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CineMoco
Instruction Manual
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Table of Contents
1 Intro......................................................................................4
2 Hardware.............................................................................4
3 The Cycle..............................................................................5
4 User Interface and Navigation.............................................6
4.1 The Status Bar.............................................................7
5 Modes - Menu Style...............................................................8
5.1 Quick...........................................................................8
5.2 Advanced....................................................................8
6 Modes - Movement Style.......................................................8
7 Quick Mode Screens and Settings.........................................9
7.1 The Main Screen..........................................................9
7.2 The Settings Screen...................................................10
8 Advanced Mode Screens and Settings.................................11
8.1 The Main Screens.......................................................11
Cycle.........................................................................11
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Run..........................................................................12
8.2 The Settings Screens.................................................13
General....................................................................13
Camera....................................................................14
Motor.......................................................................15
Extra Features.........................................................16
Notes on Extra Features...........................................17
9 Credits and Release Notes...................................................18
10 Revision History
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1|Intro
Cinemoco is a lightweight timelapse controller designed to drive and power a single stepper motor
and camera. It was developed to provide a compact package for timelapse photography, stop motion
photography, or panning video.
2|Hardware
Included in the Cinemoco package is a custom made driver board, with a 128x64 graphic LCD
screen, and a 12v Lithium polymer battery all tied up into a neat little package. Below are diagrams
explaining all the hardware features of the system:
Hardware Interface
navigation
arrows
menu
button
home/
play button
power switch
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Connection Ports
3|The Cycle
The way cinemoco works can be described as a cycle. When you set up a shoot you tell cinemoco
how long the camera will expose, how far (or fast) to move the motor, and the interval between shots.
micro USB
expansion camera motor
DC power
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The interval between shots is the cycle length, or the time of camera exposure and motor movement
including delays. If your cycle length is set longer than the total time of the parts of the cycle, your
system will simply sit idle until the next cycle starts.
However, if the cycle length is shorter than the total time of the parts, your system will run all the parts
of the cycle until complete, then start again.
This means the interval between shots is the minimum cycle length, but not necessarily the maximum
cycle length.
4|User interface and navigation
There are two types of screens in the cinemoco system: the main screen and menu screens. Every
screen in the software is divided into three sections.
| Status Bar
Displays non-selectable information
| Setting Names
Names of the different settings the user can
adjust
| Setting Values
Values (either numbers or specic options) of
the setting
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To adjust settings use the right navigation arrow to move from the setting name to the setting value.
Once the value is highlighted use the up and down navigation arrows to adjust it, and use the left
navigation arrow to move back to the setting name when nished.
The menu button will take you to the menu screen, and cycle between menu screens in advanced
mode.
When on the main screen, the home/play button will start a program. When in a menu it will take you
back to the main screen. When a menu item with an arrow in it is highlighted
4|1 The Status Bar
The status bar gives you vital information on your shoot on the main screen. On the menu screens,
it will simply tell you what menu you are in.
| ENGINE STATUS
Status of the engine. This shows if the engine is
running or stopped
| POWER STATUS
Displays the amount of power left in the battery or
an image of a plug when the system is powered
externally (a wall outlet or external 12v battery)
| INTERVAL
The user-dened cycle interval. ***Only shown
in status bar in advanced mode***
| SHOT NUMBERS
Number of shots taken since the engine starts/
total shots to be taken. ***total shots only in
advanced mode***
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5|Modes - Menu Styles
The functionality of the CineMoco is divided up into ‘Quick’ and ‘Advanced’ menu systems.
5|1 Quick
In the Quick menu you input the values for the parts of the cycle detailed in section 3, plus the
direction the motor will spin. If this is your rst go at motorized timelapse, we’d recommend starting
here; this setup is designed to require the minimum number of settings dened by the user. But don’t
be afraid to get adventurous; you can always reset to defaults!
5|2 Advanced
The advanced main screen has two display options: cycle and run.
• Cycle allows you to set up your shot the same way as in the 'Quick' menu, but with more options,
most of which are on the settings screens.
• Run allows you to set up based on the time it will take to shoot the entire program and the desired
playback time, and the total distance traveled by the dolly; with these settings CineMoco will au-
tomatically calculate the elements of individual cycles.
6|Modes - Movement Style
There are three different ways to move your camera using the CineMoco: shoot-move-shoot (s-m-s),
continuous, and stop motion.
• s-m-s is the default setting for movement. In this mode the camera will re, then the motor will
perform it’s movement in each cycle. The user will set the movement distance when moving this
way. This style is ideal for timelapses with longer exposures.
• When the movement is set to continuous, the motor will move throughout the entire cycle, never
stopping. This is ideal for shooting video, but also gives great timelapse results.
• Stop motion is the same as s-m-s, but requires the user to manually start each cycle by hitting the
home/play button.
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7|Quick Mode Screens and Settings
7|1 The Main Screen
| INTERVAL
The user-dened cycle length. See section 3 for
more information.
| DISTANCE/SPEED
The total distance traveled during a cycle (sms,
stopm modes).
The speed of the motor (continuous mode).
| DIRECTION
Direction of the motor. CW = clockwise, CCW =
counter-clockwise.
| EXPOSURE
Shutter speed of the camera NOTE: can be
used to trigger the camera in manual mode, or
adjust the exposure time in bulb mode.
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7|2 The Settings Screen
| MOVE STYLE
Changes the way the way a motor will move
during a cycle. shoot-move-shoot, stop motion,
and continuous are the three options.
| TEST SHOT
Test res the camera when
pressing the home/play button.
| CAMERA TYPE
Must set for your specic camera type. In our
experience Canon cameras will work with either
0 or 1, and Nikon cameras have to be set to 1.
Your experience may vary.
| INFO
Shows version info
and developer credits.
Home/Play button
shows information.
| MENU STYLE
Changes the menu style to advanced.
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