Canon VC-C50i Camera Controls
csapp
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I am hoping someone can help. I'm dealing with a system that I had to rewrite with no help of wiring diagrams or source code. I've gotten everything working again but still have no camera control. I know they worked before I uploaded my code. I know that they use cts/rts communication and the default baud rate is 9600. I also know that I am dealing with the correct port numbers and at one point, one of the cameras was panning left and right and zooming but when I sent the same strings to the others, no feed back. They are all on their own serial ports so no cascading is involved. I haven't had a chance to test after adding the string passed the 'HSON' command. If anyone has experience with these cameras and has some info on the initialization of them, I would greatly appreciate it!!
Here's my DATA EVENT
DATA_EVENT [GREENCAMERA]
{
ONLINE:
{
SEND_COMMAND GREENCAMERA,'SET BAUD 9600,N,8,1'
SEND_COMMAND GREENCAMERA,'HSON'//CTS/RTS HANDSHAKING
SEND_STRING GREENCAMERA,"27,20,0"//SET RTS TO HIGH... CAMERAS NEED THIS TO BE ENABLED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT FULL DUPLEX COMMUNICATIONS
}
}
Here's what I am using for direction control:
CASE 213: //MOVE UP
{
SEND_STRING GREENCAMERA,"$FF,$30,$30,$00,$53,$33,$EF"
}
CASE 214: //MOVE DOWN
{
SEND_STRING GREENCAMERA,"$FF,$30,$30,$00,$53,$30,$EF"
}
CASE 215: //MOVE LEFT
{
SEND_STRING GREENCAMERA,"$FF,$30,$30,$00,$53,$32,$EF"
}
CASE 216: //MOVE RIGHT
{
SEND_STRING GREENCAMERA,"$FF,$30,$30,$00,$53,$31,$EF"
}
I see my strings sending out but get no responses whatsoever from the camera. The cameras don't respond to the remote control commands so I think that means they are in "command mode". It says in the manual that it can only do one or the other at the same time.
Here's my DATA EVENT
DATA_EVENT [GREENCAMERA]
{
ONLINE:
{
SEND_COMMAND GREENCAMERA,'SET BAUD 9600,N,8,1'
SEND_COMMAND GREENCAMERA,'HSON'//CTS/RTS HANDSHAKING
SEND_STRING GREENCAMERA,"27,20,0"//SET RTS TO HIGH... CAMERAS NEED THIS TO BE ENABLED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT FULL DUPLEX COMMUNICATIONS
}
}
Here's what I am using for direction control:
CASE 213: //MOVE UP
{
SEND_STRING GREENCAMERA,"$FF,$30,$30,$00,$53,$33,$EF"
}
CASE 214: //MOVE DOWN
{
SEND_STRING GREENCAMERA,"$FF,$30,$30,$00,$53,$30,$EF"
}
CASE 215: //MOVE LEFT
{
SEND_STRING GREENCAMERA,"$FF,$30,$30,$00,$53,$32,$EF"
}
CASE 216: //MOVE RIGHT
{
SEND_STRING GREENCAMERA,"$FF,$30,$30,$00,$53,$31,$EF"
}
I see my strings sending out but get no responses whatsoever from the camera. The cameras don't respond to the remote control commands so I think that means they are in "command mode". It says in the manual that it can only do one or the other at the same time.
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