MRMC MRMC-2179-00 User manual

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Network
Broadcast
Panel
JOYSTICK BROADCAST HEAD CONTROLLER
Quick Start Guide
QSG Product Code: MRMC-2308-00
Products Covered: MRMC-2179-00, MRMC-2208-00

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Network Broadcast Panel Quick Start Guide
QSG Product Code: MRMC-2308-00
Products Covered: MRMC-2179-00, MRMC-2208-00
Modification Date: 17 October 2023
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Contact information
Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd.
Unit 3, South East Studios
Blindley Heath
Surrey
RH7 6JP
United Kingdom
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]m (sales and general enquiries)
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Contents
Chapter 1 Quick Start..................................................................... 1
Important safety instructions ...............................................1
Power and connections................................................1
General care...................................................................1
Location .........................................................................2
Intellectual property .....................................................2
Overview ................................................................................. 2
Connecting the cables ..........................................................4
Configuring the Network Broadcast Panel.........................5
Modifying the Settings: Using the Broadcast
Panel display................................................................10
Modifying the Settings: Using the Server Page.......10
Controls: Network Broadcast Panel...................................11
Controls: Network Broadcast Panel with Dual
Joystick...................................................................................12
Setting the control directions....................................13
Recording a preset................................................................13
Preset button states.....................................................14
Go To Preset..........................................................................14
Stop ........................................................................................14
Home .....................................................................................14
Stop button............................................................................14
Appendix 1 Back panel.................................................................... 15
Connector summary............................................................15
Connector pin-out information.........................................15
24V In connector........................................................15
Appendix 2 Specifications............................................................... 17

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Chapter 1 Quick Start
Important safety instructions
To ensure the best from the product, please read this manual carefully.
Keep it in the safe place for future reference.
To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover from the
unit. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel.
Power and connections
This unit must be connected to a mains socket outlet with a
protective earth connection.
This unit is not disconnected from the AC power source as
long as it is connected to the wall outlet.
When 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 not plug in or attempt to operate an obviously damaged
unit.
General care
Do not force switches or external connections.
When moving the unit, disconnect the mains cable.
Do not attempt to clean the unit with chemical solvents or
aerosol cleaners, as this may damage the unit. Use a clean dry
cloth.
Do not use around flammable gas. All electrical equipment can
generate sparks that can ignite flammable gas.
Keep away from pets and children. The head has powerful
motors that can pinch, so take care not to get your hands
trapped in the head or cabling.
Keep cables tidy. Use cable ties to keep them out of harm’s way.
If you have a head with slip rings then make use of them; avoid

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running 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 includes confidential and/or trade secret property.
Therefore, you may not copy, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, reverse
engineer, or decompile contents thereof.
Overview
Thank you for using the Network Broadcast Panel from Mark Roberts
Motion Control (MRMC). The Network Broadcast Panel is a robust
controller designed for day-in, day-out use in professional studio and
Outside Broadcast environments and provides both local and remote
control of our complete range of MRMC heads and rigs.
The following variants of Network Broadcast Panel are available at
MRMC:
Network Broadcast Panel: The Network Broadcast Panel
connects to PC and head via network and can be configured to
control the robotic head locally or remotely via MHC or RTL
software.
Network Broadcast Panel with Dual Joystick: Connects to an
MHC or RTL PC via network connection and includes another
joystick that can be configured for 3 additional axes on larger
rigs.
USB Broadcast Panel: Connects to the PC, laptop or tablet via
a USB connection and can be configured to control a broad
range of MRMC robotic heads via Flair or MHC software.
USB Broadcast Panel with Dual Joystick: Connects to a Flair
PC via a USB connection and includes another joystick that
can be configured for 3 additional axes on larger rigs.
The panel includes the following features:

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Record and playback of static camera positions - You can store
up to 16 static head “preset” positions (including lens settings)
and go to any preset position at the touch of a button.
Head select - You can switch control between up to 12
connected heads via Ethernet
Focus and zoom control

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Connecting the cables
24V 5A
POWER IN
3-pin XLR,
24 Volts DC
Example head: AFC
Head power supply
To network hub
Network
Hub
PC/Laptop running
MHC Software
Power

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Configuring the Network Broadcast Panel
1. Plug in the Ethernet cable to the back of the panel.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet hub on
the same network as the MHC PC/laptop.
3. Connect power to your head(s) and power them up.
4. Connect power to the Network Broadcast Panel and power it up.
It will take approximately 60
seconds for the panel to start up.
Once the LCD display with text
displayed, the panel is ready to set
up. For the same PC, the Network
Broadcast Panel needs to be set up
only the first time.
5. Underneath the screen there are 4 buttons. By pressing each button
you can cycle through the screens and discover various useful
information. The following table describes the display for each
button:
Button
number
Display Description
1 Shows the serial
number of the unit
and the firmware
version installed on
the Broadcast Panel
2 Displays the IP
address and port
number of the PC that
the Broadcast Panel is
configured to connect
to.

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3 Displays the network
settings (IP address,
subnet mask and
default gateway) that
are configured for this
Broadcast Panel
4 Displays the button
combinations to press
for specific actions.
1+2: Connect
3+4: Disconnect
2+3: Settings
Button
number
Display Description

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6. If you press the second and the third button at the same time, the
settings menu will appear that will allow you to change the network
settings of the panel.
7. Simply type in what you
would like to save and
press the SAVE to X
button to save the input
to the appropriate setting.
For example, to change
the IP address of the
server PC, simply type the
IP address using the
appearing LED number buttons on the Broadcast Panel and press
SAVE Server IP.
8. Switch on the PC and Microsoft Windows will start. Once Windows
has loaded, launch MHC.
Note
Network Broadcast Panel is only available with MHC v3.3 or later.

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9. Once MHC started, press buttons 1and 2together to establish the
connection between Network Broadcast Panel and the PC.
10. In the MHC client, navigate to the Controller Mapping page. Click
SCAN and the connected Broadcast Controller will appear in the
Scan List.
11. Click ADD to add the Broadcast Panel to list of available joystick
panels. The Network Broadcast Panel should now be appearing in
the list of controllers.

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12. Toggle the slider to Use to start ‘using’ the Panel with the MHC
client.
13. If you select the controller, it appears as green meaning that the
appearing controls on the right of the page are those for the selected
joystick and can be configured.
To test if the controller can be used, move the joystick on the
Broadcast Panel and joystick slider in the Controller Mapping page
on the right should move.
14. Select the head you want to control from the HEAD SELECT panel.

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15. Ensure that the MASTER SPEED is set to the desired position.
16. Set the DIRECTION toggle switches.
17. Move your head using the Pan/Tilt/Focus/Zoom controls as desired.
Modifying the Settings: Using the Broadcast Panel display
Once the set up is complete, you do not need to configure the Network
Broadcast Panel again if you are using it with the same PC.
When you need to connect the Network Broadcast Panel with another PC
or you want to modify the settings for any other reason, disconnect the
Network Broadcast Panel, by pressing buttons 3 and 4 together and this
with display the Settings screen and the associated LED buttons required
to change the settings.
Modifying the Settings: Using the Server Page
Once connected to a network and powered on, the panel will create an
HTML page. To access it, type in the IP of the panel in a browser followed
by /config. This page only works properly when accessed vie Firefox
Browser. Download the browser here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/
firefox/new/.

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Controls: Network Broadcast Panel
1. Disables the controls on the Broadcast Panel
2. Screen for messages
3. Buttons for settings and connection (see step 5 on page 5)
4. Reserved for future use in MHC; for axis speed control in RTL
5. Enable, disable or change direction of axes
6. Master Speed for all controls
7. Head selection
8. Focus
9. 16 PRESETS for recording and playing back static camera positions
10. Telephoto zoom
11. Wide angle zoom
12. Stop the preset
13. Set/activate group presets
14. Store the preset
1 2 3 4 5 7
9 1210
11
14 1513
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15. Home the selected head
16. Camera head direction and position joystick
Controls: Network Broadcast Panel with Dual
Joystick
Network Broadcast Panel with Dual Joystick has an additional joystick
that can be configured to use 3 additional axis on the robot in Flair. The
other controls and button work exactly as the single joystick version. For
details refer to Controls: Network Broadcast Panel on page 11.
Note
Physical effects of most controls are adjustable in MHC, in terms of
the limit (range) of motion, direction, speed, damping (smoothing
of jerkiness in the controls), input exponential and scale
(sensitivity).
E-stop
X, Y, Z axis

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Setting the control directions
In the Network Broadcast Panel you can specify the directions of the
focus, zoom and joystick controls for your particular head, lens gearing
attachments, and preference. For example, some people prefer the camera
to point upward when the joystick is pulled back, while others prefer the
opposite logic whereby pushing forward (“up”) on the joystick targets the
camera upward in the scene. To set the control directions, you can toggle
the controls in the Direction/Speed section of the panel. The following
table describes the control position:
Recording a preset
1. If you have multiple heads connected, select the head for which you
want to record the preset using the buttons in the Head Select
section on the Network Broadcast Panel.
2. Press the STORE button.
3. If you haven’t done so already, use the axes controls on the Network
Broadcast Panel to go to the head direction and position, and lens
focus and zoom setting that you want to record.
4. Press one of the 16 preset buttons.
5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to record additional preset moves, using a
different preset button for each position.
Position LED Description
Forward (Green light) Enabled and head moves in the
same direction as the joystick or
control
Off (No light) Disabled - Moving the axes
control on the panel will not
move the head
Reverse (Amber light) Enabled and direction inverted -
Moving the axis control will
move the head in the opposite
direction.

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Pressing one of the numbered preset buttons will store the current
settings to that button, overwriting the previous settings for that
button.
Preset button states
Preset stored
Active preset
Presets not stored
Go To Preset
To go to a preset position, press one of the Preset buttons P1 – P16.
Stop
Pressing this button would stop the selected robot.
Home
Pressing the HOME function button will home the first axis that can be
homed in the selected robot. For an AFC head, the axis homed is the pan
axis and for a Robotic Pod the axis homed would be the focus axis.
Stop button
The top left button is a STOP button pressing which would stop the
Network Broadcast Panel controls from functioning. This can be used in
situations where you want to avoid accidentally pressing any controls that
result in the robot changing its position.
Note
If no preset has yet been stored then the default preset position is 0
for all axes.

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Appendix 1 Back panel
Connector summary
1. POWER 24V IN (12 Watts) input power connector, 3-pin XLR, 24
Volt DC power supply.
2. SERVICE Serial port for service. For MRMC use only
3. ETHERNET port for communication between the Network
Broadcast Panel, PC and robotic head.
Connector pin-out information
24V In connector
24V In is a (3-pin XLR Male)
connector to supply power to the
Network Broadcast.
1. GND
2. +24V
3. N/C
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Note