*Gamanet C4 integration manual
- Tom Polman
Technical Article | TA-20201002-TP-32 VDG Sense | Third party Integrations | Gamanet  |  |
To properly connect VDG Sense Server to C4, you need to start internal HTTP Server. In Settings mode, choose the Plugins tab, select HTTP Server from the list and ensure that the API version is at least 2.6.1. You need to ensure that C4 has ethernet/internet access to VDG Server’s IP via standard TCP connection on port 80. Note that it is required to have the PRO license with unlimited API.
Hardware Components and Communication
VDG Sense C4 Driver communicates with VDG Sense server via standard TCP HTTP communication on port 80.
Device name | Description | Version |
|---|---|---|
VDG Sense | VDG Sense Server | Server version 2.4.5 |
VDG Sense C4 Driver configuration
Description of meaning and values of customizable properties for components specific to VDG Sense central units.
Important! Time Zone field should be set to System Time Zone, the driver automatically calculates the time based on the fact the Sense server always uses UTC time without any offset.
Bus controller
Property Name | Meaning | Standard Value | Sample Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Account | VDG Sense Server username | No | administrator |
Password | VDG Sense Server password for current user | No | !DVadmin |
Address | Address of VDG Sense server | No | 192.168.1.160 |
Port | default port of VDG Sense server address | Yes | 80 |
Server ID | Server ID of the VDG Sense server | No | 13990285078876382804 |
The server ID can be found in the server tab of the Sense client.
Camera (Videocamera, PTZ camera)
Property Name | Meaning | Standard Value | Sample Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Address | camera id from VDG Sense server | No | 12 |
The device ID can be found in the device tab of the Sense client.
Video output
Property Name | Meaning | Standard Value | Sample Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Address | Sense id | No | 15954165960874717664 |
The Sense id can be found in the Server tab. Click the Server Status sub-tab and click “Open Connections” button. Sense Client Connections dialog is displayed. Sense ID number is for types: UserServer or Native Sense Client.
Supported features
Bus controller
C4 system enables the following operations within the individual components
Component | Operation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Bus Controller | Run | Starts the stopped driver. |
Stop | Stops the started driver. | |
Re-initialization | Restart driver | |
Videocamera | Show | Displays live camera footage |
View at output | Displays videocamera on a selected Video output | |
Record playback | Displays recorded video | |
PTZ camera | Show | Displays live PTZ camera footage |
View at output | Displays PTZ camera on a selected Video output | |
Record playback | Displays recorded video | |
Video output | View at output | Shows the selected camera on this Video output |
Status Information Display
VDG Sense C4 Driver status information is displayed for the following components:
Bus Controller
Status | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
Unknown | Bus controller status is unknown or stopped | |
Normal | Bus controller is running and driver is operational | |
Connection Lost | Bus controller is trying to connect or disconnect VDG server | |
Error | Bus controller is failed to run |
Videocamera
Status | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
Unknown | Videocamera status is unknown or disconnected | |
Normal | Video camera is connected | |
Error | Videocamera error is detected |
PTZ camera
Status | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
Unknown | PTZ camera status is unknown or disconnected | |
Normal | PTZ camera is connected | |
Error | PTZ camera error is detected |
Video output
Status | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
Unknown | The last used Video output is unknown | |
Normal | The last used Video output was running | |
Error | The last used Video output returned ‘Invalid property’ error |
Using camera dome function (PTZ)
For using camera dome function is is required to configure dome properties in Sense client.
More information on how to do this can be found in the PTZ section of the Knowledge Base
After adding PTZ properties to selected camera, the PTZ functions are available in C4 application. To add PTZ camera to C4, PTZ camera should be selected instead of Videocamera.
The PTZ control panel will be visible on the right of the viewer, after clicking ‘Show’ on the PTZ camera icon. There are four ways of controlling the camera:
Direction – going to indicated direction (pan, tilt)
Zoom IN/OUT – dome zooming
Go to the preset – go to selected preset.
Set the preset – set new preset.