Terminologies
Trackable
Trackable is an software object that defined in BlackTrax system. Each Trackable can attach one BTBeacon or Body Frame. Trackable contain the Position data; Orientation data if the attached object have more than 3 points; also the Zone data if configured. BlackTrax will use Trackable data to determine how lighting fixture behave.
Trackable structure can provide a flexible layer to patching hardware beacon to software, with this you can swap the hardware beacon but still keeps all software setting applied in Trackable. When configure RTTrPM output, you can select output Trackable data instead of Beacon data.
Chapter
Chapter is a file storing the lighting fixture behaviors. You can define how each lighting fixture interactive with each Trackable, and apply extra algorithm such as Prediction, Offset. Chapters can be control by DMX via Air-net or SACN.
Book
Book is a collection of Chapters. Book can be control by DMX via Air-net or SACN.
RTTrP
RTTrP (Real-Time Tracking Protocol) is a suite of protocols developed to transmit tracked motion information between systems.
RTTrP is comprised of two separate protocols which share a common header:
RTTrPM (Real-Time Tracking Protocol - Motion)
RTTrPL (Real-Time Tracking Protocol - Lighting)
For more information please check the official website: https://rttrp.github.io/RTTrP-Wiki/index.html
RTTrPL
RTTrPL (Real-Time Tracking Protocol - Lighting) is a network protocol contain Lighting Fixture and DMX information. BlackTrax use RTTrPL to provide tracking function for stage lighting. A DMX node support RTTrPL may needed to control the lighting, as the RTTrPL DO NOT contain all necessary fixture values such like color, gobo...
RTTrPM
RTTrPM (Real-Time Tracking Protocol - Motion) is a network protocol contain Tracking objects information including position, orientation, velocity, acceleration and zone collision. Operator can decide what data can be stream to each destination.
BlackTrax GUI
BlackTrax User Interface (BlackTrax GUI) is a core application of BlackTrax Server, it's also the main application for show operations and programming.
The main functions of BlackTrax GUI are:
Lighting Fixture Calibration
Edit show Chapters, Books
Create Trackable
Add Beacon and Body Frames
Patching Beacon, Body Frame to Trackable
Configure BlackTrax RTTrPL and RTTrPM Output
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager is use for Launch, Create and Manage Portfolios. When Launch Portfolio, it will auto launch BlackTrax GUI, BTWYSIWYG and BT Engines.
Device Manage
Device Manage is an application to managing Beacons, TimeKeeper and BTRouter. It provide function to change Beacon ID, Radio Frequency and some extra settings. You can also connect Device Manage to Change Station and Sync Dock to manage multiple Beacons at ones. Device Manage can install and run in any Windows PC.
BTWYSIWYG
BTWYSIWYG is a BlackTrax version of WYSIWYG type CAD application, provide stage planning and visualization. It also essential application to creating Lighting Fixture and BlackTrax Zone. You need to patching the Lighting Fixture to DMX universe in BTWYSIWYG.
MOTIVE
Motive is a core application of BlackTrax server, use for calibrating BTSensors and define the world origin, It's the essential part for calculate raw tracking data. Motive will NOT launch automatically, the calibration data is separate form Portfolio.
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