BirdDog PTZ KEYBOARD User Guide

June 7, 2024
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PTZ  KEYBOARD

THE WORLD’S FIRST NDI® PTZ KEYBOARD.

BirdDog PTZ KEYBOARD

USER GUIDE PART 2: NDI ® INSTRUCTIONS

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE.

NDI® CONNECTION

The controller supports serial RS232/RS422 and IP Cross protocol mix-control. It allows you to use RS232/RS422/IP control on one controller to control cameras (Protocol support: VISCA, PELCO D/P, VISCA over IP, CGI or NDI ® ) in a single system.
Connect the keyboard’s “IP” port to a  port on an Ethernet switch to power it using PoE.

BirdDog PTZ KEYBOARD - NDI

(For more information regarding adding VISCA over IP cameras to be controlled by the keyboard, please see the section on Keyboard IP Configuration.) Use NDI ® IP Control IP Connection – Using NDI ® IP Control Protocol – with IP Streaming Camera.

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ADDING AN NDI® CAMERA TO THE KEYBOARD

Adding manually from Local Area Network (LAN) Selecting NDI® as the protocol and clicking the P/T Speed dial will cause the NDI ® Camera  Setup menu to appear.

CAMERA SETTING MENU NDI CAMERA SETUP MENU
CAM001 IP Address:
TITLE:   PROTOCOL: 192.168.0.13
NDI EXIT
EXIT
  • Must know about the IP address of the camera.
  • The IP address of the camera has to be within the same subnet as the Keyboard
  • Rotate the P/T Speed dial to move the cursor between 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.
  • Click the Zoom Speed button to save
  • Exit this menu Scanning Local Area Network (LAN) for available NDI ® cameras Cameras can be detected on the network and added to the keyboard to be controlled
  • Press the Search button to bring up the Auto-Search menu
  • Move the cursor to NDI-IP
  • Select Yes to start the search
  • A list of discovered cameras will appear showing the cameras that have been discovered. Scroll through the discovered cameras using the Zoom  Speed dial
  • To add a camera to be controlled by the Keyboard, press the ADD button
  • With the cursor on CAM ID, Assign the camera to a CAM ID by rotating the Zoom Speed dial
  • Click the Zoom Speed dial to save
  • Move the cursor to the title, and use the alphanumeric keypad to give the camera a title
  • Click the Zoom Speed dial to save
  • Enter the username for the camera
  • Click the Zoom Speed dial to save
  • Enter the password for the camera
  • Click the Zoom Speed dial to save
  • Exit this menu
    Repeat this process for each discovered camera that you wish to add to the PTZ Keyboard.

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