With the discontinuation of the 241QA video encoder, will Control4 support any other Axis video encoder such as the M7014, Q7404, etc...?

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

It works with the M7014 (cheaper and great quality with c4), I have tested it already, but with another driver that I have changed from the 241Q one ... I will try to upload the file (there are 4 drivers, one for each channel).

There are/were some issues with the newer ones but the M7014 is known to work.

Keep in mind that there are other options out there as well these days, cheaper than the Axis solutions (Planet branded piece and the Wirepath DVR being the most prominent at the moment).

wirepath dvr for me over axis converters anyday:)

Yeah, no contest.

Would you mind mentioning some reasons why you favor the wirepath dvr or why the axis encoder isn't a preferred solution? I got stuck with an axis encoder that is not compatible with C4 and I was considering one of their other encoders that is compatible, but I'm open to other solutions.

Thanks,

Steve

Simply put in the past we had to utilise a DVR and loop out of it to an Axis converter. This ended up making the solution quite costly. Now that we have the wirepath its an all in one solution that records and is able to be displayed on Control4's user interfaces.

Yeah. Not that Axis is a bad solution - it works just fine, but doing it all in one piece for less than the axis servers induvidual cost makes it a no-brainer. A second DVR that's supposedly easier to obtain outside of North America is now integrated as well - haven't used it yet though.

thank you for the responses

Indeed, the DVR solutions that are compatible with C4 are a better solution than an Encoder and a DVR (and sometimes like some members say the encoder costs more than the DVR). I am now looking for the Lilin and those wirepath...

But it is easy to make / change a driver, so any device that works with direct mjpg streaming, works with C4

Dear steve909 , what is the model of the AXIS encoder you've got stuck with ?

Edited September 15, 201212 yr by joaovito

i have the P7210

http://www.axis.com/products/cam_p7210/

it does stream mjpeg but i can't seem to get it to work. i tried the 241Q driver but that didn't work. I also tried the generic web image driver but couldn't get that to work either. i really hope i'm just doing something wrong - so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,

steve

Steve, try this driver - https://www.dropbox.com/s/m4hsu0817dhgl5u/camera_ip_http_axis_M7014.zip

Nevermind if in Composer you press TEST and it doesn't work, just try it (after inserting IP, username and pass) in the Navigators and tell me if it worked.

It's a driver for each channel and it will placed in Other / Axis / M7014 after you copy them to the Driver folder.

that driver worked, thanks!

one follow up question....do you know of a way to enable some sort of PTZ control?

thanks again,

steve

No, I have tried to change the driver to use the RS485 of the Axis Module but so far no success... I could only make it compatible with these new encoders...

I was wondering if someone could upload this driver to the file library. When I try to do it, it shows an error..

Edited September 20, 201212 yr by joaovito

ok, no problem - thanks very much...and if you every do figure it out or need someone to beta test, please let me know.

i tried to upload the file for you but also got an error.

steve

Try uploading it as a .c4i file and not .zip

Same error with .c4i extension ...

Do you guys know if the axis M7014 still working with Control4? I think this can be a best way for me.

I have 6 analog cameras that are connected to a SPECO DVR and 2 Axis 240Q units.  The Axis units are no longer behaving well and I am trying to figure the best way to upgrade.

I am running a synology NAS with camera licenses for each of the channels on the Axis units and would like to get rid of the SPECO DVR. 

What are my alternatives to the Axis Units short of replacing the 6 analog cameras with IP cameras?

I Have the Axis Q7404.

 

New C4 drivers are not compatible.

 

Do you mind sending me your C4 Axis drivers ?

 

Thanks

 

Philippe

Anybody has a driver working  for the axis M7014 encoder?

I have 6 analog cameras that are connected to a SPECO DVR and 2 Axis 240Q units.  The Axis units are no longer behaving well and I am trying to figure the best way to upgrade.

I am running a synology NAS with camera licenses for each of the channels on the Axis units and would like to get rid of the SPECO DVR. 

What are my alternatives to the Axis Units short of replacing the 6 analog cameras with IP cameras?

You could try the Wirepath analog DVR - keep your cameras and have them imported into control4. They have an 8 channel unit that will work for you.