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Bosch Security Systems, Inc. User Manual F.01U.270.005 | 2.0 | 2012.06

4 Alternative Control Protocols

The VG5 AutoDome supports three alternative control protocols that allow a user to send

commands and to receive information from the AutoDome. The VG5 AutoDome supports the

following protocols:

– Pelco-P

– Pelco-D

– American Dynamics (AD) Manchester

– American Dynamics (AD) Sensormatic RS-422

The VG5 AutoDome natively supports the two Pelco protocols. To use the AD Manchester or

the AD Sensormatic RS-422 protocol you must purchase a separate module. The module

contains instructions to install any additional hardware and information about additional on-

screen menus.

The VG5 AutoDome offers remote addressing via the FastAddress capability from a keyboard

that uses an alternative protocol. The FastAddress feature allows you to instal all domes first,

then set the addresses via the control system. Since it is not necessary to go to the camera’s

physical location, this feature makes it easier to readdress cameras at a later time.

Prior to setting the FastAddress for each camera, all cameras will initially move together. After

the Unique Identifier is set, only the camera that was set with the FastAddress is capable of

sending and receiving commands. When setting the FastAddress, it is important to remember

that some American Dynamics Manchester systems use address blocks of 1 to 64, while

American Dynamics Sensormatic systems typically use address blocks of 1 to 99; meaning

that when the controller/keyboard displays video for cameras higher than 64 or 99 the

keyboard/controller sends a different control code to the camera (see Section A Appendix:

FastAddress Conversions, page 64, for conversion charts). For example at Camera 65, the

American Dynamics Manchester system sends out an address of 1, while the Sensormatic RS-

422 system with an address of 100 also sends out an address of 1.

It is NOT NECESSARY to convert these numbers with the Bosch FastAddress method. The

camera automatically detects the address being transmitted by the Sensormatic RS-422

control system and adjusts the camera accordingly.