Axis metadata integration

Axis metadata integration to Mirasys VMS can be done via Text Channel. License include this option already, there is only configuration needed to do.

Requirements

Latest Mirasys VMS
Axis camera where is configured data sending to wanted IP-address and port

Configuration

Copy Axis UDD file to DVR-folder
Open System Manager and logon there using Administrator user rights
Go to Serves tab and open Text Channels
Make there new Text Channel
- Model; UniversalDataTcpModel
- TCP Port number; 40000 or next free one
- Validation; Text, this depends type of data
- Configuration file; UUD4Axis.xml
- Custom validator; Empty
- Send the “End” event after N; 0
- Forward incoming message to; empty
Now you can save these settings and check via Spotter that Text Channel is working and you can see data from camera.
- If you are using different profile on Spotter side, please add this Text Channel to wanted profile, without this you can’t see this Text Channel on Spotter
When everything is working and you can see data on Text Channel you can use System Manager to do alarms based on camera metadata events.

Troubleshooting

No data in Text Channel
- Check configuration and test that camera is working as normal on VMS side.
Event missing
- If there is event missing, you can add this to XML file and then restart services to reload this new file.

Example UUD4AxisASCII.xml file

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<logging>
  <level value="2"/> 
  <additionalDebug value="no"/>
</logging>
  <channelConfig>
    <linefeed value="0x0a"/>
    <ignored value="0x05,0x00"/>
    <clearscreen value="-----"/>
  </channelConfig>
  <validation>
    <regex value="[a-zA-Z0-9[:space:]\\:]*" />
  </validation>
  <uddXmlMapper version="2">
    <messageType value="text" parsing="regex">
      <message number="1" value="alarm">
		<param number="1" value="([a-zA-Z0-9]+)" group="1"/>
	  </message>
    </messageType>
	<constants>
		<array name="Events" params="Axis">
            <value>TEST</value>
            <value>Trigger</value>
        </array>
    </constants>	
    <rules>
		<message number="1" value="alarm" alwaysShowText="yes">
            <param number="1" reference="1" operator="eq" value="$Events" id="Axis">
				    <action number="1" type="event" value="$Events alarm" />
            </param>
		</message>
  </rules>
  </uddXmlMapper>
</root>

Example UDD4AxisMD.xml file

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<!--Axis Motion Detection 4 UDD file-->
<!--Configure camera sending data via TCP to VMS server IP and Port-->
<logging>
  <level value="2"/>
  <additionalDebug value="no"/>
</logging>
  <channelConfig>
    <linefeed value="0x0a"/>
    <ignored value="0x05,0x00"/>
    <clearscreen value="-----"/>
  </channelConfig>
  <validation>
    <regex value="[a-zA-Z0-9[:space:]\\:]*" />
  </validation>
  <uddXmlMapper version="2">
    <messageType value="text" parsing="regex">
      <message number="1" value="alarm">
		<param number="1" value="([a-zA-Z0-9[:space:]]+)" group="1"/>
	  </message>
    </messageType>
	<constants>
		<array name="Events" params="AxisMD">
		<value>Camera 1 Intrusion Zone 1</value>
		<value>Camera 1 Intrusion Zone 2</value>
		<value>Camera 2 Intrusion Zone 1</value>
		<value>Camera 2 Intrusion Zone 2</value>
		<value>Camera 3 Intrusion Zone 1</value>
		<value>Camera 3 Intrusion Zone 2</value>
		<value>Camera 4 Intrusion Zone 1</value>
		<value>Camera 4 Intrusion Zone 2</value>
        </array>
    </constants>	
    <rules>
		<message number="1" value="alarm" alwaysShowText="yes">
            <param number="1" reference="1" operator="eq" value="$Events" id="AxisMD">
				    <action number="1" type="event" value="$Events alarm" />
            </param>
		</message>
  </rules>
  </uddXmlMapper>
</root>