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main window layout
connecting to the robot
To run MechRC Commander, double click on the program icon on your desktop or run the
software from the Start menu. The software may take a few seconds to appear - please be
patient! When the software loads, you will see the main program screen. This screen contains
items that are common to all software views (detailed below):
New File
Open File
Save File
Cut
Copy
Paste
Undo
Redo
Connect/Disconnect from robot
(The icon displayed will be
dependent on the current state
of the connection)
Double-click on the System
icon in the Control Panel or
right click on My Computer
and select "Properties".
1
Select the
"Hardware" tab and
then click "Device
Manager" to view
your hardware
configuration.
2
Locate the "Ports (COM & LPT)"
entry in the hardware list to
see what physical serial ports
your PC has (if your PC has a
9-pin serial connection it will be
listed here) or which COM port
the USB adapter is providing.
This port will be denoted by
"Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm
Port (COMX), where X is the
number of the COM port.
3
Before connecting to the robot you will need to identify
which serial (COM) port of the PC it is connected to. If
you will be using the USB to RS232 adapter to link to
the robot and have not already done so, connect it to
the PC.
Icon Key:
Tab Select
Tab Window
Universal Tools
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