Magnum MN-101 User manual

Quick Reference Guide V2.12
Relates To Firmware Version 01.07.xx
MN-101
Chrosziel GmbH, Klausnerring 6, 85551 Heimstetten, Germany, Phone [phone], Fax [phone], [email protected]; http://www.chrosziel.de
Motor Control Unit
Hand Control Unit
Light socket
Only for original scale
illumination LED light!
Battery
7.2V SONY FM-50/55
Type
Power Button (On/Off) & LED
Green = Battery Good
Flashing = Battery Low - change battery
Unit switches off automatically, when
battery power becomes too low
Area of built-in GHz Antenna
Do not cover- keep clear!
Camera Record
Start/Stop
LED flashes = Record is on
Automatic adjustment of lens-scale
limits and motor-test of connected
digital motor:
This adjustment has to be made whenever
motor and/or lens are changed.
Do not block or stop the lens while end stops
are checked, all parameters will then be
stored incorrectly!
Procedure:
• engage motor onto lens (not at an
end stop)
• Push "Motor Cal." button, red LEDs flash
• Motor starts turning slowly
The lens-scale limit will be checked and
stored automatically.
Motor Socket
Type: Lemo EGG. 1B. 307
Pin 1: Motor –
Pin 2: Motor +
Pin 3: Encoder channel A
Pin 4: +5V
Pin 5: earth/ground
Pin 6: Encoder channel B
Pin 7: Sense
Power LED
Green = Power Good (>12V)
Red = Input voltage low
Flashing = voltage drop occurred
Power In (10V -30V; with
electronic Fuse & reverse
protection) & Cam Start/Stop
Type: Lemo 0B.305
Pin 1: Battery plus
Pin 2: CAM Relay contact 1
Pin 3: CAM Relay contact 2
Pin 4: Battery minus / GND
Hand wheel with fixed Fluid
Drag
Accepts 2 different types of scales:
Big Ring
Small Ring (as shown in photo)
Menu Navigation
Press Center button to
enter the Setup Menu
Battery Release
Slide to the right to change battery
USB Socket for Software Updates and USB Status LED
(always update both MCU and hand unit)
Software updates are provided by Chrosziel, when available .
Update Procedure:
Copy the two software files into the root of an USB stick (FAT/FAT32
formatted)
Plug USB stick into socket.
Power down the unit
Press and hold down “Motor Cal” button and repower the receiver.
Unit will perform the update indicating the progress by different LED blinking
patterns on the front. After update the Unit restarts automatically
USB Socket for Software
Updates (always update both MCU
and hand unit)
Software updates are provided by
Chrosziel, when available.
Update Procedure:
Copy the two provided software
files into the root of an USB stick
(FAT/FAT32 formatted)
Power down the handset
Plug USB stick into socket.
Press and hold down “REC”
button and power on the handset.
Unit will perform the update
indicating the progress by
different LED flashing patterns on
the front. After update the unit
restarts automatically
Area of Built-in GHz Antenna
Do not cover- keep clear!
Cam Start/Stop indicator
LED
blue = relay switches
active/connected
off = relay switches
inactive/disconnected
Radio Channel Selector + Rf Error LED
Select radio channel within the 2.4 GHz Band
(select 5 .. F). Red LED goes on if connection
error occurs. Channels 0..4 not valid! If chosen,
LED is flashing.
Cam Start/Stop
Type: Lemo ECB.0B.309
Pin 8: CAM Relay 1
Pin 9: CAM Relay 2
Rf Error LED
Rf Error LED goes on if no
connection to at least one
hand unit could be
established.
Choose same channel in the
Set Up menu of the hand
unit.
Motor Status Red LEDs
Signaling
Slow blinking = motor limits
need to be calibrated
Fast flashing = motor
calibration in progress
Off with motor connected =
motor limits are calibrated,
ready to shoot
4 User assignable Keys
(U1 .. U4)
Currently fixed to spread the
wheel scale
6x 1/4" Threads
for attaching of additional
accessories.
Caution:
Maximum length of screw
turned into the thread is
<= 8 mm (5/16")!
.

Spreading of the Wheel
Spreading is done by pressing one of the user keys 1 .. 4. Spreading function needs to be assigned to the desired user keys*. Default mode
is: U1-4 spread the wheel scale. So there are four different spreading setups available.
To set a spreading:
a) Move wheel to the desired first starting point, press a user key for more than 1 second and keep pressing during the procedure
b) Respective yellow LED starts flashing
c) Move wheel to the desired second point, release the user key
d) Spreading is applied between the two points, respective yellow LED lights up continuously
To switch off a spreading: Press the user keys for which a spreading is activated less than 1 second, respective yellow LED goes off.
To recall a formerly programmed spreading: Press the same user key again for less than 1 second.
Frequency Table:
Channel
Center Frequency
0
n.a.
1
n.a.
2
n.a.
3
n.a.
4
n.a.
5
2.400.75 GHz (30mW)
6
2.40375 GHz
7
2.40975 GHz
8
2.42275 GHz
9
2.44075 GHz
A
2.44375 GHz
B
2.44975 GHz
C
2.46275 GHz
D
2.47075 GHz
E
2.47375 GHz
F
2.48175 GHz
Menu Navigation
Power button, press for more than 2
seconds to switch hand unit off; can
be used to exit a sub menu as well
Select menu item (up)
Press center button to enter set up
menus
Edit values (left = -; right = +)
Select menu item (down)
If switched to "On", wheel or slider
operate reversed. Operation direction
depends on how motors are mounted
and on the preferences of the user
*Setting is stored in the hand unit and
is independent from setting in second
hand unit.
Reverse Wheel
off
Reverse Slider
Save & Exit
Cancel
off
Setup Scales - Reverse Scale Direction*
Set Up the Record Start/Stop Trigger*
Select whether hand unit with ID 1 or 2
can trigger the record signal
Select mode entry and modify trigger
mode with -/+ buttons
*Setting is stored in the motor box in
the non volatile memory and is
editable on hand unit ID 2 as well
Record Trigger
Enabled ID:
Matching :
1
Start
Stop
Mode: < Pulse >
Save&Exit
Cancel
Setup Screen (press Center Button from Main Screen)
Setup
2/2
Setup Hand Unit
Motor Setup
Load Defaults
Motor Booster
Adjust channel with -/+ buttons. The
green pointer indicates current location
within the channel steps. Press center
button of the menu navigation panel if
ready. Select the same channel with the
rotary switch on the motor controller
box.
Spectrum:
Analysis of radio interferences on
channels used by the MagNum in GHz
range.
Please note: When this screen is visible the MagNum wireless
connection is temporarily disconnected as the hand unit scans
through all available RF channels at this time searching for
possible frequencies. For GHz range (Channels 5 - F) internal
antennas are used. Channels 0..4 unavailable.
Set the Frequency Range and the Radio Channel
Set Radio
Chan.:
8
Freq. :
Spectrum
2422.75
Voltage Levels for Motor Booster:
Setting
Voltage level on motor driving stages (Umot)
0
Booster is off, Umot = Upower in - 0.5V
1
Umot = 15V;(if Upower in >15V -> Umot = Upower in)
2
Umot = 20V;(if Upower in >20V -> Umot = Upower in)
3
Umot = 25V;(if Upower in >25V -> Umot = Upower in)
4(default)
Umot = 30V; (Do not apply power sources higher than 30V)
Ctrl. ID: Switch the hand unit ID to 2 if
two controllers shall be used (split
functions F & I to two controllers). ID1
controls F by default. If a second unit is
set to ID 2, this unit will take over
control of motor I by its hand wheel.
The sliders of ID 1 & 2 are disabled.
You must not have more than one hand
unit set to the same ID!
Left-Handed: If "yes", the Display is
rotated by 180° in order to make left-
handed operation more easy
*Setting is stored in the Hand Unit and
is independent from Setting in HU 2.
Setup Hand Unit
Display Options: Select, whether several displays shall appear on
the main screens info area (Cine Tape reader; Cam.-Power)
Wheel/Slider Cal.: Basic calibration of hand wheel to their
respective mechanical operating range
Serial Socket
Ctrl. ID < >
1
Wheel/Slider Cal.
Set Up Hand Unit
Left-Handed
< Back
Display Options
no
*Display can be
disabled/enabled on menu
entry "Display Options",
Data available with MN-200R
Main Screen
Data always visible:
Motor Status of F & I(Z) motor.
Both motors in "Cine Mode"
Motor I is not calibrated or
overload fuse has fired
Battery indicator
Hand unit ID (can be 1 or 2)
RF signal strength indicator
Bidirectional link indicator: Green
= connection OK –may go red
intermittently
Display of power supply voltage on
receiver side*
ID 1
Cam. Pow.: 13.5V
Reader ft /in
10/ 6"
Cine Tape Data*
Calibrate Motors
Record Trigger
Scales
Z:10
Zoom control via keypad active,
Zoom speed set to 10 out of 15
Calibrate Motors
Setup
English
Record Trigger
Scales
Radio Channel
1/2
Keypad Setup
Select display language (English,
German, French, Italian, Spanish,
Chinese Simplified)
Select radio channel GHz
Select camera record start/stop mode
Reverse wheel operating direction
Activate the Zoom control for the
navigation cross and (re-)assign
functions to the user keys U1-U4
Start motor calibration remotely
Motor setup (torque ; direction; play
correction ...)
Motor Booster: adjusts the voltage
level of the voltage up converter for
the motor driving stages
Load default settings on hand unit and
motor controller
Select hand Unit ID, calibrate the hand
wheel, assign user keys
Set Up Motor Output*
Link to: Assigned function (Focus / or
Iris)
Direction : Reverse motor direction
Torque:Reduce torque of the motor to
mid (50%) or low (25%).
Lens Type: Cine = End stops will be
calibrated automatically; Photo = End
stops are calibrated manually.
Mode: Switch to dimmer mode here.
Dimmer cable can be controlled.
Play: Modify play (backlash)
compensation for heavily used motors
with a large amount of play in the
gearbox.
Safety: Modify the safety distance, the
motor stays away from the mechanical
Lens End Stops (S3D Rigs).
Range: Switch to 3D Rig mode if required
1/2
0
Safety
M1 Set Up
motor
Mode
Lens
0
Range
Play
2/2
M1 Set Up
Link to
F
norm
Full
Save & Exit
Cancel
Direction
Torque
Photo
Lens Type
Calibrating motors in manual "Photo Lens" mode
Unlike commonly used lenses in the film industry the lenses for still cameras do not feature physical end stops on their gears in every case.
Therefore it is not possible to calibrate so-called photo lenses by the motor controller automatically. The MagNum motor controller addresses
this issue by allowing a desired motor socket to be configured as "Lens Type = photo". The manual procedure is as follows:
switch hand unit on, check for proper connection between motor controller and hand unit, turn wheel/slider away from end stops
mount motor as normal on the support rod and engage it to the lens in a middle position of the available range of movement
press calibration button once; motor LEDs start flashing fast but motor will not start moving on its own as it would in "Cine" mode
move motor(s) by carefully operating hand wheel/slider/zoom device to the first desired stop point
press calibration button a second time
move motor(s) by carefully operating hand wheel/slider/zoom device to the second desired stop point
press calibration button a third time.
motor will now automatically start moving measuring lens parameters between the two chosen endpoints
after this calibration is finished
Hints: As most motors show a certain amount of play/backlash, turn the motor(s) always from the inner part of the scale range towards the end
stops for best results. Vice versa do not drive the motor(s) from the outside towards the inside direction.
Each motor can be calibrated separately from the hand unit menu also. If a motor which is setup to photo mode is chosen for calibration, a sub
menu will appear. This sub menu indicates the 3 steps with "Start", Set A Point" & "Set B Point". Using the calibration button and the calibration
menu within the same calibration process should be avoided. The photo mode is currently not supported on the extension module!
Set Up Motors & Servo Lens Control
Motor 1-4: Enter configuration menu
of the two on-board motor channels
(1-2) and the 2 optional extended
motor channels (3-4) (MN-200R only)
Servo Lens Setup(MN-200R only)*:
Select the configuration fields for F/I/Z
with up/down buttons and adjust each
entry to "on" or "off" with left/right"
buttons. If "on" Magnum
takes over control of the desired internal servo motor.
"Z" is switched off by default but can be activated as well. If so, a
connected zoom demand controller on the 12pin Hirose socket of the
MagNum motor controller controls the zoom servo motor of the servo
lens. If "I" is switched to "off" the camera can control the iris through
the camera lens port if applicable.
*Setting is stored in the motor box in the non-volatile memory and is
editable on hand unit ID 2 as well
Motor Setup
Motor 2 (I/Z)
Servo Lens Setup
F:
Motor 1 (F)
I:
Z:
<Back
on
on
off
Motor 3
Motor 4
*Setting is stored in the motor box in the non-volatile memory and is
editable on hand unit ID 2 as well
Select a motor with up/down buttons and then
press center button of the keypad, automatic
or manual end stop calibration is initiated.
Start Motor Calibration remotely
Cal. Mot1(F)
Motor Calibration
< BACK
Cal. Mot2(I)
Cal. Mot3(I)
Cal. Mot4(F)