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HuddleCamHD SimplTrack Lite
User Manual
Model No. HC20X-SIMPLTRACKLITE
V1.0
(English)
Please check huddlecamhd.com for the most up to date version of this document.
Rev 1.0 9/21

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  • Page 1 HuddleCamHD SimplTrack Lite User Manual Model No. HC20X-SIMPLTRACKLITE V1.0 (English) Please check huddlecamhd.com for the most up to date version of this document. Rev 1.0 9/21...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Video Recording & Screenshot ..................................17 IR Remote Controller Guide .................................... 19 RS-232 Interface ....................................... 21 Serial Communication Control ..................................21 HuddleCamHD VISCA Command List ................................22 On Screen Display Menu ....................................32 Network Connection ......................................34 Assigning an IP Address ....................................35 DHCP ..........................................
  • Page 3: Preface

    Ensure that there are no obstacles in the pan or tilt ranges of the camera lens. Never power the camera on before installation is complete. Do not dismantle the camera – HuddleCamHD is not responsible for any unauthorized modification or dismantling. •...
  • Page 4: Supplied Accessories

    Copyright Notice The entire contents of this manual / guide, whose copyright belongs to HuddleCamHD, may not be cloned, copied, or translated in any way without the explicit permission of the company. The product specifications referred to in this document are for reference only and as such are subject to updating at any time without prior notice.
  • Page 5 Connection Guide USB 2.0 USB 2.0 type B female connection HDMI HDMI ver. 1.4 connection Line In 3.5mm audio connection Network RJ45 port for NDI |HX & network streaming / control ® 3G-SDI connection RS-232 In 8-pin mini din connection for joystick controller RS-232 Out 8-pin mini din connection for daisy chaining DC12V...
  • Page 6: Dimensional Drawings (Mm)

    Dimensional Drawings (mm) 211mm 139mm 211mm Rev 1.0 9/21...
  • Page 7: Features

    Automatic tracking of active participant. ® |HX control through NDI ® approved platforms that offer control HuddleCamHD VISCA & VISCA over IP IR Remote Control RS-232 & RS-485 VISCA & Pelco-D control Installation • Standard 1/4-20 female thread for camera mounting 12V DC 2.5A Power Supply...
  • Page 8: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Model HC20X-SIMPLTRACKLITE Type HuddleCamHD SimplTrack Lite HD 1080p Color Video Camera Camera Video System 1080p-60/50/30/25, 1080i-60/50, 720p-60/50 Sensor 1/2.8” CMOS, 2.14 megapixel Lens Digital Zoom 12X Digital Zoom Shutter 1/1 ~ 1/10000 White Balance Auto, ATW, OnePush, Indoor, Outdoor, Manual, Sodium Lamp, Fluo Lamp...
  • Page 9: Ndi

    ® ® |HX with NDI 4 Connection The NDI |HX connection allows you to connect and control your camera through any NDI compatible hardware or software on ® your Local Area Network. Once your camera is setup on a LAN, you can utilize the NDI ®...
  • Page 10: Tracking Software

    Tracking Software Device Management Interface Device Management interface *Selected* device within Device Management Video Configuration interface Add selected camera from Online Device section View & Download video and / or photos. Modify network settings of selected Online Device Manually add device using camera info Refresh Online Device list Delete selected device from Device Management list Start / Stop searching for Online Devices...
  • Page 11: Connecting The Camera

    Network Search – The Tracking Software is able to search your network for any HuddleView, SimplTrack2, or SimplTrack Lite cameras. Simply click the “Start Search” button from the Online Devices section to begin the search. Once a camera is discovered, you may click “+ Add to Client”...
  • Page 12 Channels – Adjust the audio channel of the embedded audio. • Options include: Mono & Stereo Encode Type – Adjust the Audio Encoding type of the embedded audio. • Options include: AAC Sample Rate – Adjust the audio sample rate of the embedded audio. •...
  • Page 13 • to change the camera password. • Camera Name – Adjust the camera’s friendly name. Default value: SimplTrack Lite Reboot / Reset Buttons –Reboot or Reset the camera. • Reboot Button – Turns camera off and on. Reset Button – Sets camera to factory default settings.
  • Page 14: Removing The Camera

    NDI ® devices. Default value: SimplTrack Lite For best results, give all ‘like’ cameras the same Local Device Name. e.g. “Tracking cams” or “Framing Cams” • NDI Local Device Channel (PTZ) – The channel name the camera will utilize within NDI devices.
  • Page 15: Main View Interface

    Main View Interface Cameras connected to Device Management Preset control Camera video feed Enable / Disable tracking & Tracking Status PC performance & time Open Tracking Settings Pan, Tilt, & OSD Menu control Connected camera resolution & frame rate Lens control Snapshot, Enable / Disable recording, &...
  • Page 16: Tracking Settings

    Tracking Settings The SimplTrack Lite is truly plug and play tracking camera that does not require much set up before use. The camera only requires the Preset 0 & Preset 1 positions set, and the Face Height positioned properly. Preset Zones Preset Zones allow the camera to temporarily halt tracking once the subject enters a defined area.
  • Page 17 Basic 2 – The Basic 2 tab allows you to adjust the tracking & zoom settings of the camera. Senior 1 & Senior 2 tabs are not usable on the SimplTrack Lite. Rev 1.0 9/21...
  • Page 18: Video Recording & Screenshot

    “USB Drive” directory. This USB Drive is the camera’s memory. While accessing the camera’s memory, you will be unable to use its video capabilities. To return the SimplTrack Lite to a usable state, power it off and back on.
  • Page 19 In this example, “snap_0.jpg” is the photo file, and “video_0.h264” is the video file. View the video file within VLC Media Player for best results. Rev 1.0 9/21...
  • Page 20: Ir Remote Controller Guide

    3. Focus Control IR Remote Controller Guide To perform a command on the IR remote, press and release the button. A special note will be given when you can press and hold the button. To perform a shortcut, press the buttons in a sequence when a right-angle bracket is shown (>).
  • Page 21 6. On Screen Display Menu Control 10. Camera Shortcuts [F1] > [1] > [ENTER]: Set camera to IR Address 1 [F1] > [2] > [ENTER]: Set camera to IR Address 2 [F1] > [3] > [ENTER]: Set camera to IR Address 3 [F1] >...
  • Page 22: Rs-232 Interface

    For Initial Connection RS-232 Interface Camera PC/Controller DB-9 1. DTR 1. CD 2. DSR 2. RXD 3. TXD 3. TXD 4. GND 4. DTR 5. RXD 5. GND 6. GND 6. DSR 7. IR OUT 7. RTS 8. NC 8. CTS 9.
  • Page 23: Huddlecamhd Visca Command List

    HuddleCamHD VISCA Command List Part 1: Camera Issued Messages ACK / Completion Messages Command Function Command Packet Comments z0 4y FF Returned when the command is accepted. ACK / Completion (y: Socket No.) Messages z0 5y FF Completion Returned when the command has been executed.
  • Page 24 Part 2: HuddleCamHD VISCA Command List Command Function Command Packet Comments 8x 01 04 00 02 FF CAM_Power Power On/Off 8x 01 04 00 03 FF Stop 8x 01 04 07 00 FF Tele (Standard) 8x 01 04 07 02 FF...
  • Page 25 8x 01 04 0D 02 FF Bright setting Down 8x 01 04 0D 03 FF Direct 8x 01 04 0D 00 00 0p 0q FF pq: Bright position 8x 01 04 3E 02 FF Exposure Compensation On / Off 8x 01 04 3E 03 FF Reset Default ExpComp position 8x 01 04 0E 00 FF...
  • Page 26 Toggle USB Audio 8x 2a 02 a0 04 0p FF p=2: On, p=3: Off x = Camera Address + 8 Part 3: HuddleCamHD VISCA Query Command List y0 50 02 FF CAM_PowerInq 8x 09 04 00 FF y0 50 03 FF...
  • Page 27 y0 50 03 FF y0 50 02 FF CAM_PictureEffectModeInq 8x 09 04 63 FF y0 50 04 FF B&W y0 50 02 FF CAM_LR_ReverseInq 8x 09 04 61 FF y0 50 03 FF y0 50 02 FF CAM_PictureFlipInq 8x 09 04 66 FF y0 50 03 FF CAM_ColorGainInq P: Color gain 0h (60%) to Eh (200%)
  • Page 28 Part 4: HuddleCamHD VISCA over IP Command List Command Function Command Packet Comments 81 01 04 00 02 FF CAM_Power Power On/Off 81 01 04 00 03 FF Stop 81 01 04 07 00 FF Tele (Standard) 81 01 04 07 02 FF...
  • Page 29 81 01 04 0D 02 FF Bright setting Down 81 01 04 0D 03 FF Direct 81 01 04 0D 00 00 0p 0q FF pq: Bright position 81 01 04 3E 02 FF Exposure Compensation On / Off 81 01 04 3E 03 FF Reset Default ExpComp position 81 01 04 0E 00 FF...
  • Page 30 81 0A 11 14 pq FF CAM_UACStatus Toggle USB Audio 81 2a 02 a0 04 0p FF p=2: On, p=3: Off Part 5: HuddleCamHD VISCA over IP Query Command List y0 50 02 FF CAM_PowerInq 81 09 04 00 FF y0 50 03 FF...
  • Page 31 y0 50 02 FF CAM_PictureEffectModeInq 81 09 04 63 FF y0 50 04 FF B&W y0 50 02 FF CAM_LR_ReverseInq 81 09 04 61 FF y0 50 03 FF y0 50 02 FF CAM_PictureFlipInq 81 09 04 66 FF y0 50 03 FF CAM_ColorGainInq P: Color gain 0h (60%) to Eh (200%) 81 09 04 49 FF...
  • Page 32 Part 6: Pelco-D Protocol Command List Function Byte1 Byte2 Byte3 Byte4 Byte5 Byte6 Byte7 0xFF Address 0x00 0x08 Pan Speed Tilt Speed Down 0xFF Address 0x00 0x10 Pan Speed Tilt Speed Left 0xFF Address 0x00 0x04 Pan Speed Tilt Speed Right 0xFF Address...
  • Page 33: On Screen Display Menu

    Gamma Mode: Adjust camera gamma value. On Screen Display Menu Options include: 0 ~ 4 2DNR: Adjust 2D noise reduction value. Main Menu Options include: Off, 1 ~ 5 3DNR: adjust 3D noise reduction value. Options include: Off, 1 ~ 5 There are many ways to adjust the camera’s On Screen Display (OSD) Menu.
  • Page 34 Bright: Camera Brightness value. Pan Tilt Zoom Options include: 0 ~ 27 (Only available in Bright mode). Pan/Tilt Speed D-Zoom Limit Color PTZ Trig AF Ratio Speed Move the cursor to the “Color” option and press the [Enter] Power Up Act Home button to enter the Color page, as shown in the figure Select [Enter] Next [ ] Exit...
  • Page 35: Network Connection

    Mount Mode: Change mounting mode Restore Default Options include: Stand, Ceiling Language: Change camera language Move the cursor to the “Restore Default” option and press Options include: English, Chinese the [Enter] button to enter the Restore Default page, as shown in the figure below. Status Restore Default Move the cursor to the “Status”...
  • Page 36: Assigning An Ip Address

    Connections to LAN via CAT5 or CAT6 cable Assigning an IP Address By default, the camera is set to DHCP, meaning it will automatically obtain an IP address from your DHCP server, if available. If your network doesn’t utilize a DHCP server, the camera will fallback to it’s static IP address of “192.168.1.180”. To change this IP address to an IP address on your network range, follow the steps below.
  • Page 37: Modify Netinfo

    Modify Netinfo Click the “Start Search” button from the Online Device section. This will search for all HuddleView, SimplTrack2, and SimplTrack Lite cameras on your network range. If you do not see your camera, you will need to change your computer’s IP address to match the network range of the camera.
  • Page 38: Remote Configuration > Network Interface

    Remote Configuration > Network Interface The Remote Configuration tab allows you to modify the settings of a camera that is already connected to the software. Once you change the IP address of a camera through this method, you will need to re-add the camera to the Tracking Software. Discovering your Network Info To discover your IP address range/scheme, Subnet Mask, Gateway, &...
  • Page 39: Mac

    Open a new Finder window and go to the Applications folder. Open the Utilities folder and select the Terminal program. Once the Terminal program is open, type in “ ” and press the Enter key. ipconfig getifaddr en0 In the example above, the Mac’s local address is 192.168.17.107”, making the network range “192.168.17”. Rev 1.0 9/21...
  • Page 40: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Maintenance and Troubleshooting Unqualified Applications Do not shoot extremely bright objects for a long period of time, such as sunlight, ultra-bright light sources, etc. • Do not operate close to powerful electromagnetic radiation, such as TV or radio transmitters, etc. •...
  • Page 41: Changelog

    Changelog Sept/2021 – Rev 1.0 Initial Document Rev 1.0 9/21...

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