NAME

ZoneMinder::Control::MegaPTZ - MegaPTZ camera control

DESCRIPTION

This module contains the implementation of the MegaPTZ Camera controllable PTZ.

NOTE: This module implements interaction with the camera in clear text.

The login and password are transmitted from ZM to the camera in clear text, and as such, this module should be used ONLY on a blind LAN implementation where interception of the packets is very low risk.

The moveDelays make the camera move in steps, rather than continous. This is a choice of mine. It is possible to change it to continous by changing sendCmdWithStop to sendCmd

INITIAL SETUP

Setting up this controller in ZM (only need to do once)

From any monitor

In the control tab

Next to Control Type, click Edit

Click Add New Controller

Configure as follows

• Name: MegaPTZ

• Type: FFmpeg

• Protocol: MegaPTZ

• Can Reset: <Optional if you want it>

• On the other tabs, set the following:

• Can Move, Can Move Diagonolly, Can Move Continous

• Can Pan, Can Tilt, Can Zoom, Can Zoom Continuous

• Can Focus, Can Focus Continous

• Can Iris, Can Iris Continuous

• Has Presets, Can Set Presets.

• Number of presets is whatever you like.

  20 is a good number, you really probably don't need more than that.

MONITOR SETUP

Setup for each monitor

In the monitor's Control tab, set the following:

• Controllable: Checked
• Control Type: MegaPTZ
• Control Address: <user>:<pass>@<ip-address>
• Auto Stop Timeout: 0.5

EXTRA INFO

If you're configuring a MegaPTZ, it is onvif compatible, but just to save you time:

Source for high res: rtsp://admin:admin@<ip-address>:554/1/h264minor

Source for low res: rtsp://admin:admin@<ip-address>:554/1/h264major

SEE ALSO

Nothing. :(

AUTHORS

Nick Clifford zaf@crypto.geek.nz

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

(C) 2021 Nick Clifford

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