User Interfaces
18 November 4, 2009
File Menu
The File menu can be used to help manage the parameters. The following menu items are
available:
Load Parameters from Flash: The adjustable parameters that control the motor operation
may be stored in flash memory in the RDK microcontroller. This menu choice commands the
target to copy the parameters that were found in flash, into the active memory. The parameters
are only loaded from flash if the motor is not running. If the parameters are loaded from flash,
then the values shown on the main and configuration windows change to reflect the new
parameter values.
Save Parameters to Flash: Saves the adjustable motor parameters to the RDK
microcontroller's flash memory. The parameters are only saved when the motor is not running.
If a valid set of parameters have been saved to flash, those are loaded whenever the target is
powered or reset.
Load Parameters from File: The adjustable motor parameters can be loaded from a file that
was previously saved. This menu choice reads the parameters from the file (if available) and
sends them to the target. The parameters are only be loaded if the motor is stopped.
Save Parameters to File: The adjustable motor parameters can be saved to a file. Selecting
this menu choice causes all of the parameters to be read from the RDK board, and stored to a
file. The parameters can only be stored to a file if the motor is not running.
Update Firmware: This menu choice can be used to load new firmware onto the RDK target
board. A file chooser dialog box opens to allow the user to select the firmware binary file to
load to the target. This menu choice can only be used if the motor is not running. Once a file is
chosen, the new firmware file is sent to the RDK, the RDK updates the flash with the new
program, and then restarts.
NOTE: To restore the default parameters that came with your kit, from the File menu, select Load
Parameters from File and load the nema23_default.ini parameter file to the target. Then
select Save Parameters to Flash from the File menu to save the default parameters into
flash memory.
Configuration Window
Use the Configuration window to adjust specific motor parameters. Open the Configuration
window by clicking the Configure button on the main window.
In the Configuration window, change the parameters and click the OK button to send the new
parameters to the target. Click the Cancel button to discard any changes.
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