VISCA-IP-Controller-GUI

A graphical program for controlling PTZ cameras using VISCA commands over a local network.

This uses code from VISCA-IP-Controller.

Ensure you have Python installed, along with Tkinter.

Running

pip install visca-over-ip
python gui.py

Edit the camera IP at the top of gui.py before running.

Camera compatibility

Script	Protocol	Port	Camera types
gui.py / visca_control_gui.py	VISCA-over-IP (UDP, Sony envelope)	52381	Sony, BirdDog, many others
ptzoptics_gui.py	Raw VISCA over TCP	5678	PTZOptics cameras
camera-controller.py	Raw VISCA-over-IP (UDP, no library)	52381	Sony, BirdDog, many others

PTZOptics cameras (PT12X-SDI, PT20X-SDI, etc.)

PTZOptics cameras speak plain VISCA over a persistent TCP connection on port 5678 rather than the UDP-with-envelope protocol that visca_over_ip uses.

Run:

# No pip dependencies needed
python ptzoptics_gui.py

Edit camera_ip at the top of ptzoptics_gui.py to match your camera's IP address.

Functional differences from gui.py:

• info_display — not implemented on PTZOptics cameras; calls are silently ignored
• set_autofocus_mode — not implemented on PTZOptics cameras; calls are silently ignored
• Presets 0–127 supported (vs 0–15 shown in the GUI buttons)

To find your camera's IP: check your router's DHCP client list, or open the camera's OSD menu via the included IR remote and navigate to Network settings.

To test your camera connection before running the GUI:

python ptzoptics_tcp_camera.py <camera-ip>