Event Settings

The event dead time defines a period of time (0 .. 3600 s) after an event during which no new events are recognized.

By defining an event dead time you can avoid, for example, that a complex action (person walks through the active image area) triggers multiple events.

The passive infrared detector registers warm moving objects within the sensor area. The sensor reaches about 10 meters (34 ft.) and has a field of view of ± 15°.

Use the trigger level to define when an event is triggered.

Activate the level meter in the Text and Display Settings dialog and select PIR Detector as source. The level meter helps you find the best possible trigger level for your application.

The video motion sensor reacts to movements in certain image areas, called "video motion windows". You can define one or more independent video motion windows for each image sensor (camera lens).

The camera provides two different video motion detectors that can be set independently from one another: VM and VM2. This provides a means for detecting direction of motion, for example (see the Event Logic help page).

A video motion window defined for the left image sensor will still be active, even if you only see the image from the right lens of the camera. This means that events detected by the (invisible) image sensor are recognized as well.

Every line in the definition box (e.g. 0,270,190,100,100,2) represents one window. The image coordinates' origin is the lower left corner of the image.

For Day&Night models, this line should be copied for the left (night) image sensor, if you would like to use the video motion detector at night: 1,270,190,100,100,2

Format of one line:
Image sensor, pos. x, pos. y, width, height, sensitivity, area[, max. area]

Parameters of one configuration line:

Using reference windows to avoid false alarms

Reference windows are used to avoid false alarms for events that are triggered by motion windows, e.g. due to rapidly changing light conditions.

Define an additional motion window in a portion of the image where no movements are expected. Then, add an exclamation mark (!) before the window definition.

Example: !0,912,750,364,188,20,25

Using comments to deactivate window definitions

In order to temporarily deactivate window definitions, place hash sign (#) in front of the definition. This window definition will still be saved, but will not be used as a video motion window.

Copy Video Motion Definitions

If this option is activated, all video motion definitions will be used on both image detectors.

Dual Lens Video Motion

Runs video motion detection on both image sensors (regardless of which sensor is shown on the Live screen). Using this option may reduce the maximum frame rate.

The camera's integrated microphone reacts to noises in the camera's perimeter.

If the trigger level is exceeded, an event is triggered if the noise lasts longer than the minimum period of time defined.

Activate the level meter in the Text and Display Settings dialog and select Microphone as source. The level meter helps you find the best possible trigger level for your application.

The camera's signal input can trigger an event. For example, you can connect the door bell with the signal input so that an event is triggered when the bell is rung.

Options:

De-Bounce Time

This interval prevent the signal input from switching to fast (e.g. if the bell button is being pressed in quick succession).

You can set the pins of the RS232 interface for these three additional signal inputs:

• Signal Input (pin 9-5): The event is triggered if the signal input of the camera on pins 9 and 5 of the serial interface (RS232) is being closed.
• CTS Signal (pin 8-5)*: The event is triggered if the camera receives the CTS signal on pins 8 and 5 of the serial interface (RS232).
• DSR Signal (pin 6-5)*: The event is triggered if the camera receives the DSR signal on pins 6 and 5 of the serial interface (RS232).
• RxD Signal (pin 2-5)*: The event is triggered if the camera receives the RxD signal on pins 2 and 5 of the serial interface (RS232).

*In order to use these signal inputs, the Serial Interface option in the Serial Interface and Modem Setup dialog has to be set to Data and the Mode has to be set to I/O Mode.

De-Bounce Time

This interval prevent the signal input from switching to fast (e.g. if the bell button is being pressed in quick succession).

• Select an interval unit.
• Set the duration of the interval.

Time tasks are controlled by tasks that you can create and manage in the Time Tasks dialog.

Activate this option in order to execute time tasks.

This will allow triggering events manually by clicking on the UC Event softbutton.

Activate this option if the camera should react to these events.

Press one or both of the keys on the camera's front labeled R and L to trigger events manually.

Define which camera key or which key combination will trigger an event.

The camera can trigger an event when it recognizes any signal from an IR remote control.

Activate this option to trigger an event for any code received.

• Set the port at which you expect the notification.
• Select the type of check:

  String Compare	The event is triggered if the received text is identical to the text entered here.
  Regular Expression	The event is triggered if the received text matches the regular expression entered here.

• Enter the text or the regular expression.

• Select the type of check:

  String Compare	The event is triggered if the received text is identical to the text entered here.
  Regular Expression	The event is triggered if the received text matches the regular expression entered here.

• Enter the text or the regular expression.

The integrated temperature sensor can trigger an event when the actual temperature is higher or lower than the value entered here:

• Specify whether the event is to be triggered when the the actual value is higher or lower than the entered value.
• Enter the temperature that is to trigger the event.
• Select the unit.
• Define how often the event is to be triggered:

  First	The event is triggered only once, i.e. when the condition is first detected.
  Every	The event is triggered every time as long as the condition is true.

The image sensors can trigger an event if the illumination is higher or lower than the value entered here:

• Select the image sensor to be used for this event (only available on dual lens models).
• Specify whether the event is to be triggered when the the actual value is higher or lower than the entered value.
• Enter the illumination value that is to trigger the event.
• Define how often the event is to be triggered:

  First	The event is triggered only once, i.e. when the condition is first detected.
  Every	The event is triggered every time as long as the condition is true.

The camera can trigger an event at a random point in time.

Enter the number of random events per hour. This value represents the average number of events to be triggered per hour for a longer period.

Valid values: 0.0001 to 500.0000. Default value: 1.000 (1; these values are displayed with a decimal point, a comma works in the same manner).