Software for Apec ADR411U

[nola3716 0]

The software that came with this DVR is not adequate for my needs. Does anyone know where I might purchase sotware that would access the stored video on the hard drive of this unit.

 

I am using a PC running Windows XP Home

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http://www.panacom.com.tw/download/software/pcviewer.zip

[nola3716 0]

The PCViewer utility gave me the following error:

 

"Read HDD Fault"

 

I can still run the test utility that came with but so far every thing else I ahve tried does not work. I have not tried the site to see if they have any more utilities but I will as soon as I finish this post.

 

I am aware that Windows cannot see the harddrive in the DVR without a DOS partition but there must be a utility to read it without a partition. Am I on the right track?

 

Also do you have any more sites that might help me.

[rory 0]

software to read the DVR's HDD files would be dependent on the manufacturer of the DVR ... whether they give out the base code, SDK, or ActiveX, since it is an embedded non PC DVR (i gather?)

 

do you have a link to their site?

 

Rory

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If you're using a USB cable to connect the HDD to the pc, try to install the drive directly.

[nola3716 0]

This is my first ever attempt to set up and operate a CCTV DVR. I am fairly computer literate but dumb as a board on the DVR and it's operating system.

 

My setup is:

The USB makes it possible to see what is recorded on the harddrive by using the test utility that came with the DVR. This is the software that I need to get a better example of or anything that will read through the DVR operating system.

 

I monitor the cameras through the DVR via an S-Video connection into my ATI TV card. I can record this on the computer but that defeats the purpose of having the 200 gig DVR.

 

I am including the url of the DVR I own so that you can see what it is.

 

http://www.apeccctv.com/apecdirect/dvr.htm

 

As stated before I have the ADR411U that has USB as the only Windows connection. It does not have networking. The harddrive is mounted on a removable tray but I do not have any physical way of connecting that to the pc. And without a DOS partition the pc could not see it anyway. Windows Device Manager can see the DVR only as a USB large storage device and does not give it a drive letter or make it accessible.

 

Thank you for the help it is greatly appreciated.

[nola3716 0]

Sorry I missed your post before I posted my last. I do not unerstand SDK!

 

Thank you for helping.

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you don't need windows to "see" your hdd. If it is detected as USB large storage device, this is fine, and the software should be able to read the data from the hdd. There are some issues with this type of connection, so try other usb ports, or maybe another computer. Make sure you install the software before you connect the USB cable.

[msecure 0]

The harddrive is mounted on a removable tray but I do not have any physical way of connecting that to the pc. And without a DOS partition the pc could not see it anyway. Windows Device Manager can see the DVR only as a USB large storage device and does not give it a drive letter or make it accessible.

 

Do you have the pdf instruction for the pc viewer s/w? If not you can download it here http://219.95.149.169

 

You must connect the DVR HDD directly to the PC either through IDE or using a IDE HDD>USB Adapter if your DVR is similar to what I have.

[nola3716 0]

I have tried all the things that I know to get the software to recognize the HDD. I turned off all video and audio players, completely shut down the computer and DVR before installing the software and then connecting the USB. I also uninstalled the test software that came with the DVR. I tried it on my notebook and that did not work either. It runs Win ME.

 

The USB is connected directly to the HDD so that is not an issue. It just occured to me that I can boot into safemode and try to access it that way. I will try that today. However please don't let that stop you from making suggestions.

 

I have been to "MicroWeb.co.kr" (219.95.149.169) but I cannot find a PDF file with instructions. Perhaps I am a bit slow but I could not find anything about the viewer software. I also tried the Panacom page and it would not give me anything unless I used the URL that you sipplied that went directly to the download.

 

As always, any help anyone can provide is greatly appreciated.

[nola3716 0]

I just altered the URL to remove pcviewer.zip and added manual. That gave me a list of all the offered software. I downloaded the manual and will follow the directions carefully.

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I got my answer from one of the commercial software companies. This unit does not have an embeded OS so all it can do is what was available with the test software that came with the unit. I will probably lose this one and buy another that does what I need. I must say that I have learned a lot about CCTV and DVR.

 

Thank you all for you help and interest. I will end watching this thread.

[rory 0]

SDK is a "Software Development Kit" provided by Manufacturers so that a software developer can create customized software for the manufacturers product.

 

Depends on the manufacturer, alot of them offer very basic user software, and then the SDK which is designed to be improved, while some only give out the user software, and then others will provide user software and sometimes a very basic SDK, or activeX control.

 

ActiveX Controls are ready made functions that can be added into a software project to create a customized program also. Generally is a part of an SDK.

 

Embedded DVRs (non PC) generally require some of the above to be able to create software to connect to the DVR and do something with the files, as well only the manufacturer normally knows the commands.

 

Rory