MRMC SFH-50, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...Quick Start Guide Document version SFH50 QSG 20150811 Part number MRMC 1166 00 SFH 50 HEAD ...

Page 2: ...this document is accurate and up to date Mark Roberts Motion Control continuously strives to improve their products and may make changes to the hardware firmware and software described in this document Mark Roberts Motion Control therefore cannot be held responsible for any error or omission in this document All product names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their re...

Page 3: ...7 Introduction to LAN addresses 17 Managing LAN addresses with Flair 19 Appendix 2 SFH 50 Panel 23 Introduction to SFH 50 connections 23 Interface boxes 23 Notes on head controller communication methods 23 Quad box and Octo box connector summary 24 Quad box and Octo box connector pin out information 26 Stepper motor connector 26 Power 18 36 Volts connector 26 Serial RS232 connector 26 Trigger conn...

Page 4: ...SFH 50 Quick Start Guide iv Appendix 3 Specifications 33 ...

Page 5: ...le ties to keep them out of harm s way If you have a head with slip rings then make use of them avoid running any cables between the base and the rotating head or camera Overview Thank you for using the SFH 50 robotic camera head from Mark Roberts Motion Control MRMC The SFH 50 head is designed for reliable day in day out use in professional studio and Outside Broadcast environments You can use th...

Page 6: ...o your choice of support such as a heavy duty tripod or metal plate The head can be over slung sitting on a tripod or platform or under slung hanging from its mount SFH 50 with Support Arm SFH 50 with Roll Ring Over slung Under slung Over slung Under slung Roll Cable Platform 180 ...

Page 7: ... place one on the Support Arm then four on the main platform arm turn the two height adjustment bolts to achieve the platform height you want then re tighten the five retaining bolts Hint If your SFH 50 has a Roll Ring and you use under slung mounting move the camera platform to the bottom lowermost position by manually rotating the Roll Ring 180 Do not move the camera platform to the bottom by in...

Page 8: ...he six retaining bolts that hold the camera platform in place four in the rear two in the front turn the height adjustment bolt to achieve the platform height you want then re tighten the six retaining bolts Loosen Loosen Rear view Loosen Loosen Height adjustment bolt Front view Platform ...

Page 9: ...Lens Control Motors LCMs that are mounted on the head bolt the mounting rods onto the head then mount the LCMs onto the rods in approximately the correct position You can fine tune the position later SFH 50 with Support Arm Mounting rods LCM Zoom LCM Focus ...

Page 10: ...SFH 50 Quick Start Guide 6 SFH 50 with Roll Ring Mounting rods LCM Zoom LCM Focus ...

Page 11: ...on the platform move the camera forward or backward to balance the platform in Tilt then insert the camera mounting bolts under the platform and into the bottom of the camera housing and tighten firmly SFH 50 with Support Arm SFH 50 with Roll Ring ...

Page 12: ...ith the lens pointing through the Roll Ring but you can mount it backwards pointing away from the ring if you want 5 If you are using head mounted Lens Control Motors LCMs adjust their position on the rods so that the LCM gears mesh firmly with the lens gears ...

Page 13: ... box example for an SFH 50 head with stepper motors 24V 5A 1 PAN 2 TILT 3 ROLL ETHE RNET Rear Front Example MSA 20 Handwheels POWER 18 36V Attach the power cables last Quad box Quad box The head and controller both use the same type of power supply brick ...

Page 14: ...se this socket to power the head if you are using Ethernet to connect the head to the controller If you do so then powering up the controller will simultaneously power up the head and in this case powering up two Ethernet devices at the same time on the same network can cause communication problems between them ...

Page 15: ... example for an SFH 50 head with servo motors 24V 5A PAN ETHERNET Rear Front Example MSA 20 Handwheels POWER Attach the power cables last Ulti box Ulti box TILT TILT PAN The head and controller both use the same type of power supply brick ...

Page 16: ...s of connection and disconnection to live power cables 2 Load the head The head does not retain any operating system when it is switched off so when you turn on the head you must load the head operating system from the attached controller or PC For example to load the head from an LFP controller you press the SELECT knob on the controller when prompted to do so Different head models and controller...

Page 17: ...ines a base position at which all head positions and lens settings are set to zero 0 in the controller or software All limits lens controls preset positions and moves that are stored in the controller or software are measured relative to this base position The zero points themselves are not stored in the head or lens when the power is off so you need to define them at the start of each session by ...

Page 18: ...ing so the Roll homing facility will work for both over slung and under slung mount configurations For either configuration note that the camera platform is not horizontal in the Roll home position This is intentional as it makes the homing procedure quick and directionally reliable when you invoke the homing facility from a typical horizontal or near horizontal platform starting position whether ...

Page 19: ... you have not disconnected control cables or moved sites For subsequent sessions at the same site you typically need to do the following at the start of every session 1 Attach the power cables to the head and controller 2 Load the head 3 Zero the axes If you have moved sites you will need to connect the control cables before the power cables and then set new limits after you have zeroed the axes ...

Page 20: ...output socket on the controller in order to avoid powering them up simultaneously Use an independent power source for each and power up the controller after powering up the head If you have connected more than one head connected the MRMC system to another local network or moved the controller and head between networks check that correct LAN addresses have been entered in the controller See Working...

Page 21: ...f you move the equipment between networks If you have customised the LAN settings in a head for one of the above reasons and then sent the head back to MRMC for servicing The service might change the LAN settings back to the factory defaults and you will need to customise them again when you get the head back Introduction to LAN addresses Each device on an Ethernet network has a suite of three add...

Page 22: ...wn in the above table unless it has been changed or unless you specified a different address when you ordered the head In any case the factory set IP address of a head is ordinarily printed on a sticker on the head Hint Most local networks use the SN and GW addresses shown in the above table so under ordinary circumstances you will only need to be concerned with IP addresses The rest of this secti...

Page 23: ...d is printed on a sticker on the head If the IP address of a head has been changed to an unknown value so you can t load the head from the controller you can find out the head s IP address by connecting the head to a Windows PC that has Flair Motion Control Software installed on it and use Flair to interrogate the head on the network You can also use Flair to change the IP SN and GW addresses of t...

Page 24: ...ions that Flair is looking for as defined in the NetworkDirect ini file Any changes that you make and Save in the Network Setup window are saved in the NetworkDirect ini file You can also edit this file by using the menu option Help View Network ini File If Flair cannot find the head on the network at the IP address shown then the node s status is Not connected 7 In the Network Setup window click ...

Page 25: ...he Network Setup window now and click on Save The Status temporarily changes to Not connected as Flair changes the IP address in the head then to Connected as Flair reconnects with the head at its new IP address 9 4 To inspect or change the SN or GW address of the head click on Find again A pop up shows the head s three current LAN addresses and the Subnet Mask SN and Default Gateway GW fields in ...

Page 26: ...SFH 50 Quick Start Guide 22 11 3 Tell the controller which IP address to look for by following the procedures in the documentation that came with your controller ...

Page 27: ...ry on page 28 Notes on head controller communication methods Three types of connections between the head and controller are in common use in MRMC equipment Ethernet This is the most modern preferred method and uses standard Ethernet plugs cables hubs and protocols DataLink This is an MRMC proprietary connection type based on a modified form of Serial RS232 You can connect several DataLink devices ...

Page 28: ...SFH 50 Quick Start Guide 24 Quad box and Octo box connector summary 1 2 3 4 9 10 11 Quad box front 4 3 2 1 5 6 7 Octo box front 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Quad box and Octo box rear ...

Page 29: ... DataLink In Up Link connector for controlling the head using a DataLink connection as an alternative to an Ethernet connection You connect this to a device that is further up the DataLink daisy chain such as one of the following The DATA OUT or DOWN LINK connector on a controller such as the MSA 20 Handwheels or Large Format Panel LFP The RIG HEAD connector on an RT 12 interface box which is in t...

Page 30: ... for Pan 1 Tilt 2 and Roll 3 motors plus one or more extra connectors for auxiliary stepper motors 1 GND 2 24V 3 5V 4 Limit 5 Step 6 Direction Power 18 36 Volts connector Two pin DC input for powering the head The head runs best on a 34 Volt power supply 1 GND 2 24V Serial RS232 connector This is a 5 pin Serial RS232 connector For usage see page 25 1 Boot select 2 Tx out 3 Rx in 4 5V 5 GND 5 6 1 3...

Page 31: ... Up Link connector for connection to a DataLink device higher up in the DataLink daisy chain For usage see page 25 1 Watchdog 2 Link1Out 3 Link1Out 4 Link1In 5 Link1In 6 Watchdog Data Out connector This is a six pin female DataLink Out Down Link connector for connection to a head For usage see page 25 1 Watchdog 2 Link1Out 3 Link1Out 4 Link1In 5 Link1In 6 Watchdog 3 4 2 1 2 1 6 4 5 3 5 6 1 3 2 4 ...

Page 32: ...using a Serial RS232 connection as an alternative to an Ethernet or DataLink connection and for updating the firmware in the Ulti box For pin out information see Program serial connector on page 30 3 POWER DC input for the head The standard unit uses a power input of 24 36 Volts The high power variant marked HV for High Voltage uses 24 48 Volts For pin out information see Power connector on page 3...

Page 33: ...or on an RT 12 interface box which is in turn connected to a PC running Flair Motion Control Software Note that because there is no DataLink Out connector on the Ulti box the Ulti box must be connected at the end of the DataLink daisy chain rather than the middle For pin out information see Data In connector on page 32 6 ETHERNET RJ45 connector for controlling the head using an Ethernet network co...

Page 34: ...4 Z 5 N C 6 MOTOR_B 7 MOTOR_A 8 LIMIT 9 5V 10 GND Program serial connector Serial connector for connection to a controller using a Serial RS232 connection and for updating the firmware in the Ulti box 1 SerialTxA 2 SerialRxA 3 5V 4 FGPIO 5 DSP_TRSTN 6 TCK 7 TMS 8 DSP_TDI 9 DSP_TDO 10 DSP_EMU0 11 DSP_EMU1 12 FPGA_TDI 13 FPGA_TDO 14 BOOT_SEL 15 3 3V 16 GND 2 1 4 3 7 8 5 6 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 7 15 8 9 10 ...

Page 35: ...accessory connector with connections for three stepper motors two serial lens controls two trigger in controls and two trigger out controls 1 Step1 2 Gp2In Trigger In 2 3 Step2 4 SerialTxB serial lens control 5 Step3 6 SerialRxB serial lens control 7 Dir3 8 GND 9 5V 10 Gp1In Trigger In 1 11 Dir1 12 Dir2 13 Gp2Out Trigger Out 2 14 Gp1Out Trigger Out 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ...

Page 36: ...connector for connection to a controller using a DataLink connection DataLink In Up Link connector for connection to a DataLink device higher up in the DataLink daisy chain For usage see page 29 1 Watchdog 2 Link1Out 3 Link1Out 4 Link1In 5 Link1In 6 Watchdog 5 4 1 2 3 6 ...

Page 37: ... 18 36 Volts DC Temperature range 0 45 C 32 113 F Humidity tolerance 20 to 85 relative humidity non condensing Camera payload 13Kg Maximum speed 30 sec to 100 sec depending on options Maximum acceleration 100 sec2 Accuracy of playback angular resolution Better than 0 0001 Dimensions are shown below All measurements are in mm SFH 50 with Support Arm 143 373 358 192 ...

Page 38: ...SFH 50 Quick Start Guide 34 SFH 50 with Roll Ring 130 53 25 25 40 192 25 25 27 25 max 305 480 455 ...

Page 39: ...SFH 50 Quick Start Guide 35 188 215 116 Roll Ring inner diameter Platform width Roll Ring platform length ...

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