Basler BIP2-D series User Manual

Manual is about: IP Fixed Dome Cameras

Summary of BIP2-D series

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    Basler ip fixed dome cameras user’s manual for bip2-dxxxxc-dn models document number: aw001015 version: 07 language: 000 (english) release date: 14 april 2014.

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    Contacting basler support worldwide europe and the middle east: basler ag phone: +49 4102 463 515 an der strusbek 60 - 62 fax: +49 4102 463 599 22926 ahrensburg email: support.Europe@baslerweb.Com germany the americas: basler, inc. Phone: +1 610 280 0171 855 springdale drive, suite 203 fax: +1 610 2...

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    Aw00101507000 table of contents basler ip fixed dome cameras i table of contents 1 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 about this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Table of contents aw00101507000 ii basler ip fixed dome cameras appendix a software license information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 5: 1 Introduction

    Aw00101507000 introduction basler ip fixed dome cameras 1 1 introduction 1.1 about this document applicability this document applies to cameras that have the designation "bip2" as part of their model name. See the specification tables in section 8 on page 109 for a complete list of the camera models...

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    Introduction aw00101507000 2 basler ip fixed dome cameras 1.2 precautions weee directive the european union has enacted directive 2002/96/ec on waste electrical and electronic equipment (the weee directive). This directive is only applicable in european union member states. All basler ip cameras hav...

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    Aw00101507000 introduction basler ip fixed dome cameras 3 1.3 overview rj-45 network / poe - provides a 10/100 ethernet connection and can be used to connect power over ethernet (ieee 802.3af) to the camera. Main terminal block - provides connections for an alternate camera power input that can be u...

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    Introduction aw00101507000 4 basler ip fixed dome cameras status indicator leds - the green led indicates the network connection speed. Off means the network speed is 10 mbits/s (or the network is not connected). On means the network speed is 100 mbits/s. The yellow led indicates the level of networ...

  • Page 9: 2 Accessing The Camera

    Aw00101507000 accessing the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 5 2 accessing the camera the following instructions assume that you have used the basler ip fixed dome camera installation guide to install your camera and that you know either the ip address or the host name of your camera. (if you don...

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    Accessing the camera aw00101507000 6 basler ip fixed dome cameras.

  • Page 11: 3 Configuring The Camera

    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 7 3 configuring the camera this section describes how to configure your camera. It is intended to be used by administrators who have full access rights to the camera. 3.1 introduction when adjusting the parameters used to configure th...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 8 basler ip fixed dome cameras controls, streaming, motion detection, alarm handling, etc. Except for the streaming group, the parameters in each group can be adjusted while the camera is in normal mode. The parameters in the streaming group can only be adjusted ...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 9 fig. 3: camera block diagram imaging sensor stream 0 encoder camera global parameters (sensor aoi and masks) image control parameters alarm parameters i/o parameters motion detection parameters system parameters stream 0 parameters ...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 10 basler ip fixed dome cameras 3.2 accessing the configuration tools and camera parameters 1. If you have not already done so, start your web browser and access the basler surveillance web client in your camera as described in section 2 on page 5 . 2. When the b...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 11 3. A camera configuration menu will open on the left side of the client as shown below. Notice that the parameters used to configure the camera appear in groups such as the image controls group and the streaming group. You can open...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 12 basler ip fixed dome cameras refresh rate. Opening and closing parameter groups or switching from one tab to another will work very slowly if the refresh rate is too high. Plug-in help - click the plug-in help button to get information about installing the plu...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 13 low optical contrast (e.G. A white wall) contaminated lens the focus can be readjusted, if necessary, through the focus tab in the image controls group (see section 3.3.4 on page 19 ). The ambient temperature restricts and influenc...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 14 basler ip fixed dome cameras 3.3 image control parameters the parameters in the image controls group control the quality of the images captured by the camera's imaging sensor. 3.3.1 exposure tab prioritize quality = automatic exposure time control and automati...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 15 exposure offset - is used to customize the operation of the camera’s automatic controls. Negative settings will bias the auto controls toward producing darker images. Positive settings will bias the auto controls toward producing l...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 16 basler ip fixed dome cameras gain limit - when automatic gain control is enabled (see exposure mode above), the gain limit parameter sets the maximum amount of gain that the automatic gain control can use. If the gain limit is set to "off", there will be no li...

  • Page 21: 3.3.3

    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 17 fluorescent i = the camera will automatically change the white balance settings so that they are biased for normal fluorescent lighting (a color temperature of 2700 k). Once the settings are changed, the white balance will stay fix...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 18 basler ip fixed dome cameras ir filter state - indicates the current state of the camera’s ir-cut filter. Night = the ir-cut filter is currently in the night position (filter is not in front of the sensor). Day = the ir-cut filter is currently in the day posit...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 19 3.3.4 focus tab note: the focus tab is only available on camera models with autofocus functionality. For more information, refer to the specification tables in section 8 on page 109 . To adjust the focus during the installation pro...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 20 basler ip fixed dome cameras 3.4 streaming parameters the parameters in the streaming group are used to control the characteristics of the image area that will be captured by the camera’s sensor. They are also used to control the characteristics of the video s...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 21 3.4.1 global tab the parameters on the global tab control the way that the camera’s imaging sensor will capture images. Because the images captured by the sensor are used for all three video streams, the parameters on this tab are ...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 22 basler ip fixed dome cameras sensor aoi left - as shown in figure 4 on page 21 , sets the left offset (in pixels) for the sensor aoi, i.E., how far the sensor aoi will be offset from the left edge of the sensor. When you adjust this setting, you will notice th...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 23 test image mode - enables or disables the camera’s test image feature. When the test image mode is enabled, the camera will generate test images using its digital devices rather than the imaging sensor. The generated test images wi...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 24 basler ip fixed dome cameras sensor aoi editor - whenever the global tab is selected, the sensor aoi editor tab will also be available as shown below. You can use the editor to set the sensor aoi size and position rather than entering numbers in the boxes on t...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 25 white balance mask - click the white balance mask button to open the white balance mask editor as shown below. The white balance mask defines the area(s) of the image that will be used by the camera’s automatic white balancing func...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 26 basler ip fixed dome cameras auto brightness mask - click the auto brightness mask button to open the auto brightness mask editor as shown below. The auto brightness mask defines the area(s) of the image that will be used by the camera when it performs automat...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 27 privacy mask - click the privacy mask button to open the privacy mask editor as shown below. The privacy mask defines the area(s) of the image that will be blacked out in the images in the video streams. Only the areas highlighted ...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 28 basler ip fixed dome cameras motion mask - click the motion mask button to open the motion mask editor as shown below. The motion mask defines the area(s) of the image that will be used for the camera’s motion detection function (see section 3.5 on page 41 ). ...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 29 mask editor tools to apply a mask, all editors use the same tools. These are arranged in a toolbar at the top of each editor’s tab. With the tools, you can mask the entire sensor area, a single area or several different areas withi...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 30 basler ip fixed dome cameras 3.4.2 stream tabs the parameters on the stream 0 tab, stream 1 tab,and stream 2 tab control the way that the video stream associated with the selected tab is configured. This section describes the settings on the stream 0 tab, the ...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 31 encoder type - sets the video encoder type for the stream. Off = the video stream is disabled and no images will be streamed. This setting is only available on the stream 1 and stream 2 tabs. Stream 0 is always enabled, and the off...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 32 basler ip fixed dome cameras encoder type - (continued from previous page) yuv (rt triggered) = the camera will use the i420 color format for outputting uncompressed yuv images. The output will be an http stream. Live recording is also supported. This encoder ...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 33 if the encoder mode parameter is set to capped vbr, you can also set the desired quality of the stream by using the quality parameter. Note that the effect of the quality setting is not precisely equivalent for each encoder type. F...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 34 basler ip fixed dome cameras output size - lets you select from a list of standard image sizes. When you select a size, the camera checks the setting of the output scaling parameter. It then automatically sets the stream aoi left, stream aoi top, stream aoi wi...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 35 stream aoi left - as shown in figure 5 on page 30 , sets the left offset (in pixels) for the stream aoi, i.E., how far the stream aoi will be offset from the left edge of the image area captured by the camera’s sensor. When you adj...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 36 basler ip fixed dome cameras gop length [ms] - if the encoder type parameter is set to h.264 or mpeg4, then the gop length parameter will set the time between i-frames in milliseconds. In an h.264 or an mpeg stream, the camera transmits periodic i-frames and t...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 37 overlay text - sets the text that will appear in the text overlay. You can enter simple strings of text, and you can also enter the following expressions: $date$ = display the current date, time, and time zone (see section 3.12.2 o...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 38 basler ip fixed dome cameras overlay position - sets the position of the text overlay. Top left = place the text overlay bar at the top left of each streamed image. Bottom left = place the text bar at the bottom left of each image. Top right = place the text o...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 39 +framecount - click the +framecount button to quickly enter the $counter$ expression into the overlay text line. +hostname - click the +hostname button to quickly enter the $network.Hostname$ expression into the overlay text line. ...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 40 basler ip fixed dome cameras stream aoi editor - whenever a stream tab is selected, a stream aoi editor screen will also be available as shown below. Rather than setting numbers in the boxes on the stream tab, you can use the editor to set the aoi size and pos...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 41 3.5 motion detection parameters the parameters in the motion detection group are used to control the operation of the camera’s motion detection function. To understand what the parameters in this group do, you should have a basic i...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 42 basler ip fixed dome cameras motion threshold - sets a threshold for motion detection. If the number of changed pixels in the current image is above the motion threshold and below the motion limit (see the next parameter), then motion will be detected. Motion ...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 43 3.6 alarm handling parameters the parameters in the alarm handling group are used to select the sources that can declare an alarm condition and to control the actions that will be taken when an alarm condition is declared. 3.6.1 al...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 44 basler ip fixed dome cameras motion tab cyclic tab heartbeat missing tab source enable - check the source enable box on the motion tab to enable motion detection as a source for declaring an alarm condition. If motion detection is enabled as an alarm source an...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 45 3.6.2 alarm buffers section each video stream can have an alarm buffer. Normally, the alarm buffer on a stream is simply a ring buffer that stores the last n captured images for the stream (n depends on the size of the images being...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 46 basler ip fixed dome cameras 3.6.3 alarm actions section the alarm actions section of the alarm handling parameters is used to control the actions that will be taken when an alarm condition is declared. Digital output tab digital output hold time [ms] - sets t...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 47 email password - enter a password for authentication on the smtp server. Up to 29 characters can be used. All standard keyboard characters are valid. Email from - enter an email address to appear as the sender’s address in the emai...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 48 basler ip fixed dome cameras motionlevel_0= = current motion level (number of changed pixels) in region 0. The parameter descriptions for the remaining parameters motionregion_1/motionlevel_1 to motionregion_4/motionlevel_4 are identical to the motionregion_0/...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 49 ftp password - enter a password for authentication on the ftp server. Up to 29 characters can be used. All standard keyboard characters are valid. Live recording tab the storage requirement in the live buffer for saving pre-alarm d...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 50 basler ip fixed dome cameras sd card tab include stream - check the include stream box to save video files to the sd card along with the text file. The video files will contain the pre-alarm and post-alarm images that were saved in the alarm buffers when the a...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 51 3.7 live recording parameters the parameters in the live recording group are used to configure the settings for saving live recording data to an sd card or to an ftp server. 3.7.1 stream tabs the parameters on the stream 0 tab, str...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 52 basler ip fixed dome cameras storage location - sets the location where the live stream should be saved. Sd card = the live stream will be saved to an sd card. For information about the sd card settings, see page 52 . Ftp server = the live stream will be saved...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 53 file structure for the sd card. The browser functionality will allow you to navigate through the sd card’s file structure and to download files from the sd card. Erase sd card - click the erase sd card button to erase the contents ...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 54 basler ip fixed dome cameras 3.8 network parameters the parameters in the network group are used to set the camera’s ip configuration. 3.8.1 settings tab ip address - assigns an ip address to the camera that will be used if dhcp addressing is disabled. Network...

  • Page 59: 3.8.2

    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 55 search domain - sets the domain names the camera will use for resolving non-fully qualified host names via dns lookups. Multiple domain names can be defined, which have to be separated by a space. Http port - sets the http port on ...

  • Page 60: 3.8.3

    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 56 basler ip fixed dome cameras commit - click the commit button to save any changes you have made to the rtsp settings. Revert - click the revert button to cancel any changes you have made to the rtsp settings. The settings will revert to what they were the last...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 57 3.8.5 snmp tab 3.8.6 onvif tab snmp enable - check the snmp enable box to enable the camera’s snmp agent. This agent is used to receive information via the simple network management protocol (snmp) from a "manager", e.G. An externa...

  • Page 62: 3.9

    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 58 basler ip fixed dome cameras 3.9 input / output parameters the parameters in the input/output group are used to configure the camera’s digital i/o ports and to configure the camera’s rs-485 serial port. 3.9.1 digital i/o tab i/o sub-tabs direction - sets wheth...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 59 external trigger = the external trigger function is used to control the exposure start without having to use any other parameters. If the function parameter of an input port is set to "external trigger" and no external trigger is a...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 60 basler ip fixed dome cameras sensor information in the specification tables in section 8 on page 109 . For general information about shutters, see section 3.9.1.1. Flash window - this option is only available for cameras with rolling shutters. You can manually...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 61 rolling shutter on cameras equipped with a rolling shutter, the pixel lines are exposed with a temporal offset (called trow) from one line to the next. When frame start is triggered, the camera begins exposing the top line of pixel...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 62 basler ip fixed dome cameras using the flash window (rolling shutter) to provide the best-possible lighting conditions, apply the additional lighting during the "flash window" of each frame. The flash window is the period of time during a frame acquisition whe...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 63 you can calculate when the flash window will open (i.E., the time from the frame trigger until the moment when the window opens) using the following formula: time to flash window open = trow x (h - 1) where h = sensor height (user-...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 64 basler ip fixed dome cameras using exposure active (rolling shutter) when the strobe mode parameter is set to "exposure active", the camera sends a signal on the digital output port that can be used to control an external light source in order to provide addit...

  • Page 69: 3.9.2

    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 65 3.9.2 serial i/o tab the parameters on the serial i/o tab are used to configure the camera’s rs-485 serial port. Line configuration - sets the line configuration for the serial port in data bits, parity, stop bit format. For exampl...

  • Page 70: 3.10 User Parameters

    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 66 basler ip fixed dome cameras 3.10 user parameters the parameters in the user group are used to manage user authentication on the camera. 3.10.1 enabling authentication and logging in for the first time anonymous viewer enabled - check the anonymous viewer enab...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 67 3.10.2 logging in and logging out once you have logged into the camera, a logged in: indicator, a change password button, and a logout button (shown circled in red below) will appear in the basler tool bar. Notice that the logged i...

  • Page 72: 3.10.3 Managing Users

    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 68 basler ip fixed dome cameras 3.10.3 managing users to manage users, you must be logged into the camera as an administrator. Once you are logged in, access the user parameters group, and click on the manage users button. A user management tab will appear as sho...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 69 the available user levels are described in table 2. User level meaning administrator can change all camera configuration parameters. Can add or delete users. Can change the level or password of all existing users. Viewer can view i...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 70 basler ip fixed dome cameras to add a new user 1. Click the new user button on the user management tab. A user editor window will appear as shown below. 2. Enter a user name, select a user level (see table 2 on page 69 ), enter a password, reenter the password...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 71 3. An are you sure message window will open. Click the yes button. 4. A success message window will open. Click the ok button. To change an existing user’s password 1. On the user management tab, click on the name of the user whose...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 72 basler ip fixed dome cameras to change an existing user’s user level 1. On the user management tab, click on the name of the user whose user level you wish to change (see table 2 on page 69 for user level descriptions). As shown below, the user information wil...

  • Page 77: 3.11 Audio Parameters

    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 73 3.11 audio parameters the parameters in the audio group are used to configure the camera’s audio functionality. The audio data can be streamed via http or rtsp together with mjpeg, mpeg-4, and h.264 encoded streams. For information...

  • Page 78: 3.12 System Parameters

    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 74 basler ip fixed dome cameras 3.12 system parameters the parameters in the system group provide some basic information about the camera and allow you to set basic system characteristics such as the date and time. 3.12.1 info tab 3.12.2 date/time tab the followi...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 75 time zone description - sets the time zone. Select the correct time zone for the camera’s location from the drop down list. External clock synchronization - enables or disables clock synchronization and sets the synchronization met...

  • Page 80: 3.12.3 Management Tab

    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 76 basler ip fixed dome cameras ntp server source - determines the way the ntp server parameter will be set. Dhcp = the camera receives the ip address or name of the ntp server to use from a dhcp server response, if available. Manual = you must manually set the i...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 77 config management - use the config management button to save the camera’s current parameter settings to a file on your pc or to upload a saved configuration file from your pc to the camera. To save the current parameter settings to...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 78 basler ip fixed dome cameras 4. In the save as dialog box, select a location where the file will be saved, enter a file name (basler recommends using .Cfg as the file name extension), and click the save button. 5. When the download complete screen appears, cli...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 79 start firmware update - occasionally, firmware updates may be made available to the field. The start firmware update button is used to start the firmware update process. To determine the version of the firmware currently in your ca...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 80 basler ip fixed dome cameras 2. Click the ok button in the start firmware upload dialog box. A web page will open indicating that camera operation has been stopped. 3. Use the browse button in the window to select the new firmware file that you want to load on...

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    Aw00101507000 configuring the camera basler ip fixed dome cameras 81 4. Make sure that the firmware is correct and then click the confirm update button. A web page indicating the progress will appear. Wait for the update to finish. A web page will appear indicating that the update is finished. 5. Cl...

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    Configuring the camera aw00101507000 82 basler ip fixed dome cameras.

  • Page 87: 4 Factory Default Button

    Aw00101507000 factory default button basler ip fixed dome cameras 83 4 factory default button a factory defaults button is available on the side of the camera as shown below. The factory defaults button is especially useful if you have enabled user management on the camera and you can no longer reme...

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    Factory default button aw00101507000 84 basler ip fixed dome cameras.

  • Page 89: 5 Terminal Blocks and Audio

    Aw00101507000 terminal blocks and audio connector basler ip fixed dome cameras 85 5 terminal blocks and audio connector 5.1 the main terminal block the terminal block on the front of the camera base can be used to: provide alternate power to the camera when poe is not used (this functionality is ava...

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    Terminal blocks and audio connector aw00101507000 86 basler ip fixed dome cameras the assignments for the wire fixing holes in the main terminal block are as shown below and explained in table 3 on page 87. Fig. 10: main terminal block the main terminal block is a push-in type of connector. Either s...

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    Aw00101507000 terminal blocks and audio connector basler ip fixed dome cameras 87 the functionality of each wire fixing hole in the main terminal block is as described in table 3. Hole name: gnd (outdoor dome cameras only) function: ground for alternate camera power. Note: the ground for alternate c...

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    Terminal blocks and audio connector aw00101507000 88 basler ip fixed dome cameras hole name: i/o-0, i/o-1 function: i/o port 0 and i/o port 1 respectively. Each i/o port can be set to operate either as an input or as an output. The choice of whether a particular i/o port will operate as an input or ...

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    Aw00101507000 terminal blocks and audio connector basler ip fixed dome cameras 89 hole name: dc out function: dc out supplies unregulated +5.6 vdc and can be used to power a small device such as a relay. The maximum allowed load on dc out is 50 ma. If an inductive load such as a relay is used with d...

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    Terminal blocks and audio connector aw00101507000 90 basler ip fixed dome cameras fig. 11: i/o, alternate power, and rs-485 schematic rs-485 gnd (isolated) b- a+ dc out vdc camera power gnd (isolated) +12 to +24 vdc +24 vdc max switch device rs-485 gnd rs-485 a+ rs-485 b- camera +5 vdc +5 vdc 1 k Ω ...

  • Page 95: 5.2

    Aw00101507000 terminal blocks and audio connector basler ip fixed dome cameras 91 5.2 the rs-485 terminal block the 3-hole terminal block on the right side of the camera base can be used to make an rs-485 connection to the camera. The assignments for the wire fixing holes in the terminal block are a...

  • Page 96: 5.3

    Terminal blocks and audio connector aw00101507000 92 basler ip fixed dome cameras 5.3 the audio connector 5.3.1 audio connector type and pin assignments the audio connector on the camera is a 4-pin jst phr-4 type connector. The pin numbering is as shown in figure 13. Fig. 13: audio connector the pin...

  • Page 97: 5.3.2

    Aw00101507000 terminal blocks and audio connector basler ip fixed dome cameras 93 5.3.2 audio y-cable a y-cable for use with the audio connector is shipped with the camera. The cable is equipped with the connectors shown in figure 14. If desired, you can use the information that appears in this sect...

  • Page 98: 5.3.3

    Terminal blocks and audio connector aw00101507000 94 basler ip fixed dome cameras 5.3.3 audio schematic a schematic for mic-in / line-in and for line-out is shown in figure 15. As shown in the schematic, software switchable mic-power is available on mic-in / line-in. The specifications for mic-power...

  • Page 99: 6 Day/night Functionality

    Aw00101507000 day/night functionality basler ip fixed dome cameras 95 6 day/night functionality 6.1 introduction basler ip fixed dome cameras are equipped with day/night functionality. Cameras with day/night functionality are well-suited for use in areas with natural lighting during the day and arti...

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    Day/night functionality aw00101507000 96 basler ip fixed dome cameras ir-cut filter modes of operation the ir-cut filter mechanism in the camera has several modes of operation. You can use the day/night tab in the image controls parameters group (see page 17 ) to set the ir filter mode. The modes of...

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    Aw00101507000 day/night functionality basler ip fixed dome cameras 97 auto controls from mistakenly sensing a momentary change in lighting conditions as a change from night to day or from day to night. Finally, the ir filter current level parameter lets you see the current darkness level as measured...

  • Page 102: 6.2

    Day/night functionality aw00101507000 98 basler ip fixed dome cameras 6.2 ir-cut filter control options controlling the ir-cut filter position via a digital i/o port as mentioned in section 6.1 on page 95 , the ir-cut filter can be set for several different modes of operation. If you set the ir-cut ...

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    Aw00101507000 day/night functionality basler ip fixed dome cameras 99 fig. 16: input used to control ir-cut filter position illuminator internal switch associated with a photocell rs-485 gnd (isolated) b- a+ dc out vdc camera power gnd (isolated) camera +5 vdc +5 vdc 1 k Ω (set as an output) (set as...

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    Day/night functionality aw00101507000 100 basler ip fixed dome cameras controlling an external device based on the ir-cut filter position as mentioned on page 97 , the camera includes a capability called the ir-cut filter announce feature. When this feature is enabled, the camera will "announce" the...

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    Aw00101507000 day/night functionality basler ip fixed dome cameras 101 fig. 17: output used to apply device power relay illuminator power illuminator rs-485 gnd (isolated) b- a+ dc out vdc camera power gnd (isolated) camera +5 vdc +5 vdc 1 k Ω (set as an output) (set as an input) i/o-0 i/o-1 1 k Ω h...

  • Page 106

    Day/night functionality aw00101507000 102 basler ip fixed dome cameras.

  • Page 107: 7 Real-Time Trigger

    Aw00101507000 real-time trigger functionality basler ip fixed dome cameras 103 7 real-time trigger functionality 7.1 introduction the camera normally captures images without the need for any type of triggering by the user. For instance, if a camera is set for a frame rate of 30 frames (images) per s...

  • Page 108

    Real-time trigger functionality aw00101507000 104 basler ip fixed dome cameras 1/30 s 1/30 s 1/30 s 1/30 s 1/30 s camera controlled capture 1 camera controlled capture 2 camera controlled capture 3 camera controlled capture 6 camera controlled capture 7 camera controlled capture 4 camera controlled ...

  • Page 109

    Aw00101507000 real-time trigger functionality basler ip fixed dome cameras 105 if you take a close look at figure 19, you will notice that two of the image captures triggered by the camera’s internal process were aborted. These two partially completed images will be dropped and will not be transmitt...

  • Page 110: 7.2

    Real-time trigger functionality aw00101507000 106 basler ip fixed dome cameras 7.2 enabling and using real-time triggering to enable real-time triggering, use the digital i/o tab in the input/output parameters group (see section 3.9 on page 58 ) to properly configure one of the i/o ports. The port s...

  • Page 111: 7.3

    Aw00101507000 real-time trigger functionality basler ip fixed dome cameras 107 7.3 real-time triggering impact on streams when you are setting the streaming group parameters on the camera, remember that because the real-time trigger operates at the sensor level, it impacts all enabled streams. So, f...

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    Real-time trigger functionality aw00101507000 108 basler ip fixed dome cameras.

  • Page 113: 8 Technical Specifications

    Aw00101507000 technical specifications basler ip fixed dome cameras 109 8 technical specifications 8.1 bip2-d1000c-dn and bip2-d1300c-dn specification bip2-d1000c-dn bip2-d1300c-dn sensor 1/3" progressive scan ccd global shutter effective pixels 1024 (h) x 768 (v) 1280 (h) x 960 (v) pixel size 4.65 ...

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    Technical specifications aw00101507000 110 basler ip fixed dome cameras alarm management ring buffer for pre and post alarm images microsdhc card slot for local storage (microsdhc card is not included with the camera) events triggered by motion detection or external input (real-time trigger) image u...

  • Page 115: 8.2

    Aw00101507000 technical specifications basler ip fixed dome cameras 111 8.2 bip2-d1920c-dn (outdoor)/(outdoor, af) and bip2-d1920c-dn (indoor)/(indoor, af) specification bip2-d1920c-dn (outdoor) / bip2-d1920c-dn (outdoor, af) bip2-d1920c-dn (indoor) / bip2-d1920c-dn (indoor, af) sensor 1/3" progress...

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    Technical specifications aw00101507000 112 basler ip fixed dome cameras alarm management ring buffer for pre and post alarm images microsdhc card slot for local storage (microsdhc card is not included with the camera) events triggered by motion detection or external input image upload via ftp, email...

  • Page 117

    Aw00101507000 technical specifications basler ip fixed dome cameras 113 standards din en 50130-4, fcc class a, ce, rohs, onvif housing  148 mm x 122 mm ( 5.83" x 4.8") vandal-proof aluminum chassis with polycarbonate dome bubble, ip66  148 mm x 122 mm ( 5.83" x 4.8") plastic chassis with polycar...

  • Page 118: 8.3

    Technical specifications aw00101507000 114 basler ip fixed dome cameras 8.3 dimensions fig. 20: dimensions in mm (inches).

  • Page 119

    Aw00101507000 software license information basler ip fixed dome cameras 115 appendix a software license information mpeg-4: this product is licensed under the mpeg-4 visual patent portfolio license for the personal and non-commercial use of a consumer for (i) encoding video in compliance with the mp...

  • Page 120

    Software license information aw00101507000 116 basler ip fixed dome cameras other software the camera contains software originating from a variety of third parties. To view the software license information: 1. Start the surveillance web client as described in section 2 on page 5 . 2. Click the about...

  • Page 121

    Aw00101507000 revision history basler ip fixed dome cameras 117 revision history doc. Id number date changes aw00101501000 16 jun 2011 initial release of this document. Aw00101502000 27 jul 2011 added information for the new bip2-d1920c-dn and bip2-d1920c-dn (indoor) models. Aw00101503000 30 aug 201...

  • Page 122

    Revision history aw00101507000 118 basler ip fixed dome cameras aw00101505000 31 jul 2012 added the description of the new audio encoder type parameter (see page 36 ). Added the description of the new parameters pre-alarm time period [s] and post-alarm time period [s] to the live recording tab in th...

  • Page 123

    Aw00101507000 revision history basler ip fixed dome cameras 119 aw00101506000 3 apr 2014 updated the support contact information in the contacting basler support worldwide section (see page 2 ). Updated the frame rate mode parameter description (see page 22 ). Updated mask editor descriptions (see p...

  • Page 124

    Revision history aw00101507000 120 basler ip fixed dome cameras (continued from previous page) removed the ntp parameter in the system parameter group. Added information about maximum length of unshielded cables (see page 86 ). Updated the i/o, alternate power, and rs-485 schematic (see page 90 ). A...

  • Page 125

    Aw00101507000 index basler ip fixed dome cameras 121 index a adding a user............................................70 alarm actions ............................................46 alarm buffer size parameter .....................36 alarm buffer state parameter ....................45 alarm buffers ...

  • Page 126

    Index aw00101507000 122 basler ip fixed dome cameras frame rate image capture ...................................... 8 stream .................................................. 8 frame rate mode parameter ..................... 22 frame rate scaling parameter ................... 35 ftp password param...

  • Page 127

    Aw00101507000 index basler ip fixed dome cameras 123 motion threshold parameter .....................42 mpeg4.....................................................31 multicast ip parameter .............................55 multicast metainfo parameter ...................55 multicast on-demand parameter...

  • Page 128

    Index aw00101507000 124 basler ip fixed dome cameras stop button ............................................... 11 storage location parameter ...................... 52 stream 0 tab (alarm buffer) ...................... 45 stream 0 tab (video stream) ..................... 30 stream aoi ................