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MRMC Bolt Junior Quick Start Manual

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LEADERS IN CAMERA ROBOTICS
Bolt Junior
COMPACT LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH SPEED ROBOT
Quick Start Guide
Product Code: MRMC-1558-00
Part number: MRMC-1567-00
CRANES AND RIGS | BROADCAST | HEADS & DSLR | PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY | RENTALS

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  • Page 1 LEADERS IN CAMERA ROBOTICS Bolt Junior COMPACT LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH SPEED ROBOT Quick Start Guide Product Code: MRMC-1558-00 Part number: MRMC-1567-00 CRANES AND RIGS | BROADCAST | HEADS & DSLR | PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY | RENTALS...
  • Page 2 Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Product Code: MRMC-1558-00 Part number: MRMC-1567-00 © 2018 Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or translated by any means — graphical, electronic, or mechanical — including...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Installation safety ............3 Software setup ...............6 Operational safety............6 Connecting the cables ............8 Bolt Junior arm connectors for Ulti-box and camera ..11 Starting up the Bolt Junior system........12 Bolt Junior start-up summary........16 Shutting down the Bolt Junior system.......17 Bolt Junior shut-down summary......18 Moving the Bolt Junior arm by hand.........18...
  • Page 4 Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Quick Start

    Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Overview Thank you for using the Bolt Junior Cinebot from Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC). Bolt Junior is designed for reliable day-in, day-out use in professional studio and Outside Broadcast environments. It has a small, lightweight robotic arm which can be used either as camera rig or model mover.

  • Page 6: Safety Procedures For Using Industrial Robots, Including High Speed Track

    See the separate Precision Track Quick Start Guide for information on laying the track, securing it to the floor, and mounting Bolt Junior onto it. The notes given below for track users are marked with this symbol: .

  • Page 7: Assessing A Site

    Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Assessing a site Before setting up Bolt Junior you need to assess the site, paying particular attention to the following points:  Is the ground or floor firm enough and level enough? You might have to use boards or bricks to create a level surface. The...
  • Page 8 Use the recommended minimum thickness steel plates. Check with MRMC if you are unsure of the exact requirements for your robot. ...
  • Page 9 Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide  Never let anyone cross the robot’s track when the track motor is powered up. In fact, it is a good idea to get into the routine of walking around the track instead of over it so that you don’t...

  • Page 10: Software Setup

    Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Software setup  Always ensure you have the right configuration for the robot you are using, such as maximum axis speeds and accelerations.  Prior to running moves, enter in and keep to a minimum all software axis and Cartesian limits.
  • Page 11 Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide  Always run any move or adjusted move slowly at first to check the motion. Even if you have checked the move previously, if you make a minor change to it then you need to recheck it.

  • Page 12: Connecting The Cables

    Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Connecting the cables J1202 Cable wrap J1201 48V OUT ETH* E-STOP ETH* TEACH PENDANT *These Ethernet (ETH) ports are for network connection to the track motor controller and to the Ulti-box for LCMs via the Staubli arm.
  • Page 13 Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Hand Held Box RT-14 24V IN ETHERNET Power Supply: 120-240 Volts Ethernet ETHERNET E-STOP ETHERCAT INtime dongle cable in USB port POWER Power Supply: 415 Volt, 3-phase, 5-wire including VIDEO SIGNALS Neutral and Ground...
  • Page 14 Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Picture of Bolt Junior connections:...

  • Page 15: Bolt Junior Arm Connectors For Ulti-Box And Camera

    Bolt Junior arm connectors for Ulti-box and camera The connections that go through the Bolt Junior arm are shown below. These are for the Ulti-box mounted on the arm, and for the camera that you mount in the cage at the end of the arm.

  • Page 16: Starting Up The Bolt Junior System

    Make sure you have secured the area around Bolt Junior. Put up guard rails around Bolt Junior (and the track) as necessary, and tell others on the set that you are now powering up the rig.
  • Page 17 Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Hint The Stäubli CS8 is housed inside the Bolt Junior Base, Bolt Junior which you will not Base plate covering need to access under normal circumstances. However, in case of a fault, you can access CS8 by unscrewing the bolts on the plate covering the CS8 in Bolt Junior Base.
  • Page 18 Flair automatically loads the relevant firmware into all attached axis boards, including:  The quad board that runs the track motor The Ulti-box that is mounted on the Bolt Junior arm  Any additional interface boxes that are attached to the computer stack...
  • Page 19 You use the Track button in Flair to toggle the track on and off, independently of the Engage Robot/Disengage Robot button that you use to toggle the Bolt Junior arm on and off. 10. In Flair, move the Bolt Junior arm to its home position (rotated straight forward and tucked under). Hint...

  • Page 20: Bolt Junior Start-Up Summary

    Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide  Lens Control Motor limits (if using external LCMs) Bolt Junior start-up summary Secure the area Release the E-stop on the rig Switch on Bolt Junior Switch on the Flair PC Check networking lights after three minutes; Start Robot if needed...

  • Page 21: Shutting Down The Bolt Junior System

    If you are going to transport Bolt Junior to a new location, put the Bolt Junior arm into its transport position. You can do this either by using Flair (although you might have to reset the soft limits to reach the transport position) or by moving the arm manually.

  • Page 22: Bolt Junior Shut-Down Summary

    Shut down Windows Switch off Bolt Junior Moving the Bolt Junior arm by hand In some circumstance you need to move the Bolt Junior arm manually with your own hands. For example: • Recovering from a software lock-up. For example if momentum has carried the arm outside the soft limits, the software might refuse to move the arm to get back inside the limits.
  • Page 23 3 cm clearance between it and the base. Hint Moving the Bolt Junior arm by hand is usually a two-person job — one to operate the Brake Release switch and button and one to move the arm.
  • Page 24 Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Person 1: Use the Brake Release Switch to select which Bolt Junior axis you want to move. Brake Release Switch should be in the ‘0’ position when not Axes positions in the moving the robot by hand...
  • Page 25 Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Notes...

  • Page 26: Appendix 1 Troubleshooting

    Start Robot icon on the Flair PC Desktop. Bolt Junior won’t move Make sure you have enabled Bolt Junior in Flair (click on the Engage Robot button). Make sure all of your E-stop buttons are up, and that you have pressed the Reset button on each E-stop (if it has one).
  • Page 27 Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Notes...

  • Page 28: Appendix 2 Bolt Junior Panels

    J1202 on the base of the arm to service the Ulti-box mounted on the arm. 48V OUT power connector. You usually use this to power the Ulti-box (and its attachments) on the Bolt Junior arm, by attaching a cable from this connector to the J1202 connector on the arm.
  • Page 29 (3). 11. ETHERCAT connector. You use this to connect the cifX board in the Stäubli CS8 unit (inside the Bolt Junior Base) to the cifX board in the Flair PC, via the umbilical cable. The cifX Ethernet network is an...

  • Page 30: Bolt Junior Arm Panels Connector Summary

    (6). This connector uses a special two-into-one cable that attaches to the ETHERNET and POWER connectors on the Ulti-box that is mounted on the Bolt Junior arm. VIDEO 1 IN input connector for the video 1 signal from the camera.
  • Page 31 (4). 11. Stäubli controller connector. This is for the main cable that runs between the Bolt Junior arm and the Stäubli CS8 controller unit, which supplies both power and control to the arm. The Stäubli CS8 controller is housed inside the Bolt Junior Base.

  • Page 32: Ulti-Box Connector Summary

    Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Ulti-box connector summary The Ulti-box that is mounted on the Bolt Junior arm is a multi-purpose interface box that is used to control servo motors on many MRMC heads and Lens Control Motor (LCM) units. The Ulti-box offers versatile...
  • Page 33 Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide POWER DC input for the Ulti-box and its attached devices. The standard unit uses a power input of 24-36 Volts. The high-power variant (marked HV, for High Voltage) uses 24-48 Volts. For pin-out information see Power connector on page 31.

  • Page 34: Ulti-Box Connector Pin-Out Information

    Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Ulti-box connector pin-out information Servo motor connector This type of connector is used for six servo motor connectors on the Ulti-box: Pan, Zoom, Focus, Tilt, Aux-1, Aux-2. DATUM MOTOR_B MOTOR_A LIMIT 10. GND Program serial connector Serial connector for connection to a controller using a Serial RS232 connection, and for updating the firmware in the Ulti-box.

  • Page 35: Power Connector

    Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Power connector The power input connector for the Ulti-box. For usage see page 29. +35V +35V Camera Accessory connector This is a multi-purpose camera accessory connector with connections for three stepper motors, two serial lens controls, two trigger in controls, and two trigger out controls.

  • Page 36: Data In Connector

    Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Data In connector This is a DataLink In connector for connection to a controller using a DataLink connection. DataLink In (Up Link) connector for connection to a DataLink device higher up in the DataLink daisy-chain. For usage see.
  • Page 37 Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Notes...

  • Page 38: Appendix 3 Specifications

    Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Appendix 3 Specifications Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Rig Weights Dimensions Bolt Junior Weight excluding Base 114kg Weight - Base 180kg Power Supply Unit 50kg (110.2lbs) Weight - anchor weights for track...
  • Page 39 Bolt Junior Quick Start Guide Notes...
  • Page 40 Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd. Unit 3, South East Studios, Blindley Heath, Surrey RH7 6JP United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0) 1342 838000 info@mrmoco.com www.mrmoco.com...

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