Vivotek Stainless Steel Housing Series User manual

Quick Installation Guide
Stainless Steel Housing Series
Rev. 1.0

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Model Number AE-510 AE-510-I
Power Input 24V AC 24V AC
Power Output 12VDC, 24VAC 12VDC, 24VAC
Power Consumption Window heater: 5W;
Fan: 2W;
Window heater: 5W;
Fan: 2W;
IR LED: 12W;
Wiper: 6W
VAIR Illuminator N/A 850nm
50m@40°, 140m@10°
Environmental
Operation Temp.
-20°C ~ +65°C -20°C ~ +50°C
Window heater ON/OFF < 30°C (86°F) ON
>30°C (86°F) OFF
≤ 20°C (68°F) ON
≥ 30°C (86°F) OFF
Blower Control >30°C (86°F) ON
< 30°C (86°F) OFF
≥35°C (95°F) ON
≤ 25°C (77°F) OFF
Protection Level IP68, IK10 IP68, IK10 (IP66 w/ wiper)
Construction AISI 316L stainless steel AISI 316L stainless steel
Dimensions 460 (L) x 172 (W) x 163.5
(H) mm
460 (L) x 172 (W) x 242.5
(H) mm
Net Weight 7.5kg 8kg
Cable Grants PG16 x 2 PG16 x 2
UNPACKING:
Unpack carefully. Electronic components can be damaged if improperly handled or
dropped. If an item appears damaged in shipment, place it properly in its carton and
notify the shipper.
IMPORTANT!:
1. Read and follow Instructions: All operating and user instructions should be read and
followed before the unit is to be operated.
connections.
If you plan to install this camera housing into a tropical, sea coastal, or an environment
where salt water or corrosive industrial waste water/moist are present, please seal each
This will help prevent
electrolysis to occur and extend the life span of the camera and housing.
IMPORTANT:
1. Disconnect devices: A readily accessible disconnect device in the building installation wiring
should be incorporated.
2.

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Swivel Positions and Directions
460.0 mm(18.11")
(14.56")
(6.77")
(6.43")
(6.08")
(15.79")
370.0 mm
401.1 mm
172.0 mm
163.5 mm
154.5 mm
(9.64")
(3.46")
88.0 mm
245.0 mm
(3.38") 86.0 mm
460.0 mm(18.11")
130.4 mm(5.13")
119.9 mm
(4.72")
(14.56")
(6.77")
(1.17") (15.79")
370.0 mm
401.1 mm
172.0 mm
29.9 mm
(9.54")
242.5 mm
(3.62")
(5.88")
(2.97")
92.0 mm 149.5 mm
75.7 mm
(9.64")
(3.46")
88.0 mm
245.0 mm
(13.62")
346.0 mm
(14.09")
358.0 mm
(2.71")69.0 mm
Dimensions

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Component Description
III
460.0 mm(18.11")
130.4 mm(5.13")
119.9 mm
(4.72")
(14.56")
(6.77")
(1.17") (15.79")
370.0 mm
401.1 mm
172.0 mm
29.9 mm
(9.54")
242.5 mm
(3.62")
(5.88")
(2.97")
92.0 mm 149.5 mm
75.7 mm
Dimensions with the IR unit and wiper
Camera Mounting Platform
24VAC Power
distribution board
AE-510

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Camera Mounting Platform
24VAC Power
distribution board
AE-510-I
Wiper VAIR module
Terminal block

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Installation
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Installation Suggestions
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•When install a housing with an IR illuminator:
Please avoid eye exposure or apply appropriate protection, such as wearing a pair of Infrared
protection glasses, when working with the product. Always use camera live view to oberve IR
lighting effects.
WARNING:
1. How to open the housing
Slide out the rear cover plate of the housing, taking care to leave the sealing washer in its seating.
Heater or wiper or VAIR connect need unplug.
AE-510:
Heater Connect
Unplug
AE-510-I:
Heater Connect
VAIR Connect
Unplug

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2. Prepare power wires, a ground wire, and a CAT5e Ethernet cable. Pass them through
the PG16 waterproof connectors and its waterproof components.
Ethernet cable Ø4 ~ 6.5mm
Power wires
Note that some cables are connected when shipped. You do not need to connect heater,
blower, and the front IR powere wires.
o
O
g
B
b
G
br
BR
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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o: white/orange stripe
O: orange solid
g: white/green stripe
B: blue solid
b: white/blue stripe
G: green solid
br: white/brown stripe
BR: brown solid
You may need to remove the RJ45 connector, and use a crimping tool to connect the
Ethernet wires to an RJ45 connector inside the enclosure. Use an Ethernet cable of the
width of 5 ~ 6.5mm.
3. When done, tighten up and install the waterproof connectors.
IMPORTANT:
1. Recommend to cover the ethernet or power cable with stainless steel tube in order to
prevent the corrosion of cable.

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4. Assemble the camera components, e.g., the CS ring and lens module. Secure the
mounting plate to the bottom of the camera (the label side) using the included screw.
5. Connect 24V power source to the power input terminal. Connect power wires from the
DC 12V output to the camera.
Below is the distribution board drawing power from 24V AC.
AE-510
DC 12V OUT - to camera
AC 24V OUT
AC 24V IN
AE-510

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Heater
Blower
IR angle selector
I/O terminal block
24V AC IN 12V DC OUT
24V AC OUT
Connectors to the front IR
Power LED
+ -
AE-510-I
Below is the pinouts for the DI/DO terminal block:
Facing the rear side of the housing, from left to right:
DO2 Connect to tank water pump.
DI2 Wiper control, connects to IP camera's DO for manually triggering washer.
RS485+ RS485+, RS485 can be used to control IR illuminator beam angles, etc.
RS485- RS485-
DO+ +5V VCC
DI- GND
DO1 IR LED status
DI1 IR control, synchronizes day/night mode switching for IP camera. It is related to IR

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beam angle for different effective illumination range.
VAIR 12W 6W
no. of
LEDs
2P 2P
Beam
angle
10°20°30°40°10°20°30°40°
Distance
(meter)
140m 110m 80m 50m 100m 80m 60m 40m
DIP Switch :
LL LH HL HH

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6. Connection for IR control by IR light sensor, RS485 and camera digital output
(AE-510-I)
1. IR control by IR Light sensor
The below connection enables the synchronization of IR light sensor and auto day/night
switch on the camera
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DO+ DO- DI1+ DI2+ DI3+ DI- RS485- RS485+
AC/DC pwr AC/DC pwr
AWG26
DO2
DI2
DI-
RS485-
RS485+
DO1
DI1
DO+
Tank ctrl
Wiper ctrl
GND
IR LED
IR ctrl
5V VCC
Camera Terminal Block
Enclosure Terminal Block
2. IR control by RS485 command
DO+ DO- DI1+ DI2+ DI3+ DI- RS485- RS485+
AC/DC pwr AC/DC pwr
AWG20
AWG26
AC24V
DO2
DI2
DI-
RS485-
RS485+
DO1
DI1
DO+
DC12V
Tank ctrl
Wiper ctrl
GND
IR LED
IR ctrl
5V VCC
Camera Terminal Block
Enclosure Terminal Block
Note the wire gauge requirements for making the power connections. (24VAC 24W load)
Wire Gauge 22 20 18 16 14 12
Distance 55 90 150 230 270 600 feet

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DO+ DO- DI1+ DI2+ DI3+ DI- RS485- RS485+
AC/DC pwr AC/DC pwr
AWG20
AWG26
AC24V
DO2
DI2
DI-
RS485-
RS485+
DO1
DI1
DO+
DC12V
Tank ctrl
Wiper ctrl
GND
IR LED
IR ctrl
5V VCC
Tank ctrl
Tank low water
GND
Camera Terminal Block
Enclosure Terminal Block
Below is a diagram for water tank and wiper control. The wiper can be started by manually
triggering the Digital Output from the camera user interface.
3. IR control by Camera DO
Camera will automatically trigger IR light on/off via DO.
DO+ DO- DI1+ DI2+ DI3+ DI- RS485- RS485+
AC/DC pwr AC/DC pwr
AWG26
DO2
DI2
DI-
RS485-
RS485+
DO1
DI1
DO+
Tank ctrl
Wiper ctrl
GND
IR LED
IR ctrl
5V VCC
Camera Terminal Block
Enclosure Terminal Block

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Install wall mount bracket or Cardan joint bracket.
Wall mount bracket
mounting
AE-510:
Heater Connect
Plug
AE-510-I:
Heater Connect
VAIR Connect
Plug
Cardan joint Bracket
mounting
type of installation & plug heater or wiper or VAIR connector to power board.
7. Before closing the housing reinsert the bottom orientating the slide according to the
installation required, on the wall bracket or on the Pan & tilt head, for the right camera
The front end of the slider is about 70mm from the window. Please install the camera in the appropriate
position.
70mm

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9. The housing can also be installed using the pole-mount or corner-mount.
Stainless Steel
Camera Housing
Pole Mount
Corner Mount
Stainless Steel
Camera Housing
8. Sunshield mounting:

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10.
Open a web console with the camera.
Use the Media > Focus function to tune for a best image focus on your target area.
If preferred, e.g., shooting fast moving vehicles, select the 60fps frame rate.

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In the night mode, check if the input signals are correctly detected. You may simulate the
night mode by blocking the IR unit's light sensor. Change the triggering parameters when
necessary.
synchronized with the digital input you connected.

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Appendix: RS485 Commands
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For housings that come with IR illuminators, wiper, and washer, commands can be
delivered via the RS485 protocol. The RS485 connection uses the Pelco D protocol.
Baud rate 2400
Data bits 8
Parity None
Stop bit 1
Command format:
Byte1 Byte2 Byte3 Byte4 Byte5 Byte6 Byte7
Sync Addr CMND1 CMND2 DATA1 DATA2 CKSM
Addr range: 0x00 ~ 0xFE. CKSM: check sum is the last 8 bits of the sum of Byte2 through
Byte6.
Command Group 1:
Command Description Command (hexadecimal, "ox" is
ommited)
Note
VaIR Lens Stop FF 01 00 00 00 00 01 Pelco D - Zoom Stop
VAIR Lens Wide FF 01 00 40 00 00 41 Pelco D - Zoom Wide
VaIR Lens Tele FF 01 00 20 00 00 21 Pelco D - Zoom Tele
Wiper On FF 01 00 09 00 01 0B Pelco D – Aux 1 On
Wiper Off FF 01 00 0B 00 01 0D Pelco D – Aux 1 Off
Wiper and Washer On FF 01 00 09 00 02 0C Pelco D – Aux 2 On
Wiper and Washer Off FF 01 00 0B 00 02 0E Pelco D – Aux 2 Off
IR Led Force On FF 01 00 09 00 03 0D Pelco D – Aux 3 On
IR Led Force Off FF 01 00 0B 00 03 0F Pelco D – Aux 3 Off
Command Group 2:
Command Name Command (hexadecimal, ox
is ommited)
Note
FF 01 00 18 01 dd CKSM dd: 0x00 ~ 0xFE; for example, when addr
is 2, the command looks like FF 01 00 18
01 02 1C
IRMode FF 01 00 18 02 mm CKSM mm: IR mode
mm=0x02: Light Sensor Auto (Default)
mm=0x03: DI Trigger
mm=0x04: via RS485 Command
(When receiving IR Led Force On / IR Led
Force Off command, will switch to using
the IR Mode -RS485 Command)

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For example,
IRmode_Auto
FF 01 00 18 02 02 1D
IRmode_DI
FF 01 00 18 02 03 1E
IRmode_CMD
FF 01 00 18 02 04 1F
LightSensorGate FF 01 00 18 03 LL CKSM When the IR Mode Light Sensor Auto,
the Lux value to turn IR LED can be
LL: Lux, changes is made by
every10Lux
For example:
LightSensorGate = 100
FF 01 00 18 03 0A 26
LightSensorGate = 200
FF 01 00 18 03 14 30
The parameters of IR illuminator can be controlled via the RS485 connection. You can
enable the connection in > PTZ > Mechanical window. Select the defaults
for the IR illuminator: Pelco D, baud rate - 2400, Data bits - 8, Stop bit - 1, Parity - none.
Defaults for IR:
Pelco D
2400
8
1
none
Customizable IR control

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You can create custom command buttons by entering the Button name and the command
itself:
VaIR: The VAIR control include those on the IR Led and VaIR Lens.
There are 3 IR mode commands
IRMode = Light Sensor Auto (Default)
sensor lux reading < LightSensorGate - LED On
sensor lux reading >= (LightSensorGate + 10 Lux ) - LED Off
IRMode = DI_1 Trigger (IR triggered on by DI
DI _1 shorted DI –(Low) - LED On
DI_1 open (High) - LED Off
IRMode = controlled by RS485 Command (Pelco D – Aux 3 On/Off)
IR Led Force On - LED On
IR Led Force Off - LED Off
DO_1 as IR Status Feedback
LED On, DO_1 is grounded via MOSFET (DI- connected)
LED Off, DO_1 no input
VaIR Lens Zoom control
Dip Switch
When Lens stops, its last position will be memoried,and when powered on again, lens will move to the
Wiper & Wahser control)
DI_2 Trigger:
When DI_2 connected to DI- (Low), wiper and washer operate for 3 times and then stop.
Using RS485 Command –Wiper Only (Pelco D – Aux 1 On/Off)
Wiper On, wiper takes action
Wiper Off, wiper starts one operation and then stops.
RS485 Command –Wiper & Washer (Pelco D – Aux2 On/Off)
Wiper and Washer On, pumps and spray water with wiper action.
Wiper and Washer Off, spraying and wiping starts one operation and then stops.
DO2 used for spraying control
DO_2 connected to DI- via MOSFET - starts spraying.
Spraying stops, and the LED turns Off when DO_2 is not triggered.

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