A SmartCourt Pro is a 1 camera (min) setup that offers HD video recording, instant video review, and live streaming of all practices and matches.

Every SmartCourt is connected to the PlaySight cloud. Once play is complete, all video is automatically uploaded to your account where it’s accessible anytime through playsight.com or the PlaySight app.

Video can be recorded to the cloud, live-streamed, and can trigger a replay view on a single button press (for compatible systems)

Everything is smart, and everything is automatic!

The Full-HD camera:

• POE 1080P camera
• Video compression – H264 (files stored as MP4)
• Mic included, connected directly into the camera (Audio: AAC)
• Ideal cameras location may vary between different sports and different courts.  The cameras can be installed at any position based on the Field of View (FOV) you wish to achieve.
  NOTE: Please refer to Positioning And mounting the cameras  for ideal camera installation.

 

Official Camera Datasheet

 

 

Open the following ports for all outbound to *.playsight.com:

 

Download full network specifications document

Tools you will need:

Tools provided by PlaySight:

• T10 Key for The Axis SmartTracker Camera
• T20 Key for other cameras if applicable (scoreboard & additional views)

Tools not provided by PlaySight:

• Drill & screws
• Ladder Lift
• mounting surfaces (wood, metal plates etc.)
• clamps
• NOTE: additional tools may be needed depending on your facility.

A typical PlaySight crate includes:

* PlaySight 4U SmartCourt Computing Unit (SCU)
* Axis dome overview camera (P3245-LVE) + mic + mounting plate
* Web power switch (iBoot)
* Energy-saving surge suppressor

NOTE: Items in the crate may vary according to the customer’s order

There are 2 options for PlaySight systems to be installed;

1. Hybrid setup (Strongly Recommended) – separate switch for cameras –

2. Integrated setup – cameras connected to clients main switch –

Where should you store the server?

The PlaySight 4U SmartCourt Computing Unit (SCU) should be stored in your server room, or inside a corresponding server rack at a cool and dry place (not over 80F\27C).
* The Server Rack is not provided by Playsight

Lets connect!

Only proceed to this step once you have completed all the network requirements preparations and fully reviewed the system layout diagrams – you are ready to install and connect the system;

• Connect the power plug to the server (marked in green below)
• Connect the ethernet cables coming from the cameras to the patch panel – to ports 1-8 (PoE ports marked in yellow) of the NetGear switch.
• Connect an ethernet cable from the NetGear switch to the internet port on the SmartCourt computing unit (marked in blue)
• Connect an ethernet cable from the NetGear switch to the cameras port on the SmartCourt computing unit (marked in purple)

 

NOTE:
The cameras should be physically connected to the SmartCourt computing unit through a POE switch, meaning the cameras would be on Playsight’s own private network using the computer’s separate NIC.

Need more help? Contact support@playsight.com for further assistance.

 

 

What is the Instant Replay feature?

Instant Replay allows coaches or referees to view videos instantly without interrupting recording.
The coaches and referees can pull videos of a session currently being recorded, from the PlaySight SmartCourt Computing Unit (SCU) locally via Wi-Fi and display it on their mobile devices (iOS and Android), to show a replay of a specific move, or review a decision of the referee in previous plays.

What are the requirements for Instant Replay to function?

The Wi-Fi network used on the mobile device running the PlaySight app needs to allow a local connection from the mobile device to the PlaySight SCU via port 80, and the SSID needs to be from the same network/VLAN as the PlaySight SCU.
This Wi-Fi SSID also needs to have internet access to allow the mobile app to authenticate the user during login. A strong Wi-Fi signal is very important for optimal performance of this feature.

contact support@playsight.com and let us know which SSID you are using.

1. 4K SmartTracker – AXIS 4k Ultra HD (Basketball)
2. Hikvision PanoVU – (Basketball)
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3. XNV 6080 \ XNV 6120
   1. Positioning overview camera
   2. Positioning side angles
   3. Positioning Scoreboard camera

4K SmartTracker Camera – AXIS 4K Ultra HD Network Camera

In order to get the best SmartTracker experience:
* The camera needs to be positioned 25-80 ft. from the side-line, and at 25-45 ft. of height (see mounting guidelines below).
* The camera needs to be positioned and centered in front of the half court line.

Heights and Distances Table

Mounting guidelines
SmartTracker camera guidelines for the best view:

 

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Dome cameras – XNV 6080 \ XNV 6120

Positioning overview camera XNV 6080

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Positioning side angles camera XNV 6080

Side cameras can be installed in addition to the SmartTracker camera, to get additional views of the action.
the side cameras can be installed anywhere (half court top view, corner view etc.)

Positioning Scoreboard camera XNV 6120

* Mount the camera between 15-65ft (5-20 meters) away from the scoreboard.
* The camera must be Installed directly in front of the scoreboard.
* The camera must be 20-45 degrees higher than the scoreboard.

Mounting

1. After choosing the camera placement location, mount the camera plate using 4 screws as seen below (on wall, board, rails, ceiling, designated plate or box etc.) you can also use the accompanied black plate:

 

2.mount the microphone (attached with the camera) near the camera:

3. Make sure the eth and microphone cables are inside the camera plate.

4. Connect the mic jack to the pink female jack of the camera

5. Connect the eth cable to the rj45 connector. assuming the infrastructure is complete and connected, you should see a blinking green light on the camera (and on the switch in the rack)

6. Place the camera on its plate and tighten using a Phillips screw driver.

7. At this stage you should see call Playsight support at support@playsight.com in order to set the zoom, focus, and wanted FOV (field of view).

8. When the FOV is set, carefully close the cover using the T20 star key:

 

After choosing the camera placement location, mount the camera plate using 4 screws as seen below (on wall, board, rails, ceiling, designated plate or box etc.)

 

you can also use the accompanied black plate:

2.mount the microphone (attached with the camera) near the camera:

3. Make sure the eth cable+ RJ45 and microphone cables are inside the camera plate.

4. Connect the mic jack to the female jack of the camera (in pink)

5. Connect the eth cable to the rj45 female connector. assuming the infrastructure is complete and connected, you should see a blinking green light on the camera.

6. Place the camera on its plate and tighten using a Phillips screw driver.

7. At this stage you should see call Playsight support at support@playsight.com in order to set the zoom, focus, and wanted FOV (field of view).

8. When the FOV is set, carefully close the cover using the T20 star key:

 

You’re have completed the camera mounting!

PlaySight captures the commentator audio through the local network and embeds with the court/field audio and video for recording and streaming.

the commentary kit includes:

A. XLR cable connected to the Playsight mixer
B. Mixer for commentators and power cable
C. PL cable
D. Headphone Splitter for multiple commentary inputs + power cable
E. headsets
E.1 microphone output (XLR) + E.3
E.2 headphone input (PL) + E.4

how to connect:

1. Connect the XLR cable (A) to the STEREO OUTPUT on the mixer.
2. Connect the PL cable (C) to phones on mixer.
3. Connect the end-piece to the INPUT on the headphone splitter
   XLR headset
4. Connect the XLR cable to: 1 / L MIC line on mixer
   The second commentator must connect to the 2 / R MIC / LINE
   PL helmet (E.2)
5.  Connect the PL to input 1 on the headset splitter.
6. Connect the mixer (B) to the power socket.

Button settings:

Red arrow = not active // Green arrow = active
Each button must be adjusted to the position as shown in the image on the left

NOTE:
To mute a commentator during broadcast, press the PAD button (G) (pressed button= muted, unpressed to restore sound).

Now your kit is set up, you can start commentating!

SportzCast

Sportzcast grabs data from the scoreboard controller, and passes it to the PlaySight SCU in real-time.
We then create a digital scoreboard overlay and embed it on the live video of the streaming camera. Based on the same data, we automatically generate events tagging in real-time, and scoreboard information is perfectly synced with the video.

Once connection and setup is completed, contact support at support@playsight.com and tell us the Serial Number of the Sportzcast unit to test the integration.

Daktronics Scoreboard – DakTennis

• Make sure the DakTennis computer is on the same network as the PlaySight computer
  • The DakTennis computer will need to upload an XML file locally to the PlaySight computer via FTP
• Configure DakTennis to output the XML via FTP to the PlaySight computer
  • PlaySight will provide instructions on how to configure DakTennis

Contact PlaySight Support to test the integration

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Official Camera Datasheets:

• Axis 1448-LE
• Axis Q-1645
• Axis 3245-LVE

Playsight Network Requirements:

• Network Requirements

Misc:

• Iboot Manual

 

Installation Process Troubleshooting:

 * Computer does not turn on

1. This may be due to a power issue. Please make sure the computer is properly connected to the power source.

2. Please check if the power supply switch in the back of the computer is turned on

The computer should automatically start once power is restored. If this is not the case, press the Power On/Off button in the front of the computer.

In rare cases, some internal components might come loose during shipment. If you’re comfortable, we recommend opening the computer case to make sure components inside are securely connected.

Feel free to reach out to support@playsight.com for guidance.

* Computer does not connect to the internet

1. Please make sure the network connection coming from the switch/router is live and working by connecting a laptop to that line.

       2. Please make sure the network cable is connected to the onboard network card (NIC).

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. The onboard NIC comes configured to DHCP. If the computer requires static IP to get online, please follow these steps:
               1. Connect a monitor, mouse and keyboard to the computer
                  1. There are USB ports in front and back of the computer for connecting the mouse and keyboard
                  2. There are DVI and HDMI ports in the back of the computer for connecting the monitor
                     
                     
               2. Once the monitor, keyboard and mouse are connected, right click the network icon in the taskbar and select “Open Network & Internet Settings“
               3. Go to “Change adapter Options“
               4. Look for the Intel NIC, right click and select “Properties“
               5. Select TCP/IPv4 and click Properties
               6. The example above indicates the computer is set to DHCP. In order to set it to static, select “Use the following IP address” then enter the IP address, Subnet mask, and Gateway needed, and apply changes. If the computer still does not connect to the internet, please reach out to your network administrator.

Commentating kit: