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Demo Kit Getting Started Guide Document version 0.0a
Contents 2 Welcome
2 Further help 2 Additional items required 3 Supplied items
4 Installation
4 Positioning the equipment 4 Mounting the camera and radar sensor 5 Connecting the equipment
7 Configuration
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Network Configuration Installing Witness Logging In Aligning the radar and camera Defining the detection area Importing and aligning a Map Final Adjustments Fine tuning options to improve tracking performance
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Welcome Additional items required
The demonstration kit provides most of the necessary items to install and run a demonstration (or test) site involving a radar sensor, a PTZ camera and either our AdvanceGuard or ClearWay Witness applications. At the centre of the kit is the Supply unit which contains a 24VDC power adapter and an Ethernet switch.
You will find a list of all items that are supplied within the kit on the next page. In general, you will just need to add the following extra items: • Two surveyor-type tripods with mounting heads that include a standard 5/8” threaded bolt fixing to hold the radar sensor and camera (we suggest that your chosen tripods have an elevation adjustment and also a quick-connect, springloaded thread), • A third (optional) simple tripod to hold the supplied radar target above ground level, • A long network cable to link the external test site with your controlling computer, • An environmentally protected power extension out to the external test site. • A suitable computer to control the installation with the following specifications: • OS: Windows 7 64-bit SP1. Windows 10 can be also be used and should work correctly, however, it is not yet formally supported.* • Additions: Microsoft .Net framework and Visual C++ 32 and 64 bit. • Processor: Minimum of Core i5 (Haswell generation or later) at 3.2GHz or faster. • Memory: 16GB RAM or more. • Storage: Minimum of 100GB of space. • Network: 1Gbps Ethernet • Graphics: 3D accelerated card with support DirectX 10 or above. Minimum of 512MB VRAM. An Intel CPU integrated graphics adapters such as an HD 4000 or above will suffice. • Display: Full HD screen / monitor (1920 x 1080) with touch support, if required.
Controlling computer (not supplied)
Supply unit
Radar sensor
PTZ camera
Power input
The Supply unit’s job is to provide power to the radar sensor and camera, and also to coordinate data connections between them and the controlling computer. The Ethernet switch within the supply unit is compliant with the POE+ (802.3at) standard; this means that (using the socket labelled Spare Ethernet) it is possible to connect a second camera that supports Power Over Ethernet and draws no more than 25.5W.
* Notes: Witness can also be installed on a virtual machine with virtual hardware as per the spec above. This is recommended if you are competent, or have the necessary technical support to do this. You will need to switch off Windows Firewall and User Access Control (UAC).
Further help The purpose of this guide is to provide additional support to you when installing and configuring the Navtech Radar Demonstration Kit. A video is also available from our website and this will also take you through the key stages in achieving a successful installation.
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Supplied items Your demonstration kit contains the following items: Radar data lead
Radar power lead
(5 metres)
Supply unit
(5 metres)
Supply unit power lead (5 metres)
CTS350-X radar sensor (with 4” PCD adapter plate fitted)
PTZ camera (with 4” PCD adapter plate fitted plus a fixed 3 metre combined data and power cable)
Radar target
IMPORTANT: When removing the radar sensor from the flightcase, and when carrying it, lift it only by the metal blue base. NEVER lift it by the white plastic dome.
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Installation Positioning the equipment The supplied camera has a 3 metre fixed lead while the radar sensor uses two cables that are 5 metres each in length. Both pieces of equipment need to link back to the supply unit, so consider this when deciding on their relative positions. You will also need a source of mains power (110 to 240VAC 50/60Hz) to the supply unit. The camera, radar sensor and supply unit (plus all of their connections) are environmentally sealed to IP67 to allow operation in most outdoor conditions.
Mounting the camera and radar sensor The radar sensor and the camera are both supplied with 4” PCD adapters fitted to their bases. The adapters have a central hole with a 5/8” thread so they can mate with the standard mounting bolt fitted to certain models of surveyor tripods. We suggest that you acquire two surveyor tripods, each with an elevation adjustment and also a quickconnect spring-loaded mounting bolt. This will make the job of fitting, particularly the camera, much easier. A third tripod with 5/8” thread mount may also be needed to hold the supplied radar target above ground level. To mount the radar sensor and camera Note: We strongly recommend that you get assistance to mount the radar sensor and camera onto the tripods. The camera in particular is heavy and has a top-heavy construction. 1 Place the tripods in their intended positions. 2 With the assistance of a colleague, lift the radar sensor/camera onto the tripod so that the hole in the middle of the adapter plate (on the underside of the radar sensor/camera) locates with the 5/8” threaded bolt of the tripod. 3 Tighten the threaded bolt until it is tight. 5/8” Some tripods use a twist knob to tighten threaded the bolt; on other versions you may need bolt to turn the body of the radar sensor/ camera to tighten it onto the bolt.
To align the radar sensor and camera Position the two tripods 3 metres apart with the camera to the right of the radar, relative to where you will be positioned for the demonstration. Set the height of the radar sensor and camera to approximately 1.8m above either the ground level, or the level on which the people you want to detect will be walking. For full details about alignment, see “Aligning the radar and camera” on page 8.
4” PCD adapter
IMPORTANT: When removing the radar sensor from the flightcase, and when carrying it, lift it only by the metal blue base. NEVER lift it by the white plastic dome.
Bolt tightener knob
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Connecting the equipment You can connect the cables in any order, however, it is good practice to connect and switch on the mains supply as your final step. Note: As well as the supplied cables, you will also require a standard network cable that is of sufficient length to reach from the radar/camera location to the place where your controlling computer will be placed. An environmental protection shell is supplied within the kit to convert one end of your standard cable into an IP rated plug for outdoor use.
To connect the equipment 1 Position the supply unit so that it is close to (or between) the radar sensor and the camera. 2 Remove the protective caps from the data connector on the radar sensor and the caps from all of the connectors on the supply unit EXCEPT the one marked Spare Ethernet (unless you intend to use it for a second camera connection). 3 Locate the supplied Radar data lead. Connect the slightly larger of the two plugs on the cable (it has an RJ45 network connector within it that protrudes much less than that of the other plug) to the socket marked Radar Ethernet on the supply unit.
Connection overview
‘Radar Ethernet’ socket on the supply unit
Radar sensor Camera data and power
Ethernet uplink
Connect the other end of the cable to the data socket on the radar sensor. 4 Locate the supplied Radar power lead. Connect the green plug to the socket marked Radar Power on the supply unit. ‘Radar Power’ socket on the supply unit
Radar power
Radar data
Radar sensor
Connect the black plug other end of the cable to the special socket on the radar sensor. Orientate the black plug so that its white padlock symbol and arrow are uppermost, push it onto the special socket and then twist the front collar of the plug clockwise to lock it in place.
Mains input
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5 Feed the cable from the camera to the supply unit and connect it to the socket labelled Camera Power and Ethernet. ‘Camera Power and Ethernet’ socket on the supply unit Camera
6 Fit the supplied IP67 protective shell to the connector at one end of your standard Ethernet cable (the end that will go to the supply unit). Instructions on how to fit the protective shell are printed on the bag in which it is supplied, or you can view an animation on the manufacturer’s website: www.rjfield.com - Within the site, choose the ‘RJ Field’ link, then click the ‘RJF’ option and then click the ‘Show animation’ link. Once the shell is fitted, connect it to the connector labelled ’Camera Power and Ethernet’ on the supply unit. Connect the other end to the network port on your computer. 7 Locate the Supply unit power lead. Insert the black and yellow plug into the socket labelled 110240VAC Supply on the supply unit. Connect the other end to a environmentally protected mains supply socket. The cable is supplied as standard with a UK 13A mains plug. Note: We suggest the use of a weatherproof box similar to this.
‘Ethernet Uplink’ socket on the supply unit
‘110-240VAC Supply’ input on the supply unit
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Configuration Installing Witness
Network Configuration
1 Download the latest version of Witness from here?. 2 Ensure that the Microsoft .NET and Visual C++ 32 and 64bit prerequisites have been downloaded from the Microsoft website and have been installed on the system. 3 As an Administrator, run the downloaded Witness executable. 4 When asked what type of installation is required, choose the “Demo” option:
The demonstration equipment is pre-configured as follows: • Subnet: 192.168.0.0/24 (mask = 255.255.255.0) • Radar sensor: 192.168.0.1 • Camera: 192.168.0.2 Give your computer another address within the same subnet, e.g. 192.168.0.5 If you are not sure how to do this, then either: • Download and use the network configuration utility from here?. Unpack the two files to your desktop and be sure to use the short-cut, as this ensures the utility runs with administrator permissions (select option 1), or • Refer to this article on how to do it manually: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/19249/how-to-assign-a-static-ip-address-in-xpvista-or-windows-7/. You may “multi-home” your network configuration, allowing your PC to connect to another network, such as one with internet access, at the same time. Internet access is required to download a map image from Google or Microsoft. If the location of the demonstration is known beforehand, it is advisable to download a map and locate it within Witness before setting off. If on the other hand, the location is not known, we would suggest you take a smartphone with you, which can be tethered to your laptop allowing you to download a map once the demonstration location is known, assuming, of course, that you have mobile data access at the demonstration site.
5 Continue through the setup wizard by clicking Next > to choose all of the default options. Finally click Finish on the last page. 6 Wait a moment to allow the programme services to start-up before opening Sentinel.
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Aligning the radar and camera
Logging In
1 Position and level the two surveyors’ tripods, with the radar sensor and the camera mounted on them, so that their centres are exactly 3m apart. The camera should be to the right of the radar, relative to where you will be positioned for the demonstration. 2 Set the height of the camera to approximately 1.8m above either the ground level, or the level on which the people you want to detect will be walking. 3 Set the radar to be 1.8m – 2.0m above the ground (and no more than 4.0m). 4 You now need to carefully align the zero points of the radar sensor and camera, starting with the radar. Turn the radar so that its flat panel (of the blue base where the connectors are located) points directly at the camera. You can use simple triangulation to achieve this: • Use a tape measure (with mm markings) to measure from the centre of the camera, first to one corner of the radar’s flat panel and then the other – these need to be as precisely the same as you can make them.
1 Start Sentinel by double clicking the Sentinel icon on your desktop. 2 In the logon dialog, replace “Navtech User” with “WitnessAdmin” (you will only need to do this the first time) and use the password “Navtech Radar.” Note the capitals, space and full stop/period) the password is case sensitive, the username is not. 3 Once logged in you will see: A square detection area coloured blue and inside this you will see symbols representing the radar and camera. 4 Enter Admin mode by simultaneously pressing Crtl+Alt+F5. Note: If this doesn’t work, then it is probably due to the Intel Graphics Hot Keys being enabled. To cure this: From the system tray (bottom right) select Intel HD Graphics then Graphics Options > Hot Keys > Disable. When it works, the word “Admin” (in red) should appear near the top right in the Sentinel border.
Ensure that A=B • Rotate the radar until A=B and test by moving the tape measure from one corner of the flat surface to the other, making slight adjustments in the radar’s rotation until the A and B lengths are exactly equal. • Secure the radar to the tripod in this position so that it cannot move. 5 On the Supply unit, switch on only the “Ethernet Switch Power” and “Camera Power”. continued
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6 You now need to align the camera with the radar. First you need to ensure the camera is in its pre-set home position, which will indicate its zero point for alignment. This camera, like many others, will return to its last position on start-up, not the stored home position. The alignment process requires the camera to be at its home position, which is factory set to the absolute 0,0 position. Setting the camera to its home position requires logging into the camera web interface using Internet Explorer. It must be Internet Explorer, as the camera uses an Active-X plugin which only works in Internet Explorer. 7 Open Internet Explorer and enter the camera URL: http://192.168.0.2 You should see the 360Vision login page. Note: After the camera is powered on you will need to wait a minute before the web page is accessible. 8 Log in using the username: admin and the password: 9999 9 In the menu on the left side, click “Settings” and then click the “Advanced Features” option. You should see a page similar to this:
12 If you haven’t already done so, login to Sentinel, as discussed on page 8. 13 Once logged into Sentinel, ensure the selection/information panel on the right side of the window is open. If necessary, click on the pop-out tab on the right side of the screen. 14 If the video viewer is not already open, follow these instructions: • Select the Objects tab at the top of the selection panel. • Expand the Video Viewer menu item by selecting the grey arrow to the left. • Double click “1: Video”, which will open a window displaying the view the camera is seeing. 15 Loosen the camera on the tripod. Carefully rotate the whole camera by its base (NOT the upper part of the camera) until the radar appears dead centre left to right in the view. Don’t worry about the height, unless you can’t see the radar, in which case, adjust the radar height, or centre on tripod you’re using to support the radar. The radar and camera are now aligned, re-tighten the camera to the tripod. The camera and radar sensor are now aligned.
10 Click the “Preset” option located on the left side of the main section and choose the entry “94 : Home” from the resulting drop-down list and then click the “Seek Preset” button. Do NOT click the “Define” button. 11 Using GPS, Google Earth or a smartphone, get the longitude latitude coordinates for somewhere roughly in the centre of the demonstration site.
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Defining the detection area
Importing and aligning a Map
1 On the Supply unit, switch on the “Radar Power”. 2 On the Sentinel screen, expand the “Radars and Trackers” menu item under the Objects tab in the selection/information panel on the right side of the window and wait until the status indicator (red box) goes green. If it’s already green, then proceed. At this point you may notice tracks being displayed on the screen, if so, the camera will start following them. 3 Select “1: Bloodhound PDK-Radar 1”, then select and click on the Data button on the mid-left of the Sentinel window – this will display the raw radar data in green. Take a moment to study it and identify the real world objects that are showing up in the raw data. It is now advisable to adjust the size and shape of the detection area to suit your demonstration location, and exclude all and any areas you won’t be using. To do this: • Select and expand Areas in the Objects tab on the right, then select PDK Detection Zone, then click the edit button below. • Zoom out using the mouse wheel, and pan using ‘pick & drag’ with the mouse until you can see the whole detection zone. • Pick and drag the circular control points until your area is the same size as the area you want to work in. If your area is not square or rectangular, then doubleclick the unfilled boxes positioned between each circular control point; this will convert the box into a control point which can be dragged in the same manner as the other control points. • Adjust the detection area perimeter, using the radar raw data as a guide, to include the space where your assistant will be walking to demonstrate the system, but exclude as much unnecessary area as possible as this will reduce false or nuisance alarms, and also reduce the complexity of the configuration required to perform a good demonstration. Things to avoid are: Trees, bushes, shrubs etc. long grass, other large loose objects or debris being blown about by wind. • Click the save button when finished. • Click on “1: Bloodhound PDK-Radar 1” on the right again, and then click the Data button on the left of the screen to turn the raw data off.
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Important: The process outlined here is suitable for a demonstration as it is quick and easy. However, it is not the method used for commissioning a live site. 1 Using Google Maps, Bing Maps, or something similar, clip out a map image about twice the size of the area you intend to use for the demonstration (this allows you to show the early warning/detection features of the system). Save this clipped map image as a JPEG file type. 2 Click the Navtech Radar logo in the top right left corner to open the “Main Menu”. 3 Click on the Config button (if this is greyed out, then you are not in admin mode – See page 8). 4 Whilst in “Sentinel – Configuration” click on the “Map” tab at the top, then click the Edit button bottom left. 5 Click the Load Map button near the middle, then browse to the location of the site map you saved earlier, select it and click the Open button. The file name will now appear in the box above marked Map. In the box above that, type in the Latitude and Longitude values you recorded earlier when you were aligning the radar and camera. The map should now be visible behind the menu dialogue box. 6 Click the Save button located bottom middle. 7 Drag the Sentinel – Configuration menu off to one side, and click the Edit button again, then click anywhere on the display screen to make it active, allowing you to use the keyboard commands to move and resize the map image. 8 Turn on the radar raw data again and then, using the keyboard commands listed below, resize and rotate the map until it fits the pattern and outline of the raw data. Map Manipulation keyboard controls. • Ctrl + Cursor (ßà): - Pan map • Ctrl + Alt + ßà: - Rotate map image. • Ctrl + PgUp/Down: - Scale (stretch) left/right (x) • Ctrl + Alt + PgUp/Down: - Scale {stretch) up/down (y) • Ctrl + Mouse wheel: - Scale (stretch) x&y together, maintaining current aspect ratio. 9 You will now see tracked objects and people moving around your map, and the viewer showing the output from the camera as it tracks each and every target.
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Final Adjustments If your initial alignment wasn’t as accurate as it needs to be, and you find your target is off to one side or the other of the viewing window, you can make some adjustments to the camera rotation as you use the system. The errors are likely to be fairly small, so only minute adjustments to the rotation angle will be needed. Also, be aware that if your demonstration area isn’t flat, your targets will disappear off screen as they go either above or below the flat plane relative to the camera. There are more advanced techniques available to deal with these situations, and are detailed in the Witness Commissioning Guide.
Fine tuning options to improve tracking performance The table below shows the setting required to achieve three levels of sensitivity using the Default Tracking Parameters found in the right hand menu under the “Objects” tab. These setting can be adjusted to match those in the table to suit different conditions and circumstances. The high sensitivity will almost never be needed unless you need to demonstrate the radar tracking at long range, where medium sensitivity is not working. This is not recommended for a demonstration. The low sensitivity could be useful when you are getting a high number of false alarms, for example on a windy day, and your detection area contains objects which are being blown about. The initial settings you see with the demo installation are those of the medium sensitivity. Tracking Parameter Pre-Sets Tracking Parameters Low Sensitivity Medium Sensitivity High Sensitivity Min Coast Age 8 8 8 Max Coast Age 8 11 10 Coasts 4 3 2 Plot Amplitude ATI 4 3 2 Plot Amplitude Track 2 1 0 M 7 3 5 N 8 4 6
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