ACTi5311: Sending Commands via HTML?

[PeteCress 0]

I've got an ACTi5311 here: http://extremesurfcam.dyndns.org:8080

 

Seems tb doing the job, which is letting windsurfers know how many sailors are out and whether or not they are planing.

 

I'm using Blue Iris to serve it and BI presents 8 zoom levels at the bottom of the browser window.

 

User clicks a number from 1 to 8, and the cam zooms accordingly.

 

So far, so good.

 

But sometimes the result is not focused that well - especially level 8. I know that because I can TeamViewer in to the server and click the camera UI''s built-in "Refocus" button and it gets better.

 

Looking at the BI docs, it looks like I can associate calls to outside routines (.BAT or .CMD files?) with those numbers 1-8 instead of having them passed directly to the cam.

 

That being the case, I could associate each number with two commands: one to zoom, and the other to force a refocus.

 

The Question:

 

Assuming my last supposition is true, has anybody done this? Sample commands?

[ando 0]

I've got an ACTi5311 here: http://extremesurfcam.dyndns.org:8080

 

Seems tb doing the job, which is letting windsurfers know how many sailors are out and whether or not they are planing.

 

I'm using Blue Iris to serve it and BI presents 8 zoom levels at the bottom of the browser window.

 

User clicks a number from 1 to 8, and the cam zooms accordingly.

 

So far, so good.

 

But sometimes the result is not focused that well - especially level 8. I know that because I can TeamViewer in to the server and click the camera UI''s built-in "Refocus" button and it gets better.

 

Looking at the BI docs, it looks like I can associate calls to outside routines (.BAT or .CMD files?) with those numbers 1-8 instead of having them passed directly to the cam.

 

That being the case, I could associate each number with two commands: one to zoom, and the other to force a refocus.

 

The Question:

 

Assuming my last supposition is true, has anybody done this? Sample commands?

 

Hi!

http://www.acti.com/kb/detail.asp?KB_ID=KB20120327001

Download the pdf, and go to page 10 for URL commands to manage zoom and focus functions.

[PeteCress 0]

http://www.acti.com/kb/detail.asp?KB_ID=KB20120327001

Download the pdf, and go to page 10 for URL commands to manage zoom and focus functions.

I'd already been there, but now that you pointed to it, went there again and realized that I had missed page 3, which gives the all-important example of command context.

 

I think I'm on the right path now.

 

Thanks.

 

FWIW, I've used several brands of camera - including Sony - and ACTi stands out when it comes to manuals and instructional material.