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U.motion KNX Server Plus, Touch
Installation Manual
If the room uses the BACKGROUND view template, the video box can be freely positioned, as all other objects, too. Com-
pared to other objects, which have a fixed size, the video box can also be resized in order to fit perfectly into the visuali-
sation page. The screenshot on the following page shows an example of a room with BACKGROUND view and integrated
camera:
As visible in the screenshot, it is also possible to place objects directly on top of the video signal
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. In this case, when click-
ing on an object, the corresponding action will be executed; when clicking on the video signal, the camera stream will be
shown in a popup window, showing the resolution that was specified in the settings of the camera object.
In order to place objects on the video signal, they must have a lower ORDER than the video signal. This means
that in the configuration window of the room, the objects must be shown ABOVE the video signal. Only in this
case objects can be placed on top of the video box. You can change the ORDER of the objects by using the
MOVE button and dragging the objects to the desired position.
A nice graphical effect can be created by using camera objects in combination with KNX objects with a
TRANSPARENT symbol (available only for ON/OFF objects). In this case, a transparent object can be placed on
top of a real object displayed in the camera image (e.g. a lamp); is this transparent area is clicked, the lamp
will turn on, which will be shown directly through the camera image, without needing a symbol for the repre-
sentation of the state.
In both named visualisation methods it is possible to add more than one camera objects per page. Nevertheless it is not
recommended, since the camera signals can have a significant impact to the performance of the
Client
and therefore can
slow down the whole VISUALISATION.
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Not all video signals support that objects are placed on top. Especially video signals that require a plugin for their
correct visualisation are always shown in the top layer of the browser, independently from the settings of U.motion KNX
Server Plus Touch. In this case, no objects can be placed on top of the video signal, but can only be placed in the
remaining free space of the room.
