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About Pelco

Pelco, a Motorola Solutions company, is an industry leader in video security solutions, creating technology that enables you to put your world into focus. Pelco is committed to innovation through advancing the design and manufacturing of video security technologies to address the greatest challenges facing customers in today’s modern enterprises.

Founded in 1957, Pelco is a video technology leader and trusted partner with a widespread global presence, built on a legacy of delivering high-quality, specialized security products and systems used across a variety of markets. By empowering organizations with intelligence, Pelco uses the power of video data to create a smarter, safer world.

Integration Overview: Pelco ASCII Integration

The ASCII integration Service is capable of listening for ASCII commands on a serial port or Ethernet port or optionally both simultaneously. Commands are translated from ASCII into the protocol used by VideoXpert. The ASCII command set used by Pelco has evolved over the years and has several different flavors depending upon the device implementing the command set. Examples of functionality include the ability to command VideoXpert to display certain cameras within nominated monitor cells, change display layouts, trigger PTZ actions such as presets/​patterns or send and acknowledge alarm events within the Vx system.

The ASCII Integration Service is capable of being configured, through various XML files, to listen for ASCII commands on a serial port or Ethernet port or optionally both simultaneously. Commands are translated from ASCII into the protocol used by VideoXpert. The ASCII Translator Configuration Tool provides the ability to configure these various XML configuration files through a user interface.

  • External Monitor Control
  • Playback — Advanced (Play, Pause, Stop, FFWD, etc)
  • Presets and Preset Tours
  • PTZ Control
  • Send Alarm/​Events to Pelco VMS

Pelco ASCII Integration Files

ASCII-Translator-v3.16.0.0

zip 4.06 MB v3.16.0.0

Pelco ASCII Integration Installation Manual - v3.6.2.0-1

pdf 0.00 KB v.3.6.2.0-1

ASCII Translator Configuration Tool Software - v1.0.0.13

msi 9.26 MB v.1.0.0.13

ASCII Translator Configuration Tool User Manual- v1.0.0.13

pdf 400 KB v.1.0.0.13

License Required

The VideoXpert ASCII service requires a free license from Pelco. You may use this integration for the first 90 days without a Pelco license. If you like the integration, please order part number "VX-ASCII" for this product before your 90 days expires.

Latest Updates

  • 2022 April 6 - Updated VxSDK.Net to 3.0.57 to include changes to allow zoom & stop to work correctly for some camera models
  • 2020 Oct 18 - Added ASCII Translator Configuration Tool v1.0.0.11
  • 2019 Sept 18 - New revision 3.6.0.0 added
  • 2019 Nov 11 - New revision 3.6.1.0 added
  • 2019 Nov 15 - New revision 3.6.2.0 added

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