Far End Camera Control

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Created by: Lance Logan on 23-04-2010 03:30:18 AM
I've been asked to enable Far End Camera Control in a group of rooms that have C60 codecs being controlled via AMX. Here's the catch; the cameras are controlled via AMX RS-232 ports, not the codecs.  Is there a way for me to register for xFeedback when a Far End codec is trying to control a Near End camera?  I've tried registering < /Event >, but no feedback is returned for FECC from a remote codec.

Subject: RE: Far End Camera Control
Replied by: David Bruun-Lie on 23-04-2010 11:12:28 AM
Hi Lance,
currently there's something missing in our story to allow this completely.
You can register to get events for incoming FECC requests with:

1xfeedback register FeccActionInd

But problem today is that the remote site will not be notified about available external cameras are available for control. This is something that we'll have to address.

Best Regards,
David

Subject: RE: Far End Camera Control
Replied by: Lance Logan on 23-04-2010 04:37:31 PM
Thank you for the speedy reply.  It helps to have something to tell my client. 
I think this will at least get me up an running between my AMX controlled codecs.
This job is for a well known large company.  The first phase that I'm working on has 17 x C60's,
and there are more phases in the queue.

Subject: RE: Far End Camera Control
Replied by: Lance Logan on 23-04-2010 11:03:02 PM
David,

I'm on site with the codecs now and I'm thinking that I may have misunderstood you.  I've registered for Fecc feedback using your line.
I thought that I would be able to send fecc commands from one to codec to another via AMX, even though the camera may not show up as controllable.  I guess I was wrong.  When I send a command such as <xCommand FarEndControl Camera Move CallId:*  Value:up >, where * is my active CallId, the far end codec doesn't give me any feedback.  I'm just posting this to ask for verification that there is no current method to achieve my goal.

Thank you

Subject: RE: Far End Camera Control
Replied by: Pooven Naidoo on 04-05-2010 06:07:42 PM
David,

If I have two codec's A and B, is there a command on the C series API to check from A if B has FECC Turned on. This was on the MXP API but cannot find it on the C Series Codec's.

Pooven

Subject: RE: Far End Camera Control
Replied by: David Bruun-Lie on 05-05-2010 10:16:44 AM
Hi Pooven,

no, there's no way of querying the API the FECC capabilities of the remote site YET. This is something that I have requested and should be added under xStatus Conference:

 1xstatus Conference
 2*s Conference Presentation Mode: Off
 3*s Conference Presentation Protocol: ""
 4*s Conference Presentation Resolution Height: 0
 5*s Conference Presentation Resolution Width: 0
 6*s Conference Presentation SiteId: 0
 7*s Conference Presentation LocalSource: 0
 8*s Conference Site 154 MicrophonesMuted: False
 9*s Conference Site 154 Capabilities Presentation: True

BUT if you register for event feedback you are able to get this info at call connect time:

1xfeedback register  event/FeccCapsInd

Regards,
David

Subject: RE: Far End Camera Control
Replied by: John Donohue on 21-10-2010 12:29:23 AM
David,

I have a question on the usage of the FeccActionInd event.  I couldn't find much documentation on this event.  It looks like the Req: field denotes start and stop information.

Req: 1 - start FECC move
Req: 2 - continue movement
Req: 3 - stop FECC move

Do I have that right?  Are there any other states that Req might assume?

-John

Subject: RE: Far End Camera Control
Replied by: David Bruun-Lie on 21-10-2010 04:03:43 PM
Hi John,
you are right about Req: 1-3 In addition you'll have:

Req: 4 - Change Video Source Request
Req: 5 - Indication that a source has been changed on remote site
Req: 6 - Store preset Request
Req: 7 - Activate Preset Request

Cheers,
David