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LFP

CONTROLLER

Quick Start Guide

Document version: LFP-QSG-20160421 MSA-21 v6.14

Part number: MRMC-1168-02

LFP Quick Start Guide

Document version: LFP-QSG-20160421 MSA-21 v6.14

Part number: MRMC-1168-02

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Control.

Although every care has been taken to ensure that the information in this

document is accurate and up to date, Mark Roberts Motion Control

continuously strives to improve their products and may make changes to

the hardware, firmware, and software described in this document. Mark

Roberts Motion Control therefore cannot be held responsible for any

error or omission in this document.

All product names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered

trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact information

Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd.

Unit 3, South East Studios

Blindley Heath

Surrey

RH7 6JP

United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0) 1342 838000

E-mail: info@mrmoco.com (sales and general enquiries)

[email protected] (customer support)

Web: www.mrmoco.com

www.mrmocorentals.com

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Contents

Contents........................................................................iii

Chapter 1 Quick start ..................................................................... 1

Safety........................................................................................1

Overview ................................................................................. 1

Connecting the cables ...........................................................3

Powering up and loading the head ......................................4

Turning off the LFP and head.....................................6

The LFP controls ...................................................................6

Setting the control directions ...............................................8

Zeroing the axes ...................................................................10

Zeroing the axes manually.........................................11

Zeroing the axes by homing......................................12

Setting the soft limits...........................................................13

Session summary ................................................................15

Chapter 2 Using Broadcast mode to record and re-use static

camera positions.......................................................... 16

About Broadcast mode........................................................16

Recording a preset................................................................16

Using a preset........................................................................17

Modifying a preset ...............................................................17

Chapter 3 Using Film mode to record and play back camera

movements................................................................... 19

About Film mode.................................................................19

Using the Emergency Stop button .....................................20

Specifying the camera settings ...........................................20

Creating a move by defining start and end points...........23

Creating a move by live recording .....................................25

Playing back a move - simple method ..............................26

Playing back a move - advanced method..........................28

Summary of playback events..............................................30

Using time-lapse playback ..................................................31

Modifying a move ................................................................33

Assigning moves to the Preset buttons..............................35

Playing a move with a Preset button ........................35

Deleting a move....................................................................36

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Chapter 4 Speed controls.............................................................. 37

Appendix 1 Menu reference ............................................................ 40

Broadcast mode....................................................................42

Film mode ............................................................................44

Appendix 2 Troubleshooting .......................................................... 53

Typical symptoms, causes, and actions .............................53

Working with Local Area Networks..................................56

Introduction to LAN addresses ................................56

Managing LAN addresses with the LFP .................58

Managing LAN addresses with Flair........................61

Zeroing lens axes with external Lens Control Motors ....64

Axes directions............................................................64

Zeroing a lens ring with a hard stop.........................66

Setting up a lens axis for manual zeroing.......66

Setting up a lens axis for automatic

homing................................................................66

Zeroing a lens ring with a slip clutch .......................67

Using a FIZ pot ...........................................................68

Calibrating the FIZ pot.....................................68

Appendix 3 Back panel and accessories .......................................... 70

Panel summary.....................................................................70

Connector pin-out information.........................................73

Camera trigger out .....................................................73

Auto-focus and bloop trigger out .............................73

Camera sync in............................................................74

Data In connector.......................................................74

Data Out connector....................................................75

Serial A connector ......................................................75

Serial B connector.......................................................76

Auxiliary connectors for Focus and Zoom .............76

Pan Bars connector.....................................................77

Power In connector ...................................................78

Power Out connector .................................................78

Appendix 4 Specifications............................................................... 79

Index of menu options................................................. 80

Index ............................................................................ 82

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Chapter 1 Quick start

Safety

•Do not use around flammable gas. All electrical equipment can

generate sparks that can ignite flammable gas.

•Heads have powerful motors that can pinch, so take care not to

get your hands trapped in the head or cabling.

•Keep the equipment dry. The system has not been made

weatherproof. Do not use with wet hands.

•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

running any cables between the base and the rotating head or

camera.

Overview

Thank you for using the Large Format Panel (LFP) camera head

controller from Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC). You can use the

LFP as a standalone controller attached to an MRMC camera head. The

LFP is a robust controller designed for day-in, day-out use in professional

studio and Outside Broadcast environments.

The two-handed controls on the LFP controller give you precise,

ergonomic, real-time control of the camera direction (pan, tilt, and roll),

position (if on a rail) and camera functions (focus, zoom, and iris). You

can also plug additional controls into the LFP such as focus and zoom

lens controls, and pan bars.

The controller includes the following features:

•Record and Playback of static camera positions - You can store

up to eight static head “preset” positions (including lens

settings) and go to any preset position at the touch of a button.

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•Record and Playback of moves, including camera

synchronization - You can create, store, play back, and modify

up to 174 axis-minutes of head movements, including lens

control movements.

•A-B moves – To define start and end points and automatically

create a smooth move between them.

•Time-lapse Playback – to record a move at normal speed and

play it back slowly in stop-frame or slow motion mode.

•Back-Pan – You can set up the pan axis to automatically

compensate for rotation axis movement to keep the camera on

target.

•Soft-limits – to limit the movement ranges of the axes

•Velocity limits – to ensure axes do not trip

•Acceleration limits – to give smooth movement

•Lens axis control – to give absolute position control when

required

•Standard axis control – to give relative position control when

required

•Control scaling – to allow fine adjustment or a fast response

LFP Quick Start Guide

Connecting the cables

24V 5A

ETHERNET POWER IN

3-hole plug,

24 Volts DC

Put the BOOT MODE switch to Up position.

Attach the power cables last.

Example head: AFC

The head and controller

both use the same type of

power supply brick.

See also Back panel and

accessories on page 70.

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Powering up and loading the head

There is no power switch on the LFP; the power is on whenever the

24-volt power supply is attached and live. Similarly, there is normally no

power switch on MRMC camera heads; the power is on whenever the

head has a 24-volt power supply that is live.

1. Attach the power cables to the head and the LFP after you have

attached all the other cables. Make sure the relevant indicators light

up; for example, the power indicator LEDs on all 24Volt power

supply bricks ( ), and the power indicator LED on the head

( ).

Hint

It is recommended that you do not use the POWER OUT socket on

the LFP to power the head if you are using an Ethernet connection to

the head. If you do so then powering up the LFP will simultaneously

power up the head, and in this instance powering up two Ethernet

devices at the same time on the same network can cause

communication problems between them.

Hint

If you are using an Ethernet connection between the controller

and the head it is recommended that you power up the head

first and the controller last, as powering up two devices

simultaneously on the same network can cause communication

problems.

If you are using a Serial connection to the head you must power

up the controller first and the head last.

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When the LFP has power, its screen displays a prompt similar to the

following:

MSA-21 v6.14.

PRESS SELECT TO

LOAD QUAD ETHER II

The last line of the prompt tells you which operating system will be

loaded into the head - in this example QUAD ETHER II. Each LFP is

configured at the factory for a specific head, and contains the

operating system for that head.

If this prompt does not appear then check that the position of the

BOOT MODE switch on the LFP is in the Normal (Up) position for

stand-along operation, then remove and re-attach the power cables.

2. Press the SELECT knob to load the operating system into the head.

This is called “loading the head”.

If the load is successful, the screen on the LFP displays a message similar

to the following, and you will be able to move the head with the joystick:

ETHERNET MODE

CAM FPS: 0.00

If you get a message similar to any of the following, see Troubleshooting on

page 53:

HEAD DID NOT LOAD

HEAD NOT LOADED

LOAD FAIL

FAILED TO LOAD HEAD

Hint

Do not touch the Joystick control when the controller is

starting up. Within the first second of start-up, the controller

uses the centre (resting) position of the Joystick as the zero

calibration point, and any Joystick movement or offset during

this time will result in the head moving later when no one is

touching the Joystick.

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Turning off the LFP and head

As there is no power switch on the LFP or head, to turn these off you

simply remove the power cable. All MRMC controllers and heads have

robust electronics that are designed to withstand the rigours of

connection and disconnection to live power cables.

You can leave the other cables plugged in if you want.

The LFP controls

On the LFP the rotation of the joystick is typically assigned to Roll or lens

focus, if such a facility is available.

Note that the physical effects of most controls are adjustable in the menu,

in terms of the limit (range) of motion, direction, speed, damping

Focus

Camera head

direction and

position joystick

Wide angle zoom

Telephoto zoom

Playback speedHead movement speed

Screen for messages and menus

SELECT menu controls: Rotate to

scroll, press to set, BACK to return.

RECORD or PLAY

preset positions

when in Broadcast

mode

Eight PRESETS for recording and playing back

static camera positions when in Broadcast mode,

and playing back moves when in Film mode.

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