ruinit 0 Posted August 23, 2012 Hi, New to forums so forgive my noobness I recently purchased 4 KCM-5311e camera's to cover my business parking lot and I find that they just won't do what I need. (I really thought they were ePtz but they only zoom /sigh)I have to much invested in them to replace with PTZ's and they are god awful expensive so I started looking into what a friend told me about pan/tilt scanner or pan/tilt power head or whatever they call it. I can't seem to find one that will do what I need. I looked at the Pelco ones. I want them to patrol, zoom and record on motion. Now I also want to be able to log in over the internet and control the camera's to look around from time to time. Is this possible? The camera's are supposed to be rs-485 protocol ready but their website has all this mess about telemetry converter and what not. Someone please please please help me out so that I can buy the correct stuff the first time Thanks in advance for any help!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buellwinkle 0 Posted August 23, 2012 Have you read this? http://www.acti.com/getfile/KnowledgeBase_UploadFile/Pan_and_Tilt_Scanner_for_ACTi_Zoom_Cameras_20110503_002.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruinit 0 Posted August 23, 2012 Have you read this? http://www.acti.com/getfile/KnowledgeBase_UploadFile/Pan_and_Tilt_Scanner_for_ACTi_Zoom_Cameras_20110503_002.pdf Hehe yea you didn't read it in my post. I said "their website has all this mess about telemetry converter and what not" And all the stuff they mention is obsolete/discontinued but thanks for reply. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buellwinkle 0 Posted August 23, 2012 Not obsolete. Seems like you need the pan/tilt motor and the controller. There may be used components on eBay for much less. I've seen Pelco pan/tilt motors for pretty cheap. Just not sure what's compatible with what. Controller http://www.geminicomputersinc.com/dtmrx224.html Pan/Tilt Motor http://www.geminicomputersinc.com/pth311.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruinit 0 Posted August 23, 2012 Not obsolete. Seems like you need the pan/tilt motor and the controller. There may be used components on eBay for much less. I've seen Pelco pan/tilt motors for pretty cheap. Just not sure what's compatible with what. Controller http://www.geminicomputersinc.com/dtmrx224.html Pan/Tilt Motor http://www.geminicomputersinc.com/pth311.html Yea thats my problem I looked at the pelco but I have no idea what works with what. From what I read from other makers I shouldn't need that telemetry thingy. This item looks like it should work but I can't verify it http://www.pelco.com/sites/global/en/products/camera-solutions/range-presentation.page?p_function_id=9504&p_family_id=10221&p_range_id=2866 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buellwinkle 0 Posted August 23, 2012 That should work, just pair it up with the recomended telemetry receiver and you are set. At least you know they have tested it and it works. If you go on my blog, someone there is experimenting with the very same idea and he's further along. He doesn't have a camera so I have no idea how he's going to test it. It's in the comments in the KCM-5611 review. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
