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Build handheld controller for Sony FCB-H11 Block Camera

Can someone point me in the right direction. I have a project in which I am looking to use a Sony FCB-H11 HD bock camera. I need to build a controller that will allow me to use 3 momentary rocker switches to control the zoom, iris and focus. It must be a standalone controller that is not connected to a PC.
Here is a link to controller that is a sort of what I'm looking for:
http://www.remotevisionsource.com/catalog.aspx?group=1317

Here is a link to the camera which uses VISCA (TTL signal level).
http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-industrialcameras/cat-highd . . .

wad2k
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:44:41 +0000

Why can't it be connected to a PC?

You can buy a $300 netbook, use a USB to RS-232 converter (~$20), and download the free Sony application that controls all of the camera functions.

Plan B - Use a PIC microcontroller - if you are familliar with them.

Plan C - Throw money at it - look up Aegis Electronics or Telemetrics. Aegis sells a pendant for Sony block cameras but it will cost more than the netbook solution.

G Alan
Sun, 19 Sep 2010 00:57:24 +0000

I can customize the http://www.remotevisionsource.com/?EM49974 for any function.

email me and we can discuss

Thomas Ellert
Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:03:53 +0000

Did you ever get an answer to your question? I plan to use the key switch circuitry as described in all Sony's manuals but wanted to see if others had comments on it before I proceeded. BTW, I saw your posts on numerous sites, interesting how the answers you got were not helpful.

Droid Mon
Thu, 19 May 2011 22:45:19 +0000

OK, it's as easy as I thought. Just look at the key switch circuitry diagram. Each function has a pin number on the CNXXX jack on the camera, and each key function has a resistor associated with it. So all you do is connect from the appropriate pin number to ground with a resistor in between. That's it. I just did a test on a FCB-EX 995E. In this case, a 1.5 kohm resistor on key AD6 on output jack CN702, when connected to ground will zoom out (or in, I forget) slowly. This was just a first test, but it's really simple.

Droidmon
Fri, 20 May 2011 19:55:19 +0000

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