Getting Starting with your Monorail + Conductor SA2.6

Set up the Monorail per RigWheels instructions

Unboxing the Conductor SA2.6 + Monorail Integration Kit.

In a medium - sized sealed brown carboard box 13"x 8"x 6", you will find the following:

1. eMotimo EVA Soft Case
   • eMotimo Conductor SA2.6
   • PS5 Remote Control
   • AC Adapter
   • Bubble Bag with Monorail Sensor Board and Mount
   • Top Zippered Pouch
     • RSI + Cable
     • SD Card for firmware upgrade
     • USB C charging cable for the remote
2. Small sealed brown cardboard box
   • Motor Pod in bubble bag - Watch out for the spring!
   • Parts Tool Bag
     • 2x long screws for Motor Mount
     • 1x short screw for sensor mount
     • Hex Wrench
   • Sensor Sticker Bag

1)  Start with the monorail assembled on on the track.  It is recommended to install a power base and camera mounting before you continue as the motor pod install will make the bottom mounting plate less accessible. 

2) Using the two long screws, and hex wrench attach the motor pod the monorail as shown with the taper on the left hand side. Screws come in from the top and use the outside holes.  Using the wrench, tighten the screws medium tight.  They should not come loose over time, but going gorilla tight is also not necessary. Don't worry about motor tension for the time being, we will adjust that later, but do make sure your spring is in place before you continue! 

3) Find the sensor board and mount and determine which side you want to mount to.  Two options are available.  Keep in mind the sensor cable needs to reach the 4 pin i/o cable of the Conductor SA2.6.  Our initial batches have short and medium length cables.  The shorter run cables, will typically have the sensor board on the left hand side closest to the i/o port of the Conductor.

4) Test fit the sensor board / mount on the left or right hand side of the motor. 
Left Side Mounting Shown:

5) Using the short screw and very little force, mount the sensor board to the monorail temporarily and loosely. Adjust the orientation and spacing of the board, so that it is evenly spaced left and right and the bottom sensor have about 1mm of distance to the rail.  Then tighten down lightly.  Be careful, the mount is plastic and will crack and break if too much torque is used.

6) Move the monorail back and forth and look for signs and sounds of interference. Adjust the sensor boards mounting if necessary.

7) Milestone - your motor and sensor board are installed on the monorail - ready to bring in the Conductor and hook up the rest!

8) Mount your Conductor SA2.6 - a convenient way to mount the Conductor is with a Magic Arm from bottom carriage to the right or bottom mounts of the Conductor.

9) Place or mount a battery.  A convenient way to mount a battery that will also balance the monorail is to use a cold shoe mount on the opposite side of the motor. 

10) Plug in both the monorail motor to the M1 port on the back of the Conductor as well as the Sensor Board to the side i/o port using the 4 pin to 4 pin cable.

11) Power up up the Conductor by plugging in the DTAP to 2.1mm barrel power to the power port of the Conductor.  Be careful about DTAP orientation as with force you can plug these in backwards and reverse the polarity.  Large reverse polarity can destroy electronics including the Conductor, even with protections.   TIP - if you are also powering the camera and your gimbal, you will need more ports!  DTAP distributions are cheap and many offer reverse polarity protection.  Some even have convenient mounting options.

12) The screen on the Conductor should light.  Connect the PS5 controller to the Conductor by clicking the center PS Button.  In about 10 seconds or less the back led on the controller will go from flashing white to solid blue, indicating that the connection has been made.  The controller is live.

13) Using the DPAD on the left side of the controller (up/down/right/left buttons), navigate to Settings on the screen, and enter by hitting the X button.  Navigate down several pages until you see i/o port.  Set that to Ext. Trig.

14) Navigate up to the main screen and go into Live Motion.  using the left/right of the left joysick controls the M1 port and the Monorail motor.  Drive it around, but watch out -  you can can hit the end stops.  

More detailed instructions for setting up the sensor stickers will be forthcoming - for now, please use the video.

FIRMWARE

The firmware shipped with your Conductor SA2.6 during presale was general firmware and didn't include Monorail specific features like sensors.  We are working to update this - monitor this page for firmware updates.