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MECHA User’s Guide v.06 ‒ Dual Axis
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MECHA’s Simple Scripting (MSS)
Starting with firmware version 02116 , MECHA’s Simple Scripting (MSS)
reached a level of flexibility that allows easy scripting for common shooting
patterns, for both single and dual axis applications.
A MSS script looks like the following. No need to fully understand it now, as
MECHA will generate it for you in most cases.
Panorama of 3 Rows + Nadir + Zenith (MSS)
Suppose we want to script a panorama
starting from parked position, made of
12 shots around, zenith, nadir, one row at
0°, one row at +45° and, finally, one at -
45°. The MSS script, in this case, can be:
SP,Z,N,0x12,45x12,-45x12
In the parked position, the camera –
mounted on the upper rail – is facing up.
If we want the starting and ending
positions to be level , the script will be:
S
L
,Z,N,0x12,45x12,-45x12
And if we want the starting and ending
positions to be raised , the script will be:
S R ,Z,N,0x12,45x12,-45x12
If we want a pause before a row, we can add P in script, before that row. For
example, this will set a pause just before the row at 0°:
SP,Z,N, P 0x12,45x12,-45x12
In the example above, the pause is infinite, and to continue you need to
press
>
, the right button of MECHA, or the equivalent UI button, [RIGHT] .