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QSG Product Code: MRMC-2191-00
Products Covered: MRMC-2186-00

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  • Page 1 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide QSG Product Code: MRMC-2191-00 Products Covered: MRMC-2186-00...
  • Page 2 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide QSG Product Code: MRMC-2191-00 Products Covered: MRMC-2186-00 © 2022 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

    Contents Showbolt Junior Junior Quick Start Guide Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Chapter 1 Quick Start..............1 Overview .................1 How it Works..............2 Setting up the Showbolt Junior System......2 Connecting the cables ............3 Connecting the Cables - Showbolt Arm ......4 Starting up the Showbolt system..........6 Showbolt Jr start-up summary........8...
  • Page 4 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Appendix 2 Showbolt Jr panels ............58 Showbolt Jr arm panels connector summary ....58 Connector pin-out information .........60 Mains Out connector ..........60 Video/Sync connector..........60 48V Out connector (3-way XLR) ......60 Power 48V 6A connector ..........61 Power 12V connector ..........61...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Quick Start

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Overview Thank you for using the Showbolt Junior rig from Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC). Showbolt Junior is a lighter-weight high-speed robot arm and camera capable of shooting and editing cinematic quality content in seconds that can be used as a reliable solution for your experience and event.

  • Page 6: How It Works

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide How it Works Once the Showbolt Junior system is set up, every time a move is run on MRMC’s Flair software application, Zcam is triggered and when the move is stopped, Zcam is stopped and the recording from the camera is downloaded on to the Showbolt Junior PC.

  • Page 7: Connecting The Cables

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Connecting the cables Robot Arm (Rear) ULTI POWER CAMERA ETHERNET VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 POWER Sick Scanner cable Robot power: or bypass plug Single phase AC 200 to 230V Robot Controller CR800 (Rear)

  • Page 8: Connecting The Cables - Showbolt Arm

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Connecting the Cables - Showbolt Arm Mount the camera platform on the Showbolt. Also add the matte bars and focus and zoom motors on the matte bars. For more information, refer to the Camera Platform for Bolt Family Quick Start Guide.
  • Page 9 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Attach the power cable from the Camera Power connector on the arm to the 12V distribution box. 12v distribution box - To supply power to Camera, Light Ring and HDMI converter...

  • Page 10: Starting Up The Showbolt System

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Starting up the Showbolt system Once you have attached all the cables, you power up the rig by switching on the components in the order described below. Make sure you have secured the area around Showbolt Jr.
  • Page 11 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Booting Time Power Auto Error Ready sequence (sec) Booting complete (I=On; O=Off; F=Flashing) Power up the Flair computer system and all of its components, including the RT-14 interface box. You can do this while the robot is powering up (step 2).

  • Page 12: Showbolt Jr Start-Up Summary

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Release the E-stop that is plugged into the computer stack, by turning the button clockwise until the red button pops up and then pressing the Enable button. In Flair, click on the Engage Robot button.

  • Page 13: Showbolt Bridge Application

    (static): 192.168.1.77 Using the Showbolt Bridge On the Showbolt Junior PC, launch the SB-MP-Bridge.exe by double-clicking the Desktop icon if not launch at Windows startup. After that you will see a black icon in the taskbar with a capital M in...

  • Page 14: Web Interface

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Left clicking the icon will display the default web interface. Right clicking it presents the following options: Using the Exit will close the application. Web interface The Web Interface allows you to view and change many settings on the Showbolt Bridge while the application is running.

  • Page 15: Operational Modes

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Operational modes By default the bridge will trigger the camera when Flair is moving the arm (shooting) and will stop the camera when it is stopped (changing from shooting to anything else) and download the footage from the camera to the local folder (next to the SB-MP-Bridge.exe) and delete the...

  • Page 16: Zcam Recording

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide – Enter both the FTP server address (can be hostname or IP address) and its port number separated by a colon zCam recording By default, running a Flair move will automatically change the state of the camera to recording.

  • Page 17: Checking The Zcam Video Feed

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Checking the zCam Video Feed Open the browser and click on “CAMERA CONTROLLER” at the top of the screen. This will open the LIVE camera view and a menu of all the camera functions available.

  • Page 18: Batch File Commands

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Batch file commands If you need to execute a set of commands on the recording from zCam, these can be included in a batch file called readyexec.bat and included in the same folder as the SB-MP-Bridge.exe. Once, the switch is toggled to On, all the commands in the file will be executed when the move is run in Flair.

  • Page 19: Showbolt Bridge Editing Sequence

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide  readyexec.bat: This sample batch file runs the h265_ FFMPEG_edit_with_logo.bat. Note The sample batch files provided with the Showbolt include FFMPEG commands as a preferred tool to edit the zCam footage. You can use Adobe Premier Pro or any other media editor of your choice. The...
  • Page 20 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide  Set up initial auto-editing to be performed on your media files.  Place them in a ‘watch’ folder being watched by Adobe Media Encoder that is running in the background. The Adobe Media Encoder creates temporary files for processing, transcodes and outputs to a chosen format.

  • Page 21: Error Message

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide The Watch folder is setup as follows: Note The Bridge PC is set to autostart Adobe Media Encoder and the Bridge software when Windows starts but if they are closed for any reason, then they need starting manually from the desktop shortcuts on the Showbolt PC.
  • Page 22 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide The error is automatically cleared after 60 seconds so application is ready to perform the next action like downloading the next video if the camera is recording and connected.

  • Page 23: Debugging Interface

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Debugging interface The main UI of the Web interface allows access to many settings. For additional settings, you can use the Debugging interface. Entering the “/ debug” after the URL in the browser will show the debugging interface for...
  • Page 24 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Note If you stop the bridge (by right clicking to the bridge server and selecting the exit) you will still see the debugging interface but it will warn you that the debugging interface is “disconnected” from the server and it will try to establish the connection in every 5 seconds.
  • Page 25 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide That will produce the following options: For example: If you want to change the FTP username to MRMC than you have to send the following command: c:ftpuser=MRMC if you want to enable the readyexce.bat then you have to send this:...

  • Page 26: Additional Notes

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide That will produce the following: Here you can see the internal variables and its current values and some help message as well. For example: * dmode:local [delivery of the raw file {ftp|local}] You can read like this:...
  • Page 27 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide You can limit the bridge to listen only on a single interface by entering its IP address instead of 0.0.0.0 The Help message is also available using command line interface:...
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  • Page 29: Chapter 2 Safety And Installation

    Chapter 2 Safety and Installation Showbolt Junior Junior Quick Start Guide Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Safety procedures for using industrial robots, including high speed track Note that the words Robot and Rig are completely interchangeable and identical in meaning, for the purposes of this document.

  • Page 30: Assessing A Site

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Assessing a site Before setting up Showbolt Jr 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 31: Software Setup

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide stops. Use the recommended minimum thickness steel plates. Check with MRMC if you are unsure of the exact requirements for your robot.  Check that all cables are securely fixed and are not going to catch during motion.

  • Page 32: Operational Safety

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide -40 degrees even though it could do +/-180 degrees. This keeps the likelihood of operator or software errors to a minimum.  Also check the Cartesian speed and acceleration limits are set to reasonable values.
  • Page 33 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide rehearsed moves without fully warning the operator. Any such person is to have a clear escape route to allow them to move safely away from the robot.  During use, repeatedly check the rig mounting points, cables, camera mount, accessories etc.

  • Page 34: Mounting The Weight Plates

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Mounting the Weight Plates Bridge Line up the screw cavities Weight plate Weight box Use the jack screws on the castor wheels to lift the base high enough to insert each of the weight plates on either side of the Showbolt Jr Base lining up the screw cavities.
  • Page 35 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide should be wedged to the ground to secure the weight plate completely. At this point, you can remove the castor wheels. Attach the bridges with two weight plates on one side using the 4xM10 screws that attach to the weight plates and 2xM10 screws that attach to the pedestal base.
  • Page 36 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Put the weights onto the wings. Showbolt Jr requires 2 boxes of weights — one on each side. Each box contains 140kg of weights (7 × 20kg). Hint You can use a pallet truck to move Showbolt Jr without removing the wings and bridges if you want, as long as you take the weights off first.

  • Page 37: Mounting The Castor Wheels

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Mounting the Castor Wheels If you need to move the Showbolt Jr around, use the following procedure to mount the castor wheels: Remove the bridge plates. Slide one castor wheel into the base ensuring that edge of the plate in the wheel assembly is inserted in the slot in the base.
  • Page 38 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Similarly insert all the castors into the base ensuring the plates are inserted into the slots. Secure and tighten the castor wheels to the base and use the four jack screws to lift it off the floor (24mm socket/wrench).
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  • Page 40: Mounting The Optional Riser(S)

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Mounting the Optional Riser(s) Showbolt Jr can include optional risers if higher arm reach is required. These come in two sizes: 150mm and 300mm; either or both of them can be used. Use the following instructions to mount any riser on the...
  • Page 41 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Robot arm Mounting plate Riser Note If you are using the 300mm riser, anchor the Showbolt Jr down to the floor. Refer to the next section for details. Limitations when using weights If you are using weights, reduce the top-speed by 50% when you have the 300mm riser added.

  • Page 42: Anchoring Showbolt Jr To The Floor

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Anchoring Showbolt Jr to the floor If you are setting up Showbolt Jr in a permanent (or semi-permanent) location, you can anchor the pedestal to the floor as an alternative to holding it down with weights. The following procedure tells you how to anchor the pedestal to a concrete floor.
  • Page 43 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide At one of the holes insert the drop-in anchor insert, threads upward, all the way to the bottom. Insert the anchor spreader tool into the drop-in anchor insert. Hit the top of the anchor spreader...

  • Page 44: Setting Up The "Sick" Proximity Safety Device

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Setting up the “SICK” Proximity Safety Device With the system securely fitted to the front of the Bolt rig, and the E-stop cabling is correctly connected. Plug in the orange PLL cable to the sensor port.
  • Page 45 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide the breakout panel on the rear of the PC TOWER labelled “SICK SCANNER”. In order for the programme to detect the device, it might need to be power cycled by unplugging the grey ‘scanner’ cable from the E-Stop connector box and then re connecting it again after a few seconds.
  • Page 46 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Click “Continue” and it will give a new box that asks to “read current config?” Click Yes and the last used settings from the scanner will be uploaded to the PC. (This will save having to be re input all the settings again.
  • Page 47 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide 11. Click on the highlighted line. The right side of the screen will show all its’ attributes and current settings. It also shows the last download date. 12. Double-click on the device line. 13. Click the “CHANGE USER GROUP” icon. This displays an ‘authorisation’...
  • Page 48 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide 14. Ensure that the “USER GROUP” is set to ‘AUTHORISED CLIENT’ and then enter the password SICKSAFE 15. Click “Log on”. When this is successfully done, the left side window will now show some user adjustable sub menus and parameter headings.
  • Page 49 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide 17. Click “FIELD SETS”. Click “+” to expand the sub menu. This gives a ‘parameters’ window which shows the previous field of view that was stored on the device. The central measure point of the device is shown at the centre of the red zone, and the field of view is indicated by the diagonal straight lines protruding left and right.
  • Page 50 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide measurement data”. This gives a wire ‘scan’ of the surrounding area and is updated every few seconds. Objects that are within the viewing range of the device are visible as interference of the wire line contour.
  • Page 51 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide 19. In order to draw and set the safe zone, click “Show surrounding contour” ( The safe zone can only be changed in this window, so ensure that all the static objects that need to be in the safe zone are positioned and that any part of the rig does not encroach the safe zone during movement.
  • Page 52 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide These are self-explanatory and operator requirements come into play to use these. 22. Draw around the objects on the screen by using the mouse. (Note that the grid markings on the screen are in cm’s and the Bolt’s maximum arm reach is 2.5meters from the sensor measure point.
  • Page 53 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide The zone information will be uploaded and a window will appear showing the safety report and the drawing of the area set. 26. Scroll down to the bottom of this window and click “Release”. Doing this will upload the settings to the device.
  • Page 54 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide 27. The programme will now return to the main screen. The device can now be used alongside Flair. 28. Note that the lights on the device will change from GREEN to RED when the safe zone area is breached. The E-STOP will engage and Flair will not allow the robot to move when this is in the RED state.
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  • Page 57: Appendix 1 Troubleshooting

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Appendix 1 Troubleshooting Showbolt Junior Junior Quick Start Guide Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Sick Sensor Troubleshooting If “Reject” is accidentally pressed at step 26 on page 42, the system will erase the settings from the SICK device and it will give a “lock-out”...

  • Page 58: Flight Case Cable Connections

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Flight Case Cable Connections INtime dongle cable Flair PC in USB port Note: The other 2 connections on this Ethernet Hub HUB are wired to the rear of the bottom output panel through Note: The other 2...
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  • Page 62: Appendix 2 Showbolt Jr Panels

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Appendix 2 Showbolt Jr panels Showbolt Junior Junior Quick Start Guide Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Showbolt Jr arm panels connector summary Arm base panel ULTI POWER input power connector supplies 48 Volts DC output to the Ulti box on the Showbolt Jr arm.
  • Page 63 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide VIDEO 1 connector for the video/sync signal from the camera. This is connected to the VIDEO connector on the Showbolt Jr base. For pin-out information, refer to Video/Sync connector on page 60. CR800 power and controller connector. This is for the encoder and power cable that runs between the Showbolt Jr arm and the CR800 controller unit, which supplies control to the arm.

  • Page 64: Connector Pin-Out Information

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Connector pin-out information Mains Out connector Power output connector for connecting any external devices. It is a 3-Way (Male) C14 IEC connector. 240 Volts AC. Earth Live Neutral Video/Sync connector The VIDEO and SYNC are multi-purpose...

  • Page 65: Power 48V 6A Connector

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Power 48V 6A connector 48V Power input for the Ulti box at the base of the arm. 48VIN Power 12V connector 12V (max 8A) Power input (on Arm base) for the camera or any other device mounted on the arm.

  • Page 66: Ulti-Box Connector Summary

    Ulti-box connector summary The Ulti-box that is mounted on the Showbolt Jr 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 connections for many camera and lens configurations although some of the axes connectors such as PAN, TILT, and DATA are not ordinarily used in the context of Showbolt Jr, as Showbolt Jr itself provides these features.
  • Page 67 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide PAN connector for the Pan servo motor on a head. For pin-out information see Servo motor connector on page 65. PROG serial connector for connection to a controller using a Serial RS232 connection (as an alternative to an Ethernet or DataLink connection), and for updating the firmware in the Ulti-box.
  • Page 68 Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide CAN connector is used to communicate with external CAN capable motor drives. 10,11. ZOOM, FOCUS connectors for external servo LCMs mounted on the camera platform. For pin-out information see Servo motor connector on page 65.

  • Page 69: Ulti-Box Connector Pin-Out Information

    Showbolt 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 Brake/Enable output MOTOR_B MOTOR_A LIMIT 10. GND...

  • Page 70: Power Connector

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Power connector The power input connector for the Ulti-box. For usage see page 63. +35V for Basic and +48V for HV +35V for Basic and +48V for HV 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 71: Data In Connector

    Showbolt 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 63.

  • Page 72: E-Stop Connector

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide E-Stop connector This is a Lemo Size 1 2-way connector; external circuitry should keep the pins closed. E-STOP- E-STOP+ CAN connector This is a Lemo Size 0 3-way connector; is used to communicate with external CAN capable motor drives.

  • Page 73: Appendix 3 Specifications

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Appendix 3 Specifications Showbolt Junior Junior Quick Start Guide Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Rig Weights Dimensions Total weight (base+arm+2xcastor 262kg wheels Weight- Arm 138kg Weight - Base 130kg (including 2 x weight plates, 4...

  • Page 74: Dimensions

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Note The Roll limits can be extended further but will require caution for the external cables Temperature range: 0-40 °C Humidity tolerance: 0% to 85% relative humidity, non-condensing Dimensions Showbolt Jr Base Cavities 187mm 180mm...

  • Page 75: Power Requirements

    Showbolt Junior Quick Start Guide Power Requirements Power supply: Single phase Line+Neutral+Earth Voltage: 200-230 Volts with 10% tolerance Current: 13A; At 220V and 3KVA gives a peak current of 13A Frequency: 50-60 Hz The CR800 controller is supposed to be installed and used in the customer’s system.
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  • Page 80 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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