10-6 Support Software
Connecting Motion Perfect to a controller
Trio Motion Technology
Connecting Motion Perfect to a controller
Motion Perfect can be connected to the Motion Coordinator using a serial con-
nection, or USB if fitted to the controller. A suitable serial cable can be supplied
by Trio Motion Technology. Motion Perfect may use either of the standard serial
ports on a PC, COM1 or COM2, but it will connect quicker to your system if COM1
is used as this is the first port it tries.
If you wish to edit a project but do not have a controller connected to your PC, it
is possible to edit off-line by connecting to a ‘virtual’ controller running on your
PC. See the information on the MCSimulation at the end of this chapter.
Running Motion Perfect 2 for the First time
Turn your PC on and enter Windows. Make sure the Motion Coordinator is turned
on and then launch Motion Perfect. During initialisation you will see a splash
screen such as the one below.
Figure 1: Splash screen
The splash screen features a small messages window (bottom left) which is used
to display the status of the connection process. In this example Motion Perfect is
connected to an MC204 controller via serial port COM1.
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