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Axis T6101 Mk II Audio and I-O Interface User manual

  • Hello! I'm a chat assistant and I've reviewed the user manual for the AXIS T61 Mk II Audio and I/O Interface series. This document details how to configure audio, I/O, and event settings for your devices, as well as providing connection and troubleshooting tips. It also covers using the AXIS I/O Indication LED and connecting external devices. I am ready to answer your questions about the T61 Mk II T6101 Mk II and T61 Mk II T6112 Mk II.
  • How do I connect a microphone and speaker for two-way audio?
    How can I use the I/O connector?
    What does the Status LED indicate?
    How to trigger an action based on an event?
AXIST61MkIIAudioandI/OInterfaceSeries
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AXIST61MkIIAudioandI/OInterfaceSeries
TableofContents
Installation................................................3
Congureyourdevice........................................4
Aboutthedevice................................................4
Setuprulesforevents...........................................4
Audio.........................................................6
Specications..............................................8
Productoverview................................................8
Solutionoverview...............................................9
LEDindicators..................................................9
Connectors....................................................10
Troubleshooting............................................12
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................12
Contactsupport.................................................12
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Installation
Installation
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Configureyourdevice
Configureyourdevice
Aboutthedevice
WhenyouconnectyourdevicetoasupportedAxiscamera,settingsforaudioandI/Owillappearonthecamera'swebpage.
Note
MakesureLink-Localaddress(ZeroConf)andIPv4networkprotocolsareturnedon.OtherwiseaudioandI/Owon’twork.
Youcanmanageallthesettingsdescribedinthismanualthroughthecamera'swebpage.
Setuprulesforevents
Tolearnmore,checkoutourguideGetstartedwithrulesforevents.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.Theruledeneswhenthedevicewillperformcertainactions.Youcanset
uprulesasscheduled,recurring,ormanuallytriggered.
2.EnteraName.
3.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherule,allofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
4.SelectwhichActionthedeviceshouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechangestoanactiverule,therulemustbeturnedonagainforthechangestotakeeffect.
Providevisualindicationofanongoingevent
YouhavetheoptiontoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoyournetworkcamera.ThisLEDcanbeconguredtoturnonwhenever
certaineventsoccurinthecamera.Forexample,toletpeopleknowthatvideorecordingisinprogress.
Requiredhardware
•AXISI/OIndicationLED
•AnAxisnetworkvideocamera
Note
ForinstructionsonhowtoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLED,seetheinstallationguideprovidedwiththeproduct.
ThefollowingexampleshowshowtocongurearulethatturnsontheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoindicatethatcameraisrecording.
1.GotoSystem>Accessories>I/Oports.
2.FortheportthatyouconnectedtheAXISI/OIndicationLEDto,clicktosetthedirectiontoOutput,andclick
tosetthenormalstatetoCircuitopen.
3.GotoSystem>Events.
4.Createanewrule.
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5.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggerthecameratostartrecording.Itcan,forexample,beatimescheduleor
motiondetection.
6.Inthelistofactions,selectRecordvideo.Selectastoragespace.Selectastreamproleorcreateanew.Alsosetthe
PrebufferandPostbufferasrequired.
7.Savetherule.
8.CreateasecondruleandselectthesameConditionasintherstrule.
9.Inthelistofactions,selectToggleI/Owhiletheruleisactive,andthenselecttheporttheAXISI/OIndicationLEDis
connectedto.SetthestatetoActive.
10.Savetherule.
OtherscenarioswhereAXISI/OIndicationLEDcanbeusedareforexample:
•ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenthecamerastarts,toindicatethepresenceofthecamera.SelectSystemreadyas
acondition.
•ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenlivestreamisactivetoindicatethatapersonoraprogramisaccessingastreamfrom
thecamera.SelectLivestreamaccessedasacondition.
Openthelocktoagatewhensomeoneisnearby
Thisexampleexplainshowtodirectthecameraandopenagatewhensomeonewantstoenterduringdaytime.Thisisdoneby
connectingaPIRdetectortotheproduct’sinputportandaswitchrelaytotheproduct’soutputport.
Requiredhardware
•MountedPIRdetector
•Switchrelayconnectedtothegatelock,inthiscasetheswitchisnormallyclosed(NC)
•Connectingwires
Physicalconnection
1.ConnectthewiresfromthePIRdetectortotheinputpin,seeI/Oconnectoronpage10.
2.Connectthewiresfromtheswitchtotheoutputpin,seeI/Oconnectoronpage10
CongureI/Oports
Youneedtoconnecttheswitchrelaytothecamerafromthecamera’swebpage.First,conguretheI/Oports:
SetthePIRdetectortoaninputport
1.GotoSystem>Accessories>I/Oports.
2.Clicktosetthedirectiontoinputforport1.
3.Givetheinputmoduleadescriptivename,forexample“PIRdetector”.
4.IfyouwanttotriggeraneventwheneverthePIRdetectorsensesmotion,clicktosetthenormalstatetocircuitopen.
Settheswitchrelaytoanoutputport
1.Clicktosetthedirectiontooutputforport2.
2.Givetheoutputmoduleadescriptivename,forexample“Gateswitch”.
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Configureyourdevice
3.Ifyouwanttoopenthegatewheneveraneventistriggered,clicktosetthenormalstatetocircuitclosed.
Createrules
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule,forexample“Opengate”.
3.Inthelistofconditions,selectPIRdetector.
4.Inthelistofactions,selectToggleI/Oonce.
5.Inthelistofports,selectGateswitch.
6.SetstatetoActive.
7.Settheduration.
8.ClickSave.
Detecttamperingwithinputsignal
Thisexampleexplainshowtosendanemailwhentheinputsignaliscutorshort-circuited.Formoreinformationaboutthe
I/Oconnector,seepage10.
1.GotoSystem>AccessoriesandturnonSupervisedfortherelevantport.
Addanemailrecipient:
1.GotoSystem>Events>Recipientsandaddarecipient.
2.Typeanamefortherecipient.
3.SelectEmail.
4.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
5.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soithastologintoanotheremailservertosendmails.Fillintherestofthe
informationaccordingtoyouremailprovider.
6.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
7.ClickSave.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underI/O,selectSupervisedinputtamperingisactive.
4.Selecttherelevantport.
5.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselecttherecipientfromthelist.
6.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
7.ClickSave.
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Configureyourdevice
Audio
Addaudiotoyourrecording
Turnonaudio:
1.GotoVideo>Stream>Audioandincludeaudio.
2.Ifthedevicehasmorethanoneinputsource,selectthecorrectoneinSource.
3.GotoAudio>Devicesettingsandturnonthecorrectinputsource.
4.Ifyoumakeanychangestotheinputsource,clickApplychanges.
Editthestreamprolethatisusedfortherecording:
5.GotoSystem>Streamprolesandselectthestreamprole.
6.SelectIncludeaudioandturniton.
7.ClickSave.
Allowtwo-wayaudiocommunication
Note
Whenyouhavesetuptwo-wayaudiocommunicationinthecamera’suserinterface,useavideomanagementsystem
tomakeuseofthefunctionality.
Thisusecaseexplainshowtomakeitpossibletocommunicatewithaudiothroughtheproduct.
Connectamicrophoneandaspeakertotheproduct:
1.ConnectamicrophonetotheAudioinconnector.
2.ConnectaspeakertotheAudiooutconnector.
Allowtwo-wayaudiointhecamera'swebpage:
1.GotoVideo>Stream>Audioandincludeaudio.
2.GotoAudio>Devicesettingsandmakesureaudioisallowed.
3.Turnonthecorrectinputsource.
4.Ifyoumakeanychangestotheinputsource,clickApplychanges.
5.GotoSystem>Plaincong.
6.SetSelectgrouptoAudio.
7.MakesureDuplexmodeissettoFullduplex
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Specifications
Specifications
Productoverview
AXIST6101andAXIST6112
2 3 4
4
5
4
6
1
1LEDindicator
2I/Oconnector
3Audioout
4Audioin
5Networkconnector(PoEout)
6Networkconnector(PoEin)
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AXIST6112
421 3 5
6
1Bracketmount
2Sidelid
3Microphoneconnector
4Cover
5Microphone
6StatusLED
Solutionoverview
AUDIOI/O
1 2 3 4 OUTIN PoE INPoE OUT
LEDindicators
StatusLEDIndication
GreenSteadygreenfornormaloperation.
AmberSteadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgrade.
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Specifications
Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.
RedFlashesredforrmwareupgradefailure.
Connectors
Networkconnector
Input:RJ45EthernetconnectorwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE).
Output:RJ45EthernetconnectorwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE).
Audioconnector
•Audioin–3.5mminputforadigitalmicrophone,ananalogmonomicrophone,oraline-inmonosignal(leftchannelis
usedfromastereosignal).
•Audioout–3.5mmoutputforaudio(linelevel)thatcanbeconnectedtoapublicaddress(PA)systemoranactive
speakerwithabuilt-inamplier.Astereoconnectormustbeusedforaudioout.
Audioinput
1Tip2Ring3Sleeve
Unbalancedmicrophone(withorwithoutelectret
power)orline
ElectretpowerifselectedGround
DigitalsignalRingpowerifselectedGround
Audiooutput
1Tip2Ring3Sleeve
Channel1,unbalancedline,monoChannel1,unbalancedline,monoGround
I/Oconnector
UsetheI/Oconnectorwithexternaldevicesincombinationwith,forexample,motiondetection,eventtriggering,andalarm
notications.Inadditiontothe0VDCreferencepointandpower(12VDCoutput),theI/Oconnectorprovidestheinterfaceto:
Digitalinput-Forconnectingdevicesthatcantogglebetweenanopenandclosedcircuit,forexamplePIRsensors,door/window
contacts,andglassbreakdetectors.
Supervisedinput-Enablespossibilitytodetecttamperingonadigitalinput.
Digitaloutput-ForconnectingexternaldevicessuchasrelaysandLEDs.ConnecteddevicescanbeactivatedbytheVAPIX®
ApplicationProgrammingInterface,throughaneventorfromtheproduct’swebpage.
4-pinterminalblock
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Specifications
FunctionPinNotesSpecications
DCground10VDC
DCoutput2Canbeusedtopowerauxiliaryequipment.
Note:Thispincanonlybeusedaspowerout.
12VDC
Maxload=50mA
DigitalinputorSupervisedinput–Connecttopin1toactivate,or
leaveoating(unconnected)todeactivate.Tousesupervisedinput,
installend-of-lineresistors.Seeconnectiondiagramforinformation
abouthowtoconnecttheresistors.
0tomax30VDC
Congurable
(InputorOutput)
3–4
Digitaloutput–Internallyconnectedtopin1(DCground)when
active,andoating(unconnected)wheninactive.Ifusedwithan
inductiveload,e.g.,arelay,connectadiodeinparallelwiththeload,
toprotectagainstvoltagetransients.
0tomax30VDC,opendrain,
100mA
Example
1DCground
2DCoutput12V,max50mA
3I/Oconguredassupervisedinput
4I/Oconguredasoutput
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions
Ifyoucan’tndwhatyou’relookingforhere,trythetroubleshootingsectionataxis.com/support
TheAudiotabandI/Oiconarenotvisibleinthecamera’swebpage
Thewebpageisnotupdated.Refreshthebrowserwindow.Ifthatdoesnothelp,clearthebrowsercache.
Wrongcamerarmware
version.
Makesurethatthecamerahasthelatestrmwareversioninstalled.Forinformationabouthowto
checkthecamera’srmwareversion,seethecamera’susermanual.
Thenetworkconnectionis
unavailable.
ChecktheLEDindicatorsontheproductandcomparewiththeLEDindicatorstableonpage9.
Theinputandoutput
networkcablesare
connectedtothewrong
connectors.
Interchangetheinputandoutputnetworkcables.
Thecameraisnot
compatible.
Gotothedevice’sproductpagetoseeifyourcameraiscompatible.
TheAudiotabisvisiblebutaudioisnotworking
Thecamerahasbeen
disconnectedfromthe
AudioandI/OInterface.
ReconnectthecameratotheAudioandI/OInterfaceandrefreshthecamera’swebpage.
Thecameradoesn’tstartupafterconnectingittotheproduct
HardwareissueContactAxissupport.
Themidspanisnotproperly
connected.
Makesurethatallnetworkcablesarecorrectlyconnected.TheAudioandI/OInterfacemustbe
connectedtothecamerathroughthemidspan.Havealookatyourproduct’sinstallationguide
formoreinformation.
Contactsupport
Contactsupportataxis.com/support.
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AXIST61MkIIAudioandI/OInterfaceSeriesDate:March2023
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