Lumens AI-Box1 CamConnect Processor Installation Guide
- June 13, 2024
- Lumens
Table of Contents
Lumens AI-Box1 CamConnect Processor
Before You Get Started
What You Need
Array Microphone
- Please confirm compatibility of the AI-Box1 with your array microphone. Ensure the microphone and any control software is installed.
- Please see Lumens website for the latest supported microphones.
PTZ Camera ( Maximum 4 units )
- Configure the Camera settings as follows:
- Make sure the Camera and the AI-Box1 are in the same IP range.
Firmware Update
- Make sure the camera firmware is up to date. Go to the Lumens website support tab to download the latest version.
Resolution Setting
- Please make sure that each camera and the AI-Box1 are on the same output resolution.
- AI-Box1 default is 1080p/60fps. (Please refer to 4. AI-Box1 Setting )
- Ensure AI-Box1 and the cameras are both outputting 1080P/ 60fps
Motionless Preset
- Motionless preset momentarily holds the last frame when the camera changes position to create a clean switch without seeing camera movement on screen.
- Activate the motionless preset mode on the cameras.
- OSD Menu ：[System] > [Motionless Preset] > [On]
- Webpage ：depending on the camera model, the setting is either in [Setting] > [Camera] > [Pan Tilt Zoom] > [Motionless Preset] > [On] or [Live View] > [Camera Setting ] > [PTZ] > [Motionless Preset] > [On]
System Diagram
Hardware Connection
AI-Box1 Setting
- Connect the AI-Box1 to a keyboard and mouse. Connect a monitor via HDMI.
- Go to the Information tab to confirm that AI-Box1 is on the latest firmware.
- Settings can also be operated on AI-Box1 webpage.
- (IP listed on the title bar of CamConnect Processor)
- Please refer to the AI-Box1 User Manual for webpage settings.
Array Microphone Setting
- Device Numbers： Select the number of microphones you are using.
- (AI-Box1 supports the use of different types of microphone)
- Devices： Select the microphone you want to set up.
- Device IP： Type in the IP Address of microphone.
- Port： Use Default except for Nureva where the port should be selected.
- Connect： To activate the microphone to detect sound.
- Advanced： Settings for audio trigger level, time to trigger preset and back to Home parameters.
Camera Connection (Only Lumens Cameras are supported)
- The Resolution / FPS must match the AI-Box1 (Please refer to 1. Before You Get Started )
- Click search to display all IP cameras on the same local Network.
- Click [Connect] to link to a camera. (When connected, the line is highlighted in blue)
Camera Preset Position Setting
- Please follow 6. Example Azimuth / Array Configurations.
Enable Setting Mode.
Microphone will receive the audio signal, but won’t trigger camera preset when
setting mode enabled.
- When the camera is connected, the microphone starts scanning the room for voices.
- When a voice is detected the corresponding Azimuth Angle will turn green. This will help you set up presets for the room.
- Tip: Azimuth Angle values can be changed to suit your room.
- After confirming the azimuth settings, click [PTZ Control] to set camera preset positions.
- (Presets also can be set on the remote control.)
- To save a Camera position, select a preset number.
- If multiple cameras are connected to the AI-Box1 select the preferred camera from the drop-down menu under Device and Camera mapping.
Disable Setting Mode
After Device & Camera Mapping completed, disable the setting mode to trigger
camera to the preset position.
Setting
- AI people-tracking： Keeps the target in the center of the frame.
- Center Stage： After triggering to the preset position, the tracking target will be centered, and the tracking will stop after 5 seconds.
- Continuous Tracking： The camera will automatically track the target.
Video Output Setting
- Video Output Mode： Select HDMI or UVC
- HDMI： Output to a display or matrix
- UVC： USB output to video conferencing software
- Video Output Layout： Set the output layout. Cross, PBP and Crop.
- Seamless Switching： Display the current target in full screen. Image switching will be triggered by Microphone signals.
Start Video Output
- Click to start streaming output live video.
Use AI-Box1 with Video Conference Software
- Set AI-Box1 Video Output Mode to UVC and click [Start Video Output].
- Launch your video conference software. (e.g., Skype, Zoom, and Teams)
- Select Video Source: [Lumens CamConnect Processor]
Example Azimuth / Array Configurations
SHURE
SENNHEISER
NUREVA
YAMAHA
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References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
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