Cisco TelePresence PrecisionHD Camera

 

 

 

 

 

PrecisionHD Camera User guide

Contents

 

Introduction

 

The physical interface

 

Connecting the camera

 

Video output formats

 

Daisy chaning

 

Appendices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The VISCA™/RS–232 control protocol, cont...

NOTE: Some VISCA™ commands do not apply to the PrecisionHD 1080p4x/4xS2 cameras.

Network and interface commands

Command set

 

Command

Comments

 

 

packet

 

IF_Clear

8x

01 00 01 ff

Clear command buffer. Stop any current

 

 

 

operation in progress.

 

 

 

 

Address_Set

8x

30 0p ff

p = address for this device. If x=8

 

 

 

(broadcast), increase p with 1 before

 

 

 

sending to chain.

Command_Cancel *

8x

2p ff

p = Socket ID. PrecisionHD 1080p 12x does

 

 

 

not support multiple sockets. Commands will

 

 

 

always run to completion. Don’t use it.

Push messages

Messages sent from camera to controller.

Command set

Command packet

Reply and comments

Network_Change

y0 38 ff

This indicates that cameras have been

 

 

added to or removed from the chain.

 

 

It is recommended to wait 9 seconds after

 

 

receiving this message before doing a full

 

 

reconfigure.

IR_Push

y0 07 7d 02 gg hh ff

If IR mode is on, IR codes received by the

 

 

camera will be sent to the controller.

 

 

gg = IR ID

 

 

hh = keycode

 

 

 

Camera commands

Command

 

Command Packet

Comments

Power_On

8x

01 04 00 02 ff

Power control. This command

Power_Off

8x

01 04 00 03 ff

stores the zoom and focus value

and reset these motors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Used for PrecisionHD 720p if the

 

 

 

camera was on for a long time.

 

 

 

Puts the PrecisionHD 1080p

 

 

 

camera in standby position.

Video_Format

8x

01 35 0p 0q 0r ff

Selects video format.

 

 

 

p = reserved

 

 

 

q = video mode. See the video

 

 

 

format table: Video mode

 

 

 

selection.

 

 

 

r = Used in PrecisionHD 720p

 

 

 

camera. Can be recycled.

WB_Auto

8x

01 04 35 00 ff

WB: White Balance

WB_Table_Manual

8x

01 04 35 06 ff

 

WB_Table_Direct

8x

01 04 75 0p 0q 0r

Used if WBmode = Table manual

 

0s ff

pqrs = wb table.

AE_Auto

8x

01 04 39 00 ff

AE: Automatic Exposure.

AE_Manual

8x

01 04 39 03 ff

 

Iris_Direct

8x

01 04 4B 0p 0q 0r

Used if AE mode = Manual. pqrs:

 

0s ff

Iris position, range 0..50

Gain_Direct

8x

01 04 4c 0p 0q 0r

Used if AE mode = Manual. pqrs:

 

0s ff

Gain position, values:12-21dB.

Backlight_On

8x

01 04 33 02 ff

BacklightCompensation mode

Backlight_Off

8x

01 04 33 03 ff

 

*Do not apply to PrecisionHD 4x/4xS2 cameras

D14640.09 PrecisionHD 1080p-720p Camera User Guide, June 2012.

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