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OldGMan
 
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Getting Started

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Very new to Arduino and have been looking for a project for a long time now and I finally have something I want to work on. But I have no idea of what I need to start out with.

My project is simple I believe.

I have an old Checkpoint Model PTZ camera unit. The camera is dead, the controller is dead, but the two stepper motors are working just fine making for a great PTZ mount.

I would like to be able to use my Digital DVR to control the PTZ unit. I need to be able to send Pelco D protocol commands from the DVR to the Arduino to control the PTZ. I know that the Pelco D protocol is well documented so I feel good about being able to program what I need, it's the hardware that I am unsure of.

My question is this. What type of Arduino and Shields should I be using for something like this? I need to control two stepper motors and ideally if I could find the right camera be able to control the Iris,zoom, focus as well.

Thanks for reading and feedback, very excited to start this project.

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Franklin97355
 
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Re: Getting Started

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I'd start with an Arduino UNO and the Adafruit motor shield (http://www.adafruit.com/products/1438)

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