Introduction
This document discusses the setup process of Indiemark/Glassmark encoders and LOLED Encoders with LONET software.
Hardware Setup
Please follow the manufacturer's documentation:
https://loledvirtual.com/documentation/
Until you get your Zoom and, optionally, the focus encoders connected and assigned to the slots of your choice in the LONET software.
| Lonet v1 | Lonet v2+ |
No Mapping Is Needed
You do not have to create any lens mapping within LONET, since assigning the different encoder positions to focal lengths and several other lens parameters is done in Aximmetry's own Camera Calibrator.
Defining Aximmetry Zoom Device
In the Startup Configuration window, switch to the Zoom Encoder tab.
Then, drag and drop Lonet or Lonet2 device type (depending on which version of the Lonet software you are using) into the Available Input Devices field, or onto an occupied slot under Video Inputs (Mapped Devices):
NOTE: The above window is available at any time through the Edit menu's Inputs & Outputs... option while Aximmetry Composer is running.
If you are using Lonet version 1 (Lonet):
Leave Hostname on default if the LONET server is running on the same PC. Otherwise, specify the other PC's IP address or name. The Port number has to be identical to the one you selected in the LONET software, usually, it's the default.
Specify the slots you have chosen in the LONET software for the Zoom and Focus encoders.
Click OK. This adds the device to the list. As can be seen, one Aximmetry device stands for a zoom+focus pair of encoders. You can define further encoder pairs if you have multiple cameras.
If you are using Lonet version 2 or higher (Lonet2), the process is straightforward. Use the same text for the Camera field as you did in the Lonet software. Ensure that you change the UDP port and the Join multicast group if you modified these settings in the Lonet software.
Lens Calibration
In order to get any encoder hardware to work in Aximmetry, you have to go through a lens calibration procedure for your camera. You can do this using either Aximmetry Camera Calibrator (recommended) or Aximmetry Basic Calibrator.
In Camera Calibrator. Specify the newly defined device as the Zoom Device, and set the Tracking Device to whichever system you use for camera position tracking.
NOTE: The Tracking Device parameter has been renamed to Calibration Profile in recent releases.
NOTE: Aximmetry Camera Calibrator does not yet support focus calibration. You can use the Basic Calibrator to open the calibration file and add focus calibration. More on Basic Calibrator here: Basic Calibrator
Using the Encoders in a Scene
When you specify the inputs of your scene with TrackedCam, specify the Lonet device as the Zoom Device, select the lens file you created with Camera Calibrator in Tracking Mode, and set Tracking Device to whichever system you use for camera position tracking.
NOTE: The Tracking Device parameter has been renamed to Calibration Profile in recent releases.
