AXIS T6101 Audio and I/O Interface

This user manual describes several products. This means you may find instructions that aren’t applicable to your product.

AXIS T6101 and AXIS T6112

1. LED indicator
2. I/O connector
3. Audio out
4. Audio in
5. Network connector (PoE in)
6. Network connector (PoE out)
7. PoE switch (class 2 or 3)

AXIS T6112

1. Microphone
2. Cover
3. Side lid
4. Bracket mount

When you connect your device to a supported Axis camera, settings for audio and I/O will appear on the camera's webpage.

You can manage all the settings described in this manual through the camera's webpage.

You can access the built-in help from the camera’s webpage. The help provides more detailed information on the product’s features and their settings.

1. Turn on audio:

2. Go to Settings > Audio and turn on Allow audio.

3. Go to Input > Type and select your audio source.

4. Edit the stream profile which is used for the recording:

5. Go to Settings > Stream and click Stream profiles.

6. Select the stream profile and click Audio.

7. Select the checkbox and select Include.

8. Click Save.

9. Click Close.

This use case explains how to make it possible to communicate with audio through the product.

1. Connect a microphone and a speaker to the product:

2. Connect a microphone to the Audio in connector.

3. Connect a speaker to the Audio out connector.

1. Allow two-way audio in the camera's web page:

2. Go to Video > Stream > Audio and include audio.

3. Go to Audio > Device settings and make sure audio is allowed.

4. Turn on the correct input source.

5. If you make any changes to the input source, click Apply changes.

6. Go to System > Plain config.

7. Set Select group to Audio.

8. Make sure Duplex mode is set to Full duplex

1. Go to Settings > System > Events to set up an action rule. The action rule defines when the device will perform certain actions. Action rules can be setup as scheduled, recurring, or for example, triggered by motion detection.

2. Select what Trigger must be met to trigger the action. If you specify more than one trigger for the action rule, all of them must be met to trigger the action.

3. Select which Action the device should perform when the conditions are met.

This example explains how to connect an Axis PIR detector to the product, and set up the camera to start recording when the detector senses motion.

• Required hardware

• 3-wire cable (ground, power, I/O)

• Axis PIR detector

1. Connect the wires to the product’s I/O connector
2. Note

   For information on the I/O connector, see Connectors.

3. Connect the ground wire to pin 1 (GND/-).

4. Connect the power wire to pin 2 (12V DC output).

5. Connect the I/O wire to pin 3 (I/O input).

1. Connect the wires to the PIR detector’s I/O connector
2. 

3. Connect the other end of the ground wire to pin 1 (GND/-).

4. Connect the other end of the power wire to pin 2 (DC input/+).

5. Connect the other end of the I/O wire to pin 3 (I/O output).

1. Configure the I/O port in the camera’s webpage

2. Go to Settings > System > I/O ports.

3. Select Input in the Port 1 drop-down list.

4. Give the input module a descriptive name.

5. To make the PIR detector send a signal to the camera when it senses motion, select Closed circuit in the drop-down list.

To trigger the camera to start recording when it receives a signal from the PIR detector, you need to create an action rule in the camera’s webpage.

This example explains how to trigger an alarm when the input signal has been cut or short-circuited. For more information about the I/O connector, see I/O connector.

1. Go to Settings > System > I/O Ports and turn on Supervised I/O for one of the ports.

1. Create an action rule:

2. Go to Settings > System > Events and create an action rule.

3. Type a name for the action rule.

4. From the list of triggers, select Input Signal and then Supervised input port. Set Tampered to Yes.

5. From the list of schedules, select Always.

6. From the list of actions, select Send Notification and then select a recipient or create a new recipient.

7. Click OK.

If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, try the troubleshooting section at axis.com/support

Input: RJ45 Ethernet connector with Power over Ethernet (PoE).

Output: RJ45 Ethernet connector with Power over Ethernet (PoE).

• The Axis product has the following audio connectors:

• Audio in (pink) – 3.5 mm input for a mono microphone, or a line-in mono signal.

• Audio out (green) – 3.5 mm output for audio (line level) that can be connected to a public address (PA) system or an active speaker with a built-in amplifier. It is recommended to use a stereo connector for audio out.

For audio in, the left channel is used from a stereo signal.

3.5 mm audio connectors

Use the I/O connector with external devices in combination with, for example, motion detection, event triggering, and alarm notifications. In addition to the 0 V DC reference point and power (12 V DC output), the I/O connector provides the interface to:

Digital input

For connecting devices that can toggle between an open and closed circuit, for example PIR sensors, door/window contacts, and glass break detectors.

Supervised input

Enables possibility to detect tampering on a digital input.

Digital output

For connecting external devices such as relays and LEDs. Connected devices can be activated by the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface, through an event or from the device’s web interface.

4-pin terminal block

Example

1. DC ground
2. DC output 12 V, max 50 mA
3. I/O configured as supervised input
4. I/O configured as output