RTMOTION LCS MK3.1 User manual

RTMOTION LCS MK3.1
& LATITUDE M DR
LCS (Lens ControlSystem )
& Accessory Ecosystem
UserGuide
REVISION:2016-06-22 (#21)
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Lens Control System
1Lens ControlSystem
Table ofContents
1.L e n s C o n tro lS yste m ..........................................................................................................................2
2.Q uick StartG uide – R eceiverM K3.1........................................................................................3
3.Q uick StartG uide – LA TITU D E...................................................................................................4
4.System O verview .................................................................................................................................5
Theory ofO peration................................................................................................................................ 5
UsageChart–MK3.1.............................................................................................................................. 7
5.C ontrollerM K 3.1...................................................................................................................................8
6.ReceiverM K3.1....................................................................................................................................12
7.LA TITU D E D evices...........................................................................................................................15
Standalone LATITU DE-M DR operating m odes...............................................................17
8.M K3.1 M otor..........................................................................................................................................20
9.Slave Controller– Thum bw heel.............................................................................................22
10 .S m art K n o b .........................................................................................................................................23
11.U p d a tin g F irm w are s......................................................................................................................24
12.M e n u T re e (via C o n tro lle r)........................................................................................................28
13.T e c h n ic a lR e fe re n c e ....................................................................................................................32
Com patibilityGuidance..................................................................................................................... 32
Pin-O uts........................................................................................................................................................ 33
Sizes & W eights...................................................................................................................................... 35
14.Q u ick T ro u b le sh o o tin g ...............................................................................................................36
15.U sag e a n d C are ...............................................................................................................................38
Usage& Environm ent........................................................................................................................ 38
AccidentalDam age............................................................................................................................. 38
16 .W arran ty an d S e rvicin g .............................................................................................................39
12/ 24 M o n th W A R R A N T Y ...............................................................................................................39
In fo & T ro u b le s h o o tin g ...................................................................................................................... 40
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Quick Start Guide – Receiver M K3.1
2QuickStartGuide–ReceiverM K3.1
In itia l S e tu p
1. Plug 12-17V into the RECEIVER's “PW R”port.
The idealsource isa ~14.8V battery (i.e.4S Lithium cells).
If th e v o lta g e is o v e r ~ 1 7 .5 V o r p o la rity is re v e rs e d , th e R E C E IV E R w ill b lo c k th e
dangerousvoltage and notstart.
2.A=xone orm ore M OTORS to the rods/lens.
Each m otor is factory-set to a certain class (Focus,Iris,Zoom ) and labelled accordingly.
You can re-assign m otorclassesvia the m enu.
3.Plug the M O TO R(s)into the RECEIVER unit.
Plug the M otor(s)into any m o t o r p o r t , t h e M o t o r s w ill b e g in c a lib r a t in g .
4.Puta Canon LP-E6 battery in the CO N TRO LLER and hold dow n the
PW R button.
Cam eraRun/Stop
1. Connectthe appropriate Run/Stop cable from the CAM porton the
Receiverto yourCam era.
2.Enter the Controller’s M EN U ,Select CAM ERA,then select w hich
cam era you have connected.
3.You can now Run/Stop the cam era w ith the REC button.
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Quick Start Guide – LATITUDE
3QuickStartGuide–LATITUDE
In itia l S e tu p
1. Plug 12-17V into the “PW R”port.
The idealsource isa ~14.8V battery,such as4S Lithium cells.
2.A=xM OTOR(s)to the rods/lens.
Each m otorisfactory-setto a certain class (Focus,Iris,Zoom )and labelled accordingly.You can
re -a ssig n m o to r cla sse s v ia th e m e n u .
3.Plug the M O TO R(s)into the LATITU DE unit.
Plug the M otorinto any m o t o r p o r t , t h e M o t o r (s ) w ill b e g in c a lib r a t in g .
4.Puta Canon LP-E6 battery in the CO N TRO LLER and hold dow n the
PW R button.
Cam eraRun/Stop & EF LensControl(RED)
1. Connect a CTRL cable betw een the Cam era and Latitude CTRL
sockets.
2.Enterthe Controller’s M EN U ,SelectCAM ERA then RED CTRL.
Cam eraRun/Stop (non-RED)
1. Connectthe appropriate Run/Stop cable from the CTRL porton
th e L A T IT U D E to y o u r C a m e ra .
2.Enter the Controller’s M EN U ,Select CAM ERA,then select w hich
cam era you have connected.
3.You can now Run/Stop the cam era w ith the REC button.
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System O verview
4System O verview
In tro d u c tio n
The RTM otion Lens Control System is optim ised for high-end W ireless and W ired
re m o te c o n tro l o f C in e m a a n d still c a m e ra le n se s.
The range is speci⌧cally designed to enable a low -cost entry point (single m otor),
withabroadexpansioncapability.
A large num berofaccessoriesare in developm entto furtherexpand on the range's
cap ab ility (gim b alcon tro llers,und erw ater con trollers,etc.),an d w e alw ays w elco m e
fe e d b a c k o n h o w w e c a n b e tte r se rv e y o u r n e e d s.
Theory ofO peration
Sm artM otors
The M K3.1 M O TO R units are intelligent sm art m otors,w ith built-in electronics w hich
handle allseeking and calibration behaviour.W hen pow ered up,the M otorw ill⌧nd
th e le n s e n d -sto p s a n d le a rn th e ch a ra c te ristic s o f th e le n s. It d o e s a ll o f th is w ith o u t
any help from the Receiver or Controller. Since the M otors have their ow n
in t e llig e n c e , th e y n e e d o n ly a s m a ll 4 -p in L e m o c a b le fo r o p e ra tio n .
Each M otorrem em bers its CLASS (focus,iris,zoom ),and its RESPO N SE (norm al,fast,
slo w ). Y o u can th e refo re p lu g an y m o to r in to an y M o to r p o rt o n th e R e ceiver.To re-
con⌧gure a M otor,you n eed to use the C O N TRO LLER m enus.
Receiver(aka M DR)
O3 oading som e electronicsinto the sm artM otorshasenabled usto dram atically
sh rin k th e R eceive r in size . It h an d le s o n ly N E TW O R K IN G an d C A M ER A IN TER FA C E
operations. This has enabled a system w ith low cost,high 6exibility and very sm all
size .
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System O verview
Controller(Hand Unit)
The Controller is the m ain brain of the unit.Via its O LED screen it also handles the
re m o te -c o n ⌧ g u ra tio n o f th e R e c e iv e r/M D R a n d M o to rs.
LATITU D E M D R
The new LATITU D E range ofM D Rs(aka receivers)take the heartofthe M K3.1 Receiver
and add extensive netw orking and cam era interoperability.Initially the platform w ill
provide deep integration w ith RED'so; cial3rd p a r t y p r o g r a m m e , in c lu d in g t h e a b ilit y
to d riv e E F & N ik o n le n se s v ia th e ir in te rn a l m o to rs, a n d a cc e ss to in te rn a l R E D
param eters.The LATITUDE platform hasthe pow erand potentialto integrate deeply
withothercameras,system s,motioncontrolplatform s,etc.foryearstocome.
Wireless
From M K3.1 onw ards,devices include our latest RF3-G eneration w ireless m odules.
Westrivetostayattheforefrontofperformance,andareproudtoo=erthelongest
ra n g e , m o st in te rfe re n c e -im m u n e w ire le ss so lu tio n o n th e m a rk e t. F C C a n d C E
certi⌧cation is o fcourse retained,and w e are now rig htu p to th e leg allim it.
Slave Controllers
SlaveControllersaresimple(a=ordable)devices–suchasjoysticks,thumbwheels,
recordbuttons–whichrelyontheelectronicsinsidetheReceiver/MDRtofunction.
To use a Slave Controller,you need to attach it to the A U X or IN -1/ IN -2 port of a
com p atib le REC EIVER orLA TITU D E M D R.
Sm artControllers
Sm art Controllers contain electronics,and therefore do not require a Controller or
Receiver to function.The ⌧rst Sm art Controller in the RTM otion range is the Sm art
Knob (see page 23).
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System O verview
UsageChart–M K3.1
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Controller M K3.1
5ControllerM K3.1
The ControllerM K3.1 gives from 4 to 6 axis control.
Note:PictureshowsM K3.1/Zvariant(with Force-Zoom Joystick).
Variants
MK3.1/S,“Slider”.4AXISCONTROL
Large Focus Knob +S lid e r +2 x S id e K n o b s (A / B ).
MK3.1/Z,“Force-Zoom”.6AXISCONTROL
Large Focus Knob +S lid e r +2 x S id e K n o b s (A / B ) +F o r c e J o y s t ic k (X / Y ).
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Controller M K3.1
Con>gurations
AnyIN P U T (L a r g e k n o b , S id e K n o b A , e t c .) c a n b e a s s ig n e d t o a n y LEN S A XIS.
For exam ple, an M K3.1/S Controller can be con⌧gured so that the M A IN KN O B
controls Focus,SLID ER con trols Iris,an d SID E KN O B A con trols Z oo m .
Allvariantsare capable ofsim ultaneously controlling atleast4 axis,s o a re e = e c tiv e ly
“F IZ ” a n d “3 D ” ca p a b le .
There are how ever signi⌧cant ergonom ic advantages to industry standard controls,
so fo r ⌧ n e co n tro l it is reco m m en d ed th at th e Fo rce Jo ystick is u sed fo r Z o o m ,an d
th e S lid e r is u se d fo r IR IS .
Operation
Pow erO n
Hold down thePOW ERbutton for2secondsto turn theunitON/OFF.
Syncing
If th e C o n tro lle r is n e w o r h a s n e v e r p a ire d to a R e c e iv e r/L A T IT U D E , th e n p re s s ;
MENU...WIRELESS/FINDRECV(thiswillscanforactiveReceiversandautomaticallypair.)
Cam era Run/Stop
Pressthe REC button to startrecordin g . P re s s REC again to stop recording.
Note:you m ustusethecorrectRun/Stop cableforyourcam eraand selectthecorrectoption in
MENU/CAMERA.
Status LED
OFF Unitispowered o=ORANGE PC /Bootloaderm ode
PURPLE Con⌧guring RF m odule
(p le a s e w a it)
WHITE Checking RF m odule status
(p le a s e w a it)
YELLO W Nowirelessconnection GREEN Wirelessissynched.
RED Cam era isRUNNING BLUE Wired-modeconnection.
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Controller M K3.1
PC M ode/Bootloader
Turn o= the Controller. H old dow n the SET button.Keep SET held,and also hold
dow n the POW ER button.The StatusLED w illgo O range,and the screen display:“PC
MODE”.Youcannow connectthecontrollertoaPCanditwillshow asaUSBdevice.
Battery/Pow er
The Controllertakes a CA N O N TYPE LP-E6 BA TTERY,as used in the Canon 5D ,7D ,etc.
It c a n a ls o ru n fro m th e M IC R O U S B c o n n e c to r (5 V ). P le a s e n o te , m in im u m is a p p ro x
4.65V-som e laptops,etc.don'tprovide quite enough voltage.
Factory Reset
Enterthe M EN U /A D VA N CED /FA C RESET.
Short-cut:You can also hold PO W ER and press M EN U .
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