I am trying (with no luck) to serial connect 2 cameras together. I have a Huddle cam controller which works with RS-232 protocol. My 2 Epiphan Lumix12 cameras have a 9 pin mini din In and Out , according to Huddle cam, I need a Cascade cable to daisy chain the 2 together which is essentially a crossover cable. I am based in the UK and these cables just aren’t available here, does anyone know of a serial crossover that crosses-over the correct pins that is available in the UK? any help would be much appreciated!!
Hi Gordon,
I am looking into this, I have confirmed the pinout of the mini DIN 8 input/output are as close to standard as there appears to be for serial communication over this connector. I am just confirming now whether crossover cables are required or if straight through cables work, as I have conflicting information on this point. I will let you know what I find out! At that point I should be able to find some cables online to recommend that would match the needed specifications.
Hi Adam, thanks for looking into this fairly urgent issue. In an ideal
world I just need a crossover (cascade) cable that converts the mini din to
a standard RS-232 connector so I can then use (my already purchased and is
working) standard CAT5 for the extension.
Looking forward to hearing back from you and thanks again.
Gordon
Hi Adam and a Happy New year to you.
Have you managed to get any more info about the cables needed to connect 2
cameras?
Below is a link to the Huddlecam controller I am using and about 5 mins in
it shows you a diagram of the pin out for the crossover’cascade cable.
I really hope you/someone can help with this as the ability to control 2
cameras remotely is a big part of my business offering and the reason I
bought the Pearl and 2 cameras.
Many thanks and looking forward to hearing back from you
Gordon
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Hi Gordon,
Sorry for the wait on an answer on this, holiday season has delayed things a bit.
At the moment I’ve been told that straight through cables are all that are needed in between the Lumio 12x cameras. But looking at the pinouts myself, I would have thought that crossover cables would be needed. I’ve asked for clarification on this point, as it may be that either are supported. I will get back to you on this point.
Ok, verified that between the cameras it would indeed be a crossover connection. Please see the attached diagram:
You can easily use so called VISCA cascade cables to daisy chain between the cameras like these: http://www.conferenceroomsystems.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=cascadee&Submit=
Hi Adam
Thanks for getting back to me.
I did actually get the soldering iron out last night and made my own
crossover using CAT5 and a couple of Mini din plugs. It worked straight
away which was a result. Really struggling to understand the stock issue in
the UK for these cables as I can’t be the only one who want to connect 2
cameras together and most of the PTZ cameras you can by here have the
RS-232 serial sockets on the back so must work in the same way!
All good anyway, thanks for your help, I’m pretty sure I’ll just stick to
making my own cables as I’ve made a 150’ (50m) cable for about $50.
Many thanks
Gordon
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