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1. 5 25 Profile Manager The Profile Manager lets the user load and save profiles Profiles are often used hand in hand with the User Management module enabling low level users to load specific profiles with only certain windows and controls shown To display the profile manager click the View menu button and select Profile Manager FLIR 89 5 26 Media Manager The Media Manager lets the user see a list of files stored in the Media folder i e snapshots saved from video typically located at C Program Files FLIR Sensors Manager Wmedia although it can be any other folder the user selects If the user wishes to use another folder to store the media click the Set Root Folder button to select it as the default folder Any item can be previewed by clicking on the list displayed on the left window pane Media Manager C Program Files FLIR Sensors Managerumedia a0090715 stabilized video avi 3 C media 2 200905 backroad sisrm avi 20090705 fence alarm avi 3120090715 stab red videos 20090811 harbor survedan 20090821 wooded srea ais 633770502695287952 9 63377899065S312500 ng Al FSM introduction avi 5 27 Sounds Manager The Sounds Manager allows the user to assign specific sound files to application events currently to Alarms and Video Wall events In the example below the user is assigning a sound to the Alarm function by selecting Alarm then clicking on the drop dow
2. 5 10 10 Area Addition The area addition process begins with selecting the Edit Area cursor mode Once the Edit Area is selected the user can draw a polygon area in a VPP video window Clicking in the video window sets the beginning point in the area and allows the user to select the type of VPP area they want to draw FLIR 61 When the area type is selected new area vertexes can be added by clicking on the video surface Double clicking will set the last area vertex and finish the area creation process The area identifier will appear when the area creation process is finished and the polygon closed Subsequent areas are identified with consecutively numbered area identifiers i e 1 2 etc The polygon is always closed even during the creation process unless the selected area type is Wire NOTE For detailed instructions on how to set up an area please refer to Appendix D setting up the Surveillance Monitor 5 11 FSM Notification The FSM Notification box will appear in the lower right hand corner of the PC screen when a notification occurs The notification box informs the client for many types of events When the client is performing an action with another client they will receive a notification such as a request for control The notification box also notifies the client when they attempt to perform a unique sensor feature such as performing a NUC non uniformity correction with a thermal camera sen
3. PLAT siarum Azimuh 115 90 Geveier CB Masisi Ooo0gO6U i i m ea 2 l Teer Some cursor modes allow performing commands via the panoramic view Aim this cursor mode allows aiming the sensor at the specified position This command can also be performed by double clicking on the panoramic view when any other cursor mode is enabled Pan this cursor mode allows panning the panoramic view Zoom In this cursor mode allows zooming in the panoramic view Zoom Out this cursor mode allows zooming out the panoramic view When selected the Update function continues to scan the area and update the panorama picture sections This process stops when the user changes PLAT mode to Manual by either using the arrow buttons in the Toolbar or Control Panel or by moving a joystick 5 4 5 17 NDVR Management The NDVR management is performed via the NDVR panel To display the NDVR panel click the View button on the toolbar and select NDVR Panel Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 3 4 amp T7 8 9 10 EIE 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Hovember 112008 15 56 55 November 11 2008 15 55 55 Open ip Download Cip Create Backup Online Content Backups The NDVR panel manages the active server When an NDVR server is set as active the NDVR Panel will display its data Video Server DLTV 0 V
4. FL R Sensors Manager Software to manage and control FLIR Systems thermal imaging cameras for security and surveillance applications User manual www flir com LIR Sensors Manager User Manual Document Code MAN IT 2008 003 Revision 2 0 Date January 2010 Internal Code MT1003 2008v2 0 FLIR Networked Systems Av Bruselas 6 B2 28109 Alcobendas Madrid Spain Tel 34 91 490 4060 Fax 34 91 662 97 48 PROPRIETARY INFORMATION O FLIR Networked Systems 2009 This document may only be reproduced partially or completely archived photocopied or transmitted in any way through electronic media with previous written permission from FLIR Networked Systems It shall also be referenced when used as a source of information FLIR TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 3 4 5 INTRODUCTION NEXUS OVERVIEW FLIR SENSOR MANAGER LICENSES FLIR SENSORS MANAGER INSTALLATION FSM OPERATION 5 1 3 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 SENSOR NETWORK CONFIGURATION SERVER DISCOVERY APPLICATION PREFERENCES SERVER STATUS AND Basic MANAGEMENT 5 4 1 SENSORS PANEL 5 4 2 CONTROL PANEL LICENSES MANAGEMENT 5 5 1 UPGRADING TEXT LICENSES 5 5 2 UPcRADING Licenses IN A USB DONGLE WiNDOWS OPTIONS 5 6 1 Atways ON Top Window TOOLBAR Joystick SETUP FLIR SENSOR MANAGER Map 5 9 1 Map LoapiNG AND CALIBRATION 5 9 2 Basic CONTROLS 5 9 3 Map Loap 5 9 4 Map CALIBRATION 5 9 5 SENSOR GEO REFERENCE 5 9 6 Map ROTAT
5. 32 12 2 N 040 32 07 9 N 040 34 11 0 N 0409 3S 31 9 N 0409 32 25 5 N 0405 35 52 7 N 040 26 32 8 N 03 33 529 W 03 3T 326 W 03 32 212W 09 33 520 W 03 34 48 2 W 03 33 586 W 03 37 34 1 W 03 36 50 3 W 03 36 19 1 W 03 36 06 3 W 035 34 445 W 03 37 552 W 03 34 29 3 W 03 37 08 8 W 035 35 10 5 W 03 35 9 8 W gt If the Only Alarms check box is checked only the tracks in alarm status will be listed Double clicking on a track will acknowledge its alarm FLIR 85 5 23 Users Management The Users Management module lets the Administrator set the user groups application permissions and restrictions The Users Management module can be displayed by clicking on the View button of the toolbar and selecting Users Management idi urrently Li AS c Users Groups Refresh 3 Select AT GV Advanced Controls Manager 0 Administrators IV Select Device Backup Operators gy Advanced Controls Manager 0 Container Cryptographic Operators Distributed COM Users a Event Log Readers Cd Move Guests i Open is IUSRS Resize Network Configuration Operators Ei Alarm Monitor 0 Pertormance Log Users Performance Monitor Users J Clear Power Users zy s Remote Desktop Users ci RR ur Start Stop Replicator iv Alarm Monitor 0 Container Users iV Expand Collapse amp y Alarms Manager 0 V Acknowledge iV Delete
6. like the one showed on the following sample image will considerably affect the performance of the eStab algorithms 5 3 2 Very Low Resolution Video This situation is common when the input resolution is CIF and the electronic zoom is enabled in the camera The effective resolution in these cases is calculated as input resolution eZoom multiplier factor FLIR 103 gt APPENDIX D Setting up the Surveillance Monitor 1 Introduction The Video Surveillance Monitor offers a set of tools to allow the user to take full advantage of the surveillance capacity of their sensor network system This Appendix shows how to set up the surveillance system using the VMD Video Motion Detection algorithm the Target Acquisition algorithm or a combination of the two The Video Surveillance Monitor allows the user to create specific surveillance areas on the monitor image letting the user set specific trigger alarms based on detected movement on the video image 2 Items Required Any Nexus compliant camera or FLIR Sensors Manager s compliant video source e g video stream DirectX compatible video capture device frame grabber or file ASF AVI file etc 3 Setting up the Environment This section is based on the following assumptions The cameras are correctly configured and the video is displayed flawlessly The FLIR Sensors Manager Pro License is loaded which enables the video post processing functions 4 Import
7. 2 DLTV camera expected viewing area the blue cone is the DLTV cameras viewing area calculated by the DLTV s field of view FOV height of sensor and angle of tilt on the pan tilt 38 FLIR 5 9 8 3 Radars The radar type sensor status data is displayed on the map surface as shown below SA EM Notification Alarm From RADAR Radar track 3 20100129090045689 Lat 39 64328 41 Lon 0 4478084 1 Scan sector the radar scan sector is displayed in green on the map surface 2 Radartracks each radar track is displayed on the map surface including its identifier as a text label beside it and a brief trail to show its history 3 Radartrack summary the radar track summary is displayed when the mouse is placed over it 4 FSM Notification a notification displays indicating an alarm has been triggered and which sensor has triggered it FLIR 39 5 9 8 4 I O Sensors The O type sensors are displayed on the map surface including both the I O box location and the sensors location 1 I O box icon the sensor icon displayed on the map shows the I O box location 2 Sensors the I O sensors are displayed on the map as dots with an identifier label 3 Sensor in alarm status when an input sensor is in alarm it is shown on the map surrounded by a ring and the word Alarm can be read on its label 4 Sensor summary the sensor status data summary is displayed when the mouse is placed over it 5 FSM Notification a notificat
8. Global Noise Filter slider should be adjusted to discriminate noise between background and the actual targets More information on the Global Noise Filter can be found at section 4 Important Concepts for VMD A correct adjustment of this parameter will render results similar to the picture below Now all the movements of the leaves in the trees area have disappeared in the ROI because the Target Acquisition algorithm is rejecting them as statistical noise FLIR 115 6 3 Min and Max Size These two values are related to the minimum and maximum size range in a percentage scheme relative to the total size in pixels of the video image for the target Once these values are set the Show Processing checkbox may be unchecked to see the video normally with the Target Acquisition algorithm running on it MPTE rt At this stage there are a lot of targets detected red boxes with an id number corresponding to individual parts of the body of the moving subject Adjustments can be done to unify fragmented targets into one single target trunk legs and shadow from a person walking across a parking lot 116 FLIR 6 4 Clustering Target Fragments into a Single Target The Average Size value is related to the size of the target width and height The Depth Effect value is related to the size and position of the target when this target is located far in the image perspective background As soon as these
9. V Atarms Manager 0 Container V Close iv Move IV Open IV Access filters By default the Users Management module is disabled leaving all the features in FSM enabled for any given user To enable the Users Management module the user must first create a Windows group on the local PC titled Nexus Admin Once this group exists members of the Nexus Admin group will be allowed to configure other user groups permissions and restrictions 86 FLIR Currently Logged As xm Users Nexus Admin Groups c Refresh m Administrators Backup Operators Cryptographic Operators Distributed COM Users Event Log Readers Guests M IUSRS Network Configuration Operators Performance Log Users Performance Monitor Users Power Users Remote Desktop Users Replicator Users Nexus Admin Features 4 Move Open V Resize y VPU Panel 0 4 Apply Profile J Download Profile Open Recasted J Open Source 7 Upload Profile Ej V VPU Panel 0 Container Close iv Move Open 4 Resize E VT Octec Advanced Panel 0 V Enable Overlay Engage V Manage Acquisition Parameters Manage Tracking Parameters V Select Input Toggle Target NOTE Members of the Nexus Admin group will always have all available FSM features enabled Selecting a group in the groups list will display the current permissions on the features list The available groups can be u
10. button or by performing a Network Server Discovery When the Refresh button is clicked FSM will search the network for available servers and list them under Discovered Servers These servers can be added to the Active Servers list by clicking the gt button Once the servers are on the Active Servers list they will be displayed in the Sensors Panel Dumenie Renee Apure bern Ramma UPCI Mpeg Ueto Cap 5 3 Application Preferences For ease of operation FSM is designed to discover connect gain control and open a video into a video wall by simply plugging in the server to the network and starting FSM This is very convenient if the user is running a one sensor one user environment but if the user runs multiple sensors and works in a multi user environment it is best practice to disable deselect the automated features In order to disable the automated features of FSM go to the application preferences panel by clicking on the Edit button on the menu bar and selecting Preferences In order to save any changes made in the preferences the user must click the Apply button The Behavior section changes the actions that will be performed upon application start up The Discover Sensors On Start feature will automatically discover sensors on the network The Make Discovered Sensors Active feature will take a single discovered server and add it to the active servers list If a client is on a network wi
11. current license string 6 The dongle data fields display the current dongle data If no dongle is plugged in these will be disabled 7 Store stores the data in the dongle data fields in the dongle 8 The licenses check text box displays the result of the licenses check pepe n 5 5 1 Upgrading Text Licenses In order to upgrade the text license the license string typically a license txt file must be copied and pasted into the licenses text box item number 5 and saved by clicking on the Save License File button FLIR 19 5 5 2 Upgrading Licenses in a USB Dongle In order to upgrade a USB dongle with additional licenses the license key text string containing six groups of numeric characters must be typed in the dongle data fields item number 6 and stored in the dongle by clicking on the Store button Note Permanent license strings can be attained by contacting a FLIR Applications Representative 5 6 Windows Options Right clicking on any windows title bar and selecting Display will open a context menu to change window settings FLIR Sensors Manager Fit In Screen Fit To Content Keep Aspect Ra Aspect Ratio Main Menu 169 The Fit options will resize the window to fit either its content or the screen The Aspect Ratio options ensure that the selected aspect ratio will be kept after a resize The Main Menu toggling option is available only for the main window and it shows or hides the m
12. depending on the video source type stream file or NDVR The available commands from left to right are Play Pause pauses resumes the playback Snap takes a snapshot of the video and stores it in the media folder Select Speed sets the playback speed NDVR only Skip Backwards skips as many minutes as the speed factor backwards NDVR only Skip Forwards skips as many minutes as the speed factor forwards NDVR only Seek allows setting the playback to any position NDVR and files only 5 10 8 Video Profiles Management If a video is opened with the VPP Video Post Processing option enabled the video profiles management and the OSD On Screen Display options will be available in the context menu Play Pause Cursors Load Profie Save Profile The OSD allows the user to superimpose the selected options on the video window The following image shows an example with all of the options turned on Manus SFLIR 59 5 10 8 1 Video Profiles Management A user can save and load video settings from any VPP enabled video window These video settings are stored in the video profile To save the video window settings right click in the video window and select the Save Profile option To load previous video window settings right click in the video window and select the Load Profile option 5 10 8 2 On Screen Display The OSD dropdown menu displays the available items that can be over
13. the Nexus Admin group Nexus Admin Once created members of this group will be allowed to use the User Management feature in FSM and in doing so can create restrictions for any other groups This allows restrictive rights to users who are not members of the Nexus Admin group NOTE The following MS Windows versions do not provide groups management and the permissions management will be disabled for users running any of the following Windows XP Home Edition Windows Vista Starter Home Basic and Home Premium For Windows XP setup instructions see Section 1 1 For Windows Vista and 7 setup instructions see Section 2 1 1 Creating Accounts Windows XP Professional 1 Right click on My Computer located under the Start menu or on the desktop of the PC and select Manage as shown in the figure below Internet 92 FLIR 2 Located on the left hand side is a drop down tab select the System Tools Local Users and Groups Groups tab Add a new group to the Groups tab by right clicking below the groups located on the right hand side of the Computer Management window and select New Group L1 Computer Management xl Sj File Action View Window Help 18 x1 m 3 G3 i E Computer Management Local Name SC l dl System Tools 5 Administrators Administrators have complete and u Gy Event Viewer Backup Operators Backup Operators can override secu ax 3uests Guests have the same a
14. the Start button typing mmc into the Search box and then pressing ENTER If prompted for an administrator password or confirmation type the password or provide confirmation In the left pane of Microsoft Management Console click Local Users and Groups Double click the Groups folder Right click the group where the user account is to be added and then click Add to Group Click Add and then type the name of the user account Click Check Names and then click OK FSM allows a Nexus Admin FSM Administrator to set up privileges restrictions for different users This is incredibly useful when a user wants to prevent an operator from making changes to a particular set up or if you want them to run the application with only certain functions enabled To access the Users Management window click on View Users Management Video Wall 1 video Wal 2 Video Wall 3 Video Wal 4 Panorama Presets Manager Survediance Monitor Image Post Procesang Advanced Sensor Controls License Manager Profile Manager The Users Management window displays Select the user or group then select the functions that will be accessible to that user in the right window panel 96 FLIR Currently Logged As NEWWINDINexus User Administrators Users Nexus Admin i l Relrest Dy Select Al Select None Toggle Selection Current User Setup i v Advanced Controls Manager 0 Administrators v Select Device amp v Ad
15. the alarms received from the sensors and the alarms that result from video post processing it V El String 6 1 2009 11 09 42 AM SM I Video Wal 0 Channel 633792109497738242 VMD alarm from JPC eerie 6 1 2009 11 09 42 AM SM Video Wall 0 Channel 633792109497738242 VMD alarm from JPC 6 1 2009 11 09 44 AM SMJ Video Wall 0 Channel 633792109497738242 VID alarm from JPC JPC2 Mpeg4 6 1 2009 11 09 45 AM SMy Video Wall 0 Channel 633792109497738242 VMD alarm from JPC E 6 1 2009 11 09 47 AM SM f Video Wall 0 Channel 633792109497738242 VMD alarm from JPC om The alarms can be filtered by string and by server These options can be shown or hidden via the 64 Filters button FLIR 5 15 Scan Lists Scan list management can be performed using the shortcuts on the Scan List section of the toolbar or via the Presets Manager To open the Presets Manager click View gt Presets Manager Focus Autofocu Tee Speed The Presets Manager only communicates with the active server When a server is set as active the Presets Manager will display that server s current scan list v Armut Elevation FOV focus Autofocu Time Speed Aawe A ooo f ooooo0 1 l Hs r i ee Certain sensors can store and load scan lists directly from the sensor itself The Load Save and Delete buttons and the drop down box located in
16. the upper left hand corner of the Presets Manager are used to manage these actions FLIR 65 5 15 1 Configuring a Scan List The client can create a scan list by using the Add button of the Presets Manager The pan tilt zoom and focus position of a camera sensor are placed into a scan list point The client also can manually enter in the azimuth elevation FOV and focus positions as a scan list point If the user pan tilts zooms and focuses the camera to a desired location then presses the Add button the current position is then stored into the scan list as the next available scan list point The Add button will use the selected Time amp Speed parameters into the new scan list point The Time parameter represents how long the camera will stay at its current position in seconds until the camera begins moving to the next position NOTE The Time counter starts once the pan tilt reaches the desired location The Time counter will not account for the time it takes to zoom and focus the cameras This will need to be accounted for when configuring a scan list The Speed parameter represents the velocity denoted in degrees per second the pan tilt will move to reach the next point in the scan list This is restricted by the velocity limits of the pan tilt unit The Camera parameter denotes which camera is currently being run and configured with the scan list This is important when configuring the scan list sinc
17. to increase the opacity The map will get dimmer and the sensors will stand out To decrease opacity press Shift B 36 FLIR 5 9 8 Sensors Display The sensors that can be displayed on the map usually have an associated set of graphics depending on the sensor type that will display the sensor status data 5 9 8 1 General Some of the map sensor status graphics are common to all sensor types e E vs auci magra 300m 1 Disconnected sensor icon the disconnected sensors are grayed out as in the mserver icon displayed on the upper left corner of the image above 2 Sensor name the sensor name is displayed on the map surface below the sensor icon 3 Unknown sensor sensors for which there is no associated image are displayed on the map as a plain colored dot 4 Active sensor ring the active sensor is displayed on the map surface by a plain colored ring around the sensor 5 Sensor summary the sensor summary is displayed when placing the mouse over the sensor icon FLIR 37 5 9 8 2 Cameras If the sensor has any cameras associated with it a camera s expected viewing area is shown by red and blue cones on the map The expected viewing area is determined by the camera s FOV height and angle of tilt JOU mi 1 IR camera expected viewing area the red cone is the IR cameras viewing area calculated by the IR s field of view FOV height of sensor and angle of tilt on the pan tilt
18. user needs to define a surveillance area for this use the Area Edit function 5 1 Area Edition The area edit function allows the user to create specific surveillance areas on the screen This function allows the creation of zone where movement can trigger a preset alarm as could be the case in a zone close to a gate or along a fence The area drawn is a polygon and can accommodate any shape the user wants For simplicity in this example we are using a four sided Dox To begin click the Edit Area button The cursor has now turned into a pen Posi tion the cursor in the desired beginning lo cation left click to select the area type and place the first point in the polygon area For this example the VMD Video Motion Detection is selected For a description of Blanking the different options please see below Track 106 FLIR Move the cursor to the next point in the area and click the left mouse button once A red line appears marking the first side of the polygon Move the cursor to the next point and single click because the points are now defined a triangle appears Move the cursor to the last point in this case the lower left corner of the rectangle shape demonstrated in this example in this case double click to complete the area drawing When the user double clicks to terminate the drawing process the polygon is com plete and an area identifier appears The first area created is marked with
19. with certain onboard Intel Extreme Graphics chipsets 1 Insert the Installation CD and double click on the FSM Setup icon The Installation Setup window will open click Next to continue Sp UR Sensors Manager 3 2 0 0 Setup Welcome to the FLIR Sensors Manager 3 2 0 0 Setup Wizard This wizard wil gude you through the installaSon of PLUR Sensors Manager 3 2 0 0 Tt recommended Eat you dose all other aopkcationg before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant preten Bes withaut having to reboot your computer Chi ext to connue 2 Read the License Agreement and click Agree to continue In the next screen select the components to be installed Please note that FSM will not work if any of the components are not installed Unselecting components from the installation process is not recommended 10 FLIR IS FUR Sensors Manager 3 2 0 0 Setup Checes whech features of FLIR Sensors Manager 3 2 0 0 you want to install Chez the components you want to instal and uncheck the components you don t want to 5 MET Framework 5 Drei v FLIR Vien Player 3 When asked to choose the install location click Install to accept the default location If a different location is desired click Browse to navigate to the location then click Install Ej FLIR Sensors Manager 3 2 0 0 Setup Choose install Location Chooses the folder in which to install FUR Sengors Manager 3 2 0 0 Setup will rsisi FUR Senso
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21. ARGET AcQuisirioN AND Drop TIMES PROFILES ADDITIONAL TARGET ACQUISITION ALGORITHMS SUMMARY OF VMD AND TARGET ACQUISITION SETTINGS APPENDIX E SHORTCUTS FLIR 102 102 102 102 103 103 104 104 104 104 104 106 106 110 111 111 112 115 116 117 119 120 122 124 125 FLIR 1 Introduction This manual will familiarize a user with the FLIR Sensors Manager FSM application taking the user through the most common operational steps This document is based on a specific layout of FSM and may differ from the actual application but the components and operating steps are the same 2 Nexus Overview Nexus is a plug and play middleware tool allowing management of a wide variety of sensors from very basic sensors to complex networked imaging integrated systems including radars DVRs I O sensors ground sensors etc The Nexus system is built over three main entities Server the Server is connected to the devices turning them into network plug and play devices Client the Client is the user interface for interacting in a network of sensors it could be FSM or a Nexus SDK based application Development Tools the Development Tools are a group of software components that allow developers to easily code custom applications to manage and control the sensor network These include the following o Map the Map control provides functions to build a graphical geographic representation of the network Soft
22. ION 5 9 7 Map BACKGROUND OPACITY 5 9 8 Sensors DIsPLAY 5 9 9 SENSOR MANAGEMENT 5 10 VibpEo WaLL SETUP 5 10 1 Basic Setup 5 10 2 CLEARING A VIDEO WALL 5 10 3 Settinc UP VipEo Post Processinc VPP 10 11 11 11 14 15 15 18 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 23 23 23 24 26 30 34 36 37 42 43 44 49 50 FLIR 5 10 4 5 UP THE VIDEO STATISTICS 5 10 5 Fite PLAYBACK 5 10 6 FRAME GRABBER PLAYBACK 5 10 7 VipEo PLAYBACK MANAGEMENT 5 10 8 VIDEO PROFILES MANAGEMENT 5 10 9 Cursor Mobes 5 10 10AREA ADDITION 5 11 FSM NOTIFICATION 5 12 Loc 5 13 NMEA Monitor 5 14 ALARM Monitor 5 15 SCAN Lisrs 5 15 1 CONFIGURING A SCAN LIST 5 15 2 LOADING AND STARTING A SCAN Lisr 5 16 PANORAMA 5 17 NDVR MANAGEMENT 5 18 VPU MANAGEMENT 5 19 SURVEILLANCE MONITOR 5 19 1 AREAS 5 19 2 VMD 5 19 3 ACQUISITION 5 19 4 TRACKING 5 19 5 ALARMS 5 20 IMAGE Posr PROCESSING 5 20 1 FILTERS 5 20 2 STABILIZATION 5 21 ALARMS MANAGER 5 22 RADARS TRACKS PANEL 5 23 Users MANAGEMENT 5 24 ADVANCED SENSORS CONTROLS 5 25 PROFILE MANAGER 5 26 MANAGER 5 27 SouNDs MANAGER FLIR 51 53 55 58 59 60 61 63 63 64 64 65 66 66 67 69 70 72 73 74 75 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 88 89 90 90 TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDIX A SENSOR NETWORK CONFIGURATION 1 CHANGING THE CLIENT S HOST PC S IP ADDRESS 1 1 Windows Vista amp Windows 7 1 2 Windows APPENDIX B SETTING UP USERS AND WORKGROUPS 1 SETTING UP U
23. SERS AND WORKGROUPS 1 1 CREATING Accounts Wiupows XP PROFESSIONAL 1 2 Settinc Up User Groups Windows Vista 7 PROFESSIONAL 1 2 1 Create A New User ACCOUNT 1 2 2 App A User Account To A Group 1 3 SETTING Up User PRIVILEGES APPENDIX C ELECTRONIC STABILIZATION 1 INTRODUCTION 2 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS 3 ESTAB APPLICATION GUIDELINES 3 1 PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION 3 2 CONTROL PANEL IN FLIR SENSORS MANAGER 3 3 5 UP THE STABILIZATION Rol 3 3 1 STABILIZATION EXAMPLE 1 3 3 2 STABILIZATION EXAMPLE 2 3 3 3 STABILIZATION EXAMPLE 3 3 4 ADJUSTING AMPLITUDE PARAMETERS 4 ADDITIONAL SETTINGS 4 1 Suow BORDER 4 2 CONTRAST ENHANCER 91 91 91 91 92 92 92 95 95 96 96 98 98 98 98 98 98 99 100 100 101 101 102 102 102 FLIR 5 TROUBLESHOOTING AND LIMITATIONS 5 1 5 2 5 3 INTEGRATION TIME CPU USAGE LIMITATIONS 5 3 1 Noisy ViDEO 5 3 2 Very Low RESOLUTION VIDEO APPENDIX D SETTING UP THE SURVEILLANCE MONITOR INTRODUCTION ITEMS REQUIRED SETTING UP THE ENVIRONMENT IMPORTANT CONCEPTS FOR VMD VIDEO MOTION DETECTION AND TARGET ACQUISITION SETTING UP A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM USING VMD 1 2 3 4 co 5 1 5 2 5 3 AREA EDITION ALARM MONITORING FINE TUNING VMD PARAMETERS TARGET ACQUISITION 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 SETTING UP A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM USING THE TARGET ACQUISITION ALGORITHMS GLOBAL Noise FILTER SLIDER Min AND Max Size CLUSTERING TARGET FRAGMENTS INTO A SINGLE T
24. a 0 Sub sequent areas that are created are marked with 1 2 etc To delete an area the Surveillance Monitor window will need to be accessed To do so click View and select the Surveillance Monitor option FLIR FLIR Sensors Manager File Edit Video Wall 1 Video Wal 2 Video Wal 3 Video Wall 4 Panorama Presets Manager Image Post Processing Radars Tracks Panel NOVR Panel VPU Pane Alarms Manager Advanced Sensor Controls v on B I DLTV Status License Manager FOV 42 0 Users Management amp Profile Manager IR Status M ha M m FOV 31 0 Sounds Manager QQ The Surveillance Monitor window is displayed oe eh c Click on the top icon on the left hand side the pen icon to list the existing areas Make sure the Show Areas box is checked To delete 0 VMD select it Click the Remove button to remove 0 VMD The user can also enable the Create Area checkbox which turns on the Edit Area icon pen This is an alternative way to creating an area from within the Surveillance Monitor window instead of simply clicking on the Edit Area icon on the Toolbar FLIR Ld how Frocessing B ee eS MT For detailed information on setting up the different parameters for VMD please refer to section 4 above NOTE Up to 10 areas can be drawn on the displayed video window Each area can be created using up to 20 vertex
25. a threshold in the image can be seen as a temperature threshold when working with an IR Applies only to IR cameras The tracker can be enabled by Shift clicking on the video while the Aim cursor mode is enabled or by double clicking in the video window To disable the video tracker just click on the video once The Gate Size scroll allows setting the algorithm s gate size The gate size sets the size of the area from where the algorithm will get the pattern it will try to follow FLIR 79 5 19 5 Alarms The alarms section contains the controls needed to manage the actions to be taken when a video alarm is triggered The following actions can be enabled to be performed on the event of an alarm being triggered Send E Mail sends an e mail using the configured accounts settings Snap Image stores a snapshot in the media folder This snap can be attached to the sent e mails by enabling the Attach Snap check box Slew On commands an associated sensor to aim at the alarm source Alarm Output On enables an associated sensor output For more information on the surveillance monitor parameters please refer to Appendix D 80 FLIR 5 20 Image Post Processing The image post processing module allows managing the image filters and the electronic stabilization To view the post processing module click the View button of the toolbar and select Image Post Processing The image post proce
26. ain menu 5 6 1 Always on Top Window If the users want to keep one particular window always visible they can use the Always on Top option To do so right click on the window frame and select Always on Top 20 FLIR 5 7 Toolbar The toolbar includes sections to control the sensors attached to a server It will also display status data and allow for managing the different sensor features To open the toolbar click on Toolbar in the lower left hand corner of the FSM main window Note To return to the Control Panel simply click Toolbar again To display different sections add remove control buttons or display different status right click inside of the toolbar and select the appropriate checkboxes Scan List Status LRF LRF Status v Scan List Store Point Video Tracker 7 Scan List Goto Point Video Tracker Status Scan List Remove Point t4 PLAT Status Scan List Select Camera IR Scan List Select Time IR Status x OLTV DLTV Status f 5 8 Joystick Setup The joystick management module allows users to configure their joystick In order to view the joystick it must first be plugged into the PC FLIR 21 RES 1 Joystick selection drop down list selects the joystick to be configured 2 Save configuration button stores the current configuration making it active for the rest of the application 3 Axes configuration drop down list set the axes actions Axes can be tested using the g
27. ant Concepts for VMD Video Motion Detec tion and Target Acquisition VMD is the acronym for Video Motion Detection It consists on an algorithm that is able to detect motion inside predefined VMD or VMD amp Track areas in the video channel When there is pixel difference detected inside any of these predefined areas a VMD alarm is triggered ROI Region of Interest Defines the region of the video that will be analyzed by any of the image post processing algorithms Everything inside the ROI will be processed whereas everything outside of it will be ignored by the surveillance algorithms The scroll bars of the ROI section can adjust the size and the position of the ROI as well as making it Visible or not on the video window This concept is common for VMD Target Acquisition and all the other image post processing tools 104 FLIR AREAS Areas are portions of video on which the intelligent video algorithms will create motion alarms VMD or entering exiting alarms Target Acquisition There is also a special area type Blanking where the intelligent video algorithms are disabled It is possible to draw several areas of the same or of different types on the same video channel The following area types are supported Type of Area Applied to Consists of Blanking Acquisition A polygon within which the acquisi tion engine is disabled VMD VMD A polygon within which the VMD is active Acquisition Acquisition A polygon within which th
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29. camera symbology should be displayed on the video If this is not possible the Stabilization ROI can be used to exclude any static text or logo from the computing area in order to optimize the performance of the eStab algorithms To adjust the Stabilization ROI click View gt Image Post Processing gt eStab tab The Stabilization checkbox must remain unchecked while adjusting the stabilization ROI Any black blank border will be excluded from the computing area left out of the stabilization ROI in order to allow enough information for the algorithm to work properly The Stabilization ROI can be hidden once setup is completed eStab can now be enabled by clicking on the enable check box FLIR 99 3 3 1 Stabilization Example 1 This video shows the most adverse situation for eStab Static symbology and black border are still present in the image The first step should be to remove or minimize the static camera symbology on the image declutter 07 12 06 01 53 40 PM 26 0 El 1 2 3 3 2 Stabilization Example 2 In this picture the camera symbology has been removed and the stabilization ROI is adjusted to avoid the black border on the left Video contrast is very low making this image a good candidate to enable the Contrast Enhancement feature Doing this will not show any difference in the displayed video but will highly improve the performance of the eStab algorithm 100 FLIR 3 3 3 Stabilization Example 3 In this
30. ccess as me Members in this group can have som Power Users possess most administr Members in this group are granted t Supports File replication in a domain Users are prevented from making ac E a m j teplicator rm Removable Storage Debugger Use Debugger users can debug processe B Disk Defragmenter HelpServicesa Group For the Help and Support Center seal Disk Management S Nexus Admin p e Services and Applications Nexus User Creates a new local group es eb NOTE New Group can also be selected by clicking the Action tab located in the upper left hand corner of the window 3 Inthe Group name field type Nexus Admin then click Create please note that the name is case sensitive and that it must be typed exactly this way This group is for the users who need administrative rights in controlling the User Management feature in FSM Once the groups have been created click Close to exit the New Group FLIR 93 New Group p E S Y le eg A ura F I NOTE If a user is not part of the Nexus Admin group this user is considered a Basic User Resitricted Access in FLIR Sensors Manager 4 94 Then select the Add button in the bottom left of the New Group window Then select the appropriate users who need administrative rights regarding setting FSM s User Management control To search for users select the Advanced butto
31. ceive less gain or none at all depending on parameters set Blanking An area on the video image within which the acquisition en gine is disabled Useful when it is necessary to exclude certain areas in the image from triggering false alarms The BMP file format sometimes called bitmap is an image file format used to store bitmap digital images CIF Common Intermediate Format also known as FCIF Full Common Intermediate Format is a format used to standar dize the horizontal and vertical resolutions in pixels of YCbCr sequences in video signals Daylight TV It refers to the daylight or standard video camera sensor Electronic Stabilization This function utilizes an algorithm to stabilize shaky images caused by movement or vibration of the Focal plane array is an image sensing device consisting of an array typically rectangular of light sensing pixels at the focal plane of a lens Frames per Second This relates to the frame rate or frame fre quency which is the measurement of the frequency rate at which an imaging device produces unique consecutive images called frames Frame rate is most often expressed in frames per second FPS and in progressive scan monitors as hertz Hz FSM FLIR Sensors Manager Geo location Geo location is the identification of the real world geographic location Lat Long of a given object 126 FLIR A geographic information system GIS captures stores analy zes manages and
32. ckground menu Linloachasckonoun d Hop Ems er Active Sensor E TAZ3587 AU Lors e i Get Coordinabes for Sana Geonaferenei Find n Man Jl Fr bep Mew Dara emp far iaa med bind santiso new bmp niani qj oda gx Ifarandeg santiago seg al tm dim nea px NOTE In order to effectively calibrate a map the image files used must be North up and orthonormal All map files must be placed in the maps folder of the application to be selectable This folder is installation folder Nmap Currently only bmp and jog file formats are supported SFLIR Once the map is loaded it needs to be calibrated 5 9 4 Map Calibration The map calibration establishes a relation between the pixels of the map and the corresponding geographical points on the earth This allows the sensors geographical management tasks to be performed using the features in the map controls To access the calibration mode right click on the map surface and select the Map Background Calibration option 26 FLIR set Coordinates For Calbrabon Pont 2 Show Ruder Show Bird View Once in the map calibration mode the map calibration panel is displayed FLIR 27 1 Calibration steps reminder description of how the calibration process is performed 2 First point data position of the first map point on the map file and the text fields to enter the
33. compression for the transfer and playback of music on digital audio players Moving Picture Experts Group the term refers to the family of digital video compression standards and file formats common ly used MPEG algorithms compress data to form small bits that can be easily transmitted and then decompressed FLIR 127 Network Digital Video Recorder is a fail safe storage solution that offers continuous recording of up to 25 simultaneous MPEG network video streams from Nexus sensors directly to digital indexed storage Combined electrical and data specification for communication between electronic devices such as echo sounder sonar ane mometer wind speed and direction gyrocompass autopilot GPS receivers and many other types of instruments It has been defined by and is controlled by the U S based National Marine Electronics Association NMEA Non Uniformity Calibration FPA Calibration process in IR sen On Screen Display Graphic information that can be overlaid over the video image to provide timestamp sensor name sen sor geo location azimuth elevation field of view and head up display Platform Pan and Tilt A device that allows changing the orien tation of the sensor Point of View In Joysticks it refers to a hat like device on top of the joystick that resembles a small joystick with a fixed number of positions Pan and Tilt also called PLAT Region of Interest Refers to a user selectable area of
34. corresponding geographical coordinates 3 Second point data position of the second map point on the map file and the text fields to enter the corresponding geographical coordinates 4 Perform Calibration button Calibrates the map 5 Close link closes the calibration panel The calibration process involves selecting two points of known geographical coordinates and entering those coordinates into the Background Calibration window For accuracy in the calibration process it is important to select two distinct points as far from each other as possible Note he user must know the exact Longitude and Latitude for these two points This can be acquired locally with a GPS or by using readily available third party mapping software capable of displaying coordinates for any given point First right click on a point of the map for which the coordinates are known and select Get Coordinates for Calibration Point 1 28 FLIR bs om Enter the coordinates for Point 1 gg 815 Now select a second point on the map by repeating the previous step and clicking on Get Coordinates for Calibration Point 2 Enter the coordinates for Point 2 eae ert a I Ai Fs lon Man 8 LI Perform calibration Once the two calibration points are selected and the corresponding geographical values entered click the Perform Calibration button to finish the calibration p
35. e sliders to set the adequate values 74 FLIR 5 19 3 Acquisition The acquisition section contains the controls needed to manage the target acquisition algorithms and the rules engine 5 19 3 1 Algorithms Setup The acquisition algorithm can be selected in the Algorithm drop down list The Size Time Slow and Intensity sections allow setting the algorithms parameters FLIR 75 5 19 3 2 Rules Engine Setup The rules engine is managed via the Rules section The first step to create a new rule is to create a new rule identifier 76 FLIR Once the new rule identifier is assigned the area the rule is associated with must be selected The last rule configuration step is to select the rule trigger FLIR 77 Once the rule setup is complete it can be activated or deactivated by clicking on the Active checkbox Any previously configured rule can be modified by selecting its identifier in the Id drop down list and modifying its parameters 78 FLIR 5 19 4 Tracking The tracking section contains the controls needed to manage the video tracker The tracking algorithm can be selected via the Algorithm group box radio buttons Correlation Algorithm looks for a contour shape pattern in the image Color Algorithm looks for a color pattern in the image Correlation and Color Algorithm combines both of the above Intensity Algorithm looks for targets over
36. e alarms containing the typed string will be listed 110 FLIR Alarms can be managed using the Alarms Manager For more information see section 5 21 Alarms Manager 5 3 Fine Tuning VMD Parameters Sometimes an alarm is triggered by moving elements that are of no interest Typical examples are the moving leaves of trees or the traffic on a distant road It is possible to adjust the alarm trigger sensitive in order to ignore these false alarms To achieve this some parameters like Global Noise Filter Sensitivity and Size can be adjusted Global Noise Filter filters noise for all defined areas Sensitivity this setting ranges from 1 to 20 Higher value means more sensibility This value defines the percentage of the area that should be classified as moving for the algorithm to trigger and alarm 6 Target Acquisition This is a group of algorithms intended to detect mobile or static targets and tag them with a unique ID There are three algorithms for Acquisition Thermal Detects and identifies fixed or moving targets marking them with a unique ID tag on video from IR cameras using threshold criteria to detect white hot or black cold spots Motion Detects and identifies moving targets marking them with a unique ID tag on all kind of video using motion criteria Slow Motion Detects and identifies moving targets marking them with a unique ID tag on all kind of videos using slow motion criteria
37. e pushing the Add button will take the zoom and focus positions from the camera selected in the Camera parameter The Mode parameter indicates how the scan list points are stored and read from the sensor In almost every situation the Az El mode is used All points on a scan list can then be manually edited or entered by checking the Edit checkbox Once the user is done manually editing entering their changes they should uncheck the Edit checkbox in order for those changes to be saved The Refresh button updates the scan lists data This is intended for use in older servers that do not support the automatic update feature To remove all the points from a scan list hit the Clear button To remove only a single point hit the Delete button 5 12 2 Loading and Starting a Scan List Presets can be saved to a file by clicking on Save to Local File The user can also load presets using the Load From Local File button The Start button performs two tasks when pressed first it will load the current scan list in FSM into the sensor second it will start the scan list The scan list is managed in the sensor so it will continue running if the sensor is disconnected from the network or FSM is closed 66 FLIR The Stop button stops the current scan list The Go To parameter can be used when a user would like to go to a specific scan list point 5 16 Panorama This function allows for creation o
38. e rules engine is active VMD and Acquisition VMD and Ac A polygon within which both VMD quisition and rules engine algorithms are active Wire Acquisition An open multi segment line over which the rules engine algorithm is active RULES A rule is a set of conditions that may trigger an alarm It is possible to assign one or more rules to each defined area Depending on the area type these rules may be Type of area Possible rules VMD No rules Acquisition Enter Exit Both VMD and Acquisition Enter Exit Both Wire Right gt Left Left gt Right Any Crossing Object detected upon entering leaving or entering and leaving selected area Object detected upon crossing right to left left to right or when crossing the selected area in any direction Global Noise Filter This is a statistical filter that discriminates between real changes on the image and the inter frame differences generated by analogical video signal noise or by the video compression algorithms or by noise in the background Lower values should be used for high compression or noisy images or backgrounds and higher values for good quality low noise video The default value 0 03 has been proved to be adequate for most situations Please note that this setting affects both VMD and Target Acquisition s Motion algorithm FLIR 105 5 Setting up a Surveillance System Using VMD To set up a surveillance system that takes advantage of the VMD algorithm the
39. econd clicking on the arrow expands the displayed information FLIR 51 Manua VIDEO WALL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS A Arrow cursor mode no action H Hand cursor mode pan R Reticule cursor mode aim Z Shift Z zoom in out cursor mode continuous zoom on mouse down stop on mouse up for the video Ctri F mouse double click Full Screen Esc Exit Full Screen 52 FLIR 5 10 5 File Playback Before a file can be configured to be played in the video wall it must be assigned as a server video source Right clicking on a server will show the context menu When the Add Video From File option is selected a window prompting for the file to be opened is shown FLIR 53 Vides Viral D J dece ATTE j 50 210 mp3 When a file is selected a new video source is added to the server Video Wall AServer Unknown 0 54 The video source file type can now be configured to be played as any other video source The video source file type can be assigned to a DLTV or IR camera if any were configured in the server or removed by right clicking on it Assigning the video to a device will lead to having the device respond to the commands performed on the video coming from the file 5 10 6 Frame Grabber Playback Before a frame grabber can be configured to be played in the video wall it must be assigned as a server video source Right clicking on a ser
40. ent operations A connection with a server can be established by right clicking on the server name FLIR 15 Stop Server Once connected the status of a server and of its devices is displayed Server Status A green box next to the server name indicates that the client is connected A green box with joystick next to the server name indicates that the client is connected and has control A red box next to the server name indicates that the client tired to connect to the sensor but the connection could not be achieved A grey box next to the server name indicates that the server is not connected to the client Device Status Green indicates a device is communicating Yellow indicates a communication packet has been sent and is awaiting a response Red indicates that the device has not responded for a defined time parameter and is probably either disconnected or not configured correctly ea mmm IT d PLATO 88 RO ir IR EM Re lu DLTV 0 Active To Request Control of a server and make active double click on the selected sever name A joystick next to the server name indicates control has been obtained as shown above The control of a connected server can also be requested by right clicking on its name and selecting the Request Control option A client may Lock Control over the server by right clicking and selecting Lock Control This allows the user to automatically deny requests for control from other client
41. es points in the polygon FLIR 109 5 2 Alarm Monitoring If motion is detected within a VMD area an alarm is triggered An FSM notification is displayed on the lower right corner of the screen Clicking on the Alarm Monitor bar displays a list of alarms and associated information for each alarm 8 16 2009 4 18 11 PM SMITVideo Wall 0 Channel 633855059226250000 Channel 633955059247 500000 VMO alarm fn A 8 16 2009 4 18 17 PM 54 66 Wall 0 Channel 633855059226250000 Channel 6338S5059247S00000 VMD alarm fri 6 16 2009 4 18 23 PM SM Video Wall 0 Channel 633855059226250000 Channel 033855059247500000 VMD alarm fr 6 16 2009 4 18 29 PM SMI Video Wall 0 Channel 633855059226250000 Channel 633555059247500000 VMD alarm fr 8 16 2009 4 18 30 PM 5 46 Wall 0 Channel 622855059226250000 Channel 633855059247500000 VMD alarm fr 8 16 2009 4 18 37 PN SMy Video Wal 0 Channel 633855059226250000 Channel 633855059247500000 VMD alarm fn v 9 FSM Notification SMyfVideo Wall 0 Channel ER 6336550592262500001 Channel M 633855059247500000 VMO atar The Alarm Monitor has three buttons Stop stops logging alarm notifications Click Start to star again Clear clears list of logged alarm notifications Filters allows the user to restrict alarms generated by a specific server Alarms can be filtered by server and by string only th
42. f a panoramic view using either the IR or the DLTV camera A user can then double click on any spot of the panorama image and the pan tilt will aim to that spot The panoramic view is created using the Panorama control window To display the Panorama click the View menu button and select Panorama Panorama Right clicking on the Panorama surface displays the panoramic view creation and updating options NOTE The user must first open the video stream into a video wall window before attempting to create the panorama otherwise the panorama will not operate Update Create New Panorama gt DLTV 180 deg DLTW 360 deg IR 180 deg IR 350 deg Once an option is selected the sensor will turn through the selected number of degrees and take a series of consecutive snapshots which are then automatically stitched into a panoramic View FLIR The panorama will continue to update its snapshots until the user puts the pan tilt sensor back into Manual mode This is done by using the arrow buttons in the Toolbar or Control Panel or by moving a joystick Using the Aim cursor mode or double clicking on a point in the panorama points the pan and tilt sensors in that direction 2 FLE Sisan Merger iul E ud Pk Bii Seiten ant Curent n ecaeaaan I TV Sun 0 CL amp amp i d d m status rowa amp CQ amp C UU uz Om gt Ue iG
43. frequently used in maritime environments where the movements of the targets are very slow like in the case of sailboats in the distance FLIR 111 mr herma Motio Slow Motion ix 6 1 Setting up a Surveillance System Using the Target Acquisition algorithms Depending on the source of the video and the motion parameters of targets to be detected the most appropriate algorithm should be selected Below is a typical procedure for setting up a surveillance system based on the Motion Target Acquisition algorithm Open the Surveillance Monitor and set the ROI Make sure to enable the Show ROI check box to display the ROI on screen 112 FLIR Video Wall 0 Channel 63385 n Check to show ROI on screen Use sliders to set desired area of ROI Select the appropriate Target Acquisition algorithm depending on the needs and sensor type Thermal Motion Slow Motion For this example the Motion Target algorithm is selected Enable also the Show Processing box SFLIR 113 An image similar to this should now display on the video window Acquisition active Notice how the algorithm is processing the movements produced inside the ROI If the algorithm is classifying as motion what is actually background noise moving leaves some fine tuning can be done by adjusting the Global Noise Filter slider 114 FLIR 6 2 Global Noise Filter Slider The
44. gets when predicting motion This parameter must be set to prevent the algorithm from merging two close moving targets into a single target Lower values should be set when moving targets are expected to get very close FLIR 119 7 Profiles Profiles are used to save all the configuration parameters as well as the ROI all the defined areas and all the established rules for a given scene or environmental lighting conditions Settings are saved for both VMD and Target Acquisition algorithms To create a profile right click on the video channel window and select Save Profile 120 FLIR Manual Give a name to the profile and click Save To load a profile right click on the video window and select Load Profile All the settings loaded in the saved profile are applied SFLIR 121 8 Additional Target Acquisition algorithms Thermal Motion and Slow Motion Algorithms The following additional settings help fine tune the thermal motion and slow motion algorithms and are common to all three In this example the Thermal algorithm is selected Temperature and polarity The temperature value refers to the thermal intensity of the targets intended for detection Higher values of this parameter indicate higher thermal intensity of a target The polarity White hot or Black hot refers to the polarity set in the camera configuration 122 FLIR Sensitivity Higher values indicate a more sensitive algorithm th
45. he other way is to place the cursor on the map in which the sensor is located then right click and select Get Coordinates for Sensor Georeference This will take the latitude and longitude of the position clicked on by the mouse and place those coordinates into the sensor s geo reference panel 32 FLIR Once the geo reference values are committed by clicking on the Save to sensor button the sensor will be displayed on the map in the provided coordinates By default FSM will place a sensor on the map aligned with geographical north If this is not the case the Sensor Heading adjustment will correct this NOTE the easiest way to correct a sensor heading is to match the camera image FOV content to map content If the sensor cannot be mounted on a level plane to the horizon a user can correct these leveling errors by using the Longitudinal Error field to correct a tilt in the front to back mounting and the Transversal Error to correct a tilt in the right to left mounting 5 9 6 Map Rotation In some cases rotating the map may provide a better or more logical view of the area to survey To rotate the map use alt mouse wheel or use Ctrl R Ctrl Shift R 34 FLIR To reset the map to its original position North up the user can use Ctrl N or right click on the map and select Reset Rotation FLIR 35 5 9 7 Map Background Opacity To adjust the opacity of the map background click on the map once then press B
46. he video configuration screen can be returned to at any time by pressing the lt lt button which is shown when the mouse pointer is close to the upper left corner of the video wall SFLIR mie To clear a configured video panel from the video configuration window click on it and then click Delete in the video configuration box 48 FLIR then here to delete the selected panel Click here to select 5 10 2 Clearing a Video Wall To clear the video from a video wall right click on the wall and select Clear The video is cleared from the window and the video stream is closed Then the window returns to a black screen displaying a FLIR logo 4 J 5 10 3 Setting up Video Post Processing VPP The VPP check box must be selected to use any of the video post processing functions like the Surveillance Monitor Image Post Processing or adding some of the On Screen Displays options available in FSM VPP can also be togged on off from the context menu Resetting the VPP clears all created areas filters or any other settings that make use of this function 50 FLIR 5 10 4 Setting up the Video Statistics To get the video statistics associated with the video right click on the video window and select Video Statistics Manual Play Pose Cursors Load Profile Save Profle The upper right corner of the video window begins to display the Frames per S
47. ideo Server 1 IR 0 Video Server 1 DLTV 0 MPEG4 DSP1DLTV sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri sat Z6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 1 EI 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 129 Download Cip 11 4 2008 12 30 14 AM 11 4 2008 1 00 23 AM 11 4 2008 1 30 30 AM 11 4 2008 2 00 38 AM 11 4 2008 2 30 46 AM 11 4 2008 3 00 53 AM 11 4 2008 3 31 04 AM 11 4 2008 4 01 10 AM 11 4 2008 5 31 27 AM 11 4 2008 6 01 37 AM 11 4 2008 6 31 48 AM 11 4 2008 7 01 56 AM 11 4 2008 7 32 04 AM 11 4 2008 8 02 09 AM 11 4 2008 8 32 18 AM 11 4 2008 7 46 23 PM 11 4 2008 7 46 52 PM 11 4 2008 11 59 59 PM 11 5 2008 12 00 08 AM 11 5 2006 11 59 59 PM 11 6 2008 12 00 05 AM 11 6 2008 5 53 27 AM 11 6 2008 5 57 41 AM 11 6 2008 11 59 59 PM 1 34 7 2008 12 00 02 AM 11 7 2008 11 59 59 PM 11 8 2008 12 00 03 AM 11 8 2008 11 59 59 PM 11 9 2008 12 00 00 AM 11 9 2008 11 59 59 PM 1110 2008 12 00 02 AM 11 10 2008 11 59 59 PM 1141 2008 12 00 09 AM 11 11 2008 4 06 12 PM 69 The displayed server data can be updated by clicking on the Refresh button The NDVR operations are always performed in the following three steps 1 Select the channel from the available channels list on the left hand side 2 Select the date using the calendar the time bar and or the date time picker controls 3 Select the appropriate command a Select the Open Clip option to open a clip in a video wall b Select the Download Clip option to downl
48. ion displays indicating an alarm has been triggered and which sensor has triggered it 40 FLIR 5 9 8 5 Ground Sensors The ground type sensors are displayed on the map surface including both the base station location and the sensor location rom RACKDEMO 1 Ground sensor Magnetic 001291155285875 State 1 Lat 1 Base Station Receiver icon the sensor icon displayed on the map shows the base station location 2 Sensors the Ground sensors are displayed on the map as dots a graphic depicting its range if available and an identifier label 3 Sensorin alarm status when a ground sensor is in alarm it is shown on the map surrounded by a ring and the word Alarm can be read on its label 4 Sensor summary the sensor status data summary will be displayed when the mouse is placed over it 5 FSM Notification a notification displays indicating an alarm has been triggered and which sensor has triggered it FLIR 5 9 9 Sensor Management Several sensor management tasks can be performed from the map Some of these tasks are common to all sensors others are type dependant and some may involve multiple sensors of more than one type 5 9 9 1 General Sensors Management The general sensor management options are displayed when right clicking over the sensor icon Get Coordnates for Sensor Georeference find n Mao 300 m 1 Setas Active Sensor sets the selected sensor as the active one 2 Connect Disconnec
49. laid on a video image the timestamp of the sensor the sensor name the sensor s geographical location the azimuth and elevation of the sensor if applicable the FOV of the video source and a Heads Up Display Each time a video configuration is created the OSD values are set to the defaults configured in the Preferences panel See section 5 3 However the OSD settings are local to each video configuration and this menu allows customizing the OSD individually 5 10 9 Cursor Modes Some cursor modes allow performing commands to the sensor via the video wall video players Aim this cursor mode allows aiming the sensor at the specified video position If the shift key is pressed and the video post processing is enabled this cursor mode allows enabling the video tracker Only for PT cameras Pan this cursor mode allows panning and tilting using the video player surface as if it were a touchpad Only for PT cameras Zoom In this cursor mode allows sending Zoom In commands to the sensor the video is associated to Zoom Out this cursor mode allows sending Zoom Out commands to the sensor the video is associated with Edit Area this cursor mode allows performing the area creation process inside of the video window The user can select the cursor mode using the icons on the Toolbar or from the context menu in any video player window To do so right click in the image select Cursors and select the one to use 60 FLIR
50. n Then press the Find Now button and select a user from the generated list UUENES Name RON In Folder CB ANONYMOU ASPNET 5100 T Authenticated OF 1 2 Setting up User Groups Windows Vista 7 Professional i Qo OY aie Qc Open Microsoft Management Console by clicking the Start button typing mmc into the Search box and then pressing ENTER If prompted for an administrator password or confirmation type the password or provide confirmation In the left pane click Local Users and Groups Double click the Groups folder Click Action and then click New Group Type a group name and a description Click Add and then type the name of the user account Click Check Names and then click OK Click Create 1 2 1 Create a New User Account i Open Microsoft Management Console by clicking the Start button typing mmc into the Search box and then pressing ENTER If prompted for an administrator password or confirmation type the password or provide confirmation OUT uo qus In the left pane of Microsoft Management Console click Local Users and Groups Click the Users folder Click Action and then click New User Type the appropriate information in the dialog box and then click Create Once the user accounts are finished click Close FLIR 95 1 2 2 Add a User Account to a Group Se que 1 3 Setting up User Privileges Open Microsoft Management Console by clicking
51. n arrow to select a sound file from the loaded files To add a sound file to the sounds drop down list press the Import Sound File button to browse to and then import a sound file from another folder on the local system FLIR Sensors Manager supports wav and mp3 files Sounds Manager Alarms Manager Alarm E Video Wal 0 Video Wal 1 E Video Wal 2 Video Wal 3 m Video Wala import Sound File Mone Cis ER rh 90 FLIR APPENDIX A Sensor Network Configuration 1 Changing the Client s Host PC s IP Address 1 1 Windows Vista amp Windows 7 1 Navigate to Network amp Sharing Center located in the Control Panel Network amp Internet Network amp Sharing Center under the Start menu of the PC 2 Click on the Local Area Connection Link or appropriate source for the internet connection to the network The Local Area Connection window will appear then select the Properties button 3 Once the Properties window opens Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 from the list Then select the Properties button 4 Select the Use the following IP address tab Under the IP address tab write in the IP address of the Nexus Server then change the last digits to be some other number than the Server s IP ending digits between 0 255 Example Nexus Server s IP Address 192 168 250 101 PC s IP Address 192 168 250 55 Then in the Subnet mask 255 255 2550 1 2 Windows XP 1 Navigate to Network Connections l
52. nsor the user will need to make sure their PC or client host is on the same network as the sensor This is typically as simple as changing the client PC s IP Address to be on the same subnet as the sensor and connecting them together in a physical network Please see Appendix A for details on how to configure a network of sensors 5 2 Server Discovery When FSM is run for the first time and a single sensor is connected in the network the screen will look like this 12 FLIR LEID fe LE Vae Pep When opened for the first time FSM will automatically discover the sensor connect and open the streaming IR video into Video Wall 0 Refer to the next section Application Preferences to customize these settings If there are no sensors or more than one sensor available on the network FSM will appear with a black background as shown here FUR Sensors Manager Fie td Yew nep iix e rSMMWetficaben Nc servers Goto the Discovery Panel to add severe Es c OEE A FSM Notification displays in the lower right hand corner of the screen indicating there are multiple sensors or no sensors on the network Open the Discovery Panel to continue FLIR The Discovery Panel provides the functionality of adding servers to the Active Servers list Click on Discovery to open or close this panel Servers can be added manually by entering the IP address and port of the server and clicking on the Add
53. oad a clip into a file C Select the Create Backup to create a backup Backups are managed in the same way as the clips are In order to access the available backups the Backups option of the NDVR panel must be selected 5 18 VPU Management The VPU management is performed via the VPU panel The VPU panel can be displayed by clicking on the View menu button and selecting VPU Panel Open Source Open Recasted Apply Profile Download Profile Upload Profile The VPU panel manages the active server When a VPU server is set as active the VPU Panel displays its data 70 FLIR The VPU available commands are the following i B Open Source opens the source video stream that is being processed in the selected VPU channel on the selected video wall window The source server must be in the active servers list Open Recasted opens the recasted video of the selected video channel on the selected video wall tile Apply profile applies the selected profile to the selected channel Download Profile downloads the selected profile Upload Profile uploads and applies a profile The VPU alarms data is displayed in the alarms text box FLIR 7 5 19 Surveillance Monitor The surveillance monitor allows a user to perform video processing tasks on any video windows which have VPP enabled The surveillance monitor can be displayed by clicking on the View button of the toolbar and selecting the Surveillance M
54. ocated in the Control Panel under the Start menu of the PC 2 Right click on the LAN or High Speed Internet connection being used to communicate with the Nexus Server and select Properties 3 Next select the Internet Protocol TCP IP tab and press the Properties button directly below the TCP IP tab as seen in figure 17 below 4 Select the Use the following IP address tab Under the IP address tab write in the IP address of the Nexus Server then change the last digits to be some other number than the Server s IP ending digits between 0 255 Example Nexus Server s IP Address 192 168 250 101 PC s IP Address 192 168 250 55 Then in the Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Note These instructions are for a typical installation Individual installations may require additional network settings to be changed If in doubt contact your network administrator Setting up Users and Workgroups FLIR 9 APPENDIX B Setting up Users and Workgroups 1 Setting up Users and Workgroups When first starting the application all features are enabled A user may wish to set up user group restrictions to control the functionality look and feel of FSM for some users The FSM application uses the Microsoft Windows user group infrastructure to manage users Users can then be assigned privileges which determine their level of access and control of the application using FSM s User Management feature The user group that enables the User Management feature is
55. onitor option The surveillance monitor manages the selected video channel The channels can be selected via the channel selection drop down list or by clicking on the adequate video wall video player Only video channels that were opened with the video post processing VPP can be selected Please refer to section 5 10 3 Setting up Video Post Processing The main features are managed with the common controls placed right below the channel selection drop down list The specific features controls are placed in the corresponding sections The sections can be accessed by clicking on the sidebar icons NOTE For detailed information on surveillance monitor parameters and settings please refer to APPENDIX D Setting up the Surveillance Monitor 72 FLIR 5 19 1 Areas The areas section contains the controls needed to manage the video regions The user defined areas can be shown or hidden by clicking on the Show Areas checkbox A user defined area can be removed by selecting it in the areas list and clicking on the Remove button The region of interest can be shown or hidden by clicking on the Show ROI checkbox Its size and position can be set via the ROI Size and ROI Position sliders FLIR 73 5 19 2 VMD The VMD section contains the controls needed to manage the video motion detection regions and parameters The area parameters can be modified by selecting an area in the VMD areas list and using th
56. organized a video player instance can be configured in a grid position by double clicking on it the selected video window changes color to a lighter blue 44 FLIR MPEG4_DSP1 H merve s PTZ35x140 RADAR Finish Configuration The video window can be set up using the Video Configuration panel controls 2 FLIR 45 In this example we have configure the video window 1 to occupy 2 rows and two columns To do this use the up down arrows in the Row and Columns fields Oho ah at Channel 633607232332406078 NOTE If Video Post Processing VPP functions are needed the VPP box must be checked The video configuration must be saved for the changes to be effective The Save button must be clicked in the Video Configuration box before any video source can be assigned to that window 46 FLIR Once the video configuration is saved a video can be dragged from the sensors list to the selected video panel to assign the video source to the video player To do so simply click and drag the video source to the desired video panel Channel 63360 MPEGS DSP1 IPT 23 5x 140 mr E Type DLTW 7292392406078 235Zz2 Channel 5336193123752 IPT235x140 Hd 2 irype IR hanne Gt DSAI Id 0 ry pe DLTV MPEG4 DSF1 Video 0 E mserver TD Video 0 PTZ35 140 nnie 1 35x140 Once the video wall is configured click on the Finish Configuration button to display the video wall T
57. pan and tilt toward the location clicked on in the map This feature is applicable to only certain sensor types Pan allows map panning Zoom In zooms in the map view Zoom Out zooms out the map view Zoom Box allows zooming to a specified area The area is defined by clicking then dragging in the map Edit Area allows the user to draw alarm detection and exclusion areas when the active sensor is a radar Ruler displays the distance between the selected points or objects One of the ends is set by left clicking on the map surface and the other is set by holding the Shift key while left clicking Mouse wheel zoom in and zoom out Right button click show context menu FLIR 23 MAP KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS A Arrow cursor mode no action H Hand cursor mode pan R Reticule cursor mode aim Z Shift Z zoom in out cursor mode Mouse wheel Zoom in out Ctrltmouse Pan horizontally Shift mouse wheel Pan vertically Alt2 Mouse Wheel Map Rotation right Ctrl R Alt Mouse Wheel Map Rotation left Ctrl Shift R Crtl N Reset Rotation B Shift B Map Opacity increase decrease 5 9 3 Map Load When no map has been loaded into FSM the map module will appear black 1 Geographic coordinates geographic coordinates of the point under the mouse position 2 Logo FLIR logo 3 Map surface surface where the map will be displayed when loaded To load a map right click on the map surface and select the map file in the Load Ba
58. pdated by clicking on the Refresh button The features list displays the available application controls and the manageable features in each control Un checking a feature element will disable the corresponding feature while un checking a control element will disable all the features of the corresponding control for that particular group While the Users Management module is open the permissions of the selected group will be applied in the application This way an administrator can test the set permissions without having to log back in as another user The Current User Setup group displays the permissions of the current user When this element is selected permissions cannot be modified In order to modify the permissions of the current user the permissions of the groups the user belongs to must be set Users belonging to more than one group will share the permissions of all the groups to which the user belongs For more information please refer to Appendix B Setting up User Privileges FLIR 87 5 24 Advanced Sensors Controls The advanced controls manager allows accessing the devices advanced features The advanced controls manager can be displayed by clicking on the View button and selecting Advanced Sensors Controls When a server is set as active the drop down list is filled with its devices 88 FLIR When a device is selected its Advanced Sensors Controls panel is shown if available
59. picture OSD symbology has been added using Edit gt Preferences gt OSD in FLIR Sensors Manager These symbols do not affect eStab since they are added after the processing filters and can be used to restore the information that is missing when the camera symbology was removed A different AGC algorithm has been selected to improve the cameras contrast 3 4 Adjusting Amplitude Parameters If eStab is set to fully automatic mode Border mode Dynamic the settings in the amplitude sliders are ignored If eStab is in semi automatic mode Border mode Static the amplitude sliders must be set to match the vibration magnitude on x and y axis of the video To make these adjustments Border Show should be disabled This is necessary in order to be able to see the black border around the image when it is being adjusted The width and height of this border has to be greater in pixels than the maximum vibrations to damp on the image on x and y Start on the maximum sliders to the right and start decreasing the value until the balance between image size stillness of the image is optimum Notice that amplitude can be adjusted independently for X and Y axis FLIR 10 4 Additional Settings 4 1 Show Border This setting can be used when eStab is in semi automatic mode Border mode Static and the User cannot afford missing any portion of the field of view while the image is being stabilized maximum situational awareness It is also usef
60. presents data that is linked to location GIS refers to any geographic information systems which includes mapping software and its application with remote sensing land surveying aerial photography mathematics photogram metry geography and tools that can be implemented with GIS software GPS The Global Positioning System GPS is a U S space based glo bal navigation satellite system that provides reliable positioning navigation and timing services to worldwide users GPS satelli tes broadcast signals from space that are used by GPS receivers to provide three dimensional location latitude longitude and altitude plus the time Input Output Typically refers to an I O sensor that gets input signals and allows enabling devices connected to its outputs Infrared It refers to the infrared sensor Short for Joint Photographic Experts Group JPG is one of the image file formats supported by FSM Leveling Calibration process done when a server is not installed over a horizontal surface Longitudinal Error One of the parameters of the E It is the sensor rotation in the longitudinal front to rear axis LRF Laser Rangefinder A laser rangefinder is a device which uses a laser beam to determine the distance to a reflective object MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 is a digital audio encoding format using a form of data compression It is a common audio format for consumer audio storage as well as a de facto standard of di gital audio
61. raphic bars beside the drop down list 4 Button configuration drop down list sets the buttons actions allowing setting different actions when the active camera is a DLTV and when the active camera is an IR 5 POV configuration drop down list sets the POVs actions allowing setting different actions when the active camera is a DLTV and when the active camera is an IR Note POV Point of View is not available on all joysticks NOTE Many commands in FSM are camera specific Each camera operates independently from the other The left column represents the command sent when the IR camera is the active camera The right column represents the command sent when the DLTV camera is the active camera 5 9 22 FLIR 5 9 FLIR Sensor Manager Map FSM allows a user to display the sensors locations on a geo referenced map To display the map click on Map Video in FSM s main window This toggles FS5M s main window between the Map and Video Wall 0 5 9 1 Map Loading and Calibration The map control provides the features of a Geographic Information System GIS combined with the management of sensors available on the network s 5 9 2 Map Basic Controls The map control can be managed via the keyboard or by using the computer mouse Left button click The cursor mode can be changed through the Toolbar or through keyboard shortcuts A left button click effects depend on the selected mode None no effect Aim allows a pan tilt system to
62. rocess 5 9 5 Sensor Geo reference To locate the connected sensor s on the map the user must geo reference the sensor The sensors geo reference process can be performed in a few simple steps via the map control NOTE To geo reference a sensor it must be the active sensor and control must be owned Once the active sensor is selected right click on the map surface and select the Georeference Sensor option 30 FLIR Get Coordinates For Catbraban Port 1 Let Coordnates For asen Pant 7 While in geo referencing mode the sensor geo reference panel is displayed on the upper right hand corner SFLIR 31 Active sensor name displays the name of the sensor that is currently being geo referenced Current sensor location displays and allows modifying the sensor current location Current sensor altitude altitude in meters above the ground of the sensor Current sensor heading displays and allows modifying the sensor current heading Current sensor leveling displays and allows modifying the sensors current leveling Save to Sensor button stores the current values in the sensor thus performing the geo reference 7 Restore from Sensor button retrieves the current geo reference values stored in the sensor 8 Closelink closes the sensor geo reference panel ON po Na One way the sensor s geographical location can be entered is by manually typing the coordinates into the geo reference panel T
63. rs Manager 7 2 0 0 in the following folder To install in a different Folder cick Browse and select another folder Click Install to start he installation 4 The last component to be installed is the FLIR Video Player Please note that the FSM application relies on this player and it will not function without it FUR TLD Completing the FLIR Video Player 2 4 8 5 Setup Wizard FUR Vides Player 2 4 8 5 has been installed on your Tompxiter Chek Finish to dose tis wizard FLIR 1 5 Click Next read and accept the License Agreement and click Next again E FUR Sensors Manager 3 2 0 0 wet up Completing Ihe FLIR Sensors Manager 3 2 0 0 Selup Wizard FLIA Sensors Manager 3 2 0 0 has been installed on your compuser Chick Finish to dose this wizard 6 When the installation is complete click Finish to close the installer 5 FSM Operation FLIR Sensors Manager offers a user friendly and straight forward interface that focuses on usability and situational awareness While minimizing operator workload FSM still allows for full control of its complete suite of surveillance and video management capabilities FSM enables a user to control anything from a single sensor to a complete security network that includes infrared and daylight cameras radars NDVRs and ground sensors FSM is the single point solution for control of security sensors 5 1 Sensor Network Configuration In order to talk to a se
64. s In some situations the user may need to use Request Control Forced which is a request for control that cannot be denied even by clients with Lock Control selected A forced request is a request to control a server even if locked However the client using the server can still deny the requesting client control 16 FLIR _ _ d PLATO Set Active EM Lock Control EM cAi SB Request Control 2 E uest Co o OLTV 0 Actve B Disconnect Stop Server Right clicking over a DLTV or an IR sensor displays the Send to menu which allows opening the sensor s video on one of the application s video walls Video Wall 1 Video Wall 2 Video Wall 3 Video Wall 4 k Please note that double clicking on the sensor requests control over that sensor and sets it as the active sensor as seen in the picture below The active sensor is the sensor currently being controlled by the client Placing the mouse pointer over the sensor displays a tooltip with information on the sensor 8 Voy Il NTSC Active NTSC PLAT 0 IT52340673 0 10 10 50 167 1001 34 25 28 8 N 119 51 37 8 W E DLTV 0 Active Server Running The information displayed contains the name of the server the host identifier its geo location coordinates and the status of the server Stopped Running or Unknown FLIR 17 Right clicking on the sensor brings up a context menu that also allows user to set the
65. server as the active server disconnect from the server or even Stop Start the server NOTE Stopping the server is not recommended for normal users Stopping the server will disable command amp control and digital video of the sensor over the entire network to all clients d PLATO o 5C C OE R 2 gue OLTV 0 Active 5 4 2 Control Panel The control panel allows the user to perform most common sensor commands Scan List Start Scan List Stop Go To Preset Initialize Pan and Tilt Go To Set hold for 3 sec Home Position Toggle Active Camera Zoom In Tilt Up Focus Far Pan Left Show Virtual Joystick Pad Pan Right Zoom Out Tilt Down Focus Near LI mm Mm A Ww N O 18 FLIR 5 5 Licenses Management The licenses management module allows for setting and checking the application licenses The License Manager can be displayed by clicking on the View menu button and selecting the License Manager Serial Number POOR errr TTT FUR Sensors Manager Pro Edition Exp Date 22 09 2009 Get Id displays the host identifier needed to generate a license string Load License File loads a text file into the licenses text box Save License File saves the contents of the licenses text box to the license file Check Licenses checks the available licenses and displays the results in the licenses check text box The licenses text box displays the
66. sor The client uses the notification box as a tool to help manage their network and sensors FSM Notification zi S FSM Notification Control Requested Perform NUC SensorSuite35x140 Requesting Control Please Wait user d192 158 250 170 5 12 Log The log panel displays the application status messages 6 1 2009 9 31 02 AM Video Wall 0 Opening Video 0 Server E JPC2 Mpega The log messages can be filtered by string and by server These options can be shown or hidden via the Filters button If the Notify Log Messages check box is checked all log messages will also appear as a FSM Notification FLIR 63 5 13 NMEA Monitor The NMEA Monitor displays the NMEA sentences received from the sensors 6 1 2009 11 02 52 AM JPC2 Mpeg4 SLRF 0 0 3 20090601104537859 0 0 0 80 20500 0 H aee 6 1 2009 11 02 52 AM JPC2 Mpeg4 SIR 0 2 3 20090601104537860 0 00 0 100 00 0 0 00 0 00 1 2M 6 1 2009 11 02 53 AM JPC2 Mpeg4 SVIDEO 1 0 3 20090601104538136 4 0 4 015p 10 10 50 17 F JPC2 Mpeg4 6 1 2009 11 02 53 AM JPC2 Mpeg4 SGEO 0 0 3 20090601104538137 23 40 529871 3 6379981 1 6 1 2009 11 02 53 AM JPC2 Mpeg4 SDLTV 0 0 3 20090601104538229 9 27 27 91 1 03 0 1 54 8 E 4 ET J The NMEA sentences can be filtered by string and by server just like the log messages These options can be shown or hidden via the Filters button 5 14 Alarm Monitor The Alarm Monitor displays both
67. ssing module manages the selected video channel The channels can be selected via the channel selection drop down list or by clicking on the adequate video wall video player NOTE To be selectable the video channel must have the video post processing option VPP enabled beforehand The main features are managed with the common controls placed right below the channel selection drop down list The specific features controls are placed in the corresponding sections The sections can be accessed by clicking on the sidebar icons FLIR 81 5 20 1 Filters The filters section contains the controls needed to manage the image filters layers and parameters If parameters are applied to the selected filter these will be shown beside the filters drop down list 82 FLIR 5 20 2 Stabilization The stabilization section contains the controls needed to manage the electronic stabilization eStab and its parameters The Border Max Amplitude 96fov and Stabilization ROI group boxes as well as the Contrast Enhancer check box allow setting the electronic stabilization parameters The Enable checkbox is used to enable and disable the stabilization FLIR 83 5 21 Alarms Manager The alarms management module allows for acknowledging and deleting alarms LEE Tm EE X URGES e ms 8 20 2009 3 12 48 P 8 20 2009 3 1246 PU 18 20 2009 3 12 43 Pu 8 20 2009 3 12 38 PU 18 20
68. t allows managing the connection status of the sensor 3 Request Control Release Control allows requesting releasing control of the sensor 42 FLIR 5 9 9 2 Camera type Sensors Management The following actions can be performed over a camera type sensor using the map Aiming being the active sensor a camera type sensor and the cursor mode the Aim cursor mode left clicking over the map surface will command the sensor to point to the geographical coordinates the clicked map point stands for 5 9 9 3 Radar type Sensor Management The following actions can be performed over a radar type sensor using the map Area creation the radar areas can be created by selecting the Edit Area cursor mode 5 10 Video Wall Setup The video walls can be displayed by clicking on the View button on the toolbar or by clicking on the adequate panel header Once the video wall is displayed it can be configured by entering the configuration mode The configuration panel is displayed by clicking on the lt lt button on the upper left corner of the video wall This button is visible only when the mouse is placed over its location FLIR 43 5 10 1 Basic Setup NOTE When no license is loaded only one video window is allowed per video wall The first step to building a video wall is to organize the video tiles using the grid configuration panel controls MPEG4 DSP x mewe x PTZ35x140 RADAR Once the grid is
69. th multiple servers the user will have to manually add the server to the active servers list The Connect To Active Sensor feature automatically connects to the active sensor in the sensor s panel The Request Control Of Active Sensor feature automatically requests control over the connected active server The Open Active Server Video On Video Wall 0 feature will open a single video from the connected active server Note If the server controls multiple camera sensors only the first video source from the infrared camera will be opened in the video wall 14 FLIR 7 Discover Sensors On Start Make Discovered Sensors Active Connect To Active Sensor Request Control Of Active Sensor Open Active Server Video On Video Wall 0 OSD Timestamp Sensor Name Sensor Geolocation Azimuth Elevation C Field Of View Head Up Display The OSD section allows setting the default OSD settings for the video windows when the user creates a new video window inside of a video wall The Change Language section allows setting the application s language The changes will take effect after restarting the application 5 4 Server Status and Basic Management Everything needed for basic sensor management is on the left side of the main window the Sensors Panel and the Control Panel 5 4 1 Sensors Panel The Sensors Panel provides a view of the servers status and allows performing several managem
70. the image that requires particular attention The ROI also creates an area where video post processing algorithms and image filters are applied The Software Developers Kit SDK is a tool that helps systems integrators to deploy FLIR Systems thermal imaging cameras in large existing or new security networks The SDK is designed to accelerate any application programming with FLIR Systems thermal imaging cameras The SDK toolkit allows for plug amp play installation of FLIR Systems thermal imaging cameras in TCP IP infrastructures Transversal error One of the parameters of the leveling It is the sensor rotation in the transversal left to right axis 128 FLIR Video Motion Detection It consists on an algorithm that is able to detect motion inside predefined VMD or VMD Track areas in the video channel When motion is detected inside any of these predefined areas a VMD alarm is triggered Video Post Processing The post processing module allows ma naging the detection algorithms the image filters and the elec tronic stabilization WAV or WAVE short for Waveform audio format also known as Audio for Windows is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing audio files on PCs An open multi segment line over which the rules engine algo rithm is active Can be set like a video trip wire drawn across an image to trip alarms FLIR 129 LEGAL NOTE Excel Windows XP and Windows Vista
71. ul to confirm that stabilization is working properly 4 2 Contrast Enhancer On low contrast situations especially on IR cameras a contrast boost may be necessary for eStab to deliver optimum performance This is achieved by activating the Contrast Enhancer checkbox Enabling contrast enhancement will not show any difference in the displayed video but will highly improve the performance of the eStab algorithm Contrast enhancement is never recommended for stabilizing DLTV color video images 5 Troubleshooting and Limitations 5 1 Integration Time eStab works with periods below integration times If the period of the vibration frequency is shorter that the integration time used in the detector of the camera eStab will be considerably less effective 5 2 CPU Usage If the requirements specified under hardware requirements are met the CPU load used by FLIR Sensors Manager should remain always under 80 If blocking or sputtering artifacts are shown in the video the CPU utilization graph should be checked In order to lower the CPU load the video size can be reduced in the encoder or frame grabber In an overload situation any additional post processing filters that may have been inserted VMD Tracker etc should be removed in order to allow the eStab algorithm to work properly 5 3 Limitations The following video or image quality situations may reduce eStab performance 102 FLIR 5 3 1 Noisy Video Gaussian noise patterns
72. us creating more possible targets Speed The Speed value indicates the expected speed of the targets to be acquired Higher value indicates the algorithm to look for faster tracks FLIR 9 Summary of VMD and Target Acquisition Settings Intelligent Video Algorithms 124 FLIR APPENDIX E Shortcuts CREEL MAIN WINDOW ALL WINDOWS CURSOR MODES Map Video Wall and Panorama windows VIDEO WALL MAP PANORAMA FLIR Ctrl F Ctrl M Ctrl T A H R Z Shift Z Ctrl F 5515 Mouse Wheel Ctrl mouse wheel Shift mouse wheel Alt Mouse Wheel or Ctrl R Alt Mouse Wheel or Ctrl Shift R Ctrl N B Shift B Mouse double click Ignore profile on load Toggle main menu Toggle title bar Arrow cursor mode no action Hand cursor mode pan Reticule cursor mode aim Zoom in out cursor mode continuous zoom on mouse down stop on mouse up for the video Mouse double click full screen Exit full screen Zoom in zoom out Pan horizontal Pan vertically Rotate map right Rotate map left Reset rotation Map opacity Aim regardless of the cursor mode GLOSSARY Acquisition Function carried out by a group of algorithms intended to de tect mobile or static targets and tag them with a unique ID AGC Automatic Gain Control AGC allows for a clear video output despite variations in the signal obtained by the sensor Weaker signals receive more gain stronger signals re
73. values are changed two red squares appear on the video channel window The one located on the lower left corner of the video corresponds to the Avg Size parameter and the one located above corresponds to the Depth Eff parameter The Avg Size slider should be set to match the target size including shadow on the foreground Target clustering in the background is managed with the Size and Pos sliders in the Depth Effect section The Pos slider selects the position depth at which the farthest target may be grouped The size sliders set the size percentage of the background target associated with the setting already fixed to the foreground The rest of values in between foreground and background are just interpolated FLIR 117 Depth Eff Avg Size After adjusting these two parameters the Acquisition algorithm is able to process each target as a whole object including the shadow of the person as shown in the next image 118 FLIR 6 5 Acquisition and Drop Times The Acquisition value relates to the time in seconds elapsed between when a target appears in the ROI and when the algorithm marks it as a target The Drop value represents the time in seconds elapsed between when a target disappears from the ROI to the moment when the algorithm stops searching for the lost target using predictive trajectory analysis methods The Max Distance value refers to the statistical distance between tar
74. vanced Controls Manager 0 Container HelpServicesGroup v Close Nexus Admin Move v Open 7 Resize amp v Atarm Monitor 0 Access Filters v Ciear v Start Stop v Alarm Monitor 0 Container v Expand Collapse v Alarms Manager 0 v Acknowledge v Delete v Alarms Manager 0 Container v Close v Move v Open v Resize amp v Basic Control Panel v Manage PT Basic Control Panel 0 Container v Discovery Panel 0 Container v Expand Collapse v DiscoveryPanet 0 F A a The user can use the Features buttons to Select All Select None or Toggle Selection Alternatively the user can pick and choose which functions to assign to a particular user group Please note that Current User Setup is not an actual group but a view of the privileges of the current user taking into account the permissions of the groups to which the user belongs APPENDIX C Electronic Stabilization 1 Introduction This appendix describes the electronic stabilization eStab functionality included in FLIR Sensors Manager eStab is available only in the Pro License version 2 Hardware Requirements CPU power requirements for eStab will depend on the format compressed uncompressed and input resolution of the video and the number of post processing filters added by the user As a guideline an Intel P4 3Ghz Hyperthreading processor with a high performance
75. ver will show the context menu FLIR 55 Add itm A Fi hia Cr abies TET De E Add vites Fecer Frane Gr abbes TET Tec 200 Sie 01 i ki Wines Fron Frane Grabber IET TC 200 Velo Aki eian From Fr armen IET TC Vides Add video From File TOC Videos 6 Va Heb Contig ation J When a frame grabber is selected a new video source is added to the server Video Wall 0 uim t T AServer IERI Finish Conbgurabon i f 56 FLIR The frame grabber video source can now be configured to be played as any other video source The video source can be assigned to a DLTV or IR camera if any were configured in the server or removed by right clicking on it NT TIT ed UII en ey ee Sg es PO P or ae wT EE a F Assigning the video to a device will lead to having the device responding to the commands performed on video coming from the frame grabber FLIR 57 5 10 7 Video Playback Management The video playback commands are available on both the context menu and the video toolbar The context menu can be shown by right clicking on a video player The Snap option takes a snapshot of the video and stores it in the media folder The Play and Pause commands control the playback The video toolbar is displayed when the mouse is placed near the bottom edge of a video player T mis 1x ppl 122 2008 90020 AM 4l n The toolbar items vary
76. video card will be capable of decompressing and displaying an MPEG Full 4CIF video with eStab with no other post processing filters added A Pentium Core 2 Duo 2Ghz will be able to open a Full A4CIF video with eStab and a median filter or two or more of the other available filters NOTE ACIF resolution is 704 x 480 for NTSC systems and 704 x 576 for PAL systems The graphics card VGA must be DirectX 9 compatible and have no less than 128 MB of dedicated RAM Several modern chipsets from Nvidia and ATI have been tested with good results 3 eStab Application Guidelines 3 1 Principle of Operation There are two ways to use eStab fully automatic mode and semi automatic mode The operating mode is selected by choosing the Border mode If Border mode is set to Dynamic the algorithm will automatically adjust the stabilization parameters to the vibration schema in the image In this case the Max amplitude sliders are ignored If Border mode is set to Static then the Max amplitude sliders will have to be manually adjusted by the user to match the vibrations dynamic range on the video 3 2 eStab Control Panel in FLIR Sensors Manager To adjust the Stabilization parameters in FLIR Sensors Manager click View gt Image Post Processing gt eStab tab The following image shows the layout of the different controls in the current version of FLIR Sensors Manager FLIR O CO 3 3 Setting up the Stabilization ROI Ideally no
77. ware Development Kit the SDK provides a library including a set of functions to control the servers and get their current status o Video Player the Video Player provides functions to play video from different sources and to perform image post processing and video analysis for surveillance 3 FLIR Sensor Manager Licenses Certain FSM features will require a license to be active The available licenses and the features enabled are described below Demo License When no license is loaded the program runs in Demo Mode allowing command and control of one sensor at a time and one video per video wall Basic License enables managing of up to 4 sensors and the geo mapping features Pro License enables all the features Up to 4 sensors Geo mapping Surveillance Monitor Image Post Processing Radar cueing and tracks display Video wall display Additional Sensor License allows increasing the number of sensors that can be managed simultaneously up to 50 per workstation FLIR 4 FLIR Sensors Manager Installation To begin the installation process choose Windows XP or newer PC or laptop based on the following requirements Minimum Hardware Requirements Intel Pentium Processor IV 3G or higher 1 GB RAM 2 GB Free hard drive space available VGA Graphics Adapter with Minimum 1024x768 resolution 128 MB dedicated video memory Window DirectX Compatible Real Time Video Overlay rendering capabilities Incompatibilities detected

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