Thermographic Systems: First Time Setup

Issue:

The integrator is setting up a thermographic camera for the first time. They need to set up the bare minimum for it to trigger in CMS.

*For Best Results Head Coverings are not recommended. 

Prerequisite:

Thermographic Systems: Logging into a Thermographic camera

Resolution:

1. Click the Configuration tab > Device Info > Name the camera then click the green checkmark to save your setting.
   
   
   
   
2. Click OK.
3. Click Stream > Base Stream > Channel 1 or 2.
   • By default, the Video Encode Type is H.265. Not all VMSs support this yet so if yours does not, change it to H.264 then click Apply.
     
     
     
     
4. Repeat Step 3 for the other Channel.
5. Click Device > Local Network.
   • Your network administrator will specify whether or not to use DHCP or Static.
     
     
     
     
6. Click Device > Date and Time.
   • Select the appropriate time zone then click the green checkmark to save your settings.
   • If an NTP server is present you can provide its IP address here.
     
     
     
     
7. Click Temperature Measurement >Thermal Calibration.
   • Click Enable.
   • Click Display Area Info (optional)
   • Set the Distance between the camera and the Thermal Reference and Calibration unit.
   • Check the Target Temperature setting for 104 Fahrenheit or 40 when using Celcius. 
   • Draw a square around the Thermal Reference and Calibration unit.
   • Click Apply.
     
     
     
     
8. Click Temperature Measurement > Thermal Mapping.
   • Use the controls under the images (zoom/focus) to adjust both scenes until they are similar.
   • Select ID 1.
     • Set the Scene Depth to the distance between the camera and the Thermal Reference and Calibration unit.
     • Select Mapping Point One (green)and mark the same position in both images.
     • Select Mapping Point Two (Red)and mark the same position in both images.
     • Select Mapping Point Three (Blue)and mark the same position in both images.
   • Click Apply.
     
     
     
     
9. Click Temperature Measurement > Parameter Configure > Temperature Parameters.
   • Draw a detection zone by left-clicking on the screen. Once the zone is complete, right-click to navigate off the window.
     • Drawing a single large detection zone to cover a large area is not advised (i.e. long hallway or wide shot of a room).
     • It is recommended to make 2 smaller detection zones and adjust the detection zones closer to the camera if events are not triggering. Every installation is unique and will require fine-tuning.
   • Set the Temperature Units to either Fahrenheit or Celcius. 
   • Set the Length Units to Feet or Metric.
   • Set the Mount Distance (***Exact Measurements are Required) to the distance between the camera and the Thermal Reference and Calibration unit.
   • Click Apply. 
     
     
     Note: If no detection is captured, adjustments can be made in Temperature Measurement >Parameter Configure > Temperature Parameters face detection setting
   • Display Trace Info: Mode 1 (focus on face region) Mode 2 (focus on forehead region) 
   • Confidence Coefficient: Med (Face detection sensitivity)
   • Face pixel min （1-2000） When the pixel of the face in the image is less than the set value (the minimum pixel for face recognition), it is not captured.
   • Face pixel max （1-2000）When the pixel of the face in the image is more than the set value (the maximum pixel for face recognition), it is not captured.
     
     
     
     
10. Click Temperature Measurement > Bad Point Check.
    • Set a reference point where the image is hottest/coolest or if there is something like an exhaust fan or vent in the scene.
    • Click Apply.
      
      
11. This completes the camera portion. The next steps are Central Management Server (CMS): Adding a device.