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title: "About Vicon Lock units"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Tracker310/13928453/About%20Vicon%20Lock%20units"
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Vicon Lock provides synchronization (Lock Lab) and timecode (Lock Studio) to current Vicon cameras. Lock Lab also provides connectivity for third-party analog capture sources, such as force plates, EMG equipment, and generic devices.

The use of Vicon Lock is supported for current Vicon camera systems.

This node is displayed under the **Local Vicon System** node when Vicon Tracker is connected to a Vicon system with at least one Vicon Lock unit. The **Vicon Connectivity** node lists each Vicon Lock unit connected to your Vicon system.

For more information about Vicon Lock units, see:

- [Properties pane for Vicon Lock units](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Tracker310/pages/13929868)
- [Vicon Lock context menu](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Tracker310/pages/13928644)
- * ** **[Vicon Lock Lab Quick Start Guide](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Connect/pages/1610331)* (PDF)
- [*Vicon Lock Studio Quick Start Guide*](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Connect/pages/1610331) (PDF)

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