Chapter 5: MEI Software
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Chapter 5
MEI SOFTWARE
DSPpro motion controllers are available with software support packages for many popular
operating systems including DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows95, and Windows NT. In addition,
limited support for other development environments is available. Contact your MEI
representative for more information.
Refer to the release notes which accompany your software support package for information on
installing the software distribution.
5.1 The SETUP Program (DSETUP.EXE &
SSETUP.EXE)
5.1.1 Overview
The SETUP program is a powerful tool for installation, configuration, tuning and debugging for
PC-based architectures running DOS, Windows 3.x, and Windows 95. The main screen has pull-
down menus that are used to access different windows. Many windows can be accessed and
arranged on the screen at one time. Each window will enable you to see and manipulate the
command position, actual position, dedicated I/O, software limits, axis status, axis state, source
of an event, etc. for each axis.
We recommend that you use the SETUP program to thoroughly test the hardware. Make sure
you can perform two-point motion (using repeat) with all of your motors before you write any
code. If you do not have motors connected to the board, you can simulate motors by configuring
the axes as open-loop steps (uni-polar).
The SETUP program executes on the
host PC’s CPU
, not the on-board 386EX. This is an
important distinction. At the time that the controller is shipped from the factory, the flash
memory contains a small program called SERVER and an AUTOEXEC.BAT file that calls this
program at startup. SERVER executes on the DSPpro’s 386EX, and connects to the SETUP
program running on the host PC.
Follow these instructions to execute the SETUP program.
5.1.2 Using SETUP with the DSPpro
To use SETUP with the DSPpro-PC, make sure the SERVER program is running on the DSPpro-
PC’s CPU. If you haven’t modified the contents of the DSPpro-PC flash memory since shipment
from the factory,
skip to step 5 below
.
1. Insert the disk labeled
DSPpro Quick Start Disk
into the floppy disk drive of your PC.
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