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Motion Console Supports all MEI DSP Series and SERCOS controllers and enables you to:
• Access and configure multiple controllers and their axes
• Configure Dedicated and User I/O lines
• Read axis status
• Upload/download firmware
• Tune your system using motion and tuning parameters
• Experiment with both absolute and relative motion, with repeat option
• Graph position, velocity, position error, and voltage for tuning, system diagnostics and
analysis
To run Motion Console you need one of these operating systems:
• Windows NT or Windows 95/98
• Windows 3.x with Win32S extensions (Motion Console will only run under 32-bit
Window operating systems. Windows 3.11can be upgraded to Windows 32S in order
to run Motion Console. The Windows 32S upgrade is available from Microsoft at no
charge).
Motion Console is not designed to run under DOS.
DOS users should use the DOS utilities
provided by MEI (
SETUP.EXE, CONFIG.EXE, VERSION.EXE
).
Motion Console Window
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Hardware Summary Window
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Controller List Group
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Add Controller
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User I/O
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Configure Controller
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Axis Window
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Axis Status/Control Panel
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Axis (Operation) Window
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Motion Configuration Tab
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Axis Configuration Tab
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Graph Tab
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