IP BUDDY+ IP & ANALOG TEST METER WITH VIDEO MONITOR Part number: ST-IP-TEST USER MANUAL v. 2.0 www.nacebrands.com www.securitytronix.
Thank you for purchasing the SecurityTronix IP BUDDY+ Analog and IP camera monitor with network tester! To use the IP BUDDY+ safely, please read the Safety Information carefully. This manual should be kept with the IP BUDDY+ for reference. Keep the serial number label for after-sale service within the warranty period. Please see the last page of the manual for warranty information. Batteries come disconnected to ensure they do not drain during shipment.
Table of Contents 1. Safety information ......................................................................................................................1 2. IP BUDDY+ Introduction .........................................................................................................1 2.1 General ..........................................................................................................................................1 2.2 Features ......................................................
3.2.1 IP camera connection.........................................................................................................9 3.2.2 Analog camera test ........................................................................................................... 10 3.3 OSD menu ................................................................................................................................. 10 3.3.1 PTZ (Activates analog video viewing and testing) ................................... 11 3.
1. Safety information ◆ The IP BUDDY+ is intended for use in compliance with applicable codes and laws. ◆ Do not expose to moisture. ◆ Do not drop. ◆ The tester should not be charged over 8 hours. ◆ The tester should not be used in an environment with any flammable gas or chemicals. ◆ Do not disassemble the IP BUDDY+ meter except to change the battery. ◆ Don’t use any chemical cleaning products to clean the test meter. Use a dry cloth. 2. IP BUDDY+ Description 2.
Ping test: PING is the most conventional network debugging tool; it is used for testing if the connected IP camera or other network equipment’s Ethernet port is working normally and the IP address is correct. In digital IP surveillance applications, if the IP camera’s IP address is not known; the device cannot be used. An IP address scan can quickly search for the connected IP camera or other network device’s IP address.
SYNC level: Testing the amplitude of the video sync pulse to verify if the video level is correct. For NTSC format, the SYNC level is 40 ± 5IRE For PAL format, the SYNC level is 300 ± 35mV If the level is too low, it will cause the image to not frame out properly. If the level is too high, it will lead to a poor quality image. COLOR BURST level: Testing the color burst level will determine if the burst signal is sufficient to trigger the displays color producing circuit.
2.3.9 Cable tester Connect a LAN cable or a telephone cable from the IP BUDDY+ unit to the included blue remote cable tester. The unit will test for connection status, cable type and the status of each wires conductivity will be displayed. 2.3.10 PTZ data analysis Test the PTZ control command data to diagnose any errors or to ensure there is a sufficient RS485/RS232 data transmission. The unit receives the control protocol code (PELCO-D, etc.) from a PTZ keyboard or a DVR with a RS485/RS232 interface.
2.3.21 WIFI With built in WIFI, you can view the video from a wireless camera (ONVIF or customized camera) or connect to a Wireless network. 2.3.22 PoE power supply Supports PoE 802.3at power at 48V and up to 24W. 2.3.23 HDMI signal output The HDMI output port supports up to a 1080p 60Hz resolution output. 2.3.24 Network bandwidth testing The network bandwidth test needs two IP BUDDY+ meters to test bandwidth: one as a transmitter, the other as a receiver. 2.3.
2.4 Packing list 1) IP BUDDY+ video monitor and IP tester 2) 12VDC 2A charger 3) Combination cable identifier and network cable tester 4) Polymer lithium ion battery (7.4VDC 6600mAh) (typically not plugged in) 5) 3 foot BNC test cable 6) 18 inch RS485 test cable with alligator clips 7) 3 foot camera powering cable 8) 18 inch 3.
2.5 Operational buttons and description of connections. 1 Power button: Hold more than 2 seconds, turns on or off the device. Quickly press for sleep mode 2 Menu key 3 4X Zoom digital image display. (Optional) OTDR start or stop. 4 Video record 5 Snapshot 6 Far focus: Focus images at a distance 7 Near focus: Focus close range images 8 TELE: zoom in on the image 9 WIDE: zoom out to the image 10 Open or set parameter.
Top interface Bottom interface 17 Multimeter inputs (Optional) 18 Charging indicator 19 RS485/RS232 data transmission indicator 20 RS485/RS232 receive indicator 21 Battery life indicator 22 Fiber cable testing visible red laser source. Emits dangerous light!!! Do not look at directly.
39 USB 5V 2A power output (used only for power, not data) 40 12VDC 2A charging input 41 12VDC 2A power output 3. Operation 3.1 Installing the Battery The tester has a built-in lithium ion polymer rechargeable battery. Prior to the use of the unit, the battery cable connection behind the battery door needs to be connected and the unit fully charged for no more than 8 hours prior to use. Pressing the key for two seconds will power on or off the tester.
Note： If the IP camera requires PoE power, then connect the IP camera to the IP BUDDY+ meter’s LAN port . The tester will supply PoE Power for the IP camera. Click on the icon labeled POE to turn the PoE Power off or on. Warning：PoE switch or PSE power sourcing equipment can only be connected to the meter’s “PSE IN” port, otherwise it will damage the tester. 3.2.
3.3.1 PTZ (Activates analog video viewing and PTZ camera testing) For Analog camera testing and PTZ control, click this icon: Click the top menu bar icon to enter the video waveform testing function (PEAK level, SYNC level, and COLOR BURST measurements) Additional functions are on the right side of the PTZ app Toolbar. These additional functions include “Photo”, “Snapshot”, “Record”, “Playback”, “PTZ” and “Set” Tap the screen twice in rapid succession to zoom in on the video image.
B. Port Select the communication port type for the PTZ camera controller (RS232/485). This is the external port used to connect to the camera. C. Baud Rate Select the baud rate to match the baud rate of the PTZ camera. (150 – 115200 bps) D. Address Set the numerical address ID to match the ID of PTZ camera (0~254) E. Pan speed: Set the desired pan speed of PTZ camera (0~63) F. Tilt speed: Set the desired tilt speed of PTZ camera (0~63) G. Set position Set and save preset position number (1~128), H.
(3) 4X Zoom image display and Video out When an image is displayed, press the button to enter the digital zoom mode, press it again to quit. Using two fingers on the touch screen, move outward or inward to zoom in and out on the image. When the image is enlarged, click left, right, upward or downward to move the image around. If you prefer not to use the touch screen, press the key to zoom out and press the key to zoom in. Press the upward and downward keys to move the image around.
(6) Photo When you click the “Photo” icon, it displays a gallery of saved still images on the screen. Select the thumbnail image you would like to view. Double-tap the image you want to view to make it full screen. Double-tap it again to return to the gallery. To rename or delete an image, click and hold on the file until this screen below appears: Click to close and return to the PTZ controller screen. (7) Recorded video playback Click the “Playback” icon to view your recorded videos.
To rename or delete a video, click and hold on the file until this screen appears: (8) Video level meter Click the icon to open the Video Level meter. The IP BUDDY+ meter can perform both NTSC and PAL video amplitude signal measurements for PEAK to PEAK and SYNC levels. When an analog signal is fed into the meter, the tester displays the measurements on the bottom left corner of the screen. While in PAL format, the unit will be mV, While in NTSC format, it will be IRE.
Video signal PEAK to PEAK level: For NTSC format, the video signal level is 140±15IRE For PAL format, the video signal level is 1000±200mV If the level is too low, it will cause the image to lose quality and limit the distance it will travel over cable. If the level is too high, it will distort the image. SYNC level: Tests the amplitude of the video sync pulse to verify if the video level is correct.
3.3.3 ONVIF The Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) app is used to connect to ONVIF compliant IP cameras only. If the IP camera's video stream is MPEG4, use the ONVIF (SD) mode. If your IP camera's video stream is H.264, use ONVIF HD (High Definition). (SecurityTronix IP cameras use ONVIF HD with H.264) Click the icon to enter the ONVIF app. Then tap either the ”ONVIF” icon is for SD mode (MPEG4) and the “ONVIF HD” icon is for HD mode (H.264).
Click the newly displayed ONVIF camera on the “Device List“. The tester will show the IP camera’s relative information and settings. After selecting your ONVIF camera, enter the IP camera’s username and password at the top left of the screen and then click “Login”. After you log in, click on the camera under “Device List”.
ONVIF PTZ control: Tap the image in the direction you want the PTZ camera to move. Tap the left side of the image to move left, right to go right, up to go up and down to go down. Compatible IP PTZ cameras will rotate accordingly. PTZ rotation direction is displayed on top left corner of the image. Zoom in on an image: Press the key to enter the zoom mode. Press it again to exit zoom mode. When the image is enlarged tap left, right, up or down on the image to move the whole image on the screen.
Network settings: Click “Network Set“ to change the IP address settings. NOTE: Some cameras are not fully ONVIF compliant and cannot support changing their IP address, so there is no change after saving. Snapshot：Click “snapshot” to save the current image as a JPEG file on the SD card. Record：When you click the “Record” icon, video starts recording. A red recording icon appears on the screen and begins to flash and a timer appears indicating the time elapsed for the video.
Playback：Click the “Playback” icon to view saved videos. Double click the video you want to play. Click to return to the last menu. To rename or delete a photo, click and hold on the file until this screen appears: 3.3.4 IP camera test The “IPC Test” app is used for IP cameras that are fully integrated by name with the IP BUDDY+ meter. If the IP camera's video stream is MPEG4, use the IPC Test (SD) mode. If your IP camera's video stream is H.264, use IPC HD (High Definition).
IPC Test Interface: Local IP: This is the tester’s IP address. Click “Edit“ to enter “IP setting“ and change the tester ‘s IP address settings. IP camera type: Click on the IP Camera type to select the Manufacturer and model number of the integrated IP camera. IPC Cameras IP: Enter the IP camera’s IP address manually or click “Search” to auto-scan for the IP camera’s IP address. It is better to directly connect the IP camera to the tester so the search results will only display the camera’s IP address.
3.3.6 PING Test PING is the most conventional network debugging tool; it is used for testing if the connected IP camera or other network equipment’s Ethernet port is working normally and the IP address is correct. Connect a network cable to the LAN port and click the icon to open the PING tool. You can set your LOCAL (native) IP address, Remote IP address (e.g. IP camera), Packet count, Packet Size, Packet time and Timeout. Press “Start” to start pinging.
3.3.8 Cable Search Connect a BNC cable to the “Video Out” port or connect a network cable to the UTP/SCAN port. Click the icon to open the Cable Search app. To switch between the different audio tones, select a number on the screen. Use the blue Combination cable identifier and network cable tester’s copper pointer to touch all the cables in the bundle you are searching at the other end. The cable that gives off the loudest tone is the cable connected to the tester.
3.3.10 Data monitor Click on the icon to use the Data monitor. Click “Setting” to choose the baud rate of RS485/RS232; this must match the DVR, Control keyboard, or other device under testing. The device sends its code to the tester. If the code can be read, the code will show on the upper right part of the screen. To clear data from the code field, press the key. 3.3.11 Media Player Click the icon to bring up the Media Player. The Media player can browse video and image files.
3.3.12 Audio Player Click the icon to enter the audio player. The audio player only supports MP3 format Audio files. 3.3.13 LED lamp (Flashlight) Click the icon to activate the LED lamp. While in the flashlight app, click the red button to turn on the LED lamp. Press it again to turn it off. If you don’t press the red button to shut off the lamp and press the button to exit the app, the lamp will stay on. Click the Time Setting button to set a timer that will shut off the lamp. 3.3.
Connect a network cable from a PoE switch to the IP BUDDY+’s PSE IN port. Connect an IP camera or other PoE using node to IP BUDDY+’s LAN port, the PoE voltage and the cable’s pin connection status show on the screen. Note：This test if for measuring the voltage being drawn by the PoE node and the IP BUDDY+ must be between the PoE switch and the PoE node for this test to work. Note: The PoE switch must be connected to the PSE IN port.
3.3.17 IP Camera viewer In addition to the ONVIF app or the IPC Test app, you can use one of the mobile apps in the IPC Viewer folder. Click the “IPC Viewer” icon to open the mobile apps folder. Select your IP camera’s corresponding mobile app to connect to it. Note：The Video Management apps are third party applications. SecurityTronix does not support these apps nor make any usage claims. We do not assume any legal liability.
Note: 1. Don’t input power into the “DC12/2A OUTPUT” port. 2. Make sure you plug in your IP camera to the LAN port prior to turning on PoE power. 3. Before turning on the PoE power output, please make sure the IP camera supports PoE power. Otherwise it may damage the IP camera. 3.3.19 Application tools Click the icon to open the Application Tools folder. This folder contains useful apps such as Audio Recording, DHCP Server, Network test, Notepad, Link monitor and RTSP Player.
a). Start the server：Click “Start Server” button to use the tester as a Server. It will display its IP address at the top of the screen. b). Start send packet test：Using the other IP BUDDY+, type in the Server's IP address at the top right corner of the screen. This app is used to send packets for network speed testing. Click the “Start” button to send the packets and start testing. Network bandwidth testing can also be tested with a computer using compatible network bandwidth testing software.
Notepad： Click on the Notepad icon to open the Notepad app. Click the “Save” key to save the contents Link monitor ： Click the icon to open the Link Monitor app. This app is used to see if an IP address is occupied by other network devices. This will avoid new address conflicts. Click “Add” and enter the desired IP address. To test different network segments, click the “Settings” icon on the main menu and go to IP Settings and make the desired changes.
3.3.20 Tool Folder Click the icon to open the Tool Folder. You can move desktop icons into the Tools Folder by pressing on the icon for a few seconds until the screen below appears: You can also move an icon back to the desktop by pressing on the icon for a few seconds until it asks you if you want to move the icon back to the Desktop. 3.4 System Settings Click the icon to enter the System Settings Menu. Language：Select your desired language: English, Chinese, Italian or Polish.
WLAN Net：Turn WiFi off or on by pressing the “Open the wifi” button. Once WiFi is turned on, it will scan for wireless networks in your area. Select the desired wireless network SSID and enter your password to connect. The IP BUDDY+ meter is only known to work with WPA2-PSK security. Brightness：Set the desired brightness of the IP Buddy+ and adjust the sleep time settings. Volume：Change volume levels. SD Card：Displays SD Card Capacity. You can also format the SD card or unmount it before removing it.
Version information：This displays the version information for each application. Screen display rotation：Click on “Screen Rotation” to flip the IP Buddy’s display 180 degrees. This function is very convenient for the user to connect the LAN cable on the bottom of the unit without having to flip the unit itself. PTZ address scan ：You can toggle the PTZ Address scan off or on before entering the “PTZ controller” app. This needs to be turned on in order to use the PTZ Scan feature of the PTZ app.
3.8 PoE power output The IP Buddy+ supports PoE (Power over Ethernet) output to an IP camera via the LAN port. Data transmission and 48VDC use the network cable’s 1, 2, 3, and 6 pins to deliver power. If the IP camera supports PoE, you can directly connect to the camera without the use of an external power supply. Note: Please make sure a network cable is connected to the IP Buddy+’s LAN port ONLY.
3.10 USB 5VDC 2A power output When the tester is turned on, the 12VDC and 5VDC power output functions are automatically turned on. If the IP Buddy+ is turned off, the 5VDC USB can still be used to power an external USB device. NOTE: The USB port is for power only and not data. Page.36.
4. Specifications – For more detailed inquiries, please call SecurityTronix tech support: 1-800-688-9282, option 3 and then option 2.
SECURITYTRONIX 2-Year Limited Warranty IP BUDDY+ Securitytronix. (The "Company") warrants to the Original Purchaser that the IP BUDDY+ meters are free from defects in workmanship or material under normal use. This warranty starts on the date of shipment of the hardware to the Original Purchaser. During the warranty period, the Company agrees to repair or replace, at its sole option, without charge to Original Purchaser, any defective component in the IP BUDDY+ series meters.
