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cforce plus Lens Motor

U S E R M A N U A L

1st August 2016

cforce plus Lens Motor

U S E R M A N U A L

1st August 2016

Summary of Contents for cforce plus

Page 1: ...cforce plus Lens Motor U S E R M A N U A L 1st August 2016 cforce plus Lens Motor U S E R M A N U A L 1st August 2016 ...

Page 2: ...Arnold Richter Cine Technik GmbH Co Betriebs KG All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such Original version For further assistance ARRI Cine Video Geräte Gesellschaft m b H Pottendorferstraße 23 25 3 1 A 1120 Vienna Austria E mail service arri at Website www arri com Scope This User Manual applies to the following ...

Page 3: ...he information is subject to change without notice For product specification changes after this manual was published refer to the latest published ARRI data sheets or release notes etc for the most up to date specifications Not all products and or types are available in every country Please check with an ARRI sales representative for availability and additional information Neither ARRI nor its sub...

Page 4: ...cost or recovery of any material or goods associated with the assembly or use of our products or any other damages or injury of the persons and so on or under any other legal theory In the event that one or all of the foregoing clauses are not allowed by applicable law the fullest extent permissible clauses by applicable law are validated ...

Page 5: ...roduction 10 4 1 LBUS 11 5 Motor layout 12 5 1 Setup button 12 5 2 Status LED 13 6 Motor preparation 14 7 Compatibility 16 7 1 Sample configurations 16 8 Software update 20 9 Appendix 21 9 1 Part numbers 21 9 2 Specifications 24 9 3 Pinouts 24 9 4 Dimensions and weight 25 9 5 Service contacts 26 9 6 International declarations 27 ...

Page 6: ... imminent hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury WARNING WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in death or serious injury CAUTION CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury NOTICE NOTICE explains practices not related to physical injury No safe...

Page 7: ...ble Never try to repair All repair work should be done by a qualified ARRI Service Center Never remove or deactivate any safety equipment incl warning stickers or paint marked screws Always protect from moisture cold heat dirt vibration shock or aggressive substances DANGER Risk of fire Short circuits and back currents to power supplies batteries may entail lethal damage Always use original ARRI c...

Page 8: ... shall be used by skilled personnel only Every user should be trained according to ARRI guidelines Use the product only for the purpose described in this document Always follow the valid instructions and system requirements for all equipment involved The cforce plus Lens Motor is solely and exclusively for use on professional camera setups ...

Page 9: ...r disposal Delivery On delivery please check that the package and content are intact Never accept a damaged or incomplete delivery A complete delivery includes cforce plus motor unit cforce plus clamp console 19 15mm cforce plus gear assembly 60 teeth m0 8 User manual Original packaging Warranty For scope of warranty please ask your local ARRI Service Partner ARRI is not liable for consequences fr...

Page 10: ...he cforce plus connects directly to the new ALEXA Mini camera providing a integrated versatile solution e g if larger studio zooms are being used It also connects to ARRI s AMC 1 motor controller and the Universal Motor Controller UMC 4 for camera independent setups The cforce plus is fully compatible with all cmotion LBUS compatible devices such as the compact LCS and the cvolution system the pan...

Page 11: ... cmotion s compact LCS cvolution pan bar zoom knob solo and broadcast solutions 4 1 LBUS LBUS is a bus standard designed to allow multiple lens motors and control devices to communicate with each other Up to three cforce type motors can be chain linked in a row Each cforce motor has two identical bi directional LBUS interfaces providing power and control signals to the motor ...

Page 12: ...is attached to Press the SETUP button momentarily to indicate the current motor assignment The F Focus I Iris or Z Zoom indicator underneath the SETUP button will light up for three seconds Press the SETUP button momentarily again to change the current motor assignment Toggle through until you reach the desired setting Motor calibration Press the SETUP button for three seconds to start the automat...

Page 13: ...s Green red flashing Motor is calibrated but no motor master available idle Yellow flashing Motor is currently calibrating Green yellow flashing Motor needs to be calibrated cal ibration request Solid yellow Motor is in calibration timeout state Solid red Motor power supply is below 10V Red flashing No LBUS data is available Green flashing Motor is in passive mode ...

Page 14: ...on the 15 mm rod 3 Attach the clamp console around the clamp insert on the rod with the motor gear at the respective lens barrel 4 Close the clamp console by turning the thumbscrew clockwise Note For high torque applications use clm 4 clamp insert K2 0002080 not included Mounting to Panavision rods 1 Open the clamp console by turning the thumbscrew counterclockwise 2 Remove the 19 15mm clamp inser...

Page 15: ... side direction on the control device 4 Set the motor torque on the control device 5 Press the SETUP button for three seconds to start the automatic calibration of the respective motor Alternatively activate the calibration process though the control device CAUTION Risk of injury Do not touch motor gear while motor is powered up NOTICE To prevent the motor from falling down when detaching the moto...

Page 16: ...ireless Compact Unit WCU 4 in hard wired mode from WCU 4 SUP 2 2 26 in combination with a motor controller or an ALEXA mini The cforce plus Lens Motor is directly compatible with the following cmotion products cvolution camin 3M broadcast camin compact camin pan bar zoom knob solo ENG adapter cworld 7 1 Sample configurations cforce plus Lens Motors can be used in different applications within ARRI...

Page 17: ... 17 NOTICE If UMC 4 is used for controlling motors an additional power cable is required See LBUS cables page 21 For hard wired motor control with WCU 4 use an additional motor controller connected in the LBUS chain ...

Page 18: ...18 Compatibility ...

Page 19: ...Compatibility 19 ...

Page 20: ...es for cforce plus Lens Motor ARRI Wireless Compact Unit WCU 4 ARRI Active Motor Controller AMC 1 ARRI Universal Motor Controller UMC 4 cmotion compact hand unit cmotion cworld Please refer to the respective user manuals for further information WARNING Do not switch off power and do not remove the SD Micro SD card during the update as this may damage the cforce plus Lens Motor ...

Page 21: ...ce plus gear assembly 60 teeth m0 8 NOTICE The cforce plus Basic Set does not include an LBUS cable LBUS cables are available in various lengths and need to be ordered separately LBUS cables K2 0006749 Cable LBUS 0 2m 8 LCB 3 K2 0006750 Cable LBUS 0 3m 1ft LCB 4 K2 0006751 Cable LBUS 0 5m 1 5ft LCB A K2 0006752 Cable LBUS 0 8m 2 5ft LCB 1 K2 0006753 Cable LBUS 1 5m 5ft LCB 5 K2 0006754 Cable LBUS ...

Page 22: ...bles to external power sources provide a protection circuit to prevent back currents to power supplies batteries Gears for cforce plus Lens Motor K2 0009335 cforce plus gear assembly with module 0 8 60 teeth K2 0010365 cforce plus gear assembly with module 0 8 60 teeth 25 mm extra wide K2 72111 0 gear assembly with module 0 6 70 teeth K2 0002044 gear assembly with 48 pitch 75 teeth K2 72110 0 gear...

Page 23: ... Lens Motor K2 72101 0 standard clamp console 19 15mm K2 65140 0 standard clamp console for CLM 3 K2 65141 0 clamp console 2 for CLM 3 K2 0008678 CLM plus clamp console K2 72115 0 insert 19mm to 5 8 for CLM 4 K2 0002080 insert 19 to 15mm for CLM 4 ...

Page 24: ...o 122 F Torque 0 7 Nm const 1 Nm max peak at motor axis Speed 210 teeth per second with gear 60t 3 5 R s Supply voltage 12 34 V Power consumption max 32 W peak 9 3 Pinouts LBUS connector 1 GND Ground 2 CAN L CAN bus 3 V BAT Battery supply in output 4 CAN H CAN bus ...

Page 25: ...ons and weight Dimensions The following dimensions are for the cforce plus Basic Set including the CLM plus clamp console 19 15mm and cforce plus gear assembly m 0 8 60teeth Weight Weight of cforce plus Basic Set 325g 11 5oz ...

Page 26: ...rs Mo Fr 9 00 18 00 CET Burbank USA ARRI Inc West Coast 1 877 565 2774 service arri com Business hours Mo Fr 8 15 17 00 PST New York USA ARRI Inc East Coast 1 877 565 2774 service arri com Business hours Mo Fr 8 00 17 30 EST Mississauga Canada ARRI Canada Limited 1 416 255 3335 service arri com Business hours Mo Fr 8 30 17 00 EDT Hong Kong China ARRI Asia Limited 852 2537 4266 service arriasia hk ...

Page 27: ...tement Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accord...

Page 28: ...ada This Class A device meets all the requirements of the Canadian interference causing equipment regulations Cet appareil numérique de la Classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada ...

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