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Installation
Prodigy/CME PC/104 User’s Guide
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1.11 First-Time System Verification
The first time system verification procedure summarized below has two overall goals. The first is to connect the
Prodigy card with the PC that is being used so that they are communicating properly, and the second is to initialize
each axis of the system and bring it under stable control capable of making trajectory moves. While there are many
additional capabilities that Pro-Motion and the Prodigy motion cards provide, these steps will create a foundation for
further, successful exploration and development.
Here is a summary of the steps that will be used during first time system verification. Each of these steps will be
described below in a separate manual section.
1 Initiate Pro-Motion and establish communication between the PC and the card using the serial
communications link.
2 Use the serial communications link to change the Ethernet communications parameters of the Prodigy/
CME PC/104 card.
3 Establish communication between the PC and the card using the Ethernet communications link.
4 Disconnect serial communications.
5 Run Pro-Motion’s Axis wizard for each axis of your system to initialize parameters such as encoder
direction and safe servo parameters (if using a servo motor).
6 Execute a simple trajectory profile on each axis demonstrating that it is operating correctly and under
stable control.
During this first time system setup you may find it useful to refer to other PMD manuals including the Pro-Motion User’s
Guide for complete information on the Pro-Motion application. You may also want to refer to the Magellan Motion
Processor User’s Guide to familiarize yourself with operation of the Magellan Motion Processor, which lies at the heart
of all Prodigy Motion cards.
1.11.1 Establishing Serial Communications
To establish serial communications:
1 Make sure the Prodigy card is powered and connected to the PC via its serial port.
2 On the Start menu, click the Pro-Motion application.
To minimize the risk of unintended machine motion during powerup, care should be taken to control the overall
powerup sequence of the Prodigy/CME card and connected system motion amplifiers. The recommended se-
quence is to first powerup the Prodigy/CME card, followed by powerup of the motion amplifiers. The time delay
to ensure stable operation of the control electronics before powering up the amplifiers varies depending on the
system’s power supplies and configuration, but a typical safe figure is 500 mSec - 1,000 mSec.