Help - PTZ software

[G8JNJ]

Hi All,

I'm trying to get a couple of good quality surplus Bosch EnviroDome PTZ domes working under PC control, but they have been configured to hide the on-screen user setting menu.

Unfortunately there is no internal hardware 'reset to factory settings' button to reconfigure the camera.

In order to unlock the menu I believe that I need to send a Pelco-D command sequence consisting of <ON-998-ENTER> <OFF-90-ENTER,> <SET-802-ENTER> then a set a password of <9999> using the on-screen display and joystick.

So I'm now in a 'catch 22' situation where I can't talk to the camera without knowing the communication protocol and baud rate etc. and unless I can do that I can't enable the on-screen display which would show the menu with the current communication protocol and allow me to unlock the camera.

Most of the software such as PTZ controller that I have found on the web will only perform the usual PTZ / Iris command sets.

I have also tried 232 analyser with the Pelco D plugin and PelcoD_tester without any success, but it could be the way I've had to manually configure the command strings that is at fault.

Has anyone got any suggestions WRT how I may be able to resolve this situation, or any software that I may be able to use ?

Regards,

Martin - G8JNJ

www.g8jnj.net
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[vk3zmx]

Hi, I wrote some PTZ software years ago to control Panasonic domes I did a pelco version as well if your interested.

[G8JNJ]

Hi Markos,

Great, thanks for the offer.

I have sent you a private message.

Regards,

Martin - G8JNJ

www.g8jnj.net
www.tc2m.info
http://websdr.suws.org.uk