Hi all

I'm new to this forum so hope I have posted my request in the right place!

 

I have a Bosch EnviroDome camera, it is old but unused. The model is LTC 0928/15C with a 18X D/N camera.

At present I am running an old PC with a cheap 4 ch DVR card (eBay pico2000) and two fixed cameras on the front of my house. I have just bought a small stand alone DVR to preplace the aging PC as it uses about 100W of power 24/7, the new DVR only uses a little over 11W.

I have tested the Bosch camera on the old PC system and can get the PTZ working over RS232 or RS485 without problem. I tried all the available protocols but the only one that worked is UEL MV961A all other protocols do nothing (including PELCO).

My problem is my new DVR only has PELCO P or D, I thought the Bosch would work with PELCO after checking the specs online and that the old PC didn't work on PELCO due to dodgy software. However after a second online search PELCO is only supported on camera firmware version 5.3 onwards... mine runs version 5,2

 

As I see it my only options are a firmware upgrade , but I think I need a special (read expensive) interface or a stand alone PTZ controller, but as I cant find a third party one with the right protocol  it would have to be a Bosch one (read expensive again).

 

Does anyone know where I could get the firmware updated at a reasonable cost or any other ideas to get around my problem?

 

Thanks in advance

buy a bosh dvr bosh cameras do normally use there own protocol not pelco p and d have u upped the baud rate? I have a pelco minidome ptz still in the box if interested

have you fast addressed the camera on the dvr, try networking the dvr on bosch software maybe to ? do have an option to use bi-phase ?

if you can get the bosch software you can use the joypad commands from that I think its aux on 98 aux off then 56 to address

I would have a look at updating your current CCTV.