Preparing to use the Joystick
Installation & Setup
Power
You can power your joystick using the included power supply or Power over Ethernet (802.3af).
After applying power make sure that the I/O switch is flipped to “I” for “On”.
Do not power the joystick controller using PoE and the power supply at the same time.
Physically Connecting a Camera to the Controller
To connect to a camera, you first need to decide which supported control method you need
Network Control:
To control your camera(s) over a network, connect an ethernet cable from your Local Area
Network (LAN) to the controller and another one to the camera. Afterwards, add the camera’s IP address to the
joystick’s list of cameras and designate a control address.
*These steps are detailed in
the
section
Serial RS-232 Control:
To control your camera(s) over a serial connection, use the included RS-232C cable
to connect the joystick and the camera. Then, designate a control address for the camera.
*These steps are
detailed in
section
Serial RS-485 Control:
To control your camera(s) over an RS-485 connection, see below.
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Joystick Ta
- Pin 1 - Camera (+)
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Joystick Tb
- Pin 2 - Camera (-)
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Joystick GND
- Pin 5 - Camera (G) (If present. Some cameras won’t require ground)
Serial RS-422 Control:
To control your camera(s) over an RS-422 connection, see below.
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Joystick Ta
- Pin 1 - Camera (Rx-)
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Joystick Tb
- Pin 2 - Camera (Rx+)
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Joystick Ra
- Pin 3 - Camera (Tx-)
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Joystick Rb
- Pin 4 - Camera (Tx+)
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Joystick GND
- Pin 5 - Camera (G) (If present. Some cameras won’t require ground)
For a more in-depth guide to adding cameras to the joystick, check out the
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