RE: GeoVision Telemetry control

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I believe ALL Geovision cards running the v7 software require the new USB
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ongle. I had the chip upgraded on my older card but still required a
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.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Steve Jones
> Sent: 27 July 2005 07:57
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] GeoVision Telemetry control
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> Hi Mark,
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> Frank is correct I use GeoVision, HomeVision and Franks all House
infrare=
d
> system (FirM) to control my Honeywell VCL Dome.
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> I can only reiterate what Ian said with regards to being selective on
> which
> camera's you go for.  GeoVision's list of compatible cameras are a bit
> limited.  I purchased My VCL dome (which uses their own protocol
called
> VCLTP) before I came across Geovision and the tech support in Japan
said
> it
> was not supported in what was then the latest version of Geovision.  I
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s
> lucky because it worked with the Ademci(Jupiter) camera setting
built-in
> GeoVision  (I belive Ademco and Honeywell VCL may all be related so
which
> may explain that).
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> If you decide GeoVision is for you make sure you specify you want the
> latest
> version card with the security chip built into the card and not the
old
> card
> with the upgrade which is a USB plug-in security licence dongle to
allow
> operation of the software.  I understand that with this latest card
there
> will also be a future software upgrade that will allow users to input
> custom
> protocols thus minimising unsupported cameras (just beware some
> manufacture's want release protocols that easy).
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> GeoVision is useful to me because it runs on a PC.    PC's are easy
and
> cheap to upgrade with bigger storage not to mention GeoVision often
add
> new
> features to their software and I believe so far all these upgrades
have
> been
> FOC.  Before for you buy you will need to look at the PC compatibly
list
> recommended by GeoVision, I think they have had issues with PC's using
> Athalon CPU's ect.
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> Geovision can also be setup so you can access your cameras from the
> internet
> this includes PTZ so you could be the other side of the world and
> move/switch your camera's...  There is also another option where you
coul=
d
> dial-in over a telephone line privately to view/control them.    You
may
> want to have a look here there is a live web demo :- 
www.geovision.com.t=
w
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> Another great source of information if a Geovision forum on this
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s
> website :- http://www.ezcctv.com/techforum/index.php
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> With regards to my setup I can also control my system with HomeVision
thi=
s
> is with thanks to Frank who help me implement the protocols  The plan
for
> the future is to use HomeVision to move the camera to specific
presents o=
n
> certain actions like door bell ringing ect (I think Geovision also
supply
> a
> add-on board to do alarm presets amongst things like number plate
> recognition and POS interfaces ect)   I have also opted for the option
of
> the =A320 plug-in USB infrared receiver and use Frank's "All
House Infrar=
ed
> System" FirM  to control cameras from any room/TV in the
house....
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> In short maybe all I should of said is Geovision appears to be very
> flexible
> and pretty much future proof (if that's possible !)
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> Ho I forgot to say, you can of course get camera's that will receive
thei=
r
> telemetry control from either cable like Cat5 or coax or high breads
that
> can receive it either way!
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> Steve
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