Select a Step ......................................................... REQUIREMENTS AND SAFETY Introduction Required Materials Safety Precautions Hardware Requirements and Installation FAQs for Motion Console ––––––––––––––––––––––– MOTION CONSOLE Object-oriented Motion Control Motion Console Objects Motion Console User Interface – Main Motion Console Frame – Adding a New Controller – Object Summary Windows – Object Explorer – Object List Configuration Dialog Boxes Configuring New Systems with Motion Console – Getting Started with Motion Console – Saving Parameter Settings – Saving to Flash Table – Associating Objects with Motion Console – Configuring a Motion Supervisor – Mapping One Object to Another – Removing (Deleting) a Mapped Object – Safety Reminders Motion Console Objects – Controller Object – Motion Supervisor Object – Axis Object – Filter Object – Motor Object – SynqNet Object – SqNode Object – CAN Network Object – CAN Node Object – I/O Object Command Line Options Reading Versions with Motion Console Troubleshooting

Object-oriented Motion Control

The XMP motion control system is distinguished by its unparalleled flexibility in design. This is largely the result of two features:

These objects encompass complex motion control functions, enabling the programmer to quickly build programs without writing hundreds or thousands of lines of code. Objects lend extraordinary portability to the software environment, allowing complex functions to be executed by calling them as single objects.

Motion Console embodies this object-oriented approach to motion control through its unique graphical user interface. It has been designed as a utility to assist programmers. It does not write custom applications. Rather, it provides an environment for the testing and monitoring of motion control components. This will prove extremely helpful to you when writing new applications, because it allows you to check your code against a proven interface. (For example, if your application fails to move a component, you can try Motion Console to see whether the problem lies within the hardware or software.)

This section will guide you through the basics of Motion Console, and includes a description of its objects and attributes. If you would like to try configuring a simple motion control system with Motion Console, please see the Quick-Start Guide, which accompanies MEI's Firmware Developer's Kit. Another helpful section is the Configuring New Systems with Motion Console section.