Web Tasks for Administrators: Setting Camera Behaviors and Adjustments Web Tasks for Administrators: Configuring Streaming Settings Web Tasks for Administrators: System Reboots, Resets, and Updates Web Tasks for Administrators: Viewing Diagnostic Logs Web Tasks for Administrators: Contacting Vaddio Technical Support Telnet Serial Command API camera home...
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Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras camera pan camera tilt camera zoom camera focus camera preset camera ccu get camera ccu set camera ccu scene camera standby streaming settings network ping network settings get system reboot system factory-reset history version help...
Overview This manual covers the RoboSHOT 12 HD-SDI and RoboSHOT 30 HD-SDI robotic PTZ cameras: RoboSHOT 12 HD-SDI, North America – part number 999-9930-000 RoboSHOT 12 HD-SDI, international – part number 999-9930-001 RoboSHOT 30 HD-SDI (black), North America – part number 999-9933-000 RoboSHOT 30 HD-SDI (black), international –...
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Connect via a Telnet session Connect directly via RS-232 serial port. The features, flexibility and value of RoboSHOT cameras are unparalleled in today’s PTZ camera market. All this, and they’re made in the USA, at Vaddio HQ in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Make sure you received all the items you expected. Here are the packing lists for the RoboSHOT HD-SDI cameras. RoboSHOT 12 HD-SDI Cameras RoboSHOT 12 HD-SDI (North America) – part number 999-9930-000 Includes: One (1) RoboSHOT 12 HD-SDI Camera One (1) Thin Profile Wall Mount with Mounting Hardware (535-2000-240)
One (1) IR Remote Commander One (1) EZCamera Control Adapter (998-1001-232) One (1) 12 VDC, 3.0 Amp Switching Power Supply One (1) Euro Power Cord One (1) UK Power Cord One (1) Quick Setup Guide Download all product documentation from support.vaddio.com.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras A Quick Look at the Camera The RoboSHOT 12 and RoboSHOT 30 cameras are similar. The RoboSHOT 12 is the camera on the left in the photo. Differences are noted below. Front of the camera Camera and Zoom Lens: The RoboSHOT 12 and 30 models use different optical components.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Back of the camera Rear panel connections are identical for both models. This photograph shows the RoboSHOT 12. From left to right: 12 VDC 3.0 A power connector: Connect only the power supply shipped with the camera. Network RJ-45 connector: PoE+ Gigabit Ethernet port allows the camera to be controlled using the web interface or via a Telnet session.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Video resolution Set the desired available HD output resolution for the camera with the rotary switch. Switch positions 9 through D are not used. Switch position Resolution 720p/59.94 1080i/59.94 1080p/59.94 720p/60 1080i/60 1080p/60 720p/50 1080i/50...
When the camera is right side up, switches are in their default positions when they are up. Camera identification: If a Vaddio remote control will be used with the camera: IR Frequency Selection:The IR Remote Commander can control up to three cameras in the same room with different IR frequencies.
Do not install or operate this product if it has been dropped, damaged, or exposed to liquids. If any of these things happen, return it to Vaddio for safety and functional testing. All information about this product is available for download at www.vaddio.com/support...
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Installing the Camera Mount and the Camera You can install the camera wall mount to a 2-gang wall box or directly to the drywall. If you mount it to drywall, use the wall anchors provided with the wall mount. If you mount it to a wall box, use the cover plate screws supplied with the wall box.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Connecting the Camera Here are two examples of how the camera might be set up. This information is also available on the Quick- Start Guide provided with the camera. In a Small Space This example uses the camera's power supply.
You can control the camera using the IR remote, web interface, Telnet session, or RS-232 command line – but not at the same time. We recommend that you pick one and run with it. Vaddio IR Remote Commander The remote provides basic camera control for end users.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Details The Vaddio remote provides the following functions: Power – Switch the selected camera on or off. Power indicator – Shows power on, IR transmission, and battery level. Back Light – Use or turn off backlight compensation.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Web Interface RoboSHOT cameras provides a web interface to allow control of the attached camera via an Ethernet network connection. The web interface provides more control over the camera for the user, along with administrative tasks such as setting passwords, changing the IP address, viewing diagnostics, installing firmware updates, and more! The web interface allows administrative and user-level camera control.
System – View firmware version and switch settings, reboot, restore factory defaults, and run firmware updates. Help – Tech support contact information and a link to the product information library on the Vaddio web- site. Logout – Yes, it’s for logging out.
Other IP settings - hostname, DHCP or static addressing, IP address, Networking subnet mask, gateway Access management Security Guest access Account passwords Diagnostic logs Diagnostics Information about the camera location Room Labels Helpdesk phone number for end users Room Labels Vaddio Technical Support contact information Help...
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Web Tasks for All Users: Camera Control The Camera Control page provides most of the same controls as the IR Remote Commander, along with some that are not available from the remote: Put the camera in standby or bring it back to the ready state Pan, tilt, zoom, or return to "home"...
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Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Move the camera Use the arrow buttons for camera pan and tilt. The center button moves the camera to the home position. Zoom in or out Use the Zoom + button to zoom in and the Zoom - button to zoom out. Change the speed of camera movements Use the speed sliders to adjust the speed of movements that you control with the buttons for pan, tilt and zoom.
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Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Store a camera preset Note Save Preset 1 first. Other presets will inherit its Tri-Sync settings if they have not yet been defined. 1. Set up the camera shot, then use the Store button to open the Store Preset box. 2.
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Adjust the camera for the lighting in use by selecting the CCU scene that best fits your environment. The technical folks at Vaddio (Scott, to be specific) have already set up presets for common lighting scenarios – Incandescent Hi, Incandescent Lo, Fluorescent Hi, Fluorescent Lo and Outdoor. The Auto setting allows the camera to determine the appropriate adjustments.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Web Tasks for Administrators: Configuring Network Settings Things you can do on this screen: Assign the camera’s hostname Specify DHCP or static IP address Set up other networking information You will only be able to enter the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway if you set IP Address to Static. Note DHCP is the default setting, but the camera will use the default address of 169.254.1.1 if it can’t find a DHCP server.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Web Tasks for Administrators: Adding Room Information to the Screen To display your company name, conference room name and phone number, and the number for meeting hosts to call for in-house A/V support, enter this information on the Room Labels screen.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Web Tasks for Administrators: Managing Access and Passwords Things you can do on this screen: Allow people to access the Camera Control screen without logging on (Allow Guest Access) Change the password for the admin account (default is password) Change the password for the user account (default is password)
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Web Tasks for Administrators: Setting Camera Behaviors and Adjustments Things you can do on this screen: Set up the shot and color settings the camera uses on power-up or on returning to full power from standby mode.
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Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Set up custom color and lighting settings 1. Click any of the CCU scene buttons to load one of the CCU scenes into the camera, then fine-tune it as needed using the Color Settings controls. 2.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Web Tasks for Administrators: Configuring Streaming Settings Things you can do on this screen: Enable or disable web streaming Set the resolution, video quality, and frame rate Specify the streaming port and path/URL The camera uses the RTSP protocol for H.264 streaming.
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Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras To set streaming quality, resolution, and frame rate: Select the video Quality Mode: Easy or Custom. Easy automatically sets the recommended frame rate; Custom provides additional control. You will only be able to specify the frame rate if you select Custom Quality Mode.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Web Tasks for Administrators: System Reboots, Resets, and Updates Things you can do on this screen: Run a firmware update Reboot the camera Set the camera back to its original factory settings Read (but not change) the current settings of the switches on the back of the camera Note: Sorry, you have to physically move the switches on the back of the camera if you need to change the...
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6. If the update process presents warnings or error messages, read them carefully. 7. Contact Vaddio technical support if you encounter any problems with the update. Caution Do not remove power or reset the camera while the indicator is yellow, showing a firmware update in progress.
Web Tasks for Administrators: Viewing Diagnostic Logs If you encounter a problem that you can’t solve, it may be a bug. Your Vaddio technical support representative may ask you to download and email the log file available from the Diagnostics screen.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Web Tasks for Administrators: Contacting Vaddio Technical Support You’ll find information for contacting Vaddio Technical Support on the Help screen.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Telnet Serial Command API The Vaddio serial command protocol is a high-level, text-based command line interface supported via Telnet session on the camera. The API is accessed by a telnet client on the Ethernet port; the default Telnet port is 23. ...
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras camera pan Moves the camera horizontally Synopsis camera pan { left [<speed>] | right [<speed>] | stop } Options Moves the camera left left Moves the camera right right speed [1 - 24] Optional - integer 1 - 24 specifies the speed for the commanded movement Default speed is 12...
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras camera zoom Moves the camera in toward the subject or out away from the subject. Synopsis camera zoom { in [<speed>] | out [<speed>] | stop } Options Moves the camera in Moves the camera out speed [1 - 7] Optional - integer 1 - 7 specifies the speed for the commanded movement...
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras camera focus Changes the camera focus. Synopsis camera focus {{ near [<speed>] | far [<speed>]} | {mode [auto | manual]} |stop } Options Brings the focus nearer to the camera near Can only be used when camera is in manual mode Moves the focus farther from the camera Can only be used when camera is in manual...
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras camera preset Moves the camera to the specified preset, or stores the current camera position and optionally CCU information, either with or without specifying that Tri-Synchronous Motion is to be used when moving to this position.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras camera ccu get Returns or sets CCU (lighting) information. Synopsis camera ccu get [param] Options Returns the current state of the auto white auto_white_ balance setting (on or off). balance Returns the red gain value as an integer red_gain between 0 and 255.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras camera ccu set Sets the specified CCU (lighting) information. Synopsis camera ccu set [param] [value] Options Sets the current state of the auto white balance auto_white_ balance [on | off] setting (on or off). Auto white balance overrides red gain and blue gain manual settings.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras camera ccu scene Stores the current CCU scene or recalls the specified ccu scene. Synopsis camera ccu scene {recall {factory [1 - 6] | custom [1 - 3]} | store custom [1 - 3]} Options recall factory [1 Recalls the camera to the specified scene...
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras network ping Sends an ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to the specified IP address. Synopsis network ping [count <count>] [size <size>] <destination-ip> Options The number of ECHO_REQUEST packets to count send. If this is not specified, the default is five packets.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras system factory-reset Gets or sets the factory reset status. When the factory reset status is on, the system resets to factory defaults on reboot. Synopsis system factory-reset{ get | on | off} Options Returns the camera's current factory reset status.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras history Returns the most recently issued commands from the current Telnet session. Since many of the programs read user input a line at a time, the command history is used to keep track of these lines and recall historic information.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras help Displays an overview of the CLI syntax. Synopsis help Example help exit Ends the command session and then does one of these two things: Telnet: Closes the socket. RS-232 serial: Automatically starts a new session. Synopsis exit Example...
Pro tip: Label your cables. The Vaddio RoboSHOT Control Protocol is similarl to the Sony® VISCA™ command set in order to be compatible with several popular control devices. Not all VISCA commands are supported and there are many Vaddio-specific commands in the following Command and Inquiry Lists.
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Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Command Set Command Command Packet Comments CAM_WB Auto 8x 01 04 35 00 FF Normal Auto Indoor 8x 01 04 35 01 FF Indoor mode Outdoor 8x 01 04 35 02 FF Outdoor mode One Push WB 8x 01 04 35 03 FF...
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Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Command Set Command Command Packet Comments CAM_ExpComp 8x 01 04 3E 02 FF Exposure Compensation On 8x 01 04 3E 03 FF Exposure Compensation Reset 8x 01 04 0E 00 FF 8x 01 04 0E 02 FF Down 8x 01 04 0E 03 FF Direct...
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Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Command Set Command Command Packet Comments CAM_WD 8x 01 04 3D 02 FF WD On 8x 01 04 3D 03 FF WD Off VE On 8x 01 04 3D 06 FF VE On Set Parameter 8x 01 04 2D 00 0q 0r 0s q=Display brightness (0...
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Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Command Set Command Command Packet Comments CAM_Memory Reset 8x 01 04 3F 00 0p FF p= preset number(0h-0fh) Set standard 8x 01 04 3F 01 0p FF qr= Speed(01h-18h) Set standard 8x 01 04 3F 21 0p FF with ‘scene’...
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Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Command Set Command Command Packet Comments CAM_ColorGain Direct 8x 01 04 49 00 00 00 0p FF p: Color Gain Setting 0h to CAM_ColorHue Direct 8x 01 04 4F 00 00 00 0p FF p: Color Hue Setting 0h (-14 degrees) to Eh (+14 degrees)
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Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras Inquiry Command Command Response Packet Comments qq: Cr fixed color for high-intensity rr: Cb fixed color for high-intensity ss: Y fixed color for low-intensity tt: Cr fixed color for low-intensity uu: Cb fixed color for low-intensity 8x 09 04 50 FF y0 50 02 FF y0 50 03 FF...
General Specifications Function Description Part Numbers RoboSHOT 12 HD-SDI, North America – 999-9930-000 RoboSHOT 12 HD-SDI, international – 999-9930-001 RoboSHOT 30 HD-SDI (black), North America – 999-9933-000 RoboSHOT 30 HD-SDI (black), international – 999-9933-001 RoboSHOT 30 HD-SDI (white), North America – 999-9933-000W RoboSHOT 30 HD-SDI (white), international –...
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16 Steps (accessible through external control) Supported Streaming Simultaneous IP (RTSP format with H.264 compression) up to 1080p/30 Control Interface(s) Vaddio IR Remote Commander Web interface for network set-up, IP streaming, firmware updates and camera management Telnet serial command API RS-232 API: ...
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Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras For dimensional drawings, go to support.vaddio.com.
Blinking red – fault condition. Yellow – firmware update in progress. Off – no power to the camera. Stuff happens – we get it. Use this table to determine whether it's time to call Vaddio Technical Support. What is it doing? Possible causes Check and correct Nothing.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras What is it doing? Possible causes Check and correct The camera The batteries in the remote are dead. Put new batteries in the remote. does not respond to the remote, but the web interface is available The camera...
(2) This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Vaddio can affect emission compliance and could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras European Compliance This product has been evaluated for Electromagnetic Compatibility under the EMC Directive for Emissions and Immunity and meets the requirements for a Class A digital device. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. ...
Vaddio Customer Service: Vaddio will test, repair, or replace the product or products without charge if the unit is under warranty. If the product is out of warranty, Vaddio will test then repair the product or products. The cost of parts and labor charge will be estimated by a technician and confirmed by the customer prior to repair. ...
diagnostic logs 30 Index DIP switch settings 6 directional controls 12 factory defaults, restoring 28 admin login 14-15, 23 firmware update 29 changing 23 focus 12, 18, 35 default 14 anatomy of the camera 5 API 32, 44 getting help 31 syntax help 44 guest access 15, 23 auto focus 12, 35...
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Integrator's Complete Guide for RoboSHOT HD-SDI PTZ Cameras status light, meanings of colors 5 storage environment 64 network configuration 14, 21 streaming settings 26, 40 default 14, 21 super-wide mode setting (DIP switch) 6 supported web browsers 14 switch settings 6, 28 operating environment 64 baud rate (DIP switch) 6 camera ID (DIP switch) 6...
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RoboSHOT HD-SDI, EZCamera, ProductionVIEW, and IR Remote Commanderare trademarks of Vaddio, LLC. The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries. Exmor is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
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