FreeD is a UDP protocol that can be used to take in and output positional data of cameras.

FreeD Setup

Input

Name Description
Local Port This is the port that will receive data from other devices.
Is Bound This will be on when the IO connection is bound to a network.
Multicast Connection When on, data can be sent to multiple recipients.
Multicast Target IP This is where the IP address of the multicast can be entered.
Interface This is the IP address of the local network interface (NIC) which should be used for this connection.

Output

Name Description
Remote Host This is where the target IP address of the host can be input.
Remote Port This is the port that the data package will be sent to.
Interface This is the IP address of the local network interface (NIC) which should be used for this connection.
Is Connected When on, FreeD data is being output.

Mapping

Input

Name Description
ID This is the ID number of the tracking point.
Position When on, the position of the object will be affected.
Pan Tilt When on, the pan and tilt movements will be affected.
Test – rotation Tilt The tilt movement can be tested by changing the values on the dial.
Zoom When on, the zoom of the camera can be controlled.
FOV When on, the field of view of the camera can be controlled.
Focus When on, the focus of the camera can be controlled.
Iris When on, the iris of the camera can be controlled.

Transform

Name Description
Position
  • Global Position – The global position will be output.
  • Relative Position – The relative position will be output.
  • Global Effected Position – The global effected position will be output.
Rotation
  • Global Rotation – The global rotation of the object will be output.
  • Relative Rotation – The relative rotation will be output.
  • Global Effected Rotation – The global effected rotation will be output.

Status

Name Description
Tracked State
  • Undefined – When tracker does not have a map input.
  • Inactive – When the tracker has a follow object input map.
  • Active – When the tracker has a target object map input.
Enable Recording When on, the tracking data can be recorded.

Compatible input object

Output Mapping

Name Description
ID The object ID number can be set here.

Transform

Name Description
Position
  • Global Position – The global position will be output.
  • Relative Position – The relative position will be output.
  • Global Effected Position – The global effected position will be output.
  • Target Position – The target position will be output.
Rotation
  • Global Rotation – The global rotation of the object will be output.
  • Relative Rotation – The relative rotation will be output.
  • Global Effected Rotation – The global effected rotation will be output.

Advanced sharing options

Name Description
Trigger Send Pressing this button will send out a trigger value.
Use on Change When on, the trigger will be output in a time interval.
Use on Interval The time interval can be altered in milliseconds.
Timer Interval (ms) The time interval can be altered in milliseconds.

Compatible output objects