Protocols

VISCA

VISCA is the most common protocol for control of PTZ cameras used in AV applications and is easy to use.

mini models with PTZ camera control are able to control VISCA compliant cameras over IP and support controls for Pan, Tilt, Zoom, Focus, and Speed.

RGBlink mini devices default the VISCA port 1259 (standard) however custom ports are configurable.

ONVIF

The ONVIF protocol is commonly used in security camera applications. Many cameras will have ONVIF protocol support in addition to VISCA. RGBlink mini series devices do not offer support for ONVIF.

PELCO

RGBlink mini series devices do not offer support for PELCO protocols.

NDI

Selected models of mini support PTZ control over NDI.

Models supporting PTZ over NDI are: mini-ISO, mini-max.

USB/UVC

mini devices donot support PTZ control over USB when the camera is connected as UVC video input on mini.

Connecting PTZ Cameras to a mini

Camera IP Addresses

Each of the cameras to be connected must be on the same network subnet and have IP addresses in the same subnet range

Check the IP address of the mini in the Settings|Network menu.

• For example if the mini has an IP address of 192.168.0.100, then cameras must each have an separate IP address in the range 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254 but cannot be 192.168.0.100 (the IP address of the mini in this example) cannot be an IP address in use by any other device.

DHCP

For many users, taking advantage of DHCP automatic IP addressing is an easy and simple way to set IP addessing of a mini device and PTZ cameras.

• Connect the mini and each of the cameras to an existing network router that has DHCP enabled (common) - most likely the network router that is connected to the internet.
• Set DHCP on the mini and PTZ cameras (restart those devices after setting). Consult the user manual for the camera model for how to set the IP address of the camera to DHCP, noting most cameras a factory set with a static IP address.Indiviual IP addresses will automatically be assigned to each device (in the same way as occurs for other devices such as tablets and laptops).

Discovery

mini-edge and mini-mx models support auto-discovery VISCA cameras, making assigning/linking to video input channels even easier.

Assigning PTZ Control to a Video Input Source

Video from PTZ cameras is connected via HDMI, SDI (or NDI on selected models). The VISCA PTZ control for a given video input must be assigned. In PTZ menu assign the IP address of the camera to the related video input source.