Video Cameras

Camera hardware

Currently we have three Sony EVI-D30 cameras. They support pan, tilt, zoom, and full control via RS-232. Each camera outputs S Video or Composite video.

• IMEVID30E.pdf: Sony EVI-D30 Operating Instructions

Programming resources for camera control

• SerialPort Class (System.IO.Ports) - MSDN .NET Framework Development Center
• VB.NET Tutorials - Serial Port Communication in VB.Net
• RealTerm: Serial/TCP Terminal - Flexible serial terminal geared towards testing and debugging serial protocols
• Mark Michaelis' Weblog - The basics of System.IO.Ports.SerialPort
• ViscaProtocol.pdf: Sony Visca Protocol
• CLEVID30E.pdf: Sony EVI-D30 Command List

-- JasonHill - 28 Sep 2009