After long term operation, moving components can wear down. Contact your authorized dealer for repair. What’s in the Box Supplied Hardware • Tripod (-TP) Option o HuddleCamHD SimplTrack Camera ▪ 64 GB of internal storage o Power Supply o 25’ 3G-SDI Cable o 3G-SDI to USB3.0 Frame Grabber...
Physical Descriptions Front View of Camera 1. Tracking Camera Head 2. Tracking Camera Lens 20X Optical Zoom Field of View: 2.9°(Tele) ~ 59.5° (Wide) 3. Reference Camera Body 4. Reference Camera Lens Fixed 2.4mm Lens Field of View: 78° (Horizontal) / 44° (Vertical) Ver.
Bottom View of Camera 1. Locking Studs for connection to Ceiling or Tripod Adapter 2. Audio Input (AIN + AGND) Available via RTSP or RTMP 3. Audio Output (Future Use) 4. RS-232 (Rx + Tx + GND) 5. Network Interface & PoE+ Connection Up to 1080@30 output via RTSP or RTMP.
Tripod 1. Tripod / Wall Mount Column Adapter a. Note: TP Column adapter can be used to mount onto wall mount via 3/8” screw 2. Tripod Ver. 1.5 – 11.08.17...
2. Connect the included Power Supply to the camera. 3. Wait for camera to come to Home Position. 4. Install the SimplTrack software on your Windows PC on the same network as the camera 5. Open the SimplTrack software to connect to your camera Note: To pull the main RTSP stream please use the following URL rtsp://<camera ip>:<rtsp port>/main.h264...
Installation Instructions Ceiling Mount This is the ceiling mount plate Route your cable through the Route necessary cable through with a notch provided for cable notch in the side of the ceiling column and then screw the access. (please consult your plate or the opening at the top column to the ceiling plate local AHJ for proper installation...
Tripod This is the provided tripod Screw the adapter column to Route necessary cable through the tripod side opening in the column Connect all necessary cabling to the appropriate connectors on the Use the locking studs on the base of the camera. base of the camera to drop into the available slots on the adapter column and twist to...
Interface Descriptions SimplTrack Software Main Interface The main interface offers the ability to interact with the basic features of the camera not directly relating to auto-tracking in addition to providing a live preview. Clicking the magnifying glass in the Camera List section will show the available auto tracking cameras on a network.
Tracking Control starts or stops the auto-tracking mode. Advanced Parameters allows you to setup the auto-tracking mode parameters. Configure Network The Camera List section will display available auto tracking cameras on your network. Simply double click on an available camera to connect. For streaming to an RTMP Server, such as YouTube Live, enter the RTMP URL / Key into the available textbox and click the save icon.
The System interface updates the name associated with the camera, password, RTSP output settings, and reboot the camera remotely. The Camera name shows in the Camera List when you are searching for your SimplTrack on the network. Update PWD updates the password associated with the web interface of the camera as long as the existing password is available (Default password is “admin”).
Configure Local SD Card Recording The SD Card interface allows the parameters regarding how and when the camera records content to its internal 64GB of storage. This interface can start or stop the internal recordings by clicking the Enable Recording checkbox and clicking Save.
Configure Advanced Parameters When entering the Advanced Parameters settings interface, the live preview will switch to a split-screen showing the images from both the reference camera and the tracking camera. This is where all features relating to auto-tracking can be setup. Under the Basic Settings section, the SDI Output resolution and frame rate can be set in addition to protocol settings for the RS-232 connection.
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Advanced Parameters section and return the live preview to the tracking camera feed only. Note that when working with multiple SimplTrack systems you can ensure you are working on live settings for each camera by clicking the Inquire button to query the connected camera for its current settings.
On Screen Display (Continued) <SYSTEM> DISPLAY INFO ON, OFF RATIO SPEED ON, OFF PRESET FREEZE ON, OFF MOUNT STAND, CEILING <STATUS> ADDRESS PROTOCOL VISCA BAUDRATE 9600 FORMAT 1080P50 MOUNT STAND FIRMWARE VER V1.1.1 <RESTORE DEFAULTS> Ver. 1.5 – 11.08.17...
VISCA Commands ACK/Completion Messages Command Messages Comments Returned when the command is accepted. z0 4y FF (y:Socket No.) Returned when the command has been executed. Completion z0 5y FF (y:Socket No.) Error Messages Comments Command Messages Returned when the command format is different or when a Syntax Error z0 60 02 FF command with illegal...
Tips and Tricks The “Stage”: Imagine your subject moving around within the available presentation space and take note of the extremes, left or right and up or down, your presenter may happen to present from. The area you have just noted is what we will call our stage and is what you want to ensure is captured by the reference camera.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Solution Power supply failure Check power supply No movement or Power adapter damaged Replace power adapter image after power on Power cable connection is loose Check & reconnect Check & reconnect power cable No self-testing after Not enough power connection powered on, or with...
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