
You can get “composite” cables that will carry both the power and the video
signals and this has the benefit of combining two of the three cables into one.
You may choose to power the dome locally to it, so you may only need to get
the video signal back from the dome and the RS485 control signals to it. If this
is the case you may choose to use a pair of BALUNS. By using baluns you can send the video signal and
control signal down the same CAT5 cable just using different cores for each signal.
The control signal (RS485) is nearly always sent along a “twisted-pair” type cable. The twists in the cable
help prevent interference affecting the data signal by “shielding” it. Many installation companies use a CAT5
type or similar cable to run out to the domes to carry the data signal.
If you are considering using baluns please note - DVR’s tend to require very good video signals to function
correctly and “passive baluns” can loose some signal strength over the 50 metre mark so try to restrict the
use of passive baluns to below 50 metre cable runs when using them with DVRs. Above this distance
perhaps consider an active balun. Active baluns require power, passive baluns do not.
You can mix and match how you wire up your PTZ installation and the following general diagram gives you
a guideline about how to do it. Remember this is a GUIDE and is not an instruction what to fit!
Equipment Cable Needed Dome
1. Data signal
CAT5 cable
You can also send the video signal
back along a second pair in a CAT5
cable using baluns. Note you cannot
send 24v AC power down CAT5.
2. Video signal
RG59 or similar
You can combine both the video
and power into one cable if you
wish using composite cable.
3. Power
Two core cable capable of carrying at least
1.2Amp @ 24V AC.
Keypad or
DVR
Monitor
Power Supply
24V AC
Out
Display Equipment
Control Equipment
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