People Counting with Video Turnstile

Video Turnstile Installation Guide
People Counting Systems from Biodata Ltd

Installation Guide > Scheduling data collection

Scheduling data collection

There are two ways to schedule data collection.

  1. Continually run VT Collect and schedule various times of day when it will collect data. See below for details.
  2. Set VT Collect to run and collect data daily, weekly or monthly.

The program subtracts the previous count from the current count, so if running daily would show just the counts for that day.

You can also collect data at unscheduled times. Click the Load All Epochs to File button from the VT Setup Counts tab.

Continually Running VT Collect and Collecting Data Several Times a Day

  1. In the VT Setup software choose the Program Setup tab and select Schedules.
  2. Select the times of day when VT Collect is to collect data from all the Video Turnstile loggers.
  3. Select the Program Setup tab and tick Source of Data for Windmill.
  4. Set VT Collect to start with Windows and run continuously in the background.
    1. Go to Windows Control Panel.
    2. Select Administrative Tools.
    3. Select Services.
    4. Scroll down the list until you see Vtcollect service. Double-click or right-click to start and specify automatic start-up.
    5. Should you wish to change, first stop the service then use UNINSTALL Vtcollect service.

We recommend using the Windows Service method if possible, as this removes the possibility of someone inadvertantly closing VTCollect and you failing to collect data.

Collecting Data Daily, Weekly or Monthly

If you don’t want VT Collect to run permanently in the background, you can schedule it to run and collect data daily, weekly or monthly. You can also run it from the Start menu when necessary.

Use Windows Task Manager or Scheduled Tasks (depending on your version of Windows) to schedule automatic data collection. For example, in Windows 98 you will find Scheduled Tasks in:

Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools> Scheduled Tasks.

Look for the VT Collect program and click the Next button. Choose whether to collect data daily, weekly or monthly. Select the time for collection. Set VT Collect to run once then close after 23 hours. This means that if the computer crashes then VT Collect will restart when you restart Windows.

The command to initiate a download is the path of vcollect.exe. For example:
C:\Program Files\Windmill Software\Videoturnstile\vtcollect.exe

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