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Digital Puppet

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Rev 1.01

Digital Cube Co., Ltd.

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Page 1 Digital Puppet Instruction Manual Rev 1.01 Digital Cube Co., Ltd.
Page 2 Digital Puppet 1 First of all ・・・・・３ 1-1 Contents of the set ・・・・・４ 1-2 Definition of terms ・・・・・５ 2 Precautions for use ・・・・・６ 1 First of all 1 First of all 3 Prepare Electric and mecha ・・・・・７...
Page 3 Digital Puppet 6 Record & playback ・・・・・２４ 6-1 Record movement ・・・・・２５ 6-2 Playback recorded movement ・・・・・２６ 6-3 Move randomly ・・・・・２７ 1 First of all 6-4 Input mode transition ・・・・・２８ 2 Precautions for use 6-5 Control by motion sensor ・・・・・２９...
Page 4: First Of All
Thank you for purchasing a digital puppet. Please read this instruction manual carefully and use it correctly. Be sure to 1 First of all read “Precautions for Use” before use. A digital puppet is a kit 2 Precautions for use that consists of pedestals (two-axis movable) and a controller 3 Prepare E/M for mounting paper craft.
Page 5: Contents Of The Set
1-1 Contents of the set Digital Puppet Set includes ①controller, ②battery box, ③pedestal, and ④basic manual. Paper craft is not included. 1 First of all 2 Precautions for use 3 Prepare E/M 4 Prepare paper craft ①Controller 5 Let’s try 6 Record &...
Page 6: Definition Of Terms
1-2 Definition of terms Digital Puppet  Servo motor: A motor controlled to stop at a specified rotation angle.  Paper craft: A three-dimensional model created with paper. 1 First of all  Puppet: “Puppet” in the broad sense. Here, it refers to a paper craft 2 Precautions for use attached to a pedestal that moves in two axes.
Page 7: Precautions For Use
2 Precautions for use Digital Puppet Do not perform the following operations as they may cause malfunctions.  Insert the battery in the reverse direction (in the battery box) 1 First of all  Mounting the power supply and pedestal connector in the reverse...
Page 8 Digital Puppet 1 First of all 2 Precautions for use 3 Prepare E/M 4 Prepare paper craft ３ Prepare Electric and Mecha 5 Let’s try 6 Record & playback 7 Operate Multi-puppets 8 FAQ 9 Specifications...
Page 9 3-1 Part names of controller Digital Puppet 1 First of all Pin header for Pin header for 2 Precautions for use Function pedestal-2 pedestal-1 button 3 Prepare E/M 4 Prepare paper craft 5 Let’s try 6 Record & playback Pin header for...
Page 10 3-2 Part names of Pedestal & Digital Puppet Battery Box 1 First of all 2 Precautions for use Battery Box 3 Prepare E/M Power connector 4 Prepare paper craft ※”〇” is upper side motor 5 Let’s try 6 Record & playback...
Page 11 3-3 Connect to single pedestal Digital Puppet  Plug the battery box power connector into the lower left pin header of the controller. The top of the connector is 1 First of all marked with a circle. 2 Precautions for use 3 Prepare E/M ...
Page 12 3-4 Connect to two pedestals Digital Puppet second  Plug the battery box power pedestal connector into the lower left first pin header of the controller. pedestal The top of the connector is 1 First of all marked with a circle.
Page 13: Insert Batteries
3-5 Insert batteries Digital Puppet ①②Slide the top cover of the battery box and remove it. ③④Place 4 AA batteries in the battery box with attention to the polarity. ⑤⑥Slide the battery box top cover in the opposite direction and insert.
Page 14 3-6 Fix the pedestals Digital Puppet  There is a gel sheet on the back of the pedestal. Remove the transparent sticker and paste it on a flat surface such as a table.  You can paste and remove as many times as you like.
Page 15 Digital Puppet 1 First of all 2 Precautions for use 3 Prepare E/M 4 Prepare paper craft ４ Prepare paper craft 5 Let’s try 6 Record & playback 7 Operate Multi-puppets 8 FAQ 9 Specifications...
Page 16 4-1 Download Digital Puppet Please download your favorite paper craft from the following URL. https://www.cube-d.co.jp/digitalpuppet/download/ 1 First of all 2 Precautions for use 3 Prepare E/M 4 Prepare paper craft 5 Let’s try 6 Record & playback 7 Operate Multi-puppets...
Page 17: Print Out
4-2 Print out Digital Puppet  Print the downloaded PDF file on A4 thick paper (0.1 mm or more) with a printer (recommended for paper craft).  When printing, select "Actual size" for page size processing. If you print to “fit” the paper, the size may shift and it may not fit on the pedestal.
Page 18 4-3 Make Digital Puppet  Cut parts from the printed paper along the solid line with scissors or a cutter.  The broken line is a mountain fold, and the alternate long and short dash line is a valley fold.
Page 19 4-4 Attach Digital Puppet There is a hole for mounting the base on the back of the paper craft. Attach so that the protrusion on the top plate of the base fits into this hole. If it is loose, fix the base and the back of the paper craft with tape.
Page 20 Digital Puppet 1 First of all 2 Precautions for use 3 Prepare E/M 4 Prepare paper craft ５ Let’s try 5 Let’s try 6 Record & playback 7 Operate Multi-puppets 8 FAQ 9 Specifications...
Page 21: Turn The Power On
5-1 Turn the power on Digital Puppet  Slide the switch on the battery box down to turn it on.  When the power is turned on, one of the 5 LEDs on the LED bar lights up.  If the LED does not light up, check the polarity of connector or batteries.
Page 22 5-2 Move the base motor Digital Puppet In the joystick control mode, when the joystick is moved left or right, the base motor rotates according to the amount of the movement. 1 First of all 2 Precautions for use 3 Prepare E/M 4 Prepare paper craft 5 Let’s try...
Page 23 5-3 Move the top motor Digital Puppet In the joystick control mode, when the joystick is moved up and down, the top motor rotates according to the amount of the movement. 1 First of all 2 Precautions for use 3 Prepare E/M 4 Prepare paper craft 5 Let’s try...
Page 24 5-4 Show to the other party Digital Puppet  In the initial state, it is assumed that the operation is performed with the operator and the puppet facing each other.  On the other hand, when showing the movement of the puppet to someone, the joystick operation is reversed because the pedestal is rotated 180 degrees, making it difficult to operate.
Page 25: Record & Playback
Digital Puppet 1 First of all 2 Precautions for use 3 Prepare E/M 4 Prepare paper craft ６ Record & playback 5 Let’s try 6 Record & playback 7 Operate Multi-puppets 8 FAQ 9 Specifications...
Page 26 6-1 Record movement Digital Puppet  Puppet movement can be written to flash memory for up to 20 seconds.  Confirm that the mode is the joystick control mode (LED display in the figure below), and start recording when the joystick is moved up while holding down the FUNC button.
Page 27 6-2 Playback recorded movement Digital Puppet  In joystick mode, if you move the joystick to the left while pressing the FUNC button (input mode switching operation), it will enter the memory playback mode, and the operation information stored in the flash memory will be played repeatedly (LED bar is flashing on the left side).
Page 28 6-3 Move randomly Digital Puppet  When the input mode switching operation is performed from the memory playback mode, the random playback mode is set.  In this mode, the following 16 types of movements registered in 1 First of all the controller in advance are randomly called (1.Nod center, 2.Nod...
Page 29 6-4 Input mode transition Digital Puppet As described above, there are four types of input modes, and even if the mode is changed in order by the input mode switching operation, it returns to the original mode. If the controller is connected to the left side when the power is turned on, it will be in the external input mode, otherwise it will be in the joystick control mode.
Page 30 6-5 Control by motion sensor Digital Puppet  If you install a motion sensor (sold separately), you can stop the operation and save battery power when not detecting human movement nearby (memory playback mode only)  Attach the motion sensor connector on the power connector of the controller.
Page 31 Digital Puppet 1 First of all 2 Precautions for use 3 Prepare E/M 4 Prepare paper craft 7 Operate multiple puppets 5 Let’s try 6 Record & playback 7 Operate Multi-puppets 8 FAQ 9 Specifications...
Page 32 7-1 Add more controllers Digital Puppet  Line up two controllers side by side and insert the connector into the pin header.  Insert the B and T connectors of the 1st and 2nd pedestal 1 First of all into the pin header of the left...
Page 33 7-2 Operate together Digital Puppet  When two controllers are connected and the power is turned on, the left controller automatically becomes the main mode and the right controller automatically changes to the left mode.  Here, it becomes straight mode that 4 puppets move in the same...
Page 34 Digital Puppet Inverse the movement of the adjacent puppet In straight mode, when the joystick is moved to the right while pressing the  FUNC button (output mode switching operation), the base reversal mode in which the rotation directions of the base motors are reversed next to each other is entered.
Page 35 Digital Puppet Delay the movement of the adjacent puppet  If mode switching operation is performed 4 times from straight mode, it becomes 0.1 second delay mode.  Adjacent puppets have the same time difference and can behave 1 First of all like waves.
Page 36 7-5 Output mode transition Digital Puppet There are 7 types of output modes. The output mode is changed in order by the output mode switching operation and returns to the first straight mode. straight(initial) 1 First of all 2 Precautions for use...
Page 37 8 FAQ 1/3 Digital Puppet Q Does the recorded operation data disappear when the power is turned off? A No. The recorded data is transferred to the flash memory, so it will not disappear even if the power is turned off.
Page 38 8 FAQ 2/3 Digital Puppet Q When a controller is connected, which controller is used to operate A This is the leftmost controller. When connected and turned on, the connection status is automatically checked and the leftmost controller is in joystick mode, and the other connected controllers are in external 1 First of all input mode.
Page 39 8 FAQ 3/3 Digital Puppet Q I want to rotate the puppet 180 degrees to show it to people. If so, does the controller operating direction reverse? A If the joystick is moved forward while pressing the push button SW, the control polarity to the servo motor can be reversed.
Page 40: Specifications
9 Specifications Digital Puppet size controller : 52mm x 80mm x 17mm pedestal : 40mm x 50mm x 73mm cable length 25㎝ battery box: 70ｍｍｘ64ｍｍｘ19ｍｍ cable length16㎝ with switch 1 First of all weight Controller x1, puppet base x1, battery box x1 (without battery) total...