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Configuration Calculator

Platform: All

​This web-based utility was intended as a Sales tool, but can be utilized for troubleshooting to determine if machines are over-taxxed based upon their current load of cameras.   After inputting the customer’s current camera load, you can see the expected data rates at the bottom.  Also, the “Compatible Models” on the 2nd tab will tell you if the customer’s current system is able to handle the camera load (if more than 1 are recommended, they are over-spec).

Click HERE​ to access.


psChange

​Platform: Windows

​Caution: Advanced
This command line executable makes it possible to re-associate​ stored video from one device ID to another.

Instructions can be found HERE​.​

Click HERE to download.


psExplore

Platform – Windows

​This stand-alone executable is usefule to load proprietary “ps” video files to see specific information about indivudual frames that have been received by the Server software.

Click HERE​ to download.


psMove

​Platform: Windows/Linux

Caution: Advanced
​This command-line executable move recorded video files to the correct folder after a system time change.

Click HERE to download.


Support Utility

Platform: Windows

This installable program can be used to import the ‘zip’ files created by the exacqVision Client’s Support Diagnostics.  Data is parsed from the included config files and logs to provide user-friendly information about a customer’s system and environment.
Detailed documenation is available here​.

Click HERE to download.


TS_Search

Platform: Windows

This installable program combines many different Support resources into one search tool.  Activated with the hotkey “Alt-X”, you can use a single search box to access all of the following:

  • ​Sugar Cases and RMA’s
  • Salesforce Cases
  • IP Camera Integration page
  • Exacq Engineering TRAC tickets and queries
  • Support Portal
  • ExacqSupportTraining Sharepoint site
  • Log File Reference page
  • Engineering release notes for our 5 major software offerings​

Client HERE to download.


VideoTestPI

Platform: Windows, Linux

Caution: Advanced
This plugin can be side-loaded to a test Server and utilized to mimic the behavior of attaching many cameras to a system by only “re-streaming” the content of a single .ps video file.

Setup instructions can be found HERE.

Use the following links to download the plugin needed for your architecture:
Windows 64-bit
Windows 32-bit
Linux 64-bit
Linux 32-bit


External Resources


ATTO Disk Benchmark

Platform: Windows

This stand-alone executable can be used to measure storage performance on virtually any storage medium. 

Click HERE to download.


Greenshot

Platform: Windows

This installable screenshot utility can be used to quickly create multiple screenshots of a selected region, window or fullscreen.  There is also a built-in image editor to annotate, highlight or objuscate parts of the image.

Click HERE​ to download.


Hercules

Platform: Windows

This stand-alone executable is useful for testing TCP/UDP/serial communication.

Click HERE​ to download.


Softerra LDAP Browser

Platform: Windows

This installable utility will connect to a customer’s LDAP enviornemnt and can be utilized to verify directory structure, acquire accurate distinguishedNames and perform comprehensive directory searches.

Click HERE to download.


MobaXterm

Platform: Windows

This installable program provides many client tools for remote computing, including:

  • ​SSH
  • X11
  • RDP
  • VNC
  • FTP
  • Telnet

When connecting to an exacqVision Server via SSH, you can launch remote Server’s GUI applications to be displayed on your local machine.  You can even get a full desktop session to an M-Series by using the Advanced SSH settings and selecting the Remote Environment “Openbox desktop”.  The graphical SFTP browser will also allow you to drag and drop files directoy from/to the remote server.

Click HERE to download.


Notepad++

Platform: Windows

This replacement for the default Windows “Notepad” includes tabbed documents, spell checker, file comparisons, zooming, Regular Expression search and replace, plugins and much more.

Click HERE to download.


Process Explorer

Platform: Windows

​This SysInternals tool is an advanced Task Manager and System Monitor for Windows.  It can be utilized to see detailed information about running processes.

Click HERE​ to download.


PuTTY

Platform: Windows, Linux

​This is a Telnet and SSH client that can be used to control a machine remotely.

Windows: Click HERE​ to download.
Linux: Install with `sudo apt-get install putty`.


RAMMap

Platform: Windows

This Sysinternals tool is an advanced physical memory usage analyzer.  Use it to find out exactly how memory is being allocated by the OS and running applications.

Click HERE to download.


Rufus

Platform: Windows

This stand-alone executable helps format and create bootable USB flash drives using an ISO image.

Click HERE to download.


VLC

Platform: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iOS

This installable multimedia player and framework supports many audio and video compression methods and file formats.  Many decoding and encoding libraries are included by default.

Windows: Click HERE to download.
Linux: Install with ‘sudo apt-get install vlc’.
Mac: Click HERE to download.
Android, iOS: Available in App Store.


Wireshark

Platform: Windows, Linux, Mac

This installable packet analyzer can assist in troubleshooting network related issues.

Windows, Mac: Click HERE​ to download.
Linux: Install with ‘sudo apt-get install wireshark’.