the first thing to do when you receive your huddlecamhd
third-generation joystick controller is read through the included manual once
you have opened the box you will find a user manual the joystick controller a 12
volt power supply and a nine foot db9 connection cable there's also a five
port connection screw for the terminal plug used for rs-422 and rs-485 camera
connections plugged into the back of the joystick by default this joystick is
capable of controlling PTZ cameras using rs-232 rs-485 and rs-422 cabling using
visca pelco-p or pelco-d protocols this joystick can control a maximum of
255 cameras via pelco-p or pelco-d the maximum communication distance is 1200
meters using rs-485 with 24 gauge twisted pair cabling on the back of the
joystick you will find a power connection a db9 connection and a
phoenix connection port let's plug the included 12-volt power supply into the
power connection and we will see the power LED lights turn on the db9
connector allows for rs-232 connections to cameras generally using an 8 pin
mini-din connector let's connect the included db9 to 8 pin mini din camera
control cable into this connection port and screw the terminal connectors to
ensure a secure connection optionally you can use the Pheonix connection port
with the included 5 port screw terminal plug with rs-422 or rs-485 PTZ cameras
note some camera control options are only available using the visca protocol
pelco-p and pelco-d do not support main exposure and main focus joystick
buttons now let's connect the 8 pin mini-din camera side of our db9 cable to
a huddlecam HD 10x camera you will notice that this camera features a visca
import and a visca out port the visca out port is used for daisy chaining
multiple cameras together using rs-232 or rs-485 control if you need to extend
this first cable you will need a db9 extension cable if you want to add an
additional camera to the control in a daisy-chain setup
you will need a cascade cable for your first camera in the chain we will be
connecting to it using a db9 to an 8 pin mini-din cable each additional camera
will be connected using an 8 pin mini didn't cascade cable you can learn more
about db9 and cascade cables at huddlecam.HD.com/cables by default
the joystick is set up to use visca protocol and a baud rate of 9600 this is
ideal for any huddlecamhd or PTZ optics camera if you need to change the control
protocol or baud rate you can access the main menu by holding down the setup
button for 3 seconds and using the default password 8 8 8 8 you can always
go back up one level at any time in the menu system by clicking the top left
escape button tip the higher the baud rate you use the faster your control
connection will be the huddlecam HD joystick generation 3 was designed
around the huddlecam HD and ptzoptics cameras not all functions will work with
cameras outside these brands by default most cameras are set up to receive visca
commands on visca address 1 if you are setting up a daisy-chain camera control
system you will need to set each camera with a unique address for each camera in
your chain let's set up a second camera in a daisy chain of control and use a
PTZ optics camera this time we will take the 8 pin mini-din visca output of the
huddlecam HD 10x and connect that to the input of the PTZ optics camera using a
visca cascade cable now let's set up the PTZ optics camera with visca address 2
using the OSD menu now we should be able to select between camera 1 and camera 2
using the unique hot switching camera buttons
let's select camera 1 and test out the joystick controller now let's select
camera 2 and test out the joystick controller with camera 2 as you can see
we can easily switch between multiple cameras with this joystick controller in
this way we can quickly switch between up to 6 cameras using the 6 camera
hotkey buttons if we need to select a camera beyond the 6 hotkey buttons we
can use the cam address button and enter the camera number we would like to
select and press Enter now that we have multiple cameras set up
with our choice controller let's set up a camera preset
first select the camera that you would like to set up a camera preset with then
click the set button followed by the number preset you would like to save and
press enter alternatively you can press and hold a numeric key one through nine
for three seconds to quickly store the cameras current PTC location into that
preset number once all of your camera presets are set up you can call camera
presets in Recall mode you can leave set mode by clicking the escape button you
can enter call mode by clicking the recall button alternatively you can
quickly press any of the one through nine buttons to call a camera preset to
call a camera preset above one through nine you can enter the preset number in
recall mode and press the Enter button note for your convenience the joystick
controller uses the same preset numbers whether they are set cleared or called
as the handheld IR remote control that comes with your camera therefore any
changes made on your IR remote will be reflected in your joysticks operation
you have now set up your third generation huddlecam HD joystick
controller to work with multiple visca PTZ cameras for more in-depth setups
requiring connections for rs-485 and rs-422 cameras please reference the
included manual your joystick controller includes a two-year warranty if you ever
have any questions about the operation of this joystick feel free to reach out
to our support team at the phone number listed on our website or submit a help
ticket at help huddlecamhd.com