Moog Animatics SmartMotor™ Developer's Guide,Rev. L
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issuing a motion command, verify that you've either grounded the limits or
selected both Disable Hardware Limits check boxes (located at the lower-right
corner of the screen), as shown in the previous figure.
Within the SmartMotor Playground, you can experiment with the many different modes of
operation. Try the following (see the previous figure for the locations of these items):
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Click the left and right Jog controls and watch the motor follow.
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Move the position bar to the left or right and watch the motor follow.
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Enter a value (negative = counterclockwise; positive = clockwise) in the Destination
box and click Go. Watch the motor shaft move until the position counter (yellow box)
reaches that destination.
While the SmartMotor Playground is useful for moving the motor and learning about its
capabilities, to develop a useful application, you will need to create a program. To learn about
programming the SmartMotor, see Beginning Programming on page 47.
Part 1: Programming: Moving the Motor