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The integration of video technology into modern automation and control systems has become increasingly important for organizations seeking to enhance security and operational efficiency. The WinCC OA video feature is designed to incorporate video surveillance and monitoring capabilities into your automation environment, providing a powerful toolset for real-time observation, analysis, and incident response. The video functionality within WinCC OA enables users to visualize live camera feeds, review recorded footage, and interact with video streams directly from the familiar user interface. This integration eliminates the need for separate video management systems, thereby streamlining workflows and reducing complexity for operators and administrators alike.
Video Object Explorer
The video object explorer can be used for the configuration of video objects and workstations.

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- Advanced Playback Manager (APM)
  The Advanced Playback Manager offers the possibility to play back a real-time system's status in a test simulation, including snapshot-, playback- and training sequences.
- Video
  The integration of video technology into modern automation and control systems has become increasingly important for organizations seeking to enhance security and operational efficiency. The WinCC OA video feature is designed to incorporate video surveillance and monitoring capabilities into your automation environment, providing a powerful toolset for real-time observation, analysis, and incident response. The video functionality within WinCC OA enables users to visualize live camera feeds, review recorded footage, and interact with video streams directly from the familiar user interface. This integration eliminates the need for separate video management systems, thereby streamlining workflows and reducing complexity for operators and administrators alike.
  - WinCC OA Video, basics
    WinCC OA video is a universal video management software for transmitting, displaying or archiving video data as well as controlling video technology like cameras or switch contacts of a digitally linked CCTV system.
  - Video Object Explorer
    The video object explorer can be used for the configuration of video objects and workstations.
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  - Datapoint Types
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Video Object Explorer

The video object explorer can be used for the configuration of video objects and workstations.

It provides the following functionalities:

Creating new video objects and workstations
Configuration of existing video objects
Locking of configurations
Deletion of existing video objects
Displaying status information of existing video objects
Displaying the operating status of existing video objects
Displaying live streams of cameras

The object explorer can be opened via the video tab in the system management after completing all steps to include the Video add-on.

Figure 1. System management - Video object explorer

Figure 2. Video Object Explorer

All video objects are displayed on the left side of the panel.

System
System components (Encoder pool, Export Server, FTP alarm receiver, Host, Recording, Crossbar, RTSP server and Workstation)
Camera
Display monitor
Encoder
Serial device

The configuration- or status panels are displayed on the right side.

Status symbols

System status

- all CTRL components as well as the video manager of the system are running on the active host

- not all CTRL components are running on the active host

- the video manager on the active host is not running. Therefore, it does not matter whether the CTRL components are in operation on the active host.

Object status

- object is not configured

- connection error

- active

- connection establishment

- unknown

- deactivated

- no connection

Workstation status

- user interface is running

- user interface is running but the connection to the keyboard is disturbed

- user interface is not running