FLIR VIEWCOM/E MAX+ User manual

VIEWCOM/E MAX+
SETUP GUIDE
VIEWCOM/E MAX+
November 2014
10-4545 VIEWCOM/E MAX+ V1.02

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Contents
VIEWCOM/E MAX+ and product documentation
VIEWCOM/E MAX+ features ......................................................................................................... 1
About the product documentation .............................................................................................. 1
Setup via keypad and monitor
About the setup of VIEWCOM/E MAX+ ....................................................................................... 2
About the monitor view ................................................................................................................ 2
To go to the setup mode of VIEWCOM/E MAX+......................................................................... 2
Basic commands via the keypad................................................................................................. 4
Setting the general parameters ................................................................................................... 4
To define the system name ........................................................................................ 4
To change the date and time settings ........................................................................ 5
Configuring the system................................................................................................................ 5
About the system configuration .................................................................................. 5
To assign an IP address............................................................................................. 6
To change the time interval for data retrieval ............................................................. 6
To set the number of cameras connected to VIEWCOM/E MAX+ ............................. 6
Setting the image and video properties...................................................................................... 7
About video input selection......................................................................................... 7
About image quality .................................................................................................... 7
To set image and video properties ............................................................................. 7

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Setting compression parameters ................................................................................................ 8
To change the RTSP port for streaming video ........................................................... 8
To change the compression type ............................................................................... 8
To change the compression parameters .................................................................... 8
To activate the multicast function ............................................................................... 8
To change the resolution ............................................................................................ 8
To change the view mode .......................................................................................... 9
Making VIEWCOM/E MAX+ operational ...................................................................................... 9
Display information of VIEWCOM/E MAX+ in operational mode.............................................. 10
VIEWCOM/E MAX+ Web page
About the Web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+................................................................................ 11
To go to the Web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+ ............................................................................ 11
Monitoring the detector boards................................................................................................... 12
To view the status of all detector boards (image, event status) ................................. 12
To view real-time data (count, speed and occupancy) ............................................... 13
Setting up the detector boards and VIEWCOM/E MAX+ ........................................................... 14
To open VIP Setup Module ........................................................................................ 15
Basic tasks in VIP Setup Module................................................................................ 15
To set up VIEWCOM/E MAX+ or a detector board via VIP Setup Module................. 15
To upgrade the firmware of VIEWCOM/E MAX+ or a detector board ........................ 16
Servicing VIEWCOM/E MAX+....................................................................................................... 17
Streaming video
About streaming video ................................................................................................................. 18
Viewing streaming video via VLC media player......................................................................... 18
About VLC media player............................................................................................. 18
To view streaming video via VLC media player.......................................................... 18
To record streaming video via VLC media player....................................................... 18
Index

VIEWCOM/E MAX+ and product documentation
> VIEWCOM/E MAX+ features
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1. VIEWCOM/E MAX+ and product
documentation
VIEWCOM/E MAX+ features
VIEWCOM/E MAX+ is an IP-addressable communication board to transfer data from the detector boards (traffic data,
events, images) to the PC. VIEWCOM/E MAX+ has MPEG-4 and H.264 compression and provides streaming video
over the network.
Via the Web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+ you can monitor the detector boards by viewing images and real-time traffic
data; or you can remotely manage VIEWCOM/E MAX+ and the detector boards.
Initial setup of VIEWCOM/E MAX+ is done on-site using keypad and monitor.
About the product documentation
This guide describes the setup of VIEWCOM/E MAX+.
VIP video detection system with VIEWCOM/E MAX+

Setup via keypad and monitor
> About the setup of VIEWCOM/E MAX+
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2. Setup via keypad and monitor
About the setup of VIEWCOM/E MAX+
There are two possible ways to set up VIEWCOM/E MAX+:
To access the Web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+, it is required that an IP address has been assigned via the on-site
setup.
About the monitor view
Via the monitor you can view the VIEWCOM/E MAX+ in:
• Operational mode, showing product information, detector board overview and list of events
See Display information of VIEWCOM/E MAX+ in operational mode on page 10.
• Setup mode, with the setup menu (keypad needed)
To go to the setup mode of VIEWCOM/E MAX+
1Press the RESET button on the front panel of the VIEWCOM/E MAX+ board.
Product information (product name, serial number, version number) is shown.
2Press the M key on the keypad.
3To exit the setup mode: from the main menu, press the Escape key.
Location Using To
On site Keypad and monitor Initially set up the board
Remotely PC (VIEWCOM/E MAX+ Web page)
See VIEWCOM/E MAX+ Web page on page 11.
Change the setup of an operational board

Setup via keypad and monitor
> To go to the setup mode of VIEWCOM/E MAX+
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The setup menu comprises the following submenus:
General Set the system name, date and time
Communication Configure the system
Images Set the image and video properties
Streaming Set compression and streaming video
The initial screen with product information (top) and the setup mode with the menu bar (bottom)

Setup via keypad and monitor
> Basic commands via the keypad
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Basic commands via the keypad
Setting the general parameters
To define the system name
FLIR Intelligent Transportation Systems recommends to define the system name according to its road location.
1Select General > System name.
2Type a new system name of maximum 15 characters.
3Press the Escape key.
A = Arrow keys
B = Escape key
C = Enter key
D = M key
Other keys are not used for the setup of VIEWCOM/E MAX+.
To On the keypad
Select a menu or submenu Use the Arrow keys.
Open a menu or submenu Press the Enter key.
Exit a menu or submenu Press the Escape key.
Scroll through a menu Use the Arrow keys.
Select a parameter setting Use the Arrow keys.
Exit the setup mode From the main menu: press the Escape key.
A
BC
D

Setup via keypad and monitor
> To change the date and time settings
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To change the date and time settings
Date and time are set by the on-board clock. You can change the date and time settings and the timezone or activate
an NTP (Netwerk Time Protocol) Server. The NTP is by default deactivated (127.x.x.x). If the value does not start with
“127”, an NTP is active.
1Select General > Date/Time.
2Do any of the following:
• To change the time: select Current Time and use the Arrow keys.
• To change the date: select Current Date and use the Arrow keys.
• To activate the NTP Server: select NTP Server and type the server number (max. 12 characters).
• To change the timezone: select Timezone and use the Arrow keys.
3Press the Escape key.
Configuring the system
About the system configuration
VIEWCOM/E MAX+ is the communication board for up to 4 detector boards (4 x VIP3D.1 or 4 x VIP3D.2) and retrieves
data from these boards by sending a periodic request to all boards. Communication between VIEWCOM/E MAX+ and
the PC goes over TCP/IP. You assign an IP address to VIEWCOM/E MAX+ and you set the number of video signals
that are processed by the detector boards. You can also change the interval for data retrieval.
Note: If you do not use the NTP server, do not change the default setting (127.x.x.x).
Rack with detector boards and VIEWCOM/E MAX+

Setup via keypad and monitor
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To assign an IP address
1Select Communication > Ethernet.
2Select System IP and Subnet Mask and type a new string to change these settings.
3To connect to other networks: enter another value to set the Default Gateway.
4To change the default port of the PC: select TCP Port. and enter a new value.
5Press the Escape key.
To change the time interval for data retrieval
1Select Communication > Data Integration Interval and use the Arrow keys (Interval range: off, 10, 20 or 30 s, 1,
2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30 or 60 min).
2Press the Escape key.
To set the number of cameras connected to VIEWCOM/E MAX+
1Select Communication > Number of Cameras and use the Arrow keys.
2Press the Escape key.
Note: Serial communication between VIEWCOM/E MAX+ and an external device is possible over the service
connector on the front panel of VIEWCOM/E MAX+. The Communication menu includes the settings
Baudrate.

Setup via keypad and monitor
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Setting the image and video properties
By default, the video input signal is set to NTSC. This is the video norm that applies to the video out signal of
VIEWCOM/E MAX+ also (monitor interface).
About video input selection
If the system is configured with an I/O expansion board, readdress the camera signal(s) as illustrated below.
About image quality
VIEWCOM/E MAX+ provides single camera images from the detector board, available via the VIEWCOM/E MAX+
Web pages. You can save these images on the PC. The quality of these images is configurable.
To set image and video properties
1Select Images.
2To change the quality of the single images: select Quality and use the Arrow keys.
3To readdress the camera signal(s): select Video Input Selection and use the Arrow keys.
4Press the Escape key.
Video input selection illustrated - top: default configuration & bottom: configuration with I/O expansion board
Image quality Image size (kb)
Low 14
Medium (default) 26
High 32
Super High 46
Image quality versus size

Setup via keypad and monitor
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Setting compression parameters
By default, streaming video is available at a frame rate of 30 fps and with D1 resolution in H.264. The bit rate is 2
Mbps.
Via VIEWCOM/E MAX+, multiple users can view streaming video simultaneously. The board supports both unicast and
multicast streaming. For more information on the multicast function, please contact FLIR Intelligent Transportation
Systems or your system administrator.
To set the RTSP port for streaming video
1Select Streaming > RTSP Port.
2Enter a value between 1 and 65535.
3Press the Escape key.
To change the compression type
1Select Streaming > Video 1 or Video 2.
2Use the Arrow keys to change the Encoding to H264, MJPEG or MPEG4.
3Press the Escape key.
To change the compression parameters
1Select Streaming > Video 1 or Video 2.
2Use the Arrow keys to change Bit rate or Frame rate.
3Press the Escape key.
To activate the multicast function
1Select Streaming > Video > Multicast.
2Use the Arrow keys to set Multicast to On.
3Select Multicast IP and enter a new address.
4Enter the Multicast Port (between 1 and 65535) that sends out the rtp stream.
5Enter the Multicast TTL (i.e. Time To Live, between 1 and 254).
6Press the Escape key.
To change the resolution
1Select Streaming > Video 1 or Video 2.
2Use the Arrow keys to change the Resolution to D1, VGA, QVGA, CIF or QCIF.
3Press the Escape key.

Setup via keypad and monitor
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To change the view mode
1Select Streaming > Video 1 or Video 2 > View Mode.
2Use the Arrow keys to change the View Mode to Quad, Single, PiP (Video 1 only) or Compass (Video 1 only).
3Press the Escape key.
Making VIEWCOM/E MAX+ operational
After setting all parameters:
• Press the Escape key to exit all menus.
The board automatically saves the setup and switches to the learning mode. After the SAVING message has
disappeared, the board becomes operational.
Quad view Single view
PiP view Compass view
Note: When you have not set any parameter in the setup menu for the last 5 minutes, VIEWCOM/E MAX+ switches
to the operational mode automatically.

Setup via keypad and monitor
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Display information of VIEWCOM/E MAX+ in operational
mode
In operational mode of VIEWCOM/E MAX+, the following information is available:
• General VIEWCOM/E MAX+ information: system name, IP address, firmware version, date and time
• Overview of the detector boards: Board address, Communication channel, Communication status, Image
status
• List of events: board address, date and time, event type and level, zone and status of the event
• IP address of the connected PC (optional)
Note: This information is available on the monitor and on the Web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+. See
VIEWCOM/E MAX+ Web page on page 11.

VIEWCOM/E MAX+ Web page
> About the Web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+
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3. VIEWCOM/E MAX+ Web page
About the Web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+
The web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+ has the following remote functions:
To go to the Web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+
1Verify that JAVA Virtual Machine (V1.6.0 or later) is installed on the PC. 
To install: see www.java.com.
2Verify that the PC and VIEWCOM/E MAX+ are in the same network range.
3Open the Web browser and enter the IP address of VIEWCOM/E MAX+.
Function Tasks / Information Via the Web page menu
• Monitor the detector boards Image of each detector board + Active events
Count, speed and occupancy data of the last 10 min
from each detector board (table or graph)
Detector Status
Real-time Data Analysis
• Set up the detector boards and
the VIEWCOM/E MAX+
VIP Setup Module Board Setup
• Service VIEWCOM/E MAX+ Board reset, password protection, system logging System Setup
• Help Shows the VIEWCOM/E MAX+ setup guide Setup guide
The web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+

VIEWCOM/E MAX+ Web page
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Monitoring the detector boards
Via the Web page menus Detector Status and Real-time Data Analysis, you can view an image of each detector
board. The canvas is colour-coded to indicate active events. If so, you can view event details. For each board with
traffic data function, integrated count, speed and occupancy data from the last 10 intervals are available per lane, and
are shown in a table or graph.
To view the status of all detector boards (image, event status)
1Go to the Web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+.
2Click Detector Status.
GREY = normal situation
RED = active traffic event (e.g. Level of Service)
ORANGE = active technical event (e. g. image quality)
3To get details on the active event(s): click the camera image.

VIEWCOM/E MAX+ Web page
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To view real-time data (count, speed and occupancy)
1Go to the Web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+.
2Click Real-time Data Analysis.
3To view count data: click Real-time Count.
4To view occupancy data: click Real-time Occupancy.
5To view the data in a table: click Table Mode.
Real-time data (speed)

VIEWCOM/E MAX+ Web page
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Setting up the detector boards and VIEWCOM/E MAX+
The Board Setup menu on the Web page has the following information:
• VIEWCOM/E MAX+ in operational mode
See Display information of VIEWCOM/E MAX+ in operational mode on page 10.
• Camera images from all detector boards
Via the Board Setup menu, you can start a dedicated application VIP Setup Module for the setup of detector boards
and VIEWCOM/E MAX+ via the PC.
Board setup menu with operational info on VIEWCOM/E MAX+ and a camera image of all detector boards

VIEWCOM/E MAX+ Web page
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To open VIP Setup Module
Do one of the following:
• To open the setup application for VIEWCOM/E MAX+, click anywhere on the text information (operational info).
• To open the setup application for a detector board, click the camera image.
Basic tasks in VIP Setup Module
To set up VIEWCOM/E MAX+ or a detector board via VIP Setup Module
1Go to the Web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+.
2Click Board Setup.
3Open VIP Setup Module for VIEWCOM/E MAX+ or a detector board.
4Choose Connect > Get Parameters and confirm. The setup menu of the board appears.
For details on the setup of VIEWCOM/E MAX+, see Setup via keypad and monitor on page 2.
For details on the setup of a detector board, consult the detector board user guide.
5Choose Connect > Send Parameters and confirm. The board becomes operational with the changed parameters.
VIP Setup Module - main window for the remote setup of VIEWCOM/E MAX+ and the detector boards
To Description
Open a menu or submenu Point to the menu.
Activate a function Click the function.
Undo or redo the last action Choose Edit > Undo or Redo.
Get a camera image with or without overlay Choose Connect > Snapshot > Overlay On or Overlay Off

VIEWCOM/E MAX+ Web page
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6To set up another board:
•Select Go To and click to select a board from the list.
• Repeat the previous steps 4 - 5.
7To load a configuration from the PC to the board:
• Choose File and Open the configuration file.
• Choose Connect > Send Parameters and confirm. The board becomes operational with the loaded
configuration.
8To save a configuration file on the PC:
• Choose File > Save as.
• Define the location and name of the configuration file.
9To exit VIP Setup Module, click the Close button.
To upgrade the firmware of VIEWCOM/E MAX+ or a detector board
1Go to the Web page of VIEWCOM/E MAX+.
2Click Board Setup.
3Open VIP Setup Module for VIEWCOM/E MAX+ or a detector board.
4Choose Connect > Get Parameters and confirm.
5Choose Connect > Send Firmware.
6Browse to select the firmware file.
7Click Program.
The firmware is upgraded now. The board automatically restarts and becomes operational.