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Ultrak PT-720 / Maxpro RD-390 - Serial Protocol information

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Hi all- I'm new

 

I have acquired an Ultrak PT-720 / Maxpro RD-390 high speed pan/tilt head and intend to use it for filming live events etc (somewhat outside your realm, I know.)

 

I am after any information anyone may have on this unit. I do have a copy of part of the user manual, and I also have the serial commands (this unit is RS232 based).

 

I am happy to send the user manual chapter that I do have (13) to anyone that wants it, and I will post the serial commands below.

 

If anyone can help, that would be much appreciated.

Thank you

David

 

9600 baud, no  parity, 8 data bits & 1 stop bit, no flow control. Commands are two bytes ANSI text, upper case. First byte is the control & second is the option which is usually the speed. It's pretty easy, you send the command which starts the action & then send a stop command to stop it.

L1 = Left speed 1, L9 = left speed 9
U1 = Up
D1 = Down,
R1 = Right

F1 = Focus Far
N1 = Focus Near
O1 = Iris Open
I1 = Iris Close
A1 = Zoom in
B1 = Zoom Out
H0 = Stop
S0 = Set view position 0 (has ten positions available)
V0 = Recall View position 0

For wiring, DB 15 connector has the following

Pins 1 & 2 - 24v A/c "A"
Pins 3 & 4 - 24v A/c "B"
Pin 7 - Video signal
Pin 14 - Video screen
Pin 9 - RS232 RX
Pin 10 - RS232 TX
Pin 11 - RS232 Ground

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