13
Operation with the MOVITOOLS
®
MotionStudio engineering software
About MOVITOOLS® MotionStudio
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13
Operation with the MOVITOOLS
®
MotionStudio engineering
software
13.1
About MOVITOOLS
®
MotionStudio
About
MOVITOOL
S®
MotionStud
io
13.1.1
Tasks
The
MOVITOOLS
®
MotionStudio engineering software enables you to perform the fol-
lowing tasks with consistency:
•
Establishing communication with devices
•
Executing functions with the devices
13.2
First steps
13.2.1
Starting the software and creating a project
Proceed as follows:
1. Select the following item from the Windows start menu: [Start] / [Pro-
grams] / [SEW] / [MOVITOOLS MotionStudio] / [MOVITOOLS MotionStudio]
ð
MOVITOOLS
®
MotionStudio is started.
2. Create a project with a name and directory.
13.2.2
Establishing communication and scanning the network
Proceed as follows:
1. Set up a communication channel to communicate with your devices.
ð
For detailed information on how to configure a communication channel and re-
garding the relevant communication type, refer to chapter "Communication
via
...
".
2. Scan your network (device scan) via the icon [1] in the toolbar.
[1]
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