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DJI RONIN - How to Connect the DJI Focus Thumbwheel in Different Situations

DJI RONIN - How to Connect the DJI Focus Thumbwheel in Different Situations

This video will show you how to connect to DJI Focus Thumbwheel in different situations. Take the Ronin-MX red camera and the cannon 5D3 as an example. Controlling the gimbal and camera when the DJI Focus Motor and Ronin-MX remote start/stop are used. If the Ronin series gimbal is used the following accessories need to be purchased separately: DJI Focus motor, Ronin-MX – remote start/stop, Ronin-MX remote start/stop – DJI Focus Power and Data Cable, DJI Focus – expansion module power and data cable, Ronin-MX – RSS Control cable for corresponding camera model. Mount the DJI Focus Thumbwheel to the Ronin-MX. Connect 1 end of the CAN cable to the DJI Focus Thumbwheel and the other end to the gimbal CAN 2 port. Mount the DJI Focus motor and Ronin-MX remote start/stop properly as shown. Connect the DJI focus motor to the gimbal P-Tap port and LB port to the DJI Focus expansion module power and data cable. Connect the DJI Focus motor to the Ronin-MX remote start/stop with the Ronin-MX remote start/stop DJI Focus power and data cable. Connect the Ronin-MX remote start/top to the camera with the RSS control cable. The assembly is complete.

If the Ronin series CAN port or other device has been used the following accessories need to be purchased separately: DJI Focus Motor, Ronin-MX Remote Start/Stop, DJI Focus-Thumbwheel Focus Motor Cable, Ronin-MX Remote Start/Stop and Data Cable, Ronin-MX RSS Control Cable for the corresponding camera model. Connect the communications port on the DJI Focus thumbwheel to the DJI Focus motor with the DJI Focus thumbwheel focus motor cable. Then connect the P-TAP port of the same cable to the P-TAP port on the Ronin-MX or an external power port. Connect the DJI focus motor to the Ronin-MX remote start/stop or Ronin-MX remote start/stop DJI focus power and data cable. Connect the Ronin-MX remote start/stop to the camera with the Ronin-MX – RSS control cable. The assembly is complete.

Controlling the gimbal and the camera when the red camera is used with the EF lens. If a Ronin series gimbal is used the following accessories need to be purchased separately: Ronin-MX Remote Start/Stop and the Ronin-MX – RSS Control Cable for RED. Connect 1 end of the CAN cable to the DJI focus thumbwheel and the other end to the gimbal CAN 2 port. Mount the Ronin-MX remote start/stop. Connect the Ronin-MX remote start/stop to the gimbal LB port. Connect the Ronin-MX remote start/stop to the CTRL port on the camera of the Ronin-MX –RSS control cable for RED. The assembly is complete.

If the Ronin series gimbal CAN port or other device has been used the following accessories need to be purchased separately: Ronin-MX remote start/stop, Ronin-MX – RSS Control Cable for RED, DJI Focus – Thumbwheel- Remote Start/Stop Cable. Connect the communication port on the DJI focus thumbwheel and the power port on the Ronin-MX remote start/stop using the DJI focus – thumbwheel remote start/stop cable. Then connect the P-TAP port to a power supply. Connect the Ronin-MX remote start/stop and the CTRL port on the camera with the Ronin-MX – RSS control cable for RED. The assembly is complete. 

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