MRMC MIMIC HRNDWHEELS, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...Mimic Handwheels Quick Start Guide QSG Product Code MRMC 2258 00 Product covered MRMC 1083 00 ...

Page 2: ... in 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 thei...

Page 3: ... 2 Mimic Handwheels controls 3 Using the control direction switches 3 Using the Scaling Switches 4 Using a FIZ pot 4 Chapter 2 Setting up the Mimic Handwheels unit as a mimic device in Flair 6 System configuration and startup 6 Appendix 1 Troubleshooting 9 Typical symptoms causes and actions 9 9 Appendix 2 Back panel 10 Connector Pinouts summary 10 Auxiliary connectors for Focus and Zoom 10 Root C...

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Page 5: ...berts Motion Control MRMC You can use the Mimic Handwheels unit as an integrated addition to a computerised camera installation running Flair Motion Control Software The Mimic Handwheels unit is a robust controller designed for day in day out use in professional studio and outside broadcast environments The Handwheels give you smooth precise real time control over your choice of four axes The axes...

Page 6: ...jinon digital lenses can be controlled Connecting the cables Connecting the Handwheels Auxiliary focus input Auxiliaryzoom input Powering up There s no need to power the handwheels separately The device is powered when the RT 14 that the Handwheels are plugged into is powered ...

Page 7: ...corresponding control in the controller You can control a maximum of four axes using one Mimic Handwheels which is connected to the Mimic1 port in RT 14 The Mimic2 port also allows for four mimic inputs should you want to connect another set of Mimic Handwheels to mimic additional four axis on the rig Using the control direction switches The Mimic Handwheels unit has three direction control switch...

Page 8: ...tached it to for example Zoom You assign it to an axis by using the Flair Show Mimic feature If your FIZ pot moves the axis in the wrong direction then you need to first make sure the associated lens axis moves in the correct direction relative to its axis values in Flair Axis Setup dialog box then adjust the direction setting of the FIZ pot control for that axis A FIZ pot differs from the control...

Page 9: ...es the FIZ pot output 2 Rotate the FIZ pot back to centre without affecting the axis 3 Release the button and rotate the FIZ pot again in the original direction to continue moving the axis where you left off You can repeat this procedure as necessary until you get to the soft axis limit Disable button ...

Page 10: ... Rt Mimic Axis1 Rt Mimic Axis2 etc A Focus Pot would normally be plugged into the Focus socket on the back and would appear on the Test Screen as Ric Axis 4 The procedure below tells you how to configure Flair to recognise the Mimic Handwheels 1 Make sure the relevant cables are attached as described in the previous section 2 Edit the file C Flair Flairx Flair ini This file is a text file that you...

Page 11: ... Zoom controller is plugged into the ZOOM port and the ROLL ZOOM switch is in the ZOOM position then this will appear as Ric Axis 3 If the ROLL ZOOM switch is on the ROLL position then the right wheel can be assigned to Roll axis and appears as Ric Axis 3 If a FIZ pot or Zoom controller is plugged into the FOCUS port at the rear then this will appears as Ric Axis 4 6 In the Flair window click Show...

Page 12: ...olling column in the Test Mimic Inputs dialog box 8 Specify the other Mimic Settings that you want to use for this control 9 Specify Live for the axes that you have assigned the handwheels to then Apply After you have tested the mimic operation you can use other settings see the Flair manual for details Moving a handwheel should now move the associated axis and change the axis position numbers on ...

Page 13: ...the head to oscillate when reached The axes have not been zeroed You must do this at the beginning of each session just after you load the head When you set soft limits you must set the MAX limit to the higher or more positive axis value and set the MIN limit to the lower or more negative value Check the scaling of the axis on the Mimic Handwheels If the axis is moving too fast then lower the scal...

Page 14: ...The pin assignments for these connectors are identical 1 A 2 B 3 N C 4 N C 5 5V 6 A 7 B 8 N C 9 GND Root Connector Root is a 25 way D type Female connector 1 A1 2 B1 3 A2 4 B2 5 A3 6 B3 7 A4 8 B4 9 Mimic GPO 1 Open collector LED 10 Mimic GPO 2 Open collector LED 11 Mimic GPO 3 Open collector LED 12 Mimic GPO 4 Open collector LED 13 12V 14 A1 15 B1 16 A2 17 B2 18 A3 19 B3 20 A4 6 1 5 9 1 13 14 25 ...

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Page 16: ...ck Start Guide Mimic Handwheels Quick Start Guide Appendix 3 Specifications Weight Unit with stainless steel handwheels 10 2 Kg Unit with aluminium handwheels 6 2 Kg Temperature range 0 45 C 32 113 F Humidity tolerance 0 to 85 relative humidity non condensing ...

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