Video Analytics Integration

The E5 camera series offers video analytics with various VCA functions that can be integrated into G-Core. To use these, you must configure the video analytics in the user interface of the camera and then activate and configure them in G-Set. The video analytics events are then sent from the camera to G-Core as VCA actions.

Configuration in the Camera User Interface

In the user interface of the camera, select the video analytics behavior and define the zones to be analyzed.

For detailed information on the user interface of the camera, see the G-Cam/E5 web browser manual.

  1. Enter the IP address of the camera in the browser to reach the user interface and navigate to System > Events > Video Analytics.

  2. In the Video Analytics drop-down menu , select the video analytics profile you want to configure.

  3. Select the On check box to activate the video analytics.

  4. In the Selected Behaviors drop-down menu , select the behavior you want to use.

  5. In the camera image, draw the areas to be analyzed using the tools from the toolbar. This is required for all behaviors except the behavior Camera Sabotage. The Zone Settings section appears.

  6. In the Zone Settings section, define the behavior of the video analytics.

    The zone settings vary depending on the selected video analytics behavior.

    Setting

    Description

    Name

    Name of the selected zone.

    Do not change the zone name. The default name is used to trigger the event in G-Core (see Create an Event). If you want to change the name, note the default name of the respective zone.

    Directions

    Select the desired direction of movement.

    Dwell time

    Specify the time in seconds how long the alarm remains activated.

    Delay before alarm

    Specify the time in seconds that it takes for the event to be activated.

    Sensitivity

    Specify how sensitive the camera reacts to changes.

    Trigger type

    Select the trigger type that triggers the event.

  7. In the Triggered Action & File name section, you can define activities for the triggered alarms and the file name.

  8. Click Save.

    After adding or deleting zones, you must check the VCA zones in G-Set to read out the existing zones from the camera (see Check VCA Zones).

Example
In this example, the video analytics behavior Intrusion Detection is selected and the zone to be analyzed is drawn in the camera image.

Configuration in G-Set

In G-Set, check the VCA zones and create an event for the used video analytics.

Check VCA Zones

Read out the configured zones for the video analytics from the camera.

  1. Select the plugin of the camera in the Hardware module list.

  2. Open the VCA Bridge tab and make sure that the VCA Bridge is disabled.

  3. Open the Event handling tab and enable the VCA option .

  4. Click on Check VCA Zones to read out the existing zones from the camera.

  5. Click the icon in the menu bar to send all changes to the server.

Create an Event

Create an event to retrieve the video analytics events from the camera as VCA actions in G-Core.

  1. Create an event.

  2. Add an action to the event. Select the corresponding VCA action for the configured video analytics behavior of the camera.

    The video analytics events are transferred from the camera to G-Core as the following VCA actions.

    Video Analytics Behavior

    VCA Action

    Abandoned Object

    VCA Alarm Object Idle

    Intrusion Detection

    VCA Alarm Enter Field

    Camera Sabotage

    VCA Alarm Tampering

    Wrong Direction

    VCA Wrong Direction

    Loitering Detection

    VCA Alarm Loitering

    Object Removal

    VCA Alarm Object Removed

    Stopped Vehicle

    VCA Stopped Vehicle

  3. Specify the following parameters of the action.

    Parameter

    Description

    channel

    Select the media channel of the camera.

    zone name

    Enter the zone name as follows: VCA analytics behavior + / + Default name of the zone, without spaces.

    Example If you want to trigger the action for the Intrusion Detection VCA analytics behavior in Zone 1, you must specify the zone name as follows: IntrusionDetection/Zone1.

  4. Click the icon in the menu bar to send all changes to the server.