System Description
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Joystick Control Unit (JCU)
The JCU is used to power up the camera or put it in a standby state, to
operate the pan (rotation) and tilt movement of the camera, and to config-
ure the camera settings by means of on-screen menus. The JCU connects
to the camera by way of an Ethernet network connection, and that same
connection provides power to the JCU.
The JCU has various buttons, an LCD display, and it has a joystick “puck”
which is used to control the pan/tilt movement and to navigate through the
on-screen menus. The puck can be rotated in either direction and it can be
moved left and right or forward and back, and it can be pushed down (like a
button) and pulled up.
Other Components
In some installations, the system will be comprised of additional compo-
nents, including additional cameras or JCUs, video equipment, or network
equipment. In a simple installation, the JCU will be directly connected to the
camera with an Ethernet cable. In more complex installations, the camera
and JCU will be interconnected by means of a network switch. If the net-
work switch does not have Power over Ethernet (PoE) capability, a PoE injec-
tor may be used to provide power to the JCU. FLIR PoE injectors are
available where you purchased your M-Series camera.
Contact FLIR (+1.888.747.3547 or +33 765794194) for more informa-
tion regarding available accessories including JCUs, PoE equipment, video
distribution amplifiers, cables, connectors, mounting hardware, and so on.
Camera Video Options
The M-Series camera provides a video cable (labeled “IR”) for the composite
(also known as analog) video signal from the thermal (infrared) camera. On
dual payload models, another video cable (labeled “VIS/IR”) is for video from
either the thermal camera or the lowlight (visible) camera; it is switchable
from the JCU.
The video from the dual payload M-Series camera can therefore be dis-
played on one or two video displays. If only a single display with a single
video input is available, the cable labeled “VIS/IR” is connected to the dis-
play. If the display has more than one video input, both video cables can be
connected to the same display. In this type of installation, switching
between the thermal and visible video channels is performed with the dis-
play controls, rather than the JCU.
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