Wiris Security SE-8 Users Guide
- Conor McCaffrey (Unlicensed)
General
The Wiris Security is a combined optical and thermal camera with a 30X optical zoon and an 8x digital thermal zoom. The camera is equipped with a built in 256 GB SSD for storage. It is also equipped with a microSD card slot and a USB A host port for connecting flash drives and other peripherals.
The camera is set operate in Ethernet SDK mode. This means the video stream, controls, and file data are all accessible over the aircraft network.
Using the Camera SDK GUI Software (Preferred Method)
Installing the Camera SDK GUI
Download the SDK GUI Software from Here
The software is compatible with Windows 10
If using another operating system you will have to use one of the other connection methods below
Extract the zip folder
Go to the gui>install folder
Open the WIRISethernetStreamSDKGUI-x.x.x.exe installer
Follow the prompts to install
Connecting to the Camera with the SDK GUI
Power on the aircraft and payload
Power on the ground radio and connect to the GCS
or connect GCS directly to the aircraft ethernet port for ground testing if desired
Open the Wiris SDK program from the Start Menu
Enter the IP Address of the camera
The address is pre-set from the factory
It is labeled on the camera
It is also available in the Radios and Network print out provided with the aircraft
Click ok to connect
Connecting to the camera with VLC (Alternate Method)
Open VLC
Enable TCP RTSP streaming (Do this once for each computer used)
Go to Tools > Preferences
Select “All” in the bottom left corner
Search for RTSP using the search bar
Go to Demuxers > RTP/RTSP
Select the checkbox for “Use RTP over RTSP (TCP)”
Click Media > Open Network Stream
Enter the stream information below
You can only view one camera at a time with this method
Use the link below for the desired camera
Change the IP address of the link to match the address of your camera
Click open
Visible Camera
rtsp://10.x.y.21:8554/visibleThermal Camera
rtsp://10.x.y.21:8554/thermalConnecting to the Camera with QGroundControl (Alternative Method)
Launch QGroundControl
Click the icon in the top right of the window
Select Application Settings
Go to General
Under Video settings Source select RTSP Video Stream from the drop down
Enter the URL listed below for either the thermal or visible camera
Change the IP address to the address for your camera
Check the box for Low Latency Mode
Click Back in the Top right corner of the window to view the main screen
The video will automatically connect and be available in the corner of the window
Click on the video to make it bigger
Visible Camera
rtsp://10.x.y.21:8554/visibleThermal Camera
Connecting to the Camera FTP Server
The images and videos saved on the camera can be accessed by FTP. This can be done in-flight or on the ground
Download and install the Filezilla client from this link.
Open the program
Enter the IP address of the camera in the “Host” field
Enter the username “wiris”
Click Quickconnect
Use the right side pane to navigate the folders on the camera
Navigate to the most recent folder
Select Img or Video to view the files
Click download to transfer them back to the GCS computer
Triggering the Camera with the Flight Controller
The UAS flight controller has the ability to trigger the camera to take pictures independent of a computer data connection. This can be preformed by using the camera trigger switch on the transmitter, by triggering the action with a GCS software, or by an autonomous mission.
To trigger an image with an autonomous mission add a camera shutter command to the mission. The camera will receive a digital pulse at the time of the command and will capture a thermal and visible light image.
Additional Reference
BFD Systems – 2020