Kessler MOTION CONTROL: Oracle Controller Quick Start (2.04 SL) - Manual (Page 2)

Record & Playback of Slider Move
1. Connect the Oracle to the elektraDrive mo-
tor with a standard cat 5 cable.
2. Connect the power to the Oracle
3. Select 2:Slider by moving the joystick
up or down, or by hitting the red 2 BUT-
TON
4. Press ENTER to select
5. Orient the slider so that the elektraDrive
motor is to your left
6. Use the joystick to move the camera car-
riage to your
desired start position. Note
this position. For convenience you can use
a piece of tape.
7. The Oracle has 3 memory banks indicated
by the
1, 2 and 3 BUTTONS.
8. Press and hold any NUMBERED BUT-
TON for 5 seconds to clear that particular
memory bank
9. The screen will say erasing and after a
few moments it will display move joy-
stick to start record
10. Move the joystick left and right or press
the center button of the joystick to begin
recording your camera movement
11. The MAX SPEED, DAMPING, and DEAD-
BAND dials can all be adjusted during this
time and will be recorded as will the timing.
12. All movement is recorded in real time and
a seconds counter is displayed on the
screen
13. Press the same memory bank BUTTON (1,
2, OR 3) again to stop the recording
14. To play back your recorded movement,
click the
BUTTON (1, 2, OR 3) for the
memory bank you recorded it under
15. The screen will prompt you to return the
carriage to the start position noted previ-
ously.
16. Use the joystick to move the carriage to
your start position
17. Press your memory bank BUTTON (1, 2,
OR 3) again to start playback
Simple Mode Slider Timelapse
1. Connect the Oracle to the elektraDrive mo-
tor with a standard cat 5 cable.
2. Connect the power to the Oracle
3. Select 2:Slider by moving the joystick
up or down, or by hitting the red 2
BUTTON
4. Press ENTER to select
5. Press the MENU button then press the 2
BUTTON to select 2:Timelapse
6. Press the 1 BUTTON to enter 1:Simple
mode
7. In Simple mode, you only need to set the
distance and amount of time you want the
slider to travel said distance
Slider Timelapse Calibration
IMPORTANT: YOU MUST RUN THE CALIBRA-
TION ON YOUR SLIDER BEFORE YOUR FIRST
TIMELAPSE
1. Connect the Oracle to the elektraDrive mo-
tor with a standard network/CAT5 cable.
2. Connect the power to the Oracle.
3. Select 2:Slider by moving the joystick
up or down, or by hitting the red 2
BUTTON
4. Press ENTER to select
5. Press the MENU button then press the 2
BUTTON to select 2:Timelapse
6. Press the 1 BUTTON to enter 1:Simple
mode
7. Press the 3 BUTTON to enter 3:Cal
(calibration) mode
8. Press the 1 BUTTON to select the 10
minute calibration or press the 2 BUTTON
to select the 30 minute calibration. Press
ENTER. Note: You can run either a 10
minute or 30 minute calibration. The longer
the calibration time, the more accurate the
results.
9. Make sure the slider motor is positioned to
your left and move the carriage to the left
side of the slider using the joystick.
10. This procedure requires measuring the
distance the slider moves from start point
to end point. If your slider does not have a
measuring index, a simple way to do this is
to use a piece of tape to mark the starting
position of the left edge of the carriage.
When the calibration is done measure the
distance from that point to the new loca-
tion of the left edge of the carriage.
11. Once your start point has been marked or
noted press the
ENTER button to begin
the calibration
12. The screen will display Slider On with a
countdown number
13. Let the calibration complete. If you need to
cut the calibration short you can hit enter
at any time. Note: The shorter the calibra-
tion time, the less accurate the calibration.
14. To complete the calibration measure the
distance between your start point and end-
ing point. Move the joystick left or right to
select this distance in inches or centime-
ters on the screen. press
ENTER. Press
ENTER again to save calibration data, or
MENU to cancel calibration data.
15. Your system is now calibrated for ac-
curate moves. If moving between extreme
environmental conditions or major camera
weight changes, we recommend running
the calibration again to assure accuracy.
Record & Playback of Revolution
Head Move
1. Connect the Oracle to the Revolution head
with a standard cat 5 cable.
2. Connect the power to the Oracle
3. Select 1:Head unit by moving the
joystick up or down, or by pressing the red
1 BUTTON
4. Press ENTER to select
5. Use the joystick to move the Revolution
head to your desired start position.
6. The Oracle has 3 memory banks indicated
by the
1, 2 and 3 BUTTONS.
7. Press and hold a NUMBERED BUTTON
for 5 seconds to clear that memory bank
8. Screen will say erasing and after a few
moments it will display move joystick
to start record .
9. Take note of where the head is positioned.
10. Move the joystick or the press center joy-
stick button to start recording your camera
movement
11. MAX SPEED, DAMPING, and DEAD-
BAND, can all be adjusted during this time
and will be recorded as will the timing
12. All movement is recorded in real time and
a seconds counter is displayed on the
screen
13. Press the same memory bank BUTTON
(1, 2, OR 3) again to stop the recording
14. To play back your recorded movement,
press the
BUTTON (1, 2, OR 3) for the
memory bank you recorded it under
15. The screen will prompt you to return the
Revolution head to the start position noted
in step 9
16. Use the joystick to move the head back to
your start position
17. Press your memory bank BUTTON (1, 2,
OR 3) again to start playback
SmartLapse Timelapse
1. Connect the Oracle to the elektraDrive
motor(s) with a standard cat 5 cable.
2. Connect the power to the Oracle
3. Select 1:Head or 2:Slider depending
on which unit are using.
4. Turn DAMPING dial all the way down to
0.05s .
5. Adjust DEADBAND dial to a value of 10
on the LIN side.
6. Press and hold down one of the 3 memory
bank
BUTTONS (1, 2, OR 3) for 5 sec-
onds until the word Erasing appears.
7. Select 2:SmartLapse
8. Make sure to note your start position by
using marking tape or white wax pencil so
that you may return to it when prompted.
Move the joystick to start the recording
right away or press the center joystick
button to start recording without moving
the head.
To get soft starts and stops it is best to
have the speed turned all the way down
then push the joystick all the way the direc-
tion you want to move as you slowly (over
10 seconds or so) dial the speed up to
the desired level then back down to stop.
Also, keep in mind this is an actual record-
ing so keep your maximum speed slow,
(CineSlider and Shuttle Pod: 200. Pocket
Dolly: 300. Revolution Head: 100). You may
notice that the movement while recording
is jerky or pulsing. This is normal as that is
the result of the pulse recording method of
SmartLapse™.
9. To stop recording press the same memory
bank BUTTON (1, 2, OR 3) you chose
earlier or press the center JOYSTICK
BUTTON.
10. To playback the SmartLapse™ recording,
press the memory bank
BUTTON (1, 2,
OR 3) that you recorded to and adjust the
play back time using the
JOYSTICK. You
can adjust this time from the time you took
to make the recording up to 29.5 days.
11. To accept the time you selected press
ENTER
12. Return to your start position and press the
memory bank
BUTTON (1, 2, OR 3) again
to start the playback.
8. Press the 1 BUTTON to select
1:Distance
9. Move the joystick up and down to change
the
Y:distance amount. Distance is
displayed in both inches and centimeters.
10. Once you have your desired distance
adjusted press
ENTER to save. This will
bring up the next menu for setting time.
11. Move the joystick up and down to select
Y:Time . Time can be adjusted in decimal
minutes (M), decimal hours (H), or decimal
days (D).
12. Once you have your desired time set press
ENTER
13. Press ENTER again to begin time lapse
movement
14. Press the 1 BUTTON to run
15. The screen will display slider on with
a timer countdown. 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.