AX-PECO Configuration

AX-PeCo is a counting application for AXIS cameras (ACAP) compatible with the following camera models:   

• M3006 Model: ARTPEC 4 processor

• M3014 Model: ARTPEC 3 processor

• M3204 Model: ARTPEC 3 processor 

• M3203 Model: ARTPEC 3 processor

• M3004 and M3005 Model: AMBARELLA A5S processor

It is necessary to know the processor model because the AX-PeCo application is different for each one. The application file has the following format: AX-PeCo_version_processor.EAP

Firstly, it is necessary to know the camera firmware version. For this, we connect via web to the configuration page. In the Setup link located in the upper right corner of the page you can see the camera's firmware. 

To check if it is compatible it is necessary to visit: visual tools.

For the camera proper performance, it is necessary to have a firmware version 5.50 or 5.55. If not, it is necessary to update it. To do this, check the following manual.

Once we know that the firmware is compatible with the camera we will proceed to make the AX-Peco configuration.

Step 1: Install the AX-Peco application

To install the AX-Peco application in the camera, so it can work as a people counter, it is necessary to download a file (.eap) fromde la siguiente página web.

1. Click on the Download link that corresponds to your processor and save the .EAP file in the desired location on your hard drive. To know which the camera's processor is, go to Setup-> About->  camera's model

• M3006V, M3025 Model (ARTPEC 4 processor)
• M3014, M3203 and M3204 Model (ARTPEC 3 processor)
• M3004V y M2005V Model (AMBARELLA A5S processor)
  
  

2. Install the downloaded file into the camera in the path: Setup / applications /

3. Click on the Browse button and select the file you have downloaded.

4. Once selected, click on the Upload Package button. With this step, the installation of the application will be completed.

Step 2: Install license key

It is necessary to activate the AX-Peco license. This license will be provided by your distributor or you can acquire it freely for 30 days (trial version). Learn more about how to activate the license here. 

Step 3: Counter configuration

Once the setup part is finished, we connect to Live View (top part) to proceed to the AX-Peco configuration (people counter).

In Live View we will click in the lower part, in the link to the Visual Tools People Counter application.

Once we have accessed to Visual Tools People Counter, we have to go to the Configuration tab:

In this tab we can define the line where we are going to perform the people counter, for this:

1. Draw people counting line by placing the mouse's initial position on the left image (start of the line) to the right. It can be configured either with the mouse (over the image) or with the cursors in the Count Line part of Origin (origin) and the width of the line Width (width).
2. To set the person width, use the arrows in the Person Width section until the pink silhouette matches the image of the real person on the screen. 
3. Configuration of the step direction: The step direction is defined in Input Direction (entry direction). To modify the selection press the Toggle button.
4. Press Save to finish.

Step 4: Set a schedule

In the tab Counting Schedule the schedules will be defined. Up to five different schedules can be used.

Press Save to finish.

Step 5: Cloud configuration (cloud)

To activate the sending against the Flame platform, it is necessary to go to the cloud tab and activate the data transmission.

The right configuration is the following:

• Remote server: pushbeta.flameanalytics.com

• Remote port: 80

• Remote service: /affluence/ax_peco

• Period (in minutes) between data transmissions: 60

• Identification: Camera serial number

• Authentication token: To get this number you have to email support@flameanalytics.com and give your organization name and the camera serial number.

• Count type: Hourly counts

Step 6: Account filter (external sensor)

In the case where the camera is placed in a difficult environment, it is possible to use an external sensor to discriminate shadows.

It will be necessary to use cameras with digital input and a sensor that provides an open voltage-free contact (closed contact means person detected).

The use of PIR sensors with the adjustable detection area is recommended.

The configuration will be carried out in the Advanced tab, in the Filtering with external sensor option with Filter by digital input 1.

Optionally, a previous and subsequent time can be enabled to lengthen the time in which the counter is enabled.

Step 7: Function check

We can check if the counter is working properly using a test.

To do this, in the Live tab, in the menu on the left wecan see the total input / output accounts and the test.

By pressing the Start button to start the test we can check if the counters are updated according to the people who cross the reference line.

To stop the test press Stop.