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Siemens Building Technologies
Fire Safety & Security Products 08.2006
12.5 Use with 3rd party controllers
It is possible to configure the Solaris™ Dome to be controlled via RS485 using a
number of other manufacturer's controllers. When using a controller other than
those offered by Siemens or Bewator (incorporating Molynx technology); there may
be variations in the actions a user must take in order to perform a particular task.
Where there is a lack of consistency between controllers, the Solaris™ Dome will
attempt to overcome these problems. It is therefore necessary on occasion to use
buttons on a controller to perform a different operation to that which may be
explained in the controllers manual. This is sometimes required to fully utilise the
functionality of the Solaris™ Dome.
The following third party protocols are implemented and may be selected from the
PROTOCOL menu:
z Pelco D
z Pelco P
z Ernitec ERNA
z VCL
z Vicon
z Videmech Universal
z Philips
z Photon
z TTY
NOTE
TTY mode is used for communication with a PC for firmware upgrades and should not be selected in
normal use.
Details for the functions supported in these protocols are listed below.
12.5.1 Pelco P & D protocols
NOTE
Pelco P
RS485 connection; 2400 or 4800 baud selectable, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit. Camera
addressing is 0-31 for cameras 1-32.
Pelco D
RS485 connection; 2400 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit. Camera addressing is 1-255 for
cameras 1-255.
Tested using PELCO Universal Keyboard KBD300 + CM6700 Matrix.
Operation User action Notes
Pan / Tilt /Zoom / Focus Joystick for pan/tilt/zoom,
[NEAR] / [FAR] for focus
When in OSD cursor mode Pan / Tilt operate as cursor right / left /
up / down (but see also Recall Preset 1 below).
Iris [OPEN] / [CLOSE] Only operates when exposure priority is set to KEYBOARD.
AutoFocus On [1] [F4] Activates Auxiliary 1 function.
AutoFocus Off [1] [F5] Deactivates Auxiliary 1 function.
Night Mode [4] [F4] Activates Auxiliary 4 function. Switches camera to night mode
(colour/mono version only).
Day Mode [4] [F5] Deactivates Auxiliary 4 function. Switches camera to day mode
(colour/mono version only).
One-Touch White Balance [OPEN] If one-touch white balance is enabled in OSD and exposure priority