Marshall Electronics VS-TKC-100 Users Manual
Marshall Electronics
VS‐TKC‐100
PTZController
UserManual
Copyright © December 2011, Marshall Electronics, Inc.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1 – Introduction................................................................................. 4
2 – Installation Process............................................................................. 7
3 – Installing the Marshall Video Management Software.............................. 8
4 – Wire the PTZ Camera(s)............................................................................. 10
5 – Set Up VMS for Soft On-Screen PTZ Control…...................................... 11
6 – Connecting TKC-100 and Installing the Driver......................................... 18
7 – Verifying the COM Port TKC-100............................................................... 22
8 – Set Up the Seriel Protocol in VMS…………………………………............. 23
9 – Set Up “PTZ SETUP” on the TKC-100……..……………………............. 25
10 – Test TKC-100 with VMS Software ………………………………............. 26
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1 - Introduction
About the TKC-100
The Marshall PTZ Controller, TKC-100 is designed as a Hardware Pan, Tilt, Zoom and Focus
Controller to work with Marshall Cameras under Marshall Video Management Software
Control.
It operates under either Battery Power (9V) or AC with the include Marshall AC Adapter (12V).
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1 - Introduction
The TKC-100 is designed to connect to the Computer that hosts the Marshall Video
Management Software by USB, both V1.1 and V2.0 are supported.
The Marshall Video Management Software is available in a number of versions the only
difference between them being how many Cameras can be controlled and viewed at the same
time at the Console.
VMS-16 Supports 16 Camera on Screen at one time
VMS-32 Supports 32 Camera on Screen at one time
VMS-64 Supports 64 Camera on Screen at one time
VMS-128 Supports 128 Camera on Screen at one time
The VMS Software is used to select which Camera is controlled by the TKC-100.
The VMS Software offers not only the ability to Monitor the Cameras but also to Record them
either by schedule, event or manually. We use a proprietary recording format, which allows
us to record all the Streams to one File together with an individual audio track per camera.
There is a stand-alone viewer available (VMS Client) without any control features to View an
Audio/Video Live Stream or playback a Recording on another Computer.
The TKC-100 is designed to work exclusively with the Marshall Video Management Software
and does not work with the Live View in Internet Explorer. So even if you are using just one
Camera you must have the VMS Software Installed.
The choice of the Host Computer and its performance is determined by two factors, the
resolution of the Cameras being displayed and how many will displayed at the same time. An
installation with 4 Cameras at 720P will need less Computer horsepower than 16 Camera at
1080P.
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1 - Introduction
We will describe the basic features of the Marshall Video Management Software VMS-16, as it
is an intrinsic part of using the TKC-100, however, to enjoy all the advanced features of the
VMS Software we encourage you to read the VMS User Guide.
So this manual will go over an Installation that has one Marshall PTZ Camera, a Computer and
a Marshall TKC-100 PTZ Controller. If the Installation had a number of PTZ Cameras and / or
Fixed Cameras you only need to add an IP Switch between the Cameras and Computer to
accommodate this.
RJ45
USB
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2 – Installation Process
The Installation process is broken down into a number of steps. You may of course omit any
of these steps if they have already been done:
2-1 Install the Marshall Video Management Software – VMS-16.
2-2 Wire a Marshall PTZ Camera with a RJ45 Cable to the Host Computer.
2-3 Set-up the Camera to work with the Software using the Soft On-Screen PTZ Control.
2-4 Connect the Marshall TKC-100 PTZ Controller with the supplied USB Cable to the
Computer and Install the FTDI CDM Drivers.
2-5 Check what COM Port the TKC-100 has been assigned.
2-6 Set-up the Serial Protocol within the Marshall Video Management Software to match
the TKC-100 chosen settings.
2-7 Set-up the “PTZ Setup” on the TKC-100.
2-8 Test the TKC-100 for Pan, Tilt, Zoom and Focus.
To do this installation you will need the following:
- Marshall Video Management Software – VMS-16
- Marshall TKC-100 FIDI Driver
- Marshall PTZ Camera
- Windows Computer XP Professional SP2 or above
- Marshall TKC-100 PTZ Controller with USB Cable
- RJ45 Cable
Once the Installation and test are complete it is very easy to add or subtract cameras in the
future.
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3 – Installing the Marshall Video Management Software
The Marshall Video Management Software is installed on a Windows Computer, which meets
the following minimum specifications:
Windows XP Professional SP2 or above, Vista Business, Server 2003, Server 2008 or
Windows 7 Professional.
CPU Intel Pentium 4, 2.4GHz or higher.
RAM: 1GB or larger.
Network: Ethernet 100Mbps or higher.
Graphics:
- Graphics memory: 128MB or larger
- DirectX9.0c installed
- Screen resolution: 1024x768 or larger
Note: The above minimum requirements are for normal use with a few cameras. The requirements
to support more cameras vary a lot depending on the number of channels, video resolution,
framerate, bitrate etc. Please contact Marshall Technical Support to get the recommendation for a
specific configuration for supporting a large number of cameras.
The Marshall Video Management Software is available in two versions:
- VMS Server Software – known as VMS Software
- VMS Client Software
To use the TKC-100 you will need to install the VMS Software.
3-1 Find the file folder on the TKC-100 Installation Disk called: “VMS Software”.
3-2 Double left click on the file “VMS1_06_5111.exe”.
3-3 The Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for VMS window will appear, Click “Next”.
3-4 When localization window appears, select language of your choice, Click “Next”.
3-5 Choose destination location; typically use the default setting “C\Program
Files\VMS\”. Click “Next”.
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3 – Installing the Marshall Video Management Software
3-6 After the install program pane appears, Click “Install” and the install will begin
automatically.
3-7 When the installation is complete, a window will appear stating “Installation
Complete”. Do not select “Launch VMS” box as shown below. Click “Finish”.
3-8 You should find an icon on the desktop that looks like this:
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