System Requirements for MechaWare 04.00.xx

MechaWare™ 4.0 leverages the power of third-party software development tools for creating custom control designs. This section describes these additional required software utilities and supported hardware for use with MechaWare 4.0.

Overview

The MechaWare distribution package is built for installation on PCs running recent versions of Windows XP and Vista operating systems. Once installed and ready for development of custom control models, the MechaWare block library is imported into the Simulink® IDE from MathWorks™.

Note: MechaWare requires specific Simulink® plug-ins described in the list below.

The MechaWare C++ API is used to programmatically modify and interface to the blocks through the application code. The API is designed for use with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 SP2. Although Visual Studio and C++ programming proficiency are not required for building block models, the API is an important part of the total MechaWare solution for optimum run-time performance.

Once the block diagram is complete, the model is downloaded onto the ZMP and eZMP motion controller hardware running the firmware versions listed below. MATLAB®, Simulink®, and MS Visual Studio are used for development and are not required on production systems.

For more information about system requirements for developing custom controls with MechaWare 4.0, contact Motion Engineering.

Hardware

The following table provides the supported hardware for use with MechaWare 4.0.

Software

The following table provides the required software versions for use with MechaWare 4.0.