Showing scale data into a video feed from Axis camera. Data are fetched from IP Scale Mettler Toledo and shown in video as well as sent into AXIS Camera Station
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About the project
As businesses are continuously seeking to optimize their operational efficiency, the integration of Axis Network Camera, CamStreamer applications, and Mettler Toledo IP electronic scale offers a unique, cutting-edge solution. This setup brings real-time data monitoring to the forefront, enhancing productivity and operational oversight.
Technical Solution
The technical setup includes an IP-connected Mettler Toledo scale (in this instance, the ICS685 model, though the solution is compatible with all models supporting the SICS protocol) and an Axis camera within the same Local Area Network (LAN).
The Axis camera has two onboard CamStreamer apps: the CamScripter App and the CamOverlay App. The CamScripter App utilizes a Node.js micro-app script, available for free on our GitHub. This script fetches live data from the scale and feeds it into the video‘s graphic overlay while simultaneously logging an event to the Axis Camera Station VMS. This script can fetch weight in selected unit or counting of pieces which this scale can do as well. CamOverlay App generates the real-time graphic overlay onto the video output of the camera.
Result
This integration yields a two-fold result:
A real-time video from the camera with data integrated into the graphic overlay, forming part of the outgoing video from the Axis camera. This overlay presents the user with live data monitoring visually in the video stream.
Each weight or pieces measurement from the Mettler Toledo scale is registered as a distinct event within the Axis Camera Station VMS. This feature allows users to search, filter, and playback each measurement event, offering a detailed and highly accessible data archive.
In summary, this smart integration brings real-time data monitoring right to your fingertips, offering a revolutionary solution to enhance operational productivity and efficiency.
List of suplies
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Any compatible AXIS camera |
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Axis network camera
- Use any compatible camera from Axis Communications with ARTPEC-5/6/7/8 processor
- The Axis camera portfolio can be found at axis.com
- Don’t forget to check the compatibility with CamStreamer apps
- MSRP starts at $419
Mettler Toledo Premium Scale ICS685
- The ICS685 is ideal for advanced weighing applications, such as parts counting, checkweighing, totalizing or filling.
- Intuitive menus, user-definable function keys, a large innovative display and customizable prompting make operations fast and precise.
- A variety of interfaces guarantee integration with your system and connectivity of up to four scales.
- A wide range of capacities and readability up to 0.001g make the ICS series the perfect fit for your application.
- Choose from 0.6 to 35kg as a compact scale and up to 600kg as a free combination of terminal and platform.
CamStreamer apps
- CamScripter App allows to running of micro apps (Node.js script) inside the Axis cameras and fetch data from an external device (such as thermometers)
- The ready-made micro app (Node.js script) tailored for this specific Mettler Toledo scale is available for free – just download the micro-app from GitHub
- CamOverlay App is an in-camera app that generates dynamic graphic overlays and displays them directly in Axis camera’s video stream – in this case, with real-time data from the thermometer
- MSRP $498
AXIS Camera Station (Video Management System)
- Read more about How to setup external events in AXIS Camera Station VMS