Broadcast "device ID".

A command which uses "device ID" 0 will be accepted by all connected devices, regardless of the settings of the internal "device ID" DIP-switch inside the device.

Note! A command intended for a "Device type" "WV-CS850A/854A" may fail for a "WV-CS850/854". This can occur if different "Device types" are connected and controlled by the same serial port.

Continuous operations.

A continuous focus command may temporary interrupt or disturb an ongoing zoom movement.
A relative pan/tilt/zoom command may temporary disable continuous focus movements. A relative focus or iris command may temporary disable continuous pan/tilt/zoom movements.

"Generic" device type.

This is the default device type and is not related to any particular "Panasonic" device.

Video Source Configuration

Parameter Description Range
Device ID This is the address of the connected device. This value corresponds to the value of the address switches in the connected device. 0-95
Device type Selects the type of device used. "Generic",
"WV-CS850/854",
"WV-CS850A/
854A"

Driver Specific Settings

Parameter Description Range
Flip pan If set to true, relative pan operations will be inverted true, false
Flip tilt If set to true, relative tilt operations will be inverted true, false

Mechanical limits

There are no mechanical limits for this driver.

Light Control

Parameter Description Range
IR cut filter Set to on to enable the infrared cut filter.
on, off, auto

Extended Driver Specific Settings

Parameter Description Range
Move speed The current maximum pan and tilt speed. 1-100
Pan move time per degree The calibration constant for pan movements. Higher values give larger movements. When changing the "Move speed" (see above), re-calibration is required. Calibrate at currently used "Move speed", by adjusting the value until a 360 degree pan request (i.e. "rpan=360") pans 360 degrees exactly. If the pan speed is known, this parameter value is calculated as 10000 * "seconds/degree". 1-500000
Pan scale compensation The calibration constant used to compensate for non-linear pan speed values. A value of "0" will disable the compensation. Higher values will compensate with higher pan speeds and lower values will compensate with lower pan speeds. Recalibration is required when changing the "Move speed" (see above). Calculate a pan request that requires half the time of a tilt request (e.g. if the pan speed and the tilt speed in degrees/second are equal, "rpan=45&rtilt=90"). When sending this request, increase this calibration constant if the pan movement is too small, or reduce if the movement is too large. -100 - 100
Pan time compensation The constant is used to compensate for delayed start up and halting of movements. A value of "0" will disable the compensation. Positive values will prolong pan movement time and negative values will instead shorten the time. If the pan movement is constantly inadequate at high speed, increase this compensation . -100 - 100
Tilt move time per degree The calibration constant for tilting. Higher values give larger movements. Changing "Move speed" (see above) requires this parameter to be recalibrated. Calibrate at currently used "Move speed" by adjusting the value until a 90 degree tilt request (e.g. "rtilt=90") tilts 90 degrees exactly. If the tilt speed is known, this parameter value is calculated as 10000 * "seconds/degree". 1-500000
Tilt scale compensation The calibration constant used to compensate for non-linear tilt speed values. A value of "0" will disable the compensation. Higher values will compensate with higher tilt speeds and lower values will compensate with lower tilt speeds. Changing "Move speed" (see above) requires this parameter to be recalibrated. Calculate a tilt request that requires half the time of a pan request (e.g. if the pan speed and the tilt speed in degrees/second is equal, "rpan=180&rtilt=90"). When sending this request, increase this calibration constant if the tilt movement is too small, or reduce if the movement is too large. -100 - 100
Tilt time compensation The constant is used to compensate for delayed start up and halting of movements. A value of "0" will disable the compensation. Positive values will prolong tilt movement time and negative values will instead shorten the movement time. If the tilt movement is constantly inadequate at high speed, increase this compensation . -100 - 100
Zoom speed The current zoom speed. 1-100
Zoom per unit The calibration constant for zooming. Higher values give greater zoom changes. Calibrate at the most commonly used zoom speed, by confirming that a maximum zoom request performs a maximum zoom change. 1-65535
Focus speed The current focus speed. 1-100
Focus per unit The calibration constant for focusing. Higher values give greater focus changes. Calibrate at the most commonly used focus speed, by confirming that a maximum focus request performs a maximum focus change. 1-65535
Iris time The calibration constant for iris changes (time in ms for maximum iris change). Higher values give greater iris changes. Calibrate by confirming that a maximum iris request (i.e. "riris=9999") at one extreme (e.g. full iris close) takes you to the other. 1-65535
Current field angle The calibration constant for click-in-picture (center). Higher values give greater movements. Calibrate at minimum zoom (i.e. zoom wide) and at the most commonly used speed, by making sure that clicking on an object brings the object to the center of the image. 1-1800
Pan bar range Range (in degrees) to use with "panbar" requests. Clicking at the very end of a bar will pan half this value in the corresponding direction. 1-720
Tilt bar range Range (in degrees) to use with "tiltbar" requests. Clicking at the very end of a bar will tilt half this value in the corresponding direction. 1-720
Goto preset delay Time (in seconds) it takes for the image to stabilize it self, after the camera has performed the longest "goto preset action". Used for disabling/enabling image analysis (e.g. motion detection). 0-100

Supported on-screen display commands

CGI Command Description PTZ Command
Open Open the on-screen display menu of the connected device. A menu will then appear in the image. Setup menu on.
Close Exit the internal menu of the device. Setup menu close.
Back Go backwards in the menu system. Setup menu set2.
Select Select the current item in the internal menu. Setup menu set1.
Up Move one step up in the internal menu. Setup menu [cursor up].
Left Move one step left in the internal menu. Setup menu [cursor left].
Down Move one step down in the internal menu. Setup menu [cursor down].
Right Move one step right in the internal menu. Setup menu [cursor right].