# Sony ILME-FR7

In order to connect to the SONY ILME-FR7/ILME-FR7K cameras, make sure you have VISCA enabled on the camera. This can be done by setting this DIP-Switch on the unit:

[![image.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/hJeimage.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/hJeimage.png)

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**EXTERNAL TALLY**

To enable Tally control from a BluePill device please enable "External Tally" in the cameras Web-UI:

[![image.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/QAOimage.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/QAOimage.png)

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**ADDING DEVICE TO REACTOR**

When adding this device to Reactor, it should look like this, and it should also come up as an auto discovered device if you have NDI-HX enabled on the unit, even if you don't have the license for it:

[![image.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/QgQimage.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/QgQimage.png)

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**SPEED CONTROL**

The joystick speed is not only controlled by the 'JoystickSens' variable. This camera has 3 parameters to control the speed of the PTZ movement.

For maximum speed, please use:

- "CAM\_PTSPEEDSTEP" sets the range > set this to '9'
- "CAM\_PTSLOWMODE" > needs to be 'off'
- "CAM\_PTRAMPCURVE" is the accel speed > set this to 'Extend'

[![commands.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/commands.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/commands.png)

Device core command list:  
[https://cloud.skaarhoj.com/coremanual/core-protocol-visca/pre/2811](https://cloud.skaarhoj.com/coremanual/core-protocol-visca/pre/2811)

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**NO CONNECTION**

If you have the experience that it just wont connect at all, after having been working earlier, please try and restart the camera, there might be a client limit on the device

To be expanded upon.