Vinten Radamec ICE Tool User Manual

End-User Configuration Guide

ICE Tool

Intelligent Control Engineering

Version 2.3.2.281

Installation

EN

Part No. V4096-8001

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Safety and About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installing ICE Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PC Ethernet Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Ethernet Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Using ICE Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Starting ICE Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Adding Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

General Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Opening Devices and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Ethernet Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Renaming Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Rebooting Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

About ICE Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Head Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Identifying Individual Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Head Axis Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

GP I/O Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

VR Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Copying Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Exporting Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Contents

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Safety and About this Manual

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Important information on the safe installation and operation of this
product. Read this information before operating the product. For
your personal safety, read these instructions. Do not operate the
product if you do not understand how to use it safely. Save these
instructions for future reference.

Warning Symbols Used in these Instructions

Safety cautions are included in these instructions. These safety
instructions must be followed to avoid possible personal injury and
avoid possible damage to the product.

WARNING!

Where there is a risk of personal injury or injury to others,
comments appear supported by the warning triangle symbol.
Where there is a risk of damage to the product, associated
equipment, process or surroundings, comments appear
supported by the word ‘Caution’.

Intended Use

The ICE Tool software is designed to be installed on a desktop or laptop
computer and then connect to ICE compatible robotic support
equipment via an Ethernet interface. The primary function of the ICE
Tool software is to assist in the configuration of an ICE robotic system.

Safety when Working with Robotic Equipment

In normal operation remote-controlled equipment can move suddenly
and without warning. Since audible warnings are not suitable for use
within the studio environment, it is recommended that only trained
personnel be allowed to work in the active areas where remote­controlled heads and pedestals are located. The safe operating zone is
a minimum of 1 m (3 ft). Do not operate robotic equipment if you cannot
see it.

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About this Manual

The ICE Tool has been designed as a configuration software
application compatible with the range of Vinten Radamec ICE robotic
devices. The ICE Tool is available for installation from the USB stick
supplied with any ICE product.

This manual covers the installation of the ICE Tool onto a desktop,
laptop or controller PC, how to operate it and the configuration
functions available to the user.

Using this Manual

This manual uses zoomed screenshots to display the relevant area of
the screen or window. The user is guided to the relevant area by a
series of navigation icons which indicate the portion of the screen being
zoomed. Two examples are shown below:

A specific feature is further
highlighted using a red
outline ring.

Installing ICE Tool

Note

ICE Tool can be installed onto a computer running Windows® XP or
Windows® 7.

If an older version of ICE Tool is present on the PC, it must
be uninstalled using Add/Remove Programs in the control
panel.

1. Insert the Vinten Radamec USB stick drive into a spare USB port

on the desktop or laptop PC.

2. Open Windows Explorer and view the contents of the USB stick

drive. Locate and open the ICE Tool folder. Double-click on the file

Setup.exe to start the installation.

3. The ICE Tool Setup window opens. Click Next to continue.

4. Select the check box to agree to accept the terms of the license

agreement. Click Next.

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Installing ICE Tool

5. Select a location for ICE Tool to install to (the default location of

Program Files\Vinten Radamec\ICE Tool\ is recommended).
Click Next.

6. Click Install to proceed with the installation. Click Back to review

or change any of the installation settings.

7. Installation is automatically performed by the ICE Tool Setup

Wizard and displayed with a progress indicator.

8. When installation is complete, click Finish to exit the ICE Tool

Setup window.

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PC Ethernet Connections

OR

Note

OR

The computer installed with ICE Tool is connected to ICE robotic
devices using an Ethernet connection. This can be in two different
configurations:

Directly to one device - Direct Ethernet connection between

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the PC and one ICE robotic device.

.

This is useful to configure a new device such as a robotic head in
isolation from a control system.

Across a robotic system to many devices - Ethernet

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connection between the PC and a control system via a router
or network.

This gives access to all of the ICE devices within a system, but still
gives the flexibility to configure individual devices. Each ICE device in
a system is assigned a unique IP address.

ICE Tool can be installed onto a VRC or LCS controller
computer and used to connect to any ICE device in the
system.

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Ethernet Configuration

Note

Note

The Ethernet settings on the computer must be configured to
successfully connect to an ICE device.

If ICE Tool has been installed on a VRC or LCS controller
computer, the Ethernet settings do not require further
configuration.

In a standard robotic system setup, the IP addresses assigned to
devices are in the range 198.9.200.X. The computer IP address must
be changed to this range for successful connection.

In a non-standard installation where a different range of IP addresses
has been used, the computer IP address must be changed to match
this configuration.

If the ICE device is using DHCP it is not necessary to
change the computer address to connect successfully.

Changing the IP address Using Windows XP

1. From the Windows Start menu navigate to Control Panel >

Network Connections to open the Network Connections

window.

2. Right-click on the Local Area Connection icon and select

Properties from the menu.

3. Scroll down and select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the

Properties button.

4. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window opens.

a) Make a note of any current configuration settings in this

window so that they can be restored when required.

b) Click to select the Use the following IP address option.

c) Enter 198.9.200.99 (or an address appropriate for the device

or system) into the IP address field.

d) Press the Tab key to automatically populate the Subnet mask

field.

5. Click Ok to save the changes and exit the window.

6. Click Close to exit the Local Area Connection Properties

window.

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