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1.3.1 Pro-Motion
Pro-Motion is a sophisticated, easy-to-use exerciser program which allows all card parameters to be set and/or viewed,
and allows all card features to be exercised. Pro-Motion features include:
• Motion oscilloscope graphically displays processor parameters in real-time
• Axis Wizard to automate axis setup and configuration
• Interactive DC brush and brushless DC tuning
• Project window for accessing motion resources and connections
• Ability to save and load current settings
• Distance and time units conversion
• Motor-specific parameter setup
• Axis shuttle performs continuous back and forth motion between two positions
• C-Motion Engine monitor/debug window
• C-Motion Engine user application code download
• Device window for configuring PMD-based card and digital drive products
Pro-Motion is described in the Pro-Motion User's Guide.
1.3.2 C-Motion
C-Motion provides a convenient set of callable routines comprising the code required for controlling the Magellan
Motion Processor, whether running on a separate host computer such as a PC, or running on the Prodigy/CME card
in the C-Motion Engine. C-Motion includes the following features:
• Magellan axis virtualization
• Ability to communicate to multiple PMD motion cards or modules
• Ability to communicate via PCI bus, PC/104 bus, serial, CANbus, or Ethernet
• Provided as source code, allowing easy compilation & porting onto various run-time environments
including PC, microprocessor, embedded card, or C-Motion Engine
• Can be easily linked to any C/C++ application
C-Motion is described in the Magellan Motion Processor Programmer's Command Reference.
1.3.3 C-Motion Engine Development Tools
The C-Motion Engine Development Tools includes a source code editor, compiler, linker, and Pro-Motion-based code
management & monitoring tools that allow the user to quickly and easily develop applications that will run on a device
equipped with a C-Motion Engine. The C-Motion Engine Development Tools includes the following features:
• Complete toolset for creation of user-specific applications running on the motion card
• Open source compiler and C libraries
• Interactive Development Environment
• Supports PCI bus, PC/104 bus, RS232/RS485, CANbus, and Ethernet communications
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