{"id":1056,"date":"2011-03-24T09:41:02","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T16:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2011-03-24T09:41:02","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T16:41:02","slug":"can-ptz-controller-control-multiple-ptz-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/GK\/2011\/03\/can-ptz-controller-control-multiple-ptz-cameras\/","title":{"rendered":"Can PTZ Controller control multiple PTZ cameras?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/PTZ.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>PTZ Controller<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 software can control multiple PTZ cameras, as long as the protocol of PTZ camera supports. For example, Sony VISCA protocol normally can support a daisy chain of up to seven attached cameras. PTZ Controller can control as many as 255 cameras.<\/p>\n<p>PTZ Controller can control multiple PTZ cameras through a serial port.\u00a0 These PTZ cameras are connected to the same computer serial port. They are each identified by a unique hardware ID (address). You can assign an ID to a PTZ camera by adjusting the ID switch of PTZ camera device or sending a command. Detail please refers to your PTZ camera manual.<\/p>\n<p>PTZ Controller can also control PTZ cameras connected on different serial ports. Multi-instance of PTZ Controller can be run on one computer. Each instance can control a camera connected on a serial port. The instance of PTZ Controller can be run with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/?p=885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">command line parameters<\/a>.<\/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>Yes,\u00a0 PTZ Controller\u00a0 software can control multiple PTZ cameras, as long as the protocol of PTZ camera supports. For example, Sony VISCA protocol normally can support a daisy chain of up to seven attached cameras. 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