Centurion Hybrid Installation Manual V2.1.21
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6 Basic Twisted Pair/RS485 Data Wiring
The Centurion is capable of being controlled by either Coax Telemetry or Twisted Pair Telemetry (RS485).
Below are wiring configurations for two wiring formats used for Twisted Pair Telemetry (RS485). The Centurion
camera
cannot
be wired in a Daisy Chain configuration as the RS485/twisted pair circuit is terminated/end of
line.
Daisy Chain
(Cannot be used with the 360 Centurion)
RS485 twisted pair cable is wired to each camera in a “chain”. Only the
last camera is to have the RS485 (end of line) termination on, all other
cameras in the chain must have the RS485 termination off.
Star Wired
RS485 twisted pair cable is wired to each camera in a “star” from one
point. A suitable RS485 star driver/data distribution product must be
used. All cameras in this wiring configuration must have the RS485
(end of line) termination on.
7 Centurion Protocol/Address setup.
All Centurion cameras are supplied set to 360 Vision protocol, camera twisted pair address 1. When the
Centurion is switched on, an OSD (On Screen Display) is shown on the image from the camera for approx 20
seconds.
PRO:360VTL CAM:0001 S
Centurion Software Version
Hybrid Analogue
PRO: Protocol being used for telemetry (e.g. 360 Vision Technology Ltd)
CAM: Camera RS485 ID (e.g. Cam 1)
S or L: Short or Long cable run. Use the utility to set whether the coax used to send video is under or over
300m.
Second Line: Shows the Centurion Software Version loaded into the camera.
Third Line: Shows current Hybrid mode.
To change the above settings in the camera, 360 Predator utility software, a USB/RS485 cable (PRED-
USB-485) and a laptop are required.
The Predator utility and PRED-USB-485 cable drivers can be found on the CD (shipped with the camera) or via
360 Vision Technology technical support.
Install the software (Predator-issued-120521-1-installer.exe) on the laptop being used. Connect the RS485 end
of the cable fitted with a 3 way connector to the Centurion PSU 3 way RS485 port. Run the utility on the laptop
and then connect the USB end of the cable into the laptop. The utility will then search for new comms ports and
then will look for the camera across all baud rates used.
Settings that can be altered from this software are:
• Protocol: 360 (Coax/RS485), Pelco P 2400/4800/9600,
Pelco D 2400/4800/9600, Pelco Coaxitron (Extended version),
VCL (Coax/RS485), Ultrak (RS485), Forward Vision (RS485),
Molynx (Coax/RS485)*
• Coax Cable length: Longer than 300m or shorter than 300m.
• RS485 Address: Used on RS485 systems only.
*Molynx Coax is only available when the camera is ordered with
this requirement.
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