Configure Serial-To-Ip Converters; Installing Dashboard And The Pivotcam Control Panel; Launching The Pivotcam Control Panel - Ross PIVOTCam Control Panel User Manual

Configure Serial-to-IP Converters

PIVOTCam cameras communicate over a serial RS232 interface. A serial-to-IP converter is required to enable the
cameras to communicate with the PIVOTCam Control Panel.
Each serial-to-IP converter has a single IP address. It may have multiple ports. Each port may be attached to up to
seven daisy-chained PIVOTCam cameras.
As you configure each camera, note its IP address, port number, and chain address so you can later configure
connectivity to the camera.
To configure a serial-to-IP converter:
1. Set a unique IP address for the converter.
This is the IP address for all cameras connected through the converter.
The IP address must be accessible to the computer running DashBoard.
2. Assign each port of the converter a port number.
This is the port number for all cameras connected through the port.
3. Set the baud rate to 9600.
4. For each camera, record the combination of IP address, port number (if applicable), and chain address.

Installing DashBoard and the PIVOTCam Control Panel

The PIVOTCam Control Panel is a DashBoard panel. DashBoard must be installed to run the camera control panel.
To install DashBoard and the PIVOTCam Control Panel:
1. Download and install DashBoard, following instructions in the DashBoard User Guide (8351DR-004-xx).
Tip: DashBoard, and the DashBoard User Guide, are available as free downloads from www.rossvideo.com.
2. Open the Ross PIVOTCam zip file, and then extract the Ross Camera Panel folder into a location of your
choice. Note the folder path.

Launching the PIVOTCam Control Panel

Add the camera control panel to the DashBoard File Navigator, to make it readily available from DashBoard.
To add the PIVOTCam Control Panel to DashBoard File Navigator:
1. Start DashBoard.
2. From the Views menu, tap File Navigator.
3. On the File Navigator tab, tap the green + symbol.
The Browse for Folder dialog appears.
4. Navigate to the Ross Camera Panel folder located where you extracted it, and then tap OK.
5. In the File Navigator tree, expand the Ross Camera Panel folder to show the
PIVOTCamCameraPanel.grid file.
6. To open the camera control panel anytime, double-tap the PIVOTCamCameraPanel.grid file.
The PIVOTCam Control Panel will always be available from the DashBoard File Navigator.
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