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User’s Manual
7D1476 rev. 0.46 06/2006
VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE............................................................................................................................4 INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................5 WARNING INSTRUCTIONS................................................................................................6 1. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................
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PREFACE Dear Customer, congratulations on purchasing a Digicom product and many thanks for your confidence! We advise a careful reading of the whole manual, in order to get an in-depth knowledge of our products’ features and learn how to use it best. Any critical comment is most welcomed as a reason for professional growth and precious contribution to the development of products and services aiming at customer’s best satisfaction. Due to constant technological inno
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INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS In order to guarantee your safety and a correct device functioning, be sure to follow these safety warnings. The whole set (with cables included) must be installed in a place lacking of or distant from: • Dust, humidity, high temperatures and direct exposure to sunlight. • Heat irradiating objects, which may damage your device or cause any other problem. • Objects producing a high electromagnetic field (Hi-Fi speakers, etc.) • Corrosive liquids or
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WARNING INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY WARNINGS Read these instructions and norms carefully before powering the Vega Wireless Camera. Violation of such norms may be illegal and cause hazard situations. For any of the described situations please refer to the specific instructions and norms. The Vega Wireless Camera is a low power radio transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it sends and receives radio frequency (RF) signals. The Vega Wireless Camera produces magnetic fields. Do not
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1. INTRODUCTION The Vega Wireless Camera is Digicom’s new camera, equipped with two high quality CMOS sensors, in order to ensure the best image capture under any light conditions. The Color sensor can be used for daylight shots, while the Black&White sensor is especially indicated for night shots with poor light. The built-in infrared LEDs help getting better quality images in poor light environments. The Vega Wireless Camera utilizes the JPEG image compression technology p
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1.2 TECHNICAL FEATURES CAMERA • Double sensor: Color / Black&White • Day/night automatic detection • Infrared LEDs for night vision (up to 5 metres) • CMOS Sensors 1/4” • Viewing angle: 70° • Focal length: 3,8 mm • F: 2,0 • Focus extension: 10mm – ∞ • Sensitiveness: Color = 1,12 V/Lux-sec Black/White = 3,0 V/Lux-sec IMAGE • JPEG compression • Resolution: 640x480 pixel (VGA) and 320x240 (QVGA) • Frame rate: 10 fps • Pre and post-alarm image saving HARDWARE
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POWER SUPPLY • 12 Vdc – 1000 mA • Internal rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride battery OPERATING ENVIRONMENT • Operating temperature: from 0°C to +40°C • Storage temperature: from –20°C to +70°C OVERALL DIMENSIONS • External dimensions: 127 x 77 x 48 mm • Weight: about 300 gr 9
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1.3 APPLICATIONS The Vega Wireless Camera can be used in a wide range of applications. With the built-in CPU, it can work as a standalone system that provides a web-based solution transmitting high quality video images for monitoring purposes. It can be managed remotely, accessed and controlled from any PC desktop over the Intranet or Internet via a web browser. With the easy installation procedure, real-time live images will be available. In addition, once the Vega Wireless C
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1.4.2 VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA GPRS CONNECTED TO AN ADSL ROUTER In this scenario, the Vega Wireless Camera GPRS uses a faster means of transport: the ADSL line. An ADSL Router was connected to the camera LAN port in order to monitor the real status and the alarm- relevant images by a remote station. This process is much faster if compared to the use of a GPRS network. As for the previously described application, the Vega Wireless Camera GPRS captures and saves the images to an interna
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1.4.3 VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA WLAN CONNECTED TO AN ACCESS POINT ADSL ROUTER In this scenario two Vega Wireless Cameras WLAN have been installed and both are provided with presence detection sensors. The images can be accessed by a remote station with a LAN wireless connection to the Access Point via any device provided with a web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera): a computer, Macintosh or PDA. If using an Access Point with ADSL Router, images can be also acc
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1.4.4 VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA WLAN CONNECTED TO DIGICOM’S VEGA VIDEO In this scenario, a new device is mentioned: Digicom’s Vega Video. The Vega Video is an image concentrator with an integrated Access Point. The Vega Video is able to connect up to four Vega Wireless Cameras WLAN with local stations and remote stations, for an optimal management of the cameras with a single device. It can also save the images to an external memory, such as a Hard-disk or an USB memory key, with no f
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1.5 ALARM DETECTION In the event of an alarm detection, the Vega Wireless Camera WLAN and the Vega Wireless Camera GPRS act in a different way. The following table shows such differences: Vega Wireless Camera WLAN Vega Wireless Camera GPRS When the camera detects a motion on one of the When the camera detects a motion on one of the activated digital inputs, it saves the images activated digital inputs, it saves the images preceding (Frame before) and following (Frame prec
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2. INSTALLATION The installation of the Vega Wireless Camera must be performed according to the instructions of this manual. 2.1 FRONT PANEL The Vega Wireless Camera’s front panel consists of: • Color optics • Black&White optics • Infrared LEDs • Twilight sensor • Status LED The hole located in the middle of the panel will be used as a room monitor function microphone in future versions. Color optics Black&White optics Infrared LEDs Status LED
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LAN port SIM Card slot RESET button (for Vega Wireless Camera GPRS) PWR LED INPUT clamp strip SIGNAL LED PWR connector Antenna connector 2.3a LED DESCRIPTION (VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA WLAN) Three LED options indicate a different camera status, as follows: • PWR: Vega Wireless Camera’s power • SIGNAL: information on WLAN connection • STATUS: information on remote connection The LEDs can act as follows: PWR SIGNAL STATUS Image capture is OFF Cam
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The LEDs can act as follows: PWR SIGNAL STATUS GSM signal is OFF OFF Camera is OFF OFF OFF Camera is OFF or PIN is requested Login to GSM Blinking - Blinking Blinking - network Camera is ON Camera is ON ON - ON connected to the Internet When the Vega Wireless Camera GPRS is powered, the device goes through the following stages: 1. Vega Wireless Camera’s power: PWR LED is ON; 2. Start of the Operating System: LED is steady ON for about 30 seconds; 3. Status LED ste
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2.4.2 POWER SUPPLY OUTPUTS The Vega Wireless Camera’s clamp strip is provided with 2 power supply outputs to power any possible presence detection sensor. To power the sensor you only need to connect the Vega Wireless Camera’s pin 1 to the positive contact (+) of the presence detector and the Vega Wireless Camera’s pin 3 to the negative contact (–) of the presence detector. To connect and power a second presence detector you must connect the Vega Wireless Camera’s pin 4 to the pos
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2.5 SIM CARD (only for the VEGA WIRELESS CAMERA GPRS) The Vega Wireless Camera GPRS supports PLUG-IN SIM cards. In order to prevent damaging of the SIM or an information loss we advise not to touch the golden section of the SIM card (where the contacts are to be found). WARNING: the Vega Wireless Camera GPRS can operate with any SIM Card. The GPRS function is available according to the type of contract stipulated for the SIM Card. Check availability and any possible restrict
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2.6 INSTALLING THE EXTERNAL ANTENNA To install the external antenna follow these steps: Make sure that the Vega Wireless Camera is off by turning off the power supply and deactivating the backup battery in the configuration pages. Connect the external antenna connector to the Vega Wireless Camera’s connector by screwing it clockwise. In case of problems do not force the connector and check if it is right positioned. In the configuration pages you are able to test the
