NXP Semiconductors i.MX27 Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Guide

i.MX27 IP Ca me r a Re fe re nc e De si gn
Quick Start Guide

© Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 2008. All rights reserved.

Table of Contents

1. Gettin g Started .... ............................................................................................... ......................... ......... 3

1.1. Camera Kit Contents .... ........ ................ ................ ........ ................. ........ .. ........ ........ ...................... . 3

1.2. CD-ROM Contents ............................................................................................................... ........ . 3

2. Setting up Camera Hardware ............................................................................................................... 4

3. Setting up Camera Software ................................................................................................................ 4

4. Preparing Windows® to View Video Stream .. ....................................... .................... .................... ..... 5

4.1. Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7 .......................................................................................................... ..... 5

4.2. FFPLAY Video C l ient .......... ........ ................ ........ ................. ........ ................ ........ ...................... ... 7

4.3. Starting Video Stream ...... ........ ................ ........ ................. ........ ................ ................ .............. ....... 8

4.4. Changing the Camera IP address using Terminal .......................................................................... 8

5. Revisi o n History ............................................................................. .................................................. 9

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Getting Started

1 Getting Started

This document is provided as a quick start guide that will help the user set up the Freescale i.MX27 IP
camera and start a web based session.

1.1 Camera Kit Cont en ts

The IP camera reference design kit is shipped with the items listed in Table 1.

Table 1. IP Camera Reference Design Kit Contents

Type Items

Board • CPU board

• Image Sensor board
CPU board and image sensor board with lens assembled, are housed in a plastic
enclosure.

Cables • RJ45 Ethernet cable

• Modified serial connect or wit h one 9-pin female connection and one 3-pin terminal
block conne ctor.

Power Supply • 12VDC @ 1A power supply with a center positive 2.5mm barrel jack connector.

Other Hardware • Camera Mini Tripod

Paperwork • CD-ROM: Content CD

• End-User License Agreement

• Quick Start Guide (this document)

• Warranty card

• Freescale support card

Verify that all items are contained in the package.

1.2 CD-ROM Contents

The IP camera reference design kit is shipped with the items listed in Table 2.

Table 2. CD-Rom contents

Type Items

Product Documentation • i.MX27 IP Camera Fact Sheet

• Bill o f Ma te rials, Sche m a tic s and Gerber files for CPU board and Image Sensor board.

• i.MX27 IP Camera Software Guide

• i.MX27 IP Camera Reference Manual

• DAP: Au-Zone Fact Sheet

• Data sheets for the IP camera’s non-Freescale components

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Setting up Camera Hardware

2 Setting up Camera Hardware

The following section describes the procedure for setting up the camera hardware. Figure 1, below, depicts
various connectors on the back of the unit.

Figure 1. IP Camera Hardware

1. Connect the RJ45 connector to both a local network port and the RJ45 connector located on the
back on the unit. The camera supports Auto-MDI and ther efore does not require a crossover cable.

2. Connect the terminal end of the serial connector on the back of the unit. This is only required i f a
terminal session is required.

3. Connect the female DB9 connector to the serial port on the host P C. Please exercise caution when
connecting and removing the female DB9 connector to ensure that it does not break.

4. The Mini Tripod simply screws into the mount on the bottom of the unit.

5. Apply power by connecting the power adapter to the barrel connector on the back of the board.
This is not required if a POE Ethernet connection is used.

6. Blue LEDs inside the top side of the enclosure indicate that the unit is running when activated.

3 Setting up Camera Software

This section describes the procedure for starting a streaming video session.
Note that the serial connection is not required to run the system. If it is desired that a Linux shell be present,

connect the serial cable to the host PC as described above, and start up a terminal program for an 8-N-1,
115,200 connection. Disable all forms of Flow Control (Flow Control should be set to NONE).

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