Fanotec MECHA C1 User manual

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March 29, 2021
C1 USER’S GUIDE

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Contents
WARNINGS...............................................................................7
Introduction.......................................................... 8
What is MECHA?......................................................................8
MECHA C1 Presentation.........................................................9
About Buttons .......................................................................10
About UI vs. Codes or Buttons ............................................10
About the User Interface .....................................................11
Splitting Lights ‒ Set MECHA in AP, STA, AP+STA Mode..............11
Table of Equivalences: LEDs ‒ Characters ....................................12
About the Firmware (FW) Update.......................................13
MECHA Single Axis
Before First Use...................................................16
Power on and Test – MECHA Single Axis.......................................16
Check the Battery Level...................................................................17
Simple Rotations..............................................................................18
Quick Panoramas Using MECHA’s Buttons..................................19
Firmware Update Using a Hot-spot....................................20
Test Using MECHA’s Buttons.............................21
Set the Rotator Using MECHA’s Buttons ......................................21
Panorama with Automatic Shooting Pattern Using only
the MECHA’s Buttons ‒ Single Axis ....................................23
How to Access the UI..........................................25
Access the User Interface (UI) with a Smartphone ..........25

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Access the User Interface (UI) on Your Computer
Connected to a Wireless Network ......................................25
Test Using the UI.................................................28
Set the Rotator on Conguration Page.........................................28
UI Test – 131, 132 Codes..................................................................29
User Interface (UI)..............................................31
UI Controls.............................................................................31
Conguration Page.............................................41
Default mode....................................................................................41
STA Mode ..........................................................................................43
Fixed Settings ...................................................................................43
Rotator Settings ...............................................................................45
Buzzer PWM and Start Page...........................................................45
IR Settings and more.......................................................................45
Reverse Direction of Rotations.......................................................47
Camera Settings...............................................................................47
Arrow Buttons ..................................................................................48
Safety Interval ..................................................................................49
Favorite Codes..................................................................................49
More from Server, zLM, Firmware .................................................49
Technical Details ‒ IP Addresses, FW ............................................50
Backup and Restore Data ...............................................................50
Other Updating Methods...................................51
Firmware Update Using a Smartphone:
Method 2................................................................................51
Presets for MECHA Single Axis..........................52
MECHA MSA.........................................................55

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MECHA Dual Axis Combo – DAC
Before First Use ‒ MECHA DAC ........................57
Power on and Test – MECHA DAC..................................................60
Simple Rotations – MECHA DAC.....................................................61
Parked, Level and Raised Positions ...............................................63
Check if Two MECHAs are Paired ...................................................64
DAC Firmware Update Using a Hot-spot .........65
Pairing Using MECHA’s Buttons .......................66
zLM 2 ‒ Automatic Pairing Using Two Buttons.................66
DAC Test Using MECHA’s Buttons ...................68
DAC Test Without Camera - 1312 Parked Position............68
DAC Test Without Camera - 1313 Level Position...............69
DAC Test Without Camera - 1321 Raised Position ............69
Panorama with Camera Mounted ......................................70
Panorama with Automatic Shooting Pattern Using only
the MECHA’s Buttons ‒ DAC................................................70
DAC Test Using the UI ........................................72
UI Test ‒ 1312, 1313, 1321 Codes ...................................................73
How to Change the SSID Password..................74
Working with Presets .........................................75
Programming a Preset Using Parameters.........................75
How to Create Your Own Presets Using the UI.................78
Default Presets.................................................................................78
Loading a Preset ..............................................................................79
Modifying a Preset...........................................................................82
Saving a Preset.................................................................................82
Preset Power Code ..........................................................................83

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MECHA’s Simple Scripting (MSS) ............................................... 84
Panorama of 3 Rows + Nadir + Zenith (MSS)........................................ 84
Shooting Panorama Made Easy for Dual Axis...................................... 86
MSS Script Explained ............................................................................... 87
What Needs to be Changed, sometimes, in Real Situations .............. 90
Using Pause in MSS Script ...................................................................... 91
Let's Take a more Dense Approach with more Photos toward
Gigapixel Imagery.................................................................................... 92
Rewind after each ROW .......................................................................... 93
Shooting in Horizontal Zigzag Pattern.................................................. 93
Script for 2 Focal Lengths - MECHA Dual Axis ...................................... 94
Download more Presets from Server........................................ 95
How to Set Both MECHA and Smartphone to Have
Internet Access......................................................... 96
Other Pairing Methods ........................................... 98
zLM ‒ Automatic Pairing Using Buttons ................................... 98
Pairing PIN for more than 2 MECHAs.......................................100
Temporary Pairing......................................................................100
Automatic Pairing Using the UI ................................................101
How to Unpair MECHAs .........................................103
MECHA’s Current Codes ........................................104
Current Codes list .......................................................................105
Appendix
MECHA’s S (Shots) Language................................114
Panorama of 3 Rows + Nadir + Zenith ‒ EXAMPLE 1 (SL).................. 116
Panorama of 3 Rows + Nadir + Zenith ‒ EXAMPLE 2 (SL).................. 116
Panorama Using Loop in Script ‒ EXAMPLE 3 (SL) ............................ 119
Panorama with Extra Shots and Pause ‒ EXAMPLE 4 (SL)................ 119