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Configuring the detection tool
To configure Neural counterTo configure a Neurocounter, do the following:
- Go to the Detection Tools tab.
Below the required camera, click Create… → Category: Retail → Neural counter.
To record mask (highlighting of recognized objects) to the archive, select Yes for the corresponding parameter (1).
By default, the detection tool is enabled and set to count the number of objects in a specified area using neural network.
If necessary, you can change the detection tool parameters. The list of parameters is given in the table:
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| Record mask to archive | Yes | By default, the recording of the mask to the archive is disabled. To record the sensitivity scale of the detection tool to the archive (see Displaying information from a detector (mask)), select the Yes value |
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| Video stream | Main stream | If the camera supports multistreaming, |
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| Enable | Yes | By default, the detection tool is enabled. To disable, select the No value |
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| Name | Neural counter | Enter the detection tool name or leave the default name |
| Decoder mode | Auto | Select a processing resource for decoding video streams |
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| Number of frames processed per second | 1 | Specify the number of frames |
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Select the processor for the neural network—CPU, one of NVIDIA GPUs or one of Intel GPUs (6, see Hardware requirements for neural analytics operation, General Information on Configuring Detection).
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| Type | Neural counter | Name of the detection tool type (non-editable field) |
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| Detected objects | Yes | By default, detected objects aren't highlighted in the preview window. If you want to highlight detected objects, select the Yes value |
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| Neural network file | If you use a custom | |
Set the triggering condition for Neurocounter:
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In the Number of alarm objects field (7), set the threshold value for the number of objects in the frame. This value should be in the range [0; 100].
In the Trigger upon count field (9), select when you want to generate a trigger—when the number of objects in the detection area is:
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Neurocounter will generate a trigger from the specified threshold (9). |
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- Human.
- Human (top view).
- Vehicle.
- Human and Vehicle (Nano)—low accuracy, low processor load.
- Human and Vehicle (Medium)—medium accuracy, medium processor load.
Human and Vehicle (Large)—high accuracy, high processor load.
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| Number of measurements in a row to trigger detection | 3 | Specify |
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| Selected object classes | If necessary, specify the class of the detected object |
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In the preview window, you can set the detection areas with the help of anchor points much like privacy masks in Scene Analytics detection tools (see Setting General Zones for Scene analytics detection tools). By default, the entire frame is a detection area.
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| Scanning window | Yes | If detection of small objects or objects in areas far away from the camera is ineffective, you can use the scanning mode. The scanning mode doesn’t provide absolute detection accuracy, but it can improve detection performance. To enable the scanning mode, select the Yes value (see Configuring the scanning mode) | |||||
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| Scanning window height | 0 | The height and width of the scanning window are determined according to the actual size of the frame and the required number of windows. For example, the real frame size is 1920×1080 pixels. To divide the frame into four equal windows, set the width of the scanning window to 960 pixels and the height to 540 pixels | |||||
| Scanning window step height | 0 | The scanning step determines the relative offset of the windows. If the step is equal to the height and width of the scanning window respectively, the segments will line up one after another. Reducing the height or width of the scanning step will increase the number of windows due to their overlapping each other with an offset. This will increase the detection accuracy, but will also increase the CPU load.
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| Scanning window width | 0 | The height and width of the scanning window are determined according to the actual size of the frame and the required number of windows. For example, the real frame size is 1920×1080 pixels. To divide the frame into four equal windows, set the width of the scanning window to 960 pixels and the height to 540 pixels | |||||
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| Detection threshold | 30 | Specify the Detection threshold for objects in percent. If the recognition probability falls below the specified value, the data will be ignored. The higher the value, the higher the accuracy, but some events from the detection tool may not be considered. The value must be in the range [0.05, 100] | |||||
| Mode | CPU | Select a processor for the neural network operation (seeHardware requirements for neural analytics operation, Selecting Nvidia GPU when configuring detectors).
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| Number of alarm objects | 5 | Specify the number of objects at which an event occurs. The value must be in the range [0, 100] | |||||
| Detection neural network | Person | Select the detection neural network from the list. Neural networks are named taking into account the objects they detect. The names can include the size of the neural network (Nano, Medium, Large), which indicates the amount of consumed resources. The larger the neural network, the higher the accuracy of object recognition | |||||
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| Trigger to | Greater than or equal to threshold value | Select when you want to generate an event. The Neural counter will generate events from the threshold value set in the Number of alarm objects field | |||||
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By default, the entire frame is the detection area. In the preview window, you can specify the detection areas using the anchor points 
(see Configuring a detection area).
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For convenience of configuration, you can "freeze" the frame. Click the The detection area is displayed by default. To hide it, click the |
To save the parameters of the detection tool, click the Apply 
button. To cancel the changes, click the Cancel 
buttonConfiguring a Neurocounter is complete.
It is possible to display the sensor and the number of objects in the controlled monitored area in the Surveillance window on the layout . To configure this option, do the following:
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(see Displaying the number of detected objects).
Example of configuring Neural counter for solving typical tasks
By default, the Neural counter is set to detect objects with a speed less than 0.3 m/s:
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| Number of frames processed per second | 1 |
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| Number of measurements in a row to trigger detection | 3 |
| Neural network file | Path to the *.ann neural network file. You can also select the value in the Detection neural network parameter. In this case, this field must be left blank |
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| Detection threshold | 30 |
To solve tasks in which object speed differs from 0.3 m/s, you must increase Number of frames processed per second or/and decrease Number of measurements in a row to trigger detection. You must select the values empirically depending on the task conditions.
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