Factory Drive Recorder setup
Written by Luke Ellacott
Updated at May 6th, 2026
Introduction
- 24/7 monitoring using Sentech cameras to record events that happen in production.
- Captures videos up to 5 minutes before and after the trigger ad saves the raw video to a file.
- Is aimed at diagnostics for intermittent faults
- Unauthorised access
- Mechanical problems on the factory line
- High speed captures of errors
- Remote Monitoring
- Manual Viewing
Hardware
Camera and software setup
- Install Sentech SDK
- Install Factory Drive Recorder
- Connect cameras
Configuring Cameras
- Power the cameras
- Register each camera using Sentech SDK
- Adjust camera settings
Trigger Methods
There are two trigger input methods for trigger signal recording and include;
- To use external trigger signals with the camera, the I/O cable FJ-VSP2 is required. This can be setup to have simultaneous recording of all cameras or individual cameras.
- TCP command trigger- Use a TCP command from an external device to initiate recording on the PC
The Factory Drive Recorder has the following recorder functions.
