Driver - HD Integrated Camera (Panasonic)
Driver implemented in: vsmGadgetServer
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Summary
This document provides information about the Panasonic HD Integrated Camera protocol implementation for VSM.
| Status of Driver | APPROVED |
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| Component for Driver | GADGETSERVER |
| Release (Build) of Component | vsmGadgetserver 5.6.1.xyz |
| Revision of Implementation | 1.0.0.0 |
| Name/Type of 3rd Party API | Rest API |
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| Version of 3rd Party API | |
| Additional 3rd Party information |
Connection
| Connection Type | TCP/ IP |
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| Default Port | 80 (can be changed by providing another port in the endpoint) |
Supported Features
The protocol supports and is tested with the AW-UE150 PTZ camera. (partial support of AW-HE40, AW-HE50, AW-HE60, AW-HE65, AW-HE70, AW-UE70, AW-HE120, AW-HE130, AW-HR140, AW-UE150, AK-UB300 can be expected based on compatibility information given by Panasonic)
- Reconnect ability as well as support for backup devices where the driver will switch over to an alternative device in case the primary fails.
- Ability to controlling camera settings such as Pan / Tilt, Focus, Zoom, Iris, White Balance, ND Filter, Gain, Presets.
- When no valid IP address / Endpoint exists in the protocol configuration it will try to connect to 127.0.0.1:80 (If an address exists in the configuration but the driver is trying to connect to 127.0.0.1:80 that might mean wrong endpoint syntax)
Supported Commands
GET Model | Gets the model of the camera. |
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| GET / SET Power State | Gets / Sets the value of the Power State setting. |
| GET / SET Zoom Value | Gets / Sets the value of the Zoom setting. |
| GET / SET Focus Value | Gets / Sets the value of the Focus setting. |
| GET / SET Focus Auto | Gets / Sets the value of the Auto Focus setting. |
| SET Iris Value | Sets the value of the Iris setting. |
| SET Iris Auto | Sets the value of the Auto Iris setting. |
| GET / Iris Value And Auto | Gets the values of the Iris and Auto Iris settings. |
| GET / SET Pan/Tilt Values | Gets / Sets the value of the Pan and Tilt settings. |
| GET / SET Gain Value | Gets / Sets the value of the Gain setting. |
| GET / SET White Balance Value | Gets / Sets the value of the White Balance setting. |
| GET / SET ND Filter Value | Gets / Sets the value of the ND Filter setting. |
| SAVE / LOAD Preset | Saves / Loads a selected preset. |
Configuration Details
Before Attempting to set the Pan/Tilt it is important to remember about setting the Pan/Tilt speed parameter as the default value is 0. The speed of Pan/Tilt is also affected by the Pan/Tilt Speed Mode parameter which essentially works like a speed multiplier.
Known Issues
The documentation states that for the AW-UE150 camera the Gain setting has a range of HEX: 0x08 - 0x32 / DEC: 8 - 50 but it actually only accepts values up to HEX: 0x2C / DEC: 44 and for anything higher returns errors.
It is recommended not to use sliders for setting the tilt/pan parameters, as feedback from the camera is retrieved via polling, which may cause undesired movements of the slider.