Request Wansview NCL616W

tkramm

I have a Wansview NCL616W and added it with the Wansview and the Videostream works fine only PTZ is not really working. When clicking on a button the camera moves until the end of range and won't stop. This is due to a lack of the "onestep" parameter or alternative mouseup event sending the command 1 to stop the movement. Presets also don't work.

Is there a way I can add this myself like writing a template or something? Otherwise, could you add support for this cam?
Here is what I figured out regarding the address scheme with default user/pass (admin/123456):

get params:
http://10.0.1.165/get_camera_params.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456

reset video defaults:
http://10.0.1.165/camera_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&param=7&value=0

Resolution:
VGA: http://10.0.1.165/camera_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&param=0&value=0
QVGA: http://10.0.1.165/camera_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&param=0&value=1

Brightness
http://10.0.1.165/camera_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&param=1&value=128
value: 1..255

Contrast:
http://10.0.1.165/camera_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&param=2&value=128
value: 1..128

IR-Filter
http://10.0.1.165/camera_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&param=14&value=1
http://10.0.1.165/camera_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&param=14&value=0

Flip Image:
http://10.0.1.165/camera_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&param=5&value=3
v h
0 x x
1 o x
2 x o
3 x x

Framerate:
10.0.1.165/camera_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&param=6&value=15
value: fps 1-30


Decoder

Directions
http://10.0.1.165/decoder_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&command=91&onestep=1
Commands:

90 0 91
4 6
92 2 93

Stop: 1

onestep: 0/1 (Move until stop (1) command is send)


Auto Patrol Horizontal:
on: http://10.0.1.165/decoder_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&command=28&onestep=0
off: http://10.0.1.165/decoder_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&command=29&onestep=0
Auto Patrol Vertikal:
on: http://10.0.1.165/decoder_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&command=26&onestep=0
off: http://10.0.1.165/decoder_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&command=27&onestep=0

Presets:

1
set: http://10.0.1.165/decoder_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&command=30&onestep=0&sit=30
call: http://10.0.1.165/decoder_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&command=31&onestep=0&sit=31
2
set: http://10.0.1.165/decoder_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&command=32&onestep=0&sit=32
http://10.0.1.165/decoder_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&command=33&onestep=0&sit=33

...
16
set: http://10.0.1.165/decoder_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&command=60&onestep=0&sit=32
call: http://10.0.1.165/decoder_control.cgi?loginuse=admin&loginpas=123456&command=61&onestep=0&sit=33

Thanks in advance!

Thomas

Ben

Hi Thomas,

Unfortunately there is no way to add these commands to SecuritySpy manually - to fully support a camera like this we will have to implement a profile ourselves.

However, for the Wansview profile, SecuritySpy does in fact send a command=1 command when you release a PTZ button, so the camera should stop moving correctly. Are you controlling the PTZ from the PTZ window within the SecuritySpy software itself, or via SecuritySpy's web interface?

As you are obviously tech-savvy, you may want to use the HTTP Scoop software to see what commands SecuritySpy is sending to the camera, and what the camera is returning. Simply select the correct network interface at the top right of the HTTP Scoop window, then click the Scoop button at the top left. Then press the PTZ buttons and you will see the commands come up one by one in the window. Double-click on one of them to see the details.

SecuritySpy doesn't send the commands in the exact form that you've shown above (it doesn't specify the "loginuse" or "loginpas" parameters, but instead submits the username/password to the camera in the HTTP headers).. So this could be what is going wrong - but your result from testing with HTTP Scoop should shed some light on this. This camera is a Foscam re-brand and there are lots of these out there, and rather inconveniently many implement slightly different command sets, so it's difficult for us to support every variant. One thing to check is that you are specifying the correct username/password for the camera in SecuritySpy, because without these the camera may be refusing some commands.