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Router / Switcher Integration

Overview​

Connecting the RCP to your switcher allows you to:

  • One RCP, multiple cam, prev/next on RCP will commute
  • Multiple RCP's, multiple cam, preview button will commute
  • Tally input

Supported devices​

  • Blackmagic videohub
  • Blackmagic ATEM
  • Evertz Quartz
  • Pro-Bel (VSM, Ross, etc.)
  • AVMatrix Multiviewer
  • Newtek Tricaster
  • VMix
  • AJA Kumo

Wiring​

Connects your RCP to the same network.

Setup​

Navigate to your RCP Configuration UI.

If your device is not in the default range 10.192.0.0/16, check this guide to ensure your RCP can communicate with your router / switcher.

In the Configuration tab, in the Components section, click on +.

Select Router / Switcher. In the list, select your router / switcher type.

A new block should appear, click on it, on the right side:

  • [step 1] chose a name for your router / switcher (optional)
  • [step 2] enter the IP of your device
  • [step 3] select the range of your desired inputs (can be: 1,2,3 or 1-3 or 1,2,5-9, etc.)
  • [step 4] associate your camera with corresponding inputs of your device (here, cam 1 on my input 1, etc.)
  • [step 5] select the range of your desired outputs
  • [step 6] associate the RCP with an auxiliary output

If everything goes well, your block shoud turn green:

note

input / output value is a list, it helps filter the undesired options if you have a big grid.

Either of:

  • numbers: 1,2,4 (for input/output 1, 2 and 4)
  • ranges: 1-4,9-10 (for input/output 1,2,3,4 and 9,10)
  • combination of both: 1-3,5 (for input/output 1,2,3 and 5)

This list can contains a single value: 1 (for example)

Tally​

The goal here is get tally input (typically from an ATEM, but works on all of them)

In the last section of your switcher configuration, you have two text fields:

You can enter which output is used for red tally (live) and which one is used for green tally (preview).

Possible values:

  • 1 - an output number
  • 1,2,3 - a list of output number, in case you have multiple production in parallel
note

For ATEM, we have a specific value AUTO to use native tally (supports super sources).

If you need to use the name of the output, enter Prg or Prv.