8-Position DIP Switch

Mode Setting (All Units)

Switches 4 and 5 control the mode of operation of your PixController RF board. Here you can setup if the board is to function 24 hours a day, night only, day only, or walk test mode.  Note: To put the PixController back into "Photo Taking Mode" change the switch settings of switch 4 and 5 to one of the three options above under the Day/Night Operation Setting, and power the PixController unit Off and On from the power switch. When in walk test mode you will hear one beep when a "A" sensor is triggered, and two beeps when a "B" sensor is triggered from the PixController RF boards speaker. Make sure the case is open so you can hear it.

Video Recording Time Setting (Video Units only)

Switches 6 and 7 sets up the recording time for your video system.

Use Power Up Sensor? (All Units)

Switch 8 controls whether a Power Up "B" sensor is used.

• RSS-RF (Olympus D-380/370 in always on mode)
• RSP3i-RF  (Olympus D-380/370 on/off mode)
• RSP4i-RF (Olympus D-390/395 on/off mode)
• ACC-RF (Sony ACC-Terminal Digital Cameras, check list of cameras here)
• RS-232-RF (RS-232 Plug-n-Play cameras, check list of cameras here)
• Sony DSC-Pxx-RF (Olympus D-390/395 on/off mode)
• Sony DSC-Uxx-RF (Olympus D-390/395 on/off mode)
• Sony S40/S600/W35-RF (Olympus D-390/395 on/off mode)

Wiring Information (All cameras excluding ACC and RS-232):

ACC Terminal Configuration (use 2.5mm port - configure solder jumpers):
(Sony ACC digital camera)
 Solder Jumper:  J10, and J4

RS-232 Configuration (use 2.5mm port - configure solder jumpers):
(Olympus cameras such as the D-340R and D-360L)
 Solder Jumpers: J6, J8, J12

External Light Port:
Active under dark conditions. See Specs for wiring information. This port is active for all digital camera configurations.

• LANC-RF (Works with any Sony/Canon camcorder with a LANC editing port, check list of cameras here)
• JVC-RF  (Works with any JVC camcorder with a J-LIP editing port, check list of cameras here)
• DVR-RF (This mode simply turns on video/wireless cameras and sends a pulse to trigger a DVR unit for recording)

LANC Configuration (use 2.5mm port - configure solder jumpers):
(Sony/Canon LANC camcorders)
 Solder Jumper:  J10, and J4

JVC J-LIP Configuration (use 2.5mm port - configure solder jumpers):
  Wire RS-232 Rx  to the Tip of the 3.5mm male cable
  Wire LANC/JVC JLIP Tx to the Mid ring of the 3.5mm male cable
  Wire Ground to the Base ring of the 3.5mm cable

  Radio Shack Part Number 42-2387A (3.5mm male to male cable)

External Light Port:
Active under dark conditions. See Specs for wiring information. This port is active for all video camera configurations.

 

One sensor setup

This is probably the most common setup people will build. Here the X10 motion sensor can be placed anywhere near a trail but have the camera back off the trail or above the trail for different types of applications. This is a great setup to catch people who trespass since you can hide the camera and only expose an inexpensive but small X10 sensor.
 

One sensor setup with multiple cameras

Here's the same setup as above, but with 2 cameras. This is great for guys needing 2 cameras to respond to one motion event at the exact same time. Researchers needing to identify both sides of the same animal will find this a very useful tool. There are many applications you can use for one sensor to set off several cameras.

Basic setup using A and B sensors

Here's a basic use of the new PixController RF board. This diagram shows a setup using 1 PixController RF board and 3 X10 PIR wireless motion sensors. The RF board is connected to a Sony LANC camcorder (plug-n-play) setup, but this could be a digital camera or a 35mm camera too.

This board is setup to respond to any X10 sensor setup as a "B" House code for power up only. These sensors are setup outside the area of the camera and will power up the camera to make it ready if something passes in front of them. Then, when the animal passes in front of the X10 sensor setup for the "A" house code it will start recording.

Note, there are some fail safe features here. Say an animal passes in front of a "B" sensor and turns the camera on but never makes it down to the "A" sensor to record. There will be a setup time-out delay to power the camera down. Next, if the animal passes in front of the "A" sensor without ever tripping the "B" sensor the camera will just start powering up and recording.

Note: The above 2 setups can be used with a "B" sensor.
 

Remote "Ground Hog Camera"

This setup is similar to above, but the sensors are placed at a distance to monitor an area of interest. One application is to look at an illegal dumping site, or better known as a "Ground Hog Camera". In this setup the sensors will be placed close to the dumping site with the camera at a longer distance away well hidden.

For wildlife use this is great for filming animal dens where you can go collect your camera tapes without putting out scents that may scare off a nervous mother.

Personal Zone Detection

This application may not be legal in a lot of states if used for hunting, but it can be used for other application for undercover security applications. If you plan to use this for a hunting situation you'll need to check with your game laws for use of electronic devices.

In this setup there is no camera attached to the PixController RF board. The RF board will simply play a soft tone for a zone that was entered. You can have up to 4 zones, and each sensor in that zone will be setup to a X10 house code.
 

Camcorder Field Setup

Here's another application using multiple X10 PIR sensors looking over a wide detection area. This is a great setup for a large field where you want to film a large detection area. Food plots and such are a great application of this setup. Just place sensors around the area you want to detect in and put your camcorder in an elevated position. Once any of the sensors detect motion they will start the camcorder recording. You can use a digital camera too in this setup.