Aerotech UNIDEX 600 Series, User Manual

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U600 User’s Guide Preface
Version 1.4
Aerotech, Inc.
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PREFACE
This section gives you an overview of topics covered in each of the sections of this
manual as well as conventions used in this manual. This manual contains information on
the following topics:
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains an introduction to the hardware and software architecture of the
UNIDEX 600 Series motion controllers.
CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED
This chapter contains information about the minimum software requirements for proper
operation. It also contains information on the system setup and installation of the
UTIL600 software.
CHAPTER 3: PROGRAMMING
This chapter provides an overview of the two available programming interfaces and the
trade-offs between using one or the other to program the U600 Series Controller. The
correct interface or combination of interfaces the programmer should use depends on the
target application.
CHAPTER 4: AERDEBUG
This chapter contains information about the AerDebug command line oriented program
that can be used for examining or controlling the UNIDEX 600 Series axis processor
card. Additional information includes description of the AerDebug screen.
CHAPTER 5: AERTUNE
This chapter supplies instructions on tuning an axis and using the AerTune program, a
utility for visually observing and fine-tuning the performance of the motion generated by
a UNIDEX 600 Series Controller
.
CHAPTER 6: AERPLOT
This chapter provides information on the AerPlot program that allows the user to display
a mix of up to 16 axes and/or analog user input information from the UNIDEX 600 series
controller card in a visual format with a user definable time base reference.
CHAPTER 7: AERSTAT
This chapter contains information about the AerStat utility, a debugging tool that displays
the status of all 16 axes of the controller
.
CHAPTER 8: AERREG
This chapter contains information about AerReg, Aerotech’s operating system registry
editor program that allows registry information to be created or edited by the user.