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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 System Introduction ............................................................................ 1
1.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Main Features ........................................................................................... 1
1.3 Installation Guide ..................................................................................... 1
Chapter 2 Software Operation ............................................................................. 2
2.1 Login......................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Account Management .............................................................................. 2
2.2.1 Administrator ................................................................................... 3
2.2.2 Operator .......................................................................................... 4
2.3 Main Interface .......................................................................................... 4
2.4 History Search .......................................................................................... 6
2.4.1 Vehicle Records ................................................................................ 6
2.4.2 System Log ....................................................................................... 7
2.5 Settings Operation .................................................................................... 7
2.5.1 Set System ....................................................................................... 8
2.5.2 Set Camera .................................................................................... 12
2.5.3 Set Scan ......................................................................................... 15
2.5.4 Set Linkage..................................................................................... 16
2.5.5 Set Algorithm ................................................................................. 18
2.5.6 Set Speed Detection ....................................................................... 20
2.5.7 Set Cascade Mode.......................................................................... 21
2.5.8 Set Blocklist and Allowlist ............................................................... 22

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Chapter 1 System Introduction

1.1 Overview
The Under Vehicle Surveillance System (UVSS) integrates functions of auto vehicle detection
and under-vehicle image capture, process, display, auto comparison and recognition, vehicle
allowlist and blocklist management, data search, etc. By detecting prohibited items hidden
under vehicles, it can prevent violated vehicles from entering/exiting customs pass and thus
improve transportation efficiency.

1.2 Main Features

 Includes server and client service.
 Supports login the system via web to have live view, search history, set parameters, etc.
 Adds comparison server to realize automatic comparison and recognition of under-vehicle
images.
 Supports printing of vehicle detection reports that include detection time, under-vehicle
image, license plate, etc.
 Supports examining and approving of detection results.
 Supports adding different cameras, including ANPR cameras, face recognition cameras,
panorama cameras, etc.
 Supports cascade mode for adding new UVSS used in other places.

1.3 Installation Guide

Refer to the manual of How to Upgrade UVSS from V2.0.1 to V2.1.0 for installation guide.

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Chapter 2 Software Operation

2.1 Login

 Currently the software supports browsers that support HTML5 like IE11, Chrome 70,
Firefox 60, etc.
 Default user name is admin, and the default password is Abc12345.
 The version of the Under Vehicle Surveillance System (UVSS) here is V2.1.0.
Open the browser and enter the IP address of UVSS server, you will enter the login
interface.

Figure 2-1 Login Interface

 Language: Click to select the language.

 Find Password: Click it and follow the guidance to find your password back.

2.2 Account Management

UVSS has two kinds of accounts, Administrator (admin) and Operator (user). As an
administrator, you have the full authority to the system, including changing the system
settings, user account management, etc. As an operator, you only have limited authority,
including browsing, changing user account information, etc. The system supports only one

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admin account and up to 10 user accounts. There can be up to 20 user-account logins at the
same time.

2.2.1 Administrator
When logging in as the Administrator (admin), you can click User Management of
in the top right corner of the interface to manage account information.

Figure 2-2 Account Management

 User List: Displays all account types including admin and operator accounts.
 New: You can add new account by click New as shown below.

Figure 2-3 Add User

 Delete: Delete any user account by one or batch. You cannot delete the admin account.
 Edit: Edit the user name and password for operator. You cannot edit information for the
admin account.

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Figure 2-4 Edit User

2.2.2 Operator
When logging in as the Operator (user), you can click Account Editing of in the top right
corner of the interface to manage account information.
Edit the user name and password for operator. You cannot edit information for the admin
account.

Figure 2-5 Edit User Account

You can only edit the current account information. You do not have the authority for editing
other user accounts or admin account.

2.3 Main Interface

The main interface is shown below. Here we take the example of admin account.

 When logging in for the first time, follow prompts of the web to install the video plug-in.

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 Please save the parameters when editing them to make them take effect.

Figure 2-6 Main Interface

Table 2-1 Main Interface Description

No. Item Description

1 Menu Bar It includes Real-Time Control, History Search and Settings.

2 Main Display You can scroll the mouse to zoom in/out the image, or click and drag the
mouse to move it.

 Click to print report of the vehicle detection, including

detection time, under-vehicle image, license plate, etc.

 Click to view related images captured by line scan cameras,

ANPR cameras, face recognition cameras, panorama cameras you
configured.

 Click to rotate the image in a clockwise way.

 Click to flip the image vertically.

 Click to flip the image horizontally.

 Click to select display ratio.

 Click to have a full screen image.

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No. Item Description

3 Sub Display It displays the live view window of cameras, and you can click to
have a full screen window. You can examine and approve vehicles here by
clicking Approve. After setting the manual control in Linkage Settings,
you can control different external devices here.
4 Status Bar It displays the connection status of the scan module, speed detection
module, line scan camera, face recognition camera, relay, etc. Green
color indicates that different modules are online and red color indicates
that they are offline.
You can also view the usage rate of CPU, memory and disk.
5 Help and Admin You can find help document, download the video plug-in, and manage
the account here.

6 Vehicle Record It displays vehicle records and alarm logs.

and Alarm Log  Click Records to view plate number, detection time, etc. You can
move the cursor on to add vehicles to allowlist/blocklist, and
lock/unlock them.
 Click Alarmings to display alarm logs here.

2.4 History Search

You can find the vehicle records and system logs under the History Search.

2.4.1 Vehicle Records

Figure 2-7 Vehicle Records

 Search: It searches the history images by time and license plate number.
 Reset: It resets searching items of time and license plate number.

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 Result display: The search results including license plate number, detection time, vehicle
direction, lock/unlock status, etc. You can click and in operate to view related
images and print reports respectively, and click and in lock to lock or unlock
vehicles.
 Export: It exports the selected information of vehicles.
 Filter: It filters vehicles according to the selected conditions you set. You can click Filter to
display and select different conditions like vehicle type, vehicle color, comparison result,
etc.

2.4.2 System Log

Figure 2-8 System Log

 Type: It has 3 types, including error, alarm and message. You can select different types to
search system log.
 Search Time: You can set time range to search system log.
 Keyword: You can enter keyword to search system log.
 Search: Click it to search system log.
 Reset: It resets the search conditions.

2.5 Settings Operation

There are two types of authorization, including Administrator (admin) and Operator (user).
Under admin authorization, you can set interface as shown below.
Step 1 Click Settings to stop the scan module.
Step 2 Click OK to continue and you will enter setting interface.

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Figure 2-9 Click OK or Cancel

Step 3 (Optional) Click Cancel to cancel.

When you complete setting and click Real-Time Control, the scan module will continue
running.
Step 4 Click Yes to exit setting and the system will continue running.

Figure 2-10 Click Yes, No or Cancel

Step 5 (Optional) Click No or Cancel according to actual demands.

2.5.1 Set System

After clicking Settings, you will enter the system settings interface. The system settings allows
you to set display, image recognition, service, FTP, data capacity, alarm, etc.

Figure 2-11 System Settings

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 Display Settings
You can select the system language, set the display pattern of vehicle image by fixed, original
or auto proportion, and select vehicle direction according to actual conditions.

Figure 2-12 Display Settings

 Image Recognition
Image recognition settings allows you to set image recognition related parameters, and you
can refer to the table below for details.
Table 2-2 Image Recognition Parameters
Parameters Description

Detection Result Threshold If the system finds the number of exceptions on under-vehicle images
are larger than this parameter you set, the system will send you alarms
displayed in vehicle records.
Smart Comparison If it is enabled, the system will automatically detect and display
exceptions it finds on under-vehicle images.
License Plate Recognition If it is enabled, the system will only record vehicle information for
vehicles with license plate, and unrecognized information will be
discarded.
Vehicle Bottom Image If it is enabled, the related images of vehicle detection will be
Prompt prompted automatically. You can set when the system prompts those
images in Prompt Scene.
Prompt Scene It sets when the system prompts related images of vehicle detection,
and you can set it according to actual demands.

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Figure 2-13 Image Recognition Settings

 Service Settings
Service settings allows you to set SDK related parameters, including SDK service port, user
name (admin by default) and password (car123 by default).
 FTP Settings
FTP settings allows you to save vehicle related images in FTP after completing vehicle
detection.
You need to enable FTP Server first, enter IP Address, Port, Username and Password, and click
Test to test FTP connection. You can select Image Saving Type and Image Naming Rules
according to actual conditions.

Figure 2-14 FTP Settings

 Data Capacity
Data capacity displays the used capacity of the disk.

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You can set Auto Clear Limit (MB) according to actual demands. For instance, if you set the
number as 1000 MB, and the system will clean the earliest data when the left storage space is
less than 1000 MB. The Clear Database is used to clear the data before the set time.

Figure 2-15 Data Capacity

 Alarm Settings
If system memory usage ratio is larger than the Memory Alarm Threshold you set here, the
system will generate an alarm in Alarmings in the main interface.
 Approval Settings
Approval settings allows you to set vehicle approval related parameters. After clicking
Automatic Report Generation, the system will automatically create a report for you without
clicking in main display area.
If vehicles fail to pass approval, you can give reasons by entering Reason 1, Reason 2, and
Reason 3 according to actual demands.
You can also enable Report Watermark to let reports have specific watermarks.

Figure 2-16 Approval Settings

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 Time Sync.
2 ways are available to calibrate time, including Manual Calibration and NTP Calibration.
If you select Manual Calibration as Calibration Method, you need to set the time manually in
Device Time. If NTP Calibration is selected, you need to enter Service Address, NTP Port and
Time Interval according to actual demands.

Figure 2-17 Time Synchronization

2.5.2 Set Camera

After clicking Camera Settings, you will enter camera settings interface. The camera settings
allows you to set different parameters of line scan camera, ANPR (Automatic Number Plate
Recognition) camera, FRC (Face Recognition Camera) and panorama camera, and set live view
windows, etc.
 Line Scan Camera
Table 2-3 Line Scan Camera
Parameters Description

Select Camera It refreshes and selects the line scan camera for the UVSS system.

Pixel Format It sets the image format. You can select RGB 8 for color image and Mono
8 for monochrome image.
Auto Exposure It is used to control the exposure methods of line scan camera. You can
select Off, Once or Continuous according to actual demands.
Exposure time If you select Off or Once as Auto Exposure, you need to set exposure
time.
Auto Gain It is used to control the gain methods of line scan camera. You can select
Off, Once or Continuous according to actual demands.
Gain If you select Off or Once as Auto Gain, you need to set this parameter.

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Parameters Description

Gamma Enable
It enables or disables the gamma function of the line scan camera. If it is
enabled, you need to set Gamma Value.

Gamma Value  Gamma value between 0.5 and 1: When the image brightness
increases, the dark area becomes brighter.
 Gamma value between 1 and 4: When the image brightness
decreases, the dark area becomes darker.
Line Frequency It is used to set the acquisition line frequency of the line scan camera.

This parameter is used only when the trigger mode is off. When the
trigger mode is on, you can set Line Frequency in the speed detection
module.
Firmware Version It is used to display the firmware version of the line scan camera.

Figure 2-18 Line Scan Camera

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 ANPR
You can add and set 2 ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) cameras at most in ANPR
settings interface.
After enabling Camera Enable, you need to enter Camera Model, Camera IP, Port, User Name,
Password, Capture Direction, and Channel according to actual demands.
If Software Trigger is enabled, ANPR cameras will automatically capture images when vehicles
pass through, and you can also set Trigger Delay according to actual demands. After settings,
you can click Test to test camera connection.

Figure 2-19 ANPR

After adding cameras, you should click Save to apply.

 FRC
Regarding FRC (Face Recognition Camera) settings, you can refer to ANPR camera settings for
reference.
 Pano
Regarding panorama camera settings, you can refer to ANPR camera settings for reference.
 Window Settings

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Window settings allows you to set live view window, set camera stream, and select camera
types for each live window.
Here we take 4 windows as an example. ANPR1, ANPR2, FRC1 and Group1_Pano1 cameras are
selected for window1, window2, window3, and window4 correspondingly, and will be
displayed in each selected cameras in the camera type.
You can select Main Stream, Sub Stream or Third Stream as Camera Stream according to
actual demands. Main stream provides high-resolution video streams, but increases CPU usage.
Sub stream provides low-resolution video streams, but its CPU usage is relatively low. Third
stream is between main stream and sub stream.

Figure 2-20 Window Settings

2.5.3 Set Scan

Scan settings allows you set related parameters of vehicle bottom image, including image
quality, debug image, fix image, etc.
Table 2-4 Scan Settings
Parameters Description

JPEG Coding Quality The higher the value, the better the vehicle bottom image quality. It is
recommended to set the value between 40 and 60. Too higher value will
make the image too large to be transmitted and displayed.
Enable Debug Image The system will save debug images during algorithm processing if it is
enabled.

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Parameters Description

Enable Fix Image The system will save vehicle bottom images at certain length when it is
enabled, and the length can be set and adjusted in Fixed Image Length.
Frame Settings It sets the maximum number of frames that the system can capture. The
higher the value, the longer the vehicle that the system can be applicable.
Usually, 25 frames can be able to cover a 15-meter long vehicle.
However, the higher the value, the more resources the system will occupy.
Thus, it is recommended to set the value as 25.
Fix Image Length It sets the length of saved images when enabling Enable Fix Image.

Image Vehicle Direction It sets the direction of vehicle heading displayed in the main display area.

Mixture Delay It sets delay time of system fusing images captured by different cameras.

Figure 2-21 Scan Settings

2.5.4 Set Linkage

Linkage settings is used to set up connection between the system and external devices like LED
screen, and control them to execute certain actions.
In IO Base Settings, after selecting COM port, you need to set electrical level for different IO
signals according to actual demands.

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Figure 2-22 IO Base Settings

You should go to Speed Detection Module to select Serial Port first before selecting IO COM in
IO Base Settings, and the COM port you select here cannot be same with that in Speed
Detection Module.
In IO Control, after enabling Event Enable, you need to set Trigger Source, IO, Trigger Delay,
and Duration according to actual demands. You can also click Add Event to add more events.

Figure 2-23 IO Control

In Screen Control, after selecting specific display screen, you should import configuration files
first, and set Trigger Source and Program according to actual demands.

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Figure 2-24 Screen Control

In Manual Control, after enabling IO Enable, you need to set IO, Trigger Delay, and Duration
according to actual demands.
Beside, you can select program for LED after enabling Program Enable. Click Add Event to add
more events according to actual demands.

Figure 2-25 Manual Control

2.5.5 Set Algorithm

Algorithm settings allows to set system algorithm related parameters.

It is strongly recommended to remain all the parameters by default in this section.

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Table 2-5 Algorithm Settings

Parameters Description

Enable Algorithm It is used to enable or disable the algorithm function, and it is

enabled by default.
Edge 0 Polarity It is an algorithm parameter, and it is 3 by default.

Edge 1 Polarity It is an algorithm parameter, and it is 3 by default.

Filtering Kernel Half-Width It is an algorithm parameter, and it is 15 by default.

Contrast Threshold It is an algorithm parameter, and it is 3 by default.

Edge Pair Width It is an algorithm parameter, and it is 16500 by default.

Projection Threshold It is an algorithm parameter, and it is 5 by default.

GAMMA Threshold It is an algorithm parameter, and it is 5 by default.

Enable Cut It is used to enable or disable algorithm cut function.

Figure 2-26 Algorithm Settings

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2.5.6 Set Speed Detection

The speed detection module controls the start and end signals of the whole system, and
detects the vehicle speed to adjust the acquisition parameters of the line scan camera.
Currently, 2 versions of speed detection modules are available, including 1.0 version and 2.0
version.

Figure 2-27 Speed Detection Modules

Regarding 1.0 version, you can set serial port only. For 2.0 version, you can click open last
accessed device, and set following parameters according to actual demands.
Table 2-6 Speed Detection Settings
Parameters Description

Detection Direction It sets the UVSS working unidirectional or bidirectional.

Line Frequency Auto If you enable this function and the system line rate is controlled by
frequency wave generated from the speed module. If you disable
this function and the system line rate is controlled by the software
and the parameter can be set and adjusted in Line Frequency.
Line Frequency If you disable the Line Frequency Auto function, the system captures
the vehicle bottom image at certain line frequency set by this
parameter. Normally, the faster the vehicle speed, the higher this
number should be.
Protection Delay Time The unit is second and it adjusts by 0.1 second. After triggering is off,
the system keeps working for a certain time set by this parameter.
This is useful when the vehicle bottom height is too high or the
trigger is not stable. Generally, it is recommended to set this value at
1 or 2 seconds.
Alarm Delay Time The unit is second and it adjusts by 0.1 second. The system counts
the time from trigger on to trigger off. If the time is longer than the
Alarm Delay Time, the speed module will send an alarm signal to the
software and turn off the system enforced.
Event The speed module will detect events of the vehicle and send the
IN/OUT/PAUSE/CONTINUE detailed events to the software. However, it is recommended not to
modify the parameters in this section and keep them by default.

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Parameters Description

Firmware It is used to display the firmware version of speed detection module.

Firmware Upgrade It is used to upgrade the embedded program of speed detection

module. After selecting upgrading files, and click Upgrade to
upgrade.

Figure 2-28 Speed Detection Settings

2.5.7 Set Cascade Mode

Cascade settings allows you to add new UVSS used in other places, and view vehicle detection
images captured from this place in your current system.
Click Add Device, and enter Device Name, IP Address, Port and Security Token according to
actual demands.

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Figure 2-29 Add Device

2.5.8 Set Blocklist and Allowlist

The blocklist and allowlist management allows you to add or delete vehicles to blocklist and
allowlist for vehicle management. Here we take blocklist as an example for introducing
operations like importing, adding, deleting, etc.
After clicking Import, you can import blocklist from local PC by batch. You should use the
standard excel list downloaded to import the list.

Figure 2-30 Import Blocklist

After click Add, you can add blocklist one by one, and enter the required information in the
pop-up interface.

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Figure 2-31 Add Blocklist

You can also delete selected vehicle from blocklist or search vehicles in the list by clicking
Delete or enter vehicle information in the search bar.

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