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TMC 3 User Manual
User Guide for the Tactical
Mesh Camera System
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Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Change History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Warranty and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Kit Contents & Part Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
• Outdoor Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
• Bench Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mesh Network Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
The VE Camera Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
• Viewing Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
• Video Panel Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
• Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
• Play Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
• Video Panel Coloured Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
• Trigger Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
• Pan, Tilt & Zoom Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
• Advanced User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
• Multiple Viewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using VLC to Play Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
IP Video Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
• Video Encoder Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
• Default IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
• Video Encoder Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
• User Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
• Date Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
• Update Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
• Video Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
• View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
• Ethernet Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
• UPnP Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
• Recording Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
• Overall Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
• Base Plate Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table of Contents
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Change History
Version Date Change Summary Author
v1.0 21/09/2017 Existing Support Articles Compiled RE
v1.1 29/01/2019 Updated Firmware Upgrade Procedure RE
Warranty and Support
All Visual Engineering products are supplied as standard with a 12 month ‘Return to Base’ warranty.
Please note: Any unauthorised product disassembly, modication or the removal of tamper
proof labels will void the warranty.
In the event of a suspected product failure, users should contact the Visual Engineering support
team on the telephone number +44 (0) 1206 211842 or please email us at:
support@visualengineering.co.uk
Should the fault persist or if the support team are unable to resolve the fault, it may be necessary
to return the equipment.
Equipment should only be returned using the RMA (Returns Management Authorisation) process.
Users should contact the support team on the above number and request an RMA number.
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Introduction
The TMC 3 provides a simple, rugged outdoor deployable method for close observation.
It integrates the Silvus StreamCaster 4200 MIMO Mesh radio, a high denition PTZ camera and GPS
positioning into a single IP67 sealed unit.
The StreamCaster 4200 from Silvus Technologies oers outstanding RF performance in both of the
supported S and C bands. It has excellent range and data bandwidth, with optimum size, weight
and power consumption characteristics.
The integrated EV7520 HD Sony block camera oers a 30x optical zoom with and a 63.7° wide
angle of view. It supports video resolutions up to 1080p output, along with exceptional low light
sensitivity.
The camera’s video is encoded into an IP stream via an integrated encoder, this produces
simultaneous H.264 and MJPEG encoded streams. Conguration of the encoder including video
encoding, trigger settings and network parameters is supported via a web page interface.
The pan and tilt drive trains are actuated by gearless stepper motors, reducing the operational
noise to a minimum. Pan and tilt speeds are zoom factor corrected, giving ne control over the
entire range of the lens.
It has absolute position feedback and therefore has the ability to self correct its actual position if
external forces act upon it. It also oers eight user preset settings that can be saved allowing PTZ
framing and camera racking proles to be easily recalled.
Two removable antennas connect via TNC connectors, this allows the TMC 3 to be mounted in the
orientation chosen by the user.
The TMC 3 also features a GPS module that provides positioning information which is made
available through the Mesh radio network link.
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Kit Contents & Part Numbers
• AC/DC Power Supply 12V 3A
Part: 110-8910
• TMC 3 Camera
Part: 110-3097
• Passive Power Injector cable
Part: 110-8301
• Dual Band Antennas
Part: 110-4021
• CAT5 Cable
Part: 110-3507
• GPS Module
Part: 110-3510
• IP67 Mains Power Supply
Part: 110-4023
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Connections
The TMC 3 has two TNC antenna and two Fischer
cable connections, as shown on the right.
Remove the protective caps from all connectors.
Connect the provided antennas to the TNC
connectors at the required orientation. Information
on antenna orientation is described in the Mounting
section of this user guide.
Connect the GPS Module (110-3510) to Plug 2.
Antenna
Connectors
Power & Network
(
See Below)
GPS Module
Outdoor Deployment
The IP67 power supply connects directly
to Plug 1 of the TMC 3 camera. All network
connections can be made through the
Mesh network.
The AC/DC power supply is connected to the Passive Power Injector cable (110-8301) which in turn
connects to the Fischer CAT5 Cable (110-3507), as shown below. Network connections can now be
made using a cable connection once the RJ45 plug of the injector cable is connected to the local
Ethernet network.
CAT5 Cable
110-3507
Connects to
network
AC/DC Power Supply
110-8910
Bench Use
Passive Power Injector
cable
110-8301
Connects to Plug 1
Connects to Plug 1
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Mesh Network Control
The Silvus StreamCaster 4200 MIMO Mesh radio forms the wireless connectivity solution for
the TMC 3. Connection to the radio’s user interface is via a web page interface. Ensure that the
controlling PC is on the same network as the Mesh radio(s) and enter the virtual IP address of a
Mesh radio on the network into the web browser’s address bar. The user interface for the Mesh
radio will be displayed as shown below.
The Mesh radio can be congured by
can selecting an option as detailed in the
various tab options.
In the open tab shown here the user may
set the Virtual IP Address of the Mesh
radio, so as to match the network it is to
be used on.
IP Addresses
All default IP addresses can be found on the label on the
base of the TMC3. This details the xed and virtual IP
address of the Mesh radio and also the IP address of the
video encoder.
The virtual IP of the Mesh radio is entered here.
e.g. 10.206.122.101
Further support can be found
by clicking on any ? character on
any page.
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The VE Camera Viewer
Viewing Video
The VE Camera Viewer is a software application used to display the video from all cameras in the
system. It will auto detect any cameras that are on the network and populate a list on the left hand
side of the player.
The VE Camera Viewer software can be downloaded from the VE website support page:
www.visualengineering.co.uk/supportdownload/26
The VE Camera Viewer is intuitive and simple to use. Any camera on the network will be displayed
in a list on the left hand side of the player. The video can be viewed by clicking the “Eye Icon” next
to the camera’s name. The video panel selector can be used to select how the video panels are
arranged, this is useful when several video feeds are in the system.
Camera List
Eye Icon
Video Panel
Selector
The top of the video panel displays information on the playback mode of the displayed video. In the
above instance the video playback is a Live stream, it can also be noted that the camera is currently
recording since the REC icon is shown. Since the TMC 3 camera does not contain an integrated
battery the power source will be displayed as a DC input.
If the mouse is hovered between the video panel and the above information the player will oer
the user the option to enter Settings or Play a Recording.
Video Panel Options
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Users can then select a segment of recorded video to
be played back from memory. Options are from 30
seconds to 10 minutes.
The full range of download periods is only available in
advanced mode.
To access the advanced mode the user needs to
hold keyboard keys “A”, “D”, and “V” then click on the
padlock icon next to the Advanced User text.
Settings
Under Settings the user can ip or mirror the video feed.
The Motion Sensitivity can also be set to a value between 0 to 100. A value of 0 sets the motion
trigger to o, a value of 100 sets the motion to maximum sensitivity.
The Trigger Duration sets the duration of the audible tone and the red trigger icon displayed in the
player.
If the Play Recording option is highlighted and selected as shown below the player will allow the
user to select a recording to playback.
The player will nd all available les that are stored
on the SD card in the camera. The update screen as
shown on the right will be displayed until all les are
discovered.
Play Recordings
Recordings will only be available if the TMC 3 camera is tted with the recording option.
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Select “Other” to choose a specic period
of timed recording.
Select the required month, months that
don’t hold recordings are greyed out.
Select the required date, days that don’t
hold recordings are greyed out.
Select the required hour of day, hours
that don’t hold recordings are greyed out.
Select the required start and end time
from the time dial. Press the play icon.
The les will then be downloaded, after
which time the video recording can be
viewed in the video panel.
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Video Panel Edge Colour Meaning
Red A trigger alarm has occurred
Blue This panel is selected for Pan Tilt Zoom Control
Grey No trigger alarms & not selected for PTZ Control
Video Panel Coloured Border
The video panel is edged in a colour, the meaning of which is described in the following table.
Trigger Alarms
The trigger alarms are enabled either via the player or the web interface. Once a trigger event
occurs it will be displayed and sounded in the player. The video panel will have a red edge border
and an icon will be shown in the bottom left corner. The trigger icon is either a motion trigger or a
low to high light level change as described in the table below.
Trigger Icon Trigger Source
A low light level to high light level transition has been detected.
Motion has been detected in the video.
Pan, Tilt & Zoom Control
Select a camera from the Camera List, this will cause the selected
camera description being edged in blue, as shown on the right. The
video panel for the camera will also be edged in blue.
• Pan Control: left & right arrows
• Tilt Control: up & down arrows
• Zoom in: + symbol
• Zoom out: - symbol
To access the advanced mode, which allows full access to the stored
recordings, the user needs to hold keyboard keys “A”, “D”, and “V”
then click on the padlock icon next to the Advanced User text.
Advanced User
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It is possible to connect multiple instances of the Camera Viewer to a single TMC 3.
There is however a maximum limit at which the encoder bitrate can be set to whilst streaming
video to multiple viewers. Bitrates set to a value greater than the allowed maximum value for a
given number of clients will result in video breakup.
The table below describes the maximum bitrate the camera can be set to for a given number of
connected viewing clients.
Multiple Viewers
Client Count Maximum Camera Bitrate
1 10Mb/sec
2 8Mb/sec
3 6Mb/sec
4 4Mb/sec
Using VLC to Play Streams
The TMC 3 is compatible with many players, a simple freeware player is VLC Media Player, which
can be downloaded from:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en_GB.html
• Install and run the VLC Media Player application.
• From the Media menu select the ‘Open Network Stream’ as shown below.
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• Enter the camera URL and stream type, eg: rtsp://192.168.1.195/h264
The URL depends upon the IP address of the camera and the stream type,
eg: h264 or jpeg. This is shown below
• Press play and the video stream will appear, as shown below.
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Default IP Address
Encoders are have a default IP address as detailed on the label found on the base of the TMC 3.
If the camera is not responding on this address it is possible that the IP address has been changed.
If the new IP address is unknown, the user can use the VE Camera Viewer software application to
locate the IP address. This method is explained in the The VE Camera Viewer section of this user
guide.
Once the TMC 3 is powered and has an network connection to a PC, users can web browse to the
camera’s video encoder to control its functions.
The web browser allows control of the encoders parameters such as resolution, bit-rate, and
network settings.
All parameters are non-volatile, meaning they will be remembered after re-powering the camera.
Users can web browse the settings using any of the standard web browsers; Firefox, Internet
Explorer or Chrome.
Simply type the camera’s IP address into the browser’s address bar, using the encoder IP address.
Video Encoder Login
On trying to establish a connection the user will be prompted for the User Name and Password,
enter the following details:
Default User Name is:
root
Default Password is:
1234
IP Video Encoder
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The mechanism for conguring the H.264 encoder in the TMC 3 is its web browser interface.
The example screen below shows what is to be expected once a valid connection between the PC
and TMC 3 has been established by typing the video encoder’s IP address into the web browsers
address bar. In this example it is using the IP address 192.168.1.195
On the left side of the screen are the Control Menus which allow the user to congure various
encoder settings. The functions of these menus are described in the following sections.
Control Menus
The encoder’s IP address is
typed in here.
User Menu
The user menu page allows users
to congure the user ID and
password of the encoder. It is
necessary to conrm the password
to change it.
There is also the option to enable/
disable the following:
• FTP Server Connection
• OSD (On Screen Display)
• Audio Out
Changes are only enabled when
the submit button is pressed.
Video Encoder Control
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Date Menu
The date menu page allows the user
to synchronise the camera time to
an SNTP server. In this instance it is
necessary to have the PC connected
to a network.
If a network connection is not
available it is possible to synchronise
the camera to the PC time by ticking
the “Sync Camera to PC Time” check
box and pressing the submit button.
The “UTC Oset” can be altered to
align the camera time with the local
time zone. Changes are only enabled
when the submit button is pressed.
To align the camera to the actual PC
time the “UTC Oset” should be made
same as the value displayed in the “PC
UTC Oset” eld.
Update Menu
It is possible to update the camera
encoder rmware of the TMC 3.
There are three steps to updating
the rmware, as shown on the
right.
3. Submit the le
Only update the camera
with les that have
been approved by Visual
Engineering.
Use of other les will render
the camera inoperable.
Tick this box and press
submit to sync the camera to
the PC time
1. Select the
Update tab
2. Browse to the le
Following a Submit the camera will update the rmware and display the following text:
Programming in Progress...Do NOT remove power
Wait until the web page clears this text before trying to move away from the current web page or
powering o the camera. Updates typically take approx 3 minutes to complete.
Important: To fully ensure the upgrade has nished it is advised to refresh the web page
and check the banner displays “IP Encoder v3.22” or the camera starts to once again stream
video before switching o the power.
It is advised that following a rmware update that the Restore Defaults button is pressed, this
will revert the encoder back to a default start state. The IP address of the encoder will revert to
its default IP address of 192.168.1.195 following a power cycle.
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Video Menu
The Video Page is where all the
IP encoder parameters are
controlled.
The encoder supports two
encoding formats, H.264 and
MJPEG. The choice of the format
is initiated by the user when the
stream is enabled.
To initiate a H.264 stream from
an encoder with an IP address of
192.168.1.195 the URL is:
rtsp://192.168.1.195/h264
To initiate an MJPEG stream from
a encoder with an IP address of
192.168.1.195 the URL is:
rtsp://192.168.1.195/jpeg
• Constant Bitrate. This is the normal mode of operation, it will output a constant bit-rate for its
IP video stream.
• Constant Quality. In this mode the bit-rate is varied in a eort to maintain a constant quality.
The target quality is set using an arbitrary number between 0 to 51, the lower the number the
higher the quality. This is set in the quality eld.
Other video encoder parameters include:
H.264 Resolution
The maximum resolution is 1920x1080, users can select lower resolutions if there is restricted
bandwidth available for the camera’s connection.
H.264 FPS (frames Per Second)
The maximum frame rate is 30fps, users may choose to select lower frame rates, thereby reducing
the bandwidth required.
H.264 IDR Frame changes the I frame interval in the H.264 stream by setting the parameter, this
balances the stream’s quality against latency. The default value is 30.
The Video page contains parameters for each encoder type. The encoder has two fundamental
modes of operation:
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Bit-rate Available Resolution Frame Rate
5-10MB/s 1920x1080 30
4-5Mb/s 1920x1080 15
3-4Mb/s 1280x720 30
2-3Mb/s 800x600 30
1-2Mb/s 800x600 15
512kb/s-1Mb/s 640x480 15
256-512kb/s 320x240 15
Recommended Settings
Video Flip can be useful when the camera is installed upside down or hanging from a ceiling.
Video Reverse can be useful when viewing the image via a mirror.
Video Flicker can be adjusted to suit the local mains frequency when the camera is used under
articial lighting conditions.
Night Video mode will increase the sensitivity of the camera under low light conditions.
Iris control is eective only on camera models with iris control included.
View Menu
Viewing the video from the encoder can be possible from the web browser by selecting the view
button. Users can return to the main menu by selecting the Back button.
Recent web browser releases have stopped supporting the VLC video plug-in,
as such the video will not be displayed.
In this instance view the video using either the The VE Camera Viewer or the VLC media player.
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Ethernet Menu
Network parameters can be set
on the encoder by selecting the
Ethernet menu.
The encoder can operate with a xed
IP address, or can be allocated an
IP address from the network, these
modes are controlled using the
DHCP button enable/disable.
Users should press the submit
button to enable changes.
UPnP Menu
The Universal plug and play menu
allows the user to set the Device ID
and Camera Name.
Users should press the submit
button to enable changes.
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Recording Menu
The integral SD Card has a capacity of 32GBytes, this oers 17 hours of continuous recording at
4Mb/s, or 34 hours at 2Mb/s etc. If recording capacity is achieved there is a user option to either
stop recording or overwrite. The recording web page menu is shown below.
Alert Control
Timed Recordings
Trigger Recordings
Recordings can be activated in two ways:
• Timed recordings
• Trigger recordings
Recordings will only be available if the TMC 3 camera is tted with the recording option.
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Timed Recordings
There are 4 options for timed recordings, these are; O, Continuous, Once and Daily.
O = No recording takes place.
Continuous = Recording Continuously.
Once = Record once when the start time is reached and record for the set duration.
Daily = Record daily starting when the start time is reached and record for the set duration.
Trigger Recordings
Trigger Recordings can be triggered by either motion or light level change.
Trigger recordings are disabled by default, if enabled, a recording will be made.
The duration of the recording will be the duration of the motion event plus the time set in seconds
in the trigger duration.
Alert Control
Additionally motion and light level triggers can be used to trigger an OSD (On Screen Display) event
and an audible tone in the stream. If users require this they should enable the Motion or Light OSD.
The level of motion required to invoke a trigger can be set with the Trigger Sensitivity.
Four options; O, Low, Mid or High sensitivity may be set.
SD Card Management
In the event of the SD card becoming full, there are two options for Overwrite Control. One option
is to have the recordings stop when the SD card is full, or the other option is to have the oldest
material to be overwritten when the SD card becomes full.
Following any changes made in the menu the user must press the submit button .The camera will
then save the changed parameter. Wait until the camera nishes re-conguring before trying to
move away from the current web page or powering o the camera.
Erase and Format
The SD card will be completely erased and formatted if the Erase button is used. The user will be
asked to conrm that this is the intention before the SD card memory card is actually erased.
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Mounting
The TMC 3 can be mounted using the threaded holes in
the base to attach it a pole or similar structure.
It can be mounted in either orientation, with the camera
mounted below the antennas as shown on the left or with
the camera above the antennas as shown on the right.
In both of these scenarios it can be seen that the camera
is separated from the RF radiating antennas. This ensures
that there is no interference between the radio transmitter
and the camera’s video.
If the TMC 3 is to be mounted onto a at surface where it is not possible to position the antennas
so that they hang below the camera it is important to position the antennas such that they do not
interfere with the camera’s view.
This is important not only to ensure that the video is not impaired by the physical antenna but also
to ensure separation between the camera’s video and the RF signal transmitting from the antennas.
The example shown on the right shows an improper setup, the
antenna’s position will interfere with the camera’s video.
It is therefore necessary to position the antennas at an angle
away from the camera’s eld of view, as indicated.
Rotate
Antenna
Rotate
Antenna
The example shown here is a correct setup when the camera and
antennas are positioned in the same orientation. The antennas are
rotated to an angle that does not impair with the camera’s eld of
view.
If possible the antennas should be positioned behind the primary
viewing pan angle, as shown here. This may not always be possible
if 360° of view is required but should be considered if the camera is
being used in a scenario where the main focus is within a 180° eld
of view, such as a deployment at the side of a street.
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Specications
Specications
Waveform Mobile Networked MIMO Camera Sensor 1/2.8” Type CMOS
Channel Bandwidth 5, 10, 20MHz Camera Sensitivity <0.05 Lux, ICR On
Encryption
DES Standard, AES/GCM
128/256 Optional
(FIPS 140-2)
Camera Resolution 1920 x 1080 Pixel
Data Rate 100 Mbps, Adaptive Field of View 63.7° (wide), 2.3° (tele)
MIMO Technologies
Spatial Multiplexing
Space Time Coding,
Eigen Beamforming
Pan & Tilt Range 270° tilt, Continuous pan
RF Output Power 1mW to 4W Variable Power Input 12V
Latency 7mS Average (20MHz BW) Power Consumption 10.8W to 30W max
RF Sensitivity -99dBm @ 5MHz BW Weight < 2KG
Frequency Bands S and C Bands Dimensions
ø 115 x 205.5mm
On Board Storage Up to 32GB (Optional) Casing Aluminium
PTZ Control TCP/IP, Visca, Pelco Environmental IP67
Connector Pinouts
Plug 1 - Power & Ethernet
1. SDA
2. ETH TX-
3. ETH RX+
4. RS232 TX (data from camera) / RS485 A
5. 12V Input
6. SCL
7. ETH TX+
8. N.C
9. GND
10. ETH RX-
11. RS232 RX (data to camera) / RS485 B
12. N.C
Plug 2 - GPS
1. N.C
2. N.C
3. N.C
4. N.C
5. N.C
6. N.C
7. N.C
8. N.C
9. GND
10. N.C
11. RS232 RX (data from GPS module)
12. +5V Input
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Dimensions
Overall Dimensions
Base Plate Dimensions
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