TTA Stagetracker II User Manual

User Manual

Hardware

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3

1.1 Stagetracker II ........................................................................................................................................ 3

1.2 Products covered by this documentation.............................................................................................. 3

1.3 Technical support .................................................................................................................................. 3

1.4 About this manual ................................................................................................................................. 3

1.5 Permissions ............................................................................................................................................ 3

1.6 Disclaimer .............................................................................................................................................. 3

2 System description ......................................................................................................................... 3

2.1 Principles for tracking and use .............................................................................................................. 3

3 Terms and definitions ..................................................................................................................... 5

3.1 Terms ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

3.2 Stagetracker II coordinates .................................................................................................................... 5

3.3 Output coordinates ............................................................................................................................... 5

4 Hardware ........................................................................................................................................ 6

4.1 Stagetracker II™ Core unit, front panel ................................................................................................. 6

4.2 Stagetracker II™ Core unit, rear panel ................................................................................................... 6

4.3 Stagetracker II™ Net unit, front panel ................................................................................................... 7

4.4 Stagetracker II™ Net unit, rear panel .................................................................................................... 7

4.5 Stagetracker II™ RadioEye ..................................................................................................................... 8

4.6 Stagetracker II™ Tag .............................................................................................................................. 9

4.7 Tag charger ............................................................................................................................................ 9

4.8 Stagetracker II™ Hybrid cable .............................................................................................................. 10

4.9 Link connections .................................................................................................................................. 10

Figure 1 Stagetracker II Core unit, front panel ........................................................................................................................... 6

Figure 2 Stagetracker II™ Core unit, rear panel .......................................................................................................................... 6

Figure 3 Stagetracker II™ Net unit, front panel .......................................................................................................................... 7

Figure 4 Stagetracker II™ Net unit, rear panel ........................................................................................................................... 7

Figure 5 Stagetracker II™ RadioEye front cover ......................................................................................................................... 8

Figure 6 RadioEye mounting bracket and cable connections. .................................................................................................... 8

Figure 7 RadioEye with drop arm accessories ............................................................................................................................ 8

Figure 8 RadioEye, tilt adjustment handle ................................................................................................................................. 8

Figure 9 Stagetracker II™ Tag, TTA-logo ..................................................................................................................................... 9

Figure 10 Stagetracker II™ Tag identification/mac address ....................................................................................................... 9

Figure 11 Stagetracker II™ charging led ..................................................................................................................................... 9

Figure 12 Hybrid cable connections ......................................................................................................................................... 10

Figure 13 Stagetracker Hybrid cable, standard lengths ............................................................................................................ 10

Figure 14 Stagetracker II™ link connections ............................................................................................................................. 10

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1 Introduction

1.1 Stagetracker II

The TTA Stagetracker II™ is the world leading solution for tracking of actors and artists on stage – indoor and outdoor.

The Stagetracker II™ support the following spatial/immersive audio solutions:

• DS100 from d&b

• L-ISA from L-Acoustics

• SARA II from Astro Spatial Audio

• Holophonix from Amadeus

• AFC 4 from Yamaha

In addition, we have an ArtNet interface for direct control of lighting.

1.2 Products covered by this documentation

This documentation will cover the following products:

• 20000 Stagetracker II Core with display

• 21000 Stagetracker II Net

• 22000 Stagetracker II Tag

• 50000 Stagetracker Hybrid Cable

1.3 Technical support

For support questions not covered by this manual, we are happy to receive those by email to: [e-mail]

Also, as the product and solutions are under constant development, there will be mismatch between this manual and the
latest version of our SW and HW. If you find any such discrepancies, we are glad to receive feedback, preferably via email.

1.4 About this manual

This manual covers the following:

• Stagetracker II™ Hardware

• Link connections

1.5 Permissions

The Stagetracker II™ is a tracking system based on 4.9 to 5.9 GHz WiFi transmitters and receivers. The end customer is

responsible to obtain the necessary permits to operate the equipment in the wanted area. TTA AS will assist in this process.

1.6 Disclaimer

The information contained in this document is subject to change without prior notice. TTA AS shall not be liable for errors
contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages about the furnishing, performance, or use of this document. It
is the customer’s responsibility to verify that they have the latest revision available by checking with TTA AS.

2 System description

2.1 Principles for tracking and use

The Stagetracker II™ system uses active devices (tags) that are positioned on a tracking object. These tags periodically
transmit WiFi packets containing identification data, as well as 9 DOF sensor data and status data. These packets are
received by directional receivers, the RadioEyes (RE).

One RE will find the direction towards a tag with a given precision. Using two (or more) REs one can calculate intersections
between the vectors.

The REs is connected (power and data) to the Stagetracker II™ Net interface rack unit. This unit is in turn connected to the

Stagetracker II™ Core processing rack unit. The Stagetracker II™ Core is a high-performance computer running the
Stagetracker II™ suite of programs.

It is the nature of narrowband RF tracking solutions that reflections will occur. It will also be susceptible to shadowing, from
bodies or stage props that somehow are electrically conductive. Part of the Stagetracker II™ solution is to handle these