Support for bracketing
While some cameras will automatically shoot an entire series of bracketed photos with a single press of the shutter, other
cameras require you to trigger each individual exposure in the bracket cycle. We refer to these types of cameras as “half-
auto bracketing,” and now the SMC provides a new feature to work with these types of cameras when using bracketing.
The new feature is referred to as a CAMERA REPEAT CYCLE. It allows you to repeat an exposure trigger up to 255
times, with a configurable delay between each trigger. If you want to repeat the shot 3 more times, for a total of 4
exposures per cycle, you would input 3 into the REPEAT setting.
Configuring the camera repeat cycle:
1. “ENTER” to enter the main menu
2. “DOWN” to select Camera and press “ENTER”
3. “DOWN” to select Repeat
4. “UP” or “DOWN” to input the desired number of repeat shots, or 0 to disable the feature
5. “ENTER” to save or “RIGHT” to abort
Configuring the delay between shots in the repeat cycle:
1. “ENTER” to enter the main menu
2. “DOWN” to select Camera and press “ENTER”
3. “DOWN” to select Repeat Delay
4. “UP” or “DOWN” to input the desired number of milliseconds to delay per shot, up to 65,000
5. “ENTER” to save or “RIGHT” to abort
4. SETTINGS
4.1 Choosing the speed display
With the SMC motion controller, you can either display and input speeds in percentages of maximum(relative) or inches
per minute (absolute). We recommend to use percentage.
Displaying in Relative Speeds (Percentage)
When displaying in relative speeds, the main screen will show a floating-point number and the symbol ‘%’ on the speed
value for the given motor. You may modify this value to any value between 0 and 100% as allowed by the motion control
mode you are in, by highlighting it using the “RIGHT” button on the main screen and then using “UP” and “DOWN” to
change the value.
To set the SMC to display relative speeds:
1. “ENTER” to enter the main menu
2. “DOWN” to select Settings and press “ENTER”
3. “DOWN” to select Motor Disp. and press “ENTER”
4. “UP” or “DOWN” and choose PCT
5. “ENTER” to save or “RIGHT” to abort
Displaying in Absolute Speeds (inches or cm)
When displaying in absolute speeds, the main screen will show a floating-point number and the symbol ‘i’ (or ‘c’ if in
metric mode) next to the the speed value for the given motor. You may modify this value to any value as allowed by the
motion control mode you are in by highlighting it using the “RIGHT” button on the main screen and then using “UP” and
“DOWN” to change the value.
To set the SMC to display absolute speeds:
1. “ENTER” to enter the main menu
2. “DOWN” to select Settings and press “ENTER”
3. “DOWN” to select Motor Disp. and press “ENTER”
4. “UP” or “DOWN” and choose IPM
5. “ENTER” to save or “RIGHT” to abort
Notes:
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The speed display setting is global, and impacts all axes. You may not configure one for relative and one for absolute speed
display.
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If you modify the speed for a given axis while the program is running, it will immediately take effect.
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