Schneider Electric UDI5000-CAM-US Endura UDI5000-CAM Universal Device Interface

Package Contents

• Endura UDI5000-CAM Universal Device Interface
• 2 x Power Cords

Overview
The UDI5000-CAM universal device interface is designed to allow third-party IP cameras to easily and transparently interface to the Endura® system. With the proliferation of IP camera technology, a great deal of variability exists between IP camera vendors in terms of supported protocols for streaming and command and control. While efforts are underway to create an industry standard, each vendor has and may continue to have several disparate protocols and drivers that their family of IP cameras support. The UDI5000-CAM provides an efficient way to normalize disparate drivers and protocols into a cohesive set that is compatible with Endura and the rest of Pelco’s IP video surveillance portfolio.

Protocol Conversion and Stream Management

The UDI5000-CAM can easily accommodate camera streams that use HTTP polling, TCP, RTP, or RTSP protocols. Regardless of the streaming protocol the camera uses, the UDI5000-CAM converts the transmitted stream to an RTP header that is RFC1889/RFC3550-compliant for use by Endura.

Since Endura uses information such as the source time stamp placed in the user data section of the transmission packet, the UDI5000-CAM will inject this information if it is missing from the camera. And if the camera does not support multiple outgoing streams or multicast streaming, the UDI5000-CAM multiplexes the single stream into streams that can be used by an unlimited number of viewers and recorders.

The UDI5000-CAM converts command and control protocols used by the IP cameras into the SOAP/XML protocol used by Endura for camera control.

Convenient Scalability and Packaging

Endura’s promise of unlimited scalability is extended to the use of third-party IP cameras through the UDI5000-CAM. Each UDI5000-CAM can accommodate up to 16 standard resolution cameras or up to 8 megapixel cameras from most manufacturers. Any combination of camera type and manufacturer is also supported. The built-in bandwidth monitor allows the administrator to maximize the number and type of cameras that each UDI5000-CAM can accommodate. To provide unrestricted scalability, each UDI5000-CAM is an independent server that can run multiple concurrent disparate drivers and normalization routines. This capacity virtually eliminates undue load on other Endura servers and components.

The UDI5000-CAM server is a half-width, 1 RU server. The compact size allows for two UDI5000-CAMs to be rack mounted next to each other in just 1 RU of space using the optional rack mount kit.

Network Administration and Upgradeability

The UDI5000-CAM supports Single Network Management Protocol (SNMP) monitoring and traps along with Endura diagnostic monitoring. As such, health status information is available through the Endura workstation or an external SNMP monitoring application.

The UDI5000-CAM complies with Endura’s firmware upgrade scheme, allowing administrators to easily push out updated drivers and other utilities over the network as they become available from Pelco.