American Dynamics MegaPower 3200, User Manual

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USER GUIDE
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Each element, except display name, is discussed
in the following sections.
Configuring the Serial Port
Set the serial port configuration parameters to
match exactly what the camera supports. On
startup, the camera will start a configuration
sequence. When the sequence is completed, the
following information is displayed for PELCO P, D
& Bosch Autodome:

Camera name

Version number

Address

Baud rate, DataBits and StopBits.
For BBV Star, only the Address and Baud rate
information will display.
With this information you can set the serial port
configuration using the <SerialPortConfiguration>
element, as shown in the following example:
<SerialPortConfiguration>
<Baud> 9600 </Baud>
<DataBits> 8 </DataBits>
<StopBits> 1 </StopBits>
<Parity> None </Parity>
</SerialPortConfiguration>
Note: In the MP3200 system, the data bits, stop
bits, and parity parameters are already configured
and cannot be changed.

<Baud > specifies the baud rate (bits per second).
This specifies how quickly to send each bit of data.
It must be an integer in the range 50 to 450000. The
rate used must match what your camera is
configured to expect.

<DataBits> specifies how many data bits are in
each byte of data sent to the camera. This value
must be 7 or 8. This must match what your camera
is configured to expect.

<StopBits> specifies how many stop bits to send at
the end of each byte of data (this has nothing to do
with any stop commands in the camera, just the end
of each byte of data). This value must be 1 or 2. It
must match what your camera is configured to
expect.

<Parity> specifies if and what type of parity bit to
send with each byte. If set to „none‟, no parity is
sent. If set to „odd‟ or „even‟, either odd or even
parity bit is sent with each byte. This value must
match what your camera is configured to expect.
Configuring Data Rates
For the MP3200 system, the following baud rates
are applicable to the BBV Star, Bosch Autodome,
and PELCO D and P protocols:
<BaudRates>
<BaudRate Rate = “9600”/>
<BaudRate Rate = “4800”/>
<BaudRate Rate = “2400”/>
<BaudRate Rate = “1200”/>
</BaudRates>
Setting the Capabilities Element
The <Capabilities> element enables/disables
camera control functions supported by the camera.
It also determines which UI controls are made
available to the users in the camera control
overlay, where the user can select from a range of
values, and the valid range.
For example:
<Capabilities>
<Capability Name="CamerasPerPort" Max="4" />
<Capability Name="Flip" Supported="true" />
<Capability Name="Focus" Supported="true" />
<Capability Name="Iris" Supported="true" />
<Capability Name="MonitorNumber"
Supported="false" />
<Capability Name="Pan" Supported="true" />
<Capability Name="Patterns" Supported="true"/>
<Capability Name="Rail" Supported="false" />
<Capability Name="Speed" Supported="true"/>
<Capability Name="Tilt" Supported="true" />
<Capability Name="Zoom" Supported="true" />
<Capability Name="ConfigurationUI"
Supported="true" />
</Capabilities>
Formatting Parameters
Some commands might require run-time
parameters to be inserted, such as camera
address or a checksum. The format of these items
is specified in the <ParameterFormatting> element.
Each parameter can be formatted to an ASCII
decimal or hexadecimal string of some length, or a
binary or word.