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Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd.

Unit 3, South East Studios, Blindley Heath, Surrey RH7 6JP

United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0) 1342 838000

[email protected]

www.mrmoco.com

Summary of Contents for MRMC-1464-01

Page 1: ...CRANES AND RIGS BROADCAST HEADS DSLR PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY RENTALS Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide Product code MRMC 1464 01...

Page 2: ...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 M...

Page 3: ...ging system configuration and network settings 17 Launching MHC as Admin 17 Network setup 19 Adding Pods 19 Adding the Type of Pod 20 Changing a Pod s name 20 Assigning Pods to user s 21 Removing a Po...

Page 4: ...ypical symptoms causes and actions 30 Appendix 2 FTP Setup in MHC 33 Appendix 3 Pod connectors 37 Connector pin outs 37 Panel mount connector 37 Panel mount connector 38 Power In connector 38 Mains In...

Page 5: ...hen 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 accessible Do...

Page 6: ...nning 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 product...

Page 7: ...and time lapse applications You can use the Ethernet connection on the Pod head to connect directly to a PC running Multi Head Controller MHC software Mounting positions Robotic pod Overslung Robotic...

Page 8: ...he space on the bar is free to allow full movement of the pod when panning without hitting any obstacles The maximum weight of the PTA system is 30kg but due to motion and if mounted outdoors possible...

Page 9: ...Nuts 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 Quick Start Guide 5...

Page 10: ...le near the connector socket Remove any excess slack by making extra loops around the bar Then join with a carabiner and screw the carabiner shut In the event of a fall the falling item has less oppor...

Page 11: ...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 use...

Page 12: ...ach the pod to the roll ring by sliding the pod front into the roll ring from rear Note the Pod has a wedge on its bottom that will slide into a plate on the roll ring As you mount the Pod you can use...

Page 13: ...cable around the roll ring Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 9 6 Attach the safety cable between the Pod handle and the roll safety hole Ensure you do not tie it around the roll ring Wind up any excess c...

Page 14: ...Quick Start Guide 10 7 Once the Robotic Pod is fully constructed test the movement of the unit by hand before connecting to power Ensure that full movement of all axes is possible and there are no ob...

Page 15: ...y secured into the socket and that the cable or connector is not caught in any moving part C o 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 447 6...

Page 16: ...nction 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 4 Co...

Page 17: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 13 Notes...

Page 18: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 14 Notes...

Page 19: ...ed 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 3 Similarly to turn off the Pod you simply remove the power cable Robot...

Page 20: ...s in Pods are absolute encoders making Homing an automatic function Therefore these axes do not need to be Homed by the User However the lens axes Zoom and Focus do need to be Homed To home the axes l...

Page 21: ...y network setting you need to be logged in to the MHC Client as the Administrator 1 Log out of the User login 2 Log in to the MHC client as Administrator using the following credentials Username Admin...

Page 22: ...Quick Start Guide 18 1 Close the MHC 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 Cli...

Page 23: ...d to the system s network If you are loading MHC for the first time you probably have 4 robots already set up with addresses from 192 168 1 236 to 192 138 1 239 You can delete these if you want a clea...

Page 24: ...use an IP address conflict and both Pods will not function Adding the Type of Pod It is important to choose the Type of head as Pod in MHC before entering the robot IP address because once it is conne...

Page 25: ...m the User drop down then all users who are logged in to the MHC Server can use the Pod Removing a Pod To remove a Pod click the appearing remove button on the Pod s row Editing network settings on th...

Page 26: ...ddress If you are changing across to a different subnet the head will appear disconnected until you change your computer network IP address to the new subnet range You can also use this dialog box to...

Page 27: ...g the Head Connectivity Logging on as a user will take you to the MHC Main Page You should be able to move the robot now with either the on screen controls or the joystick if you have one connected Ch...

Page 28: ...up will display a video image in SDI monitor Triggering the camera again will start recording the video Mhc Classic v2 2 Quick Start Guide Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide Tools tab The TOOLS tab allows...

Page 29: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 25 1 Clicking the button will open a dialog box enter the name of the XML file 2 Click Save IMPORT ROBOT SETTINGS Use this button to import MHC settings from an XML file...

Page 30: ...USB or use certain options in the Robot Settings Colour page Other names for Remote Direct are USB Direct or USBtoIP Important If you have enabled Remote Direct connection ensure that you turn it off...

Page 31: ...od Subsequent sessions After you have initially set up the system for your pod head and preferences subsequent sessions take less time to set up especially if you have not disconnected control cables...

Page 32: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 28 Notes...

Page 33: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 29 Notes...

Page 34: ...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 correct t...

Page 35: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 31 Notes...

Page 36: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 32 Notes...

Page 37: ...FTP server Username password to access the FTP server 1 Login in to MHC client using the Admin username and password 2 Click the IP address of the Pod for which the FTP server needs to be added 3 Chec...

Page 38: ...icon would appear below Note If your FTP server is in the same network as the Pod and the MHC PC then IP address of the FTP server should be in the same network range If the FTP server is outside the...

Page 39: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 35 the LiveView in MHC The captured pictures would be transferred to the FTP server depending on the settings in the FTP server Solid network icon...

Page 40: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 36 Notes...

Page 41: ...e 22 way female connector of type EGG 3K 822 CLL1 on the POD and on the PTA 1 24V 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 Ethe...

Page 42: ...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 C 21 N C 22 N...

Page 43: ...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 Live 3 Neutral SDI Out Connector Connector for SDI Video signal from the camera 1 Vide...

Page 44: ...Robotic Pod Quick Start Guide 40 Notes...

Page 45: ...otic Pod Quick Start Guide Appendix 4 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 Total...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...ge 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 s...

Page 48: ...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 52: ...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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