Commands for the PTZ control
cmd=<move|iris|focus>;<keyword>=<% speed>[;>;<keyword>=<% speed>…]
Command: cmd=move
Keyword | Description |
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up | Pan up |
down | Pan down |
left | Pan to the left |
right | Pan to the right |
zoomIn | Zoom in. |
zoomOut | Zoom out. |
presetno=<Number|Name> |
Move to a preset position. You can move a camera to a preset position by using the number or the name of the position. Note: You can only move a camera to a preset position by name if you have configured the names of the preset positions in the element device.definition. |
stop |
Stop camera. Using the command cmd=move;stop all keywords of the command (except preset) are sent by using the value 0. This command string corresponds to the following value: cmd=move;up=0;left=0;down=0,right=0,zoomIn=0,zoomOut=0 |
Example for a command to a PTZ control head.
cmd=move;up=86;left=30;down=24
cmd=move;presetno=3
cmd=move;preset=Look to the south
cmd=move;stop
Command: cmd=iris
Keyword | Description |
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start |
Starts the iris movement. The command is followed by the specification of the speed within the range -100% until 100%, e.g.: start=-70 |
stop | Stops the iris movement. |
Examples for a command to an iris control.
cmd=iris;start=50
cmd=iris;stop
Command: cmd=focus
Keyword | Description |
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step | The command is followed by a number of steps to be executed. |
start | The command is followed by the speed within the range -100% to 100%, e.g. start = 70% |
stop | The command stops the focusing. |
Example for a command to a focus control.
cmd=focus;start=50 cmd=focus;stop
Command: cmd=setpreset
Keyword | Description |
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preset | Program preset position to the current camera position. The command is followed by a preset number. If you have configured the names of the positions in the element device.definition, you can address the preset position also by using the specified name. |
Examples for a command to set the preset position
cmd=setpreset;presetno=1
cmd=setpreset;preset=Look to the south
Command: cmd=deletepreset
Keyword | Description |
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preset | Delete preset position. The command is followed by a preset number. If you have configured the names of the positions in the element device.definition, you can delete the preset position also by using the specified name. |
Example for a command to delete the preset position
cmd=deletepreset;presetno=1