RUPTELA RS232 Camera User manual

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RS232 Camera
User Manual

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................3
1.1 About the Functionality ..............................................................................................3
1.2 Legal Information......................................................................................................3
1.3 Compatibility.............................................................................................................3
1.4 Contact Information................................................................................................... 4
1.5 Document Changelog................................................................................................. 4
1.6 Notations..................................................................................................................4
1.7 References................................................................................................................5
2 Principles of Operation......................................................................................................6
3 Connection ......................................................................................................................7
3.1 Connection of One RS232 Camera ..............................................................................7
3.1.1 Connection to 5th Generation Advanced Family Devices ..........................................7
3.1.2 Connection to 4th Generation Advanced Family Devices ..........................................8
3.2 Connection of Two RS232 Cameras............................................................................. 9
3.2.1 Connection to 5th Generation Advanced Family Devices ..........................................9
3.2.2 Connection to 4th Generation Advanced Family Devices ........................................ 10
4 Configuration................................................................................................................. 11
4.1 Starting the Configuration ........................................................................................ 11
4.2 Configuring the RS232 Camera ................................................................................. 12
4.3 Finishing the Configuration....................................................................................... 15
5 Picture Request via SMS ................................................................................................. 16

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1Introduction
1.1 About the Functionality
RS232 cameras can be used for various surveillance applications, for example, to identify people
inside the cabin, to monitor driving conditions, to monitor the cargo, to know what happened in case
of emergency, etc. Two cameras may be used with the tracking device, allowing the user to surveil
several parts of the vehicle at the same time.
This feature description applies to tracking devices with the latest firmware version.
You can get the newest firmware and configurator from our documentation website: doc.ruptela.lt
1.2 Legal Information
Copyright © 2020 Ruptela. All rights reserved. Reproduction, transfer, distribution or storage of
parts or all of the contents in this document in any form without the prior written permission of
Ruptela is prohibited. Other products and company names mentioned in this document are
trademarks or trade names of their respective owners.
1.3 Compatibility
The RS232 camera is compatible with the following devices with the newest firmware version:
•HCV5
•LCV5
•Pro5
•FM-Tco4 HCV
•FM-Tco4 LCV
•FM-Pro4

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1.4 Contact Information
General enquiries
Website: ruptela.com
E-mail: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]
Technical support
E-mail: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]
1.5 Document Changelog
Version
Date
Modification
1.0
2018-08-02
Initial draft.
1.1
2018-09-11
Compatible models described. Link to the manufacturer’s website added.
1.2
2019-02-15
Added description of “Last snapshot info” IO event. Note regarding SD card
insertion added.
1.3
2020-05-18
Removed description of “Last snapshot info” IO event.
2.0
2020-07-01
Updated: Principles of operation.
Updated: Manual design and structure.
2.1
2020-07-16
Updated: Connection schematics.
1.6 Notations
The following notations are used in this document to highlight important information:
Bold text
Used to indicate user interface elements or for emphasis.
Italic text
Used to indicate items that belong to a list and can be selected.
Note
Used to highlight important information or special conditions.
Tip
Suggestions on how to proceed.

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1.7 References
Datasheet: https://doc.ruptela.lt/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=884778

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2Principles of Operation
RS232 cameras can be configured to take pictures at regular intervals, during configured events or
on demand via an SMS command. If the tracking device has an SD card, the pictures will be stored
in the card and sent to a server upon request. If the camera folder on the SD card is full, the oldest
picture will be overwritten. If the folder is full and there are no pictures on the card, the taken picture
will be discarded. After receiving the pictures, the server can then send a request to delete them
from the SD card to conserve memory. A maximum of 2000 pictures can be stored in the camera
folder.
If the tracking device does not have an SD card, one picture will be stored. No other pictures will be
taken until the server sends a request to delete the picture.
If you insert/remove the SD card, the tracking device should be restarted to ensure the
correct operation.
Every time after the start/restart of the tracking device, a GPS fix must be obtained to
automatically synchronize time with the RS232 camera.

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3Connection
3.1 Connection of One RS232 Camera
3.1.1 Connection to 5th Generation Advanced Family Devices
Connect the RS232 camera to your tracking device as follows (Port A is used in this schematic):
Alternatively, TX and RX wires can be connected to Ports B (16 pin connector, pin 3 and 11,
pink/green wire, red/cyan wires).

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3.1.2 Connection to 4th Generation Advanced Family Devices
Connect the RS232 camera to your tracking device as follows (Port A is used in this schematic):
Alternatively, TX and RX wires can be connected to Port B (14 pin connector, pin 3 and 1,
orange and yellow wires).

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3.2 Connection of Two RS232 Cameras
3.2.1 Connection to 5th Generation Advanced Family Devices
Connect the RS232 cameras to your tracking device as follows:

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3.2.2 Connection to 4th Generation Advanced Family Devices
Connect the RS232 cameras to your tracking device as follows:

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4Configuration
This functionality requires the use of the advanced configurator.
4.1 Starting the Configuration
To start the configuration, follow these steps:
1. Open the advanced configurator. Select your tracking device.
2. Select the COM port to which your device is connected.
3. Click Connect.
4. Click the Options button in the IO events section to open the IO Settings window.

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4.2 Configuring the RS232 Camera
Follow these steps to configure the RS232 camera:
1. Tick the Send I/O data with v1.1 protocol checkbox.
2. In the Interfaces section select the port, to which the RS232 Camera is connected ( PortA
or PortB) .
3. Select Camera from the drop-down list.
4. Click Config to open the Camera A configuration or Camera B configuration window.
5. Select the picture resolution. Default value: 320x240 .
6. If you want the camera to take pictures at regular intervals, tick the Capture by interval
checkbox. Default value: disabled, 5 .
7. Select the picture compression rate with the Data compression slider. Moving the slider
towards File size will decrease picture file size and quality while moving it towards Quality
will increase picture quality as well as file size. Default value: Balanced .
8. Select the exposure level with the Exposure level slider. Default value: 0.0 .

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9. If you want the camera to take pictures when specific IO events are triggered, click the
Capture by events button to open the Camera A event settings or Camera B event
settings window.
10. Select the required events by ticking the checkboxes. Click Save.
11. If you have two connected cameras, repeat steps 2-10.
Make sure that the events are enabled and properly configured in the active profile. Events
that are not enabled/configured will be marked in red, and trying to select them will cause
a pop-up warning message to appear.
The following table shows the IO events, which must be configured to inform the server how many
pictures were taken since the last record and are stored in the SD card:
Event name
Monitoring
On Change
On Hystersis
PortA camera snapshot on SD card
+
+
+
PortB camera snapshot on SD card
+
+
+

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The following table shows the IO events, which must be configured to inform the server when there
is a picture in camera memory:
You can use the Enable IO button to automatically enable the camera snapshot on SD
card and camera snapshot events on a serial port.
The following table shows the Event on settings for various IO events required to be configured:
Event name
Monitoring
On Change
On Hystersis
PortA camera snapshot
+
+
+
PortB camera snapshot
+
+
+
Event name
On Change
On Hystersis
DIN1
+
+
DIN2
+
+
DIN3
+
+
Ignition(DIN4)
+
+
Power Supply voltage
+
iButton driver ID
+
+
GSM/UMTS jamming
+
+
ECO extreme and harsh brake counter
+
ECO harsh acceleration counter
+
ECO cornering counter
+
Geofencing
+
RFID PortA
+
+
RFID PortB
+
+
GPS speed
+
Custom ignition
+
+
Towing alarm
+
+
Roll over alarm
+
iButton passenger ID
+
Registration alert
+
Magnetic card 16 B ID
+
Phone call
+
Magnetic Card 8 B ID
+
+
DS1971 iButton internal 8B driver ID
+
+
DS1971 iButton internal 16B driver ID
+
DS1971 iButton internal 8B passenger ID
+
+
DS1971 iButton internal 16B passenger ID
+

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4.3 Finishing the Configuration
To finish the configuration, close the Camera A configuration and IO settings windows. Click
Send CFG to send the configuration to the device.

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5Picture Request via SMS
The user can take pictures on-demand with the snapshot SMS command, using the following
structure: password snapshot <camera number>
<camera number> can have the following values:
• 0 –the command applies to all configured cameras;
• 1 –the command applies to the camera configured on PortA;
• 2 –the command applies to the camera configured on PortB.
After sending the SMS command, the tracking device will send a response, using the following
structure: snapshot <camera number> <answer>, <other camera number> <answer>
<answer> can be one of the following:
• ok –indicates that the camera took a picture successfully;
• busy –indicates that the camera is busy with a previously taken picture at the moment;
• n/a –indicates that the camera is either not configured on the given port, not connected or
not responding;
• fullsd –indicates that the memory of the SD card is full and the picture will be discarded, as
there are no pictures to be overwritten;
• err –indicates that there was an error.
Example 1
Request:
password snapshot 1
Response:
snapshot 1 ok
Example 2
Request:
password snapshot 0
Response:
snapshot 1 ok, 2 n/a