[Technical Notice] How to Display the Thermal Camera's Temperature Readings on GV-VMS

[joycechang]

Article ID: GV3-24-01-22
Release Date: Feb., 1, 2024

Applied to
GV-TMEB5800

Introduction
When the thermal camera GV-TMEB5800 is integrated with GV-VMS, its temperature readings can be shown on the thermal channel.

How to
To display the temperature on GV-VMS, first set up the thermography rules on the camera.

On the Camera

1. To trigger alarms or system actions when the temperature detected exceeds the threshold value, enable Detection Config (Config > Fire Detection > Temperature Measurement), and select desired settings.

   

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2. To set a thermography rule, select Area. This dialog box appears.

   

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3. Configure one of the three thermography rules (Point, Line or Area), draw an area on the image and enable the settings. For details, see 4.2 Temperature Measurement in the user’s manual.

On GV-VMS

1. Select Home > Toolbar > Configure > Video Process. The Setup dialog box appears.
2. Select IPCVA under Video Analysis, select the thermal camera, and click Setting.

   

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3. Select Live Draw Rect. Click OK and return to the main screen.

   

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4. Start monitoring. The thermal channel now displays the detection area and temperature readings.

   

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5. To view temperature readings on any region of the image, click the Tools icon on the channel, select Measure Temperature, and then click anywhere on the image. Note that the Temp Reading by Click function (see Step 1) on the camera must be enabled first.

   

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To learn more about how to enable temperature detection on GV-VMS, see section 7.3 in GV-TMEB5800 Quick Start Guide.

To see the demo video of enabling temperature measurement and detection on GV-VMS, check our YouTube channel.