Moxa VPort 364A-T [65/88] Vport 364a system configuration

VPort 364A System Configuration

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PTZ Camera Drivers

VPort products come with PTZ camera drivers for some of the popular PTZ cameras. Administrators can select

the correct PTZ driver in the “Select the Camera Driver” menu. If the attached PTZ camera is not supported by

the VPort, administrators can use the Custom Camera function to enter the proprietary commands for pan, tilt,

zoom, and focus control.

Setting Description Default

Select the camera

driver

Use the built-in PTZ drivers, including:

Custom Camera

Pelco D

Pelco P

Dynacolor DynaDome

Cohu

Pelco D

Set Up Custom Commands

VPort products provide 10 custom commands in addition to the general pan, tilt, zoom, and preset functions,

which are also shown on the PTZ Control Panel. Administrators can click on Setup Custom Commands to

configure the commands, and refer to the manual enclosed with the attached PTZ camera to set up

frequently-used functions. The Command should be entered in ASCII format. The VPort will translate the

commands into binary code and then send the data out through the serial port. For instance, the text string 81

01ABCDEF will be translated into five bytes of hexadecimal: 81, 01, AB, CD, and EF. The maximum length of

a command string is 60, which is equivalent to 30 hexadecimal bytes. The Display string is for the text on the

command buttons and should be less than 8 characters. If Custom Camera is selected, there will be more

commands for PTZF that relate to custom camera.

Setting Up a Custom Camera

If the PTZ camera’s driver is not in the list, the administrator can select the custom camera from the Select

Camera driver menu to program the PTZ camera with ASCII code. A custom camera window will pop up when

the Setup Custom Camera button is clicked. Input the ASCII code into this window. Port Settings (Data

bits, Stop bits, and Parity bits) are for the serial communication parameters and Control Settings are for

programming the TILT (Move Up, Move Down), PAN (Move Left, Move right), HOME, ZOOM (Zoom in,

Zoom out) and FOCUS (Focus near, Focus Far) actions.