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T-Cube Stepper Motor Controller
5.9
Creating/Loading a Settings File
5.9.1
Introduction
APTUser can be used either to control the physical hardware connected via the USB
bus, or to interact with a simulated hardware configuration set up using the APTConfig
utility (see Section 5.10.). Normally, when the APTServer is run up, the default
settings (e.g. move velocitiy, phase currents etc) for the system are loaded and these
values have been chosen to proved safe performance in the majority of applications.
However, for applications where these settings need to be changed, the values can
be saved to a 'Settings Group', which can then be uploaded on subsequent start up.
When saving, only those settings applicable to the graphical panels displayed will be
saved. For example, if two motor panels are displayed, then the settings for both
panels will be saved together in a single set with a single name. Settings are saved
by association with the serial numbers of the hardware units connected.
A brief tutorial follows, but for complete details, please see the help file supplied with
the APTUser utility.
5.9.2
Creating a New Settings Group
1) From the 'View' menu, select 'Graphical Panels', then select a unit type as
required.
2) Choose a serial number (or series of serial numbers) from the list displayed.
3) Click 'OK'. The GUI panel(s) for the selected unit is added to the display.
