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To configure create the People counter detector, do the following:

  1. Create
  2.  
  3. the Human pose detector (
  4. see 
  5. see Configuring the Human pose detector).
  6. Below the Human pose detector,
  7. click 
  8. click Create…  People counter.

The People counter counts detector counts the number of people in the specified area using the metadata of the Human pose detector.

An event, on the basis of which a macro can be started (see Configuring start conditions), can be generated if the number of people in the frame meets the specified conditions.

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If necessary, you can change the detection tool detector parameters. The list of parameters is given in the table:

ParameterValueDescription
Object features
Record mask to archiveYesMask Mask is recorded to the archive by default.  To To disable the parameter, select the the No  valuevalue
No
Other
EnableYesThe detection tool detector is enabled by default. To disable the detection tooldetector, select the the No value value
No
Name People counterEnter the detection tool detector name or leave the default name
TypePeople counterName of the detection tool detector type (non-editable field)
Basic settings
Alarm when valueIn rangeSpecify when the detection tool detector must generate an event: when the number of people in the specified area is within the set range , or out of the range
Out of range
End value of alarm range settings100Specify the range of the number of people in the frame. The value must be in the range [0, 100]
Event interval1

Specify the interval in seconds between two consecutive events of the detection tool detector when the number of people in the frame continuously meets the specified conditions. The value must be in the range [1, 10000]

Number of measurements in a row to trigger detection

Specify the minimum number of frames with the set number of people for the detection tool detector to generate an event.   The value must be in the range [1, 20].
The recommended (default) value
is is 2.
Increasing the value can help eliminate false events
, but increases the risk of skips. 
Decreasing the value can help reduce skips, but increases the probability of false events

Start value of alarm range settings5Specify the range of the number of people in the frame. The value must be in the range [0, 100]

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If necessary, you can configure the detection area. For this, do the following:

  1. Click in the preview window.
  2. Select Area of people counting.
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  3. Set the detection area using the anchor points Image Added. You can create multiple areas.
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  • For convenience of configuration, you can "freeze" the frame. Click the
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  • Image Added button. To cancel the action, click this button again.
  • The area for detection is displayed by default. To hide it, click the
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  • Image Added button. To cancel the action, click this button again.
  • To delete the detection area, click the Image Added button.

To save the parameters of the detection tooldetector, click the Apply Image Removed Apply Image Added button. To To cancel the changes, click the Cancel Image Removed button Image Added button.

Configuration of the People counter is complete.

In the Surveillance window on the layout next to the counter icon, you can add text and the number of people counted by the detection tool detector (see Displaying the number of detected objects).