Bounding box not drawing when sending an xml event.

0053X00000ECHfEQAX · February 17, 2022, 1:35pm

Hi to all,

I’ve got xprotect essensial+ installed with the free license and we as a team have an object to integrate our AI system with your VMS.

I’m trying to send the xml both from here:

https://github.com/milestonesys/mipsdk-samples-protocol/blob/main/TriggerAnalyticsEventXML/AnalyticsEvent.xml

and here:

https://github.com/milestonesys/mipsdk-samples-protocol/blob/main/TriggerAnalyticsEventXML/AnalyticsEventOverlay.xml

No matter how i send it, how much i play with both the colors and the Cartesian coordinates in here, it just wont draw anything on the camera image itself.

00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

$timestamp$

MyType

MyAnalyticsEvent01

TagFromXML

 <!-- Insert camera URI here, if you don't have the GUID. (For multichannel devices, URI may contain channel number after ',') -->

 <Name>192.168.0.199</Name>

 <!--     <FQID> -->

 <!-- Insert camera GUID here, if you have it -->

 <!--<ObjectId>068680AB-5350-4AC7-A47E-652300B16252</ObjectId>-->

 <!--     </FQID> -->

Analytics event description.

Event location 1

 <Name>Rectangle</Name>

 <Value>A suspect item</Value>

 <AlarmTrigger>true</AlarmTrigger>

 <Polygon>

   <Color>

     <A>255</A>

     <R>255</R>

     <G>255</G>

     <B>0</B>

   </Color>

   <PointList>

     <Point>

       <X>0.3</X>

       <Y>0.3</Y>

     </Point>

     <Point>

       <X>0.6</X>

       <Y>0.3</Y>

     </Point>

     <Point>

       <X>0.6</X>

       <Y>0.6</Y>

     </Point>

     <Point>

       <X>0.3</X>

       <Y>0.6</Y>

     </Point>

     <Point>

       <X>0.3</X>

       <Y>0.3</Y>

     </Point>

   </PointList>

 </Polygon>

My Smart Video

Any help would be appreciated.

Rik · February 21, 2022, 10:10am

You might already know this sample, but let me tell you this Analytics Event Trigger via XML.

https://doc.developer.milestonesys.com/html/index.html?base=samples/protocolsamples/triggeranalyticseventxml/readme.html&tree=tree_3.html

Please verify the sample works for you. Also, when you run the sample please click “Validate XML” and see if the XML on the dialog is correct.

0053X00000ECHfEQAX · February 21, 2022, 11:32am

Yes i’ve tried running the basic xml without the overlay design feature-Through the visual studio tool. Still doesn’t show anything though on the camera image. The event itself comes in, and the picture as well, no overlay though.

00520000004zW0DAAU · February 23, 2022, 6:57am

Hi Guy,

Maybe a stupid answer, but, have you checked time sync between all your computers (management server, recording server, smartclient, your metadata)?

To work properly all must be time synced I think.

Regards,

0053X00000ECHfEQAX · February 23, 2022, 9:53am

Hey Sebastian,

All of those servers are running on the same pc.

In terms of the timestamp on the metadata it’s formatted like so:

2022-02-23T05:50:06 (which is the correct format) and the event itself comes in the event server on the time required.

Rik · February 23, 2022, 10:34am

How are you going about seeing the bounding boxes you submit? Are you using Alarm Manager + Alarm Preview? Bounding boxes from Analytics Events will not show up the regular camera view but will show up on Alarm Preview. The documentation outlines two ways to see it: #1 create an Alarm Definition and you will see an alarm in the Alarm Preview including overlay. #2 change the Alarm Manager Alarm List to show Events instead of Alarms.

We are speculating if you are looking in the right place..

https://doc.developer.milestonesys.com/html/index.html?base=samples/protocolsamples/triggeranalyticseventxml/readme.html&tree=tree_3.html

0053X00000ECHfEQAX · February 23, 2022, 11:20am

Hey,

I dont have an option in the menus to open up alarm manager,

I’ve got an alarm list menu and an alarm preview one as shown in the following images below also i’ve defined an alarm for the event i’m getting in the alarm menu on the client admin.

All of those events in the list were sent with various bounding boxes in different places and colors.

Rik · March 2, 2022, 2:25pm

Regarding alarm manager, maybe it is because you are using Essential+ and it doesn’t have the functionality. But you have already use alternative way – use Alarm Preview and Alarm list and it seems working fine.

You might already know how to setup Alarm Preview and Alarm list but let me tell you about it -

Start Smart Client and go to Setup. Select Alarm Preview/Alarm list and drag it to a viewitem.

alarm view in sc If you still have the initial issue, please compare these successful bounding box code and yours.

0053X00000ECHfEQAX · March 3, 2022, 7:40am

Still having the initial issue and now it’s getting urgent. Analytics events still come in without bounding boxes around them.I’ve compared your successful api’s with mine and they’re the same.

0053X00000ECHfEQAX · March 3, 2022, 9:40am

I’ve installed xprotect proffesional + (We’re registered as a company on the parther program for Milestone). Now i do get the Alert manager menu, but bounding boxes are not yet showing on events i send in.

Bo_Ellegard_Andersen · March 4, 2022, 10:26am

This is very strange, I just tested your XML and it is working fine for me (with a correct IP address of the camera), please see below picture.

Can you please to test following?

Click manual recording on Live tab in Smart Client.

Trigger the event.

See the Alarm that you fired in the Alarm Manager tab.

0053X00000ECHfEQAX · March 6, 2022, 12:10pm

Ok this is working now. Problem was the version (ive installed xprotect essensial +) which doesnt get those bounding boxes for some reason. I went ahead and installed xprotect proffesional + and it started drawing them.

Another question.

How do i use the mad protocol (from here)

https://doc.developer.milestonesys.com/html/reference/protocols/analytics_and_mad_events.html

Bo_Ellegard_Andersen · March 7, 2022, 8:43am

You can send either MAD or Analytics Events, please send analytics events. MAD has not been used since the first prototypes even if it is not discontinued.

Recommended read: http://download.milestonesys.com/MIPSDK/Samples/TriggerAlarmFromExternal-ConceptSolution.pdf

0053X00000ECHfEQAX · March 7, 2022, 10:30am

Allright, last question for now.

We’re as a company set to send live analytic events and not as a investigative perspective. when i send alerts now, if it’s a “live” alert, im getting a message from the recording server telling me “After recordings”, which i think tell me that the event i’ve sent happened after the recording server did his thing.

So the question is this:

How could i set the recording server to record up to more recent timeframe, or is there another solution to that?

Sending an event with one minute delay-as the recording server didn’t get to that time point, as of now this is not something we can work with.

Bo_Ellegard_Andersen · March 7, 2022, 11:26am

The recording is governed by your rules.

https://doc.milestonesys.com/latest/en-US/standard_features/sf_mc/sf_ui/mc_rules_rande.htm?cshid=9700

https://doc.milestonesys.com/latest/en-US/standard_features/sf_mc/sf_mcnodes/sf_5rulesandevents/mc_addrules_rulesandevents.htm

Per default there is a rule to record on motion and record from 3 seconds before the motion.

You can make a rule to record always.

Perhaps the perfect solution is to make a rule to start recording on your analytics event and make sure you start recording in good time before the event.