Our ToF cameras and modules provide spatial depth data for smart building and retail applications. Explore sensing tasks, related solutions and candidate hardware around your site and integration platform. The paths below focus on entrance flow, occupancy and queue evaluation.
Build bidirectional people-counting and footfall applications using 3D ToF depth data. Explore camera selection, doorway coverage and validation requirements for host-side entry, exit, occupancy and queue analytics in retail spaces, transport hubs and smart buildings.
Explore solutionEntrance flow, occupancy and queue analysis use different rules and outputs. Define the task first so the installation, processing and acceptance plan serve the same business question.
| Task | Output to define | Site information | Evaluation path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrance footfall | Entry and exit events by direction and time window | Doorway width, mounting height, walking directions and peak traffic | Compare DM-PS2601-VGA edge outputs with a DM-RGBD5003A host-side counting route |
| Building or zone occupancy | Occupancy from entry/exit accounting, or people observed within a defined zone | All access points, zone boundaries, obstructions and starting-count policy | Define the event or zone model, then evaluate coverage and occupancy reconciliation in the application |
| Retail queue analysis | People within a queue zone and the dwell or waiting-time rules your application needs | Queue shape, adjacent traffic, group behavior and viewpoint | Evaluate depth coverage and tracking on the selected processing platform before setting queue thresholds |
The 3D people-counting and footfall guide develops the event model, installation geometry, tracking and pilot acceptance. Use this category to select the route and the guide to plan application evaluation.
| Candidate | Model capabilities | Where processing starts | What to plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| DM-PS2601-VGA People-Counting Camera | 640 × 480 at 30 fps; 0.3–5 m; 120° H × 90° V field of view | Onboard Linux processing with Ethernet / TCP outputs for count, coordinate, height and movement trail | Mounting coverage, firmware payload, event mapping and downstream occupancy or queue rules |
| DM-RGBD5003A VGA ToF RGB-D Depth Camera | Up to 640 × 480 depth at 25 fps; 0.2–5 m indoor / semi-outdoor; USB 2.0 | Depth maps and point clouds for a host application; C/C++, Python and ROS development routes | Host configuration, detection and tracking, line or zone rules and the use of RGB data |
| DMOM2508CL ToF Camera Module | 320 × 240 at 10–30 fps; 0.2–2 m; 2-lane MIPI CSI-2 | Embedded host capture and depth-processing pipeline | Carrier board, driver, optical layout and application software within the module's working envelope |
Camera working distance describes the sensing range. Useful doorway or floor coverage also depends on mounting height, orientation, depth field of view and occlusion. Evaluate the intended layout and selected mode together.
Explore our ToF camera module selection and RGB-D camera selection for further model and host comparisons.
Include doorway or zone dimensions, mounting position, viewing direction and expected group density. Add carts, luggage and accessibility aids to the scene plan. Test the site's lighting and surface finishes, including sunlight near glazing and reflective floors, in the intended installation.
Decide where detection, tracking and aggregation run. Define timestamps, direction, zone IDs, count updates and health information for the application, dashboard or building management system. Align DM-PS2601-VGA TCP outputs with the receiving application's rules and current firmware protocol.
Use independently reviewed counts over defined time windows. Record missed, extra, reversed and duplicate events separately, then evaluate occupancy drift or queue-zone behavior for the chosen task. Keep settings, mounting references and processing versions with the results for comparison across sites.
Depth-based processing provides a route to spatial analysis without using color images for identity recognition. Define which streams are acquired, where they are processed and what is retained. For an RGB-D camera, decide explicitly whether RGB is needed and set access and retention controls for the selected data. Operational reporting and data policy belong in the complete application design.
DM-PS2601-VGA combines onboard processing with Ethernet / TCP output for count, coordinate, height and movement trail. Start with its product specifications and the people-counting guide to plan the monitored area and receiving application.
Entrance counting records crossings of a defined line. Occupancy can use accumulated entry/exit events or direct observation within a zone. Select the method around access-point coverage, zone visibility and the update your building application needs.
Depth observations provide spatial inputs for detecting and tracking people within a queue zone. The application defines boundaries, group treatment and waiting-time rules. Evaluate those rules with adjacent pedestrian traffic and the expected busiest period.
Share your entrance or zone layout, mounting envelope, traffic pattern and required outputs. Talk to our team about people-counting hardware to compare processing routes and plan your site evaluation.
