Re: Coax as data cable

["Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Bilinx as you know only works with a PTZ that accepts Bilinx like the
Bosch Envirodome. Since this is a Samsung/GVI PTZ PTZ I'll have to use
Biphase if I'm lucky (which I doubt) or RS-232 or RS-232,422,485 converter.
I haven't sniffed out the options just yet. I was too damn disgusted with
what I saw and wanted to maintain my cool in front of the customer.

"J. Sloud" <jsloud@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:16:12 -0600, "Roland" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>So I go to this site to program a DiBos where a Samsung Digital Watchdog
>>was. I notice something hanging off the back besides regular BNC
>>connections
>>that I originally thought was a mike connection. It looked like a DIY job
>>with screw on BNC connectors instead of 2 or 3 piece crimp on connections.
>>When I looked hard at it I realized someone ran an extra coax instead of
>>data wire to the PTZ. That I had never seen before. I hope no one here is
>>going to tell me how great it is to use coax for PTZ data cable. Now it
>>looks like its time to run new coax and 485 cable to the PTZ. I guess the
>>customer is going to love getting charged for that.
>>
>
> Rather than run a data cable for control, can use use Bilinx on the
> existing coax?
>
> http://www.boschsecurity.us/index.aspx?prdctid=3037