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Installation
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Two CD-ROMs comprise the software distribution for Prodigy/CME cards. All software applications are designed to
work with Windows XP/Vista.
To install the software:
Once installation of Pro-Motion is complete, insert the PMD Prodigy/CME SDK disk, and follow the same
procedure above as for Pro-Motion installation.
Upon completion of the installation process for Pro-Motion and PMD Prodigy/CME SDK, the following
components will be installed:
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Figure 1-1 on page 15 shows the location of the resistor packs RS1, RS2, RS3, along with other components such as
connectors. The front or top side of the card is shown, with the main- Prodigy/CME PC/104 connectors at the
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Two GP Connector cable (PMD p/n Cable-2003-01.R, 50-pin ribbon cable) will be required, and for
brushless DC motors as well as step motors driven in microstepping mode, a third Cable-2003-01.R will
be required connected to the card's Option Connector. See Section 4.3, "Connections Summary—Motor
Amplifiers," on page 80 for more information on setting up these connections.
Software Installation
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Pro-Motion: The Pro-Motion disk is located in its own Pro-Motion box, and contains the software
associated with the Pro-Motion Optimized Motion System Development software.
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PMD Prodigy/CME SDK: The PMD Prodigy/CME SDK disk is located separately, and contains the
C-Motion Engine development tools, the C-Motion source libraries, and VB-Motion Libraries.
1 Insert the Pro-Motion disk into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.
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If autorun is enabled, the installation process will begin when the CD-ROM is inserted.
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If autorun is not enabled, go to the next step.
2 On the Start menu, click Run.
3 In the Open text box, type D:\setup.exe.
where D: is the drive letter of your computer's CD-ROM drive.
4 Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation process.
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Pro-Motion – an application for communicating to, and exercising the installed card. Refer to the Pro-
Motion User's Guide for operating instructions.
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C-Motion – source code which may be used for developing motion applications in C/C++ based on the
Magellan Motion Processor.
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VB-Motion – Active-X DLLs and example source code which may be used for developing motion
applications in Visual Basic based on the Magellan Motion Processor.
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PDF versions of the Prodigy/CME PC/104 User's Guide, Prodigy/CME Programmer's Reference, C-Motion
Development Tools Manual, Magellan Motion Processor Programmer's Command Reference, and Magellan Motion
Processor User's Guide. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required for viewing these files. If the Adobe Acrobat
Reader is not installed on your computer, it may be freely downloaded from http://www.adobe.com.
Preparing the Card for Installation
Prodigy/CME PC/104 User's Guide
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