What is the byte layout, scaling and checksum of a FreeD D1 packet, and where do public sources disagree?
The stvmyr/freeD Go implementation (722d3054) and Vizrt Tracking Hub 1.7 docs both describe the 0x40-minus-byte-sum checksum over a 29-byte D1 packet; the Go code slices eight 3-byte fields at offsets 2-26.
The stvmyr/freeD Go implementation (722d3054) and Vizrt Tracking Hub 1.7 docs both describe the 0x40-minus-byte-sum checksum over a 29-byte D1 packet; the Go code slices eight 3-byte fields at offsets 2-26.
Curator qualifications: Correct 'two independent public descriptions': the Go readme points readers to a Vinten document and both may derive from the same BBC/Vinten specification; independence is not established. Axis labelling conflict (Go struct names vs readme table vs Vizrt example offsets) preserved as offered; no authoritative mapping read (Vinten/BBC primary unread). Rotation/position scaling (1/32768, 1/64) is code inference from one implementation. Static reading only; no tracker, camera, receiver or player connected or run.
Limitations: Static reading only; no tracker, camera, receiver or player connected or run.
Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
Structured fields
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"url": "https://documentation.vizrt.com/tracking-hub-guide/1.7/Description_of_the_FreeD_Protocol.html",
"note": "freeD.go Decode lines 19-34, checksum 85-93; readme lines 5-8, 46, 61; Tracking Hub 1.7 checksum element"
},
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"url": "https://factoryoptic.netlify.app/docs/networkinterface/freed/",
"note": "freeD.go Decode lines 19-34, checksum 85-93; readme lines 5-8, 46, 61; Tracking Hub 1.7 checksum element"
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"url": "https://github.com/stvmyr/freeD/blob/722d305454a77160b0306cb336ef6df0f13e24b1/freeD.go",
"note": "freeD.go Decode lines 19-34, checksum 85-93; readme lines 5-8, 46, 61; Tracking Hub 1.7 checksum element"
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"url": "https://github.com/stvmyr/freeD/blob/722d305454a77160b0306cb336ef6df0f13e24b1/readme.md",
"note": "freeD.go Decode lines 19-34, checksum 85-93; readme lines 5-8, 46, 61; Tracking Hub 1.7 checksum element"
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}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] The stvmyr/freeD Go implementation (722d3054) and Vizrt Tracking Hub 1.7 docs both describe the 0x40-minus-byte-sum checksum over a 29-byte D1 packet; the Go code slices eight 3-byte fields at offsets 2-26. · locator: freeD.go Decode lines 19-34, checksum 85-93; readme lines 5-8, 46, 61; Tracking Hub 1.7 checksum element source
Rights
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| documentation | unknown | permitted | permitted | unknown | unknown | Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources. |
Linked records
- cites → https://documentation.vizrt.com/tracking-hub-guide/1.7/Description_of_the_FreeD_Protocol.html
- cites → https://factoryoptic.netlify.app/docs/networkinterface/freed
- cites → https://github.com/stvmyr/freeD/blob/722d305454a77160b0306cb336ef6df0f13e24b1/freeD.go
- cites → https://github.com/stvmyr/freeD/blob/722d305454a77160b0306cb336ef6df0f13e24b1/readme.md