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AXIST8331PIRMotionDetectorSeries
TableofContents
Functions..................................................4
I/OandEventConguration.......................................4
WalkTest......................................................4
MaskingStrips..................................................5
Day/NightModeAdjustment......................................5
LEDswitch.....................................................5
PulseCountSwitch..............................................5
SensitivitySwitch...............................................6
DetectionAreaAdjustment........................................6
VMDandPIR...................................................6
ReferenceMaterial..........................................8
HardwareOverview..............................................8
AXIST8331PIRMotionDetectorSeriesGraphs.......................9
AXIST8331PIRMotionDetectorSeriesTerminalConnections............10
AXIST8331PIRMotionDetectorSeriesSchematics....................11
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Functions
Functions
I/OandEventConguration
BelowtextappliestobothAXIST8331andAXIST8331-E.
ThissectioncontainsinformationofI/OcongurationandEventsontheCamera.Formoreinformationandspecicationsaboutthe
productsI/OandEventfunctionalityseetheproductsUserManualavailableonwww.axis.com
I/OPortConguration
1.GotoSetup–SystemOptions–Ports&Devices–I/OPorts
2.Setport1toInput(default)
3.SetNormalstateistoGroundedcircuit
4.PressSave
Note
•Iftheportisusedinanevent,itisnotpossibletoswitchbetweenInputandOutputuntiltheeventischangedorremoved.
•ItisonlypossibletomanuallysetInputorOutputifthecameraprovidestwoormorecongurableI/Oports.
EventConguration
1.GototheEventssetuppageandselectActionRules.
2.SelectAdd.
3.TypeinanamefortheActionRule.
4.SelectInputSignalfromtheTriggerdrop-downlist.
-SelectDigitalInputPortfromthedrop-downlistbelow.
-Select1or2fromthedrop-downlistbelow.
-MakesureActive:issettoYes.
5.SelectavaluefromtheScheduledrop-downlist(Alwaysisselectedbydefault)ormanuallysetavaluebyselect
Newschedule.
6.SelectanactionfromtheTypedrop-downlist.
7.PressOKinordertosavetheActionRule
TheActionRulewillnowbeinthelistofActionRules.
WalkTest
ItisrecommendedtoperformawalktestafterinstallationtoconrmthatthePIRsensorisworkingproperly.
Beforethetest,makesurethePIRsensorisconguredasbelow:
•SetthephotocelltoDAY(defaultsetting).
•SetthePulsecountswitchtoTEST.
•SettheLEDswitchtoON(defaultsetting).ThisappliestoAXIST8331only.
Afterthewarmupperiodiscompleted(approximately60s),conductawalktestbymovinginthedetectionzoneofthePIRsensor.
TheLEDlightswhenthePIRsensordetectsamovingobject.
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Afterthetest,congurethePIRsensorasbelow:
•Setthephotocellaccordingtotheenvironment,DAYisthedefaultsettingandisrecommendedformostapplications.
•SetthePulsecountswitchto2.
•SettheLEDswitchtoONorOFF.SeeLEDswitchonpage5formoreinformationabouttheLED.Thisappliesto
AXIST8331only.
MaskingStrips
BelowtextappliestoAXIST8331–Eonly.
Unwanteddetectionzonescanbeeliminatedbymaskingthelenswithprovidedmaskingstrips.
1.Removethecover.
2.Applythemaskingstriptothezonesthatshouldbeexcluded.
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Day/NightModeAdjustment
BelowtextappliestoAXIST8331–Eonly.
TheDay/NightModeswitchcanbeusedtoadjustthedetectoraccordingtothebrightnessofthesurroundingarea.
ForbestperformanceitisrecommendedtosetthedialtoDAY(defaultsetting).
Tohavethedetectorbegintofunctiononlyafterithasbecomedark,turnthedialgraduallytotheNIGHTside.
ForpositionoftheDay/NightModeswitch,seeHardwareOverviewonpage8
NIGHT DAY
LEDswitch
BelowtextappliestoAXIST8331only.
ForAXIST8331itispossibletosettheLEDswitchtoOFF/ON.BydefaulttheswitchissettoON.WheninthismodetheLEDwilllit
whentriggered.WhensettoOFFtheLEDwillnotbelitwhentriggered.
ForpositionoftheLEDswitch,seeHardwareOverviewonpage8
PulseCountSwitch
BelowtextappliestobothAXIST8331andAXIST8331-E.
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ThePulseCountswitchcanbesetintwodifferentmodes,2orTEST.Mode2isthedefaultmodeandisrecommendedtouse.
TESTisonlyusedwhenperformingawalktest.
ForpositionofthePulseCountswitch,seeHardwareOverviewonpage8
SensitivitySwitch
TheSensitivityswitchcanbeusedtoadjustthesensitivityofthedetector.Therearethreedifferentmodes.
•M(Medium)Thisisthedefaultpositionandcanbeusedfornormalapplications.
•H(High)Usethiswhentheapplicationrequireshighsensitivity.WhenusingAXIST8331–EinPetAlleyAreamode,itis
recommendedtosetthesensitivitymodetoH.
•L(Low)Usethisinapplicationsthatmaybeunstable.
ForpositionoftheSensitivityswitch,seeHardwareOverviewonpage8
DetectionAreaAdjustment
BelowtextappliestoAXIST8331–Eonly.
ForAXIST8331–Eitispossibletosetthedetectionarea.Therearetwodifferentmodes.
•Multi-LevelArea.Thisisthedefaultmodeandisapplicabletonormalapplications.
•PetAlleyArea.Thismodeprovidesahorizontaldetectionpatternwithnodeclinationofzones,allowingpetstomove
throughthearea.
Note
IdealmountingheightforPetAlleyAreais1.2mto1.5m.
SeeAXIST8331PIRMotionDetectorSeriesGraphsonpage9forgraphsofMulti-LevelAreaandPetAlleyArea.
SeeHardwareOverviewonpage8forpositionoftheDetectionAreascrewandthemirror.
SeebelowforhowtoswitchtoPetAlleyAreamode.
1.Carefullyloosentheadjustmentscrew.
2.SlidethecoverdownandfastenthescrewatthePposition.
3.Flipthemirrortotheupperposition.
VMDandPIR
AXISVideoMotionDetection(VMD)isanapplicationforAxiscameraproducts.VMDcanbeusedtogetherwiththePIRsensor.The
applicationdetectsmovingobjectswithinapredenedareaofinterest,makingitpossibletoautomaticallytriggeranevent.
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Note
TheVMDdetectionareaandthePIRsensorsdetectionpatternarenotsynchronizedbydefault.VMDdetectionareacanbe
setinauserinterface.ThedetectionpatternforAXIST8331–Ecanbemodiedbyusingthesuppliedmaskingstrips.
FormoreinformationaboutAXISVideoMotionDetection,seetheproductsUserManualavailableonwww.axis.com
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ReferenceMaterial
ReferenceMaterial
HardwareOverview
AXIST8331
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I/Ointerface
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Terminals
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PIRsensor(donottouch)
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Sensitivityswitch
5
Tamperswitch
6
LEDswitch
7
LED
AXIST8331–E
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Day/Nightmodeadjustment
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Mirror
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Photocell
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LED
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Detectionareaadjustmentscrew
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I/Ointerface
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Pulsecountswitch
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Tamperswitch
9
PIRsensor(donottouch)
10
Sensitivityswitch
11
Terminals
AXIST8331PIRMotionDetectorSeriesGraphs
AXIST8331graph
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ReferenceMaterial
Thelargegraphaboveshowsatopviewofthedetectionzones.
ThesmallgraphaboveshowsasideviewofthedetectionzoneswhenthePIRsensorismountedonaheightof2.4m.Idealmounting
heightisbetween1.5mto2.4m.
AXIST8331–Egraph
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Thelargegraphaboveshowsatopviewofthedetectionzones.
Thesmallgraphsaboveshowsasideviewofthedetectionzones.Multi-levelareaandPetalleyarea.
AXIST8331PIRMotionDetectorSeriesTerminalConnections
AXIST8331
BelowareimagesoftheterminalconnectionforAXIST8331.
Theleftimageshowsthedefaultconnectionwithtamperandalarmtogether.
Therightimageshowsaconnectionwithtamperandalarmseparated.Thisconnectionrequiresacamerawithatleasttwo
congurableI/Oports.
AXIS T8331
Forpositionoftheterminals,seeHardwareOverviewonpage8
AXIST8331–E
BelowareimagesoftheterminalconnectionforAXIST8331–E.
Theleftimageshowsthedefaultconnectionwithtamperandalarmtogether.
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ReferenceMaterial
Therightimageshowsaconnectionwithtamperandalarmseparated.Thisconnectionrequiresacamerawithatleasttwo
congurableI/Oports.
AXIS T8331-E
Forpositionoftheterminals,seeHardwareOverviewonpage8
AXIST8331PIRMotionDetectorSeriesSchematics
BelowisaschematicshowingtheconnectionwithacameraandthePIRsensor.Thisisthedefaultconnectionwithtamperand
alarmtogether(Pin3).Pin1GND,Pin2Power,Pin4notused.
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PIRCamera
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2. Power
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Sup ply of PIR
PIR Alarm N.C.
Tampering Switch N.C.
BelowisaschematicshowingtheconnectionwithacameraandthePIRsensor.Inthisconnectiontamperandalarmareseparated.
Pin3alarm,Pin4tamper.Pin1GND,Pin2Power.
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ReferenceMaterial
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2. Power
3. I/O con gured as input
4. I/O con gured as input
Sup ply of PIR
PIR Alarm N.C.
Tampering Switch N.C.
Note
•ThisconnectionrequiresacamerawithatleasttwocongurableI/Oports.
•Thisconnectionrequireschangesintheterminal,seeAXIST8331PIRMotionDetectorSeriesTerminalConnectionsonpage10
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UserManualVer.M1.13
AXIST8331PIRMotionDetectorSeries
Date:November2015
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