29th June 2020

 

Minimum Hardware Requirements for iQ Series

iQSeries 4.7

  

 

A. iQSeries (iQServer and iQClient) - Minimum Hardware Requirements

Please select the number of cameras

Enter the resolution(Framerate is assumed as 6FPS)

Total vehicle traffic in all cameras

Total human traffic in all cameras

Data retention (number of days to store recorded events)

iQ Infinity Products

  • A single instance of iQServer can accommodate and process a maximum of 45 infinity cameras

LPR&related

  • For LPR, a single instance of iQServer can accommodate and process a maximum of

    • * 20* 1MP cameras
    • * 10*2MP cameras

    • * A single instance of LPRserver can process queries upto 1 vehicle/sec.
    • * The response result is provided close to realtime.
    • * These queries can come from a single camera or multiple camera depending on the road traffic.
    • * If LIST matching is involved, the assumed size of all LISTS is 10,000 plates.

FR&related

  • A single instance of iQServer can accommodate and process a maximum of 20* 1MP cameras for FR 10* 2MP cameras

    • * A single instance of FRserver can process upto 30 queries per minute.
    • * The response time is lesser than 5 seconds.
    • * The gallery size is assumed under 10,000 persons.
    • * These queries can come form a single camera or multiple cameras depending on the number of faces seen in each frame.

Server Computing required:

Physical CPU cores @2.2Ghz

Memory

Storage

iQServer
  • 0 Cores
  • 4 GB
  • 0 GB
    Infinity storage based on 10 Alarms per day per camera
DAServer
  • 0 Cores
  • 8 GB
  • 0 GB
    • * LPR Maximum List size = 15000,
    • * Storage based on number of LPR events per minute per camera
FRServer
  • 0 Cores
  • 24 GB
  • 0 GB
    • * FR Maximum Gallery size = 5000
    • * Storage based on number of FR events per minutes per camera


Server specifications are based on the following criteria.

Processor with Graphics card must comply to one of the following Intel family

* 6th to 10th generation Intel Core processors with Intel Iris Pro graphics and Intel HD Graphics

* Intel Xeon processor with Intel Iris Pro graphics and Intel HD Graphics (excluding the e5 family which does not include graphics))

Storage

1 Storage calculations are provided only for event-data storage; i.e, storing alarm images. The estimation does not consider storage needed for the application and dependencies (OS, DB, application, etc)

See More...

2 Multiple physical hard drives are required to balance the i/o load of disk writing. One SSD (preferably, the OS drive - C:\) can be allocated for the database. Other storage provided above can be balanced in hard drives (no more than 9 cameras per drive) and may be used for images storage.

3iOmniscient has not benchmarked any SAN or NAS storage devices for this benchmarking. If you wish to use such devices for storage you can get your supplier's recommendation to compare their performance with physical local harddrives.

4 The image image file size on disk is considered as CIF= 56KB 4CIF= 149KB 1MP=368KB 2MP=555KB


Video Analysis

1 The number of cameras are specified sized based on IP cameras using H264 codec via RTSP. Using MPEG4 video with a Direct Show Filter (DSF) will impact the processing requirements such that the above server will handle 30% less cameras.

2 The products of iQ-80 to iQ-120 type of detection algorithm requires a minimum of six (6) frames per second (which is the current default value). The products iQ-140 and iQ-180 requires only two (2) frames per second (default value). The above hardware assumes a maximum frame rate of 6 frames per second (fps). Higher Frame rate may be used to detect fast moving objects or in a close-up view. There is a higher computation load when the frame rate is higher. Hence the number of cameras supported on the machine will need to be adjusted accordingly.

3 NAMS stands for Nuisance Alarm Minimization System. Above specification is benchmarked for standard internal environments with reasonably stable light conditions. If your environment suffers from rapidly changing external light variations then advanced settings of the NAMS system may be required. These can put an additional load on the system. If you believe your environment is a difficult one please contact iOmniscient for assistance with sizing the necessary hardware.

4 The input for traffic data for FR or LPR is for all the cameras involved. The LPR traffice is considered travelling less than 80km/hr

5Different products in the iQ Series require different frame rates. The detection algorithms for our iQ-Infinity, iQ-120, iQ-115, iQ-110, and iQ-100 products are required to analyze a minimum of six (6) frames per second. The iQ-140 and iQ-180 products on the other hand are only required to analyze a minimum of two (2) frames per second.

NOTE: Accurate analysis is achieved at these low frame rates and low resolution (except FR /LPR). iOmniscient recommends you use these default video input specs at all times. It maybe required to increase these specs if your environment requires, however this will greatly impact on your Computing which may make the system non-justifyiable. Operating at a higher frame rate is only recommended for specialized projects and environments on instruction from an iOmniscient representative.

Hide this content.

- If your project requires more number of cameras OR higher traffic to be processed then a network of iQ, LPR and FR Servers can be created repeating the above specs.

- Server specifications of products like Dwelltime using FR may require custom specifications. Please contact PRESALES for tailored specification if the above specifications does not suit your requirement

- Virtualisation can be done using VMWare, however no elastic hardware will be supported. All hardware profiles must be fixed and altering this for load balancing will tamper the licence.

An iOmniscient system of ANY size can be created using networked combinations of the above hardware.

Please consult presales_ww@iomniscient.com to confirm that your hardware will be sufficient if you are using computers of a different specification.

B. Operating Systems and Environment
The iQ-Series application can be functional and compatible with the below Operating Systems

  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows 10 IoT with some limited features (for use with super-edge device from recommended vendors only)

NOTE :It is recommended to use Windows version of the following languages with native language pack installed, including English, Chinese and Spanish. iOmniscient may not be able to support operational issues due to installation on any other language version of Windows.

All pre-requisites necessary for supporting iQSeries will be installed and setup as part of the iQ Series Installer Pack. It is recommended not to use other versions of these software obtained from a different source as they may not be compatible

The reports from the iQ Client can be exported in pdf format. However to export in an excel format the client machine (where the iQ system is running) needs to have a local MS Office license installed. The license for the MS Office must be arranged by the customer/ partner unless if otherwise stated.

Please visit Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com) for information on the pre-requisites used

  • Network bandwidth used by iQSeries is optimised to wired networks, performance maybe affected for Wireless networks.
  • Please note that the size of the SQL database is limited for the free express edition, this may have to be upgraded to an enterprise edition if the project requires.

 

iQVMS 3.0

  

 

A. Hardware Specifications

Specifications for the iQ-VMS Server
Each server can support 60 Channels of 4CIF resolution. Application to any IQ-VMS type (VMS Expert, VMS Corporate and VMS Transglobal).

iQH2001
  • Support a maximum of 60 cameras per NIC
  • Local storage only for immediate writing for upto 2 days (Use Storage calculator for additional storage. e.g. Network Attached Storage) (x64)
 Component   Minimum
CPU Intel Xeon X5675 Processor (12M Cache, 3.07 GHz)
Memory 8 GB DDR3 1333MHz
Hard Disk* Minimum 4 x 2TB SATA2 7200rpm 16MB Cache (configured for RAID0)
LAN 2*Intel® Gigabit Ethernet Network Connection*
Power 600W Power Supply
iQH2002
  • Support a maximum of 100 cameras distributed among multiple NIC
  • Local storage only for immediate writing for upto 2 days (Use Storage calculator for additional storage. e.g. Network Attached Storage) (x64)
 Component   Minimum
CPU [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5620 Processor (12M Cache, 2.40 GHz))
Memory 16 GB DDR3 1066MHz
Hard Disk* Minimum 8 x 2TB SATA2 7200rpm 16MB Cache (configured for RAID0)
Lan 2*Intel® Gigabit Ethernet Network Connection*
Power 600W Power Supply(dual)

Specifications for iQ-VMS Client Workstation:
iQH2003
 Component   Minimum
CPU Intel® Corei7-4790 3.6Ghz
Memory 8GB DDR2 800MHz
Hard Disk Minimum 320B SATA drive
LAN Intel® Gigabit Ethernet Network Connection
Graphics Non-Integrated Graphics Card with 1 GB RAM

B. Operating Systems and Environment
The iQ-VMS application require the following Operating Systems:

  • Windows 7 or 8 (x64) and Higher
  • Windows Server 2012 Standard/Enterprise (x64)

IQ-VMS application can be managed on multiple cluster servers in Microsoft environment. The IQ-VMS application has been developed on Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with hardware assisted graphics. The cluster servers have the ability to scale up or down as the Cluster servers are normally run in Microsoft's cluster environment which is tolerant to different server configurations. Clustering also helps in system redundancy. The IQ-VMS architecture is flexible and with rich features developed with optimal graphics, bandwidth streaming video tolerance. All these will help with low latency even with high video volume.

NOTE: It is recommended to use an English Version of Windows with a native language pack installed. iOmniscient cannot guarantee the correct operation of the IQ-VMS on any other language version of Windows.