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Raptor COTA Remote Control Feature
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Request Photos and
GPS Position on-demand
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Update Raptor
parameters such as email addresses from PC
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Download log files
remotely
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Introduction
This option allows a user to remotely configure all Raptor settings
by transmitting configuration files to Raptor camera units in the
field from your PC. Other functions include photos and GPS location
on demand, and retrieving error logs. This powerful function is
known as Configuration update Other-The-Air (COTA).
This requires a camera equipped with firmware version 2.00a or
later, as well as this version 2.00 or later of the PC PixController
Raptor Config software on a PC with Internet access. The other
requirement is an FTP server account. The FTP server acts as a
communication medium between the configuration program and the
remote camera units, as well as a repository in which a synchronized
copy of each camera’s configuration settings can be kept. In this
way, remote configuration update can be done from any computer
without having to worry about whether the settings are up-to-date. |
Remote cameras do COTA updates on a user-selectable cycle of every
10 minutes, hourly, or daily. This is how often the Raptor will
“wake up” and check the FTP server for update requests. Four actions
can be requested remotely – Configuration Update, Error Log
Retrieval, GPS Fix Retrieval, and Remotely Triggered Image
Acquisition/Transmission.
The COTA server can be any FTP server to which the user has access.
The IT department of most agencies should be able to provide an FTP
account that can be used for this purpose. Also, many Internet
providers include a certain amount of web space that is accessed by
an FTP server. FTP accounts may also be available through
Trasferum.com for a one-time $15 fee. |
Free Firmware Upgrade
Customers who previously purchased Raptor system can
download the few firmware update with the new Remote Control
feature free of charge from our
Downloads section. Customers need to download the Raptor
Firmware V2.00 or greater, the Raptor Config PC Software V2.00
or greater, and the Raptor Manual V2.00 or greater.
Control your Raptor remotely
with the COTA tab in the PC Setup Software |
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Phone: 724-733-0970 
