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TS-5 Compact BeamSplitter User Manual
Version 1.0 – September 2011

3FLEX™ TS-5-Compact

Compact Beam Splitter

Stereo Camera Platform

Version 1.0

User Manual

Summary of Contents for 3FLEX TS-5-Compact

Page 1: ... Compact BeamSplitter User Manual Version 1 0 September 2011 1 3FLEX TS 5 Compact Compact Beam Splitter Stereo Camera Platform Version 1 0 User Manual COPYRIGHT 2010 3ALITY TECHNICA LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ...

Page 2: ...Smollin Revision History Revision Date Authors Changes 0 9 3 October 2010 JiSm Initial Draft to 3ality 1 0 14 September 2011 JiSm corrections Intended Readers Users Operators Subject How to setup the TS 5 Compact Document Version Date V 1 0 September 2011 Applicable for Device Version TS 5 Compact Filename TS 5 Compact_UserManual_1 0 doc ...

Page 3: ...nies 3FLEX TS 5 Compact_BeamSplitter Stereo Camera Platform User Manual Copyright 2010 3ality Technica Systems LLC All rights reserved Reproduction adaptation or translation of this document without prior permission is prohibited except as allowed under copyright laws Note The information in this document is subject to change without notice or obligation Technical Support Telephone 1 818 333 3010 ...

Page 4: ...ly to cause harmful interference which the user will be required to correct at his expense To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instructions and do not make any unauthorized modifications European Commission EC Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment WEEE Directive Do not dispose of this device At the end of its life cycle this device must be properly recycled by a sp...

Page 5: ...ONTROL CONNECTORS 10 2 6 TS 5 COMPACT INTERNAL CABLING 11 3 BEFORE YOU START 12 3 1 SAFETY 12 3 1 1 GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 12 3 1 2 SPECIFIC SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 13 3 2 PARTS NEEDED 14 4 PREPARING THE STEREO CAMERA PLATFORM 15 4 1 CAMERA LENS SLED ASSEMBLY 15 4 1 1 CAMERA MOUNTS 16 4 1 2 MOUNTING BRACKETS MOTORS AND CAMERA 17 4 2 INSTALLING THE BEAMSPLITTER 19 4 2 1 REMOVING AND CLEANING THE B...

Page 6: ...ay not modify the Software or permit or assist any third party in doing so You may not decompile reverse engineer disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to source code or other human readable form or attempt or permit any third party to do so Any violation of this Software license shall be a material breach and shall entitle 3ality Technica LLC to exercise immediately any remedy that may exi...

Page 7: ...foreseeable Force Majeure 3ality Technica shall not be liable to Customer for failing to perform its obligations under the Agreement because of circumstances beyond the control of Customer Such circumstances shall include but not be limited to any acts or omissions of any government or governmental authority natural disaster act of a public enemy riot sabotage dispute or differences with workmen p...

Page 8: ...can imagine 3ality Technica makes it possible 2 1 Compact BeamSplitter The 3FLEX TS 5 Compact BeamSplitter Camera Platform is the portable alternative to classic BeamSplitter stereo camera rigs With an Interaxial range of 0 4 inches this stereo platform allows the 3D creator to capture depth from very close to about 20 feet away 2 2 Height Pitch Unit The Height Pitch unit is unique to all 3ality T...

Page 9: ...Pitch Unit D Lens Motors Right Eye E Power In XLR 4 pin male Input from power supply 3ality proprietary Y power cable F Power Out XLR 4 pin female G 10 Pin Lemo to SPC H MRCU board with power switch Contains motor drivers and controls I Camera support plate with roll axis adjustment Custom camera mounts attach here J Lens Motors cables Left Eye K Left Camera Power Out XLR 4 pin female A B C D E F ...

Page 10: ...s Figure 3 Lens Motor Supplies shown for both cameras No Description Comment A Right Iris motor Lemo port B Right Zoom motor Lemo port C Right Focus motor Lemo port D Left Focus motor Lemo port E Left Zoom motor Lemo port F Left Iris motor Lemo port Note All connectors are 7 pin Lemo A C D E F B ...

Page 11: ... 2011 11 2 6 TS 5 Compact Internal cabling RIGHT EYE SPC LOCAL Lemo 10 Female SPC REMOTE Lemo 10 Female SPC LOCAL Lemo 10 Female TS 5 SHOULDER XLR4 MALE POWER IN XLR4 FEMALE POWER OUT MRCU board LEFT EYE UNDERSLUNG Power Switch MRCU Board XLR4 FEMALE POWER OUT ...

Page 12: ...tus including amplifiers that produce heat 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 13 Refer all servicing to qualified service perso...

Page 13: ...re on a table or mounted safely on a tripod fluid head remote head Steadi Cam etc with sufficient load capacity 5 Ensure that your connector of the power supplyis always easily accessible 6 Disconnect this power in connector before any assembly or service work Be highly attentive when reaching into the camera platform while in use to prevent injuries from unpredictable movement Do not grab under t...

Page 14: ...ct BeamSplitter 3D Camera Platform Camera Lens Sleds One Camera Lens Sled consists of 3 Heden lens motors 3 2 Cameras 4 2 Camera mount adaptors appropriate to camera type 5 2 matching zoom lenses 6 6 Heden lens motor interface cables 7pin Male Lemo 7 1 SPC motor control interface box 8 1 SPC motor control interface box cable 9 1 12 volt Y power cable 4pin Female XLR to 2 4pin Male XLR ...

Page 15: ...2 Remove camera sled from camera platform by loosening the knob above the height pitch bracket 3 Carefully pulling the spring loaded safety lock knob remove the sled from the platform The knob is designed to catch in each of the camera platform s grooves Take care not to force anything Figure 5 Right eye camera assembly Mounting Knob Spring loaded safety lock knob ...

Page 16: ...o 3ality Technica at the time of purchase If you have multiple cameras ensure you are using the set designated for your camera Figure 6 Mounting brackets and dovetail 1 Attach mounting brackets to top and bottom of camera body 1 2 2 Attach mounted camera body to top and bottom of dovetail plate camera body remains detached in the center 3 4 1 3 4 2 ...

Page 17: ...lange along the top Somewhat in the shape of an L This distinguishes the left from the right RIGHT EYE Note the small space along the top of the bracket This distinguishes the right from the left LARGE SPACE 1 Slide motor brackets onto plate 1 2 Slide motors onto brackets 2 3 Tighten into place Note This knob tightens both the bracket to the base and the motor into place 3 4 Attach mounted camera ...

Page 18: ...r User Manual Version 1 0 September 2011 Figure 9 Rig body sled and motors Figure 10 Camera mounted on sled 1 Mount camera on sled safety screw will help you place the camera lens onto the rig 1 2 Lock with locking clamp 1 2 3 1 ...

Page 19: ...mirror Figure 11 Inner Details of the Mirrorbox 1 Disengage the upper clamps 1 and remove the security strip from the top of the mirror box Place it to the side 2 Disengage the lower inner clamp 2 3 Eliminate any lint and dust particles that have accumulated on the black velvet mirror box interior Use the compressed air and lint roller tools to accomplish this 4 Clean the inside reflective side of...

Page 20: ...the glass while wiping When you are satisfied that any hard debris has been cleared proceed to spray the glass cleaner on the mirror The Pancro fluid is a fine mist spray We recommend the spraying of the entire surface of the glass Usually 3 to 4 pumps of spray should cover the glass Using the Kimwipes We recommend that you crumple the large tissue into a loose ball Wet the Kimwipe with a little p...

Page 21: ...or usage only If used outdoors use appropriate protection measures to prevent exposure of the device to moisture and rain RoHS compliance YES Interaxial Range Right eye camera movement 4 to 20 inches or 500 mm Convergence Range Convergence each camera 1 to 3 Currently supported Camera Types All full body HD cameras Box cameras with optional dove tail mount Height of optical center camera mount 96 ...

Page 22: ...nput 7 n c Rear view on TS 2 s Female Lemo7 receptacle Connector on TS 4 S LEMO 7pin female receptacle Size 1B ATTENTION Use shielded cables only 5 2 2 SPC SIP I O Lemo 10pin female receptacle assignment Pin Function Direction 1 12VDC Output 2 GND 3 TA Output 4 TB Output 5 RA Input 6 RB Input 7 n c 8 n c 9 12VDC Output 10 GND Rear view on TS 2 s Female Lemo10 receptacle Connector on TS 4 S LEMO 10...

Page 23: ...hat the current of your power supply is internally limited to 6Amax by means of fuses or circuit breakers The usage of the following Y cable is recommended Figure 12 Recommended Y Power Cable 5 2 4 Power Outputs Voltage 12VDC 25 10 10 8 15VDC XLR pin assignment 1 0V GND 2 n c 3 n c 4 12V View on TS 4 S Current Total current for all Power outputs OUT1 OUT2 OUT3 together 6Amax Connector TS 2 s NEUTR...

Page 24: ...Version 1 0 September 2011 5 3 Mechanical Attention All dimensions in mm Dimensions are rounded Not to Scale TS 5 Compact Camera Platform is shown with an arbitrary camera and an arbitrary lens Design details might change without prior notice ...

Page 25: ...TS 5 Compact BeamSplitter User Manual Version 1 0 September 2011 25 6 Appendix 6 1 Declarations of Conformity 6 1 1 CE Figure 13 CE Declaration of Conformity ...

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