Sony block cameras and their VISCA protocol?
Wolverine69
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I picked up a used security dome camera this weekend for the parts and camera inside of it just to have something to tinker with and use for some hands on learning about various things such as the steppers, pan/tilt mechanism and the Sony block camera.
The camera itself is a Sony FCB-EX45A block camera that can be controlled with Sony's VISCA protocol. I managed to power it with 9 vdc and got good color video out of it lastnight, the manual zoom buttons on the side even work along with the auto focus. What I really would like to find is the operators manual for that exact camera model. Do we have anyone here that has access to that information possibly?
Also, does anyone have any experience with the VISCA protocol?
Ultimately I'd like to use my BS2 to control both the pan/tilt mechanism and the camera.
The camera itself is a Sony FCB-EX45A block camera that can be controlled with Sony's VISCA protocol. I managed to power it with 9 vdc and got good color video out of it lastnight, the manual zoom buttons on the side even work along with the auto focus. What I really would like to find is the operators manual for that exact camera model. Do we have anyone here that has access to that information possibly?
Also, does anyone have any experience with the VISCA protocol?
Ultimately I'd like to use my BS2 to control both the pan/tilt mechanism and the camera.
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As Mike Green suggested, the BS2 will likely have a hard time keeping up with the replies from the camera.
The VISCA protocol is described pretty well in the manual.
Those are very cool cameras. Great for automated/remote surveillance.