Using the Find Motors Button
Using the Find Motors Button
The easiest way to locate any connected SmartMotor is to use the Find Motors button (see the
following figure). This method searches every communications port (serial, USB, Ethernet, etc.) on the
PC. If you don't know which port your motor is connected to, this method is the most thorough way to
search. However, if you have many ports, this method can also take a long time.
To begin searching for motors across all ports on the PC, in the Configuration window of the SMI
software interface, click Find Motors. The SMI software begins searching for all SmartMotors
connected to the PC.
Find Motors Detecting SmartMotors on the RS-232 Chain
After the motors are detected, the SMI software will address them if needed. The following steps are
only used when the SMI software finds motors that do not have addresses.
Moog Animatics Class 5 SmartMotor™
Installation and Startup Guide,
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