DVM R150 Spec&Tech

Digital Video Manager
Specification and
Technical Data
DVM01-150
Release 150
June 2002
Version 2.1
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Digital Video Manager

Specification and Technical Data
Table of Contents Page
REVISION STATUS AND DESCRIPTION..................................................................................................4
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................5
DIGITAL VIDEO MANAGER OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................6
SYSTEM OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................7
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................9
DIGITAL VIDEO MANAGER SYSTEM KEY FEATURES .......................................................................................9
Live Video Features..................................................................................................................................10
Single Camera View ............................................................................................................................................. 10
Quad Camera View ............................................................................................................................................... 12
Sequence View...................................................................................................................................................... 13
View from within PlantScape Custom Displays ................................................................................................... 14
Surveillance and Alarm Monitors ......................................................................................................................... 15
Controlling Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) Cameras .......................................................................................................... 16
Video Recording Features........................................................................................................................17
Operator Activated Recordings ............................................................................................................................. 17
Alarm and Event Activated Recordings ................................................................................................................ 18
Scheduled Recordings........................................................................................................................................... 19
Video Motion Detection Recordings .................................................................................................................... 20
Viewing Recordings.............................................................................................................................................. 21
Exporting a Recording .......................................................................................................................................... 24
Archiving Recordings ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Searching for Recordings...................................................................................................................................... 25
Video Motion Detection............................................................................................................................27
DVM Server Based Motion Detection .................................................................................................................. 27
Streamer Based Motion Detection ........................................................................................................................ 28
Configuration, Tuning and Region Selection........................................................................................................ 28
Flexible Configuration .............................................................................................................................31
Camera Definition................................................................................................................................................. 31
Camera PTZ Control............................................................................................................................................. 32
Alarm / Event Activation Settings......................................................................................................................... 32
Video Motion Detection Settings.......................................................................................................................... 33
Camera Recording Settings................................................................................................................................... 34
Integration with the PlantScape Control System......................................................................................35
Single Integrated Operator Interface ..................................................................................................................... 35
Integrated Plant Segregation ................................................................................................................................. 35
Integrated Operator Based Security ...................................................................................................................... 36
Integrated Station Based Security ......................................................................................................................... 36
PlantScape Alarm and Event Activated Recordings and Monitor Switching........................................................ 37
View Video and Process Control Information Simultaneously............................................................................. 37
DVM System Alarms Integrated into PlantScape ................................................................................................. 38
Phased Integration with Existing Legacy CCTV Systems.........................................................................39
Internet Explorer Based Clients ...............................................................................................................41
Video as Evidence – Audit Trail (Log) .....................................................................................................42
Fault Tolerance ........................................................................................................................................44
Internationalization ..................................................................................................................................44
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Performance Monitor ...............................................................................................................................44
User Documentation ................................................................................................................................45
SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................46
Digital Video Manager Servers................................................................................................................48
Secondary DVM Servers .......................................................................................................................................48
Hardware and Software Requirements...................................................................................................................49
PlantScape Servers...................................................................................................................................50
PlantScape Client Stations .......................................................................................................................51
Internet Explorer Based Clients ...............................................................................................................52
Video (Camera) Streamers .......................................................................................................................53
Fixed (Conventional) Cameras ................................................................................................................53
Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) Cameras and Devices.............................................................................................54
Direct PTZ Interface ..............................................................................................................................................54
Axis Streamer PTZ Support...................................................................................................................................54
Axis Streamer PTZ Device Support.......................................................................................................................54
Video Recording Storage .........................................................................................................................55
On-line Storage......................................................................................................................................................55
Offline Storage (Archiving) ...................................................................................................................................55
SYSTEM SIZING AND PERFORMANCE.................................................................................................56
System Sizing ............................................................................................................................................56
Performance .............................................................................................................................................58
MODEL NUMBERS......................................................................................................................................60
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ..............................................................................................................................61

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Revision Status and Description
Revision Date Description

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1.0 26 February 2002 Document created with Release 101 information
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1.1 25 March 2002 Added Performance and Sizing Information
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2.0 3 April 2002 Added R150 information
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2.1 17 June 2002 Updated R150 information

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Introduction
Shaped by Honeywell’s technology and integration expertise, Honeywell Digital Video Manager
(DVM) is a fully integrated, highly flexible and easily expandable digital CCTV (closed-circuit
television) solution. DVM sets a new standard in cost effectiveness, flexibility, integration and
performance.
This solution addresses head-on the challenges of today’s video surveillance, security and industrial
plant operations requirements. Its architecture takes advantage of the plant’s existing network
communications structure, eliminating the need for coaxial cables and providing unmatched camera
portability.
DVM features tight integration with the Honeywell PlantScape control system, enabling alarm and
event activated recordings, so that only the video you require is captured, when you need it most.
Also, with the pre-recording feature of DVM, video prior to the event occurring can be stored, thus
allowing for video of both the cause of the event and the results of the event to be captured.
The PlantScape control system operators can now, not only view and control the plant, but also view
and control all the cameras (with adequate security), all in one Operator Station and from within
custom schematics and displays.
With Digital Video Manager, you receive all the benefits of digital CCTV video and much more. In an
environment where you are continuously seeking ways to optimize your resources, this powerful
solution can help enhance the plant productivity by providing “sets of eyes” where you never had
“eyes” before. Not only can the plant security be improved by having video from security cameras
available to the PlantScape Clients, but now the plant operators can also monitor and control the
process with the aid of live video. Analyzing process upsets and making decisions based solely on
the process data is “a thing of the past”, as video is now the next generation process sensor.
The uses and benefits of DVM are only limited by one’s imagination.

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Digital Video Manager Overview

Digital Video Manager is built upon industry-standard, open networking, PC components and
software applications, taking advantage of the most cost-effective, powerful components available.
The architecture consists of a primary video server, with the capability to add secondary video
servers to support larger CCTV applications.
A typical system architecture is shown below in Figure 1.
PlantScape PlantScape Stations

Server
Ethernet TCP/IP Network

Switch
PlantScape
Controller
Offline Storage
DVM Primary Server
Figure 1. Typical Digital Video Manager system architecture
The Honeywell Digital Video Manager solution leverages your plant’s TCP/IP (Ethernet) networks.
This revolutionary CCTV architecture makes it remarkably easy to add and re-locate cameras
anywhere along the plant Ethernet networks, eliminating the need for dedicated coaxial cables. New
CCTV monitors simply require a network connected PC with suitable software. Plus, you no longer
need to purchase and maintain racks of recording equipment, monitors and switches – not to
mention the control room space and utilities required to support them. Honeywell Digital Video
Manager provides unprecedented system flexibility and can help to significantly reduce typical CCTV
installation, operator and maintenance costs.
The system components of the Digital Video Manager solution are:
• Microsoft Windows 2000 based servers;
• Microsoft Windows 2000 based clients (including PlantScape Stations)
• Industry standard TCP/IP communication, which supports redundant network architectures over
long distances, as well as mixed media types
• Industry standard commercial Video Streamers that support both NTSC and PAL cameras
• Industry standard CCTV fixed and Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras
• Industry standard off-the-shelf storage devices for archiving video recordings
• Microsoft SQL Server relational database incorporated into DVM, providing powerful search
capabilities

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System Overview
Digital Video Manager is a complete system ‘out of the box’, that utilizes the best available
technologies. Features include:
• Integration with the Honeywell PlantScape Control System – Honeywell’s leading edge
CCTV solution seamlessly integrates with the PlantScape Control System, including the User
Interfaces (Operator Stations), the Alarm and Event subsystem and the PlantScape Hybrid
controller. Now your control system and your CCTV system are integrated, whereby your
operators can view and control both the industrial process as well as all the plant cameras
(including recordings) from the single Operator Station.
• A Single, Information-Rich User Interface – Digital Video Manager puts advanced functionality
at your fingertips, helping to increase personnel productivity and responsiveness. Your operators
can perform all viewing, recording, archiving and retrieval functions from their PlantScape
Operator Station. There is no need to leave their station to view the CCTV system, replace a
tape in the VCR, activate a recording or search for a stored videotape.
Operators can control individual camera pan/tilt/zoom functions, enter recording commands and
simultaneously view high quality live images, as well as record and play stored video from a
single camera. And for maximum ease of use, DVM’s advanced user interface features intuitive
Microsoft Windows software, web-style navigation buttons, tab views and VCR type recording
controls.
• Advanced User (Operator) Security – DVM delivers features previously found only in high-end
video surveillance management systems – and never before available in a CCTV system. You
can specify which operators can view which cameras, and even determine which operators will
have access to which video recordings. This is achieved with no additional configuration as DVM
seamlessly integrates directly with the PlantScape security model. Once an operator is assigned
areas of viewing and control within the plant, he/she has immediate access to cameras within
those areas of the plant. The Operator’s Security Level and Control Level within PlantScape
determines what degree of view and control he/she has within the DVM system. All operator and
system actions are logged.
• Intelligent Recording – With Digital Video Manager, the user specifies what types of
recordings are captured and when. There are four methods of initiating recordings: Event
Activated, Scheduled, Operator Initiated and Video Motion Detected.
Recorded images can include not only what happened after the event or incident (post event
recording) but also what happened prior to the event (pre-event recording or pre-record). This
provides you with a complete picture of the entire event, both before and after, to enhance your
investigation process and outcomes.
(a) Event Activated

Integration with your PlantScape control system enables sophisticated alarm and event activated
recordings when an alarm or event in PlantScape occurs. Your PlantScape control system can
determine when a recording should be activated on any camera. Video prior to the alarm or
event is also captured using pre-record.

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(b) Scheduled
Digital Video Manager can record video for a designated camera at specified times. Each
camera has it’s own set of schedules, which can be configured for any time in the future.
(c) Operator Initiated

Operator initiated recording enables the operator to capture video on demand with optional pre-
record. An operator, who has noticed an incident, simply needs to click the record button to
record the video. Video (of any configurable duration) prior to the record button being pressed is
also stored as part of the recording.
(d) Video Motion Detected

Digital Video Manager will record video when motion is detected within a “region of interest” of a
camera view. Video prior to the detection of motion is also captured using pre-record.
• Efficient Video Collection – With Digital Video Manager’s intelligent recording options, only
video you need is recorded, helping to optimize video archives by reducing the collection of
redundant and irrelevant video recording clips. Additionally, users can specify how many frames
per second should be captured for each camera and for each specific alarm. With Digital Video
Manager, cabinets and safes filled with videotapes are eliminated, and hours of searching for the
required recorded video clips are saved.
• Advanced Search Capabilities – The DVM database is a Microsoft SQL Server relational
database. It delivers powerful search capabilities, supporting quick retrieval of specific, recorded
incidents based on criteria that includes date/time, cameras, recording type, the activating
PlantScape point, and alarm/event type. Operators are freed of the frustrating task of fast-
forwarding and rewinding to find a particular clip on a video tape.
• Revolutionary Video Storage – DVM allows you to specify how long recordings remain
available on the video server before it is moved to offline media such as Digital Audio Tape
(DAT) and Digital Linear Tape (DLT), for long term archiving as required. With Digital Video
Manager, users have convenient access to all their important video data, all the time.
Other powerful features include:
• Quad View, whereby four cameras can be viewed on one display. Each quad view can be
configured to cycle through a selection of cameras on a timed basis.
• Sequence View, whereby the presets of a pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) camera are cycled on a timed
basis (as well as fixed cameras).
• Support for dedicated Alarm and Surveillance monitors.
If an alarm in PlantScape occurs or video motion is detected, a camera will be automatically
displayed on an alarm monitor.
An operator switches cameras, sequence view and quad views to dedicated surveillance
monitors.
• Integration of both live and recorded video into custom PlantScape displays. Now the process
can be controlled with live video on the same display.
• Freedom to move cameras around the plant without requiring additional cabling or re-
configuration.

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Product Description
Digital Video Manager is the first integrated digital CCTV system with a Control System, Honeywell’s
award winning PlantScape DCS. DVM integrates with a wide range of industry standard commercial
video streamers, fixed cameras and pan/tilt/zoom cameras, thereby leveraging existing CCTV
investments. All view, control and configuration of cameras and recordings are accessible by
operators, process engineers and MIS level computer systems. With the integrated security of
PlantScape, the monitoring and control of cameras is provided to only those users who have
appropriate authority. In this way, DVM provides integrated CCTV for higher productivity, reductions
in costs, higher product consistency, and less waste.
Digital Video Manager System Key Features
Standard facilities include:
• Windows 2000 based servers

• Integrated PlantScape Station Clients
• A state-of-the-art-technology User Interface powered by Honeywell’s HMIWeb Technology
• Multiple local and remote operator stations
• PlantScape Control System integration
• Process Control System alarm and event activated recordings
• Scheduled recordings
• Configurable pre-record to capture video prior to the event or incident occurring
• Video Motion Detection
• Configurable quad and sequence views
• Integrated view of live and recorded video from within any PlantScape display
• Export recordings to MPEG format for viewing on any computer
• Audit Trail (log) of all additions, modifications, deletions and operator actions
• Archiving of video clips on Windows 2000 supported media
• Mouse and joystick controlled continuous pan/tilt/zoom control
• Integration with industry standard commercial streamers and cameras
• Support for both PAL and NTSC cameras
• Alarm monitors controlled automatically by PlantScape alarm/event activation and video
motion detection
• Surveillance monitors controlled by operators
• Internet Explorer Based Clients

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Live Video Features
Digital Video Manager provides an extensive variety of live video viewing options to suit all your
operator’s needs. These include:
• Single camera view
• Quad view
• Sequence view
• View from within PlantScape custom displays
• Surveillance and Alarm Monitors
Single Camera View
This method of viewing live video (shown in Figure 2) displays a single camera on a display in one of
three resolutions:
• Small
• Medium
• Large.
The actual sizes for each resolution depend on the video streamer used.
Figure 2. Live view of a camera within a PlantScape Station

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This display (as with all the DVM system displays) incorporates the DVM navigation panel (camera
menu), which informs the operators of the status of all cameras in the DVM system. Cameras are
organized into groups that can be expanded or contracted within the navigation panel. Therefore
each operator can concentrate on the cameras in his/her areas with which he/she has access to
view and control. Only cameras within areas controlled by the operator will be shown in the
navigation panel. This navigation panel provides indication of the following camera states:
• Camera is enabled
• Camera is disabled
• No video is being received from the video streamer connected to the camera
• A recording is currently in progress on the camera
• Video motion detection is currently in operation on the camera
Selection of the required camera is performed by using either the navigation panel or the numeric
keypad on the keyboard.
The following controls are provided for the operator, depending on the camera selected (fixed or
pan/tilt/zoom):
• Record button, to initiate a recording.
• Stop button, to stop an operator initiated recording
• Preset camera position control, to allow for the operator to select a desired camera
preset position. Addition and deletion of presets is also available from this control.
• Camera focus adjustment
• Camera iris adjustment
• Zoom of the camera lens
• Pan and tilt position (left, right, up and down)
• Enable or disable the camera (stop the DVM server from processing the camera’s
video)
• Mouse controlled continuous pan-tilt-zoom
• Joystick controlled continuous pan-tilt-zoom
Indicators are also provided to show the operator:

• The current date and time
• The amount of time remaining until an operator initiated recording is completed
• The operator reservation time period remaining, during which time the operator has
exclusive control of the camera.
• Whether there is a recording in progress for the selected camera
• Whether video motion detection is currently in operation on the camera
• Whether motion is currently being detected on the camera

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Quad Camera View
A Quad View provides the ability to view four cameras simultaneously on a single display (shown in
Figure 3). The display is divided into four quadrants. Several cameras can be assigned to each
quadrant, which cycle based on a configurable time period. This allows the operator to view many
cameras from a single display for a duration of time. For example, the operator may want to view
four cameras in Level 1, then Level 2, and then Level 3, for 30 seconds each continuously.
Figure 3. Quad View
Each configured Quad View is given a title, which appears in the list of Quad Views in the DVM
navigation panel (camera menu). Thus, an operator simply selects the desired Quad View from the
navigation panel to display; in the same way he/she selects a camera for the Live Video view.
The details (name and number) of the camera appear below the video to ensure that the operator is
aware of which cameras are currently being viewed.

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Sequence View
A Sequence View provides the ability to view a sequence of preset locations of PTZ cameras from
within a single view (configuration display shown in Figure 4). Preset locations for a PTZ camera
allow it to be used as a series of fixed cameras, whereby the PTZ camera will pan/tilt/zoom to the
required location. This Sequence View allows the operator to have these presets automatically
cycled on a configurable time basis, all from within the one video window. Fixed cameras may also
be added to the sequence if desired.
Figure 4. Sequence View Configuration
Each configured Sequence View is given a title, which appears in the list of Sequence Views in the
DVM navigation panel (camera menu). An operator simply selects the desired Sequence View from
the navigation panel to display, in the same way he/she selects a camera for the Live Video view.
The name and number of the camera as well as the current selected preset location appears below
the video to ensure that the operator is aware of which camera and preset location he/she is
currently viewing.

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View from within PlantScape Custom Displays
Digital Video Manager provides live video view from within any PlantScape custom display. The Live
video object used in the Single Camera View display can be inserted into any PlantScape display
(shown in Figure 5). Configurable sizing and appearance is available to ensure that it fits in exactly
where you would like it. Further, this object can be controlled by Display Scripting, so that it can be
further tailored to your needs.
Figure 5. Live Video in a Custom PlantScape Display
For example, a single Live View Object can be controlled in scripting to allow selected cameras to be
displayed as operators select views or areas of the process. All the pan/tilt/zoom controls, preset
selections and the recording features are available, so the operator has full view and control of the
camera from the PlantScape custom display (assuming the operator has appropriate security).
Multiple Live Video objects can be embedded in a display if required. In this way, custom displays
can be created to show any number of cameras with full PTZ control as needed.
All operator stations have the ability to display any of these displays, without the need for expensive
video cards and video capture cards. This is functionality never before seen in a Control system.

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Surveillance and Alarm Monitors
Digital Video Manager has been designed for simplicity of operation, with Surveillance and Alarm
monitors being yet another feature designed for this purpose.
Alarm and Surveillance monitors allow for continual view of critical cameras on external screens
(monitors). The cameras displayed are controlled manually by operators and automatically by
PlantScape alarm/event activation and Video Motion detection.
These additional monitors are either connected using multi-monitor PC video cards on the
PlantScape Stations or on separate PCs. Once configured, DVM can send video from cameras
directly to these monitors. Typically these monitors are wall-mounted in Control Rooms so that all
operators can share the view.
Surveillance monitors are controlled by operators of the Control System Operator Stations using the
numeric keypad of the keyboard. The operator is able to send the video images from the following
DVM views to a surveillance monitor:
• Single camera view
• Quad view
• Sequence view
The operator can either request the current view on his/her Station to be sent to the required
surveillance monitor or he/she can request the view by number. For example, Quad 4 can be sent
directly to surveillance monitor 6 by typing “*4+6” using the numeric keypad.
Alarm monitors are controlled by both the alarm/event activation from the PlantScape Control
System and by video motion detection. When an alarm, event or video motion detection occurs,
video from a camera can be brought up automatically on an Alarm monitor. Optionally this camera
would also have a recording initiated by the same alarm/event or video motion detection (discussed
in the Video Recording Features section). Each alarm monitor is assigned a number, with Alarm
Monitor 1 always displaying the camera associated with the most recent alarm/event or video motion
detection. When a new alarm/event or video motion detection occurs, it’s camera video is displayed
on Alarm Monitor 1, with the previous camera displayed on monitor 1 now being displayed on
monitor 2, and so on. In this way, if there are 5 alarm monitors, then camera views associated with
the last five alarms and video motion detections will be displayed.
For both Surveillance and Alarm monitors, a full screen view of the requested camera (or cameras)
is viewed on the monitor. For example, if an operator sends a Quad View to a monitor, the live video
of the all the cameras is viewed in the four quadrants of the monitor. The cameras are switched
according to the configuration of that Quad View. Thus, the same video is seen on the monitor that
would have been seen on the actual DVM view on the PlantScape Operator Station.

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Controlling Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) Cameras
Digital Video Manager provides three methods for controlling pan tilt zoom (PTZ) cameras.
Live View Control: Buttons are provided on the Live View Control to perform the following controls:
• Pan the camera left and right
• Tilt the camera up and down
• Zoom the camera in and out
• Increase and decrease the Iris level (if supported by the camera)
• Adjust the focus (if supported by the camera)
• Add and delete preset positions
• Select a preset position
Joystick Control: Any joystick supported by the Windows 2000 Operating system can be used in
DVM. This joystick must appear to the operating system as a separate device, not a replacement for
the mouse. The camera must support continuous pan-tilt-zoom, whereby the camera PTZ head is
instructed to continuously to move in a particular direction (or zoom) until a stop command is
received. The following controls are provided for joystick control:
• Pan the camera left and right
• Tilt the camera up and down
• Zoom the camera in and out
Mouse Control: The mouse can be used within the Live Video Control to also pan tilt zoom the
camera. As with joystick control, the camera must support continuous pan-tilt-zoom. The operator
moves the mouse into the required area of the screen (as shown in Figure 6 below) and presses the
mouse button to initiate the camera movement. As the mouse is dragged towards the live video
control border, the speed increases. As the mouse is dragged towards the center, the speed
decreases. For zooming, the mouse is placed near the center of the video and dragged up for
zooming in and down for zooming out.
Figure 6. Mouse Controlled Continuous PTZ

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Video Recording Features
Digital Video Manager provides an extensive range of recording methods to ensure that you never
miss capturing video of an event or incident. A combination of all these are available for every
camera in your system, with each one individually configured for maximum flexibility and simplicity.
These methods include:
• Operator Activated Recordings
• PlantScape Alarm and Event Activated Recordings
• Scheduled Recordings (including 24hr recording)
• Video Motion Detection Recordings
Associated with these three methods of recording is the concept of pre-record, whereby video prior
to the event (or incident) can also be captured, to ensure that video of both the cause and the result
of the event (or incident) can be stored away for future viewing.
All recordings are stored on the DVM server until they are either archived or deleted. All Operator
Stations query the DVM server to request a particular recording for viewing.
Operator Activated Recordings
The Live Video object used in the Single Camera View display and in custom displays, provides a
button for the operator to activate a recording on the camera currently being viewed. The “Record”
button initiates the recording, which continues until either:
• The “Stop” button is pressed by the operator
• The pre-configured recording time has elapsed
If pre-record has been configured for operator activated recordings on the camera, then the
configured duration of video prior to the operator pressing the record button is also captured. For
example, if pre-record was configured for one minute and the recording time was configured for
three minutes, then a clip of four minutes will be recorded by DVM (one minute before the button was
pressed and three minutes after).
Stored with each recording is the following information:

• The date and time that the “Record” button was pressed
• The duration of the recording (including the pre-record time)
• The Operator that initiated the recording (for Stations using Operator based security)
• The PlantScape Station number (for Stations using Station based security)
• The frame rate that the video was recorded at
• The resolution of the recording (small, medium or large)
• The level of compression used in the recording
All operator activated recordings are viewed using the Recordings Display and are stored for a
default duration of time, configured on a per camera basis. This can be overwritten for each
recording as required. After this time, the recordings are automatically deleted. If all recordings for a
camera need to be kept until archived, this can also be configured.

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Alarm and Event Activated Recordings
The PlantScape Control system can generate alarms and events, which automatically initiate a
recording for a nominated camera in the DVM system. Associated with this, PlantScape can also
instruct Digital Video Manager to display the camera on a particular Operator Station or monitor.
Pre-record is also provided, to ensure that video prior to the PlantScape Alarm/Event occurring is
also captured.
A camera may also be automatically switched to a desired preset position when the alarm occurs, if
required. This allows a single PTZ camera, which has presets configured, to be automatically
switched to a different preset automatically depending on which PlantScape point alarmed.
Multiple points can be configured to activate recordings on the same camera.
This functionality is available for all points in PlantScape, and is simply configured within the
configuration of the point. The following properties can be configured for each PlantScape point
requiring event activation:
• Camera Number (to record)
• Station Number (to optionally display the camera automatically on a particular Operator
Station or alarm monitor)
• Preset Location (to switch a PTZ camera to a specific preset location)
• Pre-record time
• Post-record time
• Selection of either
- Record only
- Display on the operator station (or alarm monitor)
- Record and display on the operator station (or alarm monitor)
Alarm and Event Activated recordings provides the following major benefits:
• The PlantScape System is in control of when recordings occur, relieving your operators
of the need to watch all the cameras continuously.
• For unmanned sites, recordings will be made whenever an alarm or event occurs within
the PlantScape control system
• No need to have secondary contacts within the CCTV system to provide event activated
recordings
• Capture video prior to the alarm or event occurring, ensuring that video of what caused
the alarm/event is captured, not just video of what happened as a result.

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Scheduled Recordings
Recordings can be scheduled for particular dates and times, with no limit to how far in the future
video can be scheduled for recording.
Schedules can also be configured to be recurrent, allowing for a scheduled recording to be

configured once, but scheduled many times. For example, a recording can be scheduled for every
morning between 9am and 10am. This reduces the amount of configuration required for recurrent
schedules. A recording can also be scheduled, for example, for the weekend period of a remote site
or on a night shift in a truck loading facility.
To reduce the amount of storage required for scheduled recordings, the required frame rate can be
selected for each schedule. This allows for some schedules to use a high frame rate and others to
use a low frame rate.
The following properties are configured for each schedule or recurrent schedule
• Start date and time
• End date and time
• Frame rate at which video is recorded
• The duration of time that the recording is kept before being automatically deleted
• Notes or comments which are kept with the recording (this can be used when searching
for recordings)
• The choice of daily, weekly or monthly recurrence
• The length of time you want the recurring schedules to occur (for example, the next six
months)

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Video Motion Detection Recordings
Digital Video Manager can automatically initiate a recording for a nominated camera when motion is
detected in the view of the camera. Associated with this, Digital Video Manager can also display the
camera on a particular Operator Station or monitor, as well as optionally raise an alarm in
PlantScape (of configurable priority). Pre-record is also provided to ensure that video prior to the
detection of the motion is captured. A recording can continue for a pre-defined period of time or until
motion has finished (stopped for a pre-defined period of time).
This functionality is available for all cameras in the DVM system. It can be either scheduled to only
run during particular times or run continuously. Configuration and tuning is accomplished using the
Video Motion Detection Configuration and Tuning display (discussed in the Video Motion Detection
section). The following properties can be configured for each camera using this display:
• Video Motion Detection Algorithm to use (choice of three algorithms)
• DVM Server (typically a DVM secondary server) used for executing the video motion
detection algorithm (for DVM server based algorithms)
• Choice of either continuous or scheduled video motion detection
• Priority of alarm to raise in PlantScape (if desired)
• Recording settings (if desired)
• Pre-record time
• Recording frame rate (or bandwidth)
• Duration of recording (a specific duration or until motion has finished)
• Duration of inactivity before motion is considered to have finished
• The duration of time that the recording is kept for before being automatically deleted
• The Station number to display the camera’s video on automatically or its associated
alarm monitor (if desired)
• Detection frame rate
• Regions of interest (graphical selection provided)
• Optimization for the detection of particular directions of motion for each region of interest
(if desired)
• A sensitivity level per region of interest
Video Motion Detection activated recordings provides the following major benefits:
• The Digital Video Manager system is in control of when recordings occur based on the
detection of motion, relieving your operators of the need to watch all the cameras
continuously.
• For unmanned sites, recordings will be made whenever motion is detected within the
camera view.
• Capture video prior to the detection of motion, not just video of what happened after the
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Viewing Recordings
Digital Video Manager provides a display to view recordings from any Operator Station (shown in
Figure 7). From this display, the operator can select the recording he/she wishes to view, which is
immediately shown in the video player embedded in the display.
Figure 7. Viewing a Recording
The Recordings Display consists of the following main areas:

• The DVM navigation panel (camera menu) to allow for a camera to be chosen
• A table listing all recordings for the chosen camera on the chosen day
• A video player with playback controls similar to a VCR (video cassette recorder)
• Information about the chosen recording
The operator uses the DVM navigation panel, displayed on all DVM displays, to select the required
camera. Once the camera is selected, the operator then chooses the day that he/she is interested in.
A calendar control (similar to Microsoft Outlook) is used to display, in bold font, the days containing
recordings for the chosen camera.
After the required day is selected, the recordings table shows a summary of all recordings made for
the chosen camera and selected day. This information includes:
• The time each recording was activated
• The duration of each recording
• The type of recording (operator activated, alarm/event activated, video motion detected,
or scheduled)
• The Operator or Station that activated the recording (for operator activated recordings)
• The Name, Description and Value of the PlantScape point which activated the recording
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The columns within the table can be sorted, allowing for the required recording to be easily found
within the list.
The Recordings Video Player is used by the operator to view the chosen recording. It provides the
following:
• The time and date of the frame being displayed
• A slider control which is used to move backwards and forwards through the recording
• Play, pause and stop buttons
• Step forward and step backward buttons, to move through the recording frame by frame
• Fast forward and rewind buttons, to play the recording at speeds of x2, x4, x8, x16, etc.
Once a recording has been chosen from the list of recordings, the Video Player displays the frame of
the recording that occurred when the recording was activated. This provides the operator with an
immediate snapshot of what was seen by the camera when the recording was activated. The slider
control is positioned accordingly. Video to the left on the slider control is pre-record (video that was
recorded prior to the activation of the recording). Video to the right on the slider control was recorded
after the recording was activated.
The time field shown on the video player can be used by the operator to directly select the desired
position within the recording. This is done by overwriting the time (for the current frame being
displayed) with the required time. Once entered, the video player will jump to the frame of the
recording for that time.
The following information, on the selected recording, is provided on this display (adjacent to the
video player):
• The type of recording (operator activated, alarm/event activated, video motion detection
or scheduled)
• The Operator or Station that activated the recording (for operator activated recordings)
• The Name, Description and Value of the PlantScape point which activated the recording
(for alarm/event activated recordings)
• The sub-priority of the recording (for alarm/event activated recordings)
• The frame rate that the recording was recorded at
• The resolution of the recording
• The compression used
• The recording start time and date (including pre-record)
• The recording end time and date
• The date and time that the recording will be deleted by default (which can be changed as
required)
• Operator comments and notes about the recording (made by the scheduled recording
configuration automatically or by an operator)
Buttons are also provided to allow the operator to archive, delete or export the recording.
• Archiving the recording moves the recording to a location on a hard disk where it can be
archived to off-line storage (tape, CD, network drive, file server, etc.). All information for
the recording remains in the DVM database, for use in recording searches.
• Deleting the recording removes the recording from the DVM server hard drive
permanently.
• Exporting the recording exports the recording into a Windows Media Format (WMV) file
that is played using standard Microsoft Windows Media Players. The original recording
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All the functionality described here is integrated into the PlantScape security model. The Security
Level and Control Level of the operator determines what functionality he/she can access. These
restrictions include:
• What recordings can be viewed (e.g. only recordings from cameras controlled by the
operator)
• Whether comments and notes can be made or edited
• Whether recordings can be deleted, archived or exported
In this way, only authorized personnel with adequate security level can perform tasks which require
security-controlled access.
The rich functionality of the recording subsystem of Digital Video Manager is a first for the CCTV
industry, ensuring that you never miss recording vital camera footage that will be necessary to make
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Exporting a Recording
Digital Video Manager provides the capability to export a recording or selected segments of a
recording into a standard format for viewing offline. The recording or selected segment is exported
into the Microsoft Windows Media Format file (WMV) in MPEG 4.0 format, which can be viewed by
standard Windows media players. The exported recording can then be further copied onto CDs,
tapes, used as evidence of an incident, emailed to someone for further analysis, etc. This
functionality is provided to allow video to be viewed offline by people who do not have access to the
DVM system. The original recording remains on the DVM Server unaffected.
Either the entire recording or segments of the recording can be exported. Once the operator
requests the exporting of a recording from the Recordings Display, DVM provides a video player
(shown in Figure 8) which allows the operator to select the required start and end times of the
segment he/she wishes to export. The recording can be viewed using this video player, so that the
operator can visually select the required start and end frames of the segment he/she wishes to
export. The selected segment can also be previewed (using the video player) to ensure that the
selection of the start and end times was correct.
The Digital Video Manager Audit Trail Log (discussed in the Audit Trail Log section) can also be
exported with the recording. A choice is provided on the duration of the Audit Trail Log to export.
Figure 8. Exporting a Recording

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Archiving Recordings
To assist with the storage requirements for recordings, Digital Video Manager provides an archiving
facility. Recordings can be moved from the DVM server to a location for archiving the video files.
From this archiving location, the recordings can be transferred to the preferred archiving media
including tape, CD, or other network storage media. Standard Microsoft Archiving (backup) software
or other third party commercial software can be used to archive the files onto these storage media.
Recordings that have been archived are still shown in the list of recordings for a camera and can be
searched for using the Simple and Advanced Search methods. The recordings are marked as
offline, with all the information about the recordings remaining within the DVM database. When an
archived recording is required at a later time, the recording can be restored back onto the DVM
server for viewing. The archiving software used to archive the files is also used to restore the video
files back onto the DVM Server.
Searching for Recordings
Digital Video Manager provides the powerful ability for operators to search for recordings. This is
particularly valuable for PlantScape alarm/event activated recordings and video motion detection
activated recordings.
There are two types of searches available: Simple and Advanced.
A Simple Search provides a list of recordings for all cameras on a particular day or over a range of
days. This search is used when you know the day or range of days of a recording, but do not know
which cameras were used. For example, you know that a series of recordings were activated by
some PlantScape alarms on Friday, but you are unsure which cameras they were on. The selection
of the range of dates include:
• Today
• Yesterday
• Last Week (in the last seven days)
• Last Month (in the last month)
• On a particular date
• On or before a particular date
• Between a range of dates
Once the date (or range of dates) is specified, the Simple Search will list all recordings made on
those dates. This search provides a quick list of recordings without needing to specify further
information.
An Advanced Search allows the operator to specify a wide range of search criteria including:
• The selection of dates provided in the Simple Search
• Which cameras to included in the search
• The method of activation (Operator, Alarm/Event activated, Video Motion Detected,
Scheduled or All)
• The Operator or Station ID which activated the recording
• The name, description, and value of the PlantScape point which activated the recording
(e.g. the value of the point may be “tripped” or “closed”)
• The priority of the PlantScape alarm or event which activated the recording
• The PlantScape Areas for the cameras (cameras are assigned to areas in a similar way
that points are assigned to areas)
All search criteria accept wildcards, allowing for example, partial PlantScape point descriptions to be
provided. All the above criteria are optional, allowing the operator to specify as much information as
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The list of recordings displayed by both the Simple and Advanced Searches are subject to the
security level of the operator. Only recordings that he/she has permission to view will be listed.
Results from the search appear in a “Search Results” display (shown in Figure 9), which is very
similar to the Recordings display. From this display, the operator can view each recording and the
associated recording information. Archiving, deletion and exporting is also provided from this display.
This provides a convenient method to delete or archive a number of recordings.
Recordings stored in offline storage (archived) can also be included in the search, allowing for
recordings within archives to be easily located and replayed. As the information for archived
recordings remains in the DVM recordings database, the search does not require the actual
recordings to be available. Once the recording is selected for viewing (after the search is complete),
DVM will prompt the operator to move the required archived recording (video files) back onto the
DVM Server. The days of searching through archived videotapes are over. You simply need to
perform the search and load only the archive media for the recordings you are interested in viewing.
Figure 9. Results of a Search

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Video Motion Detection
Digital Video Manager provides many methods of activating recordings. For the majority of
applications using a CCTV system, the activation of recordings based on the detection of motion is a
basic yet key requirement. DVM has taken this requirement and provided functionality that extends
beyond the Video Motion Detection functionality available in CCTV systems today.
Video Motion Detection can be either scheduled to only run during particular times or run
continuously. This choice is for each camera, allowing for some cameras to have scheduled video
motion detection while other cameras have continuous video motion detection. The following
properties are configured for each schedule of video motion detection:
• Start date and time of the schedule
• End date and time of the schedule
• Notes about the schedule which are attached to any recordings created by video motion
detection during this schedule
• The choice of daily, weekly or monthly recurrence
• The length of time you want the recurring schedules to occur for (e.g. for the next six
months)
DVM provides many actions that can be automatically performed upon detection of motion. These
actions include:
• Raise an alarm (of configurable priority) on the PlantScape Server
• Automatically activate a recording with:
• Configurable pre-recorded video duration
• Configurable post-recorded video duration or record until motion has completed
• Configurable inactivity duration before motion is defined as “finished”
• Configurable frame rate of recording
• Default period to keep recording before it is automatically deleted
• Automatically display the live video for the camera on an Operator Station (or an alarm
monitor assigned to the Operator Station)
Digital Video Manager provides motion detection capabilities at both the streamer and the DVM
Server levels.
DVM Server Based Motion Detection
Digital Video Manager provides two server based motion detection algorithms, Standard and
Premium, which are executed on the DVM Servers.
The Standard Algorithm runs on a DVM Server (primary or secondary) and uses a “pixel rate of
change” algorithm. It is ideal for indoor use and provides the ability for the user to select regions of
interest and tuning. A minimum of two detection frames is required for motion to be detected, with
the change between the two frames being used to detect the motion.
The Premium Algorithm also runs on a DVM Server (secondary servers recommended) and uses an
“adaptive” algorithm, which detects the movement of objects and tracks them. It continuously learns
the scene, adapting to the environment. This allows it to ignore environmental changes such as rain,
wind, hail, dust, trees swaying and gradual light changes. This algorithm can be used for both indoor
and outdoor use. A minimum of three detection frames is required for motion to be detected. For
example, if a detection frame rate of 2 frame/sec is used, then motion must be present for a second
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Streamer Based Motion Detection
The AXIS 2120 and 2420 camera/streamer combined units and the CamStation CS100 streamers
provide streamer-based motion detection algorithms. In this case, the streamer executes its own
algorithm and alerts DVM when motion has been detected. All configurations for the regions of
interest, tuning, alarm settings and record settings are still performed within DVM.
Configuration, Tuning and Region Selection

Digital Video Manager provides a system display (shown in Figure 10) to configure video motion
detection for each camera.
Figure 10. Video Motion Detection – Configuration and Tuning Display
This display consists of four main sections:
Motion Detection Algorithm
This section provides configuration for:

• The motion detection algorithm to use
• The DVM Server to execute the algorithm on (for DVM server based algorithms)
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Actions to Perform When Motion is Detected
This section provides configuration for:

• Priority of alarm to raise in PlantScape (if desired)
• Recording settings (if desired)
• Pre-record time
• Recording frame rate (or bandwidth)
• Duration of recording (a specific duration or until motion has finished)
• Duration of inactivity before motion is considered to have finished
• The duration of time that the recording is kept for before being automatically deleted
• The Station to display the camera automatically on or its associated alarm monitor (if
desired)
Regions of Interest
Digital Video Manager allows for the selection of which regions within the camera view should be
used for motion detection. Only motion within these regions will be detected.
A video window, showing live video from the camera, is provided on the display to allow for the
regions of interest to be accurately selected. These regions are selected by drawing rectangles
directly onto the video object, as shown in Figure 10. Any number of regions can be created and
combined to allow for more complex regions.
Tuning the Algorithm
Digital Video Manager provides live tuning of the algorithm while viewing when detections have
occurred. During the tuning of the algorithm, the actions configured above are not triggered. This
allows the algorithm to be tuned without creating alarms, recordings or switching of Stations and
monitors. Instead, the outline (border) of the region of interest will change color from white to blue
when motion is being detected in that region. This means that the algorithm can be concurrently
tuned and tested until satisfactory performance is obtained.
Each region of interest can have separate tuning performed, which can be used to overcome the
differences in lighting and other conditions between regions.
The tuning properties provided depend on the motion detection algorithm being used, and are listed
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Property Description
All Algorithms
Detection Frame Determines the number of frames per second that the algorithm will
Rate use to detection motion. Each frame is compared against the previous
frames. A higher detection frame rate is required for faster moving
objects.
Standard – Server Based Algorithm
Direction of Optimizes the algorithm to detect motion
Movement • Across the camera view
Optimization • To/from the camera
• In any direction
Available for each region of interest.
Sensitivity A percentage value used to control the sensitivity of the algorithm. The
higher the value, the more sensitive the algorithm is.
Available for each region of interest.
Premium – Server Based Algorithm
Sensitivity Choose whether the camera is being used in an indoor or outdoor
environment
Sub-sampling Reduces the algorithm processing by reducing the resolution of the
image being processed.
Minimum Object Determines the minimum size of an object (in pixels) than should be
Size detected. This ensures that only objects greater than a particular size
are detected.
Streamer Based Algorithm
Sensitivity A percentage value used to control the sensitivity of the algorithm.
History Defines the time duration between frames to compare. Faster moving
objects require a lower value.
(AXIS 2120 and 2420 camera/streamers only)
Table 1. Video Motion Detection Tuning Properties

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Flexible Configuration
Digital Video Manager provides unrivaled flexibility in configuration, ensuring the system can be
tailored to your exact requirements. The main areas of configuration are:
• Camera Definition
• Camera PTZ Control
• Alarm/Event Activation
• Video Motion Detection
• Camera Recordings
All configurations are performed within the PlantScape Operator Station, with integrated PlantScape
security being used to authenticate user access to make these configuration changes. Alternatively,
an Internet Explorer Based DVM Client can be used, with security controlled by the security level
assigned to the Windows Login.
Camera Definition
Digital Video Manager allows each camera to have separate configuration, ensuring that each
camera can be configured for its exact purpose. The definition of a camera includes the properties
listed in Table 2.
Camera Details
Name A unique name which appears in the navigation panel and is used by
operators to identify the camera
Number A unique identifier (number) which can be used by operators for quick
selection using the numeric keypad
DVM Server The DVM server (primary or secondary) that the camera is assigned.
Location A common name given to cameras in an area. Cameras appear in the
navigation panel under this Location name.
Description A description of the camera, which appears on all displays showing
video from the camera.
Camera Streamer
Network Address IP Address of the streamer connected to the camera
Streamer Type The type of streamer being used
Frame Limit Selection of either frame rate limited or bandwidth limited streaming of
the video (streamer dependant)
Frame Delivery Use Unicast or Multicast transmission of frames from the DVM Server
to the clients
Security
Area The PlantScape Area that the camera is assigned. This is used for
operator and station security access (similar to a PlantScape point)
Control Level This is the same control level used for points in PlantScape. It is used
to determine if an operator can control the camera, and which
operators have priority access to the camera.
Reservation Period Amount of time that an operator has exclusive control of the camera.
Video Details
Format PAL or NTSC camera
Resolution The resolution of the image
Compression The compression of the video stream from the streamer
Colour Colour or Monochrome camera
Live viewing frame The rate at which video frames are sent by the streamer to the DVM
rate Server
(Range: 1 frame every 10 seconds to 30 frames/sec)
Table 2. Camera Definition Properties

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Camera PTZ Control
Digital Video Manager allows each camera to have separate configuration for the pan tilt zoom
controls. The definition of a camera’s PTZ controls includes the properties listed in Table 3.
Type of PTZ Control Selection of the type of PTZ control:
• “Pelco P” protocol
• “Sensormatic RS485” protocol
• Axis Streamer supported PTZ
• Fixed Camera (no PTZ)
Pan speed The speed at which the camera pans left and right
Tilt Speed The speed at which the camera tilts up and down
Zoom Speed The speed at which the camera zooms in and out
Focus Speed The speed at which the camera’s manual focus changes
Iris speed The speed at which the camera’s manual iris changes
Continuous PTZ The speed at which the camera continuously pan, tilts, zooms
Step Increment The amount a camera moves when a PTZ button is clicked
Preset Positions Lists all the configured preset positions for the camera
Table 3. Camera PTZ Properties
Alarm / Event Activation Settings

Digital Video Manager allows each PlantScape point, which requires alarm/event activation to have
separate configuration. The definition of a point’s alarm/event activation includes the properties listed
in Table 4.
Camera Number The camera on which a recording will be initiated
Action Choice of what action to take when an alarm or event has
occurred on this point:
• Initiate a recording
• Automatically display video from the camera on a
particular Operator Station
• Both record and automatically display video on a
particular Station
Operator Station Number The Operator Station that video from the camera will be
automatically displayed on. If this Operator Station has Alarm
Monitors, then the video will be displayed on one of the Alarm
Monitors instead.
Pre-record The amount of video to capture (record) prior to the initiation of
the recording. DVM buffers this amount of video in memory.
(Range: 0 seconds to 5 minutes)
Record time The length of time to record
Camera Preset Number Switch to the required camera preset when the alarm or event
occurs.
Table 4. Alarm / Event Activation PlantScape Point Settings

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Video Motion Detection Settings
Digital Video Manager allows each camera to have separate configuration for Video Motion
Detection (VMD). The regions of interest can also have individual configuration, to allow for each
region of interest to be separately tuned. These properties are listed in Table 5.
VMD Camera Settings
VMD Algorithm Choice of which video motion detection algorithm to use (Standard
Server Based, Premium Server Based or Streamer Based)
DVM Server The DVM Server (typically a secondary server), which will run the VMD
algorithm. Can either be the server, which is also receiving the
streamed video for the camera, or a dedicated server for VMD.
Not applicable for Streamer Based Video Motion Detection.
Detection Type Choice of either continuous or scheduled video motion detection
VMD Actions
PlantScape Alarm Enable or disable the raising of an alarm in PlantScape when motion is
detected.
Recording Enable or disable the initiation of a recording when motion is detected.
Send Video to an Enable or disable the sending of video automatically to a particular
Operator Station PlantScape Operator Station or Alarm Monitor.
PlantScape Alarm Settings
Alarm Priority Choice of alarm priority (Urgent, High, Low, Journal)
Recording Settings
Pre-record The amount of video to capture (record) prior to the initiation of the
recording. DVM buffers this amount of video in memory.
Recording Frame The rate at which video frames are recorded.
Rate (Range: 1 frame every 10 seconds to 30 frames/sec)
Record time The length of time to record
(Range: 0 seconds to 10 minutes, or until motion has finished)
Recording storage The default setting for how long to keep the recording before
time automatically deleting it. This can be changed for each recording as
needed. (Range: 1 hour to 1 year, or keep forever).
Send Video to an Operator Station
Station Number The Operator Station that video from the camera will be automatically
displayed, upon detection of the motion. If this Operator Station has
Alarm Monitors, then the video will be displayed on the Alarm Monitor
instead.
All Station in a Alternatively, video from the camera can be automatically displayed on
PlantScape Area all Operator Stations assigned to a particular PlantScape area.
Tuning Settings
Detection Frame Frame rate used by the VMD algorithm to detect motion. A higher
Rate frame rate is required for fast moving objects.
(Not applicable for streamer based detection algorithms)
Sensitivity Used to tune the VMD algorithm for the expected object movements
and surrounding environment
Table 5. Video Motion Detection Settings

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Camera Recording Settings
Digital Video Manager allows each camera to have separate recording configuration. The definition
of a camera’s recording settings includes the following properties, listed in Table 6.
User Activated Recordings
Pre-record time The amount of video to capture (record) prior to the initiation of the
Recording frame rate The rate at which video frames are recorded.
Record time The length of time to record for by default
Recording storage The default setting for how long to keep the recording before automatically
time deleting it. This can be changed for each recording as needed.
(Range: 1 hour to 1 year, or forever).
Event Activated Recordings
Pre-record time The amount of video to capture (record) prior to the initiation of the
Recording frame rate The rate at which video frames are recorded.
Event activated The default setting for how long to keep recordings initiated by PlantScape
recording storage Events before automatically deleting them. This can be changed for each
time recording as needed.
Low Priority Alarm The default setting for how long to keep recordings initiated by PlantScape
activated recording Low Priority Alarms before automatically deleting them. This can be
storage time changed for each recording as needed.
High Priority Alarm The default setting for how long to keep recordings initiated by PlantScape
activated recording High Priority Alarms before automatically deleting them. This can be
Urgent Priority Alarm The default setting for how long to keep recordings initiated by PlantScape
activated recording Urgent Priority Alarms before automatically deleting them. This can be
Table 6. Camera Recording Settings

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Integration with the PlantScape Control System
Digital Video Manager provides unmatched integration with the PlantScape Control system. This
integration ensures that your PlantScape Control System and Digital Video Manager systems work
tightly together, sharing information and security. This integration includes:
• Full control, view and configuration of the DVM system from within the PlantScape
Operator Station
• Integrated plant segregation (areas)
• Integrated operator based security
• Integrated station based security
• PlantScape alarm and event activated recordings and switching of cameras on Stations,
Alarm Monitors and Surveillance Monitors
• View of live and recorded video from within PlantScape custom displays
• DVM system alarms/events and Video Motion Detection alarms integrated into the
PlantScape alarm and event system
Single Integrated Operator Interface
The PlantScape Operator Station is used for both PlantScape and Digital Video Manager. This
means that both the PlantScape Control System and the Digital Video Manager System are viewed,
configured and controlled from the one user interface. Operators can view and move cameras at the
same time as they are checking the status of valves, pumps and control variables.
Operator training is reduced as a single user interface is used.
Integrated navigation displays, menus and toolbars are available to allow operators to quickly
navigate to the desired display, which may be PlantScape specific, DVM specific or an integrated
display.
Integrated Plant Segregation
Within PlantScape, points are assigned to areas, which allows for a plant to be segregated into
logical areas within the Control system. These areas are then assigned to operators and stations,
which ensures that operators can only control certain areas of the plant.
Digital Video Manager, with no additional configuration, extends this same area segregation to
cameras to ensure that operators can only view and control (pan/tilt/zoom) certain cameras.
Cameras (as well as Quad Views and Sequence Views) are assigned to the same areas that points
are assigned to. Therefore, if in an operator is only responsible for Area 1 of the plant, he/she will
only be able to view and control points and cameras (including groups and sequences) within that
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Integrated Operator Based Security
To maintain system security, PlantScape provides configurable security levels, control levels and
area assignments. These may be configured for each individual operator (Operator Based Security)
or alternatively for each operator station (Station Based Security).
Operator security within PlantScape performs the following functions

• Assigns an Operator Security Level to the operator
(Level 1, Level 2, Operator, Engineer, Supervisor, Manager)
• Limits the areas that an operator can view and control
• Limits the type of configuration (if any) to the PlantScape system that an operator may
perform
• Assigns the operator a Control Level, which limits which points (within the assigned
areas) he/she can control
Digital Video Manager, with no additional configuration, adopts this security. In this way, an operator
will be restricted to:
• Only viewing cameras within his/her assigned areas
• Only making configuration changes that he/she is allowed to perform
• Only moving cameras (PTZ and presets) that he/she is permitted to move
• Only viewing recordings for cameras within his/her assigned areas
For more information on this PlantScape security, please see the PlantScape Specification and
Technical Data document.
Integrated Station Based Security
Station security within PlantScape performs the following functions

• Provides 6 levels of operator security
(Level 1, Level 2, Operator, Engineer, Supervisor, Manager)
• Limits the areas that an Operator Station can view and control
• Limits the type of configuration (if any) to the PlantScape system that an operator may
perform
Digital Video Manager, with no additional configuration, adopts this security. In this way, a Station
and the operator using the Station will be restricted to:
• Only viewing cameras within the Station’s assigned areas
• Only making configuration changes that he/she is allowed to perform
• Only moving cameras (PTZ and presets) that he/she is permitted to move
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PlantScape Alarm and Event Activated Recordings and Monitor Switching
The PlantScape Control system can generate alarms and events that automatically activate a
recording on a particular camera in the DVM system. Associated with this, PlantScape can also
instruct Digital Video Manager to display the camera on a particular Operator Station or alarm
monitor. Pre-record is also provided, to ensure that video prior to the PlantScape Alarm/Event is
captured. Multiple points can be configured to activate recordings on the same camera.
A PTZ camera may also be automatically switched to a desired preset position if required. This
allows a single PTZ camera to be automatically switched to a different preset depending on which
PlantScape point alarmed. The recording will contain video for this preset.
With this feature, the PlantScape Control System is in control of when recordings occur, relieving
your operators of the need to watch all the cameras continuously. Because video prior to the alarm
or event is captured, the cause of the alarm/event is included in the video, not just what happened as
a result. For unmanned sites, recordings will be made whenever an alarm or event occurs within the
PlantScape control system, providing the site with an automatic CCTV system requiring no user
intervention. For traditional CCTV systems, contacts would be required to perform the event
activation, which in turn results in additional cabling and engineering.
View Video and Process Control Information Simultaneously
Digital Video Manager provides functionality never before seen in a Process Control system. With
Digital Video Manager, view of both live and recorded video is available from within any PlantScape
custom display. Both the Live and Recorded Video Controls can be inserted into any PlantScape
display using the PlantScape Display Builder. These objects appear and function within the display in
a similar fashion to existing process display elements. Full configuration (sizing and appearance) of
the video is available, including the ability to use PlantScape Display Scripting to change the
properties and view of the video control during runtime based on operator actions or process values.
All the pan/tilt/zoom controls, preset selection and the recording buttons are available, ensuring that
the operator has full view and control of the camera or recording from the PlantScape custom
display. With the additional ability to include multiple live or recorded video objects within a single
display, displays using a combination of PlantScape and DVM elements are easily created and used.
The ability to view video of a process at the same time as controlling the process provides your
operators with the ultimate control environment.

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DVM System Alarms Integrated into PlantScape
The PlantScape Control system contains its own Alarm and Events subsystem, where all process
point alarms/events as well as PlantScape system alarms (controller fail, communications alarms,
etc.) are stored. These appear within the PlantScape Alarm and Event Summary displays.
With no additional configuration, all DVM system alarms and events will also be stored by
PlantScape, ensuring that operators only need to view a single Alarm Summary and Event Summary
to check that both the PlantScape System and the Digital Video Manager system are fully
operational. Alarms including camera failure, streamer failure and DVM Server failure will all appear
in the PlantScape Alarm Summary. An Urgent DVM alarm will even appear in the Alarm line of the
PlantScape Station, where it will be seen by all operators for immediate action.
Digital Video Manager can also raise alarms in PlantScape when video motion is detected within a
camera view. Video Motion detection can be configured for any camera in the DVM system and
within any regions of a camera view. As soon as motion is detected, an alarm of configurable priority
can be automatically raised in PlantScape. The alarm description contains the following information:
• Date and time of detection
• Camera name,
• PlantScape Area assigned to the camera
This allows your operators to be notified of the motion of any objects or people in view of a camera,
without having to watch a CCTV monitor. All alarms appear in the same alarm summary that the
PlantScape alarms appear.
This integration of DVM alarms into PlantScape is a welcome relief for operators and maintenance
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Phased Integration with Existing Legacy CCTV Systems
Digital Video Manager can be installed on sites as a “hybrid” digital/analog solution, integrating with
the existing legacy analog CCTV system. In this approach, DVM is initially installed as a Digital Video
Recording Management System, with the ability to provide live and recorded view to the PlantScape
Stations and Internet Explorer clients. This provides your site with a built-in migration path for the
existing analog CCTV system to the complete DVM solution gradually. This ensures that you have a
true path forward, rather than further investing in an aging analog CCTV solution.
The architecture for this hybrid solution is shown in Figure 11. The shaded areas indicate the existing
analog CCTV system components, which includes:
• Cameras
• Matrix switching bay
• Matrix switch
• Analog monitors
• CCTV keyboards and joysticks
Area / Site #1 Area / Site #2 Area / Site #3
Analog Analog Analog

Cameras Cameras Cameras
Analog Monitors
Camera Streamers
Matrix Switching Bay
Matrix Switch (CPU)
Keyboard/Joystick
Core Switch
Offline Storage DVM Server PlantScape PlantScape Internet

(Archive) Server Stations Explorer Clients
Control Center
Figure 11. Hybrid DVM / Legacy CCTV Architecture
In this architecture, DVM performs the following functions:

• Record video using operator activation, video motion detection, scheduled and
PlantScape alarm/event activation (with pre-record available)
• Manage the video recordings including archiving and searching
• Provide view of live and recorded video to PlantScape Stations and Internet Explorer
Clients including quad view, sequence views and integrated video into PlantScape
custom displays
• Provide control of pan-tilt-zoom cameras from PlantScape Stations and Internet
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Functions performed by the existing analog CCTV system would be:

• View from analog monitors
• Switching video shown in the analog monitors
• Control of pan-tilt-zoom cameras using the existing keyboards and joysticks
Most video streamers provide analog video outputs, which allows for the analog video from the
cameras to be “looped”. In this way, the streamer takes in the analog video, converts it to a digital
stream of video for DVM and outputs the original analog video to the existing CCTV system. This
eliminates the need for video splitting and amplification devices. In other words, the video is
available to both the existing CCTV system and to DVM.
This ability to use DVM with existing legacy CCTV systems allows your site to benefit from all the
features of DVM, while still using the existing components of the analog CCTV system including
monitors, keyboards and joysticks. Gradually, cameras can be taken off the analog CCTV system
and be fully controlled using the DVM system. This can be achieved over time, as convenient.

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Internet Explorer Based Clients
Digital Video Manager allows for any PC (using the appropriate Operating System) to be a DVM
client, in a similar way to PlantScape Operator Stations. The Microsoft Internet Explorer application is
used to host the DVM displays. This provides the following major benefits:
• Any PC which is has a TCP/IP connection to the DVM Server can have full view and
control of the DVM system (subject to the security level of the logged in user account)
• Management, Quality Assurance, Safety and other personnel, who do not reside in the
Control Room, can view cameras from their own PCs without the need for expensive
CCTV monitors and cabling.
• System administrators can configure and maintain the DVM system (including exporting,
archiving, deleting and restoring recordings), without the need to use one of the
PlantScape Operator Stations, which is required for plant control and supervision.
The DVM system is configured with login accounts of all users that require access the DVM system
using these clients. Each user account is assigned a security level, control level and accessible
areas. This security is used to ensure that users of these clients can only view and control certain
cameras (in a similar way to the PlantScape Operator and Station security).
There are some differences between these Internet Explorer Based Clients and PlantScape
Operator Stations. These are:
• Only the DVM system displays can be viewed. PlantScape information such as system
displays, custom displays, data and alarms are not available. If this is a requirement,
then a PlantScape Station or HMIWeb Internet Explorer Client should be used.
• Only PlantScape Operator Stations can control alarm and surveillance monitors. This
functionality is not provided for Internet Explorer Based Clients
The DVM Client software is automatically downloaded from the DVM Primary Server and installed
during the first request to view the DVM system. This means that no software (other than Internet
Explorer) needs to have been installed on the computer. Any computer, connected to the site
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Video as Evidence – Audit Trail (Log)
Digital Video Manager is responsible for recording digital video using a variety of activation methods.
These recordings may be used as evidence of an incident, situation or abnormality. To add weight to
the success of these recordings being submitted as evidence in court, Digital Video Manager keeps
an audit trail of all additions, modifications, changes, and deletions made to the DVM system.
Each logged action contains a set of consistent fields to make viewing the audit log easier.
Table 7 lists all the fields in the log for each logged action
Field Description
Severity The urgency of the action. Uses the same severity settings as
PlantScape (Urgent, High, Low, Journal)
DVM Server Date and Time Date and time (millisecond accuracy) of the action according to the
DVM Server date and time
Field Date and Time Date and time (millisecond accuracy) of the action according to the
field device (if applicable)
Network Name Name of computer or device from which the action initiated
PlantScape Area PlantScape Area if applicable
Operator / User • Operator Name (for Operator based security)
• Station Number (for Station based security)
• Windows 2000 login (for Internet Explorer based security)
Event Category Groupings that describe the general nature of the action
e.g. Operator Change, System Change
Subsystem Name Name of subsystem that the action was performed on
e.g. Camera Name, Quad View Name
Subsystem Type Type of subsystem
e.g. Camera, Quad View, Streamer
Description of Action Description of action
e.g. “Viewing camera Car park”, “adding quad Plant1”
Value The new value of the modified setting
e.g. 5 seconds
Old Value The old value of the modified setting
e.g. 10 seconds
Table 7. Fields within each audit log message
This audit log may be exported when a recording (or segment of a recording) is exported. The
exported audit log will contain all events relating to the camera that made the recording (e.g. Camera
1 viewed by Operator “Jack”), as well as all events not related to any cameras (e.g. DVM Server
restarted). The choices of the duration of the required audit log are:
• Only for the duration of the recording (or segment) being exported
• From the start of the recording (or segment) being exported to the most recent logged event
• All events up to the end of the recording (or segment) being exported
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Subsystem Actions logged

Camera • Started viewing camera
• Stopped viewing camera
• Enabled camera
• Disabled camera
• Added new camera
• Deleted camera
• Switched to a camera preset
• Modified a camera configuration setting
• Modified a camera recording setting
Quad View • Started viewing a Quad View
• Stopped viewing a Quad View
• Added a new Quad View
• Deleted a Quad View
• Modified a Quad View configuration setting
• Added a camera to a Quad View
• Deleted a camera from a Quad View
Sequence View • Started viewing a Sequence View
• Stopped viewing a Sequence View
• Added a new Sequence View
• Deleted a Sequence View
• Modified a Sequence View configuration setting
• Added a camera (and preset) to a Sequence View
• Deleted a camera )and preset) from a Sequence View
Recording Schedules • Added a new recording schedule
• Deleted a recording schedule
• Modified a recording schedule
Video Motion Detection • Added a new video motion detection schedule
Schedules • Deleted a video motion detection schedule
• Modified a video motion detection schedule
User Activated Recording • Started a user activated recording
• Finished a user activated recording
• Deleted a user activated recording
Scheduled Recording • Started a scheduled recording
• Finished a scheduled recording
• Deleted a scheduled recording
Alarm/Event Activated • Started an alarm/event activated recording
Recording • Finished an alarm/event activated recording
• Deleted an alarm/event activated recording
Video Motion Detection • Started a video motion detection recording
Recording • Finished a video motion detection recording
• Deleted a video motion detection recording
Export a Recording • Requested the export of a recording
Export of Audit Log • Requested the export of the audit log
Video Motion Detection • Enabled video motion detection on a camera
• Disabled video motion detection on a camera
• Modified Video Motion detection configuration for a camera
• Started a video motion detection schedule on a camera
• Finished a video motion detection schedule on a camera
• Started video motion detection tuning on a camera
• Finished video motion detection tuning on a camera
• Started video motion detection event on a camera
• Ended video motion detection event on a camera
DVM Server Service • Started the DVM Server Service
• Stopped the DVM Server Service
Camera Streamer • Streamer not responding
• Streamer now responding
Table 8. Actions logged in the DVM Audit Log

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Fault Tolerance
Digital Video Manager has been designed as a fault tolerant solution.
RAID or mirroring of the Windows 2000 Operating system provides fault tolerance for the DVM
Server software, database and recordings. This allows the DVM system to operate during faults and
recover with NO data loss or downtime.
With Secondary DVM Servers being used as a structured cable solution, failure of a Secondary
Server is overcome by the dynamic re-assignment of cameras to other Secondary DVM Servers.
This is performed entirely within the DVM Server software. Manual cable swapping of the cameras
and/or standby redundant equipment is NOT required (which is a costly solution, resulting in the loss
of video access and storage during the changeover time).
Internationalization
The Digital Video Manager User Interface can be fully translated into your local language. All text
displayed in the DVM user interface is stored in the DVM database. Internationalization is thus
performed by direct modification of these relevant strings within the DVM database.
Multiple languages are supported, with the DVM database holding as many languages as required.
Each Operator Station will use the language chosen by the operating system of the DVM Client
computer (PlantScape Station or Internet Explorer based client). In this way, different clients can use
different languages, all within one DVM system.
Performance Monitor
Digital Video Manager provides the ability for system engineers and site staff to monitor the
performance of the DVM system’s network. The Windows 2000 Performance Monitor application is
embedded within the Operator Station software, allowing for any client to be used for viewing the
performance of the network.
Additional DVM specific counters have been added to the standard Performance Monitor counters,
to allow for information specific to the DVM system to be viewed. These counters are available for
each camera individually, allowing for a camera or a selection of cameras to be monitored. These
additional counters monitor:
• Camera Status
• Requested Frame Rate
• Measured Frame Rate
• Frame Size
• Network traffic seen by the network cards of the DVM Server and Operator Stations
By using Performance Monitor, any external disturbance in network performance or camera

streaming can be monitored, analyzed and quickly identified.

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User Documentation
The Digital Video Manager Software Package contains a printed DVM User Guide as well as an
On-line User Guide. The on-line User Guide is automatically installed on the DVM Servers. The
sections covered by the User Guide include:
• Overview
• Planning
• Installation (including cameras and streamers)
• Configuration (including cameras and streamers)
• Operation
• Administration
• Troubleshooting

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System Components and Specifications
The Digital Video Manager system consists of the following components (Figure 12):
• Digital Video Manager Servers (Primary and Secondary servers)

• PlantScape Servers
• PlantScape Client Stations
• Internet Explorer Based Clients
• Video Streamers
• Fixed (Conventional) Cameras
• Pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) Cameras and Devices
• Network Architecture
• Storage Media
.
Area / Site #1 Area / Site #2 Area / Site #3
DVM DVM DVM

Secondary Secondary Secondary
Server Server Server
Edge Switch Edge Switch Edge Switch
Fiber Optic Uplinks Fiber Optic Uplinks
Core Switch
Offline Storage DVM Primary PlantScape PlantScape Internet Explorer

(Archive) Server Server Stations Clients
Control Center
Figure 12. Digital Video Manager System Components (in a distributed architecture)

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The communication between these system components is shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13. Communication between DVM System Components

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Digital Video Manager Servers
The Digital Video Manager Primary Server is the central component within the Digital Video Manager
system and is the primary interface between the video streamers (and cameras) and the PlantScape
Control system (PlantScape Server and Client Stations).
The main functions of the DVM Primary Server are:

• Request and receive live video from the streamers (and thus the cameras)
• Multicast or Unicast live video to the PlantScape Station clients and Internet Explorer
Based Clients
• Receive camera control commands from the clients and send these commands to the
cameras via the streamers
• Store live video (recordings) to disk (hard drives)
• Transmit previously stored video (recordings) to clients
• Record video upon request from clients, schedules, video motion detection or
PlantScape alarm/event activation
• Schedule recordings and video motion detection
• Provide search engines for recordings
• Archive previously stored video to off-line storage media
• Retrieve archived video from off-line storage media
• Store the configuration of all the DVM system components
• Used to execute the Video Motion Detection Algorithm
Secondary DVM Servers
Depending on the number of cameras in the DVM system, secondary DVM servers may be required
(shown in Figure 12). The criteria to determine the number of cameras supported by a DVM Server
are:
• Frame rates required for each camera
• On-line storage requirements for recordings
• The computer processor speed and RAM
• The video motion detection requirements
A Secondary DVM server is equivalent to the Primary DVM server except that it does not contain the
DVM database and does not store any DVM configuration details.
Secondary DVM servers can also be used for plants that are geographically distributed. In this case,
a secondary DVM server can be paced near the streamers and cameras in an area of the plant. This
restricts the network traffic to a local network consisting of the streamers and the secondary DVM
server. In this way, recordings are stored locally on the secondary DVM server, eliminating this
network traffic from the plant wide network. The Plant wide network thus only carries video traffic for
live and recorded video requested by the Operator Stations for viewing. This architecture is important
where there is a significant amount of recordings being made on cameras. Figure 12 shows this use
of secondary DVM servers.
Secondary DVM servers are also used for Video Motion Detection (VMD). As VMD requires a
computer to execute a VMD algorithm rapidly, a significant computer CPU usage may result.
Depending on the required detection frame rates and the number of cameras requiring VMD,
secondary servers may be required. These Secondary servers are usually also configured to receive
the streamed video from the camera streamers, but may be configured as dedicated for only VMD if
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Hardware and Software Requirements
Minimum DVM Server Hardware Specifications

Processor Dell Pentium III – 500MHz
(Dual Intel Xeon recommended for Video Motion Detection)
Memory 512 MB
(greater for large pre-recording requirements)
Hard Disk Size Disk 1: 4GB for Operating system and DVM Software
Disk 2: Recordings (depends on the on-line recording storage
requirements)
Network 100MB (TCP/IP)
Software Specifications
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional for small systems
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server for large systems
Additional software Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
for the Primary Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Server (included on the Digital Video Manager Software CD)
Table 9. DVM Server (Primary or Secondary) Hardware and Software Specifications

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PlantScape Servers
The Digital Video Manager system is tightly integrated with the PlantScape Control System.
The PlantScape Server(s) perform the following functions within the DVM system:
• Generate alarms and events based on PlantScape point values. These alarms and events
trigger the following behaviour in DVM:
Initiate a recording
Automatically display a camera on a particular operator station client or alarm monitor
Automatically switch a camera preset if required
• Provides the following security to determine if an operator is permitted to perform an action
Operator Station based security
Operator Sign-on based security
Area assignment of cameras to areas of the plant
Operator Control Level, which determines if an operator can control the PTZ camera
• Incorporate DVM system alarms and events within the PlantScape Alarm and Events system
and displays.
• Incorporate Video Motion Detection alarms within the PlantScape Alarm system
• Incorporate the DVM live view and recording view controls within PlantScape custom
displays.
Minimum PlantScape Server Hardware Specifications

The hardware requirements for the PlantScape Server can be found in the PlantScape
Specification and Technical Data Documents.
Additonal Hardware Requirements NONE
The software requirements for the PlantScape Server can be found in the PlantScape Server
Specification and Technical Data Document.
PlantScape Server Software • Release 400 or Release 500
Requirements • Open Data Access Option
Additional Software Requirements PlantScape DVM Host Components
(installed from Digital Video Manager Software CD)
Table 10. PlantScape Server Hardware and Software Specifications

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PlantScape Client Stations
These stations are used by operators and other plant personnel to monitor and control the
PlantScape Control System. With the tight integration of DVM, these Operator Stations have the
following additional functions:
• Display the DVM system displays, including
Live video
Recorded video
Quad views
Sequence views
• Allow operators to view and control the DVM system
• Allow operators to control surveillance monitors and view alarm monitors
Display custom displays and schematics that include the DVM Live and Recording Video
controls
Display DVM system alarms and events in the PlantScape Alarm and Event Summary
displays
Display Video Motion Detection alarms in the PlantScape Summary display
Display DVM configuration displays for configuration of the DVM system
Minimum PlantScape Station Hardware Specifications

The hardware requirements for the PlantScape Station can be found in the PlantScape
Specification and Technical Data Documents.
Additonal Hardware Requirements 256 MB RAM
(required for viewing live and recorded video)
The software requirements for the PlantScape Station can be found in the PlantScape
Specification and Technical Data Document.
Additional Software Requirements Internet Explorer Version 5.5 (Service Pack 2) or greater.
DVM Client software is automatically downloaded and
installed during the first connection to the DVM Server.
Table 11. PlantScape Station Hardware and Software Specifications

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Internet Explorer Based Clients
Internet Explorer Based Clients allows plant personnel to view, configure and control the DVM
system from any PC with Internet Explorer installed. Security is applied using the users Windows
login account, which has been configured within the DVM system to have a particular security level,
control level and accessible areas.
These clients provide the following functions:

• Display the DVM system displays, including
Live video
Recorded video
Quad views
Sequence views
• Allow the user to view and control the DVM system
Display DVM configuration displays for configuration of the DVM system
Minimum Internet Explorer Based Client Hardware Specifications

Processor Dell Pentium III – 733MHz
Memory 256 MB
Hard Disk Size 4GB for the Operating System and DVM Client Software
Network 100MB (TCP/IP)
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional or Server
Additional Software Requirements Internet Explorer Version 5.5 (Service Pack 2) or greater
DVM Client software is automatically downloaded and
installed on first connection to the DVM Server
Table 12. Internet Explorer Based Client Hardware and Software Specifications

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Video (Camera) Streamers
Digital Video Manager uses industry standard commercial video (camera) streamers to perform the
following functions:
• Convert the analog camera video signal into a digital format
• Stream the digital video onto the Ethernet network
• Receives camera control commands from DVM and send these commands to the
camera PTZ head using a serial connection (RS232, RS422, RS485)
As Digital Video Manager is an open system, it has been designed to support video streamers from
several suppliers, with more being supported in future releases. Each streamer has different
characteristics, so selection of which streamers to use will vary. Digital Video Manager allows for any
combination of streamers to be used.
The video streamers supported by DVM are shown in Table 13.
Manufacturer Streamer Description Firmware

Name
Axis Communications Axis 2400 Four ports (camera inputs), 30 frames/sec 2.32
(combined)
Axis Communications Axis 2401 Single port, 30 frames/sec 2.32
Axis Communications Axis 2100 Combined fixed camera and streamer, 10 2.12.1
frames/sec
Axis Communications Axis 2120 Combined fixed camera and streamer, 25 2.12.2
frames/sec
Axis Communications Axis 2420 Combined fixed camera and streamer, 25 2.12
frames/sec
Mega Chips OpennetView Four ports (camera inputs), 30 frames/sec 1.41
(combined)
Mega Chips MD-100 Single port, 30 frames/sec 1.11
DiSS Technologies CamStation Single port, 30 frames/sec (MPEG-1) 12
CS-100
Table 13. Supported Video Streamers and associated firmware
Fixed (Conventional) Cameras
Digital Video Manager supports conventional analog NTSC and PAL cameras. These cameras are
connected to the video streamers by standard coaxial cable and BNC terminators.
Fixed cameras with zooming capability can have PTZ functionality added by mounting the camera
onto a PTZ device. This depends on the brand of camera and streamer used.

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Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) Cameras and Devices
Digital Video Manager supports a variety of pan tilt zoom cameras, both in PAL and NTSC format.
There are three types of PTZ camera support provided by DVM.
Direct PTZ Interface
Digital Video Manager currently provides native support for the following PTZ protocols:
• Pelco P protocol
• Sensormatic protocol
Many camera manufactures supply cameras, which support these protocols. In particular, both Pelco
and Sensormatic provide a variety of PTZ cameras including dome cameras.
Axis Streamer PTZ Support
Digital Video Manager also supports all PTZ cameras, which are supported by the Axis 2400 and
2401 streamers. Cameras currently supported by these Axis streamers are:
• Honeywell Ademco (VCL)
• Canon VC-C3, VC-C4 & VC-C4R
• Daiwa DMP 15-H1
• Ernitec ICU-PTZ-S
• Lilin PIH717
• Panasonic WV-CS850/854
• Sony EVI-D30/D31/G20/G21
• Ultrak UltraDome KD6
• Video Control Ltd. 8" External Orbiter MicroSphere
• Videotronic HDI-5DE
Axis Streamer PTZ Device Support
Digital Video Manager also supports all PTZ devices that are supported by the Axis 2400 and 2401
streamers. Fixed cameras with zooming capability can be mounted onto a PTZ device to provide the
camera with PTZ functionality. PTZ devices currently supported by these Axis streamers are:
• Basic Telepresence Trippy
• Kalatel KTD-312
• Surveyor Corp. TransitRCM
• Videmech 555RX
• Videmech 682 Digital
• Videor Technical VPT42RS
An up-to-date list of PTZ cameras and devices supported by the Axis 2400 and 2401 streamers can
be found at: http://www.axis.com/products/camera_servers/index.htm

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Video Recording Storage
Digital Video Manager provides for the digital storage of video recordings (clips) for future viewing,
reference, analysis or evidence. Depending on the application and requirements for video storage,
the amount of storage required will vary.
DVM provides complete flexibility with these storage requirements by supporting all storage devices,
which are supported by the Windows 2000 Operating System. This ensures that a large selection of
storage options is available for use with the DVM system.
There are two types of storage requirements in a DVM system: Online and Offline.
On-line Storage
This type of storage is used for video clips, which must be readily available for viewing. Typically this
storage must be hard drives. DVM supports all hard drive configurations supported by the Windows
2000 operating system. For large storage requirements, investment will need to be made in high
capacity hard drives and RAID drives. Where Secondary DVM servers are used, these storage
requirements can be split amongst the servers, reducing the need for expensive RAID devices.
Offline Storage (Archiving)
This type of storage is used when the video clips must be kept for a period of time, but not required
by operators regularly. DVM moves the chosen video clips (selected by an operator using the archive
button) to a hard drive location where archiving software is used to move the video clips onto
archiving media. All information about the recording remains within the DVM database for use in
searches. These recordings also appear in the list of recordings for the camera, shown in a different
color to indicate that the recording has been archived and needs to be restored before viewing.
Options available for this storage includes:

• Digital Audio Tape (DAT)
• Digital Linear Tape (DLT)
• Compact Disc (CD)
• Removable media

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System Sizing and Performance
System Sizing
The size of a Digital Video Manager system is dependent on many factors including:
• Number of cameras
• Viewing frame rates
• Recording frame rates
• Pre-recording requirements
• Scheduled recording requirements
• Operator activated recording requirements
• Alarm/Event activated recording requirements
• Duration of time that recordings must be kept on-line (before they are archived or
deleted)
• Geographically distributed secondary servers
• Number of cameras with video motion detection active and the associated detection
frame rates required
These requirements determine:

• On-line storage (hard drives)
• Network infrastructure
• Number of Secondary Servers and the associated CPU speed and RAM requirements
To provide some guidance in sizing a DVM system, four sample configurations (without video motion
detection) have been specified in Table 14.

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Small Medium Typical Large

System Sizing
Cameras 4 16 40 100
Average viewing frame 15 frames/sec 15 frames/sec 15 frames/sec 15 frames/sec
rate per camera
Average recording frame 15 frames/sec 15 frames/sec 15 frames/sec 15 frames/sec
rate per cameras
Number of cameras with 4 16 30 75
pre-record
Pre-record time 1 minute 1 minute 1 minute 1 minute
Duration of scheduled 10 hours 20 hours 40 hours 100 hours
recordings per week
Duration of operator 10 hours 20 hours 40 hours 100 hours
activated recordings per
week
Duration of event activated 10 hours 20 hours 40 hours 100 hours
recordings per week
Time before recordings 3 months 3 months 3 months 3 months
are archived or deleted
1
Primary DVM Server Specifications
CPU Processor 500 MHz Pentium III 800 MHz Pentium III 800 MHz Pentium III 800 MHz Pentium III
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Hard Drive 200 GB 350 GB 20GB 20GB
(Including recordings) (Including recordings) (No recordings) (No recordings)
Network Connection 100 MB 100 MB 100 MB 100 MB
2
Secondary DVM Server Specifications
Secondary Servers 0 0 3 5
CPU Processor N/A N/A 800 MHz Pentium III 800 MHz Pentium III
RAM N/A N/A 256 MB 256 MB
Hard Drive N/A N/A 220 GB 350 GB
(Including recordings) (Including recordings)
Network Connection N/A N/A 100 MB or 1GB 100 MB or 1GB
1
For the typical and large systems, it is assumed that there are no cameras connected to the primary DVM server
2
The above table assumes there is no geographical secondary server requirements, thus cameras can be evenly distributed
amongst the secondary servers.
Table 14. Specifications for Four DVM System Sizes (without Video Motion Detection)

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Performance
The sizing limits for a DVM system are shown in Table 15.
Item Minimum Typical 1 Maximum 2

Architecture
Secondary Servers 0 2 100
Operator Stations Please see the relative PlantScape documentation for details
DVM Internet Explorer Clients 0 2 1000
Cameras
Cameras 4 40 1000
Camera Groups 1 100 1000
Frame rate 1 frame / 10 sec 15 frames/sec 25 frames/sec (PAL)
30 frames/sec (NTSC)
Pre-record 0 30 sec 5 min
Recordings
Operator Initiated Recording 1 frame 1 min 10 min
Duration (seconds)
Event Activated Recording Duration 1 sec 1 min 10 min
Scheduled Recording Duration 1 sec 30 min 24 hours
Video Motion Detection Recording 1 sec 1 min Until motion has
Duration finished
Frame rate 1 frame / 10 sec 15 frames/sec 25 frames/sec (PAL)
30 frames/sec (NTSC)
Quad Views
Configured Quad Views 0 20 1000
Cameras per Quad View 1 20 1000
Switching Frequency (seconds) 1 sec 10 sec 5 minutes
Sequence Views
Configured Sequence Views 0 20 1000
Cameras/Presets per Sequence 1 20 1000
View
Switching Frequency (seconds) 1 sec 10 sec 5 minutes
Custom Displays
Number of Custom Displays 0 100 Unlimited
containing DVM Video Controls
Number of DVM Video Controls per 0 4 16
custom display
Dedicated Monitors (Alarm and Surveillance Monitors)
Number of Alarm Monitors 0 5 100
Number of Surveillance Monitors 0 5 100
1
A typical system consists of 40 cameras, 5 Operator Stations and 2 Internet Explorer Clients.
2
The “Maximum” column shown in this table is a recommended maximum only. In most cases, the DVM
system can exceed these limits with assistance from Honeywell personnel.
Table 15. DVM System Sizing Limits

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The Performance specifications for a DVM system are shown in Table 16.
Client Performance
Display a Single Live view < 2 seconds
Display a Quad View < 2 seconds
Display a Sequence View < 2 seconds
Display a Custom Display containing DVM Video Controls < 2 seconds
Connect to camera (time before video is shown) < 2 seconds
Recording Performance
Start an Operator Recording < 1 second
Start an Event Activated Recording < 2 seconds
Start a Scheduled Recording < 1 second
Start a Video Motion Detection Recording < 1 second
Table 16. DVM System Performance Specifications

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Model Numbers
Model Number Model Description

1
MZ-DVML01 Digital Video Manager – 4 Camera License
MZ-DVM150 Software CD, Documentation Kit and Keyboard Overlay
MZ-DVMIEC 2 DVM Internet Explorer Client - 1 User License
MZ-SQLCAL2 3 Microsoft SQL Server Client Access - 1 User License
MZ-DVMVMD Video Motion Detection – Premium
1
The DVM Software License is sold in packs of four (4) cameras. Please order as many
MZ-DVML01 as required to make up the required number of cameras you need in the system.
2
All DVM Internet Explorer Client PCs must have a SQL Server Client Access License (SQL CAL).
Thus MZ-DVM-SQLCAL must be ordered for each of these PCs.
3
All Station PCs that will be viewing information from the DVM Server must have a SQL Server
Client Access License (SQL CAL). Thus MZ-SQLCAL2 must be ordered for each of these PCs.
Please note that all Stations in PlantScape R500 and Process Stations in R400 include a SQL
CAL and therefore meets the licensing requirements.
Table 17. Digital Video Manager Model Numbers

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Glossary of Terms
Alarm Line (Operator A region at the bottom of the PlantScape Station window, which
Station) shows the most recent (or oldest) highest priority, unacknowledged
alarm at all times.
Adaptive Object Tacking This type of algorithm finds objects within a camera view and tracks
Motion Detection their motion. As such it can adapt to changing environmental
Algorithm conditions and can learn the scene.
Alarm Monitor A monitor connected to a dedicated PC or Operator Station (using
multi-screen video cards), which is used by DVM to automatically
display video from a camera when an associated PlantScape
alarm/event occurs.
Areas An area represents a physical part of a plant or a particular process.
It is used to segregate the site into logical control areas. These
areas are then assigned to operators and security levels to limit the
areas of the plant that the operator can view and control.
BNC Connector The connector used to connect the analog video cable to the
camera and the streamer.
Camera Menu (DVM) This is a tree control navigation pane that is included in each DVM
system display to allow for operators to select cameras, quad views
and sequences as well as indicate the status of cameras.
CCTV Closed Circuit Television
Control Level (Operator) A number 0-255 which is assigned to every PlantScape operator,
PlantScape point and camera. A control issued by an operator will
only be accepted if the operator’s control level is greater than or
equal to the point or camera’s control level.
DAT Digital Audio Tape, used as an archiving media
Detection Frame Rate This is the number of frames per second used by the video motion
detection algorithm for comparison. A higher detection frame rate is
required to detect faster moving objects.
Display Scripting Users can extend the functionality of PlantScape custom displays by
writing event based scripts for the display objects. The Microsoft
Visual Basic Scripting language is used.
DLT Digital Linear Tape, used as an archiving media
DVM Digital Video Manager
Ethernet The communication media commonly used for TCP/IP
communication.
Event Activation The name given to the feature of DVM which allows PlantScape
alarms and events to trigger DVM to initiate a recording on a
particular camera, and switch a Station or monitor to view the
camera.
Frame Rate The number of frames (video captures) used by the streamer in
converting the analog video from the camera into digital streamed
video. For example a frame rate of 10 frames/sec means that the
streamer takes 10 captures of the video every second, or a capture
every 0.1 second.
HMIWeb Technology A web-based architecture that allows human machine interfaces
(Honeywell) (HMIs), application data and business date to be integrated.
HMIWeb utilizes Honeywell’s next generation operator interface
technology, which uses HTML as the native display format to provide
casual access of process graphic displays from within the
convenience of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Outlook An application written by Microsoft to manage emails, appointments,
tasks etc., commonly used by Microsoft Windows users.

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Microsoft Windows A series of applications available to view digital video files on a
Media Player computer.
MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) is the group responsible for
the development of standards for coded representation of digital
audio and video. Commonly used MPEG standards include:
MPEG-1, the standard on which such products as Video CD and
MP3 are based,
MPEG-2, the standard on which such products as Digital Television
set top boxes and DVD are based,
MPEG-4, the standard for multimedia for the fixed and mobile web
MPEG-7, the standard for description and search of audio and visual
content.
Multicast A transmission technique used to send information from one device
to multiple devices. DVM may use multicasting to send the same live
video to two clients.
NTSC NTSC stands for National Television System Committee, which
devised the NTSC television broadcast system. This standard has a
fixed vertical resolution of 525 horizontal lines stacked on top of
each other, with varying amounts of "lines" making up the horizontal
resolution, depending on the electronics and formats involved. There
are 59.94 fields displayed per second. A field is a set of even lines,
or odd lines. The odd and even fields are displayed sequentially,
thus interlacing the full frame. One full frame, therefore, is made of
two interlaced fields, and is displayed about every 1/30 of a second.
Operator Based Security A security model used by PlantScape where each operator is
assigned a user ID, password, security level and control level. This
determines what the operator can view and control within the
PlantScape system.
PAL PAL stands for Phase Alternation by Line, and was adopted in 1967.
It has 625 horizontal lines making up the vertical resolution. 50 fields
are displayed and interlaced per second, making for a 25 frame per
second system.
PC Personal Computer
Pixel Rate of Change The algorithm compares a random selection of pixels between
Motion Detection detection frames. The sensitivity level determines the difference
Algorithm required for the algorithm trigger a motion detection event.
PlantScape PlantScape is a scalable family of Process Control Solutions from
Honeywell designed to meet all of your automation needs.
PlantScape Display An object-based, fully integrated custom display builder for
Builder development of application specific graphics in PlantScape.
PlantScape Hybrid Handles a wide variety of controller requirements including
Controller (C200) continuous processes, batch processes, discrete operations and
machine control needs. It is ideal for regulatory, fast logic, sequential
and batch control applications.
PlantScape Station The PlantScape system HMI (Human Machine Interface), which
allows for state of the art, object based graphics to provide a
powerful interface to the user.
Point (PlantScape) A structure of related and associated parameters within the
PlantScape database. Each structure is referenced by the point
name. The standard point structures include Analog, Status,
Accumulator, Container and User Defined.
Pre-record To ensure that video is captured prior to an event, Digital Video
Manager keeps a cyclic buffer of video from each camera. Once an
event occurs, this buffer is stored away with the recording. Pre-
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Preset Location Most pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras support the ability to store PTZ
(Camera) locations. These allow the operator to select the required preset and
have the camera automatically move (pan-tilt-zoom) to the required
location.
PTZ Pan, tilt, zoom. Commonly used to refer to a camera that can pan
left and right, tilt up and down, and zoom in and out.
Quad View Digital Video Manager provides the ability to show four cameras
simultaneously. Cameras can be cycled on a time basis, allowing for
many cameras to be viewed by one operator.
Region of Interest This is a region within a camera view that the user wants the video
motion detection algorithm to be executed on. Only video within the
region of interest will be checked for motion.
Reservation Time Period This is the amount time that an operator has exclusive control of a
(Operator) camera. Only an operator with a higher security level can take
control during this time.
RJ45 Connector Standard connection for Ethernet
Security Level (Operator) PlantScape provides six (6) security level for Operators using
Station. These security levels limit operator access including alarm
acknowledgement, control and modification of system configuration.
Sequence View Digital Video Manager provides the ability to automatically cycle the
presets of PTZ camera on a time basis. Fixed cameras can also be
cycled and mixed with the PTZ camera preset switching.
SQL Server (Microsoft) This is a client/server database management system used by DVM
to store all the configuration.
Station Based Security A security model used by PlantScape, which consists of six security
levels. Each security level has a password. Depending on the
password typed in by the operator, he/she is assigned a security
level. This determines what the operator can view and control within
the PlantScape system.
Streamer Device, which converts analog video to streamed digital video by
capturing frames of video at the required rate. For example, if 10
frames/sec are required, the streamer takes a capture of the video
every one tenth of a second.
Surveillance Monitor These are dedicated monitors (either connected to PlantScape
Stations using multi-monitor cards or dedicated computers), which
are controlled by an operator. On command of an operator, a live
view, quad view or sequence view can be sent to a monitor.
TCP/IP TCP/IP is a set of protocols developed to allow cooperating
computers to share resources across a network. DVM uses TCP/IP
to transmit/receive video and data with PlantScape Server/Stations
and the streamers.
Unicast A transmission technique used to send information from one device
to another device. DVM uses unicasting between streamer and the
DVM Server.
VCR Video Cassette Recorder
Video Clip A recording of video
Video Motion Detection The ability for a system to automatically record video or trigger other
events when motion is detected within a camera view.
Windows 2000 Operating System produced by Microsoft, which is used by the DVM
Servers and clients PCs.
Windows NT Operating System produced by Microsoft which may be used for
PlantScape Station PCs.
WMV A Windows Media Format file, which can be viewed by standard
Windows Media Players.
Table 18. Glossary of Terms

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REVISION STATUS AND DESCRIPTION..................................................................................................4

DIGITAL VIDEO MANAGER OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................6

SYSTEM OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................7

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS ..............................................................................................................................61

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Revision Status and Description

Revision Date Description

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Digital Video Manager Overview

A typical system architecture is shown below in Figure 1.

PlantScape PlantScape Stations

Ethernet TCP/IP Network

DVM Primary Server

Figure 1. Typical Digital Video Manager system architecture

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(a) Event Activated

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(c) Operator Initiated

(d) Video Motion Detected

Other powerful features include:

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Digital Video Manager System Key Features

Standard facilities include:

• Windows 2000 based servers

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Live Video Features

Single Camera View

Figure 2. Live view of a camera within a PlantScape Station

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Indicators are also provided to show the operator:

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Quad Camera View

Figure 3. Quad View

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Figure 4. Sequence View Configuration

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View from within PlantScape Custom Displays

Figure 5. Live Video in a Custom PlantScape Display

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Surveillance and Alarm Monitors

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Controlling Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) Cameras

Figure 6. Mouse Controlled Continuous PTZ

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Video Recording Features

Operator Activated Recordings

Stored with each recording is the following information:

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Alarm and Event Activated Recordings

Multiple points can be configured to activate recordings on the same camera.

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Schedules can also be configured to be recurrent, allowing for a scheduled recording to be

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Video Motion Detection Recordings

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Figure 7. Viewing a Recording

The Recordings Display consists of the following main areas:

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