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VICON VANGUARD
QUICK START GUIDE
© Copyright 2025 Vicon Motion Systems Limited. All rights reserved.
Revision 1.1. For use with Vicon Vanguard 1.0.
Vicon Motion Systems Limited reserves the right to make changes to information or specifications in this document without notice.
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  • Page 1 Revision 1.1. For use with Vicon Vanguard 1.0. Vicon Motion Systems Limited reserves the right to make changes to information or specifications in this document without notice. Companies, names, and data used in examples are fictitious unless otherwise noted. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, by photocopying or recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of Vicon Motion Systems Ltd.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    WHAT'S INSIDE? About Vicon Vanguard cameras 3 Who is this guide for? 4 Set up your Vicon Markerless system 5 Configure your Vicon Vanguard system 23 Vicon Vanguard troubleshooting 26 Vicon Vanguard Quick Start Guide For use with Vicon Vanguard 1.0 Page 2 of 27...

  • Page 3: About Vicon Vanguard Cameras

    About Vicon Vanguard cameras About Vicon Vanguard cameras Vicon Vanguard cameras capture video in the infrared (IR) spectrum, to track the movement of performers in a Vicon Markerless system. Vicon Markerless frees you from suiting up, attaching markers, performing a Range of Motion (ROM) capture, or heavy post-processing.

  • Page 4: Who Is This Guide For

    VR developers and companies creating immersive VR experiences. As Vicon Markerless systems require no expert knowledge (so you don't need to know where to position markers or guide subjects through a range of motion, etc), this guide assumes only that you have access to the necessary components...
  • Page 5 B E Y O N D M O T I O N Set up your Vicon Markerless system Set up your Vicon Markerless system To set up your Vicon Markerless system, including Vicon Vanguard cameras, complete the following procedures: •...
  • Page 6 B E Y O N D M O T I O N Set up your Vicon Markerless system Check the required hardware for your Markerless system The following hardware is required to set up a Vicon Markerless system and has been tested with Vicon Shogun Markerless. • Vicon Vanguard cameras , page 7 •...

  • Page 7: Vicon Vanguard Cameras

      Vicon Vanguard cameras acquire video in the infrared spectrum. Use a maximum of 10 Vicon Vanguard cameras in your markerless system. If you want to track props, your system must also include 6–10 optical Vicon cameras. Markerless IR lights  ...

  • Page 8: Camera Switch

    Vicon Vanguard cameras. It can also provide power and data connection for 6–10 optical cameras (for prop tracking, if required).  Connect each of the Vanguard cameras (up to 10) to the switch using Category 6 (Cat 6) Ethernet cables. You may also optionally connect 6–10 Vicon optical cameras, using the appropriate Ethernet cable (eg, Cat 6 for Valkyrie or Cat 5 with a ferrite for Vero).

  • Page 9: Vicon Lock

    Set up your Vicon Markerless system Vicon Lock A Vicon Lock provides a sync signal to the IR lights via RCA connectors from the GPO ports on the Lock. It also connects to the primary switch (which is directly connected to the PC) via an Ethernet cable.

  • Page 10: Cables And Connections

    • 1 x RCA connection for the synchronization signal. An RCA-to-RCA phono cable carries the sync signal from the GPO output ports of the Vicon Lock. A Cat 6 Ethernet cable connects the Vicon Lock to the camera switch. 2 x SFP+ Direct Attach Cables connect the camera switch to the PC.

  • Page 11: Optional Components

    Optional components       If you want to track props, your Vicon Markerless system must also include current Vicon optical cameras (eg, Vero, Valkyrie or Viper). These enable you to track props to which passive markers are attached. If required, you can use Vicon SuperNovas for tracking props but your system must also include Vicon optical cameras.
  • Page 12 Set up your Vicon Markerless system Mount the Vanguard cameras and any optical cameras Mount the Vicon Vanguard cameras and any optical cameras to ensure coverage and overlap of the tracking volume. We recommend a volume size of 5 m x 5 m.
  • Page 13 B E Y O N D M O T I O N Set up your Vicon Markerless system Your Vicon Vanguard camera has one mounting point on the back of the camera. This mounting point has a ¼" 20 UNC threaded hole, which matches the thread found on most tripods and wall-mount fixing screws.
  • Page 14 B E Y O N D M O T I O N Set up your Vicon Markerless system Mount the Vicon IR lights Mount the Vicon IR lights around the volume, pointing each light towards the area to be illuminated. Number of lights We recommend that, whatever the size of your capture area, to ensure even illumination, you use 8 lights.
  • Page 15 To avoid overexposure when a subject is close to the camera, do not mount the the Vicon IR lights close to the Vicon Vanguard cameras. For more information about the lights, see the Vicon IR Lights Quick Start Guide. Vicon Vanguard Quick Start Guide For use with Vicon Vanguard 1.0...
  • Page 16 B E Y O N D M O T I O N Set up your Vicon Markerless system Connect your Vicon Markerless system Connect up the components of your Vicon Markerless system as shown in the following diagrams. • The first diagram shows how to connect up a new Vicon Markerless system.
  • Page 17 Set up your Vicon Markerless system Vicon Vanguard Quick Start Guide For use with Vicon Vanguard 1.0 Page 17 of 27 2025-04-01  Revision 1.1...
  • Page 18 Set up your Vicon Markerless system Vicon Vanguard Quick Start Guide For use with Vicon Vanguard 1.0 Page 18 of 27 2025-04-01  Revision 1.1...
  • Page 19 B E Y O N D M O T I O N Set up your Vicon Markerless system Configure the Markerless system network adapter On the Vicon Markerless PC, set the destination IP addresses as follows: • For the main PC connection, set the destination IP address to 192.168.10.1...
  • Page 20 Vicon website Run the relevant Setup.exe. Click the Windows Start button then All > Vicon > Vicon Product Licensing. Request a license, save it to a suitable location and activate it. For details about installing and licensing, see Installing and licensing Vicon Shogun Markerless.
  • Page 21 Ensure you do not run any other Vicon software while using Shogun Markerless. Start Vicon Shogun Markerless and ensure that it is not blocked by a firewall. If your Vicon Markerless system includes optical cameras: In the System panel, ensure all the optical cameras are selected.
  • Page 22 Aim a camera so that it points where required, usually the center of the capture volume. Repeat the process for each camera. For more information on setting up cameras in your Vicon software, see the Vicon Vanguard Reference Guide and Getting started with Vicon Shogun Markerless.
  • Page 23 B E Y O N D M O T I O N Configure your Vicon Vanguard system Configure your Vicon Vanguard system To configure your Vicon Vanguard system, complete the following steps: • Set Vicon Vanguard camera focus and aperture , page 24 •...
  • Page 24 You can change the brightness of the lights by adjusting their settings in Vicon Shogun Markerless. For information on how to do this, see Set the brightness of the Vicon IR lights in Getting started with your Vicon Markerless system.

  • Page 25: Next Steps

    Calibrate cameras in Getting started with Vicon Shogun Markerless. Next steps After you've finished preparing your Vicon Markerless system, you can start using Shogun Markerless to track movement. For more information, see the Vicon Shogun Markerless documentation on the Vicon website.
  • Page 26 Vicon Vanguard troubleshooting Vicon Vanguard troubleshooting The following table provides information and solutions for issues you may encounter when using Vicon Markerless systems. Issue Symptom Solution Explanation Vicon Markerless system is Camera images are dark Ensure Video Calibration mode is NOT...
  • Page 27 Increase the Calibration Shutter Duration so that the wand active crosshair) when in Video Calibration markers are recognized as centroids in the Cameras view. mode Vicon Vanguard Quick Start Guide For use with Vicon Vanguard 1.0 Page 27 of 27 2025-04-01  Revision 1.1...