Getting Started VC Smart Cameras
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Getting_Started_VC.pdf
8 Communicating with the Camera
The VC Smart Cameras feature one standard interface that can address the camera shell (similar to
the DOS shell, Prompt: $):
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Serial RS232 (up to 115200 bd) for serial VC20XX cameras
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Ethernet TCP/IP Telnet Port 23 for all other VC cameras.
From camera OS VCRT 5.29 the standard interface can be changed to the additional serial interface
using the shell command “sw”. Please refer to the VCRT5 documentation for details.
8.1 The Camera Shell
The VCRT shell allows to control the main camera functions via keyboard commands, for instance:
Function
Keyboard Command
Uploading of programs from PC in to camera
flash memory
$lo (and then activating the upload function of the
terminal program).
Program execution
$myprogram
Display the File Directory on fd (md)
$dir ($dir md:/)
Delete Files (from directory content)
$del myfile
Packing the EPROM (freeing memory of deleted
files)
$pk
Turn video output to live (still) mode
$vd –l (vd –d)
Check Camera OS version
$ver
Display ASCII file content
$type myASCIIfile (e.g. #ID to display camera ID)
All keyboard commands require confirmation with “Return”. Refer to the “VCRT5.pdf” manual for a
complete list of available shell functions.
In order to access the camera shell, any suitable terminal program like ProComm, HyperTerminal or
TeraTerm can be used.
The following section describes the use of TeraTerm - please use TeraTerm for testing your setup.
TeraTerm 2.3 can be downloaded from:
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html
(freeware)
VC20XX, VC4XXX and VC64XX cameras also
support FTP standard commands
SYSTEM, PWD,
CWD, LIST, DEL) and direct access to the MMC / SD via FTP (from VCRT 5.18.).
File up- and download is now possible with all Ethernet cameras using a standard FTP client.
Use “Total Commander” in order to test your system – refer to section 8.4 for a detailed instruction.
Download Total Commander:
, Vers. 7.56 at the time of writing (free test for one month, after that small
payment required). The test version is included in the new development software CD from Vision
Components.
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The „FTP_Demo“ tool is only supported until VCRT 5.17 – use a standard FTP program instead with newer OS versions.
