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Transit Inspector Pro User Guide (UG-En, build 7 on 10th April 2011).
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Contents
Contents 3
1 Preface 6
1.1 Scope ............................................. 6
1.2 Target Audience ........................................ 6
1.3 Using This Manual ....................................... 6
1.4 Getting Technical Support ................................... 6
2 General Features 8
2.1 Types of Configurations .................................... 8
2.1.1 Standalone Configuration .............................. 8
2.1.2 Server-Workstation Configuration .......................... 9
3 Deploying Module 10
3.1 Checking System Requirements ................................ 10
3.1.1 Application Server Requirements .......................... 10
3.1.2 Administrator Workstation Requirements ...................... 11
3.2 Installing Hardware ...................................... 12
3.2.1 Installing video cameras ............................... 12
3.2.2 Using multiple cameras ............................... 14
3.2.3 Thermo-box ...................................... 14
3.2.4 Lightning guard ................................... 14
3.2.5 Illumination ...................................... 14
3.2.6 Sensors ........................................ 15
3.2.6.1 Setting sensors ............................... 15
3.2.6.2 Multi-beam Sensors ............................ 16
3.2.6.3 Setting Sensors to Define Inter-Carriages Distance ........... 16
3.3 Installing Server Application .................................. 16
3.3.1 Installation Procedure ................................ 16
3.4 Installing Workstation Application ............................... 20
3.4.1 Installing Procedure ................................. 20
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3.5 Working with Migration Utility ................................. 21
4 Administrating Module 23
4.1 Working Principle ....................................... 23
4.2 Object Reference ....................................... 24
4.2.1 Databases ....................................... 24
4.2.2 Database ....................................... 24
4.2.3 Transit: number recognizer ............................. 25
4.2.3.1 The Source and output Tab ........................ 26
4.2.3.2 The Localization settings Tab ....................... 29
4.2.3.2.1 Visually Setup Recognizer Parameters Utility ......... 33
4.2.3.3 The Algorithm settings Tab ........................ 35
4.2.4 Transit: assisting recognizer ............................. 36
4.2.5 Transit: consolidation module ............................ 37
4.2.6 Transit: operator GUI ................................ 39
4.3 Configuration Examples .................................... 41
4.3.1 Standalone Configuration .............................. 41
4.3.2 Server-Workstation Configuration .......................... 43
4.3.3 Distributed Server-Workstation Configuration ................... 45
5 Working with Module 48
5.1 Working in Protocol Window .................................. 49
5.1.1 Working with Protocol Tab ............................. 51
5.1.1.1 Working with Protocol Tab Records ................... 53
5.1.2 Working with Search Tab .............................. 53
5.1.2.1 Mask Search ................................ 56
5.2 Working in Number Window .................................. 56
5.3 Working with Monitor ..................................... 57
6 Troubleshooting 58
7 Appendix A: Recommended Cameras 59
A.1 Watec .............................................. 59
A.2 Bosch .............................................. 60
A.3 Sanyo .............................................. 60
A.4 Pelco .............................................. 61
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8 Appendix B: Recommended Sensors 62
9 Appendix C: Camera Calibration Utility 63
C.5 Distortion Tab .......................................... 65
C.6 Zoom/Rotation Tab ....................................... 67
C.7 Perspective Tab ......................................... 68
C.8 Points Calibration Tab ...................................... 69
10 Appendix D: Checking Recognition Quality 71
11 Appendix E: Programming Object Reference 74
11.1 Transit: number recognizer .................................. 74
11.2 Transit: assistance recognizer ................................. 76
11.3 Transit: consolidation module ................................. 77
11.4 Transit: operator GUI ..................................... 77
Index 78
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1. Preface
1.1 Scope
Current manual describes the process of installing, configuring and using Module software on server
and client computers.
1.2 Target Audience
•Installing and configuring software: this manual is designed for system administrators. It is
assumed the user has advanced skills on Microsoft R Windows R Operating System, installing
new hardware into system unit, and he/she has practical experience with TCP/IP networking,
serial (COM) ports and general CCTV knowledge and overview.
•Using Transit Inspector Pro: this manual is designed for SecurOS users. It is assumed the user
has basic knowledge of using mouse and keyboard and SecurOS user interface.
1.3 Using This Manual
This document is organized as a book, so the user can print it or use electronic version. In latter
case one can use Adobe Reader’s Bookmarks feature as well as cross-reference hyperlinks to navigate
through content. In several topics this manual refers to other SecurOS manuals (SecurOS Installation
Guide, SecurOS Administration Guide, SecurOS User Guide, SecurOS Programming Guide). One can
find these manuals as separate files on SecurOS installation CD or download them from Intelligent
Security Systems Company web site (www.isscctv.com).
1.4 Getting Technical Support
If you have any questions that this manual does not answer to, we recommend you to contact your
system installer (administrator) for more detailed information.
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For any further information you can contact our Technical Support Team:
•phone in Russia:
[phone] (Monday to Thursday, 10am – 19pm EST; Friday, 9am – 17pm EST)
•phone in USA:
[phone] (Monday to Friday, 9am – 6pm EST)
•phone in Brazil:
[phone] (Monday to Friday, 9am – 6pm EST)
•phone in Chile:
[phone] (Monday to Friday, 9am – 6pm EST)
•e-mail:
in Russia: sup[email protected]
in other countries: [e-mail]
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2. General Features
Transit Inspector Pro (below Module) is intended for recognizing carriage numbers from an incoming
video stream. Its purpose is monitoring in yards and check points, as well as any other situation when
it is necessary to register and identify a passing carriages.
Module receives data from SecurOS video servers connected with Transit Inspector Pro server via
network.
Integration of the Module with the SecurOS system allows it to be used with other monitoring
systems, such as video and audio control, and access control systems.
Module has the following capabilities:
•Fully integratable with SecurOS
•Monitoring cameras video stream
•Recognition of carriage numbers from an incoming camera video stream
•Storing recognized carriage numbers in database with additional information on date, time, and
video camera
•Viewing video frame associated with captured carriage number
•Searching through recognized carriage numbers
2.1 Types of Configurations
Workstation software can be installed on any computer of security system (video server, application
server or administrator workstation), see SecurOS Installation Guide.
2.1.1 Standalone Configuration
This setup may be used for mid-size applications. Here the server acts as an administrator workstation.
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Figure 1: Scheme of Standalone Module Installation
2.1.2 Server-Workstation Configuration
In this case server and workstation software are installed on different computers. All computers of
security system should be connected to TCP/IP network.
Figure 2: Scheme of Server–Workstation Module Installation
Module server components have to be installed on application/video server , workstation compo-
nents — on administrator workstation (see description of installation procedure in different modes
in 3.3 Installing Server Application on page 16). Communication between administrator workstation
and server is provided through TCP/IP network.
Server has administration capabilities, i. e. Module can be configured from it. carriage number
recognitionas well as saving it into a database and video archive are proceeded on server. Administrator
workstation is a client computer connected to SecurOS network, designed to watching and system
interface operations.
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3. Deploying Module
Please follow these steps to ensure proper system deployment:
1. Check system requirements for each server and workstation of your security network.
2. Install requested hardware (e. g. video capture cards) on each server. Connect external hardware
(e. g. cameras).
3. Install Module software on server.
4. Install Module software on workstation.
Each step will be described in the following paragraphs.
3.1 Checking System Requirements
Module has to be installed on a separate computer connected via network with video servers. Installing
Module directly on particular video server is allowed, however it imposes increased server productivity
requirements (see SecurOS Installation Guide).
System requirements are depends on number of installed Modules.
Note: There can be only up to four Modules installed on a server.
Before installing Modulehardware and software review system requirements below and make sure that
your computers comply with them.
3.1.1 Application Server Requirements
In the following tables the application server configuration requirements are given.
Table 1: One Module configuration required parameters
Parameter Requirements
OS Windows XP Professional(Service Pack 2).
Mainboard See SecurOS Installation Guide.
CPU Athlon 64 3000+ or Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or higher.
RAM 512 MB or more.
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Parameter Requirements
Video board 128 MB or more.
SecurOS software Video or application server software.
Table 2: Two Modules configuration required parameters
Parameter Requirements
OS Windows XP Professional(Service Pack 2).
Mainboard See SecurOS Installation Guide.
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 FX 3.0 GHz
(dual core) or higher.
RAM 1024 MB or more.
Video board 128 MB or more.
SecurOS software Video or application server software.
Table 3: Three or more Modules configuration required parameters
Parameter Requirements
OS Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2).
Mainboard See SecurOS Installation Guide.
CPU Intel Dual Xeon 2.8 GHz, AMD Opteron 2.2 GHz or higher.
RAM 1024 MB or more.
Video board 256 MB or more.
SecurOS software Video or application server software.
3.1.2 Administrator Workstation Requirements
In the following tables the application server configuration requirements are given. For a one Module
software the administrator workstation requirements are the following:
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Table 4: One Module configuration required parameters
Parameter Requirements
OS Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2).
Mainboard See SecurOS Installation Guide.
CPU Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or higher.
RAM 512 MB or more.
Video board 128 MB or more.
SecurOS software Administrator workstation software.
Table 5: Two or more Modules configuration required parameters
Parameter Requirements
OS Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2).
Mainboard See SecurOS Installation Guide.
CPU Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or higher.
RAM 512 MB or more.
Video board 128 MB or more.
SecurOS software Administrator workstation software.
3.2 Installing Hardware
Types and quality of video capture boards depend on used video cameras (see SecurOS Installation
Guide).
3.2.1 Installing video cameras
Module recognizes carriage numbers from an incoming video stream.
Note: Connecting video cameras are fully described in SecurOS Installation Guide.
The video cameras have to be installed directly next to the permanent way. The best camera position is
frontal view on carriage number. The optimal distance from the camera to the carriage is determined
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by camera configuration (minimum distance — 3 m, maximum distance — 30 m), see 4.2.3 Transit:
number recognizer on page 25 for more information. Cameras has to be mounted at a height of 2–4
meters.
On sensor applying (see 3.2.6 Sensors on page 15 for more information) camera view background
should not be one-coloured.
There are some guidelines for choosing and setting up video cameras. For list of recommended
cameras see 7 Appendix A: Recommended Cameras on page 59.
Warning! Wrong installation may cause carriage numbers recognition errors.
•Camera type. Use a standard analog video camera. It is recommended to use a monochrome
camera with high resolution and 1/2” or 1/3” interleave transfer sensor.
•Camera objective type. It is helpful to use cameras with auto-zoom lenses. The upper limit of
the focal length must be more then 80 mm. These lenses allow you to get contrast images of
carriages from any distances. Set up the aperture to reach the result when a distance between
bay and freight car top takes up all frame on the screen width.
•Camera features. Automatic focus and levelling quaking image features has to be disable.
•Camera with auto-aperture (ELC). Auto-aperture may be used when there are no quick bright-
ness changes within the camera view. In other cases, this feature has to be turned off.
To setup the iris diaphragm:
1. Turn the objective to auto-aperture work
2. Almost shade the camera aperture
3. Make some snap-shots of carriages
4. Watch the created images from the video-archive
If these images are blurry, slightly open the aperture and repeat the procedure.
•Electronic shutter. Use cameras with high resolution and manual exposure time of 1/2000 or
1/5000 seconds.
•Sensitivity. It is recommended to use cameras with high sensitivity (for darkened conditions),
e. g. 0.1–0.001 lux.
•Camera angle of rotation. Mount a camera in such a way that the horizontal level of the
camera does not deviate from the horizon more than 10◦.
•Camera angle of inclination. The best camera position is that the carriages move transversely
to camera view. Some deviations are acceptable: horizontal — not more than 10◦and vertical —
not more than 40◦.
Warning! On system deploying picture frequency from recognition camera has to be not less
than 25 fps to see each carriage number completely at least on three contiguous frames at
common carriage velocities.
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3.2.2 Using multiple cameras
Besides recognition camera one can also connect other cameras, if your video capture board supports
it. This cameras will record video synchronously with corresponding recognition camera.
Figure 3: Using multiple cameras
Such configuration can be deployed on standalone as well as server-workstation configuration. Mon-
itoring additional cameras may be realized on remote workstation without Module software installa-
tion.
3.2.3 Thermo-box
Use thermo-boxes reasoning from climatic conditions of the region. Its size is determined by camera
and objective ones. It is recommended to use thermo-boxes with heating and blower functions.
3.2.4 Lightning guard
Use lightning guard equipment to protect connected active devices from external natural interference
due to strokes of lightning.
3.2.5 Illumination
It is enough natural lighting on solar day (but not less than 50 lux). However on night-time use
diffused illumination with intensity 300 lux.
Warning! There has to be no glare on receiving video and no exposure on obtained image.
On night-time one can use additional light sources, e. g. searchlights with either 500–1000 watt
incandescent lamp or 250–400 watt elements of diode-resistor logic. Also setting four 500 watt
searchlights on a track one can achieve similar intensity results.
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3.2.6 Sensors
For more reliable by carriages train partition use sensors, e. g. light sensors.
To connect sensors to SecurOS video boards use TVISS8IO additional one.
Figure 4: Using sensors
Such configuration can be deployed on standalone as well as server-workstation configuration.
3.2.6.1 Setting sensors
Set sensors parallel of camera optic axis at a height of 2–4 meters. The distance between reciever and
transmitter has to be not less then 10 meters but more then 120 ones.
Warning! On reciever and transmitter installing note that a ray must cross only one track!
If there are several tracks and carriages are passing in both directions then one can use two sensors
each of which was set on a track. In this case it is necessary to mount ray-transmitter on an additional
intermediate bearing.
Note: Sensors have different number of rays (from 1 to 10) that defines its sensitivity and reciever-
transmitter distance.
On connecting sensors to TVISS8IO board use ones with dry relay contact. Connection scheme see
in SecurOS Installation Guide).
Note: Use sensors supplied with optical setting and precision adjustment node.
Example: ABT-30/60/120 sensor is supplied with optical ocular that is helpful on setting visible area
(ray) between reciever and transmitter. However most sensors are set by devices according to maximum
current value or voltage one.
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Sensors have adjustable parameters, e. g. object speed on ray crossing, angles of inclination. This and
other parameters can be changed on beam control and are defined in working process.
3.2.6.2 Multi-beam Sensors
As an additional precaution of on carriages devision multi-beam sensors are used.
There are carriages that have broken power chassis, e. g. grain and carriers, tank-trucks. In this case
a wrong triggering can be. To avoid such situations use multi-beam sensors. So there is “carriage is
present” state on one of six ray triggering. If there are no triggering then the two states is possible:
“carriage is absent” or “inter-carriages distance”. However the first state is defined by time.
Warning! For the case do not use IR sensor as it has delays on triggering and alarm signal
delivery.
Use fast-acting industrial IR or laser sensors of wide temperature interval, e. g. Connect 3 (series W
18-3 WS/WE 18-3) photovoltaic sensors.
3.2.6.3 Setting Sensors to Define Inter-Carriages Distance
Sensors set on contact system or on additional bearings at a height of 3 meters. The distance between
reciever and transmitter must be more than 10 meters, but less than 120 ones.
Warning! The sensor seat has to be submitted to railway government.
3.3 Installing Server Application
This section describes Module software installation on a SecurOS network computer.
3.3.1 Installation Procedure
1. Insert the CD disc containing Module software into the CD-ROM drive. Launch the
Install.exe file.
The language dialog will appear. Select the language which will be used during the installation
process, and click the OK button. TheSetup Wizard window will be displayed (see figure 9).
Setup Wizard will guide you through a number of screens to gather all the required information
prior to copying any files, so you can quit Setup Wizard and cancel the procedure at any step
without consequences. You can also go back to any previous step to alter settings by clicking
Back button. Click the Next button to continue.
When I start Transit Inspector Pro setup, an information dialog “Another copy of SecurOS Transit
Inspector Pro detected on this computer. . . ” What does it mean?
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Figure 5: Setup Wizard: Introduction
This means that Module is already installed on this computer, or that the previous version has
not been uninstalled properly.
New version will override the currently installed one. We recommend you to backup SecurOS
directory or at least current configuration database before installing the new version.
Click OK button to continue installing Module or click Cancel button to quit setup.
2. Choose Server installation type (figure 6). Local database will be used for recognized numbers
recording.Click the Next button to continue.
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Figure 6: Server Installation Type
3. Set new database name and account for a new database (see figure 7). If Module has been
previously installed on this computer in Server mode and its database will be used in future
then specify existing database name and account. Click Next button to continue.
Figure 7: Setting Database Parameters
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4. If the same database has been found define the action over it (see figure 4). Otherwise proceed
to item 5.
Select one of the following option:
•Use database — use old PostgreSQL database from the previous Module installation on
this computer. Previous Module version must be correspondent to the current one to
guarantee correct database working.
•Reinitialize (clean) database — database will be reinitialized, all information in it
would be deleted.
Click the Next button to continue (see item ??).
5. If the database was not found on the computer specify PostgreSQL superuser credentials (account
and password) necessary for creating Module database (see figure 8). Click the Next button to
continue.
Figure 8: Database Creation
6. Review your installation preferences and click the Back button to make changes, if necessary.
If everything is correct, click the Install button. The installation process will begin.
7. After the installation process has completed, a window will appear where you should click the
Finish button to exit the installation program.
If Setup Wizard asks you to restart the computer, select either to restart now, or restart the
computer later (in latter case you will need to restart computer manually before launching the
Module).
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3.4 Installing Workstation Application
This section describes individual workstation software installation. It is also used on registering data
in remote database.
3.4.1 Installing Procedure
1. Insert the CD disc containing Module software into the CD-ROM drive. Launch the
Install.exe file.
The language dialog will appear. Select the language which will be used during the installation
process, and click the OK button. TheSetup Wizard window will be displayed (see figure 9).
Figure 9: Setup Wizard: Introduction
Setup Wizard will guide you through a number of screens to gather all the required information
prior to copying any files, so you can quit Setup Wizard and cancel the procedure at any step
without consequences. You can also go back to any previous step to alter settings by clicking
Back button. Click the Next button to continue.
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