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Multi‑Cam Dashboard

Overview​

The Multi‑Cam Dashboard is a companion app for monitoring and controlling all your cameras. The dashboard has two main views:

  • Monitoring view: Shows a grid of all cameras with the most important parameters. You can customize which parameters are displayed.
  • Control panel view: Opens a detailed control panel for a single camera, with access to all available parameters. This view can also be customized.

First Time Setup​

Embedded Web App (RCP) To access the web version, open http://[device-ip]:4000 in your browser. No additional setup is required on the RCP.

  • http://cy-rcp-40-249.local:4000
  • http://10.192.40.249:4000

Desktop App (Coming Later)

  1. Open Settings (gear icon)
  2. Go to MQTT Connection
  3. Enter your broker address and CY HUID
  4. Click Save

Adding Cameras​

  1. Open Settings → Scene Settings
  2. Find your camera in "Discovered Cameras"
  3. Click the + button
  4. The camera appears on your dashboard

Organizing Cameras​

Reorder cameras to match your physical setup:

  1. Click "Enable Sorting" on the dashboard
  2. Drag cameras to new positions

Working with Scenes​

Scenes organize your cameras into groups (e.g., "Studio A", "Field Shoot").

  • Switch scenes using tabs at the top
  • Create a new scene with the + tab
  • Delete a scene with - on the tab
  • Change layout in Settings → Scene Settings → Scene Design

Quick Controls​

Click any camera card to open the quick control panel for fast adjustments.

  • Switch between list/grid view
  • Resize by dragging the left edge
  • Close by clicking outside or pressing X

Full Camera Control​

Click a camera name to access all controls:

  • Recording - Start/stop recording
  • Lens - Iris, ND filter, focus, zoom
  • Exposure - Gain, shutter, auto exposure
  • Color - White balance, RGB, saturation, hue, LUTs
  • Output - SDI settings, test patterns
  • Format - Resolution, frame rate, codec

Camera Groups​

  • Click the edit toggle on the dashboard
  • Select cameras
  • Enter a group name (alphanumeric)
  • Click Submit

Delete group

  • Click the edit toggle on the dashboard
  • The Delete button is visible on group tags

Custom Templates​

Create your own dashboard and control layouts for different workflows.

  1. Go to Settings → Dashboard templates
  2. Click "Create New Template"
  3. Drag controls to reorder
  4. Remove controls you don't need
  5. Apply template to cameras

Control templates have two versions: quick and full.

Quick Apply:

  • Single camera: Open camera → Apply template
  • All cameras: Dashboard templates → Apply to all

Share Templates:

  • Export: Settings → Dashboard templates → Export
  • Import: Settings → Dashboard templates → Import (drag & drop)

Dashboard template

CreateApply

Control template

CreateApply

Save & Restore​

Export Scene: Settings → Export Scene (saves cameras, templates, settings)

Import Scene: Settings → Import Scene → drag & drop JSON file