ClearOne and Crestron simplify PTZ camera control for BMA 360

The new module ClearOne for your BMA microphone array ceiling plate 360 facilitates camera control with camera management systems Crestron.

The provider of audiovisual communications solutions ClearOne has announced the availability of a new camera control module for control systems Crestron, Designed to work with your microphone array ceiling plate BMA 360 and with the system Unite 200.

The new module also works with any other PTZ camera (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) installed in the room or meeting space that complies with the industry standard Visca control protocol.

The advantages of this module is that it dramatically simplifies the configuration of the BMA camera control function 360, with an easy-to-use graphical interface that associates camera PTZ presets with BMA beam reports 360.

When a local party activates a certain beam on the BMA microphone array ceiling tile 360, the control module recalls the associated PTZ preset on the camera, to which is added the return of the camera to the starting position after a period without voice activity.

Previously, ClearOne provided sample code and command documentation to help Crestron programmers create their own custom camera control modules.

Although this gave Crestron programmers maximum flexibility, ClearOne customers requested a pre-programmed solution that covers most camera tracking applications.

The new module developed by ClearOne represents another step towards controlling up to two PTZ cameras per Crestron module., now available for immediate deployment by audiovisual integrators.

Specifically, It is possible to configure multiple instances of this module to control more than two cameras, which also saves a lot of time and labor costs for BMA camera control applications 360.

The Crestron Pro3 module will be available as a free software download on the ClearOne website in the near future. 25 June. Control modules from other popular vendors will follow soon after.