RS-232 Control/Power Universal Cable Set

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS:

  • An easy way to connect multiple remote PTZ cameras to any controlling device
  • VISCA Control and Power over a single CAT cable
  • Works with any PTZ software from a PC, TriCaster, and all Windows based machines
  • No drivers needed
  • USB COM Port Number Retention
  • Works with Sony RM-BR300 and RM-IP10 Joystick Controllers
  • Works with Telemetrics PTZ Control Panels
  • Works with all VISCA Joysticks that have a DB9 serial connector for control.

Rocosoft Universal USB/DB9/DIN8 VISCA Control and Power Multi-Camera Extendable Cable Set.

Rocosoft Universal Control/Power Cable Set connects multiple VISCA PTZ cameras to a computer, laptop, NewTek TriCaster, Livestream, vMix, all other Live Production systems, Sony RM-BR300 Joystick Controller, Sony RM-IP10 Joystick Controller, Telemetrics PTZ Joystick Controllers, and all other VISCA Joystick controllers. It also supplies cameras with power. Each camera connects to the Multiplexer Unit with a single network cable with no need to daisy chain the cameras directly.

Features:

  • Allows PTZ camera control from any computer, Sony RM-BR300 Joystick controller, Sony RM-IP10 Joystick controller, or any Visca Joystick controller
  • Each camera connects to the Multiplexer Unit with a single network cable with no need to daisy chain the cameras directly
  • The Multiplexer unit will accept one of our three control adapters – USB, Din8, or DB9
  • The USB input control adapter allows connection to the USB port of a computer, laptop, tablet, TriCaster, Livestream, vMix or any other Live Production system
  • The DIN8 input control adapter allows connection to the Sony Joystick controllers-Sony RM-BR300 or Sony RM-IP10
  • The DB9 input control adapter allows connection to any Visca PTZ Joystick controller with a Serial DB9 output, like Telemetrics
  • Each input control adapter can be connected to the Multiplexer unit directly or extended with any standard network cable
  • A RJ45 switch can be used to control PTZ cameras from the different sources without reconnecting input control adapters
  • Multiple USB input control adapters can be used to connect and control PTZ cameras from multiple systems
  • The USB input control adapter creates a virtual COM port on a computer, accessible by any PTZ camera control software
  • No drivers needed – uses internal Windows FTDI drivers
  • Features USB COM Port Number Retention – the COM port number will stay the same when connecting adapter to the different USB ports
  • The max extension distance for power is 100-180ft with a 15v5a power supply (depends on the camera) and 70-150ft with a stock 12v power supply.
  • We can build this set with two CAT cable runs to each camera so the extension distance for power can be tripled. Please contact us for details.
  • The max extension distance for control is 1000ft.
  • Each Universal Multi-Camera set comes with three input control adapters: One USB adapter, one DB9 adapter, and one Din8 adapter
  • Input adapters can be ordered separately
Manufacturer

Rocosoft Inc.

Operating Systems

Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10.
All TriCaster Systems.
All vMix Systems.
All other Windows-based Live Production Systems

Supported Cameras

Sony: BRC-X1000, BRC-300, BRC-H300, BRC-H700, BRC-Z700, BRC-H900, BRC-Z330, SNC-RZ30, EVI-H100S, EVI-H100S/W, EVI-H100V, EVI-H100V/W, EVI-HD1, EVI-HD3V, EVI-HD7, EVI-DHD7V, SRG-300H, SRG-300SE, SRG-120DH, SRG-360, PCS-HG90, PCSA-CHG90, EVI-D30, EVI-D31, EVI-D70, EVI-D80, EVI-D90, EVI-D100, EVI-D100P, EVI-D20G, and all newer Sony Visca PTZ cameras.
Panasonic: AW-HE40, AW-HE50, AW-HE60, AW-HE120, AW-HE130, AW-UE70
NewTek: NDI NDIHX PTZ1
Vaddio: RoboShot, ClearVIEW HD-18-19-20, ClearVIEW HD-USB, PowerVIEW HD-22-30, WallVIEW HD-18-19
HuddleCam HD: 3X, 10X 720p, 10X, 3X Wide, 12X, 18X, 20X, 30X
PTZOptics: 12X-IP, 12X-USB, 20X-IP, 20X-USB
Lumens: VC-A20P, VC-A202P, VC-G30, VC-G50, VC-200
Datavideo: PTC-120, PTC-100, PTC-150
Elmo: PTC-100s
Infocus: INF-SPTZ-2 REALCAM
Marshall: VISCA Cameras
Hitachi: VISCA Cameras
Bolin: VISCA Cameras
Ross: Pivotcam
1 Beyond: PTZ-S20, PTZ-IP12, PTZ-IP20, PTZ-IP30, Auto Tracker 2, AutoTracker 2 IP
All other PTZ cameras with a Mini Din8 RS-232 connector

Cable Type

FTDI USB to VISCA RS-232 RJ45
Serial DB9 to Visca RS-232 RJ45
Serial Din8 to Visca RS-232 RJ45

Connector Type

Multiplexer Unit: RJ45 for control In, RJ45 for camera connections, RJ45 for uplink, EIAJ-4 Female Power Jacks
Camera Units: RJ45 for Multiplexer connection, Mini-DIN8 Male Plugs, EIAJ-4 Male Power Plug

Number of Cameras

2 Camera Set, 3 Camera Set, 4 Camera Set, 5-7 Camera Set – Contact us