birddog P120, User Manual

Page 1: ...FULL NDI PTZ CAMERAS LEVELLED UP USER GUIDE NDI 5 2022 ...

Page 2: ... 6 Quick Start Guide 7 Basic Connections 7 Power Up 7 Computer say hello to P120 7 Basic Configuration 8 Camera Connections 11 Remote Controller 13 Powering P120 14 Thermal Management 14 Video Output 15 Audio Input Output 15 Using the Camera Menus 16 Camera Menus 17 White Balance Menu 17 Picture 1 Menu 18 Picture 2 Menu 18 Pan Tilt Zoom Menu 18 System Menu 19 ...

Page 3: ... Remote Controller 23 Web Configuration Panel 24 Password Management 24 BirdUI Layout 25 Dashboard 26 Network 26 NDI Network Settings 27 System 28 System Update 29 Access Manager Configuration 29 System Reboot 29 AV Setup 30 NDI Encode Settings 30 CamControl 32 FreeD Tab 32 Preset Tab 32 Exposure Tab 33 White Balance Tab 33 Picture Tab 34 Colour Matrix Tab 35 Scopes 36 Receiving NDI Video 37 NDI C...

Page 4: ...etting Status Information 39 VISCA over IP Control 40 Setting the DIP Switch 41 Using RS 232 VISCA 43 Using RS422 VISCA RS485 PELCO P D 45 PELCO P D Keyboard RS485 Connection 48 Operating Multiple Cameras using RS 232 and 422 485 51 Camera Dimensions 52 Glossary 53 ...

Page 5: ...products or procedures described in the manual Best effort has been made to verify the integrity and correctness of the contents in this document but no statement information or recommendation in this manual shall constitute formal guarantee of any kind expressed or implied We shall not be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors in this manual The product appearance shown in thi...

Page 6: ...of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residen...

Page 7: ...DF reader to increase the page size when viewing the diagrams to reveal much more detail First Step Firmware Upgrade Before you use your new P120 it s a good idea to upgrade to the lastest firmware We are always adding new features and improving the performance of our products so installing the latest firmware will provide you with the best user experience To upgrade the firmware please follow the...

Page 8: ...ntinuous tilt 128 presets Speed up to 150 degrees sec Standard mounting and ceiling mounting with E Flip function Control supports RS 232 control RS 422 485 control VISCA over IP NDI Control IR Remote Controller Network Protocol Support NDI Discovery configuration and control NDI HX2 SRT Cloud Connect RTSP RTMP Presets store camera directions and image parameters Up to 6 presets on remote controll...

Page 9: ... network you have the potential for a streamlined interconnected video production environment With the introduction of NDI 5 you can now securely share network sources between remote sites anywhere in the world on a single network port Even a smartphone can be a NDI source Transitioning to NDI can also occur gradually Existing SDI or HDMI signals can easily be converted to an NDI stream and piped ...

Page 10: ...these optional accessories Please browse to this page on our website for all your accessory needs 1x BirdDog P120 1x IR Remote Controller 3V CR2032 Coin Lithium Battery Required 1x camera Power Adaptor 1x bag of Camera Mounting Screws and Tally Light Number Inserts 1x USB to 3 5mm Audio Cable RS232 8 pin mini DIN to Phoenix terminal block Wall Mount Ceiling Mount RJ45 to RS422 adaptor cable ...

Page 11: ...nto the camera NDI PoE Ethernet port Power Up Once you ve made the power and Ethernet connections turn on the adapter power When first powered up the camera will perform it s initialization routine by rotating to the left and then centering again When this is finished the indicator light on the front of the camera will display green and occassionally amber and the camera is ready to be accessed Co...

Page 12: ...our camera in the source list will display the image from your camera with the default automatic settings The BirdUI BirdDog cameras have a web interface BirdUI that is displayed by your computer brower and can be used to configure your camera remotely 1 Click on the gear icon on the bottom right of the Studio Monitor window 2 In the displayed window type the default password birddog all lower cas...

Page 13: ...match that of your production All cameras should be set to the same frame rate NDI Group NDI supports Grouping which allows you to hide the visibility of video sources to viewers that are not part of the group If disabled the video source is public and viewable by any receiver on your network Stream Name Give the output video stream of the camera a memorable name to make identification easier on N...

Page 14: ...ther network environments For example if a DHCP server is available in your normal office or studio application the camera will use the DHCP supplied IP address If you then use the camera in another application without a DHCP server your camera will always default to the known fallover IP address BirdDog Name You can give your camera a meaningful name to make identification easier when viewing NDI...

Page 15: ...d 6 USB Port Used for audio in out USB port to 3 5mm audio jack adaptor included Audio format is stereo unbalanced line level 7 USB 3 0 Port TYPE B Used for USB video and baseboard update 8 Tally Light 9 Lens 20x zoom lens 10 Power LED Indicator Turns green when the camera is connected to power outlet When the power is turned on it takes about 15 to 30 seconds to display the image after LED turns ...

Page 16: ...dress camera name and resolution 12 Tally light number 13 Fixed Mounting Holes For original wall ceiling mount bracket 14 Tripod mounting holes 15 Base DIP Switch Used for setting the camera configuration For details refer to Setting the DIP Switch ...

Page 17: ...l HOME Home position Resolution reset 5 L R Direction Set Left and right orientation setting 6 ZOOM FOCUS Far for objects further from the camera Near for objects closer to the camera 7 Auto Manual Focus 8 Back Light 9 Video Format Switching You can change the video format by keep pressing the button When video format is changed the camera would restart and the screen turns black for few seconds 1...

Page 18: ...e4 supplied with the unit WARNING Do not attempt to manually move the camera head when the device is powered up Doing so may damage the camera Thermal Management Although the camera is equipped with a fan the entire enclosure is designed to dissipate heat The main processor is capable of operating up to 100º C 212º F Various factors can affect how much heat the camera will produce and it is normal...

Page 19: ...1 Connect your camera to the SDI Device display with an SDI cable NDI Signal 1 Connect the camera to the network using a CAT5 CAT6 network cable 2 You ll need to use web browser on a connected computer for camera configuration 3 To obtain NDI video and configure NDI video please refer to NDI Network Settings USB Video Signal 1 Connect the camera to your USB device display with a type B cable Audio...

Page 20: ...r the sub menu of a selected item click either the button or the HOME button In the example below we are navigating between two sub menus of the Exposure main menu Sub menus can also be navigated vertically to select sub menu items 4 Once you ve navigated to a setting value use the buttons to increment or decrement the value 5 Press the MENU button to exit the menus NOTE When you are operating the...

Page 21: ...various parameters you can adjust for these exposure modes Gain Select the gain Speed Select the shutter speed Iris Select the iris setting Ex Comp Exposure compensation When MODE is set to FULL AUTO SHUTTER PRI or IRIS PRI setting EX COMP to ON allows exposure compensation levels to be set White Balance Menu WB Mode White balance mode Auto This mode computes the white balance value output using c...

Page 22: ...deo image De flicker Turning this on can help reduce the image flicker that can occur if the camera frame rate is different to the frequency of the local electricity supply that is powering the scene lighting Picture 2 Menu Gamma Adjusts the gamma of the image WDR Wide dynamic range mode The WDR feature is available on certain product models The camera adjusts the image brightness for both the ext...

Page 23: ...R Receive Infrared Signal Reception When this is set to OFF the camera does not receive the signal from the infrared remote controller Be sure to keep it set to ON when you use the infrared remote controller Note that you cannot set IR RECEIVE to OFF when you operate the menu using the infrared remote controller To set it to OFF use the appropriate VISCA controller Display Info When this item is s...

Page 24: ...technical support Controlling the Camera with the Remote Controller Panning and Tilting 1 Press the POWER switch The camera will turn on and perform the pan tilt reset operation automatically 2 Press the arrow button to pan or tilt the camera While checking the picture on the screen press the desired arrow button 3 To move the camera in short increments press the button 4 To move the camera in lon...

Page 25: ...ing Focusing the camera on a subject automatically Press the AUTO button The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the screen automatically Focusing the camera on a subject manually After pressing the MANUAL button press either the FAR or the NEAR button to have the camera focus on the subject Shooting with Back Lighting When you shoot a subject with a light source behind it the subject b...

Page 26: ...ol parameters Bright Control Iris control parameters The settings stored using this function are recalled when the power is turned on 1 Press the RESET button to reset the pan tilt position 2 Adjust the position zooming focusing and backlighting of the camera 3 While holding down the PRESET button press any of the POSITION buttons 1 to 6 in which you want to store the settings Recalling the stored...

Page 27: ...storing recalling or cancelling the setting Be sure to return to the normal display before starting these operations Operating Multiple Cameras with the Infrared Remote Controller 1 Using the DIP switch on the base of the camera assign a number to the camera 1 2 or 3 2 Press the CAMERA SELECT button on the infrared remote controller that corresponds to the number set in step 1 3 You can now operat...

Page 28: ...onds of waiting for an automatically assigned IP address P120 will reassign to the designated fallback address the default is 192 168 100 100 In order to access the BirdUI on a network which is configured to a different subnet change your computers IP address to match the BirdDog unit Once you gain access to the BirdUI choose your IP address to match the rest of the devices on your network For ins...

Page 29: ...HCP IP Address details timeout fall back address and camera network name as well as NDI specific network settings 3 System System admin functions such as updates password change designation of group access and camera reboot 4 AV Setup Full NDI encode management and audio settings 5 CamControl Exposure white balance picture and color settings 6 Scopes Settings for the Histogram Waveform RGB Parade ...

Page 30: ...t here The audio output sample rate of the camera c Video chroma subsample rate and average NDI bitrate of the camera P120 has a fixed chroma subsample rate 6 System Details a Camera name as set here b Network details as set here c Online status of the camera d MAC address and current firmware version of the camera Network Network Details Most computer networks provide for both automatic and manua...

Page 31: ...ver such as a TriCaster vMix or Studio Monitor Be sure to make the name unique as no two devices on the network should have the same name The name can be any combination of a z 0 9 and After renaming your camera navigate back to the System menu and click the REBOOT button The camera will re initialize and you ll be good to go NDI Network Settings P120 operates with the latest NDI Libraries There a...

Page 32: ...ned to replace the automatic discovery NDI uses with a server that operates as an efficient centralized registry of NDI sources that requires much less bandwidth Multiple servers can be specified for failover reduntancy NDI discovery server also helps with location of devices that reside on different subnets The NDI Discovery Server is available in the free NDI SDK 1 If you are using one or more N...

Page 33: ...haring with other cameras To upload a list 1 Click the CHOOSE FILE button to load your Remote IP List in UTF 8 encoded string format 2 Click the UPDATE button Do not upload a blank list NDI Group List Set the NDI group list NDI groups allow you to restrict communication to only devices that belong to the same NDI group NDI Groups can be very useful in larger environments to control visibility and ...

Page 34: ...audio in out gain OLED Off On Enables or disables the camera OLED display Invert Inverts the display for use during inverted camera mounting Device Restart Restarts the NDI stream This may be necessary after changing key image settings e g resolution NDI Encode Settings Bitrate Management Birddog Devices allow you to set your target NDI output bitrate This allows you to select a compression ratio ...

Page 35: ...DI video output Please note that the video rate you select here must be of the same family as the SDI HDMI video output for example 720p50 aligns with 1080i50 1080p50 but will not co exist with any 29 97 30 fps based camera setting NDI Audio Select MUTE to disable the NDI audio Select ANALOG to receive audio from the audio inputs Stream to Network You can choose to disable the NDI output stream En...

Page 36: ...ttings Reset Click this button to reset all image settings to their factory default FreeD Tab Enable or disable FreeD FreeD is a protocol for real time camera PTZ position query Any application that uses FreeD can use this data usually in a virtual environment where a physical camera move i e pan tilt zoom or iris change can trigger the virtual environment to follow that move in real time IP Addre...

Page 37: ...eed When video format is set to 720P25 1080P50 1080i50 1080P25 or 720P50 shutter speed can be selected from the following 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 6 1 12 1 25 1 50 1 75 1 100 1 120 1 150 1 215 1 300 1 425 1 600 1 1000 1 1250 1 1750 1 2500 1 3500 1 6000 1 10K When video format is set to 720P30 1080i59 94 1080P29 97 720P59 94 1080P59 94 1080I60 1080P30 1080P60 or 720P60 shutter speed can be selected from the f...

Page 38: ... Blue Gain Sets the intensity of red and blue colors in the image Cam Color Temp Sets the color temperature of the image in degrees Kelvin Picture Tab Sharpness Adjusts the picture sharpness value from 0 to 15 Effect Select from Monochrome Image B W or Color image OFF Noise Reduction Can reduce the level of image noise Select from 6 levels OFF 1 5 MAX Flip Flips the image upside down for ceiling m...

Page 39: ... conditions where certain colours appear over saturated to the camera Colour Hue The Colour Hue option adjusts the temperature or phase in which any colour is represented When looking at the colour spectrum beyond the true colour points for each of the main colour adjustments in the camera Red Green Blue Cyan Magenta and Yellow there are areas where the colours transition to their neighbouring col...

Page 40: ... Waveform or RGB Parade scope the Histogram does not indicate the left to right physical position of the luminance values in the image Waveform The Waveform scope shows the distribution of luminance in the image as a waveform that ranges from zero at the lower horizontal line to 100 intensity at the upper horizontal line The left to right position of the values match their position in the image RG...

Page 41: ...o P120 a configuration gear icon is displayed on the bottom right hand side of the video display providing shortcut access the P120 BirdUI NewTek TriCaster Series NewTek TriCaster series devices allow several NDI sources to be received simultaneously the amount of simultaneous connections varies by what model TriCaster you have Consult your TriCaster user manual to determine how many connections a...

Page 42: ...o Network Switch 1 Connect the camera NDI Ethernet port to a port in a Ethernet switch on your network The switch must provide PoE if you are not using the power adaptor 2 Connect the PTZ Keyboard s IP port to a port on the Ethernet switch or other connected switch on the same network subnet 3 Login to the web interface BirdUI of the camera and PTZ Keyboard to configure the appropriate settings Re...

Page 43: ...able SDI video cable data cable and network cable is required To obtain these third party components or accessories consult the dealer where you bought your camera Camera Initial Setting Status Information Upon bootup the following information of the camera initial setting status will display on the monitor for 5 seconds 1 Camera PELCO ID for RS 485 control 2 Camera ID for IR Remote Controller 3 I...

Page 44: ...ing via VISCA over IP 1 Connect the network port on the camera to the network switch 2 Set the IP address and other network information appropriately to communicate on your network 3 Connect the VISCA over IP compatible controller to the network 4 Configure the controller to access the camera s IP address and VISCA over the IP port 5 The IP port within on your control must be set to 52381 to commu...

Page 45: ...the orientation below Default Setting ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 1 Bit 1 3 Camera Address setting for VISCA protocol 2 Bit 4 Video Output Video Color Space When using HDMI output to display on HDMI device set the DIP switch B4 to OFF When using HDMI to DVI convertor to have DVI video output set the DIP switch B4 to ON 3 Bit 5 Reserved 4 Bit 6 RS 232 RS 422 BOTTOM LEFT RIGHT LEFT VISCA Address 1...

Page 46: ...Setting Baud Rate Setting 2400 bps 4800 bps 9600 bps Default 38400 bps 7 OFF ON OFF ON 8 OFF OFF ON ON Video Resolution 1080i59 94 1080p29 97 720p59 94 1080p59 94 Empty 1080i60 1080p30 1080p60 1080i50 1080p25 720p50 1080p50 Empty Empty 720p60 1 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON ON ON ON 2 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON 3 OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF...

Page 47: ...for RS232 control Set the Baud Rate to the same setting as the keyboard you are using Set the specific address for the controlled camera 2 If you want to have the camera address to be automatically assigned by VISCA controller set the camera DIP switch address to 0 3 Reboot the camera by turning it Off and On after the DIP switch has been set up correctly 4 Camera supports Daisy Chain connection u...

Page 48: ...an use CAT5 6 cable T 568B standard pinout to make an RS232 connection by following the pin definition below 7 You can use RS232 to daisy chain multiple cameras with a standard RS232 serial port controller as below ...

Page 49: ...ase DIP switch Set for RS422 control Set the Baud Rate on the DIP switch to the same Baud Rate as the keyboard you are using Set the specific address for the controlled camera 2 If you want to have the camera address to be automatically assigned by VISCA controller set the camera DIP switch address to 0 3 Reboot the camera by turning it Off and On after the DIP switch has been set 4 Use the includ...

Page 50: ...5 GND 4 T 3 T 2 R 1 R Keyboard 1 2 3 4 5 GND 6 RXD IN 7 RXD IN 8 TXD IN 9 TXD IN RS422 VISCA Daisy Chain Multiple Cameras Connection SONY Keyboard RX RX T X TX GND RX RX T X TX GND RX RX T X TX GND RX RX TX TX GND KEYBOARD CAM 1 CAM 2 CAM 7 SONY Keyboard Connection Camera 5 GND 4 TXD IN 3 TXD IN 2 RXD IN 1 RXD IN Keyboard 1 GND 2 RXD IN 3 RXD IN 4 TXD IN 5 TXD IN RS422 VISCA Daisy Chain Multiple C...

Page 51: ...ct connection between the camera and the controller by following the pin definition below Multicore Control Cable PTZ Keyboard RS422 Serial Port connection on controller side VCC CC45RS Extension cable RS422 adaptor included 5 R 4 R 3 T 2 T 1 GND CAT5 6 Network Cable RS422 Port 1 RX Orange White 2 RX Orange 3 GND Green White 4 Blue 5 Blue White 6 Green 7 TX Brown White 8 TX Brown 1 8 ...

Page 52: ...ethod Set the the Baud Rate to the same setting as the keyboard you are using 2 Set the camera ID on the OSD menu by remote controller 3 Reboot the camera by turning it Off and On after the DIP switch has been set up correctly 4 Use a PELCO P D compatible keyboard 5 Use preset 95 on the keyboard to display exit the camera OSD menu 6 Use the joystick and button OPEN or CLOSE to navigate OSD menu 7 ...

Page 53: ...eyboard 6 RS485 7 RS485 RS422 VISCA Daisy Chain Multiple Cameras Connection VISCA Keyboard RS485 PELCO P D Keyboard Connection RX RX TX TX GND RX RX TX TX GND RX RX TX TX GND 1 TDX IN 2 TDX IN CAM 1 KEYBOARD CAM 2 CAM 255 Multicore Control Cable PTZ Keyboard RS485 Serial Port connection on controller side VCC CC45RS Extension cable RS422 adaptor included 5 R 4 R 3 T 2 T 1 GND ...

Page 54: ... supports daisy chain connection of multiple cameras For control details refer to the operating instructions of your control keyboard station software You need to match the communication speed Baud Rate between the camera and the joystick controller You cannot use the RS 232 connections while you are using the RS422 485 connection CAT5 6 Network Cable RS485 Port 1 RX Orange White 2 RX Orange 3 GND...

Page 55: ...CA you can connect to 7 cameras Using RS 485 PELCO you can connect to 255 cameras Using RS 485 PELCO all camera addresses must be set up before the connection You can set the camera address by operating OSD menu or by setting the DIP switch on the bottom of the camera In this case you can use multiple control keyboards ...

Page 56: ...52 Camera Dimensions Unit mm 145 171 152 95 97 ...

Page 57: ... rules formats and address scheme for exchanging datagrams or packets between a source computer or device and a destination computer or device LAN LAN Local Area Network is a network that connects computers and devices in a room building or group of buildings A system of LANs can also be connected to form a WAN Wide Area Network Mbps Mbps Megabits per second is a unit of measurement for data trans...

Page 58: ... Protocol is a network communications protocol UDP UDP User Datagram Protocol is an alternative protocol to TCP that is used when reliable delivery of data packets in not required VISCA VISCA is a camera control protocol used with PTZ cameras See also PELCO WAN WAN Wide Area Network is a network that spans a relatively broad geographical area such as a state region or nation White Balance White ba...

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