Avonic CamDirector User Manual

Avonic CamDirector User Manual

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USER MANUAL
Avonic CamDirector® Teacher Tracker
CamDirector® Teacher Tracker software
www.avonic.com
© March 2023
Version 1.1.1

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL Avonic CamDirector® Teacher Tracker CamDirector® Teacher Tracker software www.avonic.com • © March 2023 • Version 1.1.1...
  • Page 2: Disclaimer And Contact

    “look and feel” and arrangement of such Content, contained in this Manual is owned, controlled or licensed by or to Avonic, and is protected by trade dress, copyright, patent and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.
  • Page 3: Important Information

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION Liability Avonic will NOT be held responsible for any damage or injury caused by unqualified persons carrying out these tasks, or by not following the instructions in this Manual. Intended Use and Non-Intended Use Installation The following applies to the installation of the Product: •...
  • Page 4: Acronyms

    Acronyms The following acronyms are used in this Manual: High Definition HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface Internet Protocol Power over Ethernet Pan / Tilt / Zoom RTMP Real-Time Messaging Protocol RTSP Real-Time Streaming Protocol Stock Keeping Unit...
  • Page 5: Terms Of Use Avonic

    4.2 Avonic grants the User of Avonic Products the non-exclusive right to use Embedded Software which, together with the hardware on 1.4 User: A (final) user of an Avonic Product who (I) has acquired the which the Embedded Software can be installed, is made available on Avonic Product lawfully, (II) only uses the "Embedded software"...
  • Page 6 Product. Avonic is under no obligation to refund licence among other things, that: fees, even if it is a case of an Avonic Product which has reached the end of its life cycle within the licence period. a) User must ensure that as few people as possible can be seen or heard through the camera and that no personal data or sensitive 4.10 The scope of the right to use software of which the intellectual...
  • Page 7 Products and Services are used, if in the opinion of Avonic there is a serious reason to do so, for as long as a User uses the Avonic Products e) causing a danger to the functioning of computer systems or and Services.
  • Page 8 10.3 Avonic reserves the right to put the Avonic Products and Services and/or the other facilities offered out of use by a User, if, in Avonic’s opinion, if required by law or by a court ruling and/or if a third party...
  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Symbols Used in This Manual..................... iii Acronyms............................ iv Terms of Use Avonic..........................v INTRODUCTION............................ 10 Purpose of this Manual......................10 What you need to operate the CamDirector® Teacher Tracker.........10 Target Audience........................10 Document Structure......................... 10 PRODUCT OVERVIEW..........................11 CamDirector Teacher Tracker Software................11 ®...
  • Page 10: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Purpose of this Manual This Manual describes the safety precautions and the instructions for safe installation and operation of the Avonic CamDirector Teacher Tracker Software. Note that the Avonic CamDirector Teacher Tracker software is part of ® ® the CamDirector (system): the software, CD500 and cameras.
  • Page 11: Product Overview

    Teacher Tracker is built around privacy. All image processing is done locally without the need to be connected to the ® internet. We give you the tools to set privacy settings according to your own standards. An ever-evolving AI solution Avonic’s patented machine learning algorithms let the teacher tracker improve over time by learning from every lecture it records.
  • Page 12: Mounting And Installation

    • Set up the CD500 and its cameras on a hard, stable surface, or mount it to a wall or ceiling. • ONLY use an Avonic mount for mounting to a wall, or tripod. • Ensure the mounting construction is capable of supporting four times the weight of the cameras and/or the Product.
  • Page 13: Operation

    The software is trained to use the follow camera to pan, tilt, zoom in and out to follow the speaker. The overview camera is used to give you a stationary picture of the entire stage. No internet connection is required. Everything runs locally on the CD500. This chapter will explain how to use the CamDirector Teacher Tracker. In this ®...
  • Page 14: Teacher Tracker

    (3) from left to right, making it green. Teacher Tracker > Calibration For the CamDirector's Teacher Tracker to function properly, it is crucial to calibrate the software in order to create ®...
  • Page 15 See also CamDirector : How to calibrate the Teacher Tracker software on the website. Follow ® instructions below to calibrate a person before the camera: 1. Click Start Configuration. • Define your stage. Determine the positions where the teacher could stand on stage or in the...
  • Page 16 6. The camera tally lights will be solid green if the calibration is successful. The software will automatically return to the configuration page. 7. Navigate to Teacher Tracker > Audience and set the audience exclusion zone. After calibration the Teacher Tracker toggle button is automatically set to ON. You can check this at the info page.
  • Page 17: Settings

    Settings On this page it is possible to change some CamDirector Teacher Tracker settings such as Camera, Audio and ® Network settings. It is also possible to change account settings (username and password). Settings > Status The Status page shows: •...
  • Page 18 IP address of the CD500 Netmask Netmask address of the CD500 Gateway Gateway address of the CD500 Save and reboot the CamDirector for the changes to take effect. ® Settings > Account Here you can change account settings like Username and Password.
  • Page 19: Customer Support

    Customer Support On this page it is possible to get customer support from distance. 1. Click on customer support in the blue bar at the right to go to this page. 2. Enable the Remote Support toggle button. You need a VPN connection for this. The Remote Support toggle button will be switched off automatically after one month.
  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    1. Use an incognito window in your browser, sometimes cache issues arise when using multiple devices that have the same default IP address. 2. Reset to factory default. 3. See also CamDirector : Why Teacher Tracker is not switching on the website, if the Teacker Tracker ®...
  • Page 21: List Of Support Articles

    LIST OF SUPPORT ARTICLES This list provides links to different support articles on the Avonic website to help you to understand the CamDirector ® Settings: Maintenance: • • CamDirector : Audience exclusion CamDirector : Firmware releases ® ® • •...
  • Page 22: Appendix A: Tcp Settings And Command List

    APPENDIX A: TCP SETTINGS AND COMMAND LIST TCP is a professional camera control protocol used with PTZ cameras and can be used in combination with the CamDirector Teacher Tracker. It works by sending commands to the CamDirector over an IP connection, ®...
  • Page 23: Camdirector® Return Commands

    All parameter values are in HEX. y = Socket Number • The commands will only work when you update your CamDirector® Teacher Tracker to version 1.05! Webinterface - Settings > Status > Firmware and check for new firmware. Click the update now button. Return/complete Command...
  • Page 24: Camdirector® Control Commands

    • ® The commands will only work when you update your CamDirector® Teacher Tracker to version 1.05! Webinterface - Settings > Status > Firmware and check for new firmware. Click the update now button when the new firmware is found.
  • Page 25: Appendix B: Http Api Camdirector

    APPENDIX B: HTTP API CamDirector® With the HTTP API you can control the CamDirector Teacher Tracker by using a web browser like Microsoft Edge or ® Google Chrome for example. It is possible to change multiple settings at once using this feature.
  • Page 26: Http Api List

    Webinterface - Settings > Status > Firmware and check for new firmware. Click the update now button. Example of full code:http://192.168.5.50/api?szCmd={"SetENV"{"TeacherTracker":"on}}. Note that 192.168.5.50 is the default IP address of the CamDirector® CD500. Fill in the IP address of YOUR CamDirector® CD500!
  • Page 27: Index

    Index Tracking Issues Audience Exclusion Line Audience Exclusion Zone Username 13, Calibration 13, 14, CAT6x 12, 13, WebInterface 13, Enable Teacher Tracker Factory settings 17, 20, Firmware Follow Camera 13, 14, GPIO Harting, har-flexicon HDMI 12, IP Address 13, 18, IP Address (default) 13, MT220 mount Network settings 17,...
  • Page 28 Avonic CamDirector® Teacher Tracker CamDirector® Teacher Tracker software © March 2023 • Version 1.1.1 Exportweg 11a • 2645 ED Delfgauw • The Netherlands +31(0)15 7112 712 • info@avonic.com • www.avonic.com...

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