DN9231
User's Manual
01A.03
Dante Security Inc.
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Why distinguish between PTZ and AUX?
When the PTZ type is selected, the required PTZ protocol and the control daemon are run and
assigned to the serial communication internally.
External
When 3
rd
party program is added to the server side of the encoder and this add-on program
needs to control the attached serial devices, you should select the external option. So, if you
do not use any serial control program, you can ignore this option.
SerialOverIP
This section is enabled only when you select
SerialOverIP
for the UART type. Select the desired
communication mode: UDP, TCP Client, or TCP Server. And type the IP address of client and
port number on the text box of SerialOverIP section.
If you select the TCP Client or TCP Server mode, you can set the time to automatically end the
connection when there is no data come from a client PC to the encoder in a specified time.
Input the desired time on the timeout text box.
The Status box indicates the connection status in the TCP Client or TCP Server mode. Refer to
the following table and check how the message appears according to a connection status.
Status
Message for TCP Client
Message for TCP Server
Not Connected
Connecting
Disconnected
Connected
Connected
Connected
Note
i
The Timeout and Status option are available only in the TCP Client and TCP Server
mode.
You can check the communication status from the client PC by using a related freeware. If you
run the program and connect to a device via its IP address and port number, you can see that
the data transferred from the port has been received at UART1.
Note
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You must distinguish this option from the general concept of SerialOverIP, which
allows controlling the devices connected to a serial port of the IP device, by using
HTTP API commands. For the information of this commands, refer to NVD HTTP
API Manual.pdf.
PTZ Protocol
PTZ Name
: You need to set the UART type as RS485-PTZ before selecting the PTZ protocol. If
you click the drop down box of PTZ name, the available protocols are listed. Choose the
required protocol to communicate with your camera.
PTZ Address
: Type the PTZ address as you have set on your PTZ camera. You may find the dip
switch at the bottom of the PTZ camera which enables the cameras to have their own address.
Refer to your PTZ camera hardware manual for the PTZ address setting.