With the OneTrack camera system, a moving object or a person can be tracked
automatically, without any manual operation or any operator intervention.
Upon detection of motion or objects in the image, the PTZ camera is positioned on the
detected subject and tracks it automatically, occasionally zooming in to catch close-up
shots.
The OneTrack can also perform object detection and recognition, making it possible to
react differently when a person or a vehicle appears in the scene.
With the OneTrack system, you can make use of full capabilities of PTZ cameras
without the need of an operator. The PTZ camera can operate independently by
tracking any moving subject, or can be installed as a slave of a fixed camera. When
installed with 1 or multiple fixed cameras, the object detection is performed on the
fixed cameras, while the PTZ will zoom and follow those objects.
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The OneTrack controller is also a recording system. Video sequences recorded in
tracking mode have much less risk of « missing » the events, than static camera or
PTZ in tour mode.
This manual explains the process of installing the OneTrack controller.
For those of you familiar with the installation of a OneTrack controller, we provide
you with a check list of important steps to look out for.
Installation of data and video cables.
Installation of the cameras.
Check or set communication settings if necessary.
Check or set the address.
Check or set common settings.
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Installation of the OneTrack controller.
Plug all cameras in the OneTrack. PTZ cameras in the first inputs, fixed cameras
in the last inputs.
Execute the Setup Wizard.
Make sure you don’t have any Communication Errors. If so, check your
configuration and data cables.
Finish the configuration of the OneTrack. (refer to user guide)
The OneTrack controller
A fixed camera and/or a Supported PTZ Camera (refer to compatibility list)
A RS-232 to RS-485 or RS-232 to RS-422 converter (One converter per analog
With the OneTracksystem, it’s possible to send and receive alarm events. For
example, the OneTrack can generate an output alarm event when tracking occurs; it
can also execute an action when an alarm input event happens. Another example
would be that a preset can be called when a door opens.
If the OneTrack controller has an alarm I/O card, you can use both alarm inputs and
outputs. The card has 8 inputs and 8 outputs.
The OneTrack system currently supports many camera models. The supported models
are listed in the grid below.
Please consult your installation manual for the complete details of your PTZ camera
operations. The following instructions should be used only with the installation of your
OneTrack system. These instructions do not replace your camera’s original manual.
Communication settings:
With your camera, you’ll have to make all these adjustments so that the OneTrack will
be able to communicate effectively with your PTZ.
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Refer to the communication settings table (see the appendix).
Set the camera to address 1:
Make sure that the camera is set to address 01. This address number corresponds
to the CAM ID in the OneTrack.
Set the camera termination:
Make sure that the camera termination is set to ON, unless you are using a daisychain installation. In daisy-chain, only the last camera of the line should have the
termination to ON.
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PTZ menu settings:
OSD:
In the On Screen Display (OSD) of your camera make sure that everything is at an
OFF position. When you look at your video feed from this camera, you must see
only the video without any position, numbers or zooming factor.
Digital zoom:
You have to make sure that the digital zoom of your camera is turned to OFF.
Connect the data cables:
Please refer to the following diagrams to see which type of connection you need to
use. For some pictures and notes of converters that we use, please refer to the section:
“RS-485 and RS-422 converters”.
The OneTrack supports many network cameras. The list of supported cameras is
available in the appendix.
Please consult your installation manual for the complete details of your PTZ camera
operations. The following instructions should be used only with the installation of your
OneTrack system. These instructions do not replace your camera’s original manual.
Communication Parameters:
To communication with a network camera, you need the following information:
IP Address of the camera;
Communication Port (80 by default);
Username;
Password.
Camera Connection:
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Connecting a network camera is really simple. You only need to connect the power
and then connect the RJ45 network cable.
AXIS Camera:
For the Axis cameras, it is necessary to set the resolution via a web browser. This can
be done by entering the IP address of the camera directly in your web browser
(example: http://192.168.1.25). In the Resolution section, it is important to specify a
resolution of at least 640x240. A lower resolution will result in poor detections by the
tracking system.
ONVIF Cameras:
Many onvif cameras are supported by the system. The supported video formats are
Jpeg and H.264. The video profiles can usually be modified via a web browser by
connecting to the IP address of the camera (example: http://192.168.1.25).
RTSP Cameras:
Many cameras offer a network video stream via the RTSP protocol. If the video stream
is in Jpeg or H.264, it is possible to use the camera with the system. For the rtsp
address of the camera, please refer to the camera manufacturer.
These are some of the RS-485 and RS-422 converters that we use. You can refer to the
previous section: “Connect the data cables” to successfully connect your camera to the
OneTrack system.
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RS485-RS232 Configuration mode
To correctly configure the converter in RS485 mode, please follow these steps:
Set the jumper to ECHO OFF.
Install a small jumper (little wire) between the RD(B) and TD(B) pins.
Install a small jumper (little wire) between the RD(A) and TD(A) pins.
Power the converter with a regulated 12VDC power supply.
Connect the Data+ and Data- of your PTZ camera to the TD(B) and TD(A) pins
respectively. TD(B) represents the (+) and TD(A) represents the (-) pins.
Connect the converter to the PC COM port by using the supplied black extension
To correctly configure the converter un RS422 mode, please follow these steps :
Set the jumper to ECHO ON.
Power the converter with a regulated 12VDC power supply.
Connect the 4 Data + and Data – pins of your PTZ camera to the TD(B), TD(A),
RD(B), and RD(A) pins. TD(B) and RD(B) represents the (+) pins and TD(A) and
RD(A) represents the (-) pins.
Connect the converter to the PC COM port by using the supplied black extension
cable.
Note: When the data cables are screwed to the converted, connect it to the serial
COM1 port of the OneTrack controller. Each additional camera must be
connected to a different serial port.
Connect video cables between the cameras and the OneTrack controller. Connect the
cable on the video output cable of the camera. Connect the other end of the cable into
the video composite input of the OneTrack controller. If the OneTrack controller
supports more than 1 camera, connect additional cameras to the other video inputs. It
is recommended to connect the PTZ cameras in the first inputs, and the fixed cameras
in the last inputs.
OneTrack with a DVR
If you have a DVR unit with your OneTrack system, here are some simple procedures
for you to plug the video of your PTZ camera to both systems at the same time.
1. If you have a video amplifier, you can plug the video output of your camera to the
input of the amplifier. You can then plug the outputs of your amplifier to both the
OneTrack and your DVR without having a reduction in video quality.
Make sure that the PTZ functions are working correctly. You should be able to control
the PTZ camera by using the manual PTZ buttons or by clicking directly in the video
window.
By default on the OneTrack, the communication parameters for all camera models are
the following:
Port: COM 1
Baud Rate: 9600
Data Bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop Bits: 1
Flow Control: None
Make sure that you put all the same settings that you configured on your camera. It’s
also important to choose the exact camera protocol and the exact camera model. The
model version can be seen in the video screen when you start up the camera. You only
have to unplug and plug the power of the camera, and to look for the camera version
that is displayed in the image at the camera start up.
Once the wizard is completed, the system is started. The main window should show up
and display live video
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Identification:
To be able to access the configuration menus, you must connect to the system with a
valid username and password. By default, only the administrator account exists. For
the initial usage, you can use the following user account:
Username: administrator
Password: 1111
Warning: For security reasons, it’s important to modify the administrator password. To
do this, you must modify the user account via the System configuration.
For more information about the configuration of the OneTrack controller, please refer
to the OneTrack user guide.
This section will help you choose the right cable categories before you begin the
installation of the cameras. This may be useful to prevent problems like poor video
quality, PTZ communication errors, unstable power, etc.
4.1.1 Coaxial cables
Recommended
The coaxial video cables RG-59/U and RG-6/U are recommended to distribute video
signals of CCTV cameras. The specification of each cable type is available in the
following table:
Note: We recommend using a cable that is 95% braided.
Not Recommended
We don’t recommend coaxial video cables that are not 95% braided shield and that do
not respect the above specifications.
We recommend the UTP Cat5-E twisted pairs cables that include the <Enhanced
Outdoor> characteristic for external use. Also, we recommend a 24 AWG cable size.
The above recommendations will ensure an error free communication between the
PTZ and the OneTrack controller. Also, it is recommended to use a twisted pair cable
to reduce the interferences and the noise in the control signal.
With this category of cable, (UTP Cat5-E), we can reach a maximal distance of about
~ 4000 feet for RS485 or RS422 communication.
Not recommended
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The PTZ control cables that do not have the above types (UTP Cat5-E et twisted pairs)
are not recommended.
4.1.3 Power Cables
Recommended
The recommended power cables for external use of 24V DC are shown in the
following table, for different distances:
Not recommended
The power cables that are not built for external use and the ones that do not meet the
above requirements are not recommended.
A Ground Loop helps to remove the video signal interference caused by different
potentials of ground. Those differences can cause a deformation in the video image.
We recommend connecting a ground loop to the problematic video signal
Here is the GL001 ground loop model that we recommend:
Regarding the converters to control the PTZ camera we recommend a RS422/RS485 –
RS232 optically isolated as shown in the figure below. This model can prevent any
interference that could have been transported by the control line. It can prevent
problems created by difference potential of the ground.
Note: The configuration and the connection of this converter is explained in section
3.1.3.
You can also use the following model of converter. However, you won’t have all the
This section uses fixed cameras to cover the most important zones. In the figure
below, we are using the MultiTrack mode of the OneTrack with one PTZ camera and
three fixed cameras.
As seen in the above image, we have one fixed camera to monitor the large parking
zone and one fixed camera to monitor the gas station zone. In MultiTrack mode, the
object detection such as person, vehicles and other detection is done by the fixed
cameras. For example, when a person is detected in the large parking area, the PTZ
camera is sent on that object and then starts to follow that object. If, at the same time,
another object is detected in the gas station area, the PTZ will be switched to that
object. The PTZ will then alternate between the different objects, according to the
priorities that we assigned in the OneTrack configuration.
For the system to perform well in MultiTrack mode, each fixed camera must
absolutely be installed close to the associated PTZ camera, as shown in the above
example. To get a good object tracking, a fixed camera and a PTZ camera must cover
the same area and be oriented in the same direction.
Concerning the dead angles that are not covered by the fixes cameras, the AutoTrack
mode will be used to cover them. That way, the PTZ camera will follow any moving
objects in that area, without the help of a fixed camera.
If we need to monitor an area that is far from the PTZ, we can install another fixed
camera with a bigger len (like 8mm). That way, the small area will be monitored. You
can check the camera lens table for fixed camera in section 5.4 for more details.
Once the positioning strategy has been decided, it is important to correctly choose the
camera models to use. As a guideline, we will enumerate some types of PTZ and fixed
cameras that are available.
For PTZ cameras, you can select an optical zoom of 18X, 26X or 35X with a len going
up to 100mm, so you can get a better close-up of the moving objects. Please refer to
the compatibility list in the appendix for the different PTZ models that are supported
bye the OneTrack.
For fixed cameras in MultiTrack mode, it is recommended to choose a camera built for
external use and with a good resolution. Depending of the field of vision that we need
to cover, you need to choose the right focal length. For more information, refer to
section 5.4 of this manual.
Regarding the brackets of PTZ cameras, it is recommended to choose a corner bracket
as seen in the image below. For example, if we need to install the PTZ on the corner of
a building, we will choose a bracket that will reduce the vibration as much as possible.
It is important to keep good image stability, even with bad weather like a strong wind.
However, parapet brackets, as shown below, are not recommended, because they are
sensible to the wind and vibrations which will generate an unstable image.
Person detectable and big enough for recognition (~ 50% of the height).
Person big enough for a OneTrack detection.
Person too small for a reliable detection.
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5.4 Size of detected objects
In this section, we are representing the height and width of the image of each camera,
along with the vision angle, the focal length of the chosen len, and the desired distance
between the fixed camera and the object. The following table displays the results from
our different calculations.
The following results are valid for 1/3’’ inch CCD lens.
The following results are valid for ¼’’ inch CCD lens (for PTZ cameras)
Check that the selected protocol and camera model are correct.
Check the camera address, i.e. that the ID of the camera and the ID in the <General>
screen are the same.
Check that the PTZ uses the same baud rate as the one in the <General> screen.
Check that the RS485/RS422 – RS232 converter is connected correctly.
Check that the PTZ camera is connected correctly to the Rx+, RX-, Tx+, Tx- pins.
Check the termination dip-switch on the PTZ camera.
Check that the data cable between the camera conduct from end to end and that there
is no cut somewhere in the middle.
Add a 12VDC power adapter on your RS485-RS232 converter.
2. No video signal in the OneTrack
Check the video signal of the camera.
Check the Octopus video cable.
Check if the camera and the video source are enabled in the general section of the
OneTrack software.
3. Status of the OneTrack on querying
Check if the OneTrack Server is running.
Check if the Auto Logon account is deleted.
Check if the type of tracking is selected in the <General> screen.
Check the serial converter connection.
Check the Rx and Tx connection.
Check that the selected protocol and camera model are correct.
Check the profile and schedule to see if everything in configured correctly.
5. The PTZ camera moves by small steps
Check in the Tour section if the “Use intermediate steps between presets” is checked.
6. The PTZ camera operate improperly
Check if the appropriate protocol is selected.
Check if the right communication mode has been selected (BIR, BIA, UNI).
In MultiTrack mode, check if your bridges works correctly.
7. Video signal shakes or have wavy lines
Check the BNC video cable.
Check your video amplifier (if one is installed).
Using a ground loop might be necessary.
8. No video signal in the OneTrack (black image)
Check that the camera is activated in the <General> screen.
Check that the video signal is not too weak.
The following cameras have been tested with the specified protocols, adapters and
configuration
OneTrack Mode
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Pelco
Spectra IV se 35X
Spectra III
Pelco DRS-4222400yes√√√AutoTrack/MultiTrack
Samsung
SCC-C6325 v1.00
Samsung-E
√AutoTrack
SCC-C6325 v1.03
Samsung-E
√√AutoTrack/MultiTrack
SCC-C6403
Samsung-E
RS-4859600yes√√√AutoTrack/MultiTrack
SCC-C6413
Samsung-E
√√AutoTrack/MultiTrack
SCC-C6455
Samsung-E
√√AutoTrack/MultiTrack
SCC-C7478
Samsung-E√AutoTrack/MultiTrack
SCP-2270HN
Samsung-T√√vAutoTrack/MultiTrack
Videotec
Ulisse Compact 36X UlisseMacro1 &
Pelco D
RS-48538400no√√√AutoTrack/MultiTrack
Additional IP cameras and servers are added to the list on a regular basis. If support for a specific model is needed, please contact Video
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Other cameras with Pelco D protocol
Many PTZ cameras support the Pelco D protocol. However, many of them do not implement the complete set of commands present in version 2.1 of the Pelco D
protocol.
Specifically, OneTrack uses in the Pelco D protocol the “Advanced Feature Set” and specifically the following commands:
Set Pan Position
Set Tilt Position
Set Zoom Position
Query Pan Position
Query Tilt Position
Query Zoom Position
Others protocols
The OneTrack software is structured to enable easy implementation of multiple protocols. Any PTZ protocol that includes basic commands plus absolute coordinate
position and position query commands can be used. Please contact VideoWave for any specific need of this type.
¹ The MUX column indicates if control of several cameras can be multiplexed over a single port.
² To accommodate various protocols and camera models, VST OneTrack uses several control modes:
• UNA: Unidirectional communication. Used with models that do not have return communication channel or with unidirectional protocol.
• BIA: Bidirectional, absolute mode positioning. Used for models with bidirectional protocol, absolute positioning preferred.
• BIR: Bidirectional, Relative mode positioning. Used for models with bidirectional protocol, relative positioning preferred.
The check signs indicate which control modes can be used
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