EverFocus EQ550 - Manual (Page 27)

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7.2 Key Features with RS485
1. Polestar can be controlled through RS485 by keyboard.
2. Polestar recognizes EVF-1, EVF-2, Pelco-D and Plus-D protocols automatically. (No
setting is required)
3. RS485 ID is up to 99.
4. Baud rate can be set to 1200, 2400, 4800 and 9600.
5. Polestar can be set to Day mode, Night mode or Auto D/N simply by using a keyboard.
6. Receive external D/N signal to have synchronized control of D/N over Polestar camera.
(apply to housing that has IR LED)
7. Send out D/N signal to other external D/N control receiver. (apply to housing that has IR
LED)
8. Polestar can send out motion detected signal to alarm output.
7.3 How to set RS485 ID & Baud rate?
By pressing Left & Right buttons from the back panel of camera simultaneously more than 2
seconds, camera will start reset all settings to its default value. During resetting process, you
could change RS485 ID as well as Baud rate.
1. When the camera starts to reset, the first selection shows up is RS485 ID. Press UP
button to increase ID number or DOWN button to decrease ID number. RS485 ID is
changeable from 01 to 99. Press SET button to confirm setting. If you do not press SET
button to confirm, it will jump automatically to next selection which is Baud rate setting
after 2 seconds of pause without pressing anything.
2. To change baud rate, press UP button to increase baud rate value or DOWN button to
decrease baud rate value. There are 4 options to be selected which are 1200, 2400, 4800
and 9600. Press SET button to confirm setting. If you do not press SET button to confirm,
a message “Data stored” will pop up to inform you that the change you made is entered
successfully.
3. Finally, when you finish all the above settings, a message “Enter Set Menu” will pop up,
leading you to enter Setup Menu.
NOTE:
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1 It is suggested to set RS485 ID and Baud rate first before any action made in Setup Menu.
The reason is that Polestar Processor will reset the main board and the video will be lost for
less than 1 second when you press Left & Right buttons simultaneously for 2 seconds. All the
camera parameters you previously set will be reset to factory default values.
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2 RS485 ID is independent of Camera ID, it has no correlation between RS485 ID and
Camera ID.