IP Camera archive

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IP Camera archive

The camera archive is an invisible server component with the option of creating and saving snapshots from IP cameras.

 

The snapshots can be saved and also sent by e-mail. The image files are provided with a date/time stamp when they are saved.

 

Data points of the component

component name

Type

Type Function

Diagnosis

Output

The status outputs are formatted here. The output is used for diagnosis in the event of faulty switching. To display the text, we recommend using the display component Value-dependent text with its Value display input. Attention: Diagnostic or debug outputs are only intended for use in the event of an error. Please only use them after consulting the support team! If used, these can significantly impair the performance of the service.

Trigger e-mail

Output

This output is connected to the send trigger of the e-mailer component. If the snapshot has been saved and the path to the image file is available to the E-mailer at the "Attachment" connection, the output is set to On and the e-mail is triggered.

Trigger snapshot

Input

If an On or Off signal is applied to this input, a snapshot image is loaded from the camera and saved as a file.

URL last snapshot

Output

The storage location and the name of the last image file are output at this output. When using the E-mailer to send the file, this output must be connected to the Attachment input on the E-mailer.

URL last snapshot (http)

Outbox

For external access (EisBaer clients in the network), the URL to the image file must be sent to the data point of the image component: Example: http://IP-ADRESSE:8003/Eisbaer.RESTServices/CustomWebsite/

Trigger cyclical snapshots

Input

If an On signal is applied to this input, snapshots are created in the selected cycle time. The function remains active until an Off signal is applied to the input.

 

 

Properties of the component

Component name

Standard

Function

Use Https

 

Activate to establish a secure connection. Otherwise, only http is used.

IP address

0.0.0.0

The IP address of the camera is set here. Without http(s)://

port

80

The camera's communication port is set here. By default, http = 80 and https = 443.

User

 

Enter the user name if the camera requires a login.

Password

 

Specification of the password if the camera requires a login.

Cycle time [s]

900

Cycle time in seconds in which snapshots are created and saved cyclically if the corresponding input is active.

Delay [s]

0

The creation of the snapshot is delayed by this time, in seconds, when the snapshot trigger input is triggered.

Repetition [s]

0

After this time, in seconds, a snapshot is taken again if it was triggered via the Trigger snapshot input. If the value is 0, only one snapshot is created and not a second one.

Configuration file

 

The path details for the image file in the camera are saved in camconfig files. You can use this parameter to select this file. The path contained is transferred to the parameter of the same name. C:\Program Files (x86)\Alexander Maier GmbH\EisBaer SCADA 3.0\Cameras Config

Image URL in the camera

 

The path to the image file in the camera is specified here, for example /jpg/image.jpg. It can be edited manually or imported via the configuration file (see one line above).

Memory path

C:\ProgramData\Alexander Maier GmbH\EisBaer 3.0\Export

Select the storage path for the created snapshot files here. Make sure that this path is available on the server PC. If necessary, use a UNC path or set this path in the editor on the server before commissioning.

Complete URL

 

Complete URL to the image. Other settings are ignored if it is not empty. Beispiel: https://192.168.178.114:443/jpg/image.jpg

Publish image

 

If this function is set, the images are published on the web server (http://eisbaer-scada.net/Gnuplott/...).

Customised FTP connection

 

With this activation, the graphics are stored in a user-defined FTP directory.

Add timestamp to uploaded images

 

Adds the time stamp to the file name of the graphic.

Custom FTP connection

 

Entry of the user-defined FTP connection for uploading the graphic.

URL basis for customised publishing

 

Entry of the URL for customised FTP connection from which the graphic is to be downloaded.

 

Note on display in different application scenarios:

The generated images are stored in the folder "C:\ProgramData\Alexander Maier GmbH\EisBaer 3.0\www" of the EisBaer server.

Local operation only: "Diagram image file (local file)" data pointis linked to the image component. -EisBaer server and client run on the same machine. Access via the network or Internet is not possible.

 

Local network: "Publish images" propertydeactivated, "Diagram image file (Http URL)" data pointis connected to the image component. -EisBaer server and client run on different machines or apps in the local network. Access via the local network is possible. No internet access

 

Internet:"Publish images" propertyactivated, data point "Diagram image file (Diagram image file (Http URL)" is connected to the image component. -EisBaer server and client can run on different machines, apps, locally or on the Internet. The images are cached on our web server. FTP access to "http://eisbaer-scada.net" must be possible.