Darim VideoSpider User manual

Darim Vision Co.
VideoSpider Location
Service for PVE400
with GPS
USER
’S
GUIDE
8/31/2008

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Contents
Overview.............................................................................................................................................- 3 -
Installation ..........................................................................................................................................- 3 -
Configuration ......................................................................................................................................- 3 -
Live monitoring ...................................................................................................................................- 4 -
Playback..............................................................................................................................................- 8 -
Support ...............................................................................................................................................- 8 -
Figure 1: Serial port selection dialog....................................................................................................- 3 -
Figure 2: PVE400 property page...........................................................................................................- 4 -
Figure 3: Google Earth window............................................................................................................- 5 -
Figure 4: "View" menu.........................................................................................................................- 5 -
Figure 5: Edit Place mark dialog...........................................................................................................- 7 -
Figure 6: Launching Google Earth ........................................................................................................- 8 -
Notice
The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve
reliability, design, or function and does not represent a commitment on the part of this company.
Copyright © 2008 Darim Vision Co.
All Rights Reserved.
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We are using these names for identification purposes only, with no intention of infringement of the
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Overview
PVE400M is a portable wireless device and a location of a person wearing the camera is valuable
information for field operation. PVE400 can work in conjunction with GPS device and send location data
over wireless network. The VideoSpider monitoring/recording software integrated with the powerful
and free software from Google, called Google Earth, for interactive locating position of PVE400 on the
satellite images of working area.
Installation
1. Update PVE400M firmware to v1632 or higher.
2. Install PVE400 Virtual Serial Port Driver – pvevcp_setup.exe. See the User’s Guide for
configuration details.
3. Install Google Earth from.http://google.com/download-earth.html
4. Install/Update VideoSpider software b719 or higher.
Configuration
The VideoSpider software uses Google Earth API. Google Earth requires Internet connection for
downloading satellite images. If Internet connection is not available, VideoSpider will use
cached local data. Cache makes it possible to prepare data for area of interest while Internet is
available and then use it offline.
GPS receiver should provide data in NMEA183 format over standard RS232 interface.
The VideoSpider software uses the serial port for communication with GPS, to operate with
PVE400 – Virtual Serial Port driver should be installed and configured. From the SpiderAdmin
program, locate Spider resource and select the Location Service line (Figure 1).
Each camera (PVE400 equipped with GPS device) should be associated with a corresponding virtual port.
Figure 1: Serial port selection dialog

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Live monitoring
Check GPS data on the Camera Properties page (Figure 2). If there is any communication
problem with GPS unit, then the values in the GPS section will not be displayed (or will be
grayed out).
Figure 2: PVE400 property page
From the main menu select the View/Location service. It will launch the Google Earth software
in a separate window. If GPS data is valid, a currently monitored camera will appear as a red
icon on the map (Figure 3).
To navigate the map, use the mouse wheel for zooming or onscreen controls on the right side.
The View drop-down dialog in the top left corner allows quickly changing some settings (Figure
4).

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Figure 3: Google Earth window
Figure 4: "View" menu

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If the Auto focus combo box is checked, the map will be automatically centered and zoomed to
cover all cameras.
All movement traces will be visible, if the Show path check box is filled.
The Track cameras check boxes allow enabling/disabling cameras that you want to track.
The Add Placemark button allows placing static objects, like Wireless Access points, routers,
and any other references at known location for convenience.
Having Access point on the map is useful to see wireless coverage.
To place a new object on the map, click the Add Placemark button and use the mouse to place
an icon on the actual location. If you know the exact coordinates of an object, use the property
page to enter or edit the precise location (Figure 5). To open the Edit Place mark dialog, right
click on the selected placed object.

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Figure 5: Edit Place mark dialog
Rename the object to a friendly name. To change the Graphical representation click the button
with the icon (to the right side from Name, see Figure 5).
Other configuration settings are available from the Google Earth main menu, when it is
launched separately from VideoSpider.

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Playback
GPS data and video are recorded to the same file. To open the map, select the View/Location
Service from the main menu. If during the recording process there have not been GPS data,
then this setting will not be available.
Figure 6: Launching Google Earth
Support
Software updates are available from FTP ftp://ftp.darim.com/pub/PVE/VideoSpider/
For technical support, please contact [e-mail]