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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

OFFHOLLYWOOD HOTLINK + HOT TAP + HOTBOX R/S WIFI for RED DSMC cameras

Mark L. Pederson said:
HOTLINK ships with the Serial cable for your DSMC camera - you need to buy a power cable if you don't already have one in your kit - 2-pin lemo - you can go 2-pin lemo to 2-pin lemo on quickplate module or XL Module - or - buy a 4-pin to 2-pin for + 1 module - or use P-Tap to 2-pin from battery plate or HOTTAP.
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Mark, when mounted to HH gimbals or UAV, I would need a Lipo to 2-pin lemo option for power. Do you have a cable solution readily available for such workflows. I have checked Laird and the standard assortment of cable suppliers/manufacturers, but have not found a solution. I believe Redrock produces such a cable for it's FF unit, but I'm not sure the specifications would match up with the HOTLINK.

What caveats would I need to be aware of for such an installation, or creating a custom solution? Would this cable work?


Best

Eryc

Edit: I looked on your store at the power cables page, and did not see anything listed to fit the need.
 
Eryc Tramonn said:
Mark, when mounted to HH gimbals or UAV, I would need a Lipo to 2-pin lemo option for power. Do you have a cable solution readily available for such workflows. I have checked Laird and the standard assortment of cable suppliers/manufacturers, but have not found a solution. I believe Redrock produces such a cable for it's FF unit, but I'm not sure the specifications would match up with the HOTLINK.

What caveats would I need to be aware of for such an installation, or creating a custom solution? Would this cable work?


Best

Eryc

Edit: I looked on your store at the power cables page, and did not see anything listed to fit the need.
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Yes - the cable from FREEFLY will work - and that is what they used at IBC.

We can add the same cable to the store as well.
 
Mark L. Pederson said:
Yes - the cable from FREEFLY will work - and that is what they used at IBC.

We can add the same cable to the store as well.
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Sweet. Thanks for the quick response. Yeah, adding that to your site might be helpful for others looking to power the unit in the same manner. I have a sneaking suspicion that I am not the only one with the requirement.
 
Mark,
Forgive me if this has been answered earlier, but what are the weights of the Hot Link and the Hot Box R/S?


 
Another her power cable option for you:

Paralinx JST-Lemo

http://www.paralinx.net/store/jst-power-cable


Eryc Tramonn said:
Mark, when mounted to HH gimbals or UAV, I would need a Lipo to 2-pin lemo option for power. Do you have a cable solution readily available for such workflows. I have checked Laird and the standard assortment of cable suppliers/manufacturers, but have not found a solution. I believe Redrock produces such a cable for it's FF unit, but I'm not sure the specifications would match up with the HOTLINK.

What caveats would I need to be aware of for such an installation, or creating a custom solution? Would this cable work?


Best

Eryc

Edit: I looked on your store at the power cables page, and did not see anything listed to fit the need.
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Mark L. Pederson said:
store is live - I'm tired :)
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Scratching my head here. When I go super light REDVOLT handheld mode, how do i power the Hotlink ?. I noticed the USM power input, put we still need a battery for no doupt.
Can the Hot link be powered from the REDVOLT through the camera somehow.

Any ideas.
 
It can if you have a +1 module and get the right cable from Mark... If not you can always replace your REDmote at the back by a REDlink bridge.
 
Mark Toia said:
Scratching my head here. When I go super light REDVOLT handheld mode, how do i power the Hotlink ?. I noticed the USM power input, put we still need a battery for no doupt.
Can the Hot link be powered from the REDVOLT through the camera somehow.

Any ideas.
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Well .... I have a idea.

It's kinda one of those "think outside the box" ideas that just came to me.

The HOTLINK connects via CTRL port on the DSMC brain. We use Pins 1, 2, 4 for rs232.

Pin 3 is GPIO Output - which can present 3.3V when the camera is rolling.

So .... if the firmware wizards could add a little checkbox that would present the 3.3V on that pin ALL THE TIME - I could just grab the power from that pin since the HOTLINK PCB runs on .... 3.3V :)

Not sure if it's possible - BUT - that would mean everyone could power a HOTLINK with the one cables that comes with it.

Just thinking out loud ....
 
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