The Blackmagic 3G-SDI Arduino Shield lets you build sophisticated remote controllers for cameras and other SDI equipment. It fits an Arduino R3 board, receives and sends 3G-SDI and opens up the documented Blackmagic SDI Camera Control Protocol for controlling iris, focus, color correction or tally.
The Blackmagic 3G-SDI Arduino Shield lets you build sophisticated remote controllers for cameras and other SDI equipment. It fits an Arduino R3 board, receives and sends 3G-SDI and opens up the documented Blackmagic SDI Camera Control Protocol for controlling iris, focus, color correction or tally.
The Arduino expansion board lets you build your own remote controllers for Blackmagic Design cameras without designing complex SDI hardware.

Building a remote camera controller directly for SDI calls for high-speed digital design skills. The shield moves the task to the accessible Arduino platform and opens up the documented Blackmagic SDI Camera Control Protocol.
Control commands are embedded in the SDI blanking interval, so the camera receives control over the same cable as the video.
Sample source code and documentation are available to download; the commands are described in the user manual, so the examples can be adapted to a specific system.
Arduino is an open platform for fast hardware prototyping. The standard shield format lets you fit the module on a compatible Arduino R3 board and build, for example, an iris and focus joystick, a color correction panel or your own tally controller.
The double-sided SDI module has one input and one output, powers the attached Arduino board, offers I²C and serial communication and a USB connector for firmware updates. It can control compatible cameras and lenses, color correction, tally and other functions.
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