How to setup Line Crossing on a Speco Blue Recorder

This guide will go over the steps required to activate the Intelligent Analytics feature called Line Crossing on a Speco Blue Recorder

Please Note - Depending on the model and/or firmware version of the Speco Blue recorder unit, the menu GUI may appear to have slightly different names and/or locations for the menu options than what is seen in this guide's reference pictures.

• First, access the Settings menu of the Speco Blue Recorder.

• Once the Settings menu appears, please select the AI / Event page. That should automatically open the Event Notification > Alarm Out page.

• Towards the left side of the screen, and additional option titled AI Event can be found. Within the AI Event section, select the option for Perimeter Detection.

• Once selected, please ensure Line Crossing is selected at the top of the page.
  • Select a camera at the top of the page with the Camera Name option.
  • Put a checkmark in the checkbox for Enable Detection by IPC. This will activate the Line Crossing feature.
  • Click and drag on the cameras image to create a detection line. Notice the line has an A side and a B side.
    • Select Clear/Clear All to erase the line if a mistake was made.
  • To the right of the image, an option for Schedule can be seen. It is set to a 24/7 schedule by default. This can be changed as per user preference.
  • The Duration determines how long the Line Crossing event will last. This is set to 20 seconds by default. If the line is crossed multiple times within the set duration timeframe, it will only count as 1 instance of line crossing.
  • The Line option allows the user to create multiple lines of detection. This can help increase overall coverage of an area.
  • The Direction option allows the user to set which direction a target needs to travel to trigger the line detection.
    • It can be set to only detect targets moving from side A of the line to side B. It can also be set to only detect targets moving from side B of the line to side A. It can also be set to detect targets moving across both sides of the line in either direction.
  • Once the desired settings are set, select Apply.

• Towards the top of the page, select the Detection Target option.
  • Next to the camera's image are a set of three options. Human, Motor Vehicle and Non-motor vehicle. These options include a Sensitivity slider in case it detects too much/not enough. A Checkmark next to each option can disable or enable each.
    • The Human setting will tell the camera to specifically detect humans.
    • The Motor Vehicle setting will tell the camera to specifically detect motor vehicles including cars, vans, buses and trucks.
    • The Non-motor Vehicle setting will tell the camera to specifically detect non-motor vehicles including bicycles and motorcycles.
  • Select Apply at the bottom when the desired settings are set.

• Towards the top of the page, select the Trigger Mode option. This page goes over what happens to the camera/system once the Line Crossing event gets triggered.
  • The left-most column is titled Trigger General. These are the main functions of a triggered event.
    • Snapshot will take a picture of the event and save it to the database.
    • Push will send an event notification to the Speco Blue Mobile app.
    • Buzzer will trigger the physical recorder unit to sound an alarm.
    • Pop-up Video will have a small video appear on the screen of the event.
    • Email will send a notification email to a registered email.
  • The Record column will determine which camera starts recording upon detection. By default, it is set to the selected camera, but multiple cameras can be set to recorder from one triggered event if the need arises.
  • The Alarm-out column will determine which, if any, external relays get triggered. This option is for any external sensors attached to the recorder/camera.
  • The Camera Name - Preset Name column will determine which camera preset gets triggered from the event, if any were previously configured.
    
    • Select Apply once the desired settings have been set.

Initial submission Date: June 19, 2024
Article authored by: Frank Bondietti