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Installation (MXM) :
No specific installation required.
Creation (Device) :
The setup of the device is
done through this dialog box :
COM Port : The number of the com port to use with this device. If this
port is used by another device, the name of the device is written between brackets
within the number of the port. If a message says "Impossible to open this port"
at the time you close the dialog box or at the startup of the device, it may be
because this port has been opened by another application or driver.
Baudrate : For specifying this baudrate, refer to the manual of the Pelco
matrix used.
Pin number : This is the pin for login to the matrix. Refer to the paragrapg
concerning the pre-packaged system in the Pelco manual. The default pin number
is 1111.
Commands (List Of) :
Select current monitor :
Description : To
select the monitor to currently work with.
Parameters :
Monitor number [Type : Integer] : The number of the monitor.
Usage : After completion of this command, the variables exported by
the mxm will reflect the status of the current monitor.
Switch camera :
Description : To
switch the specified camera to the specified monitor.
Parameters :
Camera number [Type : Integer] : The number of the camera.
Monitor number [Type : Integer] : The number of the monitor to switch
to.
Read video loss
:
Description : In
case an alert has been detected (see VideoLoss variable), to read the
number of the camera which is out of order.
Parameters :
Return camera number [Type : Integer] : Will contain in return the
number of the camera out of order.
Usage : After this aommand has been called the VideoLoss variable
is reset to zero.
Video loss alert :
Description : Activate
/ deactivate the video fail circuit on a specified camera.
Parameters :
Camera number [Type : Integer] : The number of the camera.
Mask [Type : Enum] : The alert mode.
Available values
“Masked” : mask the alert system.
“Unmasked” : unmask the alert system.
Status :
Variables (List Of) :
Type : Enum
Description : The current status of the matrix.
Available values :
"Ready"
"Busy"
"Error"
VideoLoss :
Type : Integer
Description : Is set to 1 in case a camera is out of order.
Usage : Call Read Video Loss to know the number of the camera
and to rest this variable to zero.
CurrentMonitorNumber :
Type : Integer
Description : The current monitor number.
CurrentMonitorStatus :
Type : Enum
Description : The current status of the current monitor.
Available values :
"Ready"
"Error"
“Undefined”
CurrentCameraNumber :
Type : Integer
Description : The camera currently switched on the current monitor.
Support (Difference with previous versions) :
V 1.0.1:
- Added: Support for Showmaster.
V 1.0.2:
- Modified: serial port is now opened when the device activity is enabled (i.e. when the project switches to Debug or Run mode).
V 1.0.3:
- Added: Support for Showmaster Pro.