Controlling camera and PDU

The 64-dish MeerKAT radio telescope, currently under construction in South Africa, will become the largest and most sensitive radio telescope in the Southern Hemisphere until integrated with the Square Kilometre Array South Africa (SKA SA). This paper will present the software solutions that the MeerKAT Control and Monitoring (CAM) team implemented to achieve control (pan, tilt, zoom and focus) of the on-site video camera using the Pelco D protocol. Furthermore this paper will present how the outlets of the Power Distribution Unit (PDU) are switched on and off using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to facilitate emergency shutdown of equipment. (author)