Motorized Zoom Lens Controller

[WSalas]

Hi, I am trying to make an application with the Compact Vision NI1454, for this I have a video camera Sony XCD-V60CR 1394.B and the Motorized Zoom Lenses HZ8X0816D but now I have a question, how to control the Motorized Zoom Lens Controller?, someone could tell me how to do this? or where I can found these drivers, I could do this using Labview, HOW?

[AnalogKid2DigitalMan]

Can you attach the manual for the zoom lens controller?

-AK2DM

[Robert_Eastlund]

There are several RS-232 lens controllers on the market:

http://www.edmundoptics.com/onlinecatalog/displayproduct.cfm?productID=2560

http://www.imagelabs.com/components/index.php

However, the data sheet I pulled up for the HZ8X0816D indicates that the lens requires a DC output from the lens to drive the auto iris.  The XCD-V60 camera does not appear to provide the DC auto iris output.  You may want to exchange this lens for a zoom lens with a motorized iris.

[WSalas]

Hi AnalogKii2Digi..., here is the datasheet.

[AnalogKid2DigitalMan]

It looks like it take a voltage in the range of 6-12VDC (consuming up to 60mA) that requires the polarity to be switched to zoom in or out. Not sure what the potentiometer is for, possibly zoom position feedback.

There is not too much information to go on, I would contact the manufacturer to clarify how the zoom operates in more detail.

-AK2DM