Pocket Cinema 6K remote USB control

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Mark Malburg

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Pocket Cinema 6K remote USB control

PostMon Apr 14, 2025 4:41 pm

I need to control a Pocket Cinema 6k (G2) remotely and wirelessly. The distance is from a stage to a control booth - far beyond Bluetooth.

The camera is wireless to an ATEM switcher via a Teradek Bolt 6 (which strips camera control from HDMI).

According to the product page, the BMPCC 6K has a "USB-C for External Disks and Ethernet Control"

Can this USB-C port be used with a WiFi adapter and put on the same network as an ATEM switcher for camera control? If so, is this approach described somewhere?
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Re: Pocket Cinema 6K remote USB control

PostMon Apr 14, 2025 4:50 pm

You probably can use a USB-C to Ethernet to connect Network to the camera, then use a Powerline Ethernet adapter to run the ethernet to the location of the ATEM. That way you can use camera control.

https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Ethernet- ... 62S48?th=1

https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-network ... d00a82b82c
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Re: Pocket Cinema 6K remote USB control

PostMon Apr 14, 2025 4:52 pm

I can get ethernet to the camera. However, getting wireless control to the camera via ethernet is my challenge. What components do I need?
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Re: Pocket Cinema 6K remote USB control

PostMon Apr 14, 2025 4:53 pm

Actually, all you need is a USB to Ethernet adapter which is above and a Router and you can connect via WiFi
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Re: Pocket Cinema 6K remote USB control

PostMon Apr 14, 2025 4:55 pm

Mark Malburg wrote:I can get ethernet to the camera. However, getting wireless control to the camera via ethernet is my challenge. What components do I need?


This:

https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Ethernet- ... 62S48?th=1

Or this:

https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Ethernet- ... B0CD1FDKT1
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Re: Pocket Cinema 6K remote USB control

PostTue Apr 15, 2025 3:46 am

These guys make an Atem based solution.

https://www.middlethings.co/

Good Luck

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