PTZ-BOX 5.0 User manual, document edition: 13
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Communication with the PTZ-BOX 5.0
Serial ports
PTZ-BOX 5.0 is equipped with two channels of serial transmission: COM1 and COM2 in standard RS-
485 and wireless transmission port COM3 in standard IEC 62056-21 (OPTO).
All of transmission ports are working independently and allow to transmit with speed given below.
Possible settings of parameters for ports COM1, COM2 and COM3:
Port
Transmission
baud rate: [bit/s]
Transmission
address
COM1:
2400 - 256000
1-65534
COM2:
2400 - 256000
1-65534
COM3:
2400 - 38400
1-65534
NFC transmission
The device is equipped with Near Field Communication (NFC) interface working at 13,56MHz
frequency according to the ISO/IEC 14443 standard.
To configure the device, use mobile devices that support the NFC communication standard based on
the Android system.
GSM network transmission
The device supports up to ten independent data sending schedules. Each of the schedules is
programmed according to the following rules: selection of the year of occurrence, month selection,
selection of days of the month, selection of days of the week, time of occurrence, fixed number of
minutes of sending data in relation to the programmed time, and connection type: report sent to the
TCP data server, sending SMS, connection to the FTP server.
Schedules are configured using the
PTZcom
Software. A tool for their definition is implemented in the
device profile.
The data sent via the GSM network may contain data such as:
• current data
• data recorded with a programmable registration period
• hourly registration data
• daily registration
data
• monthly registration
data
• events and alarms
After performing schedule operations, the device goes into the Call Window mode for a programmed
time period. In this mode it is possible to query the device on demand by superior systems, e.g.
SCADA.
After the data transfer has been completed, the device can connect to the FTP server to keep the
