Stop Arm Camera 2: Viewing Events

The Stop Arm Camera 2 supports school transportation safety by automatically recognizing, capturing, and storing evidence of vehicles passing a bus that has opened its stop arm. Each time an infraction is detected, the camera creates an event folder containing the photographic, video, and metadata evidence of the violation, which is then stored on the Ranger DVR's "/StopArm" folder. 

How to view event folders

Users can view events from the Ranger DVR in three different ways:  

1. CloudConnect software:
   Devices connected to Pro-Vision's CloudConnect are configured to upload event data automatically when connected to a network (Wi-Fi or 4G). Once the data is uploaded, users can review event files with a CloudConnect account on any Wi-Fi device.
   1. • To view the Stop Arm Gen2 interface, a CloudConnect admin must enable the page and assign Stop Arm Permissions.
2. Direct Wi-Fi connection:
   Wi-Fi-capable devices can connect to the Ranger DVR's network to view event folders and live camera footage. For detailed instructions, see this video tutorial or article. 
   • • Once connected to the Ranger DVR, open the "/StopArm" folder and locate the desired event folder. Click on event files within the folder to view them in the browser.
3. SD card or SSD:
   Users can view event folders by removing the Ranger DVR's storage card or drive and inserting it into a PC. For detailed instructions, see this video tutorial or article.
   • • Once the disk is open on the PC, open the "/StopArm" folder and locate the desired event folder. Click on event files within the event folder to view them on the computer's default video player.

What is an event folder? 

Each violation generates an "Event ID," a unique identification number produced from the device's serial number, date, and sequential event number.  This unique ID is then used to create a folder to contain all the evidence files related to the event. 

• Example Event ID (Folder Name): 2307SA0001202410220002
  • • 2307SA0001 - Camera serial number
    • 20241022 - Date of event: October 22, 2024
    • 0002 - Event number for the day
• Example Folder contents: 
  • • 2307SA0001202410220002.mp4 - Wide-angle video.
    • 2307SA0001202410220002_forward.mp4 - Forward-facing license plate video.
    • 2307SA0001202410220002_rearward.mp4 - Rearward-facing license plate video.
    • 2307SA0001202410220002.json - Metadata text file with all the relevant event details.
    • 2307SA0001202410220002_forward.jpg - Forward-facing license plate image (if detected). 
    • 2307SA0001202410220002_rearward.jpg- Rearward-facing license plate image (if detected). 

Related Articles

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• Stop Arm Camera 2: Overview
• CloudConnect: Product Overview