RE: Re: About to embark on a Geovision setup, pointers ?

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like you might need the dongle - but depends on the age of the card.
The dongle should support all upgrades from now on so you won't need a new
one each time an upgrade is released (at least that's what normally
happens). They introduced the dongle as pirate cards were being sold that
used their software.

You could try Keith at RFConcepts for the dongle - don't know if he will
supply one FOC or make some kind of handling charge? There are other
suppliers in the UK though that may respond quicker than he does (he's a
bit notorious for not replying to emails).

I have the D-sub GV650 - similar to the daughter board but on the card
itself. I'm not sure exactly how yours works but I'd say either ports 1-4
BNC on your card will be operable plus ports 1-4 on the daughter card. OR
ports 1-8 on the daughter card. Ports 9-16 definitely won't be connected.
Simple to test though - just plug the video source in to each in turn.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Geraint Williams
> Sent: 19 August 2005 19:57
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: About to embark on a Geovision setup, pointers ?
>
> I've looked over the Geovision site, and the rfconcepts uk one, and
can
> see it states a USB dongle is required for the free software update
etc.
>
> What i can't work out is where i can get one from ?
> I purchased my GV650 from ebay, and yes it's a genuine one, company
> bought system and then never installed it, so i got it half price off
> them, complete in box, manuals etc etc.
> Does a UK supplier have to supply me with a songle for install even if
> i did not purchase system directly from them ?
> I've purchased things like GV-NET from rfconcepts.
>
> Another question would be that if the dongle is required to upgrade,
> what happens if you need to re-install etc.
> Are you then needing the dongle sent to you everytime ?
>
> I'm also slightly confused on another point.
> I've installed the GV650 which has the 4 BNC connectors on the back
and
> for my setup that's fine as i have 3 cameras with a 4th planned.
> I have a daughterboard supplied with it with an IDE cable, but the
> daughterboard has two 15pin D-Sub connectors on it and i have one lead
> that plugs into this and has 8 BNC's off it.
> The markings indicate one port does cam1-8 and the other cam 9-16.
>
> Is it worthwile me connecting this now before system is up and running
> and away in the loft, and if i do so, do i use the BNC's on the
> mainboard only, or the ones on the flylead.
>
> It certainly has me confused, i'm not even sure that this
daughterboard
> is the one that should come with a GV650, as i expected as per pics, a
> mini board with another 4 BNC connections, rather than this one.
> Am i missing something here.
>
> I've had the system working when i tested it with two cameras and GV-
> NET with the PTZ etc, so i know it works, I just can't work out about
> the useage of this daughterboard with flylead setup.
>
> Thanks for the help so far Paul ;)
>
> cheers
> Geraint.
>
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups@s...>
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> > All software updates are FOC :) :) :)
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> > And they are VERY busy working on new features - I've never known
> such a responsive company before - their support is very helpful too
:)
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> > You do need a newer card or a dongle to run v7 though - This
should
> be FOC though I think?
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