regular Macros
, below.
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Matrix macros
: which are comprised of a series of instructions for defining which cameras are to be
displayed on each of the four analog outputs. More details are provided in the section
Creating Matrix
Macros
, page 115.
For information about the scheduling of macros, refer to the
Creating Schedules
section, page 137.
Creating Regular Macros
Creating macros consists of configuring various settings for each command in a macro, such as:
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Cameras to record/display.
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Duration of each command in the macro.
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Recording location.
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Picture quality (resolution).
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Refresh (display) mode.
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Frames per second rate.
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Related devices.
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Sending alarms.
NOTE
: Matrix macros have limited configuration options, see section To create a matrix macro, page 115.
After you create a macro, you can configure the system to activate the macro in the defined order by:
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The alarm setup links, as described in
Defining Alarm Setup Links
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A user-defined time schedule, as described in
Creating Schedules
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Manual selection, as described in
Chapter 7, Managing Macros and Schedules
(manual).
You can also modify or delete an existing macro, if required. (For more details, refer to step
16
in the
To
create a macro
procedure, on page 109.)