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9.9.2 Machine selection
There are two additional controls in the Version tab that are useful when working
with multiple AxiDraw machines: the Machine selection pop-up menu and the
AxiDraw name or port text input box.
The Machine selection pop-up menu has three options:
• Use First AxiDraw located (default)
• Use AxiDraw named below
• Plot to all AxiDraw units
If Use First AxiDraw located (the default option) is selected, AxiDraw Control will
control the first AxiDraw located via USB. Keep this option selected if you are
working with a single machine.
If Use AxiDraw named below is selected, AxiDraw Control will only look for and
drive a specific AxiDraw unit, as entered in the AxiDraw name or port entry box.
Use this method when you have multiple AxiDraw machines and want to plot to
a specific machine.
The name or port may be specified with a USB nickname – like “California” as
entered above – or with a traditional enumerated serial port name like “COM6”
on Windows or “/dev/cu.usbmodem1441” on a Mac. Since serial port names can
change, it is best practice to use a USB nickname when possible. (For more about
USB nicknames, see §10.1 AxiDraw Naming, on page 58.)
If Plot to all AxiDraw units is selected, a document that is plotted will be simulta-
neously sent to all detected AxiDraw units. Use this option when you have mul-
tiple AxiDraw machines and wish to plot the same document, simultaneously, on
multiple machines.
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