Sony ILME-FR7 Manual

Sony ILME-FR7 Manual

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5-042-055-11 (1)
Interchangeable Lens
Digital Camera
VISCA Command List
Software Version 1.00
ILME-FR7 / ILME-FR7K
© 2022 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1 5-042-055-11 (1) Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera VISCA Command List Software Version 1.00 ILME-FR7 / ILME-FR7K © 2022 Sony Corporation...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Use of control software based upon this Table of Contents command list may cause malfunction or damage to hardware and software. We are not VISCA over IP ..........3 liable for any such damage. Overview of VISCA over IP ......3 Enabling VISCA over IP Communication ...
  • Page 3: Visca Over Ip

    VISCA* on a controller equipped with IP communication capabilities via LAN. You can connect up to five controllers simultaneously on the network. * VISCA is a camera control protocol developed by Sony. The communication specifications of VISCA over IP are as follows: • Interface...
  • Page 4 be identified on the LAN, and sends/receives system reasons. When the unit receives them. Messages are classified and handled as commands, it notifies which command buffer follows according to the operation sequence of was used using the socket number of ACK message.
  • Page 5 Payload type (Byte 0, Byte 1) Stores the type of the data stored in the payload. The payload types are given below. Name Value (Byte 0) Value (Byte 1) Description VISCA command 0x01 0x00 Stores the VISCA command in the payload. VISCA inquiry 0x01 0x10...
  • Page 6 • VISCA inquiry Used for inquiring about the current state of the unit. Stores the packet of VISCA message. Inquiry Packet 8X 09 RR ...FF RR: Category Code (00=Interface, 04=camera, 06=Pan/Tilter) X = 1 (fixed) for VISCA over IP For actual values to be sent, see Command Lists (page 12) or Inquiry Command Lists (page 18). •...
  • Page 7 Y = 9 (fixed) for VISCA over IP GGGG = Vendor ID 0001: Sony HHHH = Model ID 051E: ILME-FR7/FR7K JJJJ = ROM revision KK = Maximum socket # (02) • Control command The following are stored on the payload division of the control command.
  • Page 8: Visca Command/Ack Protocol

    VISCA Command/ACK Protocol Command Command Message Reply Message Comments General 81 01 04 38 02 FF 90 4z FF (ACK), 90 5z FF Returns ACK when a command has been accepted, commands (Example) (Completion) or Completion when a command has been (z: Socket No.) executed.
  • Page 9: Visca Camera-Issued Messages

    VISCA Camera-Issued Messages ACK/Completion Messages Command Command Message Comments y0 4z FF Returned when the command is accepted. (z: Socket No.) Completion y0 5z FF Returned when the command has been executed. (z: Socket No.) y = 9 (fixed) for VISCA over IP Error Messages Command Command Message...
  • Page 10 Timing chart (loss of ACK or completion message) Sony cameras that support VISCA over IP have 2 buffers (memories) for the command to deal with advanced uses. Depending on the message from the controller to the peripheral device, there are some messages that do not need to guarantee delivery.
  • Page 11 Limitations The following are limitations for VISCA over IP as compared with the VISCA specifications. Locking the peripheral device’s address of the VISCA message to 1 VISCA over IP cannot reflect each address to the address of the VISCA message because up to 112 peripheral devices and 5 controllers are connected.
  • Page 12: Commands

    Commands The numeric values in parentheses in the “Comments” column indicate the display value in the Web App or camera menu. Command List (1/6) Command Set Command Command Packet Comments ND FILTER MODE PRESET/ 8x 01 7E 04 52 0p FF p: 0=Preset, 1=Variable VARIABLE ND VARIABLE...
  • Page 13 Command List (2/6) Command Set Command Command Packet Comments WHITE MODE – 8x 01 04 35 0p FF p: 4=ATW, 5=Memory A, A=Preset BALANCE WB SET – 8x 01 04 10 05 FF WB SET PRESET WHITE 8x 01 05 03 02 0p 0q 0q FF p: 1=Preset qq: Step 01 to FF DOWN...
  • Page 14 Command List (3/6) Command Set Command Command Packet Comments BLACK MASTER BLACK 8x 01 05 18 02 0p 0p FF pp: Step 01 to FF DOWN 8x 01 05 18 03 0p 0p FF pp: Step 01 to FF DIRECT 8x 01 05 48 0q 0q 0q 0q FF qqqq: Master Black 0000 (–99.0) to 03DE (0.0) to 07BC (+99.0)
  • Page 15 Command List (4/6) Command Set Command Command Packet Comments RECORDING – – 8x 01 7E 04 1D 0p FF p: 0=Release, 1=Press For details, see “Press/Release Commands”. AUDIO LEVEL CONTROL CH1, CH2 8x 01 7E 04 60 0p 0q FF p: 1=CH1, 2=CH2 q: 0= Manual, 1=Auto INPUT LEVEL...
  • Page 16 Command List (5/6) Command Set Command Command Packet Comments PAN-TILT HOME – 8x 01 06 04 FF RESET – 8x 01 06 05 FF RAMP CURVE – 8x 01 06 31 0p FF p: Ramp Curve 1 to 9 SPEED STEP –...
  • Page 17 Command List (6/6) Command Set Command Command Packet Comments TALLY CONTROL 8x 01 7E 01 0A 00 0p FF p: 2=On, 3=Off GREEN 8x 01 7E 04 1A 00 0p FF p: 2=On, 3=Off COLOR BAR – – 8x 01 04 7D 0p FF p: 2=On, 3=Off...
  • Page 18: Inquiry Command List

    Inquiry Command List (1/2) Inquiry Command Inquiry Packet Reply Packet Comments SHOOTING MODE 8x 09 05 30 FF y0 50 0p FF p: 0=Custom, 1=Cine EI MODE ND FILTER MODE 8x 09 7E 04 52 FF y0 50 0p FF p: 0=Preset, 1=Variable VARIABLE 8x 09 7E 04 42 FF...
  • Page 19 Inquiry Command List (2/2) Inquiry Command Inquiry Packet Reply Packet Comments KNEE SETTING 8x 09 7E 01 6D FF y0 50 0p FF p: 2=On, 3=Off MODE 8x 09 7E 01 54 FF y0 50 0p FF p: 0=Auto, 4=Manual SLOPE 8x 09 7E 01 6F FF y0 50 00 00 0p 0p...
  • Page 20: Pan/Tilt Status Codes

    Pan/Tilt Status Codes Status – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – Panning reaches the end of the left. – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – –...
  • Page 21: Multi Function Dial Command

    Multi Function Dial Command VISCA Command Setting This command controls the GUI cursor operation. Values CCW/CW move the GUI cursor, and Press/ Release commands apply the setting at the cursor position. Value is a hexadecimal value. Note that if a Press/Release pair is received on the shooting screen of the unit, direct menu ND filter operation starts.
  • Page 22 Pan/tilt speed, preset drive speed (reference Value Speed Step values) Normal Extended Unit: degrees/second Speed Mode Value Speed Step Normal Slow Normal Extended – – 46.1 Speed Mode – – 48.2 Normal Slow – – 50.1 0.05 0.05 0.02 – –...
  • Page 23: Camera Ip Setup Command

    Command Data Camera IP Setup Inquiry Command ENQ:network Broadcast address (255.255.255.255) The following command is provided for setting Specified port number (52380) the IP address and camera name of a camera. Inquiry response Name Description MAC:**-**-**-**-**-** Setting Protocol: Controller inquires about the Broadcast address MODEL:IPCARD Inquiry...
  • Page 24 • You can also set WRITE to off using a CGI command. When set to off using a CGI command, network settings will not be accepted immediately after the power is turned on. After setting the IP address of the camera, you can prevent accidental changes by setting WRITE to off.

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