Heavy Vehicle DVR Solutions

Choosing a system

There are currently 2 key areas of differentiation between Chipatronic DVR systems. This choice determines the system to be used.

� Storage required – There are 2 types of storage media available

� HDD – Hard Drive Disk. This is a laptop style Hard Drive which provides larger amounts of storage at relatively low cost.Standard HDD is 500GB with 1TB optionalDVR4 systems use HDD

� SD Card – Secure Digital is Flash memory in a compact format but is limited in the capacity. Current SD maximum size supplied is 128GB.SHDVR systems use SD Cards

� With multi-camera systems video can be stored in 2 ways: SEPARATE where each camera has a separate file for each period, orCOMPOSITE where all 4 cameras are stored in a single file with a quad screen view.Both types of storage use the same amount of data but in SEPARATE mode with 4 cameras there will be 4 files for each period, with COMPOSITE there is only 1 file.

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� Recording only or live video remote access

� All systems record video to the internal storage but can also be supplied

with Wireless modules to allow access to the mobile network. Recorded

video files are generally accessed directly from the storage media, for a

HDD this is done using a USB adaptor to connect the drive to a PC and for

an SD Card this will be by inserting the card into a Card Reader (either

internal or external).

� Remote access is currently via the 3G network with Machine to Machine

mobile services (M2M) provided by the user.

Live video streaming allows an authorised user to login to a cloud server

from a PC, tablet or smartphone which requires dedicated software or

apps and internet connectivity.

Systems with remote access are also supplied complete with GPS

modules to allow the location and speed to be shown.

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� Cameras

Because of the underlying technologies, the DVR4 and SHDVR systems

use different types of cameras which are not interchangeable.

� DVR4 systems use Analogue cameras which are more traditional types

but as DVR systems should use Real Image cameras this limits the

choices to a selected range.

Most cameras to be used for video recording are higher resolution than

standard, 600 TVL or higher and there are both Internal and External

models with Audio input on some and IR for night vision.

� SHDVR systems are fully Digital so must use special cameras with digital

output. This enables the cameras to be HD with a maximum resolution of

1920*1080P but can be set to lower resolutions to reduce the amount of

data to be stored.

Some (internal) cameras have Audio (which can be set On or Off) and

there are external cameras with IR for night vision.

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� Cables

Cameras need to be connected back to the DVR by suitable cables.

As there are different types of cameras, there are also different

cables required to suit the analogue and digital cameras.

� DVR4 systems use standard, 4 Pin cables which are common to all the

analogue cameras used. Cables are available in sizes from 2 metres to 20

metres and can be connected together if needed with a maximum

recommended length of 30 metres.

� SHDVR systems use special cables which are available in 5 metre and 10

metre lengths. The 10 metre cables have an in-built signal booster and

can be joined to make longer cable systems as required with a maximum

length of 40 metres or 4 x 10 metre cables joined together.

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� Options

A basic system consists of the DVR with 1 to 4 cameras and suitable cables. There are also a limited number of options which may be added if needed.

� DVR4 systems are supplied in an open anti-vibration cradle but can be supplied in a key-lockable, metal enclosure to restrict access to the device, CH-MDRCASE.

� GPS modules are standard on the 3G models but can be added to base systems so that the location and speed of the vehicle is recorded and embedded on the video. CH-GPSR

� An event button can be used to provide a driver input. This can be used as an alarm button or to Start and Stop video recording and also acts as an extended input for the remote control used to program and control the DVR4 units. CH-EBA

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� Operation

� The basic operation of the DVRs is quite simple, the systems start when the ignition is ON and will shut down after ignition OFF and there is a programmable delay after OFF which is generally 300 seconds as standard but can be changed if desired.

� Recording begins as soon as the DVR has fully started which can take a few minutes on the DVR4 systems.Once recording has started this will continue until the system shuts down unless it is stopped manually.

� Most systems do not have a monitor connected in the vehicle as this is not usually required but with the DVR4 a monitor can be used to see the video from cameras or if any setup changes are needed.Setup is done using the remote control but changes should not normally be required after installation and should only be done by experienced staff.

The SHDVR cannot have a monitor directly connected and is accessed through a browser, via Wi-Fi or Ethernet.When connected, the administrator (ADMIN) can see the video from cameras and access the setup menu to make changes.Standard users (USER1 to USER5) can only see live video and cannot access any setup menus.

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� The DVRs have 3 Alarm inputs which can be used if required. These are activated by voltage input (12/24) and can be linked to video files which are able to reviewed separately using the supplied software. Alarms can be set to suit, for instance Alarm 1 can be named WINCH and be linked to camera 4 so if there is a sensor or switch on the winch to indicate a certain condition, this can trigger an alarm and a video file from camera 4 will be saved which can show the condition causing the alarm.

� Video Lost alarms can be set so that if the camera is disconnected or cable cut, an alarm will sound. On the 3G systems an e-mail can be sent to supervisors or administrators as well for video loss (or any alarm condition which has been configured).

� A Speed sensor can be connected if needed but will require knowledge of the pulse/km from the vehicle. If speed recording or overspeed alarm is required it is often easier to use the GPS module as this does not require a pulse count which be difficult to calculate correctly.

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� Accessing, viewing and Copying video files can be done in different ways. The preferred method is to remove the storage media from the DVR and connect directly to a PC.With the HDD from the DVR4 systems, this is done by shutting down the system, removing the HDD and connecting to a PC using a USB Hard Drive Adaptor. Files are stored in folders created by the system with a date structure naming convention and can be viewed using standard software such as Media Player or VLC.The AV Player software which is included with the DVR can also be used and this includes the facility to view All Video Files or just Alarm Video

Files which is the easiest way to watch the videos stored due to an alarm input (if this has been setup).

For SHDVR systems, the SD Card can be removed after recording is stopped or the system is shut down, to read files from an SD Card the PC must either have an in-built card reader or an external card reader will be required. Again these files can be viewed in the same way as outlined above.

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� SHDVR systems also have Wi-Fi as standard and if this has been setup, a

user can access the DVR directly and view recorded files in a browser but

will require administrator access to do this.

The Wi-Fi can be set in 2 different modes: Access Point where the DVR is

creates it’s own network with an SSID which can be found by Wi-Fi

enabled devices set to find available networks and Client where the DVR

becomes a standard Wi-Fi enabled device which can log onto an existing

network, e.g. a workplace.

Wi-Fi support should be sought from an IT provider or internal IT

department prior to making decisions on using Wi-Fi.

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CH-SHDVR4

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