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title: "Introducing Vicon Active Crown"
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Vicon Active Crown is a compact, configurable tracking device that can be mounted on virtual production cameras to provide stable and robust tracking data. It uses active markers to deliver high quality data.

> ℹ️ **About your Active Crown packaging**  
> ℹ️ The box in which your Active Crown arrived holds the Active Crown securely. This prevents most damage that could be caused during shipping. Please retain this box as it provides the most convenient and safe way to ship your Active Crown in future.

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## Active Crown components

![image](media://d9b082c5-61c2-4986-b605-5295d359d26a)

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 1 x base, which houses the main electronics. It provides 7 sockets for the IR LED stalks and 1 USB  socket. Each stalk socket has a unique number etched next to it.

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 6 x IR LED stalks: 3 small stalks, 1 medium stalk, 2 long stalks

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 1 x 1 meter USB-C to USB-C cable 

Also supplied but not shown in the above image:

7 x socket covers (blanking caps) for unused sockets

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## Active Crown mounting points

![image](media://3b4bfcfc-98fc-42d5-9acc-66a95cce1c7a)

The mounting points on the underside of the base offer 2 x ¼" - 20 UNC thread and 1 x ⅜" - 16 UNC thread (ensuring support for the ARRI Pin-Lock mounting system as well as compatibility with mounting plates currently supported by Vicon cameras).