Pan tilt zoom with IMAQdx

I am trying to control the Pan Tilt and Zoom of an axis P5512 camera which is supported by NI IMAQdx. I thought the vision acquisition software would support pan/tilt/zoom but apparently it does not. I have been trying to use TCP/IP commands to control the camera with no luck. Is this the only way to control the camera movement? If so, is there any good information that I can use as a guide?

Hi Fritsch,
Interesting camera that you have. If you check the user manual for the camera, it mentioned that Panel Shortchu Command Buttrons can be configured to provide direct access to commands issued via the VAPIX API. Have you tried to use the API to program the TPZ function of the camera?
I don't have similar camera with integrated TPZ axis so I am quite interested to hear your trial.
Hope it helps.
- Meadow -
LabVIEW 7.0 - 2011, Vision, RT, FPGA
TestStand 3.0 - 4.5

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