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STAC6 Hardware manual
920-0029 Rev. B
11/19/2010
USB-COMi-M Switch Settings
Note: Prolific-based USB serial adapters do not work with Vista 64 or Windows 7 64 bit operating systems.
Suggested adapters are Byterunner USB-COMi-M or Byterunner USB-COM-CBL.
Assigning Addresses in Multi-axis Systems
Before wiring the entire system, you’ll need to connect each drive individually to the host computer so that
a unique address can be assigned to each drive. Use the programming cable and the STAC Configura-
torer™ software that came with your drive for this purpose.
Connect the drive to your PC, then launch STAC Configurator™. Finally, apply power to your drive. If
you have already configured your drive, then you should click the Upload button so that the STAC Con-
figurator™ settings match those of your drive. Click on the Motion button, then select the “SCL” operating
mode. If you have a Q drive, you may want to select “Q Programming”. Either way, you’ll see the RS-485
Address panel appear. Just click on the address character of your choice. You can use the numerals 0..9
or the special characters ! “ # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ . Just make sure that each drive on your
network has a unique address. If you are using a 2 wire network, you may need to set the Transmit Delay,
too. 10 milliseconds works on the adapters we’ve tried. Once you’ve made your choices, click Download to
save the settings to your drive.
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