How to power and control your AT-HDVS-CAM-HDBT – Atlona Help Center

1. POWER

You cannot power an HDBaseT device from the camera.

2. CONTROL

RS-232
- The camera can be controlled RS-232 by connecting to the RS-232 port on the camera, or over HDBaseT via RS-232 (Baud 9600)
- You can run a control system's RS-232 commands into the recommended devices to send RS-232 to the camera
IP control
- Plug into the Ethernet port of the camera and set the IP address on the same domain as your control system to control the unit
Remote Control
- The camera also comes with an IR remote in the box that you can use to control the camera
If you are having issues getting an IP address assigned to your camera you can directly connect to it using the lan port to your PC and use this free software: KB01257-How-to-turn-your-computer-Windows-into-a-DHCP-server-to-give-your-Atlona-unit-an-IP-address

3. Third Party Controller

First, you can find the API here AT-HDVS-CAM (HDMI, and HDBaseT) API
- Understanding the API:
  - You will be using the Command Packets from the Visca Protocol list starting on page 4 of the PDF
  - For the example above I have picked the Power On command
  - X is your device ID which by default is "1" and you can always double-check by logging into the WebGUI of the camera. This can be found in the system settings.
To test your camera controls you can download Hercules here Hercules-Setup-Utility
- You will want to use TCP Client
- Use the IP address of your camera and port 1259 then click Connect. The program will then say connecting and connected if done correctly.
- I have entered the power on and off command separately with my device ID as "1". I have also clicked the hex checkmark box. After this, you can hit send to control your camera.
When sending the Pan and Tilt commands you will have to set the speed of both.
- Title up command would be "8x 01 06 01 VV WW 03 01 FF"
- VV = Pan Speed "01"-"18" and WW would be tilt speed "01"-"14"
  - Our suggestion is to use 07 for both pan and tilt
  - for example, tilt-up would be on a device ID of 1 " 81 01 06 01 07 07 03 01 FF"
    - Then you would also want to set a stop command on release so that the camera does not continue to go in the direction you gave it
    - example "81 01 06 01 07 07 03 01 FF" (up command) wait one second "81 01 06 01 07 07 03 03 FF" (Stop command)