Active Silicon Harrier 23x AF Zoom IP 4K Camera User Guide

Active Silicon Harrier 23x AF Zoom IP 4K Camera

Introduction

This guide is designed to get you quickly up and running with the Harrier 23x AF-Zoom IP 4K Camera (AS-CAM-23IP4K-A). This document should be read in conjunction with the datasheet and technical reference manual for the Harrier 23x AF-Zoom IP 4K Camera. The camera is shipped with a fixed IP address of 192.168.1.108; this can be changed once you have connected to the camera.

Evaluation Kit Contents

The Evaluation Kit for the Harrier 23IP4K Camera (AS-CAM-23IP4K-EVAL-A) contains all the parts needed to evaluate the Harrier 23x AF-Zoom IP 4K Camera. Note that the evaluation kit does not include a camera, this needs to be ordered separately.
Please check that you have all the parts listed below:

• Harrier 23IP4K Camera Evaluation Board (see Figures 2 and 3).
• Fixing posts and screws to mount evaluation board on to the camera.
• Multi-way evaluation cable (see Figure 4).
• 36-way 0.5mm pitch FFC cable
• 12V multi-standard power supply and mains socket adapters.

Mounting the Evaluation Board on the camera (optional)

1. Connect the Harrier 23IP4K Camera Evaluation Board (J2) to the camera (J2) using the 36-way 0.5mm pitch FFC cable. Ensure that the cable is connected the right way round. The metal contacts should face towards the PCB.
2. Screw the mounting posts into the back of the camera.
3. Using the screws, carefully mount the Harrier 23IP4K Camera Evaluation Board to the camera. Without creasing the FFC cable, gently fold the FFC cable between the evaluation board and the camera so it does not protrude excessively.

Quick Start

1. Download and install the ONVIF Device Manager from https://sourceforge.net/projects/onvifdm/

2. Configure the network adapter on a PC to have an address of 192.168.1.1 (or similar).

3. Connect the J3 connector of the multi-way cable to socket J3 on the evaluation board.
   Double check that the J3 cable is in the right socket (J3 cable has red and black wires, see Figure 5).

4. Connect the cable labelled J4 to socket J4 on the evaluation board (see Figure 5).

5. Connect the cable labelled J5 to socket J5 on the evaluation board (see Figure 5).

6. Using a Cat5/6 RJ45 cable, connect the RJ45/Ethernet port of the multi-way evaluation cable to the network adapter of the PC.

7. Connect the 12V power supply to the barrel connector of the multi-way cable.

8. When you are ready the power supply can be plugged in and switched on, the camera will start up. After a while the camera will have initialized and a blinking LED on the PC ethernet port will indicate network activity.

9.  On the PC, open the ONVIF Device Manager and use it to locate the camera. Click the Refresh button and the camera will appear on the Device List with the IP address 192.168.1.108.

10. Open the connection to the camera by clicking on the box in the left-hand pane that shows the camera and its IP address. The panes on the right will populate and show a video preview image and camera stream settings.

11. By clicking on the Live video menu option, you can view the streaming video from the camera (see Figure 6).

    • If you select the Video streaming option on the menu you will also be able to change the resolution and frame rate of the video stream (make the selection, then click on Apply, see Figure 7.).
    • Note: selecting 3840×2160 resolution requires a reasonably high-performance PC as the video has to be decoded and re-scaled for display.
    • Sometimes when the camera first starts up the ONVIF Device manager will not display 3840×2160 live video; if this is the case try selecting 1080p resolution then changing back to 3840×2160.

12. If the PTZ control menu option is selected, the camera can be zoomed using the Zoom +/- buttons on the screen.

13. The video stream can also be opened using a media player application (e.g. VLC player or GStreamer). Use rtsp://192.168.1.108:554/type=0&id=1 to connect to the camera.

    • E. g. for VLC player: Select the Media menu, select Open Network Stream.
    • In the Open Media dialog, enter rtsp://192.168.1.108:554/type=0&id=1.
    • Click the Play button.

Opening the Camera Demo Web page

Open Internet Explorer and browse to the IP address of the camera. A login page will open.
To display video the web page requires an ActiveX plug in. This may not work with other web browsers. On the login dialog you will see ‘Plug in Download’. If you have not done this before, click on the option to download and install the file: Setup.msi.

Once the plug in is installed you can login:

• User: admin
• Password: password123 or 123456
• This will open the demonstration web page where you can control the camera and change the camera settings.

Changing the network address

• The network address can be changed using ONVIF device manager or the camera web page. Care must be taken when changing the address to ensure that you are always able to find the camera.
• To change the network address using ONVIF device manager (see Figure 10):
  • Open/connect to the camera by clicking on the box in the left hand panel.
  • Select Network settings in the centre panel and edit the settings.
  • Select Apply and the settings on the camera will change – note you will need to refresh the view as the camera will now be at a different IP address.
• To change the network address using the Camera Demo Web Pages (see Figure 11):
  • Login to the camera demo web page
  • Select the Settings tab
  • Select the Network Settings option from the menu on the left and edit the settings.
  • Select Apply and the settings on the camera will change – note you will need to reconnect to the camera as it will now be at a different IP address.
• For more information, please refer to the Camera Technical Reference Manual.

Downloads

• ONVIF reference documentation: https://www.onvif.org/resources/
• ONVIF Device Manager: https://sourceforge.net/projects/onvifdm/
• VLC: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en-GB.html
• GStreamer: https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/download/

Technical Support

In case of any issues, please contact Active Silicon Technical Support by email on techsupport@activesilicon.com.

Headquarters:

• Active Silicon Ltd
  • Pinewood Mews, Bond Close, Iver, Bucks, SL0 0NA, UK.
  • Tel: +44 (0)1753 650600
  • Fax: +44 (0)1753 651661
  • Email info@activesilicon.com
  • Website: www.activesilicon.com
• Active Silicon, Inc.
  • 479 Jumpers Hole Road, Suite 301, Severna Park, MD 21146, USA.
  • Tel: +1 410-696-7642
  • Fax: +1 410-696-7643
  • Email: info@activesilicon.com
  • Website: www.activesilicon.com

References

• Imaging products, embedded systems & solutions | Active Silicon
• Download GStreamer
• ODM download | SourceForge.net
• Resources - ONVIF
• Official download of VLC media player, the best Open Source player - VideoLAN

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