{"id":1024,"date":"2011-03-23T06:29:16","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T13:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/?p=1024"},"modified":"2011-03-23T06:29:16","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T13:29:16","slug":"how-to-test-the-serial-port-connection-between-ptz-camera-and-the-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/GK\/2011\/03\/how-to-test-the-serial-port-connection-between-ptz-camera-and-the-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to test the serial port connection between PTZ Camera and the computer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You must make sure that the connection between PTZ Camera with your computer is available before using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/PTZ.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>PTZ Controller<\/strong><\/a> software to control your PTZ camera.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, PTZ Camera are connected with the computer through RS232 port (serial port). Here is the RS232 DB9 pinout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/rs232interface.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"display: inline; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"RS232 Interface\" src=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/rs232interface_thumb.png\" alt=\"RS232 Interface\" width=\"538\" height=\"91\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You need to do a loopback test to verify the operation of serial port communication.<\/p>\n<p>To perform a loopback test for RS232, please shortcut the RX and TX on computer serial port first. That is pin 2 and pin 3.<\/p>\n<p>Run our free test tool <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/CommPalInfo.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Comm Operator Pal<\/strong><\/a> for loopback test. Please use the same port and baud rate as in PTZ Controller. If the serial port works, the data should be echoed back in log window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/image2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Comm Operator Pal - Loopback test\" src=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/image_thumb2.png\" alt=\"Comm Operator Pal - Loopback test\" width=\"350\" height=\"287\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If the serial port works, please also shortcut the other end of the cable that connected to RX\/TX on PTZ Camera and run loopback test with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/CommPalInfo.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Comm Operator Pal<\/strong><\/a> to make sure the cable works.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/PTZ.htm\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0080c0;\">Back to PTZ Controller webpage<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You must make sure that the connection between PTZ Camera with your computer is available before using PTZ Controller software to control your PTZ camera. 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