Detecting and Addressing the SmartMotors
Detecting and Addressing the SmartMotors
This section describes how to detect and address the motors over the serial network. For details on
other communications methods, see Communication Details in the
SmartMotor™ Developer's Guide
.
This procedure assumes that:
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The SmartMotor is connected to the computer. For details, see Connecting the System on page
35.
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The SmartMotor is connected to a power source. (M-style motors require separate control and
drive power.) For details, see Understanding the Power Requirements on page 33 and
Connecting the System on page 35.
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The SMI software has been installed and is running on the computer. For details, see Installing
the SMI Software on page 27.
Understanding the Detection and Addressing Options
There are three different ways to use the SMI software to find and address the D-style SmartMotors
that are connected to your PC:
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Use the Find Motors button—this method is recommended for first-time communications or
when you don't know the port used to connect the motors. For details, see Using the Find
Motors Button on page 53.
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Use the Detect Motors feature—this method can be used if you know the communications port
used to connect your motors and if your motors may be pre-addressed. For details, see Using
the Detect Motors Feature on page 55.
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Use the Address Motors feature—this method can be used if you know the communications port
used to connect your motors. This method
always
re-addresses the motors; therefore, if you
have pre-addressed motors connected, their addresses may be changed. For details, see Using
the Address Motors Feature on page 57.
These methods are described in the following sections.
A note about M-style motors:
The M-style SmartMotors only work on RS-485 and, therefore, need to be pre-addressed in nonvolatile
memory such as a user program before being daisy-chained together and detected. To do this, you
must:
1. Connect the first motor, address it (typically as motor 1), remove it,
2. Connect the second motor (typically as motor 2), address it, remove it,
3. And so on, until all motors have been pre-addressed.
After all the M-style motors are addressed:
4. Daisy-chain the motors as shown in Connecting the System on page 35.
5. Use the Detect Motors feature. For details, see Using the Detect Motors Feature on page 55.
CAUTION:
Do NOT
use the Address Motors feature. Doing so will overwrite the
existing motor addresses.
Moog Animatics Class 5 SmartMotor™
Installation and Startup Guide,
Rev. I
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