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  • Page 1 v2.06.02 SL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    FAQ ....................41 Note: Flow Chart ..................42 Due to the nature of a firmware based product such as the ORACLE, the Notes ....................43 contents of this manual may not fully represent the latest version of the firmware. Please check online at KesslerCrane.com for the latest version. The version of this manual is 2.06.2 SL and is relevant to the 2.06.2 SL version firmware on...

  • Page 3: Features, Specs & Accessories

    FEATURES, SPECS & ACCESSORIES Included Items: The ORACLE™ controller can only control either the Revolution Head or an • ORACLE™ Controller elektraDRIVE motor at one time. To perform 3-axis movements with both • 100v-240v input (50-60Hz, 1.4A) AC Power Supply w/ North the Revolution Head and a elektraDRIVE motor for a slider at the same time, America Wall Plug.

  • Page 4: Connecting The Oracle

    Powering up and connecting your ORACLE to an elektraDRIVE motor or Revolution pan/tilt head. The ORACLE does not have an on/off switch. To power the unit on, simply connect it to the provided power source. Connect either an elektraDRIVE motor or Revolution head using the included CAT5 network cable.
  • Page 5 ORACLE. MENU Button The MENU button is used to call up the ORACLE menu when on the home screen. It can also be used to escape back to parent menus and cancel changes when altering settings in the ORACLE options.

  • Page 6: Oracle Overview

    For more information on recording and playing back camera moves, each button and dial controls in the system. reference that section in this quick start guide or in the ORACLE manual. G. MAX SPEED control dial This dial is used to control the maximum speed of the elektraDRIVE 1000 motors.
  • Page 7 ORACLE OVERVIEW CONTINUED This section will cover the basic functions of the ORACLE and what A higher value will slowly ramp the motor up to speed and then back each button and dial controls in the system. down when the joystick is released.
  • Page 8 ORACLE OVERVIEW CONTINUED This section will cover the basic functions of the ORACLE and what (linear) mode, 50% travel of the joystick equates to a 50% each button and dial controls in the system. increase speed. adjusting value, increase and decrease the sensitivity of the joystick. High- er numbers will make the joystick less sensitive toward the middle.
  • Page 9 Joystick Button The JOYSTICK BUTTON is used for making selections in the menu system of the ORACLE. It functions the same as the ENTER button (C.) Joystick The Joystick is used for moving sliders left and right (X travel of joystick) and Pan/Tilt heads (X and Y travel of joystick).

  • Page 10: Camera

    This function allows you to control your camera through the Shutter Delay Change values by moving the joystick Oracle controller. You must have the Kessler Crane Camera Control UP/DOWN Module for this to function. Press ENTER or the MIDDLE JOYSTICK BUTTON to confirm...

  • Page 11: Camera

    CAMERA CONTINUED 1:Start Enter:Test Select by pressing the corresponding button Press ENTER or the MIDDLE JOYSTICK BUTTON to confirm 1:Start ENTER:Test Note: 1:Start will cause your camera to start taking photos, but will not start any movement. Enter:Test will cause you camera to take 1 picture. This is helpful if you need to take a test picture or this can be used as a manual shutter button.

  • Page 12: A.) Slider

    This section will cover recording and playing back real-time Note: camera moves on a Kessler Crane slider/dolly unit. You can also set a Live Record on a specific memory location by holding down any 1, 2, or 3 button for 5 seconds from the home screen...
  • Page 13 Press your memory bank BUTTON (1, 2, OR 3) again to start playback. The screen will display Playback with the selected memory bank and seconds counter. Playback 25.45 S To cancel the playback, move the joystick on the ORACLE and you will be returned to the home screen.

  • Page 14: B.) Head

    Revolution head. Mark the point on the wall, floor, ceiling, etc. of where amount of time remaining. the laser is pointing. When the ORACLE™ prompts you to return the Revolution head to the start position, you can simply maneuver the head so the laser points to the same location.
  • Page 15 Play Back 3.13 M Memory Bank Time Remaining To cancel the playback, move the joystick on the ORACLE™ and you will be returned to the home screen. Quick Tip: The Joystick can be moved during a recorded playback to stop all playback moves immediately.

  • Page 16: Motion Control

    This is useful if you are layering several recordings on top of one another for compositing work. If you hold the Oracle in front of your camera and press a memory bank button for play back, you can use the “Flash Mark” screen flash as your sync point.

  • Page 17: Time Lapse & Stop Motion With Oracle

    This is because when you created your path in SmartLapse™ you have determined the amount of moves so the Oracle™ will only allow an amount of pictures that can be evenly divided into the amount of moves that you have made with a max amount of pictures to be 2 pictures per pulse/ move.

  • Page 18: A.) Smartlapse

    MOTION CONTROL - SMARTLAPSE™ SMARTLAPSE™ TIME LAPSE The SmartLapse™ mode can be used on either a slider, dolly Make sure to note your start position by using marking tape or a white or Revolution head. With SmartLapse™, you can record a wax pencil so that you may return to it when prompted.
  • Page 19 Move the joystick UP/DOWN to select the number of Pictures To cancel the playback and return to the menu, press ANY Pictures BUTTON on the ORACLE. 1000 Press ENTER or the MIDDLE JOYSTICK BUTTON to confirm or scroll through the sub-menus by moving the joystick...
  • Page 20 MOTION CONTROL - ADVANCED SLIDER/DOLLY In Advanced mode, you can program complex motor movements Note: on a slider/dolly/shuttle pod. If you need to create a complex time See page 17 for details on different shooting modes lapse move, we recommend using the optional SmartLapse™ mode 1:SLIDER as it is easier to program.

  • Page 21: A.) Slider

    The default power is 40 and is a good starting point for time lapse work. 0.05 S The power setting tells the ORACLE how much power to send to the motor when it is on. Press the MIDDLE JOYSTICK BUTTON or ENTER to continue.
  • Page 22 Menu:Exit 1:Run ENTER:Edit The screen will now display a countdown of cycles for the move you setup. Slider On 1966 Axis 2 On 1674 Note: To cancel the playback and return to the menu, press ANY BUTTON on the ORACLE.

  • Page 23: B.) Head

    MOTION CONTROL - ADVANCED HEAD UNIT Using Advanced Mode in the ORACLE to create custom time Note: lapse moves. If you have the optional SmartLapse™ feature, we When setting up a time lapse on the Revolution head, both Pan and Tilt recommend using it instead as it is easier to accomplish complex need to be programmed.
  • Page 24 0.05 S The default power is 40 and is a good starting point for time lapse work. The power setting tells the ORACLE how much power to send to the motor when it is on. Press the MIDDLE JOYSTICK BUTTON or ENTER to continue.
  • Page 25 1674 Note: To cancel the playback and return to the menu, press ANY BUTTON on the ORACLE. Quick Tip: To quickly navigate the PAN/TILT menus, move the joystick LEFT/RIGHT to jump back and forth between settings. Move the joystick UP/DOWN...

  • Page 26: C.) Leveraging The Power Of Advanced Mode

    For example, you could attach a rotating plate to the elektraDrive motor and set the ORACLE to rotate the plate 20 degrees every 3 seconds for taking virtual reality (QTVR) product photos. This would give you a full 360 degree spin in 20 degree increments with 3 seconds between each move to take a picture.

  • Page 27: D.) Stepper Motors Demystified

    So let’s go through a basic setup to explain further. If we set the track and you want to program the ORACLE so the motor comes on motor ON time to be 0.5 seconds and the motor OFF time to also be 0.5 every 10 minutes and moves the Pod 1 foot.
  • Page 28 (1 cycle). This may sound complicated all written out but once you get some practical experience with the ORACLE, this will be easier to make sense of. Adjusting the 4 variables in advanced mode of the ORACLE will allow you to create just about any move you can imagine for an endless number of configurations.

  • Page 29: E.) Revolution Time Lapse Tips For Advanced Mode

    (i.e. If you want a 60 minute time lapse, adjust the time to tweak the movement over time to perfect your results. CYCLES up to a number that the ORACLE says will last 60 minutes). Being the load on the pan always remains the same, you will find very...

  • Page 30: C.) Simple

    SLIDER/DOLLY TIME LAPSE CALIBRATION Note: Press the 3 Button to select (Calibration). Simple mode is a feature from the older versions of the Oracle. The new SmartLapse™ mode superceeds it in everyway and is the 1:Distance 3:Cal preferred method. Although if you are used to using Simple mode you can still activate it by following these instructions.
  • Page 31 Your system is now calibrated for accurate moves as the Slider On 1505 ORACLE now knows how far over time the carriage will move with setup used in calibration. Quick Tip: Let the calibration complete. If you need to cut the calibration If moving between extreme environmental conditions, major camera short you can hit the MENU Button at any time.
  • Page 32 MOTION CONTROL - SIMPLE SLIDER/DOLLY TIME LAPSE Before running your first time lapse on a slider or dolly, perform the Y:Distance Move the joystick up and down to change the calibration procedure to insure proper function. amount. Distance is displayed in both inches and centimeters. Slider/TT Once in mode press the MENU button until you...
  • Page 33 Note: If you selected a very long time period, movement of the carriage may not be evident. If the ORACLE is counting down, the slider is moving. Quick Tip: To cancel or edit a time lapse move once it has started, press the MENU...

  • Page 34: Configure Joystick

    CONFIGURING JOYSTICK The ORACLE joystick can be adjusted to suit your preference or Note: particular setup. In Slider/TT mode: Axis 1 refers to Slider If you find that the joystick moves your Slider/Dolly/Head in the Axis 2 refers to 2nd Device opposite direction of what you would like, you can reverse the direction the joystick moves the motor(s).

  • Page 35: Utility

    Select Press the MIDDLE JOYSTICK BUTTON or ENTER to confirm. If power is OFF: Head/Slider/TT < Connect the ORACLE to the elektraDRIVE motor with a Battery standard CAT5 cable. Connect the power to the ORACLE Head Unit or Slider/TTdepending on what...

  • Page 36: Battery

    Battery < The screen will display the following: 12.0 Volts Note: The battery meter is calibrated to be used with the Kessler Crane™ battery pack. If used with a wall outlet or other battery systems it may not read correctly.

  • Page 37: Simple Mode Power

    UTILITY - SIMPLE MODE POWER Note: You can adjust the Simple Mode power by moving the joystick You may not see this in the Utility menu unless you have enabled UP/DOWN (Y direction). Simple Mode. (See Simple mode page 30) Power 40 is the default setting.

  • Page 38: Current Sense

    UTILITY - CURRENT SENSE Current Sense is a feature that will sense a high current from an impact. This mainly pertains to the REVOLUTION Pan & Tilt Head, as the sliders have a clutch system that would take care of most situations when there is an impact.

  • Page 39: Time Lapse Help Guide

    TIME LAPSE HELP GUIDE Basic guidelines to follow for a quick how-to on time lapse. FOR TIME LAPSE DISCUSSION VISIT: w w w.ti m elap se.kes sler u.com • Set lens to manual focus • Disable IS (Image Stabilization) on lens •...

  • Page 40: Axis Time Lapse

    3 AXIS TIME LAPSE With two ORACLE controllers, it is possible to setup a 3 axis time lapse by mounting a Revolution head to a slider or dolly. This sec- tion will cover a few tips for 3 axis work.•...

  • Page 41: Faq

    Check the middle joystick button for damage. If you find that it is damaged and you need to use the ORACLE ASAP, you can unscrew the top of the ORACLE and disconnect the blue wires from the circuit board. This will disable the middle joystick button.

  • Page 42: Flow Chart

    FLOW CHART FROM POWER OFF Head Unit < Slider/TT < 1.25S Head/Slider/TT < SimpleMode PWR < Battery < Current Sense < Head Unit < 12.0 Volts Current Sense Camera < Joystick < ^ Slider/TT < Motion Control < v Utility <...

  • Page 43: Notes

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