Specifications

RED DSMC OPERATION GUIDE

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SET UP MOTION CONTROL (MOCO)

Motion Control, or “MoCo” for short, is a form of sensor synchronization used to automate precision camera

movements required for special effects and difficult shots. Motion Control uses GPIO signals transmitted

using the SYNC (GPI) and CTRL (GPO) ports on the camera BRAIN or a connected Pro I/O Module or

4K Broadcast Module.

For more information GPIO connections, go to “Input/Output Connectors” on page 177.

NOTE: When using MoCo, set the frame rate to be at least two times (2x) the fastest trigger rate used. When

using MoCo, REDCODE is calculated based on FPS/2. Therefore, if you are in MoCo mode, and the frame rate

is 100.83 FPS, the maximum REDCODE is calculated based on a frame rate of 50.415 FPS.

NOTE: HDRx is not available when MoCo is enabled.

NOTE: Genlock and timecode can also be used with MoCo.

To set up MoCo, follow the instructions below:

1. Connect the Motion Control device to the BRAIN using a 3BNC-to-00 LEMO Sync Cable.

‒ Sync In: Connect the white BNC connector to the Motion Control device and the 00B LEMO connector

to the SYNC port on the BRAIN.

‒ Sync Out: Connect the yellow BNC connector to the Motion Control device and the 00B LEMO connec-

tor to the CTRL port on the BRAIN.

2. Go to Menu > Settings > Setup > GPIO/Sync.

3. On the Sync tab, set Sensor Sync Mode to MoCo.

4. Set Genlock Source to Brain.

MoCo GPIO/Sync Settings