VS125-L0BEU Custom Profile Template

This topic describes how to create a custom Profile template for VS125-L0BEU.

Background information

A Profile template contains both Basic Settings and Advanced Settings. Basic settings can edited with the visual interface provided by Milesight Development Platform, while the advanced settings can ONLY be edited in JSON format.

Follow the workflow below to create and apply a custom Profile template:

  1. Create a custom Profile template on Milesight Development Platform.
  2. Configure the basic settings with the visual interface.
  3. Configure the advanced settings in the JSON format.
  4. Save and apply the custom Profile template accordingly.

Step 1. Create a custom Profile template

  1. Log in to Milesight Development Platform.
  2. On the top bar, click Resource, then select the My Config tab.

  3. Click Add.
  4. In the Basic Configuration section, configure the basic information:

    1. In the Config Template Name field, specify a name to help you identify this template.
    2. In the Select Product Config Template field, search and select VS125-L0BEU_Profile_Template.
    3. In the Config Template Version drop-down list, select the version of the Profile template.

Step 2. Configure the connecting platform

  1. Select the Generic Configuration tab.
  2. In the Device Management Connections section, decide whether to connect the device to Milesight platform for remote management and configuration.
    Connect the device to Milesight Development Platform
    Retain the default settings.

    Connect the device to Milesight DeviceHub
    1. In the Connecting Platforms field, select DeviceHub 2.0.
    2. In the Milesight DeviceHub Server Address field, enter the server address of the Milesight DeviceHub.
    Do NOT connect to Milesight platform
    Uncheck the Platform Connection.

Step 3. Configure the Dashboard settings

  1. Select the Basic Configuration tab, then go to the Dashboard section.

  2. Specify the relevant areas show of the detected function by clicking the checkbox.

Step 4. Configure the Function Rule

  1. Go to the Rule section, specify the Working Mode of the device.

    The device supports 3 working modes:

    Setting Description
    Standalone Mode Works as a standalone device to count people.
    Master Mode Works as a master device to receive live view and tracks fromother node devices. One master device can connect 15 node devices at most.
    Node Mode Works as a node device to forward live view and tracks to the master device.
  2. In the Rule section, specify corresponding rules based on different working modes.
    Setting Description
    Standalone Mode Tracking To specify tracking mode of counting. Head Tracking and Feet Tracking are optional.
    Note:
    • Feet Tracking is the default option when the working mode is standalone mode.
    • It is recommended to use heads tracking mode when the installation height is low in standalone working mode.
    Standalone Mode

    or

    Master Mode    		 Installation Height To set the device installation height.
    Maximum Target Height

    To set the maximum target height, then the device will ignore the objects higher than this setting value.
    Minimum Target Height

    To set the minimum target height, then the device will ignore the object shorter than this setting value.
    Children/Adults Differentiation

    Child Filter Height: To set the max child height when children distinction feature is enabled.

    And then the device will detect the people shorter than child filter height as children.

    Note: The installation height should be 2.2-4m.
    Gender Detection Click to detect the gender of people.
    Note: The installation height should be 2.2-4m.
    Staff Detection
    Click to detect the people who wear reflective stripes as staff tags on the visible parts (neck, shoulders, etc.) as staffs.
    Note:
    • It is suggested to use staff lanyards provided by Milesight.
    • The installation height should be 2.2-4m.
    Group Counting

    Click to enable the group counting function that based on the distance, moving direction and speed difference to gain deeper insights into customer’ behaviors.

    Note: This function is only applicable for line cross people counting.
    Heat Map

    Click to enable Heat Map function, which can analyze person movement with the intuitive and accurate statistical analysis results in time or space pattern as needed.
    Record Track Start/Stop Points

    Click to record the start track points and end track points of people in the live view for the position adjustment of the detection line.
    Region Monitoring

    Click to enable the region monitoring. Up to 4 regions are supported with maximum 10 segments each.

    Reset Cumulative Count on Schedule

    Click to enable periodically reset cumulative count on schedule.

    Cumulative Count includes:

    • Total In/Out counting of each detection line.
    • Max./Avg. Dwell Time of each detection region.
    Trigger Digital Output

    When trigger event is enabled, the digital output will send a preset width of high level.

    Synchronized Pulse Interval: the interval between multiple pulses when several people pass through or multiple events trigger at the same time.
    Obstacle Exclusion When there is an immovable static obstacle within the detection range of the device, and the detection line or region cannot be adjusted to avoid the obstacle, this function can be activated to filter out obstacles similar to humans.
    Detection Mode Select

    Select the detection algorithm according to the real applications.

    RGB+Depth: Suitable for most scenarios.

    RGB: Suitable for scenes with a large number of non-human objects mistakenly detected as people. For instance, the entrances and exits of a warehouse. Depth: Suitable for scenes with a large number of human-like objects. For example, a doll shop.

Step 5. Configure the Network settings

  1. Go to the Network section, specify the IPv4 assignment method.
    Setting Description
    Manual To manually assign the IPv4 address, do as follow:

    1. Select Manual.
    2. Configure the IPv4 address as needed or retain the default value.
    Automatic (DHCP) To automatically assign the IPv4 address, select Automatic (DHCP).
  2. In the Enable WLAN section, specify whether to enable WLAN by checking the checkbox and configure the WLAN AP settings for local web access and configuration.

    Setting Description
    Wi-Fi SSID The unique name for this device Wi-Fi access point.
    Protocol

    Select the protocol for Wi-Fi connection.
    Bandwidth Select the bandwidth for Wi-Fi connection.
    Channel Select the channel for Wi-Fi connection.
    Wi-Fi Password Configure the password for Wi-Fi connection.
  3. In the Network section, configure the cellular settings.

    Setting Description
    APN

    Specify the Access Point Name for cellular dial-up connection provided by local ISP. Please contact cellular operator or search for the Internet to get it.

    Username

    Specify the username for cellular dial-up connection provided by local ISP.
    Password Specify the password for cellular dial-up connection provided by local ISP.
    PIN Code Specify a 4-8 characters PIN code to unlock the SIM.
    Authentication Type

    Select the Authentication Type. None, PAP, CHAP are optional.
    Restart When Dial-up Failed

    Enable or disable automatic device restart when multiple dial-up failed.
    ICMP Server

    The device will send ICMP packet to this server address to determine whether the Internet connection is still available or not.
    ICMP Detection Max Retries

    The number of times the device will retry sending a ping request until determining that the connection has failed. (Unit: s)
    ICMP Detection Timeout

    The maximum time which the device will wait for a response to a ping request. If it does not receive a response for the timeout, the ping request will be considered to have failed. (Unit: s)
    ICMP Detection Interval

    Time interval between two Pings. (Unit: s)

Step 6. Configure the Recipient settings

  1. Go to the Recipient Settings section, then click Add+ to add the recipients of device.

  2. In the Recipient section, specify the data receivers. The device will proactively push data to the receivers according to the configured reporting scheme.
    Note:
    • Up to 8 receivers can be added.
    Setting Description
    Name

    Customize the recipient name.
    Report Protocol HTTP(S) To set the reporting protocol as HTTP(S), do as follow:
    1. Select HTTP(S) report protocol.
    2. Configure the HTTP(S) information as needed.
    MQTT To set the reporting protocol as MQTT, do as follow:
    1. Select MQTT report protocol.
    2. Configure the MQTT information as needed or retain the default value.
    3. In the TLS Type field, click to enable and specify the certificate type for TLS.
      • To use the CA-signed TLS certificate, select CA Signed Server.
      • To use Self-signed TLS certificate, select Self Signed and upload the required certificate files.
    Trigger Report

    Report immediately when there is a change of the line crossing people counting number or region people counting number.
    Periodic Report Select the periodic report of "On the Dot" or "From Now On".

    On the Dot: The device will report at the top of each hour. For example, When the interval is set to 1 hour, it will report at 0:00, 1:00, 2:00 and so on; when the interval is set to 10 minutes, it will report at 0:10, 0:20, 0:30, and so on.

    From Now On: Begin reporting from this moment onwards and regularly report based on the interval cycle.
    Data Retransmission
    Click to enable resend stored data packets from the disconnected period when the device's network connection is restored.
    Note: A maximum of for each recipient can be resent.
    Device Info

    Customizable selection of content to be reported, avoiding data redundancy.
    Line Trigger Data
    Region Trigger Data
    Line Periodic Data
    Line Total Data
    Region Period Data
    Line/Region Name
    Line/Region UUID

Step 7. Configure the MQTT API Settings

  1. Go to the MQTT API Settings section to configure MQTT API settings as required.

    1. Configure the MQTT information as needed or retain the default value.
    2. In the TLS Type field, click to enable and specify the certificate type for TLS.
      • To use the CA-signed TLS certificate, select CA Signed Server.
      • To use Self-signed TLS certificate, select Self Signed and upload the required certificate files.

Step 8. Configure Image settings

  1. Go to the Image Settings section, Specify the day/night switch mode of the device.

    The device supports 4 image display modes:

    Setting Description
    Auto

    Automatic switch day and night according to image brightness.

    Sensitivity: the higher sensitivity, the easier to switch day and night.
    Day

    Black and white mode.
    Night

    Infrared based black and white mode.
    Schedule

    Switch day and night according to the configured schedule.
  2. Specify the day/night switch mode of the device and configure the parameters.
    Setting Description
    Target Brightness

    Set the brightness of the target to make image clearer. The higher brightness is, the brighter the target brightness is.
    Power Line Frequency

    Choose the frequency to avoid the image flashing.
    Wide Dynamic Range Enable WDR to capture more detail in scenes where light conditions vary greatly.

Step 9. Configure the System Settings

  1. Go to the System Settings section.

  2. In the Device Name field, specify a name to help you identify this device.
  3. You can specify a Device ID and a Site ID for this device as needed.
  4. In the Time Zone drop-down list, select the desired time zone for this device.
  5. In the Daylight Saving Time field, decide whether to enable Daylight Saving Time (DST) for this device.
  6. In the Time Synchronize Mode section, specify the time synchronization mode.
    • Manual Timing: Manually synchronize the device's time.
    • NTP Timing: Synchronize the device's time across a network using the Network Time Protocol.

      You can specify the Server Address and Time Synchronization Interval as needed.

  7. In the LED Indicator Switch field, decide whether to enable LED indicator for this device.

Step 10. Save the custom Profile template

  1. On the left-bottom of the page, click Save.
  2. Apply the custom Profile template according to the operation method.
    • Web page: Select the Profile template when adding devices.
    • API: Do as follow:
      1. In the Operation column, click to download the Profile in JSON.

      2. Include the entire JSON in the API request of Create Configuration Tasks.