Thanks for the tip, I will do some more searching around the threads and see what I can find. I can only try before I totally give up and turn the camera into a door stop... :)
Hi Corellon, is there a thread thread that talks about the tools required to flash a chip with an external tool? I have an issue with a camera a few pages back on this thread and I would like to try this as a last resort.
The camera I am working on is a Dahua IPC-HDW5431RP-Z. I checked the wiki and online but I don't believe it has been documented by anyone. Attached is a picture of the port inside of the camera including the voltages that I identified using a multi meter.
I now have soldiered in wires and...
I bought an "FT232RL 3.3V 5.5V FTDI USB to TTL Serial Adapter" like this one and configured Putty and the COM port in device manager with the settings you mentioned. I tired switching the RX and TX connections with no luck. PS no offence taken after all I am a noob :)
I haven't got the camera...
9
As soon as I connect the power using POE or a 12volt Plug Pack I can hear a faint click and I can see the lens open, nothing else happens and the IR illuminators do not power up. I have tried to connect both the TX and RX feeds including Ground with no success, I have also tried to use a...
Hi all,
I'm trying to unbrick a cam and need some help. The cam has no network and when trying to connect using serial uart it is unable to communicate. The camera seems to power on as I can see the lens open and close but that's about it. Is it possible to brick a camera so far that it is not...
Long story short I purchased this camera in 2018 and it failed in 2019, just over 1 year old. When I sent it back to my supplier they did not repair it but they gave me another one that I think is second hand. When I got the replacement it was older than my original camera and ever since I then...
Hi all, I have been trying to update the firmware on my Dahua IPC-HDW5431RP-Z but I am not having any luck. Firstly I am having trouble finding any firmware files on Dahua's site so I have tried the "DH_IPC-HX5X3X-Rhea_Eng_P_Stream3_V2.622.0000000.31.R.180813" which I found on this site but it...