CamMonitor.ocx methods

Connect

Connect(BSTR ip, BSTR login, BSTR password, BSTR arch_password, long param) set up a connection to the Server.

• BSTR ip – IP address of the Video server;
• BSTR login – login to connect to the Server (can be blank);
• BSTR password – password to set up a connection to the Video server (can be blank);

• BSTR arch_password – password to access the archive (i.e. admin password,  can be blank);

• long param – Server role:
  
  • 0 – video server;
  • 1 – backup archive;

  • 2 – videogate;

The connection to Server is set up asynchronously.

ShowCam

ShowCam(long cam_id, long compress, long show) shows/hides camera on the monitor.

• long cam_id – camera ID
• long compress – level of video compression 0-5 (for local camera =0)
• long show – checkbox: show/hide camera (1/0)

DoReactMonitor

DoReactMonitor(BSTR react_string) – control over the monitor/cameras

• BSTR react_string – reaction string view

How to create react_string:

react_string =   "MONITOR||ARCH_FRAME_TIME|cam<3>,date<dd-mm-yy>,time<hh:mm:ss>";
CamMonitor1->DoReactMonitor(react_string);

The result of calling the function with the parameter: camera 3 will be in the archive mode and the archive will be positioned to date «dd-mm-yy» and time «hh:mm:ss» (date and time are to be set in this format only).

The mode parameter takes the following values:

0 – video gate if it's specified (otherwise, video server).

1 – video server.

2 – long-time archive.

“MONITOR|<id ignored>|ARCH_FRAME_TIME|...”

DoReactMonitor(“MONITOR||ARCH_FRAME_TIME|cam<3>,date<02-10 05>,time<12:12:22.345>

RemoveAllCams

RemoveAllCams() : long – remove all cameras from the monitor

IsConnected

IsConnected() : boolean – method shows if the Video server is connected or disconnected.

GetCurIp

GetCurIp() : BSTR – returns the IP address of Server specified when calling Connect.

SendRawMessage

SendRawMessage(BSTR msg) – sends the command to be executed to Video server.

• BSTR msg – command string view

How to call a function:

m_Cam.SendRawMessage("CAM|1|REC");

m_Cam.SendRawMessage("CAM|1|REC_STOP");

m_Cam.SendRawMessage("CAM|1|ARM");

m_Cam.SendRawMessage("CAM|1|DISARM");

Disconnect

Disconnect() – disconnect from the Video server.