FLAIR OPERATOR'S MANUAL VERSION 6.4 Author: Simon Wakley Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd. www.mrmoco.com Unit 3, South East Studios, [email protected] Blindley Heath, Tel: +44-1342-838000 Surrey, RH7 6JP Fax: +44-1342-838001 United Kingdom Copyright 1994-2018 MRMC Updated Feb 2018 1 Flair 6.4 User Manual CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 15 About this manual ................................................................................................................................ 15 Safety ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 High Speed Robot Safety ..................................................................................................................... 16 About the software ............................................................................................................................... 16 CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION ..................................................................... 17 Installing the program ......................................................................................................................... 17 Realtime Flair ....................................................................................................................................... 17 Starting Flair ......................................................................................................................................... 17 Hot Booting ........................................................................................................................................... 18 Importance of Configuration Reports ................................................................................................ 18 Files Installed and Changed................................................................................................................. 18 Directory Tree Overview of Typical Installation ............................................................................... 19 CHAPTER 3 – QUICK GUIDE ....................................................................... 21 The Quick Guide .................................................................................................................................. 21 Mouse Operation .................................................................................................................................. 21 Using the Mouse to Move an Axis ....................................................................................................... 22 Numeric Entry ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Numeric Display ................................................................................................................................... 23 Moving the Motors ............................................................................................................................... 23 Programming a Move ........................................................................................................................... 24 Running a Move .................................................................................................................................... 24 Modifying a Move ................................................................................................................................. 25 Recording a Move ................................................................................................................................. 26 Film .................................................................................................................................................... 26 HD Video ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Video Recording System ................................................................................................................... 26 CHAPTER 4 – FLAIR SYSTEMS .................................................................. 29 Motion Control Basics .......................................................................................................................... 29 Flair 1991............................................................................................................................................... 29 Real-Time Control ................................................................................................................................ 29 INtime Hardware Control ................................................................................................................... 29 iii Flair 6.4 User Manual RT10 ...................................................................................................................................................... 30 Network Direct ..................................................................................................................................... 30 Basic Network Direct ........................................................................................................................... 30 Network Direct INtime ......................................................................................................................... 30 RT12 and up.......................................................................................................................................... 30 High Speed Industrial Robots ............................................................................................................. 31 Dual Systems ......................................................................................................................................... 31 CHAPTER 5 – SETUPS ................................................................................ 33 Overview................................................................................................................................................ 33 Reset Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 33 Axis Setup .............................................................................................................................................. 33 Basic Tab ........................................................................................................................................... 34 Control Tab ........................................................................................................................................ 41 Tuning tab .......................................................................................................................................... 46 Setting up an Axis ................................................................................................................................. 50 Cartesian Setup ..................................................................................................................................... 53 Lens Setup ............................................................................................................................................. 54 Focus Calibration ............................................................................................................................... 61 Zoom Linearisation or Zoom Calibration .......................................................................................... 63 Iris Calibration ................................................................................................................................... 65 Setting up a Gear Driven Lens (Focus Calibration) ........................................................................... 66 Setting up a Non Gear Driven Lens ................................................................................................... 72 Animation Stand ................................................................................................................................ 73 Depth of Field Calculator .................................................................................................................. 76 Hand Held Box Setup ........................................................................................................................... 77 HHB Tab............................................................................................................................................ 78 Grip Sticks ......................................................................................................................................... 79 Joysticks ............................................................................................................................................ 79 Camera Axis Setup ............................................................................................................................... 84 Output Controls ................................................................................................................................. 87 Setting up a Camera as an axis ............................................................................................................ 88 External Camera Setup 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