Stagehand Pro 4: Status Displays

The OLED screen on the face of the Stagehand Pro 4 displays glanceable status information.

When running cues, or sitting idle, it shows rotating fault messages on the first line, and the configured IP Address of the Stagehand on the second line.

When jogging, it displays speed and weight on the first line, and encoder position on the second line.

Status

Display

Booting Up

When the Stagehand powers up, it will display the hardware version and firmware version in the first line. In the image above, the hardware is V5 running firmware 503.

The second line displays the reason for the restart:

Hard Reset — power cycle
Watchdog — the firmware froze (most commonly the final step during a firmware upgrade)
Soft Reset — reset via softare

Disconnected

When the Stagehand is not connected to a Spikemark computer, it shows Disconnected on the first line. The second line displays the IP Address of the Stagehand.

The status Disconnected doesn't mean the Stagehand is disconnected from the machine. It refers only to the network connectivity.

Connected

When a network connection is established with a Spikemark computer, the first line reads Connected. The second line displays the IP Address of the Stagehand.

Emergency Stop

When the Stagehand Pro 4 does not receive a Ready signal on the , it will display Emergency Stop on the first line. The second line displays the IP Address of the Stagehand.

Setting IP Address

Press the knob next to the OLED display to adjust the IP Address of the Stagehand Pro.

To finish and return to the main screen, turn the knob to scroll the cursor to select either OK or CANCEL and then press the knob to click on the selection.

Setting Subnet

Press and hold the knob next to the OLED display until the SUBNET setting screen appears.

To finish and return to the main screen, turn the knob to scroll the cursor to select either OK or CANCEL and then press the knob to click on the selection.

Manual Operation / Jogging

From the or screen, press and hold either the FWD button or the REV button and then rotate the knob to begin .

Top line

On the left side of the display:

F: — forward direction with a percentage of the maximum speed

R: — reverse direction with a percentage of the maximum speed

On the right side of the display:

W: — reading

The load cell scaling can be configured through Spikemark to accurately show the weight being lift or pulled.

Bottom line

POS: — the encoder position in raw encoder counts (not scaled).

The position encoder counts should update as the motor moves if the encoder is functioning properly. Encoder counts should increase during a forward jog, and decrease during a reverse jog.

Reverse Limit

A reverse limit switch signal on the is preventing further motion in the reverse direction.

To recover from a

Forward Limit

A forward limit switch signal on the is preventing further motion in the reverse direction.

To recover from a

Ultimate Limit

An ultimate limit switch signal on the is preventing further motion either direction.

To recover from an

Forward Interlock

A forward interlock switch signal on the is preventing further motion in the forward direction.

To recover from a

Reverse Interlock

A reverse interlock switch signal on the is preventing further motion in the reverse direction.

To recover from a

All-Stop Interlock

An all-stop interlock switch signal on the is preventing further motion in either direction.

To recover from an

External Fault

An external fault signal on the is preventing further motion in either direction.

To recover from an

Overweight Fault

The load cell signal on the is indicating excessive weight and is preventing motion in both directions.

To recover from an

Underweight Fault

The load cell signal on the Sensor Input is indicating an unexpectedly low weight and is preventing motion in both directions.

Usually an Underweight fault results when a piece of scenery is caught on something and the lifting line goes slack. The hoist should stop lest the scenery suddenly become unstuck and drop.

To recover from an

Load Alarms Off

Load Alarms have been turned off through . The Stagehand will not stop for Underweight or Overweight conditions sensed by the load cell signal on the .. The Load Alarms can be turned on in Spikemark to re-enable load cell faults.

Drive Fault

The VFD has halted motion in both directions because of an internal fault. Detailed fault information can be found through , or through the VFD keypad.

To recover from a

The Drive Fault message is also displayed when the VFD is turned off. The VFD is turned off during an Emergency Stop. Therefore, this message is also displayed during and Emergency Stop.

Brake Fault

The VFD has detected a malfunction in the electrical circuit that controls the brakes and is preventing motion in both directions.

To recover from a

X-Groove Fault

A cross-groove switch signal on the is preventing motion in both directions.

To recover from a

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