Contents

Table of Contents
- 1 - Introduction 1
  - 1.1 - Safety 2
  - 1.2 - E Series Features 2
  - 1.3 - PTU-E46 Features 2
  - 1.4 - About This Manual 3
    - 1.4.1 - Formatting Conventions 3
- 2 - Web Interface 5
  - 2.1 - Network Page 6
  - 2.2 - PTU Configuration Page 7
  - 2.3 - PTU Control Page 10
  - 2.4 - GPM Config Page 12
  - 2.5 - Configurable I/O Page 14
    - 2.5.1 - PL01 Emulation 16
    - 2.5.2 - PL02 Emulation 16
    - 2.5.3 - PL17 Emulation 17
  - 2.6 - ISM Configuration Page 17
- 3 - ASCII Serial Commands 21
  - 3.1 - ASCII Command Syntax 21
  - 3.2 - Serial Command List 22
    - 3.2.1 - Position 22
    - 3.2.2 - Speed 23
    - 3.2.3 - Continuous Axis Rotation 23
    - 3.2.4 - Limits 23
    - 3.2.5 - Unit Controls 24
    - 3.2.6 - Power 24
    - 3.2.7 - Serial, Expanded, and Configurable I/O 25
    - 3.2.8 - Step Modes 25
    - 3.2.9 - IP Network 25
    - 3.2.10 - Control Mode 26
    - 3.2.11 - Geo Pointing Module (GPM) 26
    - 3.2.12 - Pelco D 26
    - 3.2.13 - Firewall 27
    - 3.2.14 - Compatibility Mode 27
    - 3.2.15 - Timestamp 27
- 4 - Position 29
  - 4.1 - Absolute Position 29
    - 4.1.1 - Commands 29
    - 4.1.2 - Syntax 29
    - 4.1.3 - Example 29
    - 4.1.4 - See Also 30
  - 4.2 - Offset Position 30
    - 4.2.1 - Commands 30
    - 4.2.2 - Syntax 30
    - 4.2.3 - Example 30
    - 4.2.4 - See Also 31
  - 4.3 - Resolution per Position 31
    - 4.3.1 - Commands 31
    - 4.3.2 - Syntax 31
    - 4.3.3 - Example 31
    - 4.3.4 - See Also 32
  - 4.4 - Limit Position Queries 32
    - 4.4.1 - Commands 32
    - 4.4.2 - Syntax 32
    - 4.4.3 - Example 32
    - 4.4.4 - See Also 32
  - 4.5 - Position Limit Enforcement 33
    - 4.5.1 - Commands 33
    - 4.5.2 - Syntax 33
    - 4.5.3 - Example 34
    - 4.5.4 - See Also 34
  - 4.6 - Position Execution Mode 34
    - 4.6.1 - Commands 34
    - 4.6.2 - Syntax 35
    - 4.6.3 - Example 35
  - 4.7 - Await Position Completion 35
    - 4.7.1 - Command 35
    - 4.7.2 - Syntax 36
    - 4.7.3 - Example 36
    - 4.7.4 - See Also 36
  - 4.8 - Dwell 36
    - 4.8.1 - Command 36
    - 4.8.2 - Syntax 37
    - 4.8.3 - Example 37
  - 4.9 - Halt 37
    - 4.9.1 - Command 37
    - 4.9.2 - Syntax 37
    - 4.9.3 - Example 37
    - 4.9.4 - See Also 38
  - 4.10 - Monitor (Auto-scan) 38
    - 4.10.1 - Commands 38
    - 4.10.2 - Syntax 38
    - 4.10.3 - Example 39
    - 4.10.4 - See Also 39
  - 4.11 - Monitor Status 40
    - 4.11.1 - Command 40
    - 4.11.2 - Syntax 40
    - 4.11.3 - Example 40
    - 4.11.4 - See Also 40
  - 4.12 - Position Presets 41
    - 4.12.1 - Commands 41
    - 4.12.2 - Syntax 41
    - 4.12.3 - Example 41
  - 4.13 - Query/Set PTU Speed/Position 42
    - 4.13.1 - Command 42
    - 4.13.2 - Syntax 42
    - 4.13.3 - Example 42
- 5 - Speed Control 43
  - 5.1 - Absolute Speed 44
    - 5.1.1 - Commands 44
    - 5.1.2 - Syntax 44
    - 5.1.3 - Example 44
    - 5.1.4 - See Also 45
  - 5.2 - Relative Speed 45
    - 5.2.1 - Commands 45
    - 5.2.2 - Syntax 45
    - 5.2.3 - Example 45
    - 5.2.4 - See Also 46
  - 5.3 - Acceleration 46
    - 5.3.1 - Commands 46
    - 5.3.2 - Syntax 46
    - 5.3.3 - Example 46
    - 5.3.4 - See Also 47
  - 5.4 - Base (Start-Up) Speed 47
    - 5.4.1 - Commands 47
    - 5.4.2 - Syntax 47
    - 5.4.3 - Example 47
    - 5.4.4 - See Also 48
  - 5.5 - Speed Bounds 48
    - 5.5.1 - Commands 48
    - 5.5.2 - Syntax 48
    - 5.5.3 - Example 49
    - 5.5.4 - See Also 49
  - 5.6 - Speed Control Modes 49
    - 5.6.1 - Commands 50
    - 5.6.2 - Syntax 50
    - 5.6.3 - Example 50
    - 5.6.4 - See Also 51
- 6 - Continuous Axis Rotation 53
  - 6.1 - Continuous Rotation 53
    - 6.1.1 - Commands 53
    - 6.1.2 - Syntax 54
    - 6.1.3 - Example 54
- 7 - User-Defined Limits 55
  - 7.1 - Position Limit Queries 56
    - 7.1.1 - Commands 56
    - 7.1.2 - Syntax 56
    - 7.1.3 - Example 57
    - 7.1.4 - See Also 57
  - 7.2 - Position Limit Enforcement 57
    - 7.2.1 - Commands 58
    - 7.2.2 - Syntax 58
    - 7.2.3 - Example 58
    - 7.2.4 - See Also 59
- 8 - Unit Commands 61
  - 8.1 - Reset PTU 61
    - 8.1.1 - Commands 61
    - 8.1.2 - Syntax 62
    - 8.1.3 - Example 62
  - 8.2 - Default Save/Restore 63
    - 8.2.1 - Commands 64
    - 8.2.2 - Syntax 64
  - 8.3 - Echo 64
    - 8.3.1 - Commands 64
    - 8.3.2 - Syntax 65
    - 8.3.3 - Example 65
  - 8.4 - Feedback 65
    - 8.4.1 - Commands 65
    - 8.4.2 - Syntax 65
    - 8.4.3 - Example 66
  - 8.5 - Controller Version 66
    - 8.5.1 - Commands 66
    - 8.5.2 - Syntax 66
    - 8.5.3 - Example 66
  - 8.6 - Voltage and Temperature Query 67
    - 8.6.1 - Command 67
    - 8.6.2 - Syntax 67
    - 8.6.3 - Example 67
- 9 - Power Control 69
  - 9.1 - Hold Power Mode 69
    - 9.1.1 - Commands 70
    - 9.1.2 - Syntax 70
    - 9.1.3 - Example 70
  - 9.2 - In-Motion Power Mode 71
    - 9.2.1 - Commands 71
    - 9.2.2 - Syntax 71
    - 9.2.3 - Example 71
- 10 - Host Serial Port 73
  - 10.1 - Baud Rate 73
    - 10.1.1 - Command 73
    - 10.1.2 - Syntax 74
    - 10.1.3 - Example 74
    - 10.1.4 - See Also 74
- 11 - Expanded I/O 75
  - 11.1 - Serial Communications Target 75
    - 11.1.1 - Commands 76
    - 11.1.2 - Syntax 76
    - 11.1.3 - Example 76
    - 11.1.4 - See Also 76
  - 11.2 - Expanded Serial Port 77
    - 11.2.1 - Commands 77
    - 11.2.2 - Syntax 77
    - 11.2.3 - Example 78
    - 11.2.4 - See Also 78
  - 11.3 - ASCII TTL Control 78
    - 11.3.1 - Commands 78
    - 11.3.2 - Syntax 79
    - 11.3.3 - Example 79
- 12 - Configurable I/O 81
  - 12.1 - Available Configurations 82
    - 12.1.1 - Serial Ports 82
    - 12.1.2 - TTL Lines 82
  - 12.2 - Commands 83
    - 12.2.1 - Syntax 84
    - 12.2.2 - Example One: Sample Configuration 84
    - 12.2.3 - Example Two: PL01 Emulation 85
    - 12.2.4 - Example Three: PL02 Emulation 86
    - 12.2.5 - Example Four: PL17 Emulation 86
    - 12.2.6 - See Also 86
- 13 - Step Modes 87
  - 13.1 - Configuring Step Mode 87
    - 13.1.1 - Command 87
    - 13.1.2 - Syntax 87
    - 13.1.3 - Example 87
- 14 - PTU Serial Networks 89
  - 14.1 - Unit Network ID 89
    - 14.1.1 - Command 89
    - 14.1.2 - Syntax 89
    - 14.1.3 - Example 89
    - 14.1.4 - See Also 90
  - 14.2 - Unit Select/Deselect 90
    - 14.2.1 - Commands 90
    - 14.2.2 - Syntax 90
    - 14.2.3 - Example 90
    - 14.2.4 - See Also 91
- 15 - IP Network 93
  - 15.1 - MAC Address 93
    - 15.1.1 - Command 93
    - 15.1.2 - Syntax 93
    - 15.1.3 - Example 94
  - 15.2 - IP Address 94
    - 15.2.1 - Command 94
    - 15.2.2 - Syntax 94
    - 15.2.3 - Example 94
  - 15.3 - Network Mode 95
    - 15.3.1 - Commands 95
    - 15.3.2 - Syntax 95
    - 15.3.3 - Example 95
  - 15.4 - Redirect Port 95
    - 15.4.1 - Command 95
    - 15.4.2 - Syntax 96
    - 15.4.3 - Example 96
  - 15.5 - Network Gateway 96
    - 15.5.1 - Command 96
    - 15.5.2 - Syntax 96
    - 15.5.3 - Example 96
  - 15.6 - Network Host Name 97
    - 15.6.1 - Commands 97
    - 15.6.2 - Syntax 97
    - 15.6.3 - Example 97
  - 15.7 - Network Mask 97
    - 15.7.1 - Command 97
    - 15.7.2 - Syntax 97
    - 15.7.3 - Example 98
- 16 - Control Modes 99
  - 16.1 - Commands 100
  - 16.2 - Syntax 101
  - 16.3 - Example 101
- 17 - E Series TCP/IP Control 103
  - 17.1 - Using TCP/IP Control 103
  - 17.2 - Legacy Applications 104
    - 17.2.1 - Using HyperTerminal 104
    - 17.2.2 - Using Tera Term 104
    - 17.2.3 - Using Putty 105
  - 17.3 - Channel A/B 106
- 18 - Geo Pointing Module 107
  - 18.1 - Setting PTU Orientation 108
    - 18.1.1 - Direct Orientation: 108
    - 18.1.2 - Landmark Orientation 108
    - 18.1.3 - Euler Angles and Singularities 109
  - 18.2 - General GPM Settings 109
    - 18.2.1 - Commands 109
    - 18.2.2 - Syntax 110
    - 18.2.3 - Example 110
    - 18.2.4 - See Also 111
  - 18.3 - Position and Altitude 111
    - 18.3.1 - Commands 111
    - 18.3.2 - Syntax 112
    - 18.3.3 - Example 112
    - 18.3.4 - See Also 112
  - 18.4 - Roll/Pitch/Yaw 113
    - 18.4.1 - Commands 113
    - 18.4.2 - Syntax 113
    - 18.4.3 - Example 114
    - 18.4.4 - See Also 114
  - 18.5 - Landmarks 114
    - 18.5.1 - Commands 114
    - 18.5.2 - Syntax 115
    - 18.5.3 - Example 115
    - 18.5.4 - See Also 116
  - 18.6 - Geopointing Go Timed 116
    - 18.6.1 - Command 117
    - 18.6.2 - Syntax 117
    - 18.6.3 - Example 118
- 19 - Pelco D Protocol 119
  - 19.1 - Configuration 119
    - 19.1.1 - Commands 119
    - 19.1.2 - Syntax 119
    - 19.1.3 - Example 120
  - 19.2 - Standard Pelco D Commands 120
  - 19.3 - Extended Pelco D Commands 120
  - 19.4 - Auxiliary Pelco D IDs 121
- 20 - TCP/IP Firewall 123
  - 20.1 - Rules 123
    - 20.1.1 - Rule Syntax 124
    - 20.1.2 - Examples 124
  - 20.2 - Management 125
    - 20.2.1 - Rule Lists 125
    - 20.2.2 - Managing Rule Lists 125
  - 20.3 - Using the Firewall 126
    - 20.3.1 - Commands 126
    - 20.3.2 - Syntax 126
  - 20.4 - Precautions 126
    - 20.4.1 - HTTP 126
    - 20.4.2 - DHCP 127
    - 20.4.3 - TCP Control 127
  - 20.5 - Example Configurations 127
    - 20.5.1 - Block Everything 127
    - 20.5.2 - Block Everything Except DHCP 127
    - 20.5.3 - HTTP Only 127
    - 20.5.4 - TCP/IP Control 128
    - 20.5.5 - Listing Rules 128
- 21 - Compatibility Mode 129
  - 21.1 - Commands 129
  - 21.2 - Syntax 129
  - 21.3 - Effects 130
    - 21.3.1 - Firmware Version 3.0.0 130
    - 21.3.2 - Firmware Version 3.1.4 and Later 130
- 22 - Timestamps 133
  - 22.1 - Commands 133
  - 22.2 - Syntax 133
  - 22.3 - Example 134
1 - Introduction
- 1.1 - Safety
- 1.2 - E Series Features
- 1.3 - PTU-E46 Features
- 1.4 - About This Manual
  - 1.4.1 - Formatting Conventions
2 - Web Interface
- 2.1 - Network Page
- 2.2 - PTU Configuration Page
- 2.3 - PTU Control Page
- 2.4 - GPM Config Page
- 2.5 - Configurable I/O Page
  - 2.5.1 - PL01 Emulation
  - 2.5.2 - PL02 Emulation
  - 2.5.3 - PL17 Emulation
- 2.6 - ISM Configuration Page
3 - ASCII Serial Commands
- 3.1 - ASCII Command Syntax
- 3.2 - Serial Command List
  - 3.2.1 - Position
  - 3.2.2 - Speed
  - 3.2.3 - Continuous Axis Rotation
  - 3.2.4 - Limits
  - 3.2.5 - Unit Controls
  - 3.2.6 - Power
  - 3.2.7 - Serial, Expanded, and Configurable I/O
  - 3.2.8 - Step Modes
  - 3.2.9 - IP Network
  - 3.2.10 - Control Mode
  - 3.2.11 - Geo Pointing Module (GPM)
  - 3.2.12 - Pelco D
  - 3.2.13 - Firewall
  - 3.2.14 - Compatibility Mode
  - 3.2.15 - Timestamp
4 - Position
- 4.1 - Absolute Position
  - 4.1.1 - Commands
  - 4.1.2 - Syntax
  - 4.1.3 - Example
  - 4.1.4 - See Also
- 4.2 - Offset Position
  - 4.2.1 - Commands
  - 4.2.2 - Syntax
  - 4.2.3 - Example
  - 4.2.4 - See Also
- 4.3 - Resolution per Position
  - 4.3.1 - Commands
  - 4.3.2 - Syntax
  - 4.3.3 - Example
  - 4.3.4 - See Also
- 4.4 - Limit Position Queries
  - 4.4.1 - Commands
  - 4.4.2 - Syntax
  - 4.4.3 - Example
  - 4.4.4 - See Also
- 4.5 - Position Limit Enforcement
  - 4.5.1 - Commands
  - 4.5.2 - Syntax
  - 4.5.3 - Example
  - 4.5.4 - See Also
- 4.6 - Position Execution Mode
  - 4.6.1 - Commands
  - 4.6.2 - Syntax
  - 4.6.3 - Example
- 4.7 - Await Position Completion
  - 4.7.1 - Command
  - 4.7.2 - Syntax
  - 4.7.3 - Example
  - 4.7.4 - See Also
- 4.8 - Dwell
  - 4.8.1 - Command
  - 4.8.2 - Syntax
  - 4.8.3 - Example
- 4.9 - Halt
  - 4.9.1 - Command
  - 4.9.2 - Syntax
  - 4.9.3 - Example
  - 4.9.4 - See Also
- 4.10 - Monitor (Auto-scan)
  - 4.10.1 - Commands
  - 4.10.2 - Syntax
  - 4.10.3 - Example
  - 4.10.4 - See Also
- 4.11 - Monitor Status
  - 4.11.1 - Command
  - 4.11.2 - Syntax
  - 4.11.3 - Example
  - 4.11.4 - See Also
- 4.12 - Position Presets
  - 4.12.1 - Commands
  - 4.12.2 - Syntax
  - 4.12.3 - Example
- 4.13 - Query/Set PTU Speed/Position
  - 4.13.1 - Command
  - 4.13.2 - Syntax
  - 4.13.3 - Example
5 - Speed Control
- 5.1 - Absolute Speed
  - 5.1.1 - Commands
  - 5.1.2 - Syntax
  - 5.1.3 - Example
  - 5.1.4 - See Also
- 5.2 - Relative Speed
  - 5.2.1 - Commands
  - 5.2.2 - Syntax
  - 5.2.3 - Example
  - 5.2.4 - See Also
- 5.3 - Acceleration
  - 5.3.1 - Commands
  - 5.3.2 - Syntax
  - 5.3.3 - Example
  - 5.3.4 - See Also
- 5.4 - Base (Start-Up) Speed
  - 5.4.1 - Commands
  - 5.4.2 - Syntax
  - 5.4.3 - Example
  - 5.4.4 - See Also
- 5.5 - Speed Bounds
  - 5.5.1 - Commands
  - 5.5.2 - Syntax
  - 5.5.3 - Example
  - 5.5.4 - See Also
- 5.6 - Speed Control Modes
  - 5.6.1 - Commands
  - 5.6.2 - Syntax
  - 5.6.3 - Example
  - 5.6.4 - See Also
6 - Continuous Axis Rotation
- 6.1 - Continuous Rotation
  - 6.1.1 - Commands
  - 6.1.2 - Syntax
  - 6.1.3 - Example
7 - User-Defined Limits
- 7.1 - Position Limit Queries
  - 7.1.1 - Commands
  - 7.1.2 - Syntax
  - 7.1.3 - Example
  - 7.1.4 - See Also
- 7.2 - Position Limit Enforcement
  - 7.2.1 - Commands
  - 7.2.2 - Syntax
  - 7.2.3 - Example
  - 7.2.4 - See Also
8 - Unit Commands
- 8.1 - Reset PTU
  - 8.1.1 - Commands
  - 8.1.2 - Syntax
  - 8.1.3 - Example
- 8.2 - Default Save/Restore
  - 8.2.1 - Commands
  - 8.2.2 - Syntax
- 8.3 - Echo
  - 8.3.1 - Commands
  - 8.3.2 - Syntax
  - 8.3.3 - Example
- 8.4 - Feedback
  - 8.4.1 - Commands
  - 8.4.2 - Syntax
  - 8.4.3 - Example
- 8.5 - Controller Version
  - 8.5.1 - Commands
  - 8.5.2 - Syntax
  - 8.5.3 - Example
- 8.6 - Voltage and Temperature Query
  - 8.6.1 - Command
  - 8.6.2 - Syntax
  - 8.6.3 - Example
9 - Power Control
- 9.1 - Hold Power Mode
  - 9.1.1 - Commands
  - 9.1.2 - Syntax
  - 9.1.3 - Example
- 9.2 - In-Motion Power Mode
  - 9.2.1 - Commands
  - 9.2.2 - Syntax
  - 9.2.3 - Example
10 - Host Serial Port
- 10.1 - Baud Rate
  - 10.1.1 - Command
  - 10.1.2 - Syntax
  - 10.1.3 - Example
  - 10.1.4 - See Also
11 - Expanded I/O
- 11.1 - Serial Communications Target
  - 11.1.1 - Commands
  - 11.1.2 - Syntax
  - 11.1.3 - Example
  - 11.1.4 - See Also
- 11.2 - Expanded Serial Port
  - 11.2.1 - Commands
  - 11.2.2 - Syntax
  - 11.2.3 - Example
  - 11.2.4 - See Also
- 11.3 - ASCII TTL Control
  - 11.3.1 - Commands
  - 11.3.2 - Syntax
  - 11.3.3 - Example
12 - Configurable I/O
- 12.1 - Available Configurations
  - 12.1.1 - Serial Ports
  - 12.1.2 - TTL Lines
- 12.2 - Commands
  - 12.2.1 - Syntax
  - 12.2.2 - Example One: Sample Configuration
  - 12.2.3 - Example Two: PL01 Emulation
  - 12.2.4 - Example Three: PL02 Emulation
  - 12.2.5 - Example Four: PL17 Emulation
  - 12.2.6 - See Also
13 - Step Modes
- 13.1 - Configuring Step Mode
  - 13.1.1 - Command
  - 13.1.2 - Syntax
  - 13.1.3 - Example
14 - PTU Serial Networks
- 14.1 - Unit Network ID
  - 14.1.1 - Command
  - 14.1.2 - Syntax
  - 14.1.3 - Example
  - 14.1.4 - See Also
- 14.2 - Unit Select/Deselect
  - 14.2.1 - Commands
  - 14.2.2 - Syntax
  - 14.2.3 - Example
  - 14.2.4 - See Also
15 - IP Network
- 15.1 - MAC Address
  - 15.1.1 - Command
  - 15.1.2 - Syntax
  - 15.1.3 - Example
- 15.2 - IP Address
  - 15.2.1 - Command
  - 15.2.2 - Syntax
  - 15.2.3 - Example
- 15.3 - Network Mode
  - 15.3.1 - Commands
  - 15.3.2 - Syntax
  - 15.3.3 - Example
- 15.4 - Redirect Port
  - 15.4.1 - Command
  - 15.4.2 - Syntax
  - 15.4.3 - Example
- 15.5 - Network Gateway
  - 15.5.1 - Command
  - 15.5.2 - Syntax
  - 15.5.3 - Example
- 15.6 - Network Host Name
  - 15.6.1 - Commands
  - 15.6.2 - Syntax
  - 15.6.3 - Example
- 15.7 - Network Mask
  - 15.7.1 - Command
  - 15.7.2 - Syntax
  - 15.7.3 - Example
16 - Control Modes
- 16.1 - Commands
- 16.2 - Syntax
- 16.3 - Example
17 - E Series TCP/IP Control
- 17.1 - Using TCP/IP Control
- 17.2 - Legacy Applications
  - 17.2.1 - Using HyperTerminal
  - 17.2.2 - Using Tera Term
  - 17.2.3 - Using Putty
- 17.3 - Channel A/B
18 - Geo Pointing Module
- 18.1 - Setting PTU Orientation
  - 18.1.1 - Direct Orientation:
  - 18.1.2 - Landmark Orientation
  - 18.1.3 - Euler Angles and Singularities
- 18.2 - General GPM Settings
  - 18.2.1 - Commands
  - 18.2.2 - Syntax
  - 18.2.3 - Example
  - 18.2.4 - See Also
- 18.3 - Position and Altitude
  - 18.3.1 - Commands
  - 18.3.2 - Syntax
  - 18.3.3 - Example
  - 18.3.4 - See Also
- 18.4 - Roll/Pitch/Yaw
  - 18.4.1 - Commands
  - 18.4.2 - Syntax
  - 18.4.3 - Example
  - 18.4.4 - See Also
- 18.5 - Landmarks
  - 18.5.1 - Commands
  - 18.5.2 - Syntax
  - 18.5.3 - Example
  - 18.5.4 - See Also
- 18.6 - Geopointing Go Timed
  - 18.6.1 - Command
  - 18.6.2 - Syntax
  - 18.6.3 - Example
19 - Pelco D Protocol
- 19.1 - Configuration
  - 19.1.1 - Commands
  - 19.1.2 - Syntax
  - 19.1.3 - Example
- 19.2 - Standard Pelco D Commands
- 19.3 - Extended Pelco D Commands
- 19.4 - Auxiliary Pelco D IDs
A - TCP/IP Firewall
- A.1 - Rules
  - A.1.1 - Rule Syntax
  - A.1.2 - Examples
- A.2 - Management
  - A.2.1 - Rule Lists
  - A.2.2 - Managing Rule Lists
- A.3 - Using the Firewall
  - A.3.1 - Commands
  - A.3.2 - Syntax
- A.4 - Precautions
  - A.4.1 - HTTP
  - A.4.2 - DHCP
  - A.4.3 - TCP Control
- A.5 - Example Configurations
  - A.5.1 - Block Everything
  - A.5.2 - Block Everything Except DHCP
  - A.5.3 - HTTP Only
  - A.5.4 - TCP/IP Control
  - A.5.5 - Listing Rules
B - Compatibility Mode
- B.1 - Commands
- B.2 - Syntax
- B.3 - Effects
  - B.3.1 - Firmware Version 3.0.0
  - B.3.2 - Firmware Version 3.1.4 and Later
C - Timestamps
- C.1 - Commands
- C.2 - Syntax
- C.3 - Example

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Flir Pan-Tilt Unit Computer Controlled Unit Specification

The Flir Pan-Tilt Unit Computer Controlled Unit is an advanced positioning system designed for precision control and monitoring applications. It features a robust construction to withstand harsh environmental conditions, making it ideal for both indoor and outdoor use. The unit is equipped with high-torque motors, enabling smooth and accurate movements with a full range of pan and tilt capabilities. Its precision-engineered gears ensure minimal backlash for consistent and reliable performance. The system supports various communication interfaces, including Ethernet and RS-232/422, facilitating seamless integration with existing control systems. Its user-friendly software interface allows for intuitive operation and configuration, offering customizable presets and automated scanning patterns for enhanced surveillance and tracking applications. The unit is compatible with a wide range of cameras and sensors, providing versatility for different operational needs. Built-in diagnostics and feedback systems enhance reliability and reduce maintenance requirements. The Flir Pan-Tilt Unit is designed for easy installation, featuring a compact form factor that allows for flexible mounting options. Its rugged design is IP-rated for dust and water resistance, ensuring longevity in demanding environments. Advanced safety features, such as collision detection and automatic shutdown, protect both the unit and its surroundings. This sophisticated pan-tilt system is suitable for use in security, defense, industrial inspection, and research applications, offering exceptional performance and adaptability to meet diverse operational demands.

Flir Pan-Tilt Unit Computer Controlled Unit F.A.Q.

How do I connect the Flir Pan-Tilt Unit to a computer?

To connect the Flir Pan-Tilt Unit to a computer, use the provided USB or Ethernet cable. Install the necessary drivers from Flir’s official website to ensure proper communication between the device and your computer.

What software is required for controlling the Flir Pan-Tilt Unit?

You can use Flir's proprietary software or third-party applications that support the unit's API for controlling the pan and tilt functions. Ensure the software is compatible with your operating system.

How can I calibrate the Flir Pan-Tilt Unit for accurate positioning?

Calibration can be done through the control software by setting predefined positions and adjusting the unit's response to ensure precise movement. Consult the user manual for detailed calibration instructions.

What are the troubleshooting steps if the unit does not respond to commands?

First, check the power supply and connections. Ensure the drivers are correctly installed. Reset the unit and try sending commands again. If issues persist, consult the technical support section of the user manual.

How do I perform regular maintenance on the Flir Pan-Tilt Unit?

Regular maintenance includes cleaning the unit with a soft, dry cloth, checking for any loose connections, and ensuring firmware is up-to-date. Avoid exposing the unit to extreme temperatures or moisture.

Can the Flir Pan-Tilt Unit be integrated with other surveillance systems?

Yes, the unit can be integrated with other systems via its API and compatible software. Ensure the systems support the same communication protocols for seamless integration.

What should I do if the unit overheats during operation?

If the unit overheats, immediately shut it down and allow it to cool. Check for obstructions around the ventilation areas and ensure it is operated within the recommended temperature range.

How can I update the firmware on the Flir Pan-Tilt Unit?

Download the latest firmware from Flir's official website. Connect the unit to your computer, open the control software, and follow the firmware update instructions provided.

What are the recommended storage conditions for the Flir Pan-Tilt Unit when not in use?

Store the unit in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. Use the original packaging to protect it from dust and physical damage.

How can I ensure the security of the Flir Pan-Tilt Unit when connected to a network?

Enable encryption on your network, use strong passwords, and regularly update the unit's firmware to protect against vulnerabilities. Consult your network administrator for additional security measures.