Flir Ptu-e46 User manual

High‐Performance

Pan‐TiltUnit

MODEL:PTU‐E46

VERSION:1.00

REVISIONDATE:September,2014

UserManual

PTU‐E46UserManual

DOCUMENTCONTROL

PTU‐E46User’sManual,version1.00(09/2014)

www.FLIR.com/MCS

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anyformorbyanymeansincludingbutnotlimitedtoelectronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,

orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofFLIRSystems,Inc.

Theinformationinthismanualissubjecttochangewithoutnoticeand,exceptforthewarranty,does

notrepresentacommitmentonthepartofFLIRSystems,Inc.FLIRSystems,Inc.cannotbeheldliablefor

anymistakesinthismanualandreservestherighttomakechanges.

Date Author Rev.#Changes

09/2014 A.Hernandez 1.00 Initialrelease

TableofContents

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1‐Introduction................................................................................................................................. 1

1.1‐GeneralPTU‐E46Features................................................................................................................ 1

1.2‐ ESeriesFeatures........................................................................................................................... 2

1.3‐Applications....................................................................................................................................... 2

1.4‐AboutThisManual............................................................................................................................ 3

1.4.1‐FormattingConventions........................................................................................................... 3

1.5‐Models............................................................................................................................................... 4

1.6‐PTU‐E46PackageContents............................................................................................................... 4

1.7‐RelatedDocumentation.................................................................................................................... 5

1.8‐AdditionalResources......................................................................................................................... 5

1.9‐TechnicalSupport.............................................................................................................................. 5

2‐Safety........................................................................................................................................... 7

2.1‐Overview........................................................................................................................................... 7

2.2‐SafetyWarningsandCautions........................................................................................................... 7

3‐QuickStart................................................................................................................................... 9

3.1‐SystemOverview............................................................................................................................... 9

3.2‐SetupExample................................................................................................................................. 10

3.3‐BasicSetup...................................................................................................................................... 10

3.4‐EthernetConnection....................................................................................................................... 11

3.5‐SerialConnection............................................................................................................................ 12

4‐Installation&Setup.....................................................................................................................15

4.1‐MountingtheUnit........................................................................................................................... 15

4.2‐PowerSources................................................................................................................................. 16

4.3‐Fusing.............................................................................................................................................. 17

4.4‐InterfaceandHostSettings............................................................................................................. 17

4.4.1‐EthernetConnection.............................................................................................................. 17

4.4.2‐RS‐232ElectricalConnection.................................................................................................. 17

4.4.3‐RS‐485ElectricalConnection.................................................................................................. 18

4.5‐InitialPower‐UpandTest................................................................................................................ 19

4.5.1‐WebInterface......................................................................................................................... 19

4.5.2‐TerminalInterface.................................................................................................................. 19

4.6‐PayloadMounting........................................................................................................................... 20

4.6.1‐SideBracketAttachment........................................................................................................ 21

4.6.2‐PayloadAttachment............................................................................................................... 23

PTU‐E46UserManual

5‐Configuring&Programming....................................................................................................... 25

5.1‐RangeofMotion.............................................................................................................................. 25

5.1.1‐NodalRotation....................................................................................................................... 26

5.1.2‐DefaultLimits......................................................................................................................... 27

5.2‐ResolutionandStepModes............................................................................................................ 27

5.3‐User‐ProgrammableSettings.......................................................................................................... 28

5.3.1‐High‐SpeedOperation............................................................................................................ 28

5.3.2‐Heavy‐PayloadOperation....................................................................................................... 29

5.3.3‐BatteryPoweredOperation................................................................................................... 30

6‐WebInterface............................................................................................................................. 31

6.1‐PTUConfigurationPage.................................................................................................................. 31

6.2‐NetworkPage.................................................................................................................................. 34

6.3‐PTUControlPage............................................................................................................................. 35

A‐ElectricalSpecifications.............................................................................................................A‐1

B‐MechanicalDrawings................................................................................................................ B‐1

2.1‐PayloadMountingPattern.............................................................................................................B‐1

2.2‐PTU‐E46Dimensions......................................................................................................................B‐2

2.3‐PTU‐E46ControllerDimensions.....................................................................................................B‐3

C‐Networking............................................................................................................................... C‐1

3.1‐Ethernet..........................................................................................................................................C‐1

3.2‐Serial...............................................................................................................................................C‐1

3.2.1‐SerialNetworkingConnections.............................................................................................C‐2

3.2.2‐ASCIICommandSyntax.........................................................................................................C‐3

3.2.3‐SerialCommandList..............................................................................................................C‐4

D‐Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................D‐1

4.1‐Mechanical.....................................................................................................................................D‐1

4.2‐Networking.....................................................................................................................................D‐1

4.3‐TechnicalSupport...........................................................................................................................D‐2

E‐Regulatory&WarrantyInformation.......................................................................................... E‐1

5.1‐RegulatoryInformation.................................................................................................................. E‐1

5.2‐AboutFLIRSystems,Inc................................................................................................................. E‐2

5.3‐LimitedWarranty........................................................................................................................... E‐2

1‐Introduction

ThePTU‐E46Pan‐TiltUnit(PTU‐E46)fromFLIRSystems,Inc.provideslow‐cost,fast,andaccurateposi‐

tioningofcamerasandotherpayloads.ThisUserManualcontainssetup,generalconfiguration,wiring,

andmechanicalinterfaceinformationthatisintendedforusebydesignengineersandintegratorswho

areconfiguring,installing,andprogrammingthePTU‐E46.Pleasesee“RelatedDocumentation”on

page 5foralistofotherdocumentsrelatedtothePTU‐E46.

1.1‐GeneralPTU‐E46Features

ThePTU‐E46seriesoffersthefollowinggeneralfeatures:

•Smallformfactor

•Serialcommunicationcapabilityviaterminalorcomputer

•PTU‐E46‐17performancehighlightsinclude:

‐Payloadcapacity:6lbs

‐Speed:over300°persecond

‐Resolution:0.129°

•PTU‐E46‐70performancehighlightsinclude:

‐Payloadcapacity:9lbs

‐Speed:over60°persecond

‐Resolution:0.0032°

•Preciseposition,speed,andaccelerationcontrol

•On‐the‐flypositionandspeedchanges

•Self‐calibrationonresetwithreducedmotion

•Host‐controllablepowerconsumption

• SimpleASCIIcommandmode

Note:ThismanualdescribessettingupandusingthePTU‐E46unit.Optionalmodules

arenotincludedintheseinstructions.IfyourPTU‐E46includesanyoptionalmodules,

pleaserefertothedocumentationincludedwiththosemodulesforhelpwiththeirsetup

anduse.

PTU‐E46UserManual

•High‐speedbinarycommandinterface

•Constant‐currentDMOSmotordrivesforincreasedperformanceandcontrol

• Unregulated12‐30VDCpowerinput

• Flexibleconnectivityoptions

PleaserefertothePTU‐E46ProductDatasheetforcompletespecifications.

1.2‐ ESeriesFeatures

ThePTU‐E46includesthefollowingnewfeatures:

•Built‐inEthernet/WebIPinterfaceforeasyconfiguration,control,anddiagnostics

•Built‐ingeo‐pointing(GPM)support

•Pelco‐Dsupport

• CompatiblewiththePTU‐SDKsoftwaredevelopmentkit

•Highercommandrateswithlowerlatencyandjitter

• Reducedcalibrationmovement

•FullbackwardcompatibilitywithpreviousPTU‐D46modelsthatincludes:

‐Mountingpattern

‐ASCIIandbinaryapplicationcommandinterface

‐OverlappedcapabilitieswithpreviousPTU‐D46models.

1.3‐Applications

ThePTU‐E46iswellsuitedforthefollowingapplications:

•Robotics&computervision

•Webcam

•Securitycameracontrol

•Teleconferencing

•Advancedmonitoringsystems

•tracking

•Photography,videography,andspecialeffects

Chapter1:Introduction

1.4‐AboutThisManual

Thissectiondescribestheformattingconventionsandinformationcontainedinthismanual.

1.4.1‐FormattingConventions

Thismanualusesseveralformattingconventionstopresentinformationofspecialimportance.

CommandsandotherinformationthatisnewfortheESeriesPTUsincludethe“E”iconshown

here.

Listsofitems,pointstoconsider,orproceduresthatdonotneedtobeperformedinaspecific

orderappearinbulletformat:

•Item1

•Item2

Proceduresthatmustbefollowedinaspecificorderappearinnumberedsteps:

1. Performthisstepfirst.

2. Performthisstepsecond.

Specifickeyboardkeysaredepictedinsquarebracketsandarecapitalized,forexample:[ESC].Ifmore

thanonekeyshouldbepressedsimultaneously,thenotationwillappearas[KEY1]+[KEY2],forexample

[ALT]+[F4].

Interfaceelementssuchasdocumenttitles,fields,windows,tabs,buttons,commands,options,and

iconsappearinboldtext.

MenusandsubmenushavethenotationMenu>Submenu.Forexample,“SelectFile>Save”meansthat

youshouldfirstopentheFilemenu,andthenselecttheSaveoption.

SpecificcommandsappearinstandardCourierfont.Sequencesofcommandsappearintheorderin

whichyoushouldexecutethemandincludehorizontalorverticalspacesbetweencommands.

Thismanualalsocontainsimportantsafetyinformationandinstructionsinspeciallyformattedcallouts

withaccompanyinggraphicsymbols:

WARNING:CAUTIONSALERTYOUTOTHEPOSSIBILITYOFPERSONALINJURYIFTHESE

INSTRUCTIONSARENOTFOLLOWED.

CAUTION:CAUTIONSALERTYOUTOTHEPOSSIBILITYOFEQUIPMENTORPROPERTY

DAMAGEIFTHESEINSTRUCTIONSARENOTFOLLOWED.

Note:Notesprovidehelpfulinformation.

PTU‐E46UserManual

1.5‐Models

EachPTU‐E46unitincludesamodelnumberthatislocatedonthebaseoftheunit.Thisnumberliststhe

optionspresentonthatparticularunit.Differentoptionsmayrequirespecializedinstructions,andthis

manualwillrefertothissectionwherenecessarytoensurethatyouarefollowingtheappropriatedirec‐

tions.

ThePTU‐E46modelnumberappearsasfollows:

Figure1‐1:PTU‐E46PartNumbering

1.6‐PTU‐E46PackageContents

YourPTU‐E46packageincludesthefol‐

lowingitems:

•PTU‐E46pan‐tiltunit(1)withexternal

controller(PTU‐E46)(2)

•7ftcable(PT‐CABLE‐CEorPT‐CABLE‐

CE‐W)(3)

•RS232cable(4)

•UserManual(NS)

• CommandReferenceManual(NS)

•CDcontainingthePTUFinderutility

(NS)

• (Optional)AC/DCpowersupply(PT‐

PS‐INT30V‐NAor–EC)(5)

Figure1‐2:PTU‐E46components

Chapter1:Introduction

• (Optional)USBtoRS485adaptercable(PTU‐CONV‐USB‐RS485)(6)

• (Optional)Alternatelengthcontrollercables(notshown)

• (Optional)SoftwareDevelopmentKit(PTU‐SDK)(notshown)

• (Optional)Sidebracket(D46‐BKT‐ZSTD)(7)

1.7‐RelatedDocumentation

ThefollowingadditionaldocumentationisavailableforyourPTU‐E46unit:

•PTU‐E46ConfigurationGuide:optionsandaccessoriesorderingguide

•PTU‐E46ProductDatasheet:productspecifications

•Pan‐TiltESeriesCommandReferenceManual:commandinstructions

1.8‐AdditionalResources

FLIRSystems,Inc.alsomaintainsatechnicalsupportWebsitewithadditionalresourcesforcustomersin

theSupportsectionatwww.FLIR.com/MCS.Resourcesincludeelectroniccopiesofusermanuals,firm‐

waredownloads,3DCADmodels,technicalnotes,andotherinformation.

1.9‐TechnicalSupport

FLIRSystems,Inc.providesarangeoftechnicalsupportoptions:

•Email:SBA‐ApplicationsEng@flir.com

•Web:www.FLIR.com/MCS

•Phone:(888)747‐3547

ThepreferredmethodofcontactingTechnicalSupportisviaemail,whichhelpsensureproperdispatch‐

ingandtrackingtoaddressyourquestionspromptly.

WhencontactingTechnicalSupport,pleaseprovidethefollowinginformation:

•PTUmodelandconfiguration

•Payload(Pleaseincludephotos,ifpossible.)

• Parametersettings

•Descriptionofissue/symptoms

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