Requirements
RAVidEn camera application requirements.
Camera
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Chip | The camera must use an Axis ARTPEC-9 chip. |
| AXIS OS | Version 12.11 or later is required. |
| Setting | Allow unsigned apps must be enabled on the camera's Apps page. |
The package is unsigned, so the camera must be allowed to run unsigned apps. This is a switch on the Apps page and it does not affect anything else on the camera.
Machine data sources
A connection is one source of data. RAVidEn supports the following sources:
| Source | Connects to |
|---|---|
| PLC over EtherNet/IP | Allen-Bradley Logix, MicroLogix, Micro800, SLC 500 and PLC-5 controllers. See Allen-Bradley. |
| ABB robot | IRC5 and OmniCore controllers over Robot Web Services. See ABB robot. |
| Camera events | The camera's own event system, which includes analytics, motion detection, tampering and the I/O ports. See Camera events. |
| Demo | Simulated signals for building a layout when no controller is available. See Demo and diagnostics. |
| Diagnostics | The camera's own CPU, memory and temperature, and the application's internal counters. See Demo and diagnostics. |
Tag browsing is available for Logix controllers, ABB robots, camera events and the built-in sources.
Network
- The camera must be able to reach the data sources.
- Your browser must be able to reach the camera's web interface to configure RAVidEn. The RAVidEn interface is served by the camera itself and requires camera administrator rights.
- Recording devices such as NVRs need network access to the camera. The camera appears to them as a standard video feed.
Limitations
- It does not write to controllers.
- It assumes one video channel per camera.
- It draws on the H.264 and H.265 video streams only. JPEG snapshots and MJPEG streams are left untouched so that the overlay editor has a plain picture to work on.