American Dynamics MegaPower 3200, User Manual

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MEGAPOWER 3200 EXTENDED DOME/PTZ CAMERA PROTOCOL 8200-0421-23, REV. A
USER GUIDE
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Figure 3. Populated Protocol Handler Form
5. When you have added all the XML protocol
configuration files that you want, click Close
Protocol Handler Form . The Direct
Dome/PTZ Connections screen reappears.
Note: To delete a listed file, highlight the
appropriate file, and click Delete Selected
Protocol Handlers . This action only removes
the file from the list and the MPCPU
configuration data file; it does not delete the
XML file from the PC disk drive.
Configuring Camera Protocol
Handlers
To configure the camera control handlers, do the
following:
1. In the RS-422/485 1 section and/or
RS-422/485 2 section, choose RS-422/RS-485
or RS-232 , depending on the camera physical
connections type, from the dropdown menu in
the Dome/PTZ Control field.
Note: The 1 and 2 at the end of a section
name indicates port 1 and port 2 respectively.
2. In the RS-422/485 1 (and 2) sections, click the
Protocol Handlers field, and a dropdown menu
appears.
Figure 4. RS-422/485 dropdown menu choices
3. Highlight the appropriate protocol handler for
the cameras that you want to use. Another
dropdown menu appears that allows you to
choose the data rate.
Figure 5. Protocol handler baud rate dropdown
4. Click on the appropriate baud rate, and the
baud rate changes in the Protocol Handlers
field. The baud rates available for a protocol
handler are displayed for selection when the
mouse cursor is positioned over the Protocol
Handler field.
Note: If the same protocol handler file is used
for both sections 1 and 2, they must be set to
the same data rate. A second data rate can be
obtained by copying, renaming, and installing
the file.
5. Choose the appropriate values for the other
fields in each section:

Starting Video Input No.

Starting Dome/PTZ Address

No. of Dome/PTZ Devices
6. Save your new configuration before continuing.
Installing and Operating
For specific installation and operation information
on extended dome/PTZ protocols for the MP3200
system, refer to the respective camera protocol
appendix.
The extended dome/PTZ camera protocols use
only one-way (simplex) communications to the
dome/PTZ camera; therefore data return lines are
not required. However, only American Dynamics
dome/PTZ camera devices connected with
American Dynamics RS-422/-485 control with
return data or SensorNet can provide the following
features:

Camera Status screen information in these
columns:

Dome/PTZ On-Line

Mnemonic