Color Fly - RCP to rule them all
Skaarhoj Color-Fly-S-V2 is your uncompromising multi camera RCP bringing you innovative iris control with motorized faders. You get the tactile position feedback of the classic iris joystick but can easily manage 4,8 or 12 cameras from the same compact panel.
With version 2 the SDI option adds a Blackmagic Arduino shield to the controller for reading and writing Camera Control Data. SKAARHOJ units with the SDI option controls any Blackmagic camera that supports CCU over the return SDI feed. The CCU data is inserted on the SDI return feed.
Please Note: Previously the Studio Fiber Converter/Camera Fiber Converter was not compatible with their own 3G-SDI shield which is the component Skaarhoj use inside the RCPs and other products. However with the release of Blackmagic Camera Setup 6.9.2 (April 2020) this has now been resolved.
They have tested Blackmagics fiber converter products in general to work with SDI output. This includes the Mini Converter, ATEM Camera Converter, ATEM Studio Converter and ATEM Talkback Converter 4K and now also the Studio Fiber Converter/Camera Fiber Converter.
Embedding CCU data on the the 3G-SDI return feed
For controllers with the SDI option, you find a 3G-SDI in and out BNC plug. Route the return feed to the camera through this connection to insert CCU data on the signal.
If you use the Blacmagic 3G-SDI Arduino Shield for camera control the following outputs are supported: 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60, 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94 and 1080p60, but the camera doesn't have to be running the same video format as the program input, so you can use cameras in Ultra HD while the camera protocol is sent over HD signal to the camera.