PTZ where to begin
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:24 am
Ignorance is not always bliss
So I purchased a PTZ cam, its connected to my computer via a RS232/485 converter. I have ptz control enabled so I see the control tab on the source dialog for the camera. The camera supports pelco-d among other protocols. I am able to view the camera thru ZM and I know that the camera is functioning correctly as it has a hand held control to move it left/right/up/down etc.
I want to begin to configure and test its control capabilities via ZM. Its here I am drawing a blank. I note that the control scripts are installed under /usr/local/bin, more specifically the pelco-d script zmcontrol-pelco-d.pl. I assume I should be able to use perl to execute the script and test the control capabilities of the camera ... but I don't know where to begin!
Any advise on where to begin testing and how to proceed from there would be Greatly Appreciated
Joe
So I purchased a PTZ cam, its connected to my computer via a RS232/485 converter. I have ptz control enabled so I see the control tab on the source dialog for the camera. The camera supports pelco-d among other protocols. I am able to view the camera thru ZM and I know that the camera is functioning correctly as it has a hand held control to move it left/right/up/down etc.
I want to begin to configure and test its control capabilities via ZM. Its here I am drawing a blank. I note that the control scripts are installed under /usr/local/bin, more specifically the pelco-d script zmcontrol-pelco-d.pl. I assume I should be able to use perl to execute the script and test the control capabilities of the camera ... but I don't know where to begin!
Any advise on where to begin testing and how to proceed from there would be Greatly Appreciated
Joe