PSS With a joystick?

[TechnicalTony 0]

So the other day I'm sitting at home, pondering the days events and I remember a customer asking me about remote controlling a PTZ via joystick. (It was that or spend time with the wife )

 

Now obviously you can use a Dahua net keyboard but there's no built in screen on those (discounting the one I saw at IFSEC but that things so much of a nightmare to setup it's unbelievable).

 

What I'm wondering is if theres a way to use a standard PC joystick to control the PTZ function. Not seeing anything in the PSS menu itself but I can't help but hope it's a possibility. Maybe by tweaking the ini files?

 

Anyone else ever encountered this, or even have any hints on a good place to start?

 

Using PSS 4.05 with an ADATA mini PTZ direct into one of their iApollo's for testing.

 

(I'll update if I get any joy)

[ssnapier 0]

I know that Mobotix Control Center claims the ability to use any standard USB joystick or gamepad but I have never tested it.