Stahl EC-940-AFZ Series Manual

Manual / OperatingInstructions
Camera EC-940-AFZ
R. STAHL Camera Systems GmbH
Adolf-Grimme-Allee 8
D 50829 Cologne
Version 01.00.04
Issue date: 23.07.2018

Manual / Operating Instructions EC-940 Disclaimer
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Disclaimer
Publisher and copyright holder:
R. STAHL Camera Systems GmbH
Adolf-Grimme-Allee 8
D 50829 Köln
Registered place of business: Cologne
Court of registration: District court Cologne, HRB 73049
VAT number: DE 279 883 744
Telephone: [phone] - 1200
Fax: - 4200
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that might result from the contents of these instructions or all other documentation is limited to
clear cases of premeditation.
We reserve the right to change our products and their specifications at any time, provided it is in
the interest of technical progress. The information in the current manual (online or on CD / DVD
/ USB stick) or in the operating instructions included with the equipment applies.
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companies in question.
Copyright © 2018 by R. STAHL Camera Systems GmbH. Subject to alterations.

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Formatting conventions
The markings in these operating instructions refer to specific features that must be noted.
In detail, these are:
This sign alerts users to hazards that will result in death or serious
injury if ignored.
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injury if ignored.
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equipment or result in injury if ignored.
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prevention of damage to machinery or equipment.
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information of which particular note should be taken.
Information highlighted by this symbol refers to a different
chapter or section in this manual or other documentation
or a web-page.
Graphic Symbols
Information highlighted by this symbol indicates important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
Information highlighted by this symbol indicates the presence of "dangerous
voltage" within the product's enclosure, which may constitute a risk of an electric
shock to persons.
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
DOCUMENTATION
NOTICE
CAUTION

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Warning
These servicing instructions are for use by qualified service
personnel only.
To reduce the risk of electric shock do not perform any servicing
other than that contained in the operating instructions.
Please use the input power with just one camera and do not connect
any other devices.
The ITE is to be connected only to PoE networks without routing to
the outside plant.
Caution !
The surface of the camera can heat up at ambient temperatures higher
than 45 °C ! Caution at contact !
CAUTION

Manual / Operating Instructions EC-940 Contents
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Contents
Description Page
Disclaimer 2
Formatting conventions 3
Graphic Symbols 3
Warning 4
Contents 5
1Preface 7
2Scope of delivery 7
3Camera Function 7
4Recommended Specifications 8
4.1 PC Specification 8
4.2 NAS Specification 9
5Technical data 10
5.1 PoE++ Extender 12
6Conformity to standards 12
7Certificates 13
7.1 ATEX 13
7.2 IECEx 13
8Marking 13
9Type code 14
9.1 Approval 14
9.2 Product type 14
10 Safety Advice 15
10.1 Installation and operation 15
10.2 Connecting conditions 16
10.3 Warning notes 16
11 Installation 17
11.1 General information 17
11.2 Special requirements 17
11.3 Cable glands 18
11.4 Earthing 19
12 Mounting and dismounting 20
12.1 General information 20
12.2 Mechanical dimensions 20
12.2.1 Camera EC-940-AFZ 20
12.2.1.1 View "tube" without mounting plate 20
12.2.1.2 Dimensions 20
12.2.2 Main mounting plate EC-940-AFZ 21
12.2.2.1 View 21
12.2.2.2 Dimensions 21
12.2.3 Mounting joint EC-940-AFZ 21
12.2.3.1 View 21
12.2.3.2 Dimensions 21
12.2.4 EC-940-AFZ camera with optional wall bracket and
sun protection (SR) 22

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12.2.4.1 View 22
12.2.4.2 Dimensions 22
12.2.5 Sun protection (SR) 25
12.2.5.1 View 25
12.2.5.2 Dimensions 25
12.2.6 Optional accessories 25
12.2.6.1 Wall bracket EC-94x-AFZ 25
12.2.6.2 Ceiling bracket EC-94x-AFZ 26
12.2.6.3 Corner bracket adaptor EC-94x-AFZ 27
12.2.6.4 Pole mounting adaptor EC-94x-AFZ 27
12.2.7 PoE++ Extender 28
12.2.7.1 View 28
13 Commissioning 29
13.1 General information 29
13.2 EC-940-AFZ camera connections 30
13.2.1 EC-940-AFZ with copper interface 30
13.2.1.1 View 30
13.2.1.2 Connection overview 30
13.2.2 EC-940-AFZ with FO interface 31
13.2.2.1 View 31
13.2.2.2 Connection overview 31
13.2.3 Connection overview PoE++ variant 32
14 Maintenance, overhaul and repair 32
14.1 Overhaul 32
15 Troubleshooting 32
16 Disposal 33
16.1 RoHS directive 2011/65/EU 33
17 Terminals 34
18 Declaration of EC conformity 38
19 Release notes 39

Manual / Operating Instructions EC-940 Preface
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1 Preface
This manual / these operating instructions contain all aspects relevant to explosion protection
for the EC-940-AFZ cameras. They also contain information on the connection, installation and
commissioning (etc.) of these devices.
All data relevant to explosion protection was copied to these
operating instructions from the EC type examination certificate.
For the correct operation of all associated components please note,
in addition to these operating instructions, all other operating
instructions enclosed in this delivery as well as the operating
instructions of the additional equipment to be connected.
All certificates for the cameras are contained in the
document entitled CE_EC-940-AFZ, which is not part of
the delivery of the cameras.
You can find this document online at www.stahl-camera.de
or request a copy from R. STAHL Camera Systems
GmbH.
2 Scope of delivery
Camera EC-940-AFZ
Main mounting plate EC-940-AFZ (mounted to camera EC-940-AFZ)
Mounting joint EC-940-AFZ
Cable glands (according to camera type) (enclosed)
Sun protection (SR)
Fall protection cable (connected to camera EC-940-AFZ)
USB stick with software
Manual / Operating Instructions Camera EC-940-AFZ
Software Manual Camera EC-940-AFZ
3 Camera Function
The EC-940-AFZ cameras are explosion-protected Ex de cameras for video monitoring
hazardous areas such as petrochemical plants, gas storage and transport, drilling platforms,
drilling rigs and drilling vessels, or silos. The cameras are certified according to ATEX directive
2014/34/EU for installation in hazardous areas zone 1, 2, 21 and 22.
The EC-940-AFZ cameras are compact zoom cameras with a resolution of 2 megapixels
(1920 x 1080), 32x optical zoom and 16x digital zoom and day / night function. Each version
(see type code) of the EC-940-AFZ cameras has different options.
Description of camera functions
- Full HD video resolution
- Multi-Streaming
This network camera can display videos in different resolutions and qualities
simultaneously using different CODECs.
- Web Browser
The web browser can be used to display the image in a local network environment.
NOTICE
DOCUMENTATION

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- Alarm
If an event occurs, the camera sends the relevant videos to the e-mail address or the
FTP server registered by the user, saves them in a Micro SD card or NAS, or sends the
signal to the alarm output terminal.
- Tampering Detection
Detects tampering attempts on video monitoring.
- Motion Detection
Detects motion from the camera's video input.
- Intelligent Video Analysis
Analyses video to detect logical events of specified conditions from the camera's video
input.
- Face detection
Detects faces from the camera's video input.
- Auto Detection of Disconnected Network
Detects network disconnection before triggering an event.
- ONVIF Compliance
This product supports ONVIF Profile-S.
For more information, please refer to www.onvif.org.
4 Recommended Specifications
4.1 PC Specification
- CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or higher (for using 1920 x 1080 pixels, 30 fps)
Intel Core i7 2.8 GHz or higher (for using 1920 x 1080 pixels, 60 fps)
- Web plug-in is optimized to SSE 4.1 Instruction Set.
- Resolution: 1280 X 1024 pixels or higher (32 bit colour)
- RAM: 2 GB or higher
- Supported operating systems:
Windows XP / VISTA / 7 / 8 / 8.1,
Mac OS X 10.7 / 10.8
- Supported browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer (ver. 8 ~ 11)
Mozilla Firefox (ver. 9 ~ 19)
Google Chrome (ver. 15 ~ 32)
Apple Safari (ver. 6.0.2 (Mac OS X 10.8, 10.7 only), 5.1.7) * Mac OS X only
•Windows 8 is supported only in the desktop mode.
•Neither a beta test version (unlike the version released on the company website) nor
the developer version will be supported.
•It is recommended to connect to IPv6 in Windows 7.
•The camera does not support Internet Explorer Compatibility View settings.
•For Mac OS X only the Safari browser is supported.

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- Video Memory: 256 MB or higher
If the driver of the video graphic adapter is not installed properly or is
not the latest version, the video may not be played properly.
For a multi-monitoring system involving at least two monitors, the
playback performance can deteriorate depending on the system.
We recommend you use Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93 GHz or higher in a
multi-browser environment.
4.2 NAS Specification
- Recommended capacity: 200 GB or higher
- Simultaneous access:
One unit of NAS can accept a maximum of sixteen camera accesses.
For this camera we recommend you use a NAS with the following specifications
Netgear NAS - maximum simultaneous access of 16 cameras
Synologie NAS - maximum simultaneous access of 16 cameras
When you use netgear's NAS equipment, do not allocate the
capacity for use.
If you use NAS equipment for purposes other than video saving, the
number of accessible cameras may be reduced.
NOTICE
NOTICE

Manual / Operating Instructions EC-940 Technical data
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5 Technical data
Function / Equipment
EC-940-AFZ-HDI-O4H
EC-940-AFZ-HDI-O5H
EC-940-AFZ-HDI-O6H
EC-940-AFZ-HDF-O4I
EC-940-AFZ-HDF-O5I
Camera type
AFZ = Auto Focus Zoom
Camera version
HD = Day / night vision camera, 32x optical zoom
Video output
IP copper
IP FO
Connection
Connection box (Ex e) with terminals
Connection box (Ex e) with terminals and
FO connection
Power supply
Directly in the integrated Ex e connection box
Rated operational voltage AC
Version 4 only: 230 V
Voltage range AC
Version 4 only: 100 - 240 V
Frequency range
48 –62 Hz
Rated operational voltage DC
Version 5 only: 24 V
Voltage range DC
Version 5 only: 20.4 –28.8 V
Power over Ethernet (PoE++)
(only with R. STAHL PoE++ Extender)
Version 6 only
Additional:
Power over Ethernet (PoE Class 3)
Versions 4 and 5 only
(Operation without heater)
-
Note
Versions see type code (example: version 4 = EC-940-AFZ-HDI-O4H)
Wattage (maximum)
EC-940-AFZ-HDI-O4H 33.4 W
EC-940-AFZ-HDI-O5H 30.6 W
EC-940-AFZ-HDI-O6H 37.6 W
EC-940-AFZ-HDF-O4I 35.9 W
EC-940-AFZ-HDF-O5I 33.1 W
Temperature range (operating temperature)
Operation without heater:
EC-940-AFZ-HDI-O4H -10 °C to +65 °C / [14 °F to 149 °F]
EC-940-AFZ-HDI-O5H
EC-940-AFZ-HDI-O4H -40 °C to +65 °C / [-40 °F to 149 °F]
EC-940-AFZ-HDI-O5H
EC-940-AFZ-HDI-O6H
-55 °C to +65 °C / [-67 °F to 149 °F]
EC-940-AFZ-HDF-O4I
EC-940-AFZ-HDF-O5I
-25 °C to +55 °C / [-13 °F to 131 °F]
Data cable length
Ethernet copper
100 m (328.08 ft)
Ethernet FO
max. 4000 m (13,123.36 ft.) at 62.5 µm core cross section
max. 5000 m (16,404.2 ft.) at 50 µm core cross section
and usage of 9721/13-11-14
Enclosure
Stainless steel 1.4404 electropolished
Enclosure protection type
IP66
Dimensions
484 mm x 137 mm
Mounting position
any
Weight
ca. 14.35 kg
Camera details
Imaging device
1/2.8" 2.38MP CMOS
Total number of pixels / effective pixels
1952 (H) x 1116 (V), 2.18M / 1944 (H) x 1104 (V) , 2.14M
Scanning system
Progressive
Min. illumination
Colour: 0.3 Lux (1/30 sec., F1.6, 50 IRE), B/W : 0.03 Lux (1/30 sec., F1.6, 50 IRE)
S / N ratio
50 dB
Focal length (zoom ratio)
4.44 ~ 142.6 mm (optical 32x)
Max. aperture ratio
F1.6 (wide) / F4.4 (tele)
Angular field of view
H: 62.8˚ (wide) ~ 2.23˚ (tele) / V: 36.80˚ (wide) ~ 1.26˚ (tele)
Min. object distance
1.5 m (4.92 ft)
Focus control
Auto / Manual / One push
Lens / mount type
DC auto iris / Board-in type
Camera title
Off / On (displayed up to 45 characters)
Day & night
Auto (ICR) / Color / B/W / External / Schedule
Backlight compensation
Off / BLC
Wide dynamic range
120 dB
Contrast enhancement
SSDR (Samsung Super Dynamic Range) (off / on)
Digital noise reduction
SSNRIII (2D + 3D noise filter) (off / on)
Digital image stabilization
Off / On
Defog
Off / Auto / Manual