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D Series

DANTE AV PTZ Camera

USER MANUAL

Part Two: Dante AV Use

VERSION: D-09232021

D412
D220

Summary of Contents for DANTE AV D Series

Page 1: ...1 D Series DANTE AV PTZ Camera USER MANUAL Part Two Dante AV Use VERSION D 09232021 D412 D220 2021 Bolin Technology ...

Page 2: ...TAB 15 15 STATUS TAB 16 LATENCY TAB 18 DEVICE CONFIG TAB 19 VIDEO CONFIG TAB 22 24 24 SERIAL CONFIG 25 25 NETWORK CONFIG TAB 26 26 FLOW INFORMATION 27 UNICAST MULTICAST TRANSMIT FLOW CONFIGURATION 27 AUDIO ROUTING 30 CAMERA AUDIO 30 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 31 DANTE AV MODULE FIRMWARE UPGRADE 31 DO NOT USE DANTE UPDATER 34 MCU FIRMWARE UPGRADE 34 PTZ CAMERA CONTROLLING 35 USE IR REMOTE CONTROLLER 35 35 37...

Page 3: ...n The operator reader who is going to utilize the DanteAV devices has moderate understanding and installation expertise of the Dante Audio over IP system If the above assumption applies to your application please continue to the Prior to Use section If the above assumption does not apply to your application please view the information below If you are interested in building a completely new Dante ...

Page 4: ...e for download from Audinate s website To download a copy of Dante Controller Go to the Audinate website www audinate com Installing Dante Controller on Windows 1 Ensure you are logged on to your PC as an administrator 2 Navigate to and double click the Dante Controller installer file 3 Read the license agreement If you agree to the terms select the I agree checkbox and click Install If you do not...

Page 5: ...tches that support EEE it is a relatively new technology and some switches do not perform the negotiation properly This may cause EEE to be enabled in Dante networks when it is not appropriate resulting in poor synchronization performance and occasional dropouts 3 We recommend managed intelligent switches that can be configured and monitored a So that you can adjust the switch settings according t...

Page 6: ...s and route media Automatic network configuration A Dante enabled device connected to a network will automatically setup its own network configuration including its IP address If the network has a DHCP server which may be the case for installed networks it will receive its IP configuration using the standard DHCP protocol On a network without a DHCP server which may be the case for temporary or sm...

Page 7: ...con Video channels contain packetized video data streams and can be routed in the same way as audio channels However they typically use more bandwidth than audio channels and require 1Gbps or higher switch ports Note IGMP snooping must be enabled on network switches that will be carrying Dante video on 1Gbps network infrastructure Refer to your switch manufacturer s documentation for information a...

Page 8: ...8 Network View A typical Network view for a network that includes Bolin video devices with four types of ancillary channels is shown below Expanding the Routing View ...

Page 9: ...ol ports RS 422 on the receiver decoder The IR ancillary channels on Bolin PTZ Camera D220 receiver are subscribed to the equivalent channels on the Bolin Decoder D10H transmitter These subscriptions would enable infrared control of the transmitter decoder via the control ports on the receiver camera This is only for the case when you use IR TX RX jumper for camera IR control It is not needed to u...

Page 10: ... it verifies if devices are in sync which is needed to achieve the AV sync that Dante AV is well known for This page also allows the user to select which device is preferred as the Leader clock If no preferred Leader clock is selected Dante controller will automatically decide on a device to be the Leader clock Device name the name device ID of the devices at its current connected state Sync if th...

Page 11: ...network interface for the device Primary Rx B W The Primary Rx B W column displays an approximation of the current receive bandwidth on the primary Dante network interface for the device Secondary Rx B W The Secondary Rx B W column displays an approximation of the current receive bandwidth on the secondary Dante network interface for the device Latency Setting Shows the current latency setting for...

Page 12: ...evice menu Ctrl D or Command D in the Network View window The Device View opens in a new window Multiple device views can be open simultaneously The Device View displays some or all the following tabs allowing you to see different information relating to a specific Dante device Receive Display and configure device s receive Rx channels Transmit Display and configure device s transmit Tx channels i...

Page 13: ...s The Receive Channels pane contains three columns Channel Lists the receive channel names for the current device These can be edited here to rename the channel Connected To Lists the Tx channel that the receive channel is currently subscribed to plus the status of both primary and secondary subscriptions using the following icons Subscription is OK and media should be flowing Subscription is unre...

Page 14: ...status icons in the Signal column The signal path across the network is good and there are no external connectivity problems detected The signal path is good but Dante Controller cannot ascertain if there are any external connectivity problems The signal path is good but the Rx device does not supportthe signal for example because the signal is HDCP and the Rx device is not HDCP enabled Indicates ...

Page 15: ...ames Supported devices will also show the following channel metering icons in the Signal column indicating the presence of audio on subscribed channels Channel is either muted or receiving audio at less than 61dbFS Channel is receiving audio between 61dbFS and 0dbFS Channel is clipping For video ancillary and privately encoded audio channels supported devices may also show the following status ico...

Page 16: ...ontained within the flow Note Unicast flow details are displayed in the Flow Information dialog Changing Tx channel Names To change a Tx channel name double click on the name and type in a new one Tx channel names must be unique for the device Status Tab The Status tab is used to obtain current information about a Dante device Status Tab with Bolin Dante AV camera Status Tab with Bolin Dante AV de...

Page 17: ...he network PTP clock Not Locked indicates that the interface has not achieved lock with the network PTP clock External Word Clock No indicates that the device has been configured to use the internal clock source Yes indicates that the device has been configured to accept an external word clock source NOTE If the Dante device is configured to accept an external word clock source it is important to ...

Page 18: ...es the speed and connected state of the interface as follows Indicates that the link is operating at 1Gbps Indicates that the link is operating at 100Mbps Indicates that the link is not connected or that there is an error The IP address will read N A and Tx and Rx utilizationwill be 0 kbps Clear Counters Click this button to reset the packet errors history for the device Latency Tab Status Tab wit...

Page 19: ...lly no action needs to be done Yellow bar packet loss may incur because it is arriving right at the limit range suggestion increase receiver latency to compensate Red bar packet loss is occurring regularly suggestion increase latency setting on the receiver end or have the network administrator reconfigure the network Settings current latency setting of the respective device Peak top number of lat...

Page 20: ...mple rate of the device to synchronize audio with video that has undergone frame rate conversion For example to synchronize Dante audio with video that has been converted from 24 fps to 25 fps set the sample rate pull up down for any relevant Dante audio devices to 4 1667 Applies to audio channels only Note Changing the sample rate pull up down for a device places that device in a dedicated clock ...

Page 21: ...e the operating receive latency for the selected device Select a value and click OK to apply the latency to all flows that the device is receiving Applies to audio channels only Note The 150 µsec setting is unavailable for devices that include an internal network switch Note Device latency cannot be configured for Dante Via devices Note Devices enrolled in a Dante domain may support extra latency ...

Page 22: ...software version 4 4 2 96 or above Video Config Tab with Bolin Dante AV camera Video Reference Settings 1 Video Resolution Set the video resolution of your DanteAV device 2 Color Space Set the color space of your DanteAV device User can select YUV444 422 420 or RGB format in 2160p resolution or YUV 422 or RGB format in 1080p and 720p resolution 3 Bit Depth Set the bit depth of your DanteAV device ...

Page 23: ...o format that is selected vis OSD menu on the camera side To change the resolution for the Dante AV IP streaming you can use the drop down resolution menu to select one you need then click Save The camera will take the video resolution that you have selected and the video resolution will be shown on decoder display You can select Color Space and Bit Depth as well using the drop down menu Resolutio...

Page 24: ...tream Bandwidth Cap o This function will allow you to set a maximum bandwidth cap of your DanteAV device o Please consult with the bandwidth table for further details Video Config Tab with Bolin Dante AV decoder ...

Page 25: ...on section will actively update itself with the most recent information For example if the color space is changed on the decoder end the information area will refresh itself to reflect the change without needing to refresh the Dante Controller software Serial Config Serial Config Tab is an additional plugin tabs defined by Bolin for the camera and decoder with additional device settings Serial Con...

Page 26: ...9600 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Note Please click the SAVE button to store the setting Network Config Tab Use the Network Config Tab to toggle supported devices between Redundant and Switched modes and to specify static IP addresses for a device s Ethernet ports Dante Redundancy Switch Configuration Depending on the manufacturer s configuration of a device it may be possible to toggle the...

Page 27: ...ormation dialog open the Device View for the device and select View View Flow Information It shows the number of transmitting flows and receiving flows of the device in question It lists Unicast number Multicast number and Total number This is necessary information because there is a limit to the number of flows for transmitters and receivers For example Bolin decoder D10H is only meant to receive...

Page 28: ...ast is recommended when application requires the following video needs to be transmitted beyond a router when only one transmitting and receiving end point is needed Multicast is recommended when application requires the following when video needs to be transmitted to multiple receivers to fix fan out errors How to change from Unicast to Multicast 1 Open device view of the transmitter device 2 Cli...

Page 29: ...29 4 Make the proper subscriptions Note multicast must be enabled first before subscriptions can be successfully made ...

Page 30: ...P video streaming As an audio TX endpoint within Dante AV network the camera Mic Line in audio signal can be independently routed to any Audio RX endpoints The Left and Right audio channels on the AVIO USB audio receiver are subscribed to the Left and Right Tx channels on the Bolin PTZ Camera D220 audio transmitter These subscriptions would cause the left and right audio channels from the Bolin PT...

Page 31: ...ttps www audinate com products software dante controller The product firmware for Bolin Dante AV devices including PTZ cameras and codec transmitter receiver 1 It is shown as BL D220 PV 3 1 2 dnt 2 It can be downloaded at Bolin website https www bolintechnology com learning download center 3 Product SKU number must match the product that you want to upgrade FW for For example if you are upgrading ...

Page 32: ...nteAV device it takes around 10 seconds then will list all the devices on the network that match the software 5 Please select the device consistent with the firmware file been selected and click Start button to continue the upgrade operation If no device is detected please disable any antivirus program and try again Make sure the SKU number is correct SKU Number ...

Page 33: ...is in processing 7 Please don t do any operation during the upgrade process which takes approximately 5 mins It will pop up the Upgrade done window if the upgrade is successful and the status will change to displaying Update Done like below picture 8 Power cycle the Dante AV camera D412 once and now it is running the new firmware version ...

Page 34: ...sistance with this process MCU Firmware Upgrade MCU Micro Control Unit is the microcomputer control system built in the camera it conducts following processing 1 Imaging parameter setting and adjustment ex image exposure color white balance WDR etc 2 Video signal processing ex video input output video format frame rate scaling etc 3 Control signal and protocol management ex serial control IP contr...

Page 35: ...the camera 2 Go to camera OSD setting set the IR RECEIVE to OFF 3 Dante Controller serial RS422 routing check The RS 422 ancillary channel on the Bolin PTZ Camera D220 receiver is subscribed to the equivalent channels on the Bolin Decoder D10H transmitter These subscriptions would enable serial control RS 422 on the transmitter decoder via the Serial control ports RS 422 on the receiver camera The...

Page 36: ...plus adjustment Zoom S plus adjustment Preset S plus adjustment WDR plus adjustment Please turn on the IR Receive in OSD then use the IR controller directly to face the camera if you want to use above features 3 When Non Bolin Dante AV decoder is used you may need external IR TX RX on both encoder and decoder side to transfer IR control signal At the remote site where the decoder is connected to t...

Page 37: ...nfig Tab for configuration o Once the PTZ controller has Visca Over IP properly configured it will automatically recognize the PTZ camera and pass control to the camera via the Dante AV network The communication specifications of VISCA over IP are followings Interface RJ 45 100 1000M Interface protocol IPv4 Transport protocol UDP IP address DHCP by default Specific by camera maker Port 52381 by de...

Page 38: ...o control Dante AV camera Via Visca Over IP protocol over Dante Network Via serial port Visca protocol over Dante Network NOTE Here to show how to use Bolin PTZ keyboard controller KBD1010 RNV to control the Dante AV PTZ camera For non Bolin PTZ controller how to use serial port to control the camera please refer to the camera user guide Part One or decoder user guide Part One For complete informa...

Page 39: ...tween the IP address octets Move the cursor to each octet and use the alphanumeric keypad to enter its value Rotate the P T Speed dial to move to the next octet and repeat until all IP address octets are set to the desired values Click the Zoom Speed dial to save Edit the Subnet Mask and Gateway as necessary to communicate on your network Click the Zoom Speed dial to save Exit this menu CAMERA SET...

Page 40: ...to move to the next octet and repeat until all IP address octets are set to the desired values Click the Zoom Speed dial to save Payload Header A set of data carried with Visca Over IP protocol for camera compatibility identification Some cameras don t have it Camera brands that have the Payload Header SONY BOLIN camera Set it ON For the cameras from other brands Set it OFF Or consult the camera p...

Page 41: ...amera that you wish to add to the KBD 1010 RNV Control the Visca Over IP Camera Once the controller and the cameras are set for Visca Over IP use on the controller Press the camera ID then press the CAM button the camera config info will be shown on the LED display with OK shown at the right upper corner meaning the Visca Over IP control is connected and the communication is in place correctly The...

Page 42: ...ard you are using Set the Baud Rate to 9600 is recommended Set specific camera address that you want to control the camera for on Bottom Dip Switch i If you want to have the camera address to be automatically assigned by VISCA controller set camera Dip Switch address to 0 The camera ID address 001 should be taken if there is one camera in the system ii Usually set the camera ID address 001 if ther...

Page 43: ...irect connect between the controller and the camera 2 Or you can use CAT5 6 T 568B Standard Ethernet cable direct connect between the camera and the controller to make RS422 connection by following the pin definition below NOTE Other ways of making the RS422 connection please refer to camera and controller user guide ...

Page 44: ...e AV network Use POE to power up the controller 12VDC power adapter that s included with the keyboard can be used 1 Use the included Premade Ethernet cable or T 568B Standard Ethernet cable direct connect between the controller and the decoder 2 Or you can use CAT5 6 T 568B Standard Ethernet cable direct connect between the decoder and the controller to make RS422 connection by following the pin d...

Page 45: ...D10H transmitter These subscriptions would enable serial control RS 422 on the transmitter decoder via the Serial control ports RS 422 on the receiver camera The RS 422 ancillary channel on the Bolin Decoder D10H receiver is subscribed to the equivalent channels on the Bolin PTZ Camera D220 transmitter These subscriptions would enable serial control RS 422 on the transmitter camera via the Serial ...

Page 46: ...CGI Select VISCA the Baud Rate Setting screen will appear Use the Zoom Speed dial to set the baud rate 6 Click the Zoom Speed dial to save and then exit this menu Control the Camera via Serial RS422 Once the controller and cameras are set for serial control on the controller side Press the camera ID then press the CAM button the camera config info will be shown on the LED display with OK indicatin...

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