How to use AXIS Joystick SDK to control the PTZ camera

[vivekatoffice]

We're using 640x480 resolution for both thermal and optical cameras. The issue arises when trying to control PTZ movement with a joystick integrated via the SDK for a dual-stream camera.

While the camera works fine in a browser with joystick control, opening the stream in VLC via RTSP URL and attempting to move the camera with the joystick only moves the thermal camera, not the optical one.

We're using the following RTSP URLs:

• Optical: rtsp://root:[email protected]:554/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=h264&resolution=640x480

• Thermal: rtsp://root:[email protected]:554/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=h264&resolution=640x480&camera=2

The issue seems specific to controlling the optical camera through the SDK/joystick when streaming via RTSP URL.

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[vivekatoffice]

RTSP protocol can only be used for viewing the live feed. You should integrate the Axis Joystick SDK for catching the JoystickMove from hardware and then use it with VAPIX PTZ APIs:

Sample code:

this.urlBox.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
this.urlBox.AutoCompleteMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoCompleteMode.Suggest;
this.urlBox.AutoCompleteSource = System.Windows.Forms.AutoCompleteSource.AllUrl;
this.urlBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(112, 41);
this.urlBox.Name = "urlBox";
this.urlBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(297, 20);
this.urlBox.TabIndex = 1;
this.urlBox.Text = "http://<ip-address>/axis-cgi/com/ptz.cgi";
this.toolTip.SetToolTip(this.urlBox, "The URL of the ptz.cgi on the camera that will receive the commands.");



private void Activate(AxisJoystick theJoystick)
{
  theJoystick.PTZControlURL = urlBox.Text;
  theJoystick.Username = userBox.Text;
  theJoystick.Password = passBox.Text;
  theJoystick.Activate();
}

Sample project:

Check out the SampleApp example from the Axis Joystic SDK:

Documentation:

Read the documentation (C:\Program Files\Axis Communications\AXIS Joystick SDK X64\doc):

[vivekatoffice]

Feel free to re-open it OR share the solution/alternative/comment if already resolved👁️‍🗨️