[AG-TECH] Tandberg Control panel

[Jonathan C. Humfrey]

I actually found a good source for the visca cables, since the guy who
made ours failed to make them actually work.

Here is his info:

From: Phelix Bradford <bphelix at aegiselect.com>

Phelix Bradford
Aegis Electronics Group Inc.
760-729-2026 ext#19
1015 Chestnut Ave. Suite G-2
Carlsbad,  Ca  92008

Phelix, you might want to check out www.accessgrid.org since we are all
using the Sony EVI cameras...




On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Jim Farrar wrote:

> The software for the cameras is available as a free download from the 
> manufacturer of whatever cameras you have.  You can daisy chain the 
> cameras, you just have to use the little switch on them to identify each 
> camera(set the first camera to 1, the second to 2 and so on).  Yes you do 
> need separate cables for the daisy chain, but finding them is next to 
> impossible.  I found the pin-out information and made ours.  They only use 
> 5 of the 8 pins, the pin out is:
> 1-------2
> 2-------1
> 3-------5
> 4-------4
> 5-------3
> Good luck and have fun.
> 
> 
> At 06:41 PM 1/29/02 -0600, Satish Devarapalli wrote:
> >Can some one suggest a vendor for getting the Camera control software and
> >the visca cables. Can we daisy chain these cameras and connect them all
> >to a single port ? If yes, do we use any separate cables for daisy chaining.
> >(I see VISCA IN and OUT, so possibly we can daisy chain them).
> >
> >-Satish
> >
> >
> >-- Original Message --
> >
> > >David,
> > >
> > >We haven't played with the Tandberg Panel but have had some tech-talks
> >with
> > >A/V firms that use AMX type panels.  They are pretty nice but expensive
> > >to
> > >purchase and costly to install.  From what we saw they didn't seem to add
> > >enough value for the money for the average Grid node.  They may be
> > >appropriate though for a very high end location that will also serve other
> > >functions like the conference room you mentioned. Most of these systems
> > >allow you to control all aspects of the room - lighting, camera,
> > >projections, sound, drapes/curtains, etc - but require that the items to
> > >be
> > >controlled use devices that work with the companies panel.  That's were
> > >it
> > >gets expensive.
> > >
> > >If you are looking to add camera control, the Sony and Cannon cameras have
> > >software which can run on the display machine to control the cameras.
> >They
> > >connect up using a visca control cable in series through the cameras which
> > >then connects back into the serial port on the display machine or other.
> > >The cameras are IDed by the system and controlled individually, or through
> > >presets, by the software.  It's actually pretty slick and the cost is pretty
> > >reasonable.
> > >
> > >
> > >Gary A. Refka
> > >INSORS Integrated Communications, Inc.
> > >111 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1412
> > >Chicago, IL 60604
> > >Email: grefka at insors.com
> > >On the Web: www.insors.com
> > >(847)922-8950
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On
> > >Behalf Of David E. Bernholdt
> > >Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 9:03 AM
> > >To: Satish Devarapalli
> > >Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov; bernholdtde at ornl.gov
> > >Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Tandberg Control panel
> > >
> > >
> > >On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 19:40:19 -0600  Satish Devarapalli wrote:
> > >> Has any used Tandberg Control Panel to control the cameras we use in
> >AG.
> > >
> > >I am not directly familiar with the Tandberg control panel (though
> > >I've seen one), but my guess is that it uses AMX, an industry standard
> > >protocol for the control of A/V, lighting, etc. which is widely used
> > >in high-end conference rooms, lecture halls, etc.
> > >
> > >As AG becomes a more established and widespread tool, I expect that
> > >integration of AMX interface capabilities into AG would be interesting
> > >for some customers.  For example: we're building some new buildings
> > >here shortly, and there will be a couple of connference rooms and
> > >lecture rooms which would be good candidates for AG nodes (not clear
> > >how many we'll have) and also good candidates to have AMX control
> > >systems (I don't know exactly what's planned in this respect).  It
> > >would be nice if they could all play nicely together.
> > >
> > >On the other hand, given its nature, I suspect that AMX integration is
> > >more likely to come from A/V vendors who supply conference room
> > >systems and become interested in AG as an addition to their product
> > >line rather than the research community that currently dominates AG
> > >development.
> > >
> > >Just my opinion.
> > >--
> > >David E. Bernholdt                   |   Email: bernholdtde at ornl.gov
> > >Oak Ridge National Laboratory        |   Phone: +1 (865) 574 3147
> > >http://www.csm.ornl.gov/~bernhold/   |   Fax:   +1 (865) 574 0680
> > >
> > >
>