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Chapter 6
Software Reference
6.1
Introduction
This chapter gives an explanation of the parameters and settings accessed from the
APT software running on a PC. For information on the methods and properties which
can be called via a programming interface, see Appendix D
.
6.2
GUI Panel
The following screen shot shows the graphical user interface (GUI) displayed when
accessing the Stepper Driver K-Cube using the APTUser utility.
Fig. 6.1 Stepper Driver K-Cube Software GUI
Jog
- used to increment or decrement the motor position. When the button is clicked,
the motor is driven in the selected direction at the jog velocity one step per click. The
step size and jog velocity parameters are set in the 'Settings' panel (see Section 6.3.).
Note
The serial number of the Stepper Driver K-Cube associated with the GUI
panel, the APT server version number, and the version number (in
brackets) of the embedded software running on the unit, are displayed in
the top right hand corner. This information should always be provided
when requesting customer support.