ADENA Hack: How to track active speakers on Televic Confidea with AREC

AREC DS-4CU is a speaker tracking station that is integrated with different brands and models of microphone discussion systems. When used with a supported microphone system, DS-4CU is able to automatically switch everything about the produced image and cameras’ positions according to the active speaker. We keep expanding the list of supported systems, and one of the latest additions to our supported systems list is the Televic Confidea.

Connecting and configuring the Televic system is very simple. To begin with, make sure that your DS-4CU runs at least FW version 6.1.10.8. You can download the latest update from our website www.a-dena.com. After the station is updated, open the web interface of Televic Confidea and select “Technician”. Click on the settings button at the bottom-left corner and go to the “Camera protocol” tab. Enable it, then select “TLVCAM1” in the dropdown list next to the “Camera protocol”.

On the same page, select “TCP” next to the “Network protocol” and write “5003” without quotation marks in the field next to “Port”. Press “Apply” to save these settings. You can now go to the DS-4CU’s Administrator web page, log in, and click on “Speaker Tracking” -> “Control settings”. Select Televic Confidea in the list, enter the IP address of your device, press “Apply” and that’s it. You can now set up camera and video presets for every scenario. The only thing to keep in mind is that when setting up microphone IDs, “Group” must be set to “0” and microphone IDs should be written as 4 digits: e.g. 0001, 0002, 0003, and so on.

If you would like to know more about setting up DS-4CU, take a look at the ADENAcademy Level B Lesson 15. And if you would like to see a live demonstration of DS-4CU or any other AREC/RADA product, contact us at www.a-dena.com and we will be happy to arrange it for you.

Use multiple Shure MXA arrays simultaneously with the new DS-4CU update

Dear ADENA Partners, we have exciting news for you! With the new DS-4CU update 6.1.10.8 it is now possible to use up to 4 Shure MXA microphone arrays on the same DS-4CU station.

MXA microphone array series from Shure are known for their excellent audio and can be set up in numerous environments: schools, city halls, conference rooms, and more. Adding DS-4CU to your Shure setup will let you create unique tracking presets with up to 4 video sources, such as computers and network cameras, and automatically change your video image depending on the active speaker. You can output this video image into an AV system or videoconferencing hardware with a simple HDMI or VGA cable, through RTSP, or connect it to a computer with an accessory like RADA Bridge and use it as a webcam in any app.

Setting up DS-4CU is simple and doesn’t require complex programming - take a look at our ADENAcademy lesson dedicated to it to learn more about this product and its configuration.

ISE 2023 Summary

Dear ADENA Partners, ISE 2023 successfully concluded and we would like to go through the highlights for those of you who were not able to attend.

We demonstrated several new technologies this time:

• LS-410 - an upcoming 4-channel model Media Station that supports Dante Audio, NDI-HX, SRT, and USB audio/video sources.

• ARECare hardware units - three base models with different I/O that support point-to-point video conferencing with annotations, recording, streaming, and automatic backup.

• SDVoE Transceivers - for matrix, video wall, and digital signage uses with support of up to 4K@60fps and minimal latency over great distances due to SDVoE technology.

• KS-CC1 Closed Captions Station - compact recording and streaming solution with simultaneous captions and translation into two additional languages.

Apart from these new products, we also showcased the DS-4CU Speaker Tracking Station with a Televic Confidea microphone system, AREC IR auto-tracking cameras CI-T21H and CI-T10, a number of Media Stations - KL-3T, LS-860, LS-110, LS-US2 - and a variety of RADA products, such as the A-BR01 HDMI-to-USB bridge with flawless image transmission, wireless microphone system RADA Duo, as well as conferencing cameras A-VC01 VersaCam and A-TC02 OnyxCam.

We will demonstrate our new products in an upcoming webinar on the 16th of March. Click here to sign up and watch the presentation live on our YouTube channel. And if you would like to have a private demonstration of any of these or other products, simply fill out the contact form here.