Using Variables

Variables can be used in various dialogs and are replaced at runtime by the actual values:

File or directory name in the FTP Profiles dialog.
Subject or body text in the E-Mail Profiles dialog
Network messages in the Messaging dialog
Comments in the Text & Display Settings dialog

Notes:

Apart from the variables listed above, you can also use Placeholders for Dynamic Image Text.
When retrieving data from one of the supported weather stations that is connected to the serial interface, weather variables will allow displaying the weather data in the image.
Note that variables are not case-sensitive.
Information on formatting variables is contained in the Formatting Options section in this help page.
Optional parts of variables are written in angular brackets and do not have to be used.
Note that a maximum of 25 variables can be used at the same time.

Variable Description

The variable's syntax is as follows:
$(GROUP.VARIABLE[,formatting options[,..]])

Variable	Description	Note
LEV / LASTEVENT: Last Event
$(LEV.DATE)	Date and time of the last event	YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
$(LEV.TIME)	Time of the last event	hh:mm:ss
$(LEV.SECONDS)	Seconds since the last event	Seconds
$(LEV.RELATIV)	Time since the last event	hh:mm:ss
EVT / EVENT: Event
$(EVT.AST) $(EVENT.AST)	Displays all activated Action Groups	See also: Abbreviations Used in the MOBOTIX Camera
$(EVT.EST.SELECTED) $(EVENT.EST.SELECTED)	Displays all active events	See also: Abbreviations Used in the MOBOTIX Camera
$(EVT.EST.ACTIVATED) $(EVENT.EST.ACTIVATED)	Displays the event that has triggered an alarm.	See also: Abbreviations Used in the MOBOTIX Camera
$(EVT.SYA) $(EVENT.ANTE)	Displays the number of the pre-alarm images currently set	Pre-Alarm Images
$(EVT.SYP) $(EVENT.POST)	Displays the number of the post-alarm images currently set	Post-Alarm Images
$(EVT.SIA) $(EVENT.ANTEINTERVAL)	Displays the interval between the pre-alarm images.	Milliseconds
$(EVT.SIP) $(EVENT.POSTINTERVAL)	Displays the interval between the post-alarm images.	Milliseconds
$(EVT.VATIMESTAMP)	Shows the time stamp of the last time a visual alert (VA) was acknowledged	YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
$(EVT.VAD)	Shows the date of the last time a visual alert (VA) was acknowledged	YYYY-MM-DD
$(EVT.VAT)	Shows the time of the last time a visual alert (VA) was acknowledged	hh:mm:ss
$(EVT.VAS)	Shows the status of the visual alert (VA) in this images	`HIDE` (hidden) or `DRAW` (shown)
FPR / FINGERPRINT: Fingerprint Information
$(FPR.VER) $(FINGERPRINT.VERSION)	Version number of the JPEG comment
$(FPR.PRD) $(FINGERPRINT.PRODUCER)	Manufacturer name (MOBOTIX).
$(FPR.FRM) $(FINGERPRINT.FRAME)	Unique image number of every digitized image since the camera has been rebooted.
$(FPR.ENO) $(FINGERPRINT.EVENT)	Currently valid event number; for an event images, the number of the event.	This variable is only available with active recording and outside of image profiles.
$(FPR.IMT) $(FPR.IMAGETYPE)	Image type
$(FPR.TIMESTAMP)	Date and time as $(TMS)	YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss.msec
$(FPR.DAT)	Date as $(TMS.DAT)	YYYY-MM-DD
$(FPR.TIM)	Time as $(TMS.TIME)	hh:mm:ss.msec
$(FPR.TIT)	Seconds and milliseconds as $(TMS.TIMET)	ss.msec
$(FPR.TZN)	Abbreviation of the current time zone as in ($TMS.ZONE)	ZZZ
IMG / IMAGE: Image Variables
$(IMG.CTY)	Shows information on the camera model. If this variable shows `MONO`, all parameters will parameters will only display the value for the right lens.	`DUAL`, `MONO`
$(IMG.ICC)	Video codec used for converting this image to JPEG	`MxPEG`, `JPEG`
$(IMG.FRJ)	Frame rate of JPEG/MxPEG conversion	Hz
$(IMG.FRB)	Digitizer rate of the camera sensor (Bayer frame rate)	Hz
$(IMG.XTO) $(IMG.XRES)	Image size of the X dimension in pixels	X pixels
$(IMG.YTO) $(IMG.YRES)	Image size of the Y dimension in pixels	Y pixels
$(IMG.QLT) $(IMG.QUALITY)	Quality level of JPEG/MxPEG conversion in percent	Percent
$(IMG.CAM)	Image type or selected image sensors when this image was recorded	`RIGHT`, `LEFT`, `BOTH`, `PIP`
$(IMG.ZOM)	Zoom level (x1000) of this image. 1000=1x Zoom	`1000..8000`
$(IMG.PAX)	Center of the zoomed image section in X direction. `-1000`=left, `0`=center, `1000`=right	`-1000..0..1000`
$(IMG.PAY)	Center of the zoomed image section in Y direction. `-1000`=bottom, `0`=center, `1000`=top	`-1000..0..1000`
$(IMG.MIR)	Mirroring of the image	`NONE`, `VERTICAL`, `HORIZONTAL`, `BOTH`
$(IMG.ROT)	Rotation of the image in degrees	`0..359`
$(IMG.SRP[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Sharpness setting of the right or left image	`-2..0..10`
$(IMG.ACT[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Setting of the auto contrast	`OFF`, `AUTO`
$(IMG.BRT[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Brightness setting for both lenses	`-10..0..10`
$(IMG.BLT[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Backlight correction for both lenses	`-10..0..10`
$(IMG.CSA[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Color saturation. `-10` = B/W	`-10..0..10`
$(IMG.BBL[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Blue balance	`-10..0..10`
$(IMG.RBL[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Color Balance for Red	`-10..0..10`
$(IMG.DKL[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Setting of the noise reduction	`OFF`, `LOW`, `MEDIUM`, `MORE`, `HIGH`, `EXTREM`
$(IMG.EXB[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Black pixel correction	`ON`, `OFF`
$(IMG.EXW[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Exposure window weighting. `TOTAL:` Ignore exposure windows, use full image to determine exposure.	`0..100`, `TOTAL`
$(IMG.WBW[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	White balance weighting. `TOTAL:` Ignore exposure windows, use full image to determine white balance.	`0..100`, `TOTAL`
$(IMG.AVB[.RIGHT\|BOTH\|LEFT])	Mean brightness of the image in percent. `BOTH` is the mean value of both the right and the left lens.	`0..100`
$(IMG.AMB[.RIGHT\|BOTH\|LEFT])	Minimum mean image brightness. This value is important for night improvement.	`0..100`
$(IMG.AMP[.RIGHT\|BOTH\|LEFT])	Software amplification (1024=1.0x, 8192=8.0x)	`1024..8192`
$(IMG.AMP[.RIGHT\|BOTH\|LEFT].FACTOR)	Software amplification as a factor with two decimals	`1.00..8.00`
$(IMG.GNG[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Green amplification of the camera sensor. The value range depends on the sensor.	`128..1024..16384`
$(IMG.GNR[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Red amplification of the camera sensor. The value range depends on the sensor.	`128..1024..16384`
$(IMG.GNB[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Blue amplification of the camera sensor. The value range depends on the sensor.	`128..1024..16384`
$(IMG.CNG[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Green color correction value. `1024`=1. `0`=No correction required.	`128..1024..16384`
$(IMG.CNR[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Red color correction value.	`128..1024..16384`
$(IMG.CNB[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Blue color correction value.	`128..1024..16384`
$(IMG.LFQ)	Power supply frequency in Hz	`50`, `60`
$(IMG.EXI[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Minimum exposure time in microseconds	Microseconds
$(IMG.EXI[.RIGHT\|LEFT].SECOND)	Minimum exposure time in seconds Example: `1/90`	seconds 1/x
$(IMG.EXA[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Maximum exposure time in microseconds	Microseconds
$(IMG.EXA[.RIGHT\|LEFT].SECOND)	Maximum exposure time in seconds Example: `1/90`	seconds 1/x
$(IMG.EXP[.RIGHT\|LEFT])	Current exposure time in microseconds	Microseconds
$(IMG.EXP[.RIGHT\|LEFT].SECOND)	Current exposure time in seconds. Example: 1/90	seconds 1/x
TMS / TIMESTAMP: Timestamp Information
$(TMS)	Timestamp & milliseconds	YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss.msec
$(TMS.DATE)	Date according to ISO 8601	YYYY-MM-DD
$(TMS.TIME)	24h date & milliseconds	hh:mm:ss.msec
$(TMS.TIMET)	Number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC & milliseconds	Seconds.msec
$(TMS.YEAR)	Year, four digits	YYYY
$(TMS.SYEAR)	Year, two digits	YY
$(TMS.MON)	Month from 01 to 12	MM
$(TMS.MON.NAME)	Abbreviation of the month `Jan`, `Feb`, etc.	MMM
$(TMS.MON.FULL)	Full name of the month. `January`, `February`, etc.	Month
$(TMS.DAY)	Day from 01 to 31	TT
$(TMS.YDAY)	Day of the year (001 ... 366)	DDD
$(TMS.WEEK)	Number of the week according to ISO 8601:1988 from 01 to 53. The first week has at least four days in the current year. The week starts on Monday.	WW
$(TMS.WDAY)	Day of the week from 1 to 7. `1`=Monday, `2`=Tuesday, etc.	W
$(TMS.WDAY.NAME)	Abbreviation of the weekday. `Mon`, `Tue`, etc.	WWW
$(TMS.WDAY.FULL)	Full name of the weekday. `Monday`, `Tuesday`, etc.	Day
$(TMS.HOUR)	Two-digit number of the current hour (24h representation) from 00 to 23	hh
$(TMS.HOUR12)	Two-digit number of the current hour (12h representation) from 01 to 12	hh
$(TMS.AMPM)	AM and PM abbreviations 12 o'clock noon is 'PM' and 12 o'clock midnight is 'AM'	`AM` or `PM`
$(TMS.MIN)	Two-digit minutes	mm
$(TMS.SEC)	Two-digit seconds	ss
$(TMS.MSEC)	Three-digit milliseconds	msec
$(TMS.ZONE)	Abbreviation of the current time zone	ZZZ
$(TMS.RFC822)	Date and time as deviation from GMT (UTC) according to RFC822	Day, DD MMM YYYY hh:mm:ss +zzzz
ID: Identification Information
$(ID.MAC)	MAC address of the network interface	00:03:C5:xx:yy:zz, where `00:03:C5`: MOBOTIX identifier, `xx:yy:zz`: factory IP address in hexadecimal notation
$(ID.FIP)	Factory default IP address of the camera	10.x.x.x
$(ID.NAM) $(ID.HOSTNAME)	Host name of the camera	<host name>
$(ID.ET0) $(ID.ETHERNET)	Current IP address of the camera	E.g. 192.168.2.54
$(ID.SWV) $(ID.PATCH)	Software version of the camera	E.g. MX-V4.2.1.61
$(ID.UPT) $(ID.UPTIME)	Operating time of the camera since the last reboot in seconds	ss
$(ID.TSI)	IP addresses of the time servers separated by space characters.	e.g. 10.1.1.1 10.1.1.2
$(ID.TSP)	Time Server Protocol `NONE`: Automatic Adjustment is not activated.	`NTP`, `RFC868`, `NONE`
$(ID.TST)	Time stamp of the last time server check (this is not the time of the last contact to the server): A check is run every 30 minutes with NTP, every 6 hours with RFC868.	YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
$(ID.TSO)	Time server offset in milliseconds (NTP only)	e.g. 0.073
$(ID.PTS)	If the camera time is set to a point in the future, this counter is increased by the time difference in seconds. It serves the detection of camera time changes to prevent manipulation of recordings.	0..4294967295
$(ID.NTS)	Like `$(ID.PTS)`, but counting changes to the past.	0..4294967295
$(ID.CTX[.ALL\|.<n>])	Returns text lines from IP Receive and the serial interface. `.ALL` returns all available lines, `.<n>` up to n lines (maximum of 64 lines possible). Corresponds to `$(ID.CTX.1)` when called without parameters.	Several strings
$(ID.CTX.LIP[.DAT\|.TIM\|.SRC\|.MSG])	Returns the last text line from IP Receive, if available. `.DAT` limits the output to a certain date, `.TIM` to a certain time, `.SRC` to an IP address and port of the sender and `.MSG` to the message itself. Corresponds to `$(ID.CTX)` and returns all lines when called without parameters.	YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss IP:port string
$(ID.CTX.LRS[.DAT\|.TIM\|.SRC\|.MSG])	Returns the last text line from the serial interface, if available. `.DAT` limits the output to a certain date, `.TIM` to a certain time and `.MSG` to the message itself. Corresponds to `$(ID.CTX)` and returns all lines when called without parameters.	YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss "RS232" string
SEN / SENSOR: Sensor Information
$(SEN.INA) to $(SEN.INP)	Status of the signal inputs: If an ExtIO is attached, these variables show their statuses. Otherwise, the variables show the status of the inputs of the MX-232-IO-Box (INA to IND: 7.1 to 7.4, INE to INH: PIR to Bpc, INI to INP: ERT mode of the inputs, also in the order of 7.1 to Bpc). Only if no MX-232-IO-Box is not present, the variables will show the statuses of the on-board inputs.	0, 1
$(SEN.BTR)	State of the right camera key	0, 1
$(SEN.BTL)	State of the left camera key	0, 1
$(SEN.PIR)	PIR level in percent	0..100
$(SEN.MIC)	Microphone level in percent This value will only be displayed if the Microphone event or the level meter has been activated.	0..100
$(SEN.ILR)	Illumination level of the right lens, where `0`: dark, `1000`: direct sun at the equator at noon	0..1000
$(SEN.ILL)	Illumination level of the left lens, where `0`: dark, `1000`: direct sun at the equator at noon	0..1000
$(SEN.LXR)	Lux value of the right lens	0..100000
$(SEN.LXL)	Lux value of the left lens	0..100000
$(SEN.LXE)	Lux value of the sensor in the MX-GPS-Box	0..100000
$(SEN.VM1)	Number of the triggered motion window for VM1	(Comma-separated list with window numbers)
$(SEN.VM2)	Number of the triggered motion window for VM2	(Comma-separated list with window numbers)
$(SEN.TIN.CELSIUS) $(SEN.TIN.FAHRENHEIT)	Internal camera temperature in degrees Celsius or in degrees Fahrenheit	°C °F
$(SEN.TOU.CELSIUS) $(SEN.TOU.FAHRENHEIT)	Only cameras with ambient temperature sensor! Ambient camera temperature in degrees Celsius or in degrees Fahrenheit.	°C °F
$(SEN.TEX.CELSIUS) $(SEN.TEX.FAHRENHEIT)	Only with ExtIO! ExtIO temperature in degrees Celsius or in degrees Fahrenheit	°C °F
$(SEN.TGP.CELSIUS) $(SEN.TGP.FAHRENHEIT)	Only with MX-GPS-Box! Temperature of the MX-GPS-Box in degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit	°C °F
$(SEN.GST)	Only with MX-GPS-Box! Shows the number of satellites used to obtain the fix and the total number of reachable satellites.
$(SEN.GPS[.(DEG\|MIN\|SEC)])	Only with MX-GPS-Box! Shows the position in degrees of longitude and latitude. In addition, the box also shows the precision of this value in meters. Note that the availability of this value depends on the reception status of the MX-GPS-Box. By default, longitude and latitude are shown as a decimal fraction (this corresponds to using `$(SEN.GPS.DEG)`). When using `$(SEN.GPS.MIN)`, the result includes degrees and arc minutes, using `$(SEN.GPS.SEC)` will also show the arc seconds.	° & m
$(SEN.GLO[.(DEG\|MIN\|SEC)])	Only with MX-GPS-Box! Shows the current longitude in degrees. Note that the availability of this value depends on the reception status of the MX-GPS-Box. By default, the longitude is shown as a decimal fraction (this corresponds to using `$(SEN.GLO.DEG)`). When using `$(SEN.GLO.MIN)`, the result includes degrees and arc minutes, using `$(SEN.GLO.SEC)` will also show the arc seconds.	°
$(SEN.GLA[.(DEG\|MIN\|SEC)])	Only with MX-GPS-Box! Shows the current latitude in degrees. Note that the availability of this value depends on the reception status of the MX-GPS-Box. By default, the latitude is shown as a decimal fraction (this corresponds to using `$(SEN.GLA.DEG)`). When using `$(SEN.GLA.MIN)`, the result includes degrees and arc minutes, using `$(SEN.GLA.SEC)` will also show the arc seconds.	°
$(SEN.GAL)	Only with MX-GPS-Box! Shows the elevation above Mean Sea Level and the precision of this value. Note that the availability of this value depends on the reception status of the MX-GPS-Box. Note that $(SEN.GPS) may already deliver a position, but the elevation cannot be determined yet.	m
$(SEN.GVE)	Only with MX-GPS-Box! Shows the current speed and the precision of this value. Note that the availability of this value depends on the reception status of the MX-GPS-Box. Note that $(SEN.GPS) may already deliver a position, but the speed cannot be determined yet.	m/s
$(SEN.GDI)	Only with MX-GPS-Box! Shows the direction of movement and the precision of this value. Note that the availability of this value depends on the reception status of the MX-GPS-Box. Note that $(SEN.GPS) may already deliver a position, but the direction of movement cannot be determined, although the box is measuring significant movement.	°
TEXT: Text Variables
$(TEXT.FTPDIR)	Default path for FTP image storage	<hostname>/YYYY/MM/DD/hh/
$(TEXT.FTPFILE)	Default filename for FTP image storage (without file name extension)	mYYMMDDhhmmssmsc
$(TEXT.EVENTFILE)	File name (without file name extension) that contains a timestamp and where event images are identified by a E+<event number> suffix.	fYYMMDDhhssmsc[_Eeeeeee]
STO / STORAGE: Storage
$(STORAGE.BUFFERFILL.CURRENT) $(STORAGE.BUFFERFILL.AVERAGE) $(STORAGE.BUFFERFILL.MAXIMUM)	Buffer load indicator in percent	0..100
$(STORAGE.TRANSFERDELAY.CURRENT) $(STORAGE.TRANSFERDELAY.AVERAGE) $(STORAGE.TRANSFERDELAY.MAXIMUM)	Transfer delay when storing in seconds	Seconds
Special Variables
$("any text" [, Formatting Option])	Use double quotes to write any text. This text can then be formatted using the Formatting Options. In order to output the "$" character itself, make sure that you enter "$$".	If any text is entered as the second parameter, this text is seen as the result of the variable.

Formatting Options

Using the formatting options allows formatting the Text Display of the MOBOTIX camera's live image.

Examples:

$(fpr.eno, fill=0, len=6, align=right): Sequence number 6 digits and leading zeros.
$("sampletext",len=80,fill=-,align=center): One full row of minus signs ("-") with the center-aligned word "sampletext".

In order to output the "$" character itself, make sure that you enter "$$".

Syntax errors are displayed behind the formatting instructions and are enclosed in leading/trailing "#" signs:
#"sampletext",Test,len=80,fill=-,align=center:format parameter unknown#

Formatting Commands

The formatting commands take a value and are separated by commas (",") one after another.
FORMATTINGOPTION1=VALUE, FORMATTINGOPTION2=VALUE

Option Description Note

LEN
LENGTH

This parameter sets the width of the text output. The remaining space is filled using the fill character. "0" is variable width. If the text is larger than defined in LENGTH, the output width is enlarged automatically, if the Formatting Switch TRUNCATE has not been set.

Default value: 0

Reasonable maximum values and image sizes:

Image Size	Maximum Value
PDA: 160x120	`20`
CIF: 320x240	`40`
VGA: 640x480	`80`
MEGA: 1280x960	`160`

If higher than the maximum values in this table are used, the characters are wrapped to the next line.

0..512

FIL
FILL

Sets the fill character to be used to format the output. This command takes one character. Superfluous characters will be ignored.

Default value: [Space]

Any character

ALI
ALIGN

This parameter sets the alignment of the text output within the specified length.

Default value: LEFT

RIGHT, CENTER, LEFT

Formatting Switches

The formatting switches do not take a value and are separated by commas (",") one after another.

Switch	Description	Note
DEF DEFAULT	Uses the default settings for this variable
GLO GLOBAL	Sets the values of this variable as global default for all following variables. Note: Combining `DEFAULT` and `GLOBAL` will reset the values to the camera's default settings.
TRU TRUNCATE	Cuts off any text longer than specified by `LENGTH`.
B64 BASE64	Switches text output to Base64 encoding (this is required by some email servers, for example)	Use this switch to supply user information, for example: `$("admin:meinsm", BASE64)`.