Solveil System Installation Guide A step-by-step installation guide for the MicroPower Solveil™ Solar Powered, Wireless Surveillance System SLV-C30S-1040-IR, SLV-C30S-1040, SLV-C306-1011-IR, SLV-C30S-1011 and SLV-H20HA Version: 1.0 4350 Executive Drive, Suite 325 San Diego, CA 92121 +1-858-914-5198 www.micropower.
How To Use This Guide This guide is setup in the same sequential order as a camera installation would occur. This will cover in detail all aspects of the installation and configuration of a MicroPower camera system. We highly recommend watching our series of on-line training videos. These videos will provide a strong foundation and understanding of how the system works, and ultimately making this information easier to understand.
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Package Contents Solveil Hub (SLV-H20HA) • • Solveil Hub, Including power supply, mounting hardware, antenna cable, connection adapters and 15’ long antenna cable (longer cables may be purchased from MicroPower) One Directional Antenna (2.4GHz), Including bracket with washers, etc.
MicroPower System Overview How It Works MicroPower Technologies has developed an extreme, low power, camera and radio architecture that has been designed from the ground up to be solar powered. When combined with the MicroPower Trust Linx™ wireless protocol, reliable long-range digital CCTV video can be transmitted while consuming less than 10% of the electrical power that most conventional wireless IP cameras consume.
Hub Connection Method RTSP Streaming The hub communicates to your VMS using h.264 RTSP streaming. In order to operate correctly, an IP address will be needed for the hub, plus, and additional IP address will be utilized to represent each camera on the hub. To access the individual video streams, one will use the unique IP of the camera, while the trailing URL remains consistent.
Getting Started - First Steps Site Survey A well thought out plan for the location of the hub, hub antenna(s) and camera(s) is a crucial step to ensuring that the entire system will provide reliable long-term service, and integrate effectively with a new or preexisting video management system. RF Considerations Radio Frequency Line of Sight (RFLoS) differs from visual line of sight.
Solar Considerations Since the wireless camera is powered by solar energy, the critical impact of DIRECT sun direction and shadows on the solar panel cannot be overstated. In the Northern hemisphere, when selecting a location for the wireless camera, the solar panel must be mounted on the SOUTH side of a pole or structure, and be facing SOUTH. In the Southern Hemisphere (below the equator), the directional considerations will be reversed.
What You Will Need Equipment Computer / Software • • • Computer: Windows™ 7 or Windows 8 tablet, or small laptop is helpful for focusing. A web browser (Firefox, or Chrome work best) Optional: Laptop with wireless internet access (local WiFi or Cellular WiFi) that can be left temporarally connected to the hub for live performance monitoring via a internet enabled smart phone.
Hub Installation At the center of the MicroPower camera system is the Helios Hub. This is the “brain” of the system that communicates with the video cameras, and produces the video data streams that the VMS system will record and display. Hub Assembly and Installation Remove the hub and mounting bracket from the box and locate a suitable place to install.
Hub Antenna Assembly and Installation The antenna assembles into it’s mounting bracket and may then mount the antenna assembly via straps to a pole, or via screws to a flat surface. Take care to avoid mounting the antenna directly to a large flat metallic surface (such as corrugated tin walls) as the RF reflections from such surfaces can sometimes be problematic. The installer will generally need to provide a mast, or appropriate surface to mount the hub antenna.
Hub System Setup Accessing The Hub Default IP Address The hub has a default IP address of: 192.168.0.100. To initially communicate with the hub, connect an Ethernet cable directly from the hub to a laptop or desktop PC. A crossover cable may be required, however most modern computers have auto-sensing Ethernet ports that make this unnecessary. The hub may also be plugged directly into an Ethernet switch that your computer is also connected to. Note that if your network is using 192.168.0.
Changing RF Channels On the Solveil system, a hub will always default to the same radio channel (just as there is a default IP address) thus channel selection is very important, particularly if there are multiple hub systems operating in the same general area. Never run two Solveil systems on the same channels, within range of each other, or there will very likely be significant loss of system performance. Video Channel: Represents the 2.
box next to it, and click “Remove”, then reboot the hub. On rare occasions, a test camera remains installed from the testing done during manufacturing. 2. To add a camera type the camera MAC address into the box provided. (If your camera is powered on, you may see it indicated as a choice in a pull down menu) 3. Select the camera or enter the camera MAC address into the box, name the camera, and click “Save”. 4.
Camera Configuration IP Address: Here you can enter the IP address that will be used to represent a specific camera. A unique IP address is required here, do not enter the same IP as the hub. Modulation: This is the speed of the communication that video is sent from the cameras to the hub. Generally installers keep this setting consistent for all the cameras on a hub. If the cameras are relatively close, and have a good signal strength (-55dB to -65dB), then 36 is fine.
Note: The above digram is from a (1) camera system. More or less cameras will display (scroll down) depending on your installation. Modulation: (This is the exact same setting that was on the previous tab. It’s inclusion here is just as a convenience.) Modulation is the speed of the communication that video is sent from the cameras to the hub. Generally installers keep this setting consistent for all the cameras on a hub.
VMS Tab Note: The above digram is from a (2) camera system. More or less cameras will display (scroll down) depending on your installation. The VMS Tab contains settings that pertain to how the camera system interacts with your NVR / VMS. Hold Last Frame: In the event of a momentary camera outage, the settings here determine how long the video image will remain frozen before changing to a black screen.
System Status Tab Note: The above digram is from a (2) camera system. More or less cameras will display (scroll down) depending on your installation. The System Status Tab is primarily utilized to provide valuable system status information to the installer. System Information: The first row contains information about the status and health of the hub. This includes a graph showing temperature, disk space, firmware version, etc.
System Administration Changing The Login and User Accounts, Saving Configurations, Factory Default Edit Login: This section allows the operator to password protect the video streams and camera settings. (Note: password protecting the video streams may compromise VMS compatibility, depending on the make and model) Add User: Adds new users to the system, allowing the administrator to secure the box, and allow specific intended people access fto make changes, or see the settings.
Camera Kit Assembly & Installation Next we will cover how the cameras and camera components are assembled and installed. Some installers find it easier to do the assembly process on multiple cameras at the same time, and bring the cameras to the pole “ready to bolt on”. Others prefer to assemble the parts at each location. Regardless the camera / solar panel / antenna assembly process should be done on the ground, prior to actually mounting any of the equipment.
Solar Panel Assembly The solar panel bracket is extremely versatile, and is assembled based upon the mounting surface that it will be attached to. The “C” shaped bracket can be bolted to the solar panel with the flat side facing out (for bolting/ screwing to smooth surfaces), or with the edges of the bracket facing outward (for mounting using straps/hose clamps to poles). The panel may be mounted to poles, walls, or even inverted and mounted to rooftops or ledges. (See images).
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Camera System Installation / Mounting The order of equipment on the pole may vary from installation to installation. Generally the solar panel will be on top, followed by the antenna, with the camera on the bottom. This arrangement generally provides the best unobstructed light for the panel, however there are exceptions.
Antenna Mounting The directional antenna should be mounted as the sticker indicates on the back of the antenna, double checking that the drain holes are releasing any water toward the ground. This antenna arrangement polarizes them to a horizontal plane, which has the beniffit of excluding a lot of the ambient RF noise that emites from the more common vertically positioned antennas.
Camera Mounting During the assembly process, you’ve already attached the rotating portion of the camera bracket to the camera housing. This leaves the lightweight camera arm bracket to be easily attached to the desired mounting surface. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Use the appropriate hardware to mount the bracket to your desired surface.
Powering On The Camera Once you have the antenna cable and solar power cable attached, you may then power on the camera by connecting the battery plug inside the camera. IR enabled cameras will have (2) battery plugs that must be connected (or disconnected to power off the camera) USB Port used for focusing the camera with a small Windows 7 or Windows 8 or OSX PC This is a USB 3.0 port, however you can easily connect a standard Micro USB 2.0 connector into the (larger) right section of the socket.
Focusing and Adjusting The Camera The system uses common “CS-Mount” threaded, mega-pixel CCTV lenses. Standard MicroPower cameras come equipped with either a 2.8-11mm IR corrected lens, or a 10-40mm IR corrected lens. All the lenses are equipped with a manual iris control, that in most circumstances, should always be opened up completely to offer the best low light performance. The telephoto and focus controls should be adjusted to provide the desired field of view and magnification.
Viewing Live Video at the Camera for Focus and Adjustment Since the camera is 100% digital, but not actually on the computer network, video from the camera must always be viewed through the hub. However, with the new Solveil generation of cameras, a USB port has been added that can be connected to a Windows based computer. The camera will be detected by your computer as a generic USB web cam, allowing an installer to use a tablet or small laptop to focus the camera live on the pole.
Remote Desktop Access (preferred): The second method often proves to be the most useful and versatile. It requires that you have a computer such as a laptop that is capable of communicating with the hub. This computer will also need an Internet connection, either from from the host network, or, via a wireless devices such as a cellular to WiFi “MyFi” type device.
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Installation Notes: Installation Site Name __________________________________________________________________ Hub IP Address:_______._______._______._______ WB Ch_______ NB CH_______ Camera 0, MAC Address: 48:17:4C:02:______:______, IP Address:_______._______._______._______ Camera 1, MAC Address: 48:17:4C:02:______:______, IP Address:_______._______._______._______ Camera 2, MAC Address: 48:17:4C:02:______:______, IP Address:_______._______._______.
