*NVH-KEY1002 Keyboard
- Tom Polman
- Matthijs Streefland
Technical Article | TA-20201002-TP-50 PTZ Keyboards |  |
Introduction
The NVH-KEY1002 keyboard comes with jog shuttle, joystick 38 backlit keys, alarm buzzer, and allows the management of CCTV applications from a PC, via USB connection. It can control VDG Sense, emulating a 4-axis 38 keys HID joystick. It can also be used together with other peripheral devices such as keyboards, mouse, joysticks or other accessories.
USB powered for an easy plug-and-play use with only one cable. The keyboard can be turned round so that both right- and left-handed users can use all the functions with ease. This simple, user-friendly and fully implementable keyboard allows a comfortable and intuitive management of VDG Sense.
Select Monitor, Layout, Panel, Camera
Misc. Preset, Tour, Cruise,Wiper
Preset nr 1 till 5
Numberpad nr 0 till 9
Focus Far, Near, Auto
Iris Open, Close, Auto
Functions Nr 0 till 9
Monitor selection
Monitor 1 = nr 1 + Monitor (on keyboard)
Layout selection
The keyboard follows the order of layouts (alphabetical) as listed in the menu.
We advise you to begin with a number in the layout name, so that it is clear in the menu which number is associated with the layout.
Example
Layouts (listed at menu)
1 – Warehouse = nr 1 + Layout (on keyboard)
2 – Door = nr 2 + Layout (on keyboard)
3 – Gate = nr 3 + Layout (on keyboard)
Panel selection
Panel 1 = nr 1 + Panel (on keyboard)
The numbering is from left to right from top to bottom.
Camera selection
The keyboard follows the order of cameras (alphabetical) as listed in the menu.
We advise you to begin with a number in the camera name, so that it is clear in the menu which number is associated with the camera.
1- Camera 1 = nr 1 + Camera (on keyboard)
Dome control is available directly from the keyboard when the camera is selected.
How do you select a camera with dome control in Sense with the NVH-KEY1002 keyboard?
Nr (monitor) + monitor -> nr (layout) + layout -> nr (panel) + panel -> nr (camera) + camera
Preset selection
(First select a camera) Preset 1 = nr 1 + preset (on keyboard) or Preset nr 1 (on keyboard)
Tour selection
(First select a camera) Tour 1 = nr 1+ Tour (on keyboard)
Cruise selection
(First select a camera) Cruise = nr 1+ Cruise (on keyboard)
Focus & Iris
After selecting a camera the buttons Far, Near, Auto (Focus) and Open, Close, Auto (Iris) can be used
Functions F1 till F7 & ‘+/-‘ buttons
F1-F7 trigger a signal which can be used in the macro system.
‘+’ button selects next monitor, layout, panel, camera, depending on last action
‘-‘ button selects previous monitor, layout, panel, camera, depending on last action
The function keys trigger a signal ‘OperatorEvent’ with the value ‘PTZ.Keyboard.Key=F1’, ‘PTZ.Keyboard.Key=F2’, etc.
This ‘OperatorEvent’ can be used in a viewerMacro to execute a (number of) actions, for example switch a layout on monitor x…etc
Quick keyboard configuration at switching on
The keyboard can operate in two different modes:
Virtual com port (VCOM)
Virtual serial port (default).
Joystick Human Interface Device (JOYHID)
Video-game joystick
For VDG Sense, it is required that the keyboard operates in VCOM mode.
Download the drivers here:
To switch to VCOM mode, press the following keys simultaneously when plugging the usb connector into the computer,
PRESET 2 + (Numpad) 4: Virtual Com Port mode
All function keys F1-F5 and numpad 5&8 will flash once to confirm that the current configuration has been set to Virtual Com port.
Note that any previous change to the configuration will be lost.
LED status at switching on
When the keyboard is VCOM mode it will show 5 leds on top see image below.
Configuring the keyboard in Sense
To activate the keyboard, login into Sense and open the configuration mode. Click the System tab.
In the column PTZ Keyboard settings select the keyboard type “DCZ or “NVH-KEY1002” and fill in the Port number that corresponds with the VCOM port. Mostly COM port 3 You can check this the device manager.
Go to the settings in Control Panel/System/Hardware/ Device Manager. Scroll the list of peripherals and select Ports (COM and LPT). The USB CDC serial port emulation (COMx) port corresponds to the DCZ keyboard.
Next click the checkbox Active. The Keyboard Status should now read Connected.
The keyboard is now ready for use.
Inverting the controls
The keyboard can be used:
• By right-handed users (joystick on the right, jog shuttle on the left);
• By left-handed users (joystick on the left, jog shuttle on the right).
To invert the keyboard compared to the current settings:
1. Enter setup mode:
• Press the START key;
• Press the LEARN key;
• Press the ESC key;
• Release the ESC key;
• Release the LEARN key;
• Release the START key.
The key LEDs will light up when setup has been
accessed successfully
2. Enter setup and press 1 .
The keyboard will save the setting and return to its normal operating mode.
• Remove the caption panel, paying attention to the fastening tabs. Rotate it by 180° and then replace it.
• Adjust the feet on the bottom of the keyboard to obtain the inclination required for each different surface.
• Carefully remove the USB cable from the bottom of the keyboard and insert it in the serpentine, making sure it is not a nuisance to the operator. The inversion of the keyboard has nothing to do with the PC application which must not be changed.