Ares_MtOlympus 0 Posted October 30, 2016 Hello all, here is my predicament, I volunteer with a local Emergency Management Office, we set up a Q-See NVR QT848 with still cameras and a PTZ, a Trendnet TV-IP450PI. To my surprise this "IP" PTZ came with RS485 connections. This nVR has RS485 connection as well so that is what we have been using to control the PTZ, however we purchased the GWSDK65 (GW Security) PTZ Controller awhile ago and I can't for the life of me get it to operate the PTZ. It asks for the normal settings baud rate, protocol ect. but I don't have this information (NVR) did not require it we plugged it in and it worked) and Trendnet says the info doesn't exist because it's an IP camera and shouldn't have the RD485 cord anyway (GRR). I am just trying to figure out how to either make this controller work with this the TV-IP450PI or get the proper controller for it (if within reasonable price.) Any and all help is appreciated as I have spent hours with each company's tech support to no avail! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctvmann 0 Posted October 30, 2016 its probably setup from factory as pelco d 2400 address 1 try that as the setting in joystick and see how that goes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted October 30, 2016 Hi. Remover the rs 485 from the back of NVR and you will see you still have control. They are both OEM dahua so no setup was needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ares_MtOlympus 0 Posted October 30, 2016 Okay, cctvman I will try those settings and hopefully it will work! Tomcctv, if this is the case the RS485 should have no function? My other question would be then is there a IP PTZ controller that would work with this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ares_MtOlympus 0 Posted October 30, 2016 Tomcctv, if there is a supported IP ptz controller/ joystick, would I need a seperate switch to go into the controller and then one into the NVR? The joysticks I just looked up only have one Ethernet plug. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted October 30, 2016 Tomcctv, if there is a supported IP ptz controller/ joystick, would I need a seperate switch to go into the controller and then one into the NVR? The joysticks I just looked up only have one Ethernet plug. Hi no you just plug it into same network as camera. But your camera is discontinued. But still a very good camera the problem is you are going to spend more on the controller than you paid for your camera. You will find it cheaper to use a iPad with stylus and load the camera and just move stylus over screen to move the PTZ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rossko 0 Posted October 31, 2016 If an RS-485 port is provided on an IP camera, it is usually an OUTLET to control external gear. (This makes more sense with a box IP camera, where RS-485 'out' could control a Pan-tilt mounting). The actual control from DVR passes over the IP network. Try disconnecting the RS-485 wires to see if you can still PTZ from DVR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
