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A-CY3-100-11 (1)
HD 3CMOS
Color Video Camera
Command List
Version 1.00
BRC-Z700
© 2008 Sony Corporation
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Table of Contents VISCA RS-232C/RS-422 Commands .................. 3 Overview of VISCA ........................................... 3 VISCA Communication Specifications ............. 4 VISCA Device Setting Command ..................... 6 VISCA Command/ACK Protocol ...................... 7 VISCA Camera-Issued Messages ...................... 8 BRC-Z700 Commands .......................................... 9 BRC-Z700 Command List (1/5) ........................ 9 BRC-Z700 Command List (2/5) ...........
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Note 1) VISCA RS-232C/RS- In the same network, all the camera address selectors should be set to “0” (automatic setting) or all the 422 Commands selectors should be manually set to “1” to “7”. Do not mix the automatic and manual settings. Use of RS-232C/RS-422 control software based upon this command list may cause malfunction or damage to Each VISCA equipment has VISCA IN and VISCA hardware and software. Sony Corporation is not liable OUT connectors. for any such damage. Set the DTR inpu
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BRC-Z700 assigned address 2 is 82H. In the command VISCA Communication list, as the header is 8X, input the address of the BRC- Specifications Z700 to X. The header of the reply packet from the BRC-Z700 assigned address 1 is 90H. The packet from the BRC-Z700 assigned address 2 is A0H. VISCA packet structure Some of the setting commands for BRC-Z700 can be The basic unit of VISCA communication is called a sent to all devices at one time (broadcast). In the case of packet (Fig. 2). The firs
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Command and inquiry Socket number • Command When command messages are sent to the BRC-Z700, it Sends operational commands to the BRC-Z700. is normal to send the next command message after receiving the completion message or error message. • Inquiry However, to deal with advanced uses, the BRC-Z700 has Used for inquiring about the current state of the BRC- two buffers (memories) for commands, so that up to two Z700. commands including the commands currently being executed can be received. W
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VISCA Device Setting Command Before starting control of the BRC-Z700, be sure to send the Address command and the IF_Clear command using the broadcast function. For VISCA network administration • Address Sets an address of a peripheral device. Use when initializing the network, and receiving the following network change message. • Network Change Sent from the peripheral device to the controller when a device is removed from or added to the network. The address must be re-set when this mess
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VISCA Command/ACK Protocol Command Command Message Reply Message Comments General Command 81 01 04 38 02 FF 90 41 FF (ACK)+90 51 FF Returns ACK when a command has been accepted, or (Example) (Completion) Completion when a command has been executed. 90 42 FF 90 52 FF 81 01 04 38 FF 90 60 02 FF Accepted a command which is not supported or a command (Example) (Syntax Error) lacking parameters. 81 01 04 38 02 FF 90 60 03 FF Could not accept the command as there are two commands (Example) (Co
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VISCA Camera-Issued Messages ACK/Completion Messages Command Command Message Comments ACK z0 4y FF Returned when the command is accepted. (y: Socket No.) Completion z0 5y FF Returned when the command has been executed. (y: Socket No.) z = Device address + 8 Error Messages Command Command Message Comments Syntax Error z0 60 02 FF Returned when the command format is different or when a command with illegal command parameters is accepted. Command Buffer Full z0 60 03 FF Could not accept a command
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BRC-Z700 Commands BRC-Z700 Command List (1/5) Command Set Command Command Packet Comments AddressSet Broadcast 88 30 01 FF Address Set IF_Clear Broadcast 88 01 00 01 FF I/F Clear CommandCancel 8x 2p FF p: Socket No (1 to 2) CAM_Power On 8x 01 04 00 02 FF Power On/Off Off 8x 01 04 00 03 FF CAM_Zoom Stop 8x 01 04 07 00 FF Tele(Standard) 8x 01 04 07 02 FF Wide(Standard) 8x 01 04 07 03 FF Tele(Variable) 8x 01 04 07 2p FF p: 0 (Slow) to 7 (Fast) Wide(Variable) 8x 01 04 07 3p FF p: 0 (Slow) to 7 (Fas
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BRC-Z700 Command List (2/5) Command Set Command Command Packet Comments CAM_RGain Reset 8x 01 04 03 00 FF Up 8x 01 04 03 02 FF Down 8x 01 04 03 03 FF Direct 8x 01 04 43 00 00 0p 0q FF pq: R Gain (00 - FF) CAM_BGain Reset 8x 01 04 04 00 FF Up 8x 01 04 04 02 FF Down 8x 01 04 04 03 FF Direct 8x 01 04 44 00 00 0p 0q FF pq: B Gain (00 - FF) CAM_COLOR_GAIN Up 8x 01 04 09 02 FF Down 8x 01 04 09 03 FF Reset 8x 01 04 09 00 FF Direct 8x 01 04 49 00 00 00 0p FF p: 0 - E CAM_WB_Sens Low 8x 01 04 56 01 FF Mi
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BRC-Z700 Command List (3/5) Command Set Command Command Packet Comments CAM_BackLight On 8x 01 04 33 02 FF Off 8x 01 04 33 03 FF CAM_SpotLight On 8x 01 04 3A 02 FF Off 8x 01 04 3A 03 FF Flicker Reduction On 8x 01 04 32 02 FF Off 8x 01 04 32 03 FF CAM_Aperture Reset 8x 01 04 02 00 FF Up 8x 01 04 02 02 FF Down 8x 01 04 02 03 FF Direct 8x 01 04 42 00 00 00 0p FF p: 0 - F (h) CAM_ColorDetail COLOR DETAIL 8x 01 7E 01 4C 0p FF p: 0 = NARROW, 1 = STD, 2 = WIDE, 3 = OFF, 4 = CHECK COLOR DETAIL PHASE 8x
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BRC-Z700 Command List (4/5) Command Set Command Command Packet Comments Pan-tiltDrive Up 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 03 01 FF Pan Speed VV (01: Slow to 18h: Fast) Tilt Speed WW (01: Slow to 18h: Fast) Down 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 03 02 FF Left 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 01 03 FF Right 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 02 03 FF UpLeft 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 01 01 FF UpRight 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 02 01 FF DownLeft 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 01 02 FF DownRight 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 02 02 FF Stop 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 03 03 FF AbsolutePosition 8x 01 06 02 VV 00 0Y
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BRC-Z700 Command List (5/5) Command Set Command Command Packet Comments CAM_SD_VideoOutput_ ON (7.5IRE) 8x 01 7E 01 3F 00 FF Setup* OFF (0IRE) 8x 01 7E 01 3F 01 FF * Available only for 59.94i output signal. Command Set Command Command Packet Comments CARD_SD- 4:3 [Squeeze] 8x 01 7E 01 43 00 00 FF SDI_PictureSize 16:9 [Letter] 8x 01 7E 01 43 00 01 FF 4:3 [Crop] 8x 01 7E 01 43 00 02 FF Command Set Command Command Packet Comments FOR CARD_Picture_size VGA [Crop] 8x 01 7E 01 1B 0p 00 FF HFBK-XG1 WX
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BRC-Z700 Inquiry Command List (1/4) Inquiry Command Command Packet Inquiry Packet Comments CAM_PowerInq 8x 09 04 00 FF y0 50 02 FF On y0 50 03 FF Off (Standby) CAM_ZoomPosInq 8x 09 04 47 FF y0 50 0p 0q 0r 0s FF pqrs: Zoom Position CAM_FocusModeInq 8x 09 04 38 FF y0 50 02 FF Auto Focus y0 50 03 FF Manual Focus CAM_FocusNearLimitInq 8x 09 7E 01 41 FF y0 50 02 FF On y0 50 03 FF Off CAM_FocusPosInq 8x 09 04 48 FF y0 50 0p 0q 0r 0s FF pqrs: Focus Position CAM_WBModeInq 8x 09 04 35 FF y0 50 00 FF Auto
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BRC-Z700 Inquiry Command List (2/4) Inquiry Command Command Packet Inquiry Packet Comments CAM_ExpCompModeInq 8x 09 04 3E FF y0 50 02 FF On y0 50 03 FF Off CAM_ExpCompPosInq 8x 09 04 4E FF y0 50 00 00 0p 0q FF pq: ExpComp Position* CAM_BackLightModeInq 8x 09 04 33 FF y0 50 02 FF On y0 50 03 FF Off CAM_SpotLightModeInq 8x 09 04 3A FF y0 50 02 FF On y0 50 03 FF Off CAM_ApertureInq 8x 09 04 42 FF y0 50 00 00 0p 0q FF pq: Aperture Gain (0 - F) CAM_ColorDetail ModeInq 8x 09 7E 01 4C FF y0 50 0p FF p:
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BRC-Z700 Inquiry Command List (3/4) Inquiry Command Command Packet Inquiry Packet Comments PanTilt_Max_Speed 8x 09 06 11 FF y0 50 pq rs FF pq: Pan Max Speed, rs: Tilt Max Speed PanTilt_Position 8x 09 06 12 FF y0 50 0p 0q 0r 0s 0t 0u 0v 0w 0x FF pqrst: Pan Position* uvwx: Tilt Position* Tally 8x 09 7E 01 0A FF y0 50 02 FF On y0 50 03 FF Off PanTilt_Memory_Speed 8x 09 7E 01 0B 0p FF y0 50 qq FF p: Preset No. 0 - F, qq: Speed 1 - 18 (h) Pantilt_RampCurveInq 8x 09 06 31 FF y0 50 01 FF MODE1 y0 50 02
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BRC-Z700 Inquiry Command List (4/4) Inquiry Command Command Packet Inquiry Packet Comments FOR CARD_D-SUB_OUT1Inq 8x 09 7E 01 24 0p FF y0 50 00 FF RGB HFBK-SD1 y0 50 01 FF YCbCr Only CARD_D-SUB_OUT2Inq 8x 09 7E 01 25 0p FF y0 50 00 FF Y/C y0 50 01 FF VBS CARD_RGBSYNC Inq 8x 09 7E 01 26 0p FF y0 50 01 FF SYNC ON (G) y0 50 02 FF SYNC OFF y0 50 03 FF SYNC RGB CARD_Picture_SizeInq 8x 09 7E 01 27 0p FF y0 50 00 FF 4:3 [Squeeze] y0 50 01 FF 16:9 [Letter] y0 50 02 FF 4:3 [Crop] p: 1= BRU-H700 CARD CA
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BRC-Z700 Block Inquiry Command List Lens control system inquiry commands…..Command Packet 8x 09 7E 7E 00 FF Byte Bit Comments Byte Bit Comments Byte Bit Comments 70 70 7 60 60 6 Destination Address 50 50 5 40 40 4 6 12 0 30 30 3 20 20 2 Source Address 10 10 1 00 00 0 70 70 7 0 Completion Message(50h) 60 60 61 50 5 D-Zoom Mode 50 (1: Separate, 0: Combine) 40 41 7 1 40 30 30 13 3 Focus Near Limit 20 20 (1: On, 0: Off) 10 10 2 AF Assist (1: On, 0: Off) 00 00 1 D-Zoom (1: On, 0: Off) 70 70 0 Focus
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Camera control system inquiry commands (1/2)…..Command Packet 8x 09 7E 7E 01 FF Byte Bit Comments Byte Bit Comments Byte Bit Comments 70 70 7 60 6 6 Destination Address 5AWB Sens 5 5 (1: Low, 2: Mid, 3: High) 4 4 4 12 0 6 30 3 Manual Gain Position 3 2WB Mode 2 2 Source Address (0: Auto1, 1: Indoor, 1 1 1 2: Outdoor, 3: OnePush, 0 0 0 4: Auto2, 5: Manual) 70 7 0 Completion Message(50h) 70 60 61 60 50 50 50 40 41 40 13 1 7 30 30 3 20 20 2 Detail 10 10 1 0IMG-FLIP 00 0 70 70 70 60 60 60 50 50 50
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Camera control system inquiry commands (2/2)…..Command Packet 8x 09 7E 7E 02 FF Byte Bit Comments Byte Bit Comments Byte Bit Comments 70 70 7 60 60 6 Destination Address 50 50 5 40 40 4 6 0 12 3 Steady Shot Type 30 3 (1: Soft, 2: Std, 3: Hard) 2 20 2 1ND Select Source Address 1 1 Iris Limit 1 (0: Off, 1: Filter1, (0: F11, 1: F6.8, 0 0 2: Filter2) 0 2: F4.0, 3: F3.4) 70 7 0 Completion Message(50h) 70 60 61 60 50 50 50 4 41 40 7 1 Gamma Mode 3 30 13 (0: Normal, 1: Cinema) 30 2 20 20 10 10 1 D-Zo
