V DMH
October 2017
Visual Engineering
Video solutions. Integrated
visualengineering.co.uk
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Configuring the Camera
The V DMH can be configured for a specific user profile, to include; communications, motor and
camera settings. Once configured the camera will remember these settings.
The camera is configured using a menu structure on its control interface which is only accessible
at power on. To access the control menu it is necessary to connect the camera to a serial comms
software application, such as TeraTerm.
• Connect the D-Type connector on the
control cable to a Comm port on a PC.
• Open the terminal application and
configure the Comm port to 9600 baud
• Re-power the camera, a > will appear and
shortly after !
• As soon as the ! appears type ‘v’ ‘e’ in quick
succession.
• The Main Menu shown on the right will then
be displayed.
• Select the required option.
• The function of each option is described in
the tables that follow.
Boot Menu
Comm Port Options
Comm Port Options
Description
Options
The serial comms standard
RS485 No Parity , RS232 No Parity,
RS485 Odd Parity, RS232 Odd Parity
RS485 Even Parity, RS232 Even Parity
Motor Options
Motor Options
Sub Menu
Description
Options
Auto Position
Correction
Whether the camera automatically corrects
its actual position if external forces
act upon it
Disabled, Enabled
Stall Detection
Detects a stall in the motor drive
Disabled, Enabled
