Quick Start Guide
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No.
Port name
Description
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Alarm I/O
Includes alarm signal input and output ports, the number of
I/O ports might vary on different devices.
Table 1-2 Description of alarm I/O port
Port Name
Description
ALARM_IN
Receives the switch quantity signal of external alarm sources.
ALARM_OUT
Outputs alarm signals to alarm devices.
ALARM_GND
Ground connection.
1.2 Connecting Alarm Input/Output
The camera can connect to external alarm input/output devices through the digital input/output
port.
Alarm input/output is available on select models.
Step 1
Connect the alarm input device to the alarm input end of the I/O port. See Figure 1-2.
The device collects different statuses of the alarm input port while the input signal is idling
and being grounded.
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Device collects logic "1" when the input signal is connected to +3 V to +5 V or idling.
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Device collects logic "0" when the input signal is grounded.
Figure 1-2 Alarm input
Step 2
Connect the alarm output device to the alarm output end of the I/O port. The alarm output
is an open-drain output, which works in the following modes.
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Mode A: level application. The alarm outputs high and low level signals, and the alarm
outlet is OD, which requires external pull-up resistance (10 K Ohm typical) to work. The
maximum external pull-up level is 12 V, maximum port current is 300 mA, and the
default output signal is high-level (external pull-up voltage). The default output signal
switches to low- level when an alarm is triggered (As long as the operating current is
below 300 mA, the output low-level voltage is lower than 0.8 V).
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Mode B: switch application. Alarm output is used to drive the external circuit, the
maximum voltage is 12 V and the maximum current is 300 mA. If the voltage is higher
than 12 V, please use an additional electric relay.
