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Robotic Pod 

(Stadium)

Quick Start Guide

Part number: MRMC-1464-00

Product code: MRMC-1292-C

Summary of Contents for MRMC-1292-C

Page 1: ...Robotic Pod Stadium Quick Start Guide Part number MRMC 1464 00 Product code MRMC 1292 C...

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 documen...

Page 3: ...Pod System using the MHC software 11 Home Zeroing 12 Changing system configuration and network settings 13 Launching MHC as Admin 13 Network setup 15 Adding Pods 15 Adding Pods by using FIND 15 Addin...

Page 4: ...inearisation 31 Tools tab 32 EXPORT ROBOT SETTINGS 32 Reset Robot 33 IMPORT ROBOT SETTINGS 34 Reset Camera 34 Camera Direct Connection Toggle 34 TenPin Init 34 Subsequent sessions 34 Appendix 1 Troubl...

Page 5: ...outlet When not using the unit for a long period of time ensure that the AC power cord is disconnected from the wall outlet The AC wall outlet should be installed near to the unit and be easily access...

Page 6: ...d running any cables between the base and the rotating head or camera Location Installation of this unit should be away from sources of excessive heat vibration and dust Intellectual property This pro...

Page 7: ...rdware 1 Mount the Pan Tilt Arm PTA onto a heavy duty scaffolding pole by securing the PTA to the pole using the two scaffolding clamps Ensure the nuts on the clamps are tight and the arm cannot twist...

Page 8: ...PTA underslung PTA overslung If the head is going to be used for target tracking then ensure that the PTA is perfectly levelled to the ground using a spirit level Robotic Pod Stadium Quick Start Guid...

Page 9: ...by making extra loops around the bar Then join with a carabiner and screw the carabiner shut Pan safety hole Eyelet Wind any excess cable around scaffolding pole Carabiner screwed shut Note Safety cab...

Page 10: ...the roll ring to be detached again Then tighten the two captive screws to firmly secure the roll Safety catch Once the roll ring is attached to the arm safety catch locks into place Roll motor Do not...

Page 11: ...has a wedge on its bottom that will slide into a plate on the roll ring You can use the roll ring to help support the weight of the pod while mounting by pointing the pod downwards 5 Tighten the three...

Page 12: ...n the pod handle and the roll safety hole Ensure you do not tie it around the roll ring Wind up any excess cable by looping further through the holes Screw closed the carabiner Pod handle Roll safety...

Page 13: ...fully secured into the socket and that the cable or connector is not caught in any moving part Co m m u n ic at io n s P O W ER 24 V PC running MHC Software ETHERNET S D I O U T From Mains 100 240V 44...

Page 14: ...e junction box and the other to the PC If your setup contains multiple heads connected via Ethernet then the network cable would connect to a network switch which in turn would be connected to the PC...

Page 15: ...ned to them 1 Attach the cables to the Pod and PC as described in the previous section 2 There is no power switch on the Pod it is powered on whenever the mains supply is attached and live After you h...

Page 16: ...s red icons Cable together and power up the remaining Pods They will appear on MHC connected as white icons Home Zeroing Pan Tilt and Roll axes in Pods are absolute encoders making Homing an automatic...

Page 17: ...n it on Statusshould be ON 2 Click tap the HOME button to home the selected axis Robotic Pod Stadium Quick Start Guide 13 Changing system configuration and network settings Launching MHC as Admin To c...

Page 18: ...Client and the MHC Server windows 2 Double click or tap the MHC Server desktop icon to launch it 3 Double click or tap the MHC Client icon to launch it The MHC Client can be launched on the same or a...

Page 19: ...formation on Settings menu for the User login go to Settings menu on page 12 When you log in as the Administrator the NETWORK SETUP page launches and provides a general overview of all the Pods linked...

Page 20: ...n enter the TYPE of head and a NAME for it The row for the Pod stays grey until the Pod is actually present on the network Caution Do not connect a Pod with the same IP address as another Pod on the n...

Page 21: ...he robot Your system will also automatically update its local reference address so you won t lose the connection to the edited robot Enter the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway These are sett...

Page 22: ...he same PC the Server IP address is set to 127 0 0 1 However if the MHC Server is running on a PC other than that of the MHC Client specify the server IP address when you start the MHC Client Logging...

Page 23: ...to specify additional clustering and zonal data and then send it to MHC in the suitable format When you launch TDCGraphics a dialog box is displayed where you need to specify the IP address of the Tra...

Page 24: ...le player clustering Changes to 1 if MHC server is connected To specify zonal data 1 Select the port tab on which you want to set player clustering 2 Double click AutoCamActive to display the Set Offs...

Page 25: ...want to cluster In the Result area the X Y Z and FOV positions show the data of the target that would be output to the MHC Server 7 Click Apply and then click OK Polycam system Polycam is a system con...

Page 26: ...ras on the Pods are set to trigger or record the target Polycam settings After starting TDCGraphics you need to specify how the Polycam system tracks moving subject such as the players on the football...

Page 27: ...h System with which the network link is established Dimensionsof the field A and B points PID controller settings 3 Under GLOBAL SETTINGS specify The name of the system that the camera needs to commun...

Page 28: ...s response to the incoming tracking data Each axis of the head has a value for P Proportional accounts for present values I Integral accounts for past values D Derivative accounts for possible future...

Page 29: ...B buttons to specify the range of physical travel of the head movement For example Point A is the angular position in the middle of the goal post of Team A and Point B is the angular position in the...

Page 30: ...OTO A and GOTO B buttons to test the settings specified Tracking data Tracking does not automatically begin after specifying the polycam settings You will need to enable tracking for each Pod To do th...

Page 31: ...a received from the Tracab system would be in accordance with the player clustering settings specified in TDCGraphics Lens tab Settings in the Lens tab stores information relating to the individual le...

Page 32: ...lows you to enable Zoom linearisation during Goto moves using the parameters shown in the table Importing lens settings Use the IMPORT button to populate a previously saved lens profile on the Lens ta...

Page 33: ...ore calibrating the Focus axis it is important that the axis is correctly zeroed Sometimes the Focus axis might not zero at infinity In this case set up the zeroing to where you want it to go and zero...

Page 34: ...stance is measured in metres and the Focus Position is specified by using the Focus control To create the linearisation table 1 Ensure that the soft limits are set correctly on the AXES tab 2 Ensure t...

Page 35: ...in terms of focal length and the zoom will be driven to change the focal length in a smooth manner Normally the focal length or field of view change does not move steadily with a constant movement on...

Page 36: ...the Focal Length in the box 4 2 Click the ADD button 5 Use the marking of the lens to decide how many entries you add in the linearisation table Normally you would add about 3 to 7 entries for Zoom l...

Page 37: ...1 Clicking the button will open a dialog box enter the name of the XML file 2 Click Save Reset Robot Clicking Reset Robot resets the axes Hex board in the head Use this option when the camera has cra...

Page 38: ...to the PC via USB TenPin Init Clicking TenPin Init reinitialises the TenPin board Subsequent sessions After you have initially set up the system for your pod head and preferences subsequent sessions...

Page 39: ...Robotic Pod Stadium Quick Start Guide 35 3 Launch the MHC client on each user PC 4 Home the zoom and focus axes 5 Define the polycam options for the match...

Page 40: ...ave been entered in MHC The LEDs on the Pod head did not light up A appears with the Pod head icon in the MHC Main screen Click the spanner icon appearing below the Pod head icon to allow MHC to corre...

Page 41: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 37 Notes...

Page 42: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 38 Notes...

Page 43: ...s the 22 way female connector of type EGG 3K 822 CLL1 on the POD and on the PTA 1 24V 13 12 19 22 1 2 GND 3 24V 4 GND 5 24V 6 GND 7 Ethernet 1 8 Ethernet 2 9 Ethernet 3 10 Ethernet 4 11 Ethernet 5 12...

Page 44: ...19 22 1 12 2 GND 3 24V 4 GND 5 24V 6 GND 7 Ethernet 1 8 Ethernet 2 9 Ethernet 3 10 Ethernet 4 11 Ethernet 5 12 Ethernet 6 13 Ethernet 7 14 Ethernet 8 15 Not assigned 16 N C 17 N C 18 N C 19 N C 20 N...

Page 45: ...s In connector Power input connector for the Pod head It is a 3 Way Male C14 IEC connector 240 Volts AC 1 Earth 2 3 1 2 Live 3 Neutral SDI Out Connector Connector for SDI Video signal from the camera...

Page 46: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 42 Notes...

Page 47: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide Appendix 3 Specifications 24 120mm 70 200mm 80 400mm 200 500mm 24 70mm There are five types of robotic Pods based on the camera lens within Size Total height 52cm 58cm T...

Page 48: ...RP 70 200mm RP 80 400mm RP 9 7kg 200 500mm RP 10 5kg Arm 11 8kg Roll 4 71kg Connection cable long 5m 1 10kg 10m 2 10kg 15m 3 10kg 20m 4 10kg 30m 6 10kg Connection cable short 0 30kg Breakout Box 4 00k...

Page 49: ...nge 0 45 C 32 113 F Humidity tolerance 0 to 85 relative humidity non condensing Maximum speed 135 a second Axes Pan max 180 a second infinite movement Tilt max 180 a second 340 movement Roll max 90 a...

Page 50: ...of EV ISO 3280000 equivalent above ISO 102400 Video Movie frame size pixels and frame rate 3840 x 2160 4K UHD 30p progressive 25p 24p internal recording 1920 x 1080 60p 50p 30p 25p 24p 1920 x 1080 cr...

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Page 55: ...Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd Unit 3 South East Studios Blindley Heath Surrey RH7 6JP United Kingdom Telephone 44 0 1342 838000 info mrmoco com www mrmoco com...

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