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How to Create a PTZ Controller From a Joystick

A joystick lets you maneuver a PTZ security camera from a computer with more ease than using a mouse and keyboard. To create a PTZ controller from an existing joystick, map the parameters of the computer̵7;s operating system and actions through a PTZ program designed for this purpose and included with the camera. The joystick will not need to be disassembled or physically altered, and can be used to control other operations as well.

Things You'll Need

PTZ controller program

Instructions

- 1
  Plug the joystick̵7;s USB cable into a USB port on the computer. Click the red ̶0;X̶1; in the upper-right corner of the ̶0;New hardware found̶1; pop-up window that appears.
- 2
  Click ̶0;Start,̶1; then ̶0;Control Panel,̶1; then ̶0;Game Controller.̶1; Click the ̶0;Properties̶1; button in the window that appears. Move the joystick from front to back and from left to right, to see a dot move in synchronization in a circle in the window that appears. Press the buttons on the joystick, to see buttons on the window illuminate. Press the ̶0;OK̶1; button at the bottom of the window.
- 3
  Launch the PTZ camera̵7;s ̶0;ActiveSetup̶1; software by selecting it from the ̶0;Start,̶1; ̶0;All Applications̶1; menu.
- 4
  Click the ̶0;Camera setting̶1; button at the top of the of the program̵7;s main window. Click the ̶0;PTZ̶1; tab beneath and to the right of the button.
- 5
  Click the ̶0;Enable PTZ̶1; check box beneath and to the left of the tab. Then click the check boxes that correspond to the buttons on the joystick. Click the ̶0;OK̶1; button at the bottom of the window, when done. Quit the program.

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